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Double Doody – fun with the cyclospora stomach bug

Hoo boy, what a week I had last week. The cyclospora parasite made it pure misery. For several days, I didn t dare stray far from a bathroom. Fortunately, I got smart, acted quickly, and was back on my feet much sooner than I could ve been. Here s my story. Friday evening, June 26th, my wife was [ ]

Havana Syndrome: Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to a series of mysterious ailments | CNN Politics

Now CNN is reporting on the mystery device. There is a lot of smoke to this fire. The Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device purchased in an undercover operation that some investigators think could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments impacting US spies, diplomats and troops that [ ]

Jurisdictions Work Toward Easier Single Sign-On for Residents

Larimer County, Colorado, has already centralized identity and access management (IAM) for hundreds of internal government applications, radically simplifying work life for county employees. Now, the county wants to extend that approach to resident services. The county uses a cloud-based identity management platform to give staff members access to all the resources they need for [ ]

US used powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees during Maduro raid: witness account

WASHINGTON — The US used a powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees, “bleeding through the nose” and vomiting blood, during the daring raid to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, according to a witness account posted Saturday on X by the White House press secretary. In a jaw-dropping interview, the guard described how [ ]

Exclusive: U.S. has been testing a captured device linked to Havana Syndrome, sources say

So, a recent news story claimed that a secretive, powerful, directed-energy weapon was used by U.S. Special Forces to slaughter Venezuelan troops during Maduro s capture. Today there are rumors that such a device is indeed in the hands of the U.S. Military. I didn t fully trust the report from Venezuela but now I am intensely [ ]

The last days of the Southern drawl

Around Raleigh I hear fewer and fewer Southern accents and I think it s sad. I can still muster up mine but it seems to only come out when I m around other Southerners. The ratio of Southerners in Raleigh seems to be dropping by the day. On Sundays after church, my family would pile into our [ ]

The last days of the Southern drawl

Around Raleigh I hear fewer and fewer Southern accents and I think it s sad. I can still muster up mine but it seems to only come out when I m around other Southerners. The ratio of Southerners in Raleigh seems to be dropping by the day. On Sundays after church, my family would pile into our [ ]

A look back at 2025, part 1

I see I have a blog here and think it might be fun to add something to it every now and then. The page has now turned on 2025 and many are saying good riddance! This year, I don t know if I share that sentiment. Sure, a lot of undesired stuff happened but there are [ ]

ICE raids Hyundai plant in Georgia

Trump is doing his damnedest to destroy our economy. South Korea says many of its nationals were detained in immigration raid on Hyundai facility in Georgia The South Korean government said Friday it had expressed regret to the U.S. Embassy over the raid at a battery plant under construction at one of the state s largest [ ]

I am a drummer

The winter before last, I bought an electronic drum kit from Facebook Marketplace. Seemed like a deal and I d always wanted to learn, so why not? I drove a few hours to the seller s home somewhere south of Charlotte and hauled it back home. It sat in our playroom for a little while until I [ ]