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1. about 13 hours ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   “That wasn’t what they said on the video.”

   Key phrase: the video. I have found that it is always best not to accept things merely because someone said them—even on “the video”. And you and I both know that you can say anything on a video or not and then, true or not, it can be repeated ad nauseam. What’s important is how what was said relates to real life limits and parameters as I expressed above. What is also noteworthy is who is supplying the account of what occurred and the agenda/preconceived beliefs they are bringing to the discussion.*

   I still find even the twelve minute statement to be a bit of a stretch too, as who would have timed it—start to finish, with that much precision. (She’s flipped over, quick, look at your watch.) And I think we can all agree that in times of stress—someone drowning, the perception of time dilation could easily alter the actual amount of time that passed. The point remains that, irrespective of the time she spent under the cold water, she was far from being without oxygen for the thirty minutes stated above as CPR would have introduced O2 into her lungs and the heart would have been artificially pumped by said CPR. But thanks for the reply.

   I found it interesting that the search phrase, “Witnesses to Dr. Mary Neal’s drowning” returned page after page of religious sites all of which stated similar stories of her “having no oxygen for thirty minutes”. However, eventually finding accounts from witnesses of the event resulted in testimony of what I typed above—which is a far more credible version of the event.
2. 1 day ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   I should add that she was only underwater—cold water, for a purported 12 minutes and then…“Dr. Mary Neal was witnessed drowning by her kayaking group, who described her as ‘blue, waxy, no heartbeat, no breathing, cold-to-the-touch dead’ (probably due to the temp. of the water) after she was trapped underwater for an extended period. They attempted to rescue her and perform CPR until she was revived.” CPR would have pushed oxygen into the lungs and assuming the heart was still beating, would have supplied the brain with that same O2.

3. 1 day ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Confusing NDEs with actual death is often brought up. What it fails to acknowledge is that the mind’s main purpose is to preserve the life of the body, and as such, is capable of thought processes that will result in that end. Also, it is known that “according to available medical information, the longest a brain can typically go without oxygen before sustaining significant, irreversible damage is around four to five minutes. Beyond this timeframe, brain cells begin to die rapidly, leading to potential coma or death.” Now, cold temperatures will increase the time a brain can survive sans oxygen. Combine that with the knowledge that dreams, although seeming to last for minutes or even hours, can occur in mere seconds and all sorts of things can be derived from supposable NDEs—especially among those that already have a propensity to believe in a life after death.

4. 1 day ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   I miss Tumbleweeds; such a great ’toon.

   Note: some people (not I) have to believe that there is a heaven as the fear of it not existing would kill them. (grin)

5. 1 day ago on The Barn

   Being bored with Rory’s “Do you hear what I hear” game, Karl has turned to “I Spy” and is looking straight up at the blue sky, is my guess.

6. 3 days ago on Prickly City

   “Nothing but the freak show”

   Yup, that’s King Marde-de-Lardo’s bread and ketchup—create utter chaos so the focus is on what he is doing front and center. Meanwhile, behind the scenes? It’s all about the money…well, that and the power of hating all those “others”….and the whole jail-thing, of course.

7. 3 days ago on Prickly City

   “Nothing braindead writes can possibly ever earn Schmiddlap approval.”

   Not surprising at all considering Klemcadiddlehopper—I’m sorry—D’ White, considers El Dumpo is playing 4-D chess. To start with, I truly doubt El Dumpy could even set up a chessboard.

8. 3 days ago on Free Range

   “A good reason to keep a lighter in the purse too.”

   That was my first thought, as that string is fiercely flammable.

9. 3 days ago on F Minus

   " It doesn’t matter to the owner if you bought something. "

   While that may be true, it would matter to a patron if all the tables are occupied and they just want to sit and enjoy their beverage before continuing on with their day.

10. 4 days ago on Prickly City

    Even the hard right Michael Ramirez, as he occasionally does, is seeing the light today. Excellent representation of RFK jr. in today’s ’toon.