Posted in Boxing, Health, Pictures, Sports, Workouts, tagged Boxing, Bungee Cords, COSTCO, Health, Images, Nylon Cord, Precision Target, Right Knee, Tennis Balls on December 9, 2020|
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No practice today. I tweaked my right knee walking our dog and then aggravated it more with a LONG walk around Costco (and unloading the car). |
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Instead, I’m posting an image of the “precision” target I mentioned in my prior post. |
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 Tennis balls adapted for precision punching practice. |
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As you can see, it’s just two tennis balls strung up on a nylon cord with a bungee cord and a weight on the bottom end and more nylon cord (and rope) tying the top end to a hook in one of my rafters. Simple, yet effective. There are knots tied in the cord at either side of the tennis ball to prevent the ball from moving up or down the cord. The base weight is just so I didn’t have to make any attachment (damage) to the floor. The weight is just a single 10lb free weight. I tried lighter and heavier weights. Lighter (5lbs) and when the balls were struck, the weight moved and banged into things. Heavier (25lbs) was just too much of a hassle to move around to set up and take down. |
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This type of target is sometimes called a “double-end” target (“bag” when actual punching bags are used) or a “kangaroo” target. My modification to the basic target was to add a second tennis ball. This gives me a target at roughly chin height and one at roughly rib / solar plexus height. This is the target I was using when trying on my gloves every couple of days. Although it was “safe” in this location, it wasn’t particularly useful as I could hit it without “it” hitting anything else, but I couldn’t move around much (at all). Now that I think about it, this was probably one of my earliest lessons: “punching” is hitting things; “boxing” is hitting things while you move around so they don’t hit you back. (LoL) Yes, I still learn the hard way every time! |
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Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Humor, Philosophy, Pictures, tagged Family and Friends, Humor, Images, Philosophy, Quotes on November 17, 2020|
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Posted in Health, Pictures, tagged America, Avoid Crowds, BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, COVID-19, DC Armory Parade Grounds, Health, Images, Lafayette Hillside Memorial, Neal Augenstein, Only Gather Outdoors, Pictures, Six-Feet Apart, Wash Your Hands, Wear Masks, WTOP on October 23, 2020|
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Several years ago, I was riding home on our BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) system and I looked out the window at the memorial to those lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. It moved me deeply. These lives lost are a far greater treasure lost than the “mere” trillions we’ve spent on fighting these conflicts. Our military forces are still present in both countries with no real (IMHO) hope of any “victory” in any normal sense of the word. The best we can hope for is that whatever government we leave in place when we finally withdraw is not slaughtered within the first two years of our “escape” – as happened in South Vietnam. |
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Anyway, I was watching the Presidential debate and listening to President Trump tell us how (once again) we’ve “turned the corner” on the COVID pandemic, while former Vice-President Biden was telling us under President Trump’s continued “leadership”, we stood to lose another 200,000 American lives by the end of the February. This morning, I was looking at some news sites and I saw an image which stopped me. It was an image of small flags, one for each American death from COVID. |
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Here is an update on the image of the lost military lives over the last 20 years: |
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 Lafayette Hillside Memorial |
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And here is an image of Americans lost to COVID in less than nine(9) months: |
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 Flags representing individual American lives lost to COVID so far in 2020. |
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Remember these flags are “expected” to double by the end of February 2021 if we don’t increase our efforts to stem this terrible pandemic. Today’s current death count: 227,107. |
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Please: 1) WEAR a mask; 2) wash your hands frequently; 3) practice social distancing (stay a minimum of six feet apart); 4) avoid large (more than 10 people) gatherings; and, 5) if you must gather (even with 10 or less), do it outdoors. |
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This predicted loss of life doesn’t HAVE to happen. Our losses over the last four months could probably been halved if we (90% of us) had simply followed these five simple rules. We cannot prevent all of the losses over the next four months. But estimates are that we could halve those predicted losses if we act based on science and not politics. The question is: What have we learned America? |
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Posted in Pictures, Politics, tagged 2020 Ballot Received, California Secretary Of State, Contra Costa County Elections Board, Election 2020, Images, Politics, Registrar Of Voters, USPS on October 20, 2020|
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Posted in Politics, tagged #PresidentTrumpIsALiar, DO Sean Conley, Dr. Ronny Jackson, Fox News, Images, MOCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Politics, Walter Reed Medical Facility on July 23, 2020|
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Today, President Trump gave an “interview” on Fox where he described how great his memory was because he claims he was able to pass a test used to determine if the patient being tested has early signs of dementia. #LyingDonald said he “aced” the test which took over 30 minutes for him to take. Trump stated the test was administered the last time he was at the hospital, “probably a year ago” and the test was administered by Dr. Ronny Jackson. |
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Trump’s “last” trip to the hospital (Walter Reed Hospital) was in November of 2019. Not quite a year ago, but whatever… |
Dr. “Ronny” Jackson was replaced by DO Sean Conley in March 2018 as the President’s personal physician. Trump had nominated Jackson for appointment as the Secretary of the Veterans Affairs. Jackson withdrew his nomination the following month after allegations of misconduct and concerns over his lack of management experience. |
DO Conley released the report about the President’s “visit” to Walter Reed for a partial physical examination and Conley, not Jackson, was seen on video getting into the SUV with Trump going to the hospital. |
From February 2019 through December 2019, Jackson served as “Chief Medical Advisor to the President”. The position was created for him and ended when he left the “position” to run for Congress. I have NOT been able to determine what are the job duties of the “Chief Medical Advisor” from a Google search. |
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I “guess” it is possible Dr. Jackson accompanied DO Conley (and the President) to Walter Reed and participated in the “examination”, but again, I have not found ANY previously published accounts of Dr. Jackson being present for the trip and I note there is no mention of his (Jackson’s) being present on Conley’s press release (below). |
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 Visit to Walter Reed Hospital Press Release |
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- Does anyone believe Trump took a test which is meant to take about 10 minutes (15 minutes maximum) and that it lasted over 30 minutes?
- Does anyone believe it was recommended, administered or reviewed by Dr. Jackson?
- Does anyone believe the test was twelve months ago?
- Does anyone believe Trump passed the test?
- Does anyone believe Trump would remember any of it (the assessment or the circumstances) accurately now?
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Posted in Health, Politics, tagged #IncompetentTrump, #PresidentIdiot, Alzheimer, Concussive Injury, Dementia, Images, MOCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Politics, Stroke on July 20, 2020|
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The image below is one “sample” copy / version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) “test” which President Trump claims his physicians recently asked him to take and which he claims they said he “Aced”. The President also stated he felt the last five(5) questions were very difficult. You be the judge… |
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 MOCA-Test-English |
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Double-click on the image to see a larger version. |
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My opinion: if you find ANY part of this assessment difficult, you should not be President! |
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The assessment is meant to be a quick test of cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. The measure can be used for, but is not limited to patients with stroke, early dementia, Alzheimer’s or concussive injury. Please note: the above sample is the “quick” version. I understand their is another more extensive version of approximately thirty(30) questions which takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. The White House did not state which version the President took, but they have not specifically denied he took this “quick” version. |
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I’d like to know why multiple physicians felt it was necessary for this President to take this assessment, when he actually took the assessment, and what was his actual score. Just asking… |
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Just a small addendum: You’ll note the assessment sample (above) has a score of thirty(30) points maximum. It is not clear to me if there is some confusion between the above “sample” test maximum score and the “extensive” version. I did a quick Google for the extensive version and it seems the on-line versions are only available for health professionals (which I am not). Other than the requirement to wait five(5) minutes before the word recall portion, it doesn’t seem to me this assessment would take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. And I’m not the stable genius which President Trump claims to be. |
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Posted in Humor, Politics, tagged #DonTheCon, #IncompetentTrump, Humor, Images, Jabin Botsford / Washington Post, Politics, Tulsa Oklahoma, Win McNamee / Getty Images on June 23, 2020|
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Posted in Health, Pictures, tagged COVID-19, Crowns, Dentist, Health, Images, Pictures, PPE Shortages, Root Canal on June 4, 2020|
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Posted in Humor, Pictures, Politics, tagged #45, #DonTheCon, #IncompetentDonald, Humor, Images, Parasites, Politics, Ticks on June 1, 2020|
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Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Family History, Pictures, tagged COVID-19, Doreen Carter, Family, George Carter, Images, Pictures on May 15, 2020|
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 Hil’s Mum and Dad with Big Smiles |
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Early this morning, my mother-in-law, Doreen Carter passed away from COVID-19 back in Liverpool, England. She was predeceased by her husband, George Carter, by some twenty-years. They are survived by their three children and five grand-children. Below are some photos to remind us of her journey through life… |
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 Hil’s mum (as a little girl) and her mum at the beach. |
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 George and Doreen in their wedding limo… |
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 The newlyweds with their parents… |
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 Doreen and her three at the beach… (Hil on the left) |
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 Grand-dad (Doreen’s father), Doreen and the three on picnic… |
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 A (Brit-side) family portrait… |
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 The American side… |
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 George, Doreen and our Sarah (back when we lived in Liverpool) |
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And more recently… |
 “Nana” and Hil in Mike and Viv’s back garden… |
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 A recent Facebook post… |
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 Together again… |
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 In our hearts, thoughts and prayers… |
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Way back in 2011, I posted a conversation I had with “Nana” Carter: Things I’ve Learned From Life – Nana Carter |
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Her thoughts on “Life’s Lessons” may give you some insight into our loss… |
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Posted in Humor, Philosophy, Pictures, tagged Humor, Images, Other Blogs, Pacific Paratrooper, Philosophy, Pictures, Plans, Polar Bears on April 28, 2020|
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