Kevin David

paul wheaton wrote:

Reducing sleaze is where I put the emphasis.

What sleaze is woven into grocery store food.  Or food at a restaurant.  Even what is labeled as organic.  


And if you grow your own food, you know the full story.  And growing your own food is a powerful anti-sleaze.  While simultaneously reducing interaction with sleaze.


Gardening ...  community ... natural building ...  bodgering ...   these things are the cure for sleaze.

I'm a bit confused. Weren't your initial examples of sleaze these tasks like dealing banks, web issues, and medical staff? I was suggesting that taking time to find ways to reduce these burdens would allow more time for spoon-increasing activities, such as the gardening you mention. It seems like sleaze is preventing you from getting to the spoon-increasing activities,  therefore brainstorming sleaze-reduction strategies would be essential in my opinion. Otherwise,  there isn't enough time for spoon-increasing, and the spoons are always fighting off the deficit from out of control sleaze anyway.

Sleaze reduction would allow for much more gardening.  You say gardneing is very powerful against sleaze, but it's only powerful when we actually get around to doing it......Or am I missing part of this concept?

Reducing sleaze is where I put the emphasis. I relate to spoon theory because of my history of crohn's. Putting high quality food in my body felt utterly pointless when it was all flying through me quickly due to a crohn's flare. Whatever stopped the flare was of significantly greater importance than eating high quality food. After all, the inflammation was harming my body far more than some hypothetical junk food that would allow me space to get into remission (not that I had to eat junk food, I'm just making a hypothetical situation).

Likewise,  I think that sometimes adding some sleaze into your life can reduce greater sleaze later. I have an annoying primary care physician right now. He doesn't like to run any labwork without a visit, but then the visits never add anything to his plan.  I'm considering going through the sleaze of getting a new doctor because I think the sleaze required to get a new doctor will be less than the sleaze to deal with this guy over the long run.

I really like Cal Newport's book Slow Productivity and I think it applies heavily to the concept of spoons and sleaze. He recommends taking time out to consider the downstream tasks that may accumulate when taking on a new project before committing to it.

As for adding spoons, nothing adds spoons for me better than breathing exercises and qigong. I've stopped flare ups, gained focus, energy, and improved my mood in massive ways by taking time out for breathing exercises and qigong.

In summary,
1) Sleaze reduction is my top priority
2) Some strategic sleaze can reduce greater amounts of sleaze
3) Making a habit of predicting future sleaze before taking on tasks can reduce future sleaze pathways
4) Assessing your sleaze points and spoon revenue activities on a routine basis (like a daily, weekly, or monthly review) can help to find flaws in your routine and increase spoon net profit.

Flying to India and back to America about once a year, maybe year and a half.  I haven't done it in 5 years now due to health and family issues, but I totally want to get back to it. I want to live in India again,  but spend summers with my elderly parents.

Also,  when I was in India I had to leave every 6 months due to visa restrictions. I might fly to Dubai for a week,  or Sri Lanka, etc.

Beau M. Davidson wrote:

Kevin David wrote:I didn't realize I purchased the cancer podcast when I was logged out. When I got an email with the link, I clicked it and suddenly I had a new account which the purchase is now associated with.  I'd like the purchase to be in this account if possible.  Sorry for the trouble.

r ranson wrote:Cool a puzzle.

Can you post from the other account so I can see the details?  I think there's a button around here I can use to fix this.  But I have to see both accounts to make it work.  

Kevin David wrote:OK,  this is the new account that was created.  I'd like the cancer podcast purchase on the Kevin David account.  Thanks.

I did some stuff, and it looks like you're all set.  Can you make sure you have access to the private forum that comes with that podcast purchase?

I have access. Thanks.  I had sent a PM to Paul through the "contact the creator" link in the purchase email. I thought I'd mention that just in case someone wants to tell him the problem is solved.

r ranson wrote:Cool a puzzle.

Can you post from the other account so I can see the details?  I think there's a button around here I can use to fix this.  But I have to see both accounts to make it work.  

OK,  this is the new account that was created.  I'd like the cancer podcast purchase on the Kevin David account.  Thanks.

I didn't realize I purchased the cancer podcast when I was logged out. When I got an email with the link, I clicked it and suddenly I had a new account which the purchase is now associated with.  I'd like the purchase to be in this account if possible.  Sorry for the trouble.

Nancy, the peas did seem healthy in spite of the discoloration.  Also, I recall neem oil did seem to help with all the problems. The nibblers were causing far less damage and it seemed like the white stuff didn't show up anywhere new after using the neem spray.

I never tested it. I never did a lot of things I was talking about at that time. I spent a lot of time in the hospital shortly after and vanished from permies. But now it's time to get back at it.

I'm starting to think about this year's garden. Do I need to throw out that soil or can I fix it somehow to avoid having this problem again?

If I lived in the countryside(or even had a backyard) I'd find a use for it. I could use it for composting waste, but we don't have space for that here.

My understanding is that I'd have to do thermothilic composting to kill off whatever was causing that infection. I'm not set up for that type of composting.

I'm not sure I'm right about anything I'm saying here, which is why writing this message.

I’m not sure about a blue heeler…especially the one that photo. I may want poultry instead of livestock. All depends on my diet. But I’m thinking at the moment ducks and geese. And for a dog, a golden retriever.

Trace Oswald wrote:Animals need love far more than they need space, within reason.  As long as the cat gets time to be outside too, it will be fine.

This isn't an anti-cat post, we have 13 ourselves with the new one we just got because some giant steaming heap of shit threw it out of a car window onto the road to be killed.  I'm just curious, why a cat rather than a dog?  As I said, we have both, but I find dogs to be far better traveling and adventure companions.  Both can, of course, be great company and great friends, just curious why you want to go cat instead of dog?

I was waiting for someone to ask this…
1) I simply love cats and desperately miss having one

2) I’d like a dog also, eventually. However, I’ve never had one. We didn’t have them growing up. The idea of getting one intimidates me a bit. I’d like to start with something familiar since it’s been a long time since I’ve had a pet.

3) I started deer hunting a few years ago, but shortly after I became so ill that I haven’t hunted since. I loved it. I really want to try upland and waterfowl hunting. See which(if not both) appeals to me. Then get the dog for the job. Or, maybe neither will appeal to me strongly enough to get a dog for hunting.

4) I don’t know if I’ll want some kind of farm dog yet. Maybe I’ll want a dog to protect livestock. I’m not sure what I even want to grow yet because my diet fluctuates wildly the last few years due to experimentations for my health. Whatever diet I settle on will determine what I grow, what kind of animals I may have, etc. For example, I said I loved hunting. But I’d give up hunting in a heartbeat if a vegan diet fixed my health issues.

C. Letellier, nice to know you and Trace also think my plan is alright. Thanks to both of you for your input.