Determining the way you face when you sleep doesn’t mean which way your eyes face when you roll from one side to the other. It’s determined by the spot where your head is in the bed and which direction it is closest to. After reading a pretty ridiculous article, I was still happy to find my head is facing toward the south — this way…
Indian tradition strongly discourages sleeping with your head to the north. Hindu tradition associates the north with death, believing the soul exits the body in that direction. Others claim energies originating from the south (the direction where you place your head) not only are believed to aid in sleep, but also bring fame and prosperity.
A study in 2019 found that people who slept with their heads in the south and feet in the north experienced significant changes in delta, theta, and alpha brain frequencies, and in turn, had better sleep compared to individuals who slept in an east-west direction — all because of the earth’s magnetic pull.
What’s up with all the repelling magnetic pole claims?
You’ve probably seen the ads saturating the Internet with Jennifer Aniston for the Vayro ring — a simple band with magnets that claims it will deliver weight loss, better sleep, and even more health boosts too numerous to mention. The same basic thing applies to studies and theories about your time in bed, citing the human body has a magnetic field, with the head acting as the north pole and magnetic repulsion is believed to cause disturbed sleep, restlessness, elevated blood pressure, and headaches.
It all sounds like mumbo jumbo to me, but Merida believes.
But it means most women have all the control!
Because women typically arrange household furnishings, they have control over the sleep of their partners. It’s almost like having a voodoo doll, you guys! Just put your bed facing east/west, sleep somewhere else, and voila! Your partner will experience headaches, bad sleep, and will be plagued with all sort of negative health problems. 😉
Now you know: In 2014, passengers were warned three times not to eat nuts on a Ryanair flight due to a 4-year-old girl’s severe nut allergy, but a passenger sitting four rows away from the girl ate nuts anyway. The girl went into anaphylactic shock, and the passenger was banned from the airline for two years.
This current event post will feature harvest photos — Mr. Farmer began his bean harvest this year on October 1 and should finish today (10/2/25).
A couple days ago, I saw an interview with Maxie Walters regarding the government shut down (before it actually happened). She was asked if Democrats were willing to shut down the government over free healthcare for undocumented immigrants. She responded:
“Democrats are demanding healthcare for everybody. We want to save lives. We want to make sure healthcare is available to those who would DIE but having the help of their government.“
Maybe she said it differently in another interview, but in the one I heard, DJT isn’t correct.
I certainly don’t want anyone to die, but is there more?
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for full federal health programs like Medicaid, Medicare, or Affordable Care Act Marketplace coverage. However, hospitals can receive targeted reimbursement for emergency care provided to them through Emergency Medicaid. (FYI–about 1/2 of this is for labor and delivery which often results in US citizen births). Without Emergency Medicaid, costs would shift directly to hospitals or states.
Some Democrat Senators want about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds, along with an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits and subsidies (that run out at year’s end). The amount most commonly cited as a rough total is $1.0 trillion. (Republicans say it’s $1.5 trillion). Republicans want the CR to be approved without what they say is for excessive spending hikes to a far-left base with ideological priorities. (Basically a “no” to every ask.)
It’s no secret that each political party is blaming the other for the shut down.
Left Says: Republicans want to cut healthcare so they can give more kickbacks to the rich.
Right Says: Democrats want to provide free healthcare to illegals.
Are both sides are gaslighting us? Given the minimal information above that I dug up from neutral sources, it sure seems like there’s a whole lot of distance to cover to get the last 5 votes needed to open the government.
I’m just here contemplating this meme…
And enjoying harvest time at the barndo. 🙂
Now you know: 60% of Japanese military casualties during WW2 were from starvation and illness, not combat.
All these influencers blabbing about how they’re being victimized is making me crazy. Weird, professional victims are coming out of the woodwork and infiltrating every single facet of the Internet world. I’m not fooled by fake compassion anymore.
Is it the generational differences that makes me less tolerant?
Maybe — because it sure seems like there are a lot of people out there offended by EVERYTHING, and most aren’t from my generation. Attention starved, shit stirring people are an invasive species. Don’t even think about sharing your opinion with these people because they demonize anyone that does.
Do you ever wonder if the reason these professional victims identify with certain groups is so they can behave however they want with impunity? These types of people are NOT the majority. It just seems that way because they’re the most vocal. It’s easier to play the victim if you identify with a group — you can do awful things and if you’re called out for it, you can point fingers and say you’re being victimized because of your alignment.
Hugo identifies as a dog.
Yes, he does bad things, but if he’s reprimanded for them he won’t automatically blame you of suffering with cynophobia. When he makes a mistake, he’ll tuck his tail and “man/dog up” to it without blaming Merida or Dharma. You will not hear Hugo whine about debilitating and chronic joint pain… and 3 days later post a video of himself jumping on a trampoline (yes, that is a real thing shared by a popular influencer).
What about you? Do you also suffer from professional victim fatigue?
Now you know: The “first unambiguous evidence” of an animal other than a human making plans in one mental state for a future mental state occurred in 1997 when a chimpanzee was observed (over 50x) calmly gathering stones into caches of 3-8 each in order to later throw at zoo visitors while in an agitated state.
Hugo was close to death when he found me. Starving to the point of being barely able to walk, he inhaled 2 cans of dog food faster than a fat kid on a Snickers bar. Now, he is the quirkiest living being I know — especially when it comes to eating.
My life’s biggest time sink.
Feeding time for my hounds takes forever! And, it’s solely Hugo’s fault.
Hugo stopped eating dry dog food. So next, I began adding shredded cheese, then cottage cheese, and then canned food. All of those things worked for a few weeks but now they don’t. We went from a metal dog bowl to a glass one, and that also worked… for a few weeks… and then I started the different toppings all over again.
I have to watch Merida or she’ll devour her food quickly and have her head in Dharma’s bowl eating what’s left in there. Dharma’s food has 3 pills in it so I’m required to stand guard. Crazy, but neither dog will touch Hugo’s bowl of food… even when he refuses to eat it.
Today, we’re having dry food in a paper bowl.
Tomorrow, filet mignon is on Hugo’s menu with mushroom risotto, truffle butter sauce, and petit herbs. Funny how that’s MY favorite meal on planet earth too. 😉
Now you know: Americans eat about 350 slices of pizza per second.
Without telling your age, name a band that was popular when you were in high school.
We’ll wait…
For some of us, that’s been so long ago that we actually have to THINK about it — and others of us could name 20 without even trying. I’m others. 😉
Easy to tell the decade I was in high school…
Besides being able to list several popular bands during my high school years, I can even name my brother’s favorites — he was an Eagles fan with some Simon & Garfunkel and the Doobie Brothers thrown in. If he was feeling really rebellious, he’d listen to Credence Clearwater Revival.
We were pretty darned far apart (and still are) insofar as our taste in music. I was Aerosmith, Zeppelin, Queen, and Black Sabbath. Oh… and ZZ Top, Van Halen, Tom Petty, and Skynyrd.
Choosing a “class song”…
When our class chose our song, “Love Will Keep Us Together,” by Captain & Tennille, I voted for “Margaritaville,” by Jimmy Buffett. I lost. Some of my classmates thought we’d all keep in touch and that sappy pop song was just perfect. Looking back over the past gazillion and ten years since then, I’d still vote for Margaritaville if I got a do-over.
Now you know: On Oct. 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s twin-engine plane crashed in a Mississippi swamp, killing three of the band members, including singer Ronnie Van Zant. It would be a decade before the remaining members returned to tour and record. Still, the band’s legacy was cemented in those early years and its influence is still felt in rock today.
