Author: WarpedChild

Iran 2026

I’m old enough to remember the crowds greeting the return of Ayatollah Khomeini from exile in 1979, the Iranian government and its hostage crisis, the crowds chanting “Death to America”, Hijab wearing women saying “We are not terrorists, we are Muslims”, the hatred of the Shah… I also remember the Venezuelans joyfully voting Hugo Chavez into power… of course that was thirty or more years ago. Now it makes me happy to see the joy with which the young exalt in their newly gained freedom from the oppressive yokes created by their grandparents. I also feel a sense of resignation since I’d bet within a few decades the people will have voted for their chains all over again. Human nature is invariant across the ages.

The last teapot

I came into the house yesterday after going out to do some framing in the barn for a couple of hours. I was greeted with the burning smell of ozone and haze throughout the house. My surprised first thought was, “What the…” followed instantly by the realization, “Oh God, not again!!!” A further step and I could see into the kitchen where the fourth teapot in a couple of years was indeed melting on a red hot, forgotten burner. 

“That’s it! I’ve got to buy an electric teapot with automatic shutoff before I burn the house down.” I clearly can’t be trusted alone with a teapot for my daily N cups of coffee. So, this morning I bought an electric teapot. I also bought another old fashioned whistling teapot because I like them. It will only be used for special occasions though, like when other people are here 😂

Faraday and Grizzlies

I wonder if we could protect against animal attacks in the wild with metal mesh suits that cover the whole body like armor, and which can be given a high voltage pulse, which nevertheless is not felt by the person wearing it because they’re inside a Faraday cage?

Thus the Grizzly swings its paw in rage to tear your head off only to be met with 100,000 Volt sparks snapping into the tips of its claws and nose whilst we thank God for Michael Faraday.

Wednesday thought

Like most people I am puzzled by the Epstein files saga. What in the world or out of the world was or is big enough to stop the client list release? Aliens? Illuminati? The only thing big enough I can think of is Trump’s ego. That Trump himself is on the list and can’t admit it springs to mind.

That being said I can’t say I disagree with all of his policies, while I do have issues with the way some of them are being implemented. Despite all of their rhetoric about the rule of law Democrats are in many cases encouraging outright disregard of the laws they helped write. That needs a counterweight.