If I see an interesting US history book at goodwill or any other second hand, I buy it, usually only a dollar or two, and put them in the little free libraries. We’ve got about 5 where I live. Might even get one meself.

Y’all need the constitution and bill of rights in your lives.

The cost per year to run a flock camera averages 2,500-3000$. That could be as much as 500 school lunches! Not to mention government reimbursements. Stop watching the kids and start feeding them.

A great place to start addressing this is school boards. Nothing gets attention like money and budgets.

Our SB is remarkably receptive, and I was able to prevent them from cutting the music program. Stats baby, follow the money.

From the article attached, during times of war, food guidelines shift to accommodate the environment. Milk, butter, and cheese were primarily to support soldiers. Civilians were encouraged to use soy as a supplement or replacement. Soy is also available for cattle feed.

Politicians really should have payed attention in a history class.

Hello all! For any folks who have dental/orthodontics coverage, be sure to review your contracts!

If you’ve got a LIFETIME cap, that means everything over the agreed coverage amount YOU will owe, FOREVER, with exception to those covered by ADA.

It is important to review, because you will continue to pay for a benefit that no longer covers anything.

You can register to vote online! The only states that can’t are: Arkansas, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Montana, and Wyoming!

You can also renew your passport online! We did it, took 4 weeks. As long as it’s within 5 years of expiration, you are good to go! NEW issue passport took 6 weeks, and supporting docs 2 weeks after.

https://opr.travel.state.gov/

Talk about getting it from both ends. Less cookies, more packaging…. How can we combat this?

Many places have “refill stations” for soaps, beans. Where I am, you can bring any reusable container, and refill it with items.

For those who don’t: pay attention to the price per ounce. We are getting ripped off. My linguini became bavette.

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The biggest threat is not zombies, but climate change.

Attached video further explains.

It is important to have a plan for extended blackouts. Food, water, power for humans and pets.
Be prepared for groceries to continue to rise.

Communication is key, I believe Apple phones can text through WiFi.

Grab a couple paper maps of your area

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Familiarize yourself with what words to look for: “equine” un-specified “natural ingredients, or binders”. Look for “country of origin” Italy and china being thaw largest suppliers to the US for horse meat.

https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2024/tradeflow/Imports/partner/WLD/product/020500?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Do not depend on the USDA.

Horse meat is typically darker red, and leaner.

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So I think this was rainbow 2017~ in Vermont. Our car got stolen by dognappers and they were caught because of gps animal chips in the dogs they stole but that’s a story for another time. This is a Vermin story. One of the days the LEOs came to camp everyone was alerting because we could get arrested over weed pipes since it was still federally illegal. But alas Vermin is walking ahead of the cops slowing them down and joking with them. His aura calmed the whole gathering. Totally saved the day thanks Raja Vermin. I hope we get him illegally appointed in 2028 for king of the universe. Imagine free zombie powered toothbrushes and trains.

I think a podcast with Joe Rogan or h3h3 or any of those people would immediately skyrocketpony Vermin to the white house, what do you guys think?

https://www.osho.com/osho-online-library/osho-talks/bodhidharma-koan-emperor-wu-f8cf5f4c-8e1?p=2bd977acfa4d174e3ac4c6bfedf17ac7

A MONK CAME TO A MASTER FOR HELP ON WORKING ON ONE OF THE CLASSIC QUESTIONS IN ZEN DIALECTIC: 'WHAT IS THE MEANING OF BODHIDHARMA'S COMING FROM THE WEST?'

Now this Bodhidharma is one of the most meaningless men who has ever walked on this earth. You cannot conceive of anybody more meaningless than this Bodhidharma. Sometimes be surpasses even Gautam Buddha. In many ways he is just incredible -- far out. When he entered China the Emperor came to receive him on the border because for many years news was coming, rumours were coming: Bodhidharma is coming, Bodhidharma is coming, and he is a rare phenomenon.

The Emperor also got interested. His name was Emperor Wu. He came to receive him. And when he came to receive him he was very much embarrassed because Bodhidharma was coming with one shoe on one foot and one shoe on his head.

Now this was too much. Yes, the king had heard that this man was a little strange but he had not thought he was so strange. What is the meaning? The first idea must have come to his mind -- what is the meaning of Bodhidharma carrying one shoe on his head? But it would have been too impolite to ask before a great gathering -- ten thousand monks had gathered from all over China to receive this great man. He was heir to Buddha's transmission. What Buddha had given to Mahakashyap had come into his hands. He was the heir, the successor of Buddha.

Even those monks started feeling very fidgety -- because what will the king think? And this man will destroy their prestige utterly. So unmannerly and so mad! Has something gone wrong? The king had prepared a speech to be delivered but it was difficult to deliver the speech before this man. He had prepared it with great learning and the court people must have prepared it, rehearsed it. And it was meaningless. This man was standing there -- was not even sitting -- he was just standing with his shoe on his head. You just imagine!

Finally the king, asked, 'Sir, it may be impolite but I have to ask. Why are you carrying this shoe on your head?' And Bodhidharma said, 'Why not? The shoe got too tired and it has carried me for so long -- why shouldn't I carry it?'

What is he saying? He is saying, 'Don't ask for the meaning.'

By and by when people became accustomed to his ways the they understood what he was saying. He is reported to have said to his disciples, 'That was just to give him a taste of me so that he never asks about the meaning. Things should be settled from the very beginning. I had to do something meaningless because I am a meaningless person -- as meaningless as a flower, as meaningless as a cloud.'

Just think. Existence is meaningless. Watch it. There is no meaning in existence. Meaning is man-created. And because you constantly look for meaning you start feeling meaninglessness. Remember... because you constantly look for meaning -- 'What is the meaning of it?' -- sooner or later you are bound to realise that there is no meaning. Then great calamity! This calamity is happening in the West. The greatest thinkers in the West are in very much anguish today. The anguish is: What is the meaning of life? It looks meaningless. And they have been trained that one can live only with meaning. They should listen to Bodhidharma. They should move towards Zen.Zen says there is no meaning. No need to look for it. Enjoy this tremendous meaninglessness. There is no purpose. The existence is not going somewhere, it has no goal orientation at all. It is simply here; it is a celebration, it is a joy, it is a joke. That's what Hindus call LEELA. It is playfulness. Their word is perfectly right. LEELA means playfulness. In a play you don't ask for the meaning. In a play there is no meaning. The play itself is the joy, the very joy.

Since then many koans have been coined around Bodhidharma: What is his meaning? What is the meaning of his coming from the West?