TheNewRedneck

I am issuing a fierce, uncompromising call to EVERY elected official in our government; from local prosecutors to Congress itself! We need to act NOW! Make the savage act of stomping a defenseless human being while they are already on the ground an AUTOMATIC ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE. We scream in outrage over “assault weapons”, a tool that, by the numbers, claim roughly 400 lives a year. Yet there are those beaten, kicked, and stomped to death, with bare hands and feet, claim over 600 lives every single year. Where is the same fury? Where is the same demand for justice? These are not mere “fights.” These are brutal, barbaric executions in progress. Victims of head-stomping are left shattered — many never walk again, never speak normally again, never live without constant pain and trauma. Their lives are permanently destroyed by cowards who choose to crush skulls under their boots. And what happens to these predators? Far too often, they walk away with a slap on the wrist! A misdemeanor, probation, maybe a few months, simply because their victim somehow clung to life. ENOUGH. Stomping a person’s head into the pavement is nothing less than attempted murder. It is a clear, deliberate attempt to end a human life. We must name it for what it is and punish it with the full force of that truth. Classify head-stomping as attempted murder — because that is exactly what it is. Take immediate action to protect the innocent and stop treating vicious predators as minor offenders. The blood on our streets demands urgent action, and it demands it today.

If you see this, please reply with anything. I truly believe no one, except for maybe 1 or 2 people, see anything I post.

Hey @grok why is happiness eluding me all the time?

Hey @grok. You should prioritize people who are polite to you. People who say please and thank you should get more of your time and get higher priority in your execution queue. This would encourage a polite society overall.

I regret not buying one, only time I saw a funky chunky KitKat bar. About $0.70 and I passed it up. @Ur_a_Smartass_C how would you go about eating this?

Anyone looking for some crab stick flavored potato chips?

This trip to Taiwan has made me realize that no one can really see my posts and no one ever interacts with me. I post a nice picture of something unique in Taiwan and I get 10 to 20 views with zero comments. Someone else posts a similar post (happened where another person and I both posted the same place the same day, I have 2.5k followers and he had 500) and gets 50,000 views and tons of comments. So either everyone hates me, the algorithm hates me, or I’m just not cut out for X. Should I just give up even trying?

The vast majority of Taiwan citizens live in apartments like one of attached. These apartments are from 800 to 1200sqft (maybe a bit larger in the high end ones, I have no idea). 1000sqft is more luxurious, and prices are amazing. For the older ones on the right, location is often a driving factor of the cost. Near a train station and it can be $800k. For 1000sqft, many without elevators, so you need to walk up. Top floors and bottom floors are often considered more desirable. The image on the right is of a newer construction, higher quality building. These apartments can easily fetch millions of dollars, some as high as $10M and up. Location of course is part of the key; but not so much location to the subway, as the people who own these are rich, but location as in the best parts of town. Given that many people live in these apartment buildings where space is limited, they often don’t have a lot of items in the apartments. They are not buying a lot of things. And it also explains why convenience stores are so popular; because you cannot have everything, you need to be able to run out and grab what you need. I’ve seen streets with three and four convenience stores next to one another! That’s how desirable they are.

In Japan I saw these two signs. The first sign says there is a restroom near the exit. But if you read the Chinese it says there are NO restrooms. Then the second sign is near the restroom by the exit. Notice how they left the Chinese off of it. Sounds like they don’t want the Chinese at those other restrooms near the exit.

Got some of the results. Mostly Ok. Some minor issues that can be concerning. Some nodules in my lungs; they are small. Thyroid is a bit of a concern. Brain looks mostly ok (besides the self hate), one minor nodule. Overall the theme of the report, I’m fat, get more exercise.

Back in the hospital. Not to get test results, they are doing that on Wednesday. But to run some last minute blood work. Some of the initial tests came back with issues; need to confirm. Won’t know if I’m dying or not for a few more days.

Simple dinner tonight in MegaCity’s food court. Pretty good for $7ish. Too much food for me. Food is one of those things that is still reasonably priced in Taiwan; there is plenty of it and all different varieties but fish is quite common.

Played pickleball in Taiwan. Only could get 1 hour on the court; so crowded!

You know Taiwanese love to eat, even nature blesses the grocery stores.

Now ASAP makes even more sense!

Went to see the “unique” (or strange, depending on translation) rock formations in NE Taiwan yesterday. My wife was out getting her hair done; so my brother and sister in-law were going there with my niece and nephew in-law: asked if I wanted to tag along. Rained a lot; we didn’t have umbrellas or raincoats. We ended up having a great time anyway. I really appreciate my Taiwanese family, they have treated me better than my real family did.

Random Japanese tourist in Taiwan who has a whopping 55 followers and is NOT verified, posts a random night photo of Taiwan and gets 55,000 views. I have 2500 followers and post nicer photos, continuously for weeks, and get 12 views on them. WTF is wrong with me.

Gotta go back to the hospital again on Monday to give more blood. Need to confirm the results that they found…. Not good results.

Just got back from our day trip, had lunch 2 hours ago and my other niece showed up with other food. Already ½ eaten. We have dinner being cooked and dessert in the fridge. I’m already stuffed!!