A Walk Through the Mind

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) has made the news recently slashing spending in the US Gov't, and most recently, the shutting down of USAID for receipts for things that the current administartion does not feel aligns with our country's stated mission. Was it the appropriate thing to do? What can we look at in the past to see if things can be effectively utilized and not squandered? Exec...

From the research I did for the last episode, Price at the Pump, I did a deeper dive into the additives we add into fuel, mostly revolving around the effects, and countering effects, of the addition of ethanol to our fuel. Executive Producers: LadyGetOverIt Steve E Daniel W Dame Slamy https://en.demotor.net/heat-engine/fuel/gasoline/physical-and-chemical-properties https://thepetrosolutions.com/pr...

From a passing conversation with the coworker about the price of gas, I have decided to dig in, a bit, into the intricacies of why it is what it is. Executive Producers: Dame Slamy https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/motorfuel/aboutmf.cfm https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/energy-primers/gas-prices-explained https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/604688/how-gas-prices-are-determine...

Apparently, I make bougie ramen, and it all started from looking at the back of the packaging of regular ol' instant ramen noodles and my attempt to veer away from MSG in my ingredients. But it appears that MSG isn't as bad as it has been portrayed in the past. Executive Producers: LadyGetOverIt Dame Slamy Boolysteed Øystein Berge of the "Mutton Mead and Music" podcast https://foodinsight.org/msg-...

I am giving up on New Year's Resolutions this year. They always seem to fall through, even with as easy of the one I made last year. This year, I am looking more towards filling out a Bingo card worth of accomplishments to see if I can achieve. Executive Prodcuers: Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley Dame Slamy https://billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastapps.com/

From the gift of a Christmas ornament to me, I decided to look a little bit into the Amanita Muscaria mushroom. A mushroom that is popular this time of year for decorations. Executive Producers: Nanopot Steve E Dame Slamy https://inoculatetheworld.com/amanita-muscaria-christmas-legend-santa-claus-mushroom/ https://www.spores101.co/santa-claus-magic-mushrooms-and-the-psychedelic-origins-of-christma...

It's been a busy two weeks during the holiday time of the year. I'd like to share some of the reflections I've had as I rediscover the season. Executive Producers: Dame Slamy Kyle Pickens of the "Light Tickle" and "Pocket Parley" podcasts https://billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastapps.com/

It was Thanksgiving weekend, and I took a road trip. Here's my reflections on going up to see family as well as on my return trip. All from the Captain's Chair. Executive Producer: LadyGetOverIt https://billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastapps.com/

I have recently added a furry companion to my household, and it's been quite the experience going from an older dog that lived a lifetime with me, to beginning of a new one. Executive Producers: Steve E Øystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcast Dame Slamy https://billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastapps.com/

This past month has been quite involved for me, and it feels like I am both on top of the world and down in the rut. I would like to share some of my experiences today. Executive Producer: Dame Slamy https://billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastapps.com/

Election day is over; hooray! But now we get the post election coverage, and as much blame as was passed around in the come up of the election, we are now getting ready to assume a defensive stance from the assault of the victors. And I feel was this was best displayed through Tim Walz's wife's, Gwen, introduction speech. But if we look at what obsticals we, as a country, have over come, and what...

Recent car work has brought me to question the phrase "By the Book" how how accurately we should expect to follow this statement. Executive Producers: LadyGetOver SirSeatSitter of the ABS n' a 6 Pack podcast Dame Slamy https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/by-the-book https://billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastapps.com/

gwerə-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to favor." Today, I am full of gratitude of a donation given on another podcast, giving me an accreditation. This led me down a road of the English language to find out which word to most appropriately use to show my appreciation. Executive Producers: LadyGetOverIt Steve E Dame Slamy Kyle of "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" Podcasts https://www.etymonlin...

A year and a half ago, I had a calling to return to church and I would like to share my experience of how it came to be and where I am today. Executive Producers: Dame Slamy Øystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcast https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Divine-Comedy-Audiobook/B002V0TLKM http://www.billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastapps.com

I invited someone out to a meal the other day, and through a small rabbit hole of whom was who's guest at the table, I reflected on the term of "breaking bread" and what it means. Executive Producers: LadyGetOverIt Dame Slamy https://www.tastingtable.com/1153559/where-does-the-expression-breaking-bread-come-from/ http://www.billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ https://modernpodcastap...

This weekend a friend came over to build a table on a budget. And working on a budget, we were only able to afford materials that took a little bit more work to clean up and came with some natural imperfections. My friend took a hyper focus on these bits, making it difficult to see how these features add a bonus uniqueness as opposed to being "not perfect." Executive Producer: Dame Slamy http://ww...

I've had a few personal accomplishments these past few weeks, and as I shared these with someone who had nowhere near the list as I did. But a complete list of accomplishments isn't always required. Sometimes no news is good news. Sometimes it's good to know that life is going as expected. Executive Producers: Dame Slamy Wiirdo https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36296465-imperial-twilight http://...

This week has been a glorious week for me with last week's accomplishment of completing a project and working through my back logged projects. For as joyous as I have been, there are days I forget about how much I had sacrificed to get where I am today. And it's not that I take this new life for granted, but I get caught up in all that is good here. Executive Producers: Dame Slamy Kyle Pickens fro...

Over 4 months ago, I set out to make a moderately physically involved less stressful on the body, and I finally made the delivery of the product. From something that I thought would be just enough to fix an issue for my employer turned into something worth the consideration of patenting and selling it to recoup some of the time, money, and energy I have put into this project. Executive Producers:...

My new commute to work has me driving amongst more tractor trailers than I did in WA. Those trucks are heavy and when they crash, they do damage. Obviously they have more lug nuts than your regular passenger car, but they make a good example to explain The Rule of Lug Nuts. Executive Producers: Dame Slamy Kyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcasts https://autocarehq.com/pros-and-cons-...

I have found my self in an elevated position in my new career that I never foresaw and am now helping the boss pick out a new employee. What do we look for when hiring a new person in terms of a low skill job? How do we anticipate how they will fit in within the existing work structure? Executive Producer: Dame Slamy

How interchangeable are these two words? How much must they coincide to fully justify their definitions? Executive Producers: Dame Slamy Oystein Berge of "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcast Dictionary: https://www.wordnik.com/words/trust Thesaurus: https://words.bighugelabs.com/trust Dictionary: https://www.wordnik.com/words/respect Thesaurus: https://words.bighugelabs.com/respect https://www.wordni...

I was raised to be a gentleman when I was young, and never hearing the word that it was being chivalrous. But, continuing on my education through the story of don Quixote, I'm looking at the aspects of how the character illustrates the aspects of being a chivalric knight. Executive Producers: LadyGetOverIt DameSlamy Reading: https://cervantes.library.tamu.edu/V2/CPI/TEI/TEI_1615/1615/chapter6.html...

Through life, we hit many points of success that can be mapped. How do we see and set the bar? How do we set these bars for achievement or failure? Executive Producers: Sir Dudechink Dame Slamy https://www.myenglishpages.com/vocabulary-lesson-idioms-about-success/ https://crossidiomas.com/set-the-bar/ https://www.theidioms.com/set-the-bar/ https://www.powerthesaurus.org/set_the_bar https://en.wiki...

I grew up disliking milk, and only slowly coming around to actually enjoying it when I found milk I enjoy. Up until I discovered Pet Milk, and why I will be more than happy to buy it again. Raw milk is said to be dangerous, but it is also known to have many health benefits. How do we justify difficulty of sale of such a product? Executive Producers: Dame Slamy Øystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, a...