A Walk Through the Mind

I just returned from a trip to the local grocery store and saw a robot in one of the isles. Join me as we go down the path I just took of my momentary experience with this thing.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddites

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I recently read two different books within the same time frame that had two very divergent, yet very similar topics.

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Books Mentioned:

A Brave New World - Aldus Huxley

A Handmaiden's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Under the Banner of Heaven - John Krakauer

TV Series: Wild Wild Country

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Digging through my cabinet the other day, I came across some old cacao powder. Through an example of recent events in Mexico, and looking deeper into the people who do the work to harvest coca beans, we start to see a problem with global commodities. In some senses, select products are only available through specific growing regions. But where can we make an impact on things that we consume that have a much more broad region it can be created?

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Netflix Docuseries: Rotten

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7763662/

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-us-avocados-suspended-michoacan-cartels-sheinbaum-trump-689d89d4934a405882785205cc0f8c22

https://tonyschocolonely.com/pages/our-promise

https://criobru.com/

http://cocoasupply.com/blog/what-does-direct-trade-really-mean-and-how-is-it-different-from-fair-trade/

https://www.edg-associates.net/2025/08/22/chiles-water-privatization-debate-a-struggle-between-free-markets-and-human-rights/

https://www.lindt-spruengli.com/company/document-library/

With summer in full swing, I am well behind on yard work. Poison ivy is a problem plant down here. Through the scratching, one exposes broken skin, leading to infection. The deaths in the American Civil War also brought forth an effort to improve cleanliness conditions; The Sanitary Commission. And the building of the Panama canal brought forth an even greater leap forward in cleanliness. How we keep our selves and personal area clean has come a long way to keeping the majority of society healthy.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urushiol

https://sites.wp.odu.edu/medicinecivilwar/sub-topic-1/

https://www.civilwarmed.org/explore/bibs/sanitarycommission/

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1864/april/sanitary-commission.htm

https://civilwarmonths.com/2026/06/09/the-u-s-sanitary-commission-2/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Sanitary_Commission

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlos-J-Finlay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Reed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti

Civil War Docuseries:

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-civil-war

US Sanitary Commission:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mrhYtuIlgM

https://prepdish.com/meal-planning/give-your-produce-a-vinegar-bath/

https://www.therustedgarden.com/blogs/vegetable-gardening-tips-blog/how-to-use-hydrogen-peroxide-on-your-tomato-plants-mix-ratios-spray-routine-theory

https://www.thepestinformer.com/pest-guides/ants/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-with-borax/

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Present day events have influenced my latest non-fiction book; one on the building of the Panama Canal. Through all the effort and maintenance, at what level does the regional authority have control over a waterway?

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372.The_Path_Between_the_Seas

How Gigantic Ships Cross the Panama Canal:

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

Time Code: ~10:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sea%E2%80%93Baltic_Canal

https://funfact.topnewsource.com/gulags-bloody-waterway-the-shocking-truth-of-the-white-sea-baltic-canal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_of_Tiran

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Canal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_turnpikes_and_canals_in_the_United_States

https://abandonedonline.net/location/ohio-and-erie-canal/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Canal_(West_Branch_Division)

https://www.wgal.com/article/lock-12-susquehanna-and-tidewater-canal-airville-york-county/43895358

https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/foreign-affairs/hay-pauncefote-treaty/

https://www.shipuniverse.com/panama-canal-transit-fees-explained-2025-edition/

Convention for the Construction of a Ship Canal (Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty), November 18, 1903:

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/pan001.asp

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/june/race-uss-oregon

https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/English/Navigation/Tolls/Pages/TollsTable.aspx

https://traveltogermanyguide.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-pass-a-ship-through-the-suez-canal/

https://www.touropia.com/world-famous-canals/

https://jeremiahfilms.com/series/israel-a-nation-is-born/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_Sand

https://amti.csis.org/island-tracker/china/

https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/china-cranks-south-china-sea-buildup-while-iran-consumes-us/

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A recent study asked 2,000 men about their thoughts on what being a Man these days calls for financially, and the stresses of not being able to keep up.

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https://studyfinds.com/over-half-men-feel-failing-at-manhood-financial-strains/

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At another anniversary of my travels to and in Tennesse, I reflect on how things have unfolded and where things are yet to come. All through the leap of faith I made four years ago.

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Through all the activities we take throughout the day, do we take notice of how long each task takes? What level of efficiency do we need to hit for each of our tasks to be mindful of other tasks or people's time?

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A pickup truck drove by the other day and it made me ask where that line between beauty and gaudy lies. How much or less further does it tip into trashy?

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaudy

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ostentatious

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/confederaterailroad/trashywomen.html

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Minnesota has been making the news lately from financial schenanigans to immigration enforcement news. Both topics have had ramifications that are engulfing a larger collection of people than whom might have thought they'd be swept up in the total events.

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https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/bondi-announces-60-people-have-been-convicted-fraud-four-minnesota

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/small-business-administration-pauses-grants-minnesota-amid-fraud

https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/organization

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/controversy-debate-intensifies-regarding-wa-child-care-center-fraud

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0354

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