Thursday, November 30, 2017

I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU

I believe everything I read.

Especially if it comes chasing me.

I got this today. It ran me down and gave me a good hard bite.

I think I'm rich now.

Things will be different. It'll be just me and MR. JOHN KELLY or me and MG Timothy J. Lowenberg, Adjutant General and Director State Military or me and MR. JEH JOHNSON the now Secretary of U.S Department of Homeland Security of America or me and ODO TAYE from here on out. One of them guys. At least one. Maybe all of them. Maybe they're all the same guy, you think?

The jury is still out. I might have to wait a day or two to see just how this situation shakes out, but I do feel like a whole new person already, kinda.

Wanted. Needed. Singled out.

So then.

I don't think I'm allowed to talk to you any more, from here on out, seeing as I have a new status.

Bye. (Details below.)

MR. JOHN KELLY "www."@festa.ocn.wtf.jp

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,

MG Timothy J. Lowenberg, Adjutant General and Director State Military

Department Washington Military Dept., Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash

98430-5000 USA

ATTENTION: PLEASE

I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU IN GOOD SPIRIT AND IN GOOD HEALTH? BECAUSE I AM QUITE AWARE OF YOUR LOSSES IN THE PAST YEARS NOW, IT MAY SURPRISE YOU THAT I AM ALSO AWARE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES PURSUIT IN BENIN, GHANA, TOGO, NIGERIA, SPAIN, FRANCE, MALAYSIA, INDONESIA, CHINA, AND KOREA, MY NAME IS MR. JEH JOHNSON THE NOW SECRETARY OF U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF AMERICA , AM IN CHARGE TO MONITORED ALL FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN AFRICA EUROPE AND ASIA. I HAVE BEEN IN THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NOW SINCE THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA, MONITORING THE VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS GOING ON IN AFRICA, EUROPE AND ASIA, MOST ESPECIALLY CONSIGNMENTS CASES AND BANK TRANSFER. I DO NOT INTEND TO SPOIL YOUR DAY OR TO PUT YOU UNDER DURESS. BUT YOU CAN NOT RECEIVE ANY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENTS BOXES PURSUIT, WITHOUT A CLEARANCE FROM THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. HOWEVER, UPON MY ARRIVAL IN BENIN REPUBLIC AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH OUR PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA AND UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BANI-MOON, DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES FROM AFRICA ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA,SOUTH AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE BENIN GOVERNMENT AND NIGERIA OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY AND AFRICA.

WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE BENIN PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU, I FOUND YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FILE LYING ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIR OFFICE DESK WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION ON A THOROUGH SCRUTINY I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR DELIVERY AGENT. MEANWHILE, I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRIED TO REACH YOU, BUT NO WAY AND THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT YOUR DELIVERY AGENT BUT TO NO AVAIL. TO MY GREATEST SURPRISE, DURING MY RECENT ROUTINE RE-CHECKING, I PERSONALLY DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTENT DECLARATION DOCUMENTS STATED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER US$4.5 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU EARLIER BEFORE NOW. BASED ON THIS PERSONAL DISCOVERY, I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WITH MY POSITION AND POWER AS THE SECRETARY OF U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, I CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY CLEAR YOUR CONSIGNMENT FUND, BUT YOU MUST AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,DC FROM BENIN, WHO HAS BEEN INTERCEPTING ALL YOUR TELEPHONE CALLS, WITH THE HELP OF MTN, TIGO VODAFONE AND AIR-TEL NETWORK BENIN.

I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE IN BENIN REPUBLIC, ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING AND SENDING MONEY TO PEOPLES IN BENIN, GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA, TOGO, BENIN, AND NIGERIA , WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR. YOU ARE ALSO DEALING WITH A BANK, AND OTHER NAMES WHICH I AM STILL WAITING TO BE FORWARDED TO ME FROM OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON DC. WHO HAVE MONITORED ALL YOUR DEALINGS WITH THIS HOODLUM?

YOU ARE ADVICE TO HENCE FORT STOP FURTHER DEALINGS WITH ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED PEOPLE, UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION. BECAUSE YOU’RE DEALING WITH THEM IS TERMED AS ILLEGAL TRANSACTION. I WISH TO INFORM THAT WE THE HOMELAND SECURITY IS ON LOOK OUT FOR ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED NAME, MOSTLY THOSE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF WEST AFRICAN DEBT WESTERN UNION AND MONEY GRAM AND PROPERTY RECOVERY BENIN. ALL THIS MENTIONED PEOPLE ARE IMPOSTOR, AND WE INTEND TO APPREHEND THEM SOON. I WANT YOU TO PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING, AND DEALING WITH THEM UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION. I WISH TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT THAT WAS HANDLE OVER TO ME AFTER THE MEETING HELD BETWEEN ME AND SOME OF THE TOP PARLIAMENT MEMBERS OF BENIN AND THE FOREIGN AFFAIR MINSTER IN THE BENIN CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS COTONOU, DUE TO THE DELAY FOR YOU NOT HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX FOR LONG TIME NOW. ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FEES AND AUTHORIZED THE GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC TO ALLOW ME FLY WITH YOUR APPROVED CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY WHICH THEY HAVE AGREED. THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX RECEIVED IN YOUR POSSESSION IS THE WEIGHT FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH IS SUM OF$100.00 ONLY.

IN ORDER WORDS YOUR BOX IS WITH ME NOW AND I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY OR STATE AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU AND I WILL BE COMING ALONG WITH YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT, BUT REMEMBER THAT AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I AM A US GOVERNMENT SECURITY AGENT AND I HAVE THE POWER TO GO THROUGH ANY AIRPORT CUSTOMS WITHOUT INSPECTING WHAT I CARRY ALONG. AND AS SOON AS I ARRIVE IN YOUR STATE I WILL GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL FOR YOU TO GIVE ME DIRECTION TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN MEET FACE TO FACE AND HAND OVER YOUR BOX TO YOU BEFORE PROCEEDING BACK TO THE STATES. SO I WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR PROPER UNDERSTANDING BY FILLING THE ATTACH HOMELAND SECURITY REGISTRATION FORM OKAY.

BENEFICIARY NAME:......................... ........

ADDRESS:...................... .............................

TEL PHONE:........................ ........................

OCCUPATION:................... .........................

COUNTRY:...................... .............................

SEX:.......................... .............................. ......

AS SOON AS I ARRIVE I SHALL CALL YOU ON YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER THEN MEET YOU IN PERSON AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE I RETURN BACK TO WASHINGTON DC. I HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH ON THE COST OF DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS RECEIVED BY YOU. SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE EVERY THING HAS BEEN DONE OK. THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM OUR PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA. ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX, FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY AGAIN. SINCE YOU WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT SINCE

PLEASE SEND THE FEE VIA MONEY GRAM OFFICE WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION.

RECEIVER'S NAME:............ ODO TAYE

COUNTRY:........... BENIN REPUBLIC

CITY:.................COTONOU

AMOUNT:..........$150.00

MTCN:........

SENDER'S NAME:.............

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE THROUGH MONEY GRAM OFFICE TODAY MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION. ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR CONFIRMATION AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE HANDLING OVER OF YOUR FUND TO YOU. ALSO YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO US ANY MAIL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FROM PEOPLE FOR PROPER VERIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION BEFORE YOU DEAL WITH THEM OKAY.

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE WITH THE PAYMENT, MY DEAR, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND HAVE TO COMPLY AND YOUR BOX SHALL BE DELIVERING TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS. BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3 DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN I WILL DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO US GOVERNMENT FUND OR BENIN GOVERNMENT TREASURY. PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY.

SINCERELY YOURS,

MR. JOHN KELLY

+229 658123494

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Bite Me With Abandon

I'm learning. It's fun.

It started a little over two years ago one morning while I was out walking and listening to The Current on CBC radio.

I was living in Port Angeles, WA at the time, only a few miles south of Victoria, BC, and well within range of the CBC Radio One transmitter. I had a clear signal. That was good, because I've made real changes since then, inspired by what I heard that morning.

The guest that morning was Nina Teicholz, flogging her new book The Big Fat Surprise. To summarize what I heard: Fat is OK. Fat never was a problem. Eat it.

To get a bit more specific while still over-simplifying, three points.

  • Eating fat doesn't make you fat.
  • Eating cholesterol-rich foods does not increase the blood level of cholesterol.
  • Saturated fat does not cause heart disease.

Teicholz spent 10 years digging through more than half a century of nutritional research, reading the original papers, reviewing the original data sets, and interviewing any still-living researchers.

A big deal has been made since the 1960s of the connection between eating fat and coronary heart disease. Meanwhile, the rate of that disease has fallen dramatically and both obesity and diabetes have increased radically.

So you could say that eating less fat and more carbohydrates have been successful in a left-handed sort of way. Except that there is and never has been a connection between eating cholesterol or saturated fat, or any animal fat, and developing heart disease. It's a fraud, and has been all along.

Along with that, carbohydrates (sugar especially), are looking to be really bad. That seems to be where a lot of obesity and diabetes come from.

Ancel Keys was the primary player in promoting the "Diet-Heart Hypothesis" that inspired the no-fat craze of the last few decades. He was at best a poor researcher, and even committed scientific fraud to promote his ideas, but he was a great political in-fighter and bulldozed right over those opposed to his hunches. Because that's what they were, but he knew he was right, so a little tweaking of data here, conclusions there, sample sizes, populations studied, geographical areas, and so on were, in his eyes, justified.

But no longer.

It's known now that a fundamental element of Keyes's "research" was the island of Crete. He apparently loved it. He went there at least three times. The last visit was a key element of the invention of the Mediterranean Diet, which didn't exist until two Italian women invented it in the 1960s.

During Keyes's third visit to Crete, he studied a few men (men only), and discovered that they were eating what they ripped out of their gardens, fish, and wine. And they seemed healthy. And a lot of them were both old and healthy. That was during the Christian season of Lent, a time of penance.

That's why the were eating fish. It was punishment for their sins. They preferred red meat, which they habitually ate during normal times. Keyes chose not to notice.

He also ignored Germany and France, the two most populous European countries, where people happily ate lots of saturated fat and also did not have much heart disease. He ignored Germany and France because what was going on in Germany and France didn't fit his preconception of the origins of heart disease.

So dietary science isn't. All the answers aren't in yet, but there is to this day no proof that either red meat or the fat that goes with it is anything but supremely healthy.

As meat has been saying all along: "Bite me with abandon."

Other things I've learned:

  • Calories don't exist. A calorie is a unit of energy. It is a useful concept in physics and chemistry, but doesn't apply to metabolism.

    Food calories (kilo calories, or "Calories", each one the equivalent of 1000 "small" calories), are determined by burning a piece of food in an oxygen environment. This has no relationship whatsoever with what happens to that food inside any animal body. It may be passed through undigested, might be consumed by gut bacteria, could be digested and then stored in the body and not "burned", or is possibly metabolized completely.

    But no matter what happens, body metabolism is not "burning" in any sense other than that electrons are transferred from one molecule to another. It is not at all the simple physical process that actual burning is.

    Weighing food is just as good as counting calories. Eyeballing the volume of food is also as good. For anyone counting calories, they have to learn how many calories of which do what. In other words, you have to convert from a quantity of food to what happens to you after you've eaten a lot of that food over time. By trial and error.

    There is no formula because metabolism, as noted, isn't a simple physical process, so why bother with calories when they have no relevance? Simply measuring by the teaspoon, tablespoon, or cupful is easier and just as precise.

  • Salt intake is probably not an issue, except in a very few special situations. James J. DiNicolantonio has just written a book titled The Salt Fix, which contains possibly unsubstantiated or poorly-supported claims about human ancestors eating much more salt than modern humans, but the interesting point to me is that normal kidneys, according to the author, can remove from the bloodstream about one teaspoonful of salt every five minutes. Which sounds pretty effective.

    I can't tell if this is true or not, but it's worth keeping track of.

  • Sugar is bad, probably. No one knows for sure because dietary research so far hasn't been either scientific or reliable, but there is growing biochemical evidence.
  • Carbohydrates are bad, probably. No one knows this for sure either, but Gary Taubes and others are bringing the tools of investigative journalism and basic rationality to this subject and to that of sugar.
  • Eating plant fats is iffy at best. Olive oil is trendy but for most of human history it was burned in oil lamps to provide light.

    Most human populations, let alone pre-humans, had no access to olive oil, ever, so it's a strange food, but since it was available in some areas, it is less strange than soybean oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil, corn oil, sesame seed oil, or the others. These substances are the result of intense industrial processing. It is literally impossible to go up to any plant on earth, bite it, and end up with oil running down your jaw.

    Vegetable fats do not occur naturally.

    They have to be forced out of plants, so they are not in any way actual foods, although various amounts of vegetable fats occur in various plants, mixed in as a minor component with indigestible fiber, protein, starch, and sugar.

    Humans evolved eating mammal meat, and the fat thereof, which is universally available on every continent, Antarctica excluded, but humans have never lived on Antarctica so that's a moot point. Since humans evolved eating the fat of mammal meat, we're adapted to it, and it's probably very good for us. Research has not decided this issue ether way, although it has been proven that humans can live indefinitely and healthily on meat alone.

  • Anti-oxidants are most likely bogus. There has been research showing beneficial effects, but there has also been research showing that chocolate candy has beneficial effects. Sponsored by Mars, the candy company. Go figure, eh?

    Chocolate: out. Red wine: Not a health food, and maybe not healthy in any way. Coffee? Meh.

I'm still learning. It's fun.