Sunday, June 28, 2026

Haley Reinhart's aunt has an ESP vision of her singing House of the Rising Sun

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVo3U8XydqQ

 

Yale History Professor on St Joseph de Copertino: Carlos Eire They Flew: A History of the Impossible (2023).

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrMcv1f7ePc

I emailed Carlos Eire - 

 Carlos Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University where he regularly offers courses on Christian mysticism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. He received his Ph.D. in History from Yale University and taught at St. John's University in Minnesota and the University of Virginia.  A prolific scholar, Eire specializes in the social, intellectual, religious, and cultural history of late medieval and early modern Europe, with a focus on the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, the history of popular piety, the history of the supernatural, and the history of death. He is the author of The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography (2019) and They Flew: A History of the Impossible (2023).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waqlo0oRQX0 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm-xlAHM7Xc 

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Pythagorean Fish Story is origin of Gospel of John fish story

 https://compassionatespirit.com/wpblog/2022/04/04/fish-stories-about-pythagoras/

 This is similar, though not identical, to the “miraculous catch” story in John 21:4-11. Jesus (after his resurrection) instructs the disciples to cast their nets on the other side of the boat, and they have a huge haul of fish—153 fish, to be exact.

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The number “153” is not an isolated scrap of information about the influence of Pythagoras on the early Christians. In fact, it is not even the strongest evidence. We can trace a strong connection between the Pythagoreans and the Jewish Christian Ebionites, who of all the early Christian groups seem to understand the teachings of Jesus the best. The Pythagoreans were vegetarian and against animal sacrifice; the Jewish Christian Ebionites were also vegetarian and opposed to animal sacrifice. Indeed, for the Ebionites vegetarianism was part of the gospel message: all Christians should be vegetarian.

Other Pythagorean ideas also found a voice within early Christianity: communalism, voluntary poverty, abstinence from alcohol, and rejection of making oaths, were all found in the Ebionites. (See Charles Vaclavik’s The Vegetarianism of Jesus Christ throughout; The Lost Religion of Jesus, p. 39-40, 166, 214; and Disciples, chapters 6 and 7.)

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the addiction of toxic asphalt fumes: dopamine

 I'm still working on our HOA 1/2 mile road with 20 driveways and a few parking lots and turn around. People really love the new asphalt smell and it makes me dizzy and lightheaded after an hour or so of pushing the asphalt sealer with the squeegee - the effects last. I'm taking a week break vacation so I will recover! hahaha. Why are people loving the new asphalt so much? AI tells us:

  • Aromatics in Oil: Asphalt is essentially a semi-solid form of petroleum. When heated or hit by summer solar radiation, compounds like ethylbenzene, benzene, and toluene evaporate, giving off a strong, sweetish fuel scent. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  • The Dopamine Hit: Chemically, inhaling these hydrocarbons temporarily suppresses your central nervous system. When this happens, your brain's reward pathway triggers a small release of dopamine (the "feel-good" chemical), providing an experience many people subconsciously crave. [1, 2, 3]
  • Nostalgia: Psychologists point out that people strongly associate these smells with happy childhood memories, such as summer road trips, riding in motorboats, or spending time in the garage
  • Michael Goulder: the Anglican Atheist professor who thought the resurrection was a hallucination

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWGrJxX6EY

     The class is based on "St. Paul verses St. Peter: A Tale of Two Missions" by Michael Goulder. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQAqWSQFPA 

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Os76-IQrPo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAltDOZfaPw 

     

    USBank made $230 million in late fees last year 2025? wow.

     That's only $12 per customer on average of 17.9 million customers but I'm sure some customers get tons of late fees. It's a $30 late fee on your credit card? wow....That's a huge late fee. That's like 2 hours of work for a lot of people - more than two hours.

     

     

    Thursday, June 25, 2026

    1979 EPA report on Composting utilizing natural chimney effect of heat convection from aerobic microorganisms

     

     https://gaftp.epa.gov/ap42/ch02/s02/reference/ref_02c02s02.pdf

     

     

     

     Sludge is not rendered totally inert by composting. The composting process is
    considered complete when the product can be stored without giving
    rise to nuisances such as odors, and when pathogenic organisms
    have been reduced to a level such that the material can be
    handled with minimum risk.

     The aerobic reaction
    provides heat for warming the windrows. This causes the air
    to rise, producing a natural chimney effect. The rate of air
    exchange can be regulated by controlling the porosity and
    size of the windrow (2). The turning of the windrow also
    introduces oxygen to the microorganisms. 

     

  • Total Biosolids Facilities: There are approximately 280 biosolids composting facilities operating nationwide. [1, 2]
  • Backhus Presence in the U.S.: Eggersmann, the parent company of Backhus, recently celebrated the delivery of its 200th windrow turner to the U.S. market. These machines are deployed across both biosolids and general commercial composting sites
  •  BACKHUS self-propelled windrow turners are widely utilized in large-scale biosolids and sewage sludge compostingFlorida biosolids composting in windrows

     Each
    windrow must be turned two or three times a day
    for the first
    five days to mix the material completely, minimize odors, and
    ens ure suf f ic ient oxygen trans fer. The sl udge is then turned
    once a day for abou t 30 days, depending on weather condi tions.
    Figure 12-5 shows a windrow being turned at Los Angeles

     The forced air method provides for more flexible operation and
    more precise control of oxygen and temperature conditions in
    the pile than would be obtained with a windrow system. Since
    composting times tend to be slightly shorter and anaerobic
    condi tions can be more readily prevented, the risk of odors is
    reduced.
    Two distinct aerated static pile methods have been developed,
    the individual aerated pile and the extended aerated pile.

     The composting and
    all other outdoor operations will take place on a concrete pad
    which is easier to clean than a gravel base, prevents rocks from
    mixing with the compost, and is a better year-round working
    surface. The pad is sloped to allow runoff collection from the
    compost piles. The runoff is recycled to the treatment plant to
    provide protection for the surrounding land and streams. 

     The construction of composting plants has almost ceased in
    European countries other than Sweden. Apparently most
    operating plants have difficulties in marketing the compost
    at a satisfactory price. 

     

     

     https://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/chapter2.pdf

     https://www.biocompost.se/en/solutions/

      “Hauling dewatered biosolids three times a day more than 80 miles was not financially viable, so we explored the possibility of in-vessel composting. Utilizing MSW to supply the carbon side of the composting equation is what led us to start our original plant.” An article in the August 2004 issue of BioCycle (“Expanding The Potential of In-Vessel Composting”) documents the evolution of the Pinetop-Lakeside plant, which started out with a used Eweson digester

     https://www.biocycle.net/mixed-msw-composting-facilities-in-the-u-s/

     canadian biosolids composting

     frozen solid biosolids composting vid

     https://compostsystems.com/new-commercial-compost-facility-ecs-and-pdswm-develop-aerated-composting-system-in-minnesota/

     https://popedouglasrecycle.com/glacial-ridge-compost-facility/

     As a result, the addition of a biolayer cover was written into the EPA regulations governing the static composting of biosolids, and subsequently adopted into many state composting regulations concerning pathogen control.  As biolayer covers became widespread, air quality regulators began to characterize them as pollution control devices; they appear in many air quality permits.  During this evolution, equipment manufacturers such as ECS introduced a series of fabric covers to the market with claims of improving both the composting process and thermal and environmental control (especially control of odor and VOC’s).

     https://compostsystems.com/compost-covers/

     This acts as an insulation layer for pathogen destruction as well as a modest surface biofilter. Biolayer covers need to be at least 6 inches deep to function but are often required to be 12 inches in very cold climates and by some regulators.

     Rynk, Robert et. al. The Composting Handbook:  A how-to and why manual for farm, municipal, institutional, and commercial composters. 2022. Compost Research & Education Foundation.

     

    composting biosolids um which was developed by the USDA at the Belville research station
    sometimes it's called the Bel aat static pile method typically recommended composting

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZIsnzBnTKQ

     https://www.biocompost.se/en/sustainability/