What the heck kind of gun is this? The suppressor and light are drawing my eye away from the characteristics of the gun its self. Looks like it has a hammer to me. #asknostr #gunstr

I feel you. My mother is 87. Has a whole list of things wrong with her she won’t address. She also has a DNR and has instructed the family not to call an ambulance to save her when something eventually happens. I have to put my own natural reactions in check, I would fight to stay alive. She has accepted the unavoidable reality of death. She doesn’t want to die, but she is ready to die. Pretty baller move when you think about it. At this point I would not be showing love by asking for or trying to convince her to do what I think is best, but rather accepting and supporting her wishes. It sucks, I don’t like it, but that’s what will make her feel better. So I agree to let her finish her life on her terms. Your grandma sounds like she is in the process of getting to acceptance of her own mortality. The best thing you can do is to give her what she wants and stop pressuring her to do what you want. Buy her a carton of smokes, tell her you love her and you’ll support her in whatever she wants. That will make her happy. It won’t fix anything, but it will make her happy.

I got to see the original in person once. One of the most beautiful cars ever made. I found a builder that made a correct kit, very true to the original, but he didn’t return calls and I wasn’t about to drop $60K with someone that had poor customer service, otherwise I’d own one right now.

It’s illegal now. “FDA banned mercury containing merthiolate in over the counter products in the late 1990s “ But I bet it prevented a lot of infections in the pre-antibiotic era.

This is a critical part of elder care that most people don’t recognize. Just having a normal conversation with someone who is near the end of their life has a positive effect. A big change is coming, a change they have no control over and that’s uncomfortable for anyone. Talking about the weather, what they are having for dinner, anything normal significantly reduces anxiety. I spend time with a lot of elderly and even a 30 minute conversation can soothe anxious feelings. Listening and interacting without offering solutions seems to work best for me. Practicing “feel, felt, found” without saying “I know what you are going through” because we don’t, often creates a net positive in their temporary mood.

Give it to the government so it can be distributed “to each according to need’” 🤣

Welcome to Nostr.

While cooling off in between exercises I had my shirt off and one of the other firefighters was like “Dude you’re fucking jacked. What do you take.” My response “I raised the animal I ate for lunch. What did you eat?”…boneless wings and fries from Chick-fil-A. There’s a difference.

I completed the “live burn” portion of my firefighter training today. 52 Years old and outperforming people half my age. Work for yourself, grow what you eat, touch grass, get sun and you can do anything.