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I have a story for you if you have a moment. It's about prayer, answers to prayer, and grace.
So, one day (in the year 2011), I lost my little notebook with the voicemail password for my mom's phone. I couldn't find it. I needed it. I prayed for help finding it, but try as I might, I didn't find it then. So, I went on to do something else.
Then, I couldn't find my tax binder where I put a lot of my financial stuff. My mom didn't know where it was. I looked everywhere I thought it would be—or could be—but, I didn't find it.
Because it was still lost, I prayed for help. Then, I got the thought that I still had a lot of places to look, even though I really didn't think the binder was in any of those places. But, I figured if I did my part and did everything I could first, then God would step in and help me find it.
I began to look around in places I had previous neglected (because I didn't think it likely to be there). One of them was under my bed. It wasn't there, but when I turned around, before I got up, I saw a stack of things on a large plastic bin up by my window; I saw my tax binder in the stack! I felt it was a direct answer to prayer and a sign of God's grace. Then, I got up to get it; I removed a box of Legos to unveil the tax binder, and I found the notebook with the voicemail instructions (which I may have forgotten about) there with it! That was miraculous. I knew of no reason those two things would be there, let alone together (they were completely unrelated objects).
It was a cool experience.
I knew that God had answered my prayer with grace because I had been willing to do what I could first, even if it didn't seem like enough.
Sometimes, God doesn't directly show you where something is, but through grace changes your perspective so you can plainly see what was once hidden from view. But, we should be willing to get down on our knees, and look under that bed.
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So, one day (in the year 2011), I lost my little notebook with the voicemail password for my mom's phone. I couldn't find it. I needed it. I prayed for help finding it, but try as I might, I didn't find it then. So, I went on to do something else.
Then, I couldn't find my tax binder where I put a lot of my financial stuff. My mom didn't know where it was. I looked everywhere I thought it would be—or could be—but, I didn't find it.
Because it was still lost, I prayed for help. Then, I got the thought that I still had a lot of places to look, even though I really didn't think the binder was in any of those places. But, I figured if I did my part and did everything I could first, then God would step in and help me find it.
I began to look around in places I had previous neglected (because I didn't think it likely to be there). One of them was under my bed. It wasn't there, but when I turned around, before I got up, I saw a stack of things on a large plastic bin up by my window; I saw my tax binder in the stack! I felt it was a direct answer to prayer and a sign of God's grace. Then, I got up to get it; I removed a box of Legos to unveil the tax binder, and I found the notebook with the voicemail instructions (which I may have forgotten about) there with it! That was miraculous. I knew of no reason those two things would be there, let alone together (they were completely unrelated objects).
It was a cool experience.
I knew that God had answered my prayer with grace because I had been willing to do what I could first, even if it didn't seem like enough.
Sometimes, God doesn't directly show you where something is, but through grace changes your perspective so you can plainly see what was once hidden from view. But, we should be willing to get down on our knees, and look under that bed.
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It is unfortunately common practice for people, businesses, and governments to spread pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, miticides, mosquitocides, pollutants, and who knows what else all over the place, often even. They seem to think that once they are no longer the pesticide or herbicide, that they are no longer a concern, and many times seem to suppose that they disappear altogether. What they seem to neglect is that matter doesn't just disappear. It either remains what it is or turns into something else, and you may or may not like that something else.
Loads of people are probably wondering how to combat inflation. So, let's address that—
Would you believe that we're already combating inflation, but not on purpose?
Think of it this way: The less you can do with your money, the less that money is worth. The more you can do with it, the more it is worth. (Inflation-wise.)
Okay, so in the USA, what's the standard of living? Let's analyze things pre-pandemic, since that kind of mixed things up a little.
Here's my perception of what the standard of living has been for other people in recent years (not necessarily for me):
* Food (grocery store visits, frequent restaurant trips, ordering pizza frequently, tipping the deliverer, or the servers, etc.)
* Personal care products (a whole lot of them)
* Child care products
* Cleaning products
* TV and movies (Prime Video, Netflix, movie theater visits, cable, etc.)
* Smartphones (along with phone services), tablets, laptops, desktop computers, e-readers, etc.
* Cars
* Gas
* Many kinds of insurance
* Fees
* Taxes
* Real estate / housing / utilities
* Business expenses
* Pesticides/herbicides
* Lawn care
* Pet supplies and services
* Appliances, devices, etc.
* Supplements
* Travel abroad
* Vacations
* Visiting family or friends far away
* Saving for children's educations
* Education
And so on and so forth.
How much of that is actually 100% necessary to sustain life? Well, it probably depends, but by and large, these things are necessary (and necessity is in the eye of the beholder):
* Food
* Water
* Safety
* Somewhere to live
Imagine if those were the only things people could buy, suddenly. What would happen to all the money people were spending on other stuff? Well, it would cause a lot of inflation, that's what. It would cost a lot more to buy food, since there would be so much more money not being spent on other stuff.
So, how do you handle inflation? You increase the available desirable goods and services that people want (especially if they lack physical presence, and especially if they're not necessary). The more things you can buy, the more your money is worth.
Yeah, there are probably other ways to deal with inflation (e.g. destroying money, reducing the need for money, changing the currency, etc.). …
Digital goods are particularly interesting because they lack physical presence, and there's no limit to them. They don't need to be manufactured over and over again. So, new people can keep on buying them forever.
You might be under the delusion that people buying more digital goods means they'll be using just as-many-digital-goods-as-they've-purchased the same amount they would use one digital good, for each thing, if they had only one good. But, that's not the reality. If someone buys a billion digital movies, they'll probably still watch only a a few to several movies a week (and a lot of those might not be from among those they own anyway). The supplier of the movies isn't going to have to increase server capacity exponentially, in order to accommodate a ridiculous amount of increased viewership from that individual. There's no reason not to worry about viewers owning too many movies in this regard. The more movies they buy, the less they probably watch any one in particular. One person usually only watches one movie at a time. You won't see a thousand movies streaming at once from one person's account. Maybe two or three at the most.
Would you believe that we're already combating inflation, but not on purpose?
Think of it this way: The less you can do with your money, the less that money is worth. The more you can do with it, the more it is worth. (Inflation-wise.)
Okay, so in the USA, what's the standard of living? Let's analyze things pre-pandemic, since that kind of mixed things up a little.
Here's my perception of what the standard of living has been for other people in recent years (not necessarily for me):
* Food (grocery store visits, frequent restaurant trips, ordering pizza frequently, tipping the deliverer, or the servers, etc.)
* Personal care products (a whole lot of them)
* Child care products
* Cleaning products
* TV and movies (Prime Video, Netflix, movie theater visits, cable, etc.)
* Smartphones (along with phone services), tablets, laptops, desktop computers, e-readers, etc.
* Cars
* Gas
* Many kinds of insurance
* Fees
* Taxes
* Real estate / housing / utilities
* Business expenses
* Pesticides/herbicides
* Lawn care
* Pet supplies and services
* Appliances, devices, etc.
* Supplements
* Travel abroad
* Vacations
* Visiting family or friends far away
* Saving for children's educations
* Education
And so on and so forth.
How much of that is actually 100% necessary to sustain life? Well, it probably depends, but by and large, these things are necessary (and necessity is in the eye of the beholder):
* Food
* Water
* Safety
* Somewhere to live
Imagine if those were the only things people could buy, suddenly. What would happen to all the money people were spending on other stuff? Well, it would cause a lot of inflation, that's what. It would cost a lot more to buy food, since there would be so much more money not being spent on other stuff.
So, how do you handle inflation? You increase the available desirable goods and services that people want (especially if they lack physical presence, and especially if they're not necessary). The more things you can buy, the more your money is worth.
Yeah, there are probably other ways to deal with inflation (e.g. destroying money, reducing the need for money, changing the currency, etc.). …
Digital goods are particularly interesting because they lack physical presence, and there's no limit to them. They don't need to be manufactured over and over again. So, new people can keep on buying them forever.
You might be under the delusion that people buying more digital goods means they'll be using just as-many-digital-goods-as-they've-purchased the same amount they would use one digital good, for each thing, if they had only one good. But, that's not the reality. If someone buys a billion digital movies, they'll probably still watch only a a few to several movies a week (and a lot of those might not be from among those they own anyway). The supplier of the movies isn't going to have to increase server capacity exponentially, in order to accommodate a ridiculous amount of increased viewership from that individual. There's no reason not to worry about viewers owning too many movies in this regard. The more movies they buy, the less they probably watch any one in particular. One person usually only watches one movie at a time. You won't see a thousand movies streaming at once from one person's account. Maybe two or three at the most.
https://www.lupus.org/resources/uv-exposure-what-you-need-to-know
The above article explains how lupus works (with regard to UV rays) very well, if it's accurate. It's hard to find such an explanation.
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The above article explains how lupus works (with regard to UV rays) very well, if it's accurate. It's hard to find such an explanation.
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This post is an attempt to describe my ideal food dehydrator:
• Ideally, it would also be a *large* electric convection oven (like the size of a regular kitchen oven, and usable as one), and an air fryer.
• It would have at least ten fine mesh stainless steel racks, the huge size of oven racks.
• It would also come with oven racks (but ten isn't a requirement).
• Temperature could range from 0° F. to at least 550° F., with increments of 1° F.
• I don't care if it's not digital, as long as it's accurate. Digital is fine, as long as it doesn't have imposed limits that non-digital ovens lack.
• The ability to run it without it automatically shutting off after a certain amount of time.
• The ability to run it with it automatically shutting off after a certain period of time.
• A regular electric stovetop, with metal burners (not gas; not flat-top)
• The ability to run the fans at any temperature, including 0° F.
• The ability to use the heat with the fans off (and have it cook like an oven that isn't a convection oven)
• The fans should be placed at the back (not on the bottom, nor on the top).
• It should have a regular oven light.
• If the door is more transparent than a regular oven door, it should be sturdy and high quality like an traditional oven door, without a manual latch, and without letting heat escape.
• It should have the option to have only the top heat on (for broiling and such), only the bottom heat on, only the side heat on, or all at the same time. Or any configuration not mentioned.
• It should be lined with a reflective surface inside to increase the heat, via infrared.
• The fans should be able to be quite strong, and there should be several, or else large.
• The fans should have different strength settings.
• Vents should be able to open to release more moisture.
• Vents should be able to close to lock in the moisture and heat.
• It should come with fruit leather inserts, but if it doesn't that's not the end of the world.
• It should have a lifetime warranty.
• Ideally, it would heat in a fashion that you couldn't actually see the heating element. This would allow for other features here, and would be easier to clean. It would make using it safer, too.
• There would be a clean setting that can get hot enough to completely strip the seasoning off cast-iron pans in one clean, as some ovens have been known to do.
• The sides of the oven should be able to produce heat, too, just as the bottom and the top. The back should have the fans.
• It should be free of materials that would necessitate a California prop whatever warning.
• It should be affordable enough to become mainstream, rather than a luxury oven.
• It should tell you both the actual temperature inside the oven, and the temperature it is set to become/maintain.
• Any feature combinations that I referenced with safety issues should be addressed to ensure it runs safely.
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• Ideally, it would also be a *large* electric convection oven (like the size of a regular kitchen oven, and usable as one), and an air fryer.
• It would have at least ten fine mesh stainless steel racks, the huge size of oven racks.
• It would also come with oven racks (but ten isn't a requirement).
• Temperature could range from 0° F. to at least 550° F., with increments of 1° F.
• I don't care if it's not digital, as long as it's accurate. Digital is fine, as long as it doesn't have imposed limits that non-digital ovens lack.
• The ability to run it without it automatically shutting off after a certain amount of time.
• The ability to run it with it automatically shutting off after a certain period of time.
• A regular electric stovetop, with metal burners (not gas; not flat-top)
• The ability to run the fans at any temperature, including 0° F.
• The ability to use the heat with the fans off (and have it cook like an oven that isn't a convection oven)
• The fans should be placed at the back (not on the bottom, nor on the top).
• It should have a regular oven light.
• If the door is more transparent than a regular oven door, it should be sturdy and high quality like an traditional oven door, without a manual latch, and without letting heat escape.
• It should have the option to have only the top heat on (for broiling and such), only the bottom heat on, only the side heat on, or all at the same time. Or any configuration not mentioned.
• It should be lined with a reflective surface inside to increase the heat, via infrared.
• The fans should be able to be quite strong, and there should be several, or else large.
• The fans should have different strength settings.
• Vents should be able to open to release more moisture.
• Vents should be able to close to lock in the moisture and heat.
• It should come with fruit leather inserts, but if it doesn't that's not the end of the world.
• It should have a lifetime warranty.
• Ideally, it would heat in a fashion that you couldn't actually see the heating element. This would allow for other features here, and would be easier to clean. It would make using it safer, too.
• There would be a clean setting that can get hot enough to completely strip the seasoning off cast-iron pans in one clean, as some ovens have been known to do.
• The sides of the oven should be able to produce heat, too, just as the bottom and the top. The back should have the fans.
• It should be free of materials that would necessitate a California prop whatever warning.
• It should be affordable enough to become mainstream, rather than a luxury oven.
• It should tell you both the actual temperature inside the oven, and the temperature it is set to become/maintain.
• Any feature combinations that I referenced with safety issues should be addressed to ensure it runs safely.
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Here is the list of things I specifically look for in a food dehydrator. I'd love to see them all in one spot so I can more quickly evaluate it:
* tray dimensions
* heating element watts
* fan watts
* tray material (i.e. stainless steel)
* temperature range (in Fahrenheit)
* space between trays
* where the fan(s) are located
* a picture of the dehydrator and the trays with an average-sized person next to them for scale.
* timer length
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* tray dimensions
* heating element watts
* fan watts
* tray material (i.e. stainless steel)
* temperature range (in Fahrenheit)
* space between trays
* where the fan(s) are located
* a picture of the dehydrator and the trays with an average-sized person next to them for scale.
* timer length
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I knew I was light-sensitive, but I didn't realize I had a problem with UV (ultraviolet light) particularly until I started using an Echo Show and asking what the UV index was before going outside. Anyway, I was getting eye pain and headaches (starting through my eyes), which made me feel sick and extra light sensitive (for over a day), every once in a while, especially when the weather changed from hot to cold to hot to cold (it's been fluctuating a lot). It didn't take much exposure to do it, either.
Anyway, I've discovered that if I avoid going outside when the UV is high, I don't get those headaches, nor the eye pain, nor the sickness. I had been going out during the worst time of day, before, too (early to mid afternoon).
I figured maybe it was heat exhaustion, or dehydration, but it doesn't have to do with the heat or my hydration (it can be hot with low UV when I haven't had much water and not bother me; high UV does seem to increase my need for water, though). I guess the UV must be higher when the temperature fluctuates here in the spring, or something.
Anyway, the UV index has been up to about 10 for the last few days, at least.
What got me thinking about UV was I noticed a higher amount of freckles on my arms than normal, and my skin looked wrinklier (it doesn't still look wrinklier).
I like to wait until the UV index is about 3 before I go out now.
Anyway, I've discovered that if I avoid going outside when the UV is high, I don't get those headaches, nor the eye pain, nor the sickness. I had been going out during the worst time of day, before, too (early to mid afternoon).
I figured maybe it was heat exhaustion, or dehydration, but it doesn't have to do with the heat or my hydration (it can be hot with low UV when I haven't had much water and not bother me; high UV does seem to increase my need for water, though). I guess the UV must be higher when the temperature fluctuates here in the spring, or something.
Anyway, the UV index has been up to about 10 for the last few days, at least.
What got me thinking about UV was I noticed a higher amount of freckles on my arms than normal, and my skin looked wrinklier (it doesn't still look wrinklier).
I like to wait until the UV index is about 3 before I go out now.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171010143231.htm
Bright light at midday helped people with bipolar disorder.
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Bright light at midday helped people with bipolar disorder.
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• https://truthabouttalc.com/about-talcum-powder/
• https://draxe.com/health/talcum-powder/
According to the links above, talcum powder (which is in baby powder and a host of other products) can contain asbestos and can cause (or increase the risk of obtaining) ovarian cancer when used for feminine hygiene.
Do a web search for talcum powder (without mentioning anything like asbestos or cancer) and see the results!
The takeaway is, don't use products containing talcum powder for feminine hygiene, to prevent diaper rash on babies, etc. Use alternatives instead. In short, don't risk getting asbestos in your system.
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• https://draxe.com/health/talcum-powder/
According to the links above, talcum powder (which is in baby powder and a host of other products) can contain asbestos and can cause (or increase the risk of obtaining) ovarian cancer when used for feminine hygiene.
Do a web search for talcum powder (without mentioning anything like asbestos or cancer) and see the results!
The takeaway is, don't use products containing talcum powder for feminine hygiene, to prevent diaper rash on babies, etc. Use alternatives instead. In short, don't risk getting asbestos in your system.
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