Another week and more heat for the Deep South and then there is the unusual news that some how was not that damn important.

Local–Damn uneventful week….I liked that….

 

Personal–An easy week for me…no doctor’s appointments just suffering from the heat and humidity…..damn I love A/C….

I will begin with a couple from the ‘can’t fix stupid’ file….

First and idiot posting on social media….

In late July, a video posted across various platforms showed a disturbing confrontation between an 18-year-old man and a sea lion at La Jolla Cove in Southern California. The area, next to Ellen Browning Scripps Park, is known for its rocky shores where marine mammals regularly haul themselves out of the water to rest. Tyler Muehl, 18, apparently decided that one of those resting sea lions needed a fight.

Rather than keeping his distance, Muehl began acting aggressively toward the animal. According to federal prosecutors, he took a fighting stance and squared up to the sea lion as if he was preparing to box it. Court documents also reveal that Muehl compared himself to professional UFC featherweight fighter Max Holloway during the confrontation.

Things then escalated. Muehl allegedly kicked the sea lion four times. When the animal tried to get away from the barrier, Muehl chased after it along the wall. Someone recorded the entire confrontation on a mobile phone and uploaded it to social media, where the video quickly sparked outrage.

https://wegotthiscovered.com/true-crime/18-year-old-pleads-guilty-kicking-chasing-sea-lion-la-jolla-cove/

See you just can’t fix stupid.

Next some adventurists take to a French Mountain…..

Thirty-two climbers who pushed up Mont Blanc despite safety warnings got a firm “non” when they later asked for a taxpayer-funded helicopter ride down. Authorities in Saint-Gervais had just shut the Gouter and Tête Rousse refuges because rockfall risk in the Grand Couloir—worsened by heat and drought—made the classic French route too dangerous, reports Explorersweb.

he group crossed the couloir anyway to reach the Gouter hut, then the next morning requested free aerial evacuation rather than descending on foot. Mayor Jean-Marc Peillex refused, saying there was no medical emergency. “The group knowingly climbed the Goûter Couloir, fully aware that they would have to cross it again to get down,” Peillex wrote, per SnowBrains. Those who wanted a ride down had to pay for a private helicopter flight; other climbers walked down without incident. Peillex is now urging changes to France’s mountain-rescue rules so public funds cover only true emergencies.

Idiots that do not think signs are meant for them….make them pay through the nose….arrogant twats.

On to my usual cancer articles as an FYI….

The researchers found that fructose serves as one of the chemical messages released by these treatment-surviving cells. The discovery reveals a previously unknown way that cancer cells left behind after therapy may contribute to metastasis.

“Some cancer cells that survive chemotherapy aren’t dividing anymore, but they’re still biologically active,” said Aidan Cole, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Katherine Aird, Ph.D., at The Wistar Institute and first author on the study. “Instead, they continue to release molecules that send signals to nearby cells. Our study is among the first to show that a nutrient — in this case, fructose — can act as one of those signals.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260802223426.htm

I just hope all the new found revelations does some good in the treatment of cancer.

This is for all my coffee drinkers….

A morning habit shared by billions of people may be tied to men’s hormone levels in a way nobody fully expected. A large study published in European Journal of Nutrition found that men who drank more coffee daily had significantly higher testosterone than men who drank little or none, even after accounting for weight, smoking, activity, and alcohol. Because the study only captured one snapshot in time, it can’t say coffee itself is raising testosterone rather than something else explaining both.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 2,200 middle-aged adults in Finland, the world’s highest coffee-consuming country, as part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study, which has tracked participants since before they were born. All were around 46 years old.

Beyond testosterone, coffee showed up tied to a wider set of body changes too. Both men and women who drank more coffee had lower blood levels of certain amino acids tied to insulin resistance and diabetes risk. Together, the findings suggest regular coffee drinking is tied to a broader hormonal and metabolic pattern scientists are only beginning to map.

https://studyfinds.com/coffee-men-testosterone/

Boy gets the catch of a lifetime while fishing….

An 8-year-old angler in Pennsylvania hooked a fish more at home in the Amazon River basin than a Philly-area lake. Seamus Coffey was out bass fishing with his dad when he reeled in a hefty red-bellied piranha, reports the Guardian. Dad Michael Coffey tells ABC News that he was initially baffled at what type of fish it might be, but then Seamus recognized it from YouTube videos he had seen.

State officials later confirmed it was indeed a piranha and suspect it was dumped by someone who had kept it as an exotic pet. A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission warned that releasing such animals can disrupt local ecosystems and is “probably the worst thing you can do” for a former pet. The Coffeys chose not to return the fish to the water and say they disposed of it humanely.

Oh great an invasive fish….just what we need.

When I was younger I was always going to concerts but in those days they were a lot cheaper but that aside we had fun and enjoyed the music but something went horribly wrong…..

Whether it’s Harry Styles getting hit in the face with Skittles onstage, fans filming shows instead of, you know, actually watching them, or a disturbing increase in public defecation in the audience, concert etiquette in the 2020s is practically nonexistent.

So much so that there’s even a Wikipedia page dedicated to the decade’s uptick in terrible concert behavior.

Pooping in the stands. Throwing phones. Loud talking during performances. When — and why — did we start acting like undersocialized animals just because we bought tickets to the Eras Tour?

This is a sign of the times.

Finally….to boldly ‘GO’ ……

There is a problem in space…….

Astronauts’ stubborn bowels are finally getting a scientific explanation—and it’s about more than bathroom inconvenience. In a NASA-funded study of more than 400 blood samples from 52 astronauts who spent at least two months on the International Space Station, researchers found that life in microgravity appears to slow the movement of food through the intestines, reports Live Science. That gives gut bacteria extra time to chew through fiber and then switch to digesting protein instead—a shift known as protein fermentation. The process, which kicked in within weeks of arriving in orbit and often lasted until astronauts were back on Earth, helps explain why constipation is so common in space, per CNET.

But the study, published in Nature Communications, flags a longer-term concern: Protein fermentation produces compounds such as ammonia and hydrogen sulfide that, in high amounts and over long durations, have been linked to kidney problems, inflammation, and possible effects on mood and concentration. That could pose a risk on future Mars-length missions. Potential fixes under discussion: more dietary fiber, probiotics, and ways to stimulate peristalsis—the gut’s muscular conveyor belt—through drugs or even massage.

Massage?  What exactly would be massaged?

I am glad they cleared all that up for me for I have been worried about the astronauts bowel movements….how about you?

That is all I have on this Saturday….I hope everyone has a good Saturday and as always….Be Well and Be Safe….

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