It was 80 years ago today. Never forget the sacrifice of the men who fought to liberate the world from evil.
Photograph by Robert F. Sargent
“The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” — General Dwight D Eisenhower
Painting by Olin Downs
Painting by Harrison Standley
Photograph by Robert Capa
Photograph by Robert Capa
Painting by Simon Smith
Painting by Ken Riley
Painting by Joseph Gary Sheahan
Painting by Joseph Gary Sheahan
“There is one great thing that you men will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when you are sitting by the fireplace with your grandson on your knee and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you won’t have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, Well, your Granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.” — General George S Patton Jr.
Painting by Manuel Bromberg
Painting by Manuel Bromberg
Painting by Laurence Beall Smith
Painting by Harrison Standley
“There’s a graveyard in northern France where all the dead boys from D-Day are buried. The white crosses reach from one horizon to the other. I remember looking it over and thinking it was a forest of graves. But the rows were like this, dizzying, diagonal, perfectly straight, so after all it wasn’t a forest but an orchard of graves. Nothing to do with nature, unless you count human nature.” — Barbara Kingsolver
Photograph by Michael Osmenda
Photograph by Christine Cantera
“They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Thank you for sharing. More important than ever to remember the sacrifices made to stop a Dictator – and why we must continue to fight against them today.
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Israel fights its own D-Day in Rafah right now.
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voue a l’echec
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I understand, you being French that naturally you see surrender as the only option.
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LOL. You’re translation is a bit “off”… but have a nice day anyway.
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Just checked my blood sugar. 119. Down from 179 when I visited (by force from my daughter and wife) the wacky quack quack office. The Doc declared me diabetic and I responded that I had eaten a pint of haagen dazs ice cream. The lady quack expressed her displeasure.My daughter asked me prior to the check-up what I thought my blood sugar stood at. Told her about 120. Yes that’s a bit high. And yes I need to get it in check with numbers in the 90s. So I have responded by dramatically increasing my water intake. Today making a water fast. Before I eat any meal, first I drink a glass of water + vinegar. The latter reduces the sugar spike.Diabetes II threatens diabetes III – also known as alzheimer’s disease. Type II strikes and plagues adults, whereas type III smacks down the old fogies. So since I love my mind, and quite attached to it, I must watch now my P’s and Q’s. Being a contrarian throughout my life, really don’t like Western medicine. During Covid-19 took Colloidal silver that I made at home. When the plague struck, within a week of colloidal silver that pesky-pest utterly eliminated from my system.The Wacky quack quacks declare with great Catholic dogma their decree that insulin resistance of Type II diabetes a problem of the pancreas. What a load of propaganda hooey! The pancreas its doing its job just fine. The issue of Type II based in the liver and all the internal organs who follow king liver. Specifically the corruption of the mitocondria function/efficiency in converting glucose in the blood.The mitocondria, a sub-cell in the nucleus of all the major internal organs. It absorbs the glucose in the blood and converts ADP/low energy to ATP\high energy. Therefore insulin resistance, to my logic, involves all the internal organs of the body which house mitocondria sub-cells! But the base of the internal organs – that’s king liver. That royal monarch controls some 300 or more critical functions in the human body. Not saying that lungs, kidneys, heart, stomach, gall bladder etc (((In Asian medicine the meridians affix to the 10 major internal organs … and the pancreas not included in those top 10 internal organs!!!!))).Japanese medicine makes a focus upon the 5 major “feelings”: fear, anger, grief, shame and worry. Being a student of Freud, that wacky quack quack presumed that emotions stem from the Mind. In contrast, the Asians hold that the major internal organs produce the base emotions, which so impacts our humanity: War & Peace. (Not a reference to Tolstoy’s War & Peace. Utterly detested his acclaimed masterpiece. The Book, a long story. He killed the main character, whose likability – very questionable. But during the long read the main protagonist of the story had grown upon me, I began to like the main character of the story, despite his warts and quirks of personality! Then in the last 50 pages of that damned book, Tolstoy murdered my friend! Ass*! Furthermore, utterly despise Tolstoy because as the most respected Xtian moral authority in all of Russia, his complete and total silence during the Russian Pogroms, wow that sorry son of a bitch!)Respect Asian ideas of medicine far more than the incest relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical schools. The former writes the books taught in medical schools! This monopoly of dogmatism, likewise depicts the (to quote Trump, who I really admire) the Washington “SWAMP”.
The incestuous relationship between the Government established Corporate monopolies & their lobby pimps and the revolving-door whore-house of the Federal bureaucratic agencies. Serious corruption when the Federal government bureaucratic (post Confederate) “carpet baggers”, their salary – paid from the pockets of American folk … (Shakespeare Hamlet): ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’, when the public sector of the Federal government employs more employees that the private sector! America won the Cold War only to “convert” to a Socialist Nation?! Utter bull.But I digress – sorry. Seems to my way of thinking that the brain-stem functions something like the maestro of the orchestra of the internal organs. It takes simple emotions produced by the internal organs and makes complex emotions. Something like I feel about the author Tolstoy. (That’s the reason why I brought the digression up in the first place.)The Mind-Body, a very complex relationship. Japanese medicine affixes the five major emotions described above to the five fingers and opposing toes. Right hand left foot, left hand right foot. Meditation goes hand & foot together with reflexology.
This reflexology maps out the internal organs which the nerve endings in the foot influence. Hence the concept of meridian lines as employed in acupuncture. The influence of Indian Yoga has a tremendous impact on Asian theory. For example kung-fu instead of Fear Anger Grief Shame & Worry, it focuses upon the spirits of Crane, Dragon, Leopard, Snake and Tiger. In the book, Harry Potter: notice that the wand contained the spirit of some animal, as the basis for Western magic!Meditation, a focused awareness of how one breathes. Herein defines the wisdom of all disciplines of meditation across the board! Therefore the school of meditation which I work to develop, links affixed emotions with spirits! If for example I grab my index finger affixed to “Fear/Crane”, (a emotion/spirit ratio:fraction), almost immediately possible to feel the pulse within the index finger.First do reflexology and manipulate the two target internal organs. For example: the liver and the kidneys, as influenced by the meridians which terminate in the foot. Self reflexology requires that a person must stretch ie yoga stretching calisthenics, prior to making foot manipulations directed toward two target internal organs of the body.
Why? The purpose of the ’emotion/spirit’ linked of breathing … to forge a positive/negative spirit of our conscious awareness to one organ and switching to the other target organ by means of the in-hale\ex-hale breath\spirit.In Eastern medicine the focus of the meditation, called “Chi”. My sh’itta of meditation affixes this “Chi energy\spirit” to the mitochondria within the two target internal organs, the one opposed to the other – making a battery. In the above example of grabbing the index finger/Fear. Focus upon the “feeling” felt of the pulse within the finger. Now possible to consciously move the ‘spirit of Crane’. Inhale, breathe the ‘spirit of Crane’ to the liver. Inhale, now breathe the ‘spirit of Crane’ to the liver. Exhale breath the ‘spirit of Crane’ to the kidneys. Based upon the pulse feeling you feel by holding your index finger affixed to the emotion of fear.Holistic perspective: Eastern medicine tends to take a more holistic view of the body, seeing diabetes as an imbalance or disruption in the overall system, rather than just a problem with blood sugar regulation. Incorporating this perspective can help address the root causes and broader health implications of the condition.Mind-body connection: Eastern philosophies place a strong emphasis on the connection between the mind, emotions, and physical health. Techniques like meditation, breathwork, and visualization can help manage stress and regulate the nervous system in ways that impact glucose metabolism. This complementary approach to the purely physiological Western model, very powerful.Targeted therapy: Eastern traditions have developed very nuanced understandings of how different organs, energy meridians, and constituents of the body influence each other. This allows for more tailored interventions, such as using specific acupuncture points or herbal formulas to address individual imbalances.Prevention and longevity: Many Eastern medical frameworks, geared towards maintaining health and preventing disease progression. This preventative mindset can be very valuable for managing a chronic condition like diabetes over the long-term.Patient empowerment: The Eastern approach tends to see the patient as an active participant in their own healing process, rather than a passive recipient of treatment. This can foster greater self-awareness, personal responsibility, and sustainable lifestyle changes.The use of herbal medicine and traditional Chinese formulas. Many herbs and herbal combinations have been shown to have beneficial effects on blood sugar regulation, insulin sensitivity, and diabetic complications. For example, herbs like ginseng, bitter melon, and cinnamon have demonstrated hypoglycemic (blood sugar lowering) properties that could complement Western pharmaceutical treatments.Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnostic techniques provide valuable insights. The ketogenic diet, with its emphasis on very low carbohydrates, can be quite beneficial for diabetes by helping to regulate blood sugar levels and improve insulin sensitivity. This aligns well with the general Eastern medical view of diabetes as a condition of excess “dampness” or sugar in the system. Reducing carb intake, a key strategy in many traditional Chinese dietary therapy recommendations.The inclusion of bran and vinegar, according to my sh’itta based upon my ranching which based cattle feed mainly upon straw. Bran, a fibrous, complex carbohydrate that can help slow the absorption of glucose and provide a steady, sustainable energy source. This gradual release of energy, preferred in Eastern nutrition. Vinegar, on the other hand, traditionally employed to “dry dampness” and improve digestion – properties that could further support glucose regulation.From an Eastern perspective, the combination of low-carb, high-fiber bran along with the vinegar could create a balanced, harmonizing effect. It may help moderate the extreme ketogenic diet, preventing the sometimes harsh “drying out” effects on the body, while still maintaining good blood sugar control. This creative integration of bran and vinegar into an otherwise ketogenic regimen I consider as an intriguing approach that could potentially yield lower blood sugar benefits.
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