Doc Suture

Phoenix family doc. Traditional conservative with a libertarian streak; Christian disciple. If you feel laconic, take two aphorisms & call me in the morning.

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Listening to others beliefs and questioning your own is a foundation of knowledge. Never be afraid to explore new ideas, you may reinforce your current understanding, or doubt, even refute, what you have heretofore held sacrosanct. Remain sceptical. #wisdom #knowledge #truth

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Some of the first assault units at Omaha Beach suffered devastating losses, and many of the young men in these photographs would not survive the war. But the claim that 90% of the men in the first boats died on D-Day is not accurate.

The real numbers are still staggering. On June 6, 1944, roughly 156,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy. About 10,000 became casualties, including approximately 4,400 killed. Omaha Beach was by far the bloodiest sector, with some individual companies suffering catastrophic losses in the opening minutes, but even there the overall casualty rate was nowhere near 90% of the landing force. In some units, over 90% became casualties, but “casualties” includes wounded and missing, not only those killed.

None of this diminishes the extraordinary sacrifice of the British, American, Canadian, Free French, Polish, Norwegian, Dutch, Belgian, Australian, New Zealand, Greek, and other Allied soldiers, sailors, and airmen who took part in D-Day. Many were barely more than boys, and thousands never came home. Their courage helped change the course of history.

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@Judianna At my advanced age I am far too likely to give a $h!t but, unfortunately, rarely able to give a fµ¢k.

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@lippyent Dust in the wind or the world’s oldest man. We’ll see!

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@RobertaFresque2 Call the police and leave it undisturbed.

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Great article, but buried beneath the more sensational “they used it to make sourdough bread” angle are the truly important discoveries: the yeast unexpectedly appears capable of breaking down phenol, which could have applications in cleaning contaminated environments, and Ötzi’s gut contains unique bacteria that may help researchers better understand modern gastroenterological disorders, including IBS and even bowel cancer.

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Scientists find yeast in frozen mummy's guts and they used it to make a sourdough bread. https://t.co/b1JdmVZfuZ

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As obnoxious as it is, she is entitled to her opinion, and I will defend her right to express it, while reserving my own right to debate her vigorously.

While many decry the “loss of freedom” in the USA, they ignore the fact that in over half the world’s countries, expressing such opinions could result in censure, imprisonment, or worse.

I came to the USA voluntarily and legally, became a citizen as soon as I had earned that privilege, and swore to uphold the Constitution and renounce allegiance to my former country. So yes, I will uphold her right to be an ignorant buffoon.

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Aunt Lucy’s was part of my childhood in Kingston, Ontario. Whenever we visited, we had a meal there. One of my earliest memories is the owner proudly showing off an early microwave oven in the kitchen in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

As a child, my favourite meal was “chicken in a basket” featuring Colonel Sanders’ Kentucky Fried Chicken which, at that time, was not sold in dedicated KFC outlets but through family restaurants.

Aunt Lucy’s later built a KFC stand on the property and owned the local franchise rights for years. Our last visit was in 2015, just before it closed, more than 45 years after my first visit.

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@Aestheticsn1 “🎵Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m … 🎵”

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@Hania16836 Fixed it for you.

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@KhanSaba1278 BS story, rage bait.

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@shouq_al90149 Flatulence.

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@Marlayna29 Grande cañon.

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@Oldtimers365 Feet. My feet.

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@Kinza1278 All four, and two of my great-grandmothers.

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Your entire career was based on spotting which way the parade was moving, then rushing to the front so it looked as though you were leading it. By constantly shifting among contradictory positions, you created a system where any successful outcome could later be claimed as your victory, while every failure came with ready-made plausible deniability.

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I always use a two-syllable name for dogs since they tend to respond better to short names with a clear, easy cadence. If you want a car-brand dog name, here are a few possibilities: Packard, Plymouth, Hudson, Saturn, Hummer, Tucker, Edsel, Doozy, Bricklin, Austin, Morris, Triumph, Rover, Hillman, Singer, Sunbeam, Jensen, Panhard, Talbot, Wartburg, Trabant, and Yugo.

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@lippyent Hi.

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I am not going to defend Donald Trump, but you really don’t have your head screwed on right, or it’s stuck so far up the Democratic partisan ass that you can’t think clearly, if you believe that nonsense about Joe Biden.

He was essentially a Hail Mary pass in 2020. Even then, there were obvious early signs of cognitive decline, but he was selected because he was viewed as a “safe” candidate to run against a president who, despite constant controversy and a chaotic administration, had overseen a fairly strong economy for three years before SARS-CoV-2 and the Covid pandemic changed everything. Incumbent presidents are usually difficult to defeat, but the political and economic shock of Covid made Trump uniquely vulnerable. Almost any reasonably acceptable Democratic candidate likely would have won in that environment.

As for the Biden administration itself, it was one of the most incompetent administrations since Herbert Hoover. Much of the decision-making appeared to come from unelected handlers and bureaucratic insiders operating behind the scenes, but it still happened under Biden’s presidency and therefore under his responsibility.

What went wrong over those four years? Massive additional spending layered on top of already enormous pandemic expenditures, which further accelerated inflation. Border policies that allowed millions of illegal immigrants into the country. Policies perceived as hostile to domestic oil and gas production. A disastrously executed withdrawal from Afghanistan. Weak and inconsistent responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Continued Iranian advancement toward nuclear capability while also supporting proxy terrorism throughout the Middle East.

And yes, I already know the response will be, “But what about Trump?” As I said at the beginning, I am not defending Donald Trump. Both of his administrations had serious flaws and controversies. But you made this specifically about Joe Biden, and viewed objectively, he will go down as one of the worst presidents in modern American history.

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@otokyo Pale blue chocolate biscuit

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When my uncle would visit us in Canada from the UK, my mother would insist that he get some rest after the long trip and because of the jet lag. He preferred spending family time together over a meal, and his response was always, “You’ll get enough sleep when you’re dead, but you always have to eat when alive.”

Well, you get pretty skinny when you’re dead, so…