JoeBoonie

Emotion + Response = Outcome This was an equation I've learned and operated under for years. Mastering this is difficult but we need to observe the emotion(s) before providing a response. Emotions are not the problem but 'unexamined' emotion is. A better equation is: Emotion + Awareness + Choice = Outcome At the moment, I am observing sadness but I know its tied to grief. And grief, has many layers of other emotions, including anger. So, I have to be careful of how I respond to stress (people and situations) if I want a positive outcome to my benefit. I told Mom to stay away from certain people because she's not at this point yet and people in her circle say the stupidest things and do not consider her grieving and how their words affect her from healing. We cannot bring him back. Stay humble and do the work!

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This one was actually inspired by Rammstein. https://youtu.be/a1tT2o50BL4

This was nicely done.. https://youtu.be/6ZKzapbQPZA

Legit Value https://youtu.be/tvpOdef8CCc

Like the river that never stops moving, Bitcoin brings a new kind of hope to New Orleans ... a chance for everyday folks to build, rebuild, and rise stronger than ever, together. Down here, hope isn’t something we toss around lightly. It gets tested. Over and over again, and then perfected and duplicated. In 2024, Louisiana began allowing people use Bitcoin and other digital assets to pay for certain state fees. The state has one more way for people to move money in a world that keeps changing faster than most systems do. For folks down here who don’t quite fit neatly into traditional banking, even small shifts like this matter. Around the same time, the state put clearer rules in place for owning and using digital assets. That kind of certainty counts in a city built on small businesses, musicians, service workers, and people piecing life together however they can. When the rules stop shifting under your feet, you can at least try to move forward without guessing what’s legal next week. Big step for Louisiana as a whole! Crescent Title, a New Orleans title company, publicly offered to facilitate real estate closings funded with Bitcoin (and cryptocurrencies). That doesn’t mean the city has suddenly gone crypto for housing, but it does mean that it recognizes the opportunity. The fact that this option exists shows that the tools shaping New Orleans are changing, whether we're ready or not because opportunity doesn't wait - it happens. New Orleans has never waited for perfect systems before figuring out how to survive and adapt. If this ends up helping a small business stay alive, a family move money faster, or a young person build something outside the usual traps, then it earns more than a tip of the hat. Like the Mississippi River, the current is already moving. The real question for this city is whether we shape where it goes, or just watch it roll past. Stay humble and stack stats. #NewOrleans #Bitcoin #RealEstate

Hadn't noted much this week. Been busy.

There she is. Waxing Gibbous phase. Illumination at about 65%. #moon

When i saw this I wondered if this also undoes the executive order linking servicemen with GBM to the assumption of and exposure to burn pits. In short, no. Core benefit law is statutory, PACT Act, not purely executive-order based. I'd say that the vets are safe for now.

I've looked into several alternative treatments for Dad before his departure. One of them was located in Scottsdale, AZ where the advertisement boasted to have cured a man. It didn’t take me long to find the man's obituary. They sucked his family dry as insurance didn't pay for his treatment. There is no cure for GBM ... no Proton Beam Therapy, no soursop tea or mushroom concoction. If a loved one has it, just be there for him or her and spend as much time as you possibly can. Because when they are gone, they're gone for good. There is no bringing them back. Nothing in the world, no monetary possession and no amount of alcohol can comfort their loss and numb the pain. All you have are memories so make them count!

Tomorrow marks one month since Dad passed. Tomorrow is also Thanksgiving, and it is very much different in every way. Grief has a way of filling the quiet moments when I least expect it. It is often triggered just by a thought. I’ve been busy with paperwork, responsibilities, and trying to get our lives steady again, but the undercurrent is always there holding onto my feet and ankles. I miss him. We all miss him dearly. What I’m learning is that grief and thankfulness aren’t opposites. They don’t fight each other. They stand side by side. They are the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of my emotions. I am heartbroken that he’s gone and still deeply grateful for the time I had with him. I feel the weight of his absence yet still feel the warmth of his memory. I’m thankful for what he gave me: the lessons, the strength, the way he lived his life, the stories he brought home from the world, and the example he set. Those gifts didn’t end when his life did, they’re still shaping me and still helping me hunker down as I plow ahead. If the holidays feel heavy for you too, you’re not alone. It’s okay if the holidays bring more 'emotion' than 'celebration'. It’s okay to show up wherever you go just how you are. There’s no right way to navigate a first holiday after losing someone you love. There's no wrong way either. Tomorrow, I will choose to honor both truths: the dark grief upon me as well as the gratitude of the warm memories. I will let letting myself feel the loss, but I’m also looking for the small moments of light ... be it the stories shared around the table, the memories that make us smile, and the love that hasn’t gone anywhere. Because at the end of the day, love, my fiends, is the part that lasts. Happy Thanksgiving.