We begin a new month and it looks pretty much like the old month….silliness, confusing and lies….but there some news other than the obvious….

Local–Tomorrow will be the official start of one of the Coast’s biggest tourism deals, the Cruisin’ Of The Coast, where old car owners and sightseers come together for a week of activities….this year over 8400 have pre-registered…..for people like me it is a traffic nightmare so shall be house bound for that week…..tourism biggies are jerking off….it is billed as America’s largest block party.

Personal–Not much happening with me….I am on a break from cancer stuff….I wish I could say that it is a good rest but not…..Sue’s estate is about finished and is giving me nightmares.

Today I will treat myself to some SOS for breakfast (if you have military service then SOS is a phrase you know) with some roasted potatoes and lots of hot sauce.

Let’s begin with food….always a good place to start.

While in Vietnam we ate a lot of C rations and towards the end we got to try MREs….neither was very tasty but it was chow.

There is now a growing group that tests military chow from our past….

Would you try a meal prepared decades ago, despite the health risks? Meet an adventurous group of collectors who crack open military rations that have survived years on the shelf—in some cases for more than century—to sample the forgotten flavors of history. These culinary daredevils, some with YouTube followings in the millions, savor everything from World War II chocolate bars and beef from the Second Boer War, to crackers from the Civil War, according to a report on this quirky hobby in the Wall Street Journal.

The general consensus? Edible, yes—delicious, not so much. Missouri’s Nathan Abernathy is one of those brave samplers, recently cracking open a 1965 US military meal from the Vietnam War, at which point he found himself dodging a minor explosion of a tin of peaches and braving coffee creamer that had turned “hard as steel.” While Abernathy declared the crackers from his ration as being “not too bad,” he steered clear of the pork slices, keeping the risk of poisoning from that vintage food item at bay.

Collectors say the appeal is part thrill, part curiosity, and part connection to global history. Rations from other nations include duck confit for France, a cappuccino shot for Italy, and a reindeer casserole for Norwegian ration kits. Some even find modern MREs—meals, ready to eat—practical for camping or lunch on the go, and other items in old-time military kits can prove useful without posing the same food-poisoning risks as the victuals: One guy took a drag a few years back from a World War II-era cigarette, declaring it a “strong smoke.”

It’s definitely not a hobby without hazards: Abernathy once spent two days vomiting after consuming a not-yet-expired chicken pesto pasta. Still, food safety experts note that properly sealed and sterilized US rations are generally safe, though packaging should always be inspected. Although American MREs have often been maligned as “meals rejected by everyone,” today’s versions are reportedly a step up, with innovations like shelf-stable pizza. In the meantime, some folks are obsessed with watching these white-knuckle taste tests.

I will pass on this fad.

There are two ways to deal with death…..burial and cremation…..but what if there was a third way?

New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation, the AP reports. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation on Sept. 11. It authorizes a practice called natural organic reduction, which involves putting a body into a large tank that also holds straw, wood chips, or other natural materials. The human remains and organic materials mix with warm air and are periodically turned until the body is reduced to a soil-like material that can then be given to the dead person’s family.

upporters of the practice say it is an environmentally friendly and less costly alternative to traditional burials and cremation that uses less energy and doesn’t involve the use of formaldehyde or the release of carbon dioxide and mercury into the atmosphere. They also say it helps reduce the amount of land needed for cemeteries and the amount of timber harvested for caskets. Opponents have argued that human composting is disrespectful or goes against traditional religious beliefs.

Still, NJ.com notes the bill received overwhelming support in New Jersey, with just three of 120 Senate and Assembly members voting against it. Its August article noted there were not yet any human composting facilities on the East Coast.

(Read more on the process here.)

My question is what is the cost?

I really tired of these gas pumps that make you watch or listen to some sales pitch while pumping your gas…..and there is yet another way….

At the core of contemporary China is a contradiction: it’s the world’s most prominent Communist-ruled country, yet it’s found steadily increasing affluence in recent decades by embracing a degree of entrepreneurship and market competition that would make Ronald Reagan drool in envy.

In some cases, all that capitalism can lead to situations in the People’s Republic that sound like a bit like unintentional parody.

Recent video shared by China Insider — an outlet co-produced by anti-China media groups NTD and The Epoch Times, for what it’s worth — shows an incredible video of a woman forced to scan a QR code with her phone in order to activate a toilet paper dispenser.

After scanning the code, the woman has the choice to either pay a few cents for some bathroom tissue — or, strikingly, watch an ad. The bizarre mechanism might be vaguely dystopian, but it’s admittedly pretty seamless from a user point of view, taking just a few seconds of effort.

https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/ads-toilet-paper

All I can do is shake my head and smirk…..how about you?

Babies without a mother….(this ought to be good)….

Finally, I can have babies with my bros! Scientists claim they have discovered a way to create babies without having a female mother involved at all.

For years, scientists have asked the question, ‘What if we could just get rid of women altogether?’ They have invested millions of hours and billions of dollars into finding ways to make them obsolete. Not so long ago, a Chinese scientist announced the ‘pregnancy robot’ that would replace a flesh-and-blood mother. But, it wasn’t good enough. It still needed a female egg to become impregnated.

• Now, however, a discovery by the Oregon Health and Science University claims that no biological mother is needed in the production of babies.

Using cells taken from any human body, scientists claim that babies can be created. The expiration date on eggs is a thing of the past. As long as there’s some sperm around, new life can happen.

Scientists Claim Breakthrough Would Allow Babies To Be Born Without A Biological Mother

In my younger days I was a hunter, mostly with a bow, but times changed and I started seeing the any idiot could get a license to go on a killing spree……and this story is why I left….

A hunter in rural Iowa thought he was shooting a squirrel but ended up fatally shooting a teenage member of his own hunting party, according to state officials. The incident unfolded around 3pm on Saturday in Washington County near Iowa City, as reported by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The agency said 17-year-old Carson Ryan “was mistaken for a squirrel by a member of his hunting party.” He was shot in the back of the head and later pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, per CBS News.

The Iowa DNR is investigating, along with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. No additional details about the shooter have been released as the inquiry continues. The news has sent shock waves through the local community, with the Washington High School boys track and field team honoring their teammate in a social media post and urging the community to support his family amid the “devastating loss.”

First just how damn big are squirrels in Iowa?

Finally….I was never a big country fan, even less so today, but I did like Waylon Jennings when I was in the bar business I met Jennings at an after hours club, Cash Cotton’s Wildfire……so I am very pleased that his son is recording some unpublished stuff by his father….

For the past several years, Shooter Jennings has been an in-demand producer, working with the likes of Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, and Charley Crockett. But with some rare free time in the summer of 2024, he began tackling a project that had been gnawing at him: sorting through hundreds of finished songs recorded by his late father, Waylon Jennings, that had sat untouched since getting transferred to digital drives in 2008. As Jennings camped out at L.A.’s Sunset Studios 3, it felt, he says, “like going through a box that has this whole chapter of your father’s life in it that you never knew.”

Songbird—out in October—is the first result of that work, and a shoo-in for best country album of the year lists. The ten songs, recorded from 1973 to 1983, draw from a range of songwriters Waylon admired, and they counter his often-cantankerous public image with moments of remarkable tenderness, exploring themes of love, longing, and connection. “When somebody’s been gone for so long, the memory of them kind of distorts,” Jennings says. “There was so much more to him than the outlaw thing.”

Unheard Waylon: Shooter Jennings Brings a Trove of His Dad’s Unreleased Tracks to Light

I await the release.

That does it for this Saturday….I hope everyone has a lovely Autumn day with fun and food and as always….Be Well and Be Safe…..

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