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karl - all the best on your surgery tomorrow.... take a break my man!! lay off the vk and substack, lol... have some ice cream!

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You asked how I decide where to post what. You'll have noted my short explanation under the header. We had dinner at a Big bear Diner on the way to Portland and got one of their huge bear claws to have as a night cap in our room. It was very good and didn't need ice cream! Thanks for your well wishes!

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Brilliant essay! Should be written in every history book the children read.

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There ought to be a way to provide Maria some of the positive feedback she's getting for her article. Escobar likely has some sort of connection, and there's a VK club page in her honor.

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good luck with the operation!

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Thanks! It went well and I'm recovering. The worst part was waiting for it to be done as an abdominal aortic aneurism is a sort of time bomb waiting to rupture, and that's usually fatal. Soon I can return to my workout regime to improve my cardiac and overall health.

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glad they caught it in time!

hope you recover quickly and thanks for all the great work!

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Best wishes tomorrow. And a speedy recovery.

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Thank bevin. I'm off to the hospital in about 40 minutes.

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Wishing u speedy recovery.

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I 'liked' this article, as in appreciated it, it gave me no pleasure. The effects of all of the 'blue pills' I've consumed over a lifetime have finally left my system. Thank you again Karl and I agree with james whole heartedly, especially about the ice cream. The last few years have certainly been an eye opening experience. Finally, thank you Louise for your request to Karl to re-publish this article and Maria Zakharova for providing the opportunity.

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Thanks much for your reply. There's a great amount of information that warrants exposure that's sobering educational writings like Maria's but few have the temerity to sit and read them as they're reminders of all those blue pills they've ingested.

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