From the Desk of John Rourke – January 17th, 2018

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14 responses to “From the Desk of John Rourke – January 17th, 2018”

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   January 17, 2018

   rcoh

   Those CNN scum bags need to be taken out and dealt with! Period!

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   January 17, 2018

   Granpa

   JR,

   Here at the ranch, we are all looking forward to reading about your body changes!

   After us old folks eliminated all the grains from the pantry, everybody here immediately saw dramatic reductions in inflammation including no more arthritis in our hands, wrists, neck, and knees. No arthritis. This means our livers can heal from all those self-prescribed mega-doses of Non-steroid Anti Inflammation drugs such as aspirin and Aleve. (Our carefully-hoarded supplies of NSAID will probably turn to dust since we don’t need them!)

   No more sitting and coughing. The fluids in our lungs flushed out naturally.

   As the pounds miraculously melted off, we experienced more energy to play with the kids… although it is mentoring disguised as play.

   No more allergies. Memories cleared, we could play chess again. We will never eat grains again. No wheat, no oatmeal, no grasses such as corn or rice.

   re:
   Paleo

   At every meal including breakfast, our plate is two-thirds vegetables. Meat or fish is palm-size, but our focus is vegetables. We eat as much as we want because this is FOOD with an upper-case ‘NUTRITION’.

   Fresh local seasonal organic.

   We also participate in cooking and nutrition classes at the Advent church and at NaturalGrocers. With nearly two hundred stores in thirty-something states, the demonstration kitchens and classrooms in NaturalGrocers are a perfect fit for us. Plus each of their demo kitchens and all their classes are gluten-free. Plus we learn plus they feed the students.

   We don’t have to request our senior discount. NaturalGrocers feed us and the whole class is free. Free. Is that in the budget?

   I’ll say it again:
   Fresh local seasonal organic.

   And our dogs are Paleo, too.

   PS:
   And contrary to persistent rumors, Colin Farrell and Jessica Biel won’t appear in the re-make.

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      January 17, 2018

      JR

      Good stuff Granpa. Appreciate you sharing. I have heard the same benefits from going grain free from numerous people.

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   January 17, 2018

   goingray58

   Most FLU’s are survivable if you can get past the symptoms for a few days. Unless it is an engineered high latency bug it burns out regionally. There are a few that nothing can fix .. you either live or you don’t. Those for the most part would have to be intentionally used.. they are just to fragile or too low latency to move that far that fast.
   I’d think the common cold or flu that kept you down long enough to affect food and water or planting or harvesting .. etc.. would be a bigger problem.. overall.

   Fitness is a big deal .. keep after it,,

   Police .. we’ve had a few here too.. I don’t have the details .. 4 down for a domestic abuse seems like some mistakes were made but yeah in general.. policy, p[procedure and good equipment.

   Acosta has been a pain since he walked in.. won’t shut up, won’t listen to directives and ignores answers. yeah ban him and whomever he represents until they can behave.

   it’s 3 degrees before chill here.. very unusual.. it has sleeted or snowed every other day for a week.. no schools and very little business is done.. Some stories of food issues.. and the like … We did go into stores twice now.. didn’t even make a dent .. See now this is what we do.. IMO.. Am I cold YES.. but we put on a layer and go feed the critters .
   GG58

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      January 17, 2018

      3rdMan

      Whos’ Acosta?

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   January 17, 2018

   3rdMan

   “Next town over from me 4 police officers were shot after a domestic dispute. What a waste. Regardless of my previous stance on the equipping of law enforcement like they are military – they should have the greatest protection possible. It’s not me putting my life on the line every time I respond to anything.”

   As an LEO, the equipment I carry can be purchased by every law-abiding American citizen. What bothers me most is when some people profess their right to own certain firearms, but in the next breath say law enforcement shouldn’t have such firearms or equipment because its to militaristic. I challenge anyone to identify a piece of equipment that LEOs carry that you can’t legally purchase also. Just because we pin on a badge we don’t give up our 2nd Amendment rights either!!! Also, before anyone throws out that citizens can by surplus armored vehicle, you can if you have the money. Heck, you can even buy surplus fighter aircraft if you have the coin!!!

   Bottom line is citizens and LEO alike have a right to protect themselves.

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      January 17, 2018

      JR

      I think I spelled out that I do not disagree at all. Previously I had a large concern that local law enforcement was “gearing up” with the same equipment that many soldiers had in Iraq and Afganistan. Although a bit on the conspiracy side the concern was widespread that there were devious reasons behind this.

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         January 17, 2018

         3rdMan

         I was just using your statement as reference. I’m not stating you disagree with the need for LE to have certain equipment. As far as conspiracies, there’s always a grain of truth in each and every one of them. The problem is the conspiracy theory tend to leave out other important facts as well. It’s kind of like someone referring to cops as “black booted thugs”, but then they say “but that cop down the street or the cops in our city are ok”. They can never point to who the “black booted thugs” really are, just faceless and nameless cops. Hence, the nature of the conspiracy theory. With that said some conspiracies are real as we’re finding out with the so called “Deep State”.

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   January 17, 2018

   KT

   Acosta’s bloated sense of self importance has only grown since his recent “designation” as CNN’s assigned White House Correspondent. His conduct is apparently just what CNN wants. I don’t know why Sanders even calls on him during the Press Conferences. He adds nothing and only functions as a disruptive force while grand standing and hogging camera time, guaranteeing certain coverage on the cable networks. The White House needs to take a firmer stance on drawing the line on uncivil, disrespectful behavior during events where the Press is invited. I’m glad he was shown the door. CNN probably spent a lot of anchor/panel time dissecting the outrageous treatment of their golden boy.

   I consider all of these kinds of things obama’s real “legacy”. I’m sure obama is pretty pleased with the way things have been unfolding. BTW there’s starting to be significant push back from some quarters in Chicago regarding the (SJW/Globalist) mega-monument he’s trying to get other people to fund as he keeps his hands firmly on his own wallet. It’s now being dubbed the “Presidential Center”. The Library part is paling in comparison. It will be a mega magnet continuously providing “bread and circuses” for the masses and having nothing to do with the purpose of a Presidential Library.

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      January 17, 2018

      3rdMan

      Ok, thanks on clarifying who Acosta is. I don’t watch CNN, so that might explain it.

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         January 17, 2018

         KT

         Unfortunately, Acosta’s over-the-top antics are frequently rebroadcast on many other major networks so it’s often hard to avoid. Thanks for the mute button on my TV remote or simply change channels until the hate fest is over.

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6. 

   January 17, 2018

   Lightning

   This flu is either a natural mutation or it has been planted. It seems to attack rapidly
   and can be very lethal. Those who get a mild case of it are still sick for weeks.
   8 inches of snow today . 10 degrees tonight.I plowed a LONG time today.Lightning

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7. 

   January 17, 2018

   Oren

   I talked with someone in the health care profession yesterday. He told me that the CDC is withing a hairs breath of declaring a pandemic. As I understand, and I may be completely wrong, this will allow each state or perhaps nationally, declare a state of emergency where the health care will be drastically overhauled to take care of the pandemic. If you read about the health care state of emergency in Alabama, I believe that would the the case here. The hospitals delay all elective surgery, they group patients according to needs to allow isolation of the flu, and being old, I forgot what else he told me. I think he told me the health care professionals are funneled into working the flu patients and the hours may even be modified. At any rate, we should all be cognizant that everytime you go shopping you enter a store that is rife with the germs. Flu is air borne. You can get it in your eyes, nose off of your hands etc. I was advised to constantly wash or clean my hands and not to wipe my eyes or nose. I may decide to start wearing a mask, googles and carrying sanitizing fluid in the squirt bottle for my hands…or just wear the rubber gloves. Seriously, I am starting to see people wearing masks.

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   January 18, 2018

   SingleMom

   I was down with the flu for 4 days right after Christmas, but I’m still not over it. Every time I think I’m getting better, I wind up spending another day in bed. Whatever it is, it hits hard and fast, then it drags out. You might have 3 fairly good days, then you’re down again. My co-workers in their 20’s are getting the worst of it, although a woman in her 60’s needed IV fluids and several of us have been worried about pneumonia. I had an upper respiratory infection for 2 weeks that just wasn’t going away. We’ve all agreed that we’ve never seen something like this in our area before. Our local hospital will no longer accept patients with flu symptoms unless they have a fever.

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