I just wanted to express my gratitude to all of you. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I have had to trust the flow (and you) to provide what I could not provide for myself. I have been able to pay off my electrical bill which was huge because of delays and I cut my gas bill by half. I ordered a new Denso OEM AC compressor from a seller on EBAY for 1/3 the cost Honda charges and it's the same Japanese built part. It should arrive by the end of the week. I don't yet have the money for the labor to have it installed, but we are halfway there. I am making good headway through what seemed insurmountable a month ago. Farmers have a phrase for this, "having eaten our seed corn". Can't even look for other work without a car in Texas. Its a big place!
I found a used rack and pinion for my Honda that doesn't leak power steering fluid. I haven't ordered that yet, given I am still running some catalytic converter cleaner through my engine to pass Texas emissions testing required for renewing my car registration. I can't afford to replace both catalytic converters with the price of platinum these days. I can't do ride share driving until the car's registration is renewed, Texas gives a grace period of a few weeks, hopefully that will be tomorrow. So I can't spend much right now.
There is a saying among podcasters that "you can't monetize the net", the internet is like computer chips, it keeps getting cheaper. Value for value (V4V) is the really the only way to stay independent on the internet, as its advertising brands that drive censorship. I hate paywalls, or partial posts like Future Forecasting Group is now doing to get people to join their private video site.
Patreon makes no sense to me as they have censored people from their platform and act as a middle man with your earnings and utilize the money transfer float time. I thought Substack was the way to go but I am thinking now X might be better.
The only way to make money with the internet advertising is with specialty niches that are not political or controversial to established thinking, there are content creators who make pretty good money on YouTube. I started out with Internet advertising but got on Hillary's 100 disinformation web site list along with Zerohedge and that killed the ad revenue. I was censored early! I never ever got any revenue from the videos I put on YouTube since 2012. There is always merchandise. I thought of coffee mugs with some of the digital art I have created over the years or maybe making pendants that light up when you are proximity to 50 mm 5G baluns. Stuff I could hand craft in limited batches. .
Speaking of YouTube videos, check out "Itchy Boots" on YouTube, she is a Dutch woman who goes on travel adventures with her motorcycle. Something about her humorous good hearted nature reminds me a lot of working with Heather. And it's just a fun watch and you will learn a lot about the world.
The last 12 months have been rough. I have only told a few people the full story of what happened in the hospital last August. I didn't think I'd survive the staff. Two trips to the hospital, lost revenue from all that and car repairs. I knew 2024 would be a year of car repairs, but are still cheaper than getting new car with payments. It's a good car, paid for, and its has served me well.
The good news is I seem to have had some healing after the last hospital visit in that my oxygen levels are staying between 96% and 91%, which is better than its been in decade. After the heart catheter procedure in March I know I now have clean arteries and good valves.
What remains to be determined is what is the underlying issue.Too much fluid and salt intake? Or something the food or beverages I've been consuming? The later I am doing research on now, and I have found some interesting clues. Emotions of the heart? Where do I even go there... with my extended family not to happy with the choices I made in 2013? None of that can I change. I can't control others perceptions. But I love them all as I always have. Many of you face similar issues in your own journey to awakening. I am not unique in that regard. My youngest brother has been very kind and gracious to me and I am grateful for that. I don't expect him to believe what I believe. And it shouldn't matter in any case.
I was listening to someone talk on how lithium car battery fires are extinguished. A chemical called TKPP is used, and I thought it was the same chemical they call meat glue (used to create boneless chicken nuggets) but according to Grok that is the enzyme transglutamin. However Grok told me TKPP is used in the processing of meats, its used on chicken to cause it to plump with water (effectively selling you water when you buy chicken whether its air chilled or water chilled) and it persists after you cook it, so it can cause you to plump up with water. It is also put into processed pork like lunch meats and ham. Fire retardant in your meat supply. I've noticed in recent years asians are getting as big as Americans.
It may not affect people with a young heart but geezers like me it could be a factor. Now I know what to avoid. I don't think it's any one thing but like a combination of things, like not enough walking, and my sensitivity to coffee (an allergy unrelated to caffeine). But at least I know what it is NOT, and that is useful information.
