Pretty cool getting to see images of downtown Houston and nearby areas online that I can't see myself because the roads leading into Houston are flooded, lol. I think the situation has improved tremendously from their peak, since the local roads are no longer flooded and the raining has largely stopped as of right now (Tuesday 9:33 a.m.).
Property is still flooded, I'd say it's what someone might call a swamp, lol. But, it's not always a swamp, in fact, it appears to be a swamp only after hurricanes, lol. Anyway, this might be affecting my agricultural planning; seems to imply I might need to get the soil some 1 foot off the ground or some such (or 8 inches). I don't need to go the full 2.5-3 feet like most elderly garderners do, because I'm only looking to protect my crops from flooding. (Further, that'd get expensive.) Once the hurricane season passes (Late september), I can probably plant like normal and might be expecting to put in the upgrades before the next hurricane season next year.
It's funny talking of farming when it appears my neighbor has mortal intent. If I didn't know any better, their paranoia about my presence caused their operations to significantly slow down (or cease), and the cashflow stopped, and a lot of important people close to this aggressive muscle-head fella (Perhaps the women) left when the moving truck came in 2 months ago. That's pure hypothetical; he might just be getting mortally jealos when it appears in my body language like I've scored some tail, lol, and he thinks he's the local alpha-male with exclusive access to females. (Which is somewhat balderdash since we're operating in two different societies here.)
Anyway, I think be pushing forward more aggressively on raising funds in terms of asset sales, to speed up this building of the house. Because, this guy seems to be notably more aggressive with this AR15 in his possession and "right on the street" is a more vulnerable position then fenced in on my property. I'm somewhat lucky in that he appears more impulsive and hotheaded instead of levelheaded and calculating. Because, if he were calculating, 'the job' would've been done by now assuming he had said "job" in mind. Maybe he just wants a fight, but I don't think he understands; I'm not fighting with them. I haven't fought with them ever since coming here. They've only been vexing me but I'm pretty much on my property now, so they need to stop it.
To deter future aggression, I'm now saying outloud whenever I get the chance....
Tengo mucho amor por mis vecinos mexicanos! (I have lots of love for my mexican neighbors)
And...
Tengo mucho amor por todos los mexicanos en mi ciudad! (I have lots of love for all the mexicans in my city!)
I think the laughter that erupts shortly afterwards has a way of belying my intent, lol, but I can only hope they can't hear it as clearly since it's mostly stifled laughter.
More often that not, I'm just not saying anything. There's a chance historical vocal aggression may have taunted them, but that's assuming they could hear me from my property and that is questionable since I wasn't yelling, so I wouldn't normally think they could hear me (It wasn't my intent they would hear me, anyway).
For mobility around the property while its in its swamp form, I thought maybe I'd need stepping stones but... I thought about it more... and thought maybe I should just get rain boots. That'd be more cost-effective and would be useful in more situations and it also wouldn't prevent natural use of the property when it isn't a swamp 97% of the year. Thinking I could use something like a poncho for this drizzly weather, but something a little bit more durable for working with materials outside (Like barbed wire). s Maybe a trench coat.
Anyway, I thought about racism in the workplace... how once a mexican manager seizes power, he/she only hires her own. Well, that's all well and good, but it seems like it goes both ways in these particular parts; everyone but mexicans are hired in the workplace. There's no particular attachment to "hiring equally" like California so it seems, and the Texas government is certainly not beating down the practice, which I say is refreshing, because it provides important counterbalance to the "mexican manager only hires mexicans" trend that most definitely exists in California and pretty much everywhere.
You might be wondering... "What's with your bias against mexicans?"... well...
During the depths of the great recession, the only jobs that were available in places like cle elum where WSU was were low paying retail jobs. The issue was that mexicans had already long seized power in whatever workplaces that existed, so most college students were not able to secure employment in the small town. This affected me because it affected my sister and her friends, whom were quite vocal about the lack of jobs there and the resulting building student debt levels. Oh there were definitely jobs there, just that the mexicans had visibly seized them during the golden years and weren't relinquishing power. So, I'm quite vocal against illegals because it affected people I knew, even if it didn't directly affect me.
Spokane is an interesting place, because it's a white bastion due to a lack of suitable farmland (Climate too cool, sun not powerful enough, river water levels were too low during the summer to enable large scale laborer-necessary agriculture [low rainfall wheat farming is mostly combine based].). Predictably, me moving towards areas with suitable gardening/farming opportunities would make me find illegals in the vicinity. Hostile ones, at that.
I'm not seriously entertaining this idea, but it passed thru.
I wondered if I could buy a cannon and then launch at my neighbor's mobiles the next time he makes an aggression? They are all in a neat line too, so it'd be pretty easy to hit all of them assuming I got the cannon dialed in correctly.
https://www.gunsamerica.com/951706237/M1840-Mt-Howitzer.htm
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Obviously, I'm kidding. I actually think through the consequences unlike my neighbor and I realize 1) It'd likely be suicide 2) Significant jail time if not that, lol. There's practical considerations too like the trees in the way, lol. And unlike my neighbor, I'm not really feeling particularly aggressive.
I find it funny when these articles are hailing all these new 'miracle' drugs, largely because they're more effective than other drugs on the market and yet they have serious affect. But, I find it especially funny since frequent consumption of ordinary foods (Like fish, coffee and cocoa) have a far more significant effect on risk reduction with no serious side effects, in fact, the "side effects" are more often welcoming "side effects", such as noticeably boosting mood, energy and vitality. So, yeah, methinks at this point... Say No To Drugs, lol.
The current drug being hailed is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canakinumab.
On Aug 27, 2017 the results of the CANTOS trial were announced at the European Society of Cardiology and published Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine.[12] CANTOS saw a 15% reduction in deaths from heart attacks, stroke and cardiovascular disease combined. CANTOS also observed serious side-effects, and no statistically significant overall survival benefit. Nonetheless, David Goff, director of the division of cardiovascular sciences at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute feels "public health impact potential is really substantial,” and estimates 3 million Americans might benefit from canakinumab
It specifically targets Interleukin-I, but ordinary foods seem to have a fairly wideranging affect on cellular expression, which would explain its significantly increased and almost all positive effectiveness.
Anyway, I thought about what affects a significant other could have.
Possibly/Ideally...
Mollify that underlying aggression and placate the male. [Probably what my neighbor has at the moment]
Increase ambition and persistence.
Significantly reduce homocysteine/cortisol levels with a healthy sexual relationship (This would translate into "reduce stress", lol.).
I just noticed how this guy posting online said he had married someone he met as a bouncer, and he seemed like such a gentle giant compared to the other posters there who were just ragging on everyone/everything. And, I kind of thought, "He must be happily married", lol.
Anyway, just thinking of it. I'm thinking I could use a dog.
Anyway, thinking about revising dietary practices, but I need to figure out something viable. Had the beans my neighbor made for me and they were delicious and they got rid of the left jaw pain that seemed cardiovascular in nature [I had a whole bunch of ripe bananas earlier that morning, making me think they may have been responsible.].
I need to figure out something viable because I can't just run the electric stove whenever I want off the generator.
And, I wonder how peanut fat compares to animal fat (Say, cheese). I don't know if they're comparable in their dietary affects. I get the sense peanuts have phytates that require vitamin C from fruits and veggies for nutrient absorption, while cheese has no such nutrient inhibiting properties. I get the sense that peanut consumption is particularly beneficial, so I guess peanuts would be as good if not better than cheese in terms of positive health affects. But, that's all an assumption, I don't really know. Cheese also has whole animal protein, while peanuts need paring. In terms of non-fridge storage, peanuts win hands down, lol, so I guess it might be one of those things where I don't really have a practical choice, lol. (I need to be attached to the grid for running a fridge; not running a fridge off the genny (I need all the power I can), generator isn't running at night, and not going to run the fridge off the batteries, lol.)
Anyway, back to the beans.
Need cooking throughout the day because beans can't be stored for 10 hours at warm temperatures.
And for vegetables, I need to increase vegetable intake to roughly "half" of my intake (Not sure how to measure "half" since they aren't high in calories, maybe I'll just do it by weight or serving size. Serving size makes more sense for lighter vegetables, like spinach, so serving size it'll be.), and I want to grow my veggies because hypothetically I can. This was a diabetic doctor's recommendation; half vegetables (broccoli, spinach, tomatos,etc.), quarter starches (Beans, rice, bananas,wheat,corn), quarter fat/protein (animal, nuts, coconut,etc.). Right now I'm doing about 2/3 starches and 1/3 fats, so it looks like I should redress the balance. It's interesting that this was recommended by a diabetician doctor, because it looks like nearly the ideal diet for other animals, like rabbits. Sparing with the starches, high on the veggies. All the old f'ers at the Hong Kong Market were ogling over the veggies.
Looks like 4 hours is the rule for restaurants in the danger zone temps (130 degrees), but I guess if the food was quickly cooled down to 90 degrees, it'd last potentially 3-4 times longer, so potentially be safe the entire day. So, if stored and cooled properly, cooked beans could last the entire day.
For starches, I'm thinking I might want to up the bean intake and reduce the banana intake. Also, could possibly help reduce the food bill down to 35 dollars/week.
And looks like the weather is dry tonight, will start fence install in 17 minutes.
And, the local church had the marquee "Surrender yourself to the lord". It reminded me of that HEB chick just so willingly surrendering to me.
And it makes me wonder what parallels there are there. Maybe religion is more popular among females because they are surrendering themselves to the dominant religious male figure (Jesus), which might not have quite the same appeal to heterosexual men, lol. Maybe the analogy isn't really comparable, but maybe it is.
Ok, time to focus on the fence.
And the fence appears to have some strong iron ties that appear like they need strong wire cutters to remove, cutters I don't have. I'm thinking diagonal cutters. [just confirmed, don't have diagonal cutters]
I think I'd like for the property to dry out for a couple days before walking with regular shoes on it. Or, I'm thinking I could get some rainboots, probably should.
Anyhow, the pride of being a property owner is wearing off I think. I suspect maybe it's because I'm getting to that age where it's somewhat expected and nothing to really be proud of. But maybe it's something else entirely... so many possibilities... recent income... the dangerous neighbor...missing a person I doubt I'll ever see again (A gf for a day, *sigh*, lol)...the idea it feels like I'm "giving up the dream" by seeking employment... the fact that dreams I once had about what I was going to accomplish by this time seems to be further away than I'd like...the feeling like this business is a deadend because my current power solution will knowingly eventually die soon enough and alternatives remain unproven/questionable and it doesn't seem like it should end that way, lol...
Anyway, I was thinking more about the house I intended, and I realized it's beginnings would be more like a shotgun house than anything else, lol, but even that's an inappropriate assessment because it'd be intended to be a single medium sized bedroom and nothing more. I'm reading shotgun houses are associated with "The south" and sure enough, that's where I am, lol. The first arm of the four arms is eventually intended to be 16x50, so a little bit bigger than a standard shotgun house. But, it's questionable if I had enough cash to do said construction, if I would want to construct an opulent structure here so I might just hold off to do construction in a better neighborhood. It'd be better to do it that way simply because the resale value would likely be significantly higher, and plus, it'd be somewhere where I'd like to put all my money into building something I planned on living in longterm. This location really is just an operational site for my business and an entry point into the houston/college-station economy and I once had dreams for it, but 1) It isn't really appealing to choosy females 2) It's dangerous due to certain dangerous people.
I haven't looked at available properties yet, but I'd imagine the kind of property I'd be looking for would be 1[youtube][/youtube]) More expensive 2) MIght have restrictions 3)LIkely have higher taxes. I might be interested in an area that stated "NO MOBILES". And well, obviously, it'd be closer to certain areas with high income jobs. It's interesting it took me sometime in an unrestricted neighborhood to make me realize maybe I'm the type that wants restrictions, not because I necessarily want restrictions, but to minimize unsavory characters. Well, I guess that's what they call experience.
Anyway, definitely getting into regular running/sprinting. The affect on the emotional experience of life is undeniably noticeable and positive. In terms of depth and whatnot. It'd be easier if my running shoes weren't disintegrating after having worn them for what... 3 or 4 months? lol.
I replaced shoes back in december, I replaced them again in april, and it looks like I'm going to replace them again soon, lol. 3 pairs of shoes a year, is that the norm? lol. Looks like every 3 months is the norm for 60 minutes walking a day.
It's interesting seeing that homes in this general area are going for $40,000, including land I think? I think those are likely mobiles but it's interesting because they seemed to be "in town" which is certainly advantageous compared to this location. In town locations at that price are practically unheard of back in Spokane, so it's interesting how affordable an in-town location is.
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From :50-:58, that reminds me of the first few moments, wow. Definitely the brunette at :57. (I just thought it interesting this song came about 2 years after his first song(titled "Grenade") about "You took my love and crushed it", it's not hard to imagine after achieving commercial success, within 2 years, he'd be making this song and releasing it, lol.)
That look on the brunette at :52... wow... that's hot. It's weird I'm finding myself acting like she did immediately after she noticed my glare, in shock, head diverting left, lol. (Maybe that's because I've been replaying that moment over and over again.)
I think I just have a crush on the brunette now, lol. Weird... maybe she had a crush on me and she was feeling those butterflies with her breathlessness like that graphic suggests... it's weird, I didn't think crushes could be generated by assertive/fearless/confident advances, I thought it was something else entirely... something about the person... but... hey... if that's true, that's awfully convenient for those in the know... lol... It's like a love potion for men. Coincidentally, I think it probably works that way vice versa, it does seem like it. Isn't that interesting symmetry? And you thought it would be something special. However, I will state... women /do/ care who you are... in terms of where you work and your 'place' in society whereas the same might not be as true of men, at least after their rational thinking returns, lol. Short-circuiting their rational thought process is kind of fun, though, while it lasts, lol. And... might I say... certainly memorable, lol.
HUH... I thought it was interesting the waterbottles out of conroe's walmart were cleaned out which doesn't make a lot of sense since they weren't really badly flooded... but I think I just realized something... they got sent down to Houston... how so... I don't know... maybe walmart pushed/transferred them to stores down there... maybe profiteers loaded up and went to town selling bottled water at inflated prices. Anyway, just thought it was interesting the walmart there was cleaned out of almost all the canned goods and water bottles. It's interesting because I already maintain a policy of keeping 2 weeks of can goods on me just in case food supply lines go down (Vehicle repairs). I need to get onsite water going but I'm prioritizing the fence and job searching above all, most valuable dollars/time spent there given the ROTI and ROI. (Return on time invested, return on investment)
Anyway, just taking a look at landwatch. It appears a home parcel close to the woodlands (<10 miles) would go for about $15,000. A sugarland parcel goes for about $10,000-$15,000. Yep, so I'm thinking that might be where I might want to move to eventually, if I were to relocate in the Houston area. And look, water and electricity routed through the area and paved road access, isn't that quaint.
You know... this HEB chick... I wonder if she was Christian? Obviously not a bible thumper, lol, but I wonder if she went to church... that would just be so interesting trying to forcefit that situation into the context of self-righteousness of christianity, lol. Weekend christians, lol. I think all the christian girls are likely the boring girls, but, I really don't know. This girl definitely had some kind of attention deficit, so it's very possible she would've been different from the rest regardless of religious affiliations.
Ol' Harvey could grow into a real Wallbanger.
were underneath the van. Aborted trip. Too much smodo. 
(use autocorrect to decipher: somke)
. Which is why I don't assume it applies generally. And, no, I'm not evil with it - I don't manipulate at other people's expense, which is why if it were true, it's definitely not negative. And when it comes to certain people... people I like... I definitely know it's not with insincere intent. Sincere mutually beneficial intent is unquestionably desirable, and the connotations of the word "manipulation" are called into question. Even insincere mutually beneficial intent can't be that bad.
