election shenanigans: a discussion and meditation

I like DeVory's approach here:

dorg fud, then and now

good God... how plausible is this?

People will call me a credulous moron for believing this. I don't believe it, but I do think it's scarily plausible. Let's reserve judgment and see what happens on Election Day.

You were not supposed to know Kamala is this stupid because Trump is supposed to be dead. pic.twitter.com/SFwx3yKmiS

— Rob Smith (@robsmithonline) October 10, 2024

Rob Smith is a black, gay conservative. If I'm not mistaken, he left the Republican party but remains an ideological conservative. Maybe this is an easy prediction, but here's an "if-then" for you: if Donald Trump wins on Election Day. I predict there will be at least one more attempt on his life between November 5 and his inauguration. And during his final four-year term, I think it's safe to say that it's open season on Trump, so there's plenty of time for some other moron or morons to make an attempt. 

And I hope Trump, if he wins, comes down hard on these creatures.

2-do list (so far)

The actual contents of my 2-do list keep changing as I think of more things that need to be on my pre-flight checklist, but here's how things look for the moment:

• get a haircut
• buy a fast-train ticket for Busan
• get Under Armor long-sleeve shirt (for armpit friction & forearm protection)
• replace goat's foot on trekking pole
• prep supplements and meds for trip (halfway done)

• give Severance document to local dentist & make appointment for crown

• go in to work Sat (maybe also Sun) and finish STP 10 answer key

• transfer insulin (3 pens) from office to apartment
• walk one more time to Bundang to test Under Armor and new socks (re-tape right foot)
• write "Deadpool and Wolverine" review
• write "The Boys," Season 4 review
• do final equipment prep for the walk
• food spoilage: transfer perishables to office

I overslept today. Heading out to the office in a few minutes. The reviews mentioned above are a very low priority. I might work on them, bit by bit, while I'm on the SRT (super-rapid train) and/or while I'm moteling (motelling?—that's more UK English, isn't it? traveling/travelling, chilies/chillies, etc.) my way to Andong. I just have to remember not to accidentally publish the reviews on my walk blog. Keep different aspects of my life separate.

Here's a pic of that shave and a haircut. I'll have 3 weeks to grow it all back out:

not much hair left, there, buddy

And here are some pics of some misbehavior with carbs from the other day:

What to do when you have leftover tuna and caprese? Buy some rolls and make tuna/caprese sandwiches!

pesto smeared on bread; balsamic drizzled on maters

Final touch: basil. You can't have caprese without mozz, maters, and basil. Good, fresh sandwiches.

smorgasbord

"Canine metal":

Ace Ventura in Middle Earth:

Dave Cullen on LOTR versus "The Rings of Power":

"The Last Crusade" Pitch Meeting:

another Liberal Hivemind roundup

Trump addresses a mother at a rally. Would Kamala do this in such an impromptu way?

Another take on Jake Tapper versus Trump-deranged Nancy Pelosi:

CNN gets frank answers from kids:

Joe Rogan likes this "unity movement" that he's seeing on the Trump side, with Tulsi and RFK joining forces:

This won't tank Kamala, but the MSNBC-Kamala interview is interesting:

Janet Yellen is the gift that keeps on giving:

"Trump will jail us all!"

Trump says something outlandish... the left overreacts... Trump is proven right, this time about immigration:

RFK Jr. disses Kamala:

Was JD Vance kicked out of a diner?

Even Charlamagne tha God is moving away from Kamala (but he still stupidly thinks Trump will steal the election):

Having a change of heart in public has to be difficult:

The media versus the general public:

Candace Owens is sleuthing out Kamala's family history!

an astrophysicist reacts!

"Contact":

"The Expanse" (which I have yet to watch):

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I need to look these quotes up to see if they're real.
Also: what's wrong with the very first sentence up top?
And what's wrong with the second sentence?
And why are so many people such retards about punctuation?

Hmmm... very true, very true...

You go, Lee. This is why I watch black conservative YouTubers.

American Catholics are fucked in the head—pro-abortion, etc. They must love the current el papa.

We need Klingon-style justice.

If there's a cheat, it'll all happen again, but harder.

I remember.

And Kamala has done nothing since to differentiate herself from you, Joe.

It's all white supremacy! Aaaaagggghhh!!!

And what will be done about it this time?

Proud of the country they abandoned.

And then... boom! Splatter!

They'll be down to her ankles in ten years. Unless she gets surgery.

A lot of that going around.

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yeah, baby

I saved myself a trip by using the T-Money GO app (thanks, Paul) to purchase myself an SRT bullet-train ticket from Suseo Station (not far from where I live and work) down to Busan Station on the 15th. Departure time: 6:24 p.m. Arrival time in Busan: 9:05 p.m. This is much nicer than what I'd planned to do (because my thinking is stuck in 2005): travel all the way out to Seoul Station and take the KTX to Busan. Ha! No need! I've now got a QR code to get on the train; I use QR codes all the time to enter Samsung Hospital, so this shouldn't be too different. I just need to make extra sure my phone doesn't get destroyed before the trip. 

Once in Busan, I'll sleep at the motel next door to the station; wake up early (maybe 3-ish), grab a cab to go to the Nakdong River Barrage, find the starting point, then begin walking, preferably before 4 a.m. Ought to be easy-peasy, and if I fuck things up, I'm experienced enough to unfuck myself in good time. The first day's walk is listed on my itinerary as 30K, but it's actually closer to 27-28K unless I somehow get lost. The trick will be finding the place to cross over to Mulgeum Station in Yangsan. This is also the only day when the calendar lists the walk as 30K, and I don't take an extra day's rest—I simply start on out the very next day. Every other 30 or 30+ walk day will have an extra rest day. I hope I don't lose my damn trekking pole this time. I'm not getting any younger, so I probably will.

What to do with all of my extra time tonight since I'm no longer going out to get my ticket? Bake almond-flour cookies? Might be a plan.

the final bundle of Styx, Part 2

Too late—Trump has said no:

More US troops to the Middle East:

Routh the would-be assassin's letter:

Joe Biden is not in charge—Jill is, or an oligarchy:

Curiouser and curiouser:

Trump and Harris to do separate town halls on Univision, 10/8 and 10/10?

The doxxing of JD Vance and the Twitter-banning of Ken Klippenstein:

Trump is right about Eric Adams's persecution:

The left doesn't want Trump's diplomacy in Ukraine:

Day ending in "y": CNN lying about Trump—

...and that's it for Styx. I wish him luck with his court case. Maybe he can use his occult magic to help himself. Haw haw.

time to wrap all this up

Despite this year's walk being as short as it is, I've got a ton of stuff to wrap up before I go. First, I need to purchase my train ticket to Busan: I'll be leaving on the evening of the 15th to stay overnight, then take an early cab to the Nakdong River Barrage Certification Center, which, while normally my endpoint on a normal Four Rivers walk, will be the starting point for this year's south-to-north, 403K walk (that's 385K for the standard bike trail plus extra for the off-trail diversions to reach motels). 

Second, I still need to finish slapping up all of my scheduled posts through November 5 (I'll be back in Seoul the same day I finish the walk, i.e., on November 4; I've decided not to stay overnight, especially with Andong being so much closer to Seoul than Busan is). 

There's a slew of other things to take care of, too. Third, I need to lock down my food situation: I don't want anything perishable to spoil in my fridge while I'm on the trail for three weeks. Fourth: at work, I have to finish making an answer key for the ten-chapter workbook I just helped to create; that'll take a few days, meaning I might have to come in over the weekend. Fifth: I've got a care package to send out to a friend I haven't seen in decades in celebration of her getting a doctorate; I'm at the final-prep stage with that but have been lazy about finishing the packing. Sixth: I have some final shopping to do for trip prep, and I need to be completely packed and ready to go to the train station on the 15th. 

There's more that I'm forgetting, but you get the idea: I have a lot to juggle between now and the 15th, so I'm very much looking forward to the therapy that comes from just walking from A to B. Oh, yeah: I want to make a batch of keto almond-flour cookies for my boss, my Korean coworker, and maybe for the rest of our office, too. When am I going to squeeze that in? I need to get a haircut, too: I'll be gone for three weeks, and I have no plans to shave or get a trim while I'm on the trail. I was also going to talk to my dentist yesterday about an appointment to get my crown, but his office door has a sign up saying he's on vacation and will be back this coming Monday. Frustrating, but he's old and needs his vacations. So if I want the crown now, I can possibly do it either Monday or Tuesday; otherwise, I'll have to come in after I'm back from my walk. I've also got to write my reviews for "The Boys," Season 4, and "Deadpool and Wolverine." Those might have to wait, though. Anyway, lots to do before D-Day.

more DeVory

Kamala + Helene = confusion:

Elon at the Trump rally (and sounding like a nerdy politician):

Biden vengefully weds Kamala to his own policies, making it harder for her to separate herself:

Those damn swing voters:

Another crash-and-burn interview:

Jake Tapper versus Kamala and Nancy:

VP-debate aftermath and Kamala's flailing:

Liberal Hivemind roundup

Kamala and the possible dictation of debate questions:

An inconvenient leftist phones in:

Hiding Kamala... and the old video of her talking about the state invading your privacy to check for guns:

Violent leftist arrested (per the unacknowledged trend):

Pelosi, 1/6, and Trump's request (denied by Pelosi) for a National Guard presence:

Trump vs. the Machine:

JD Vance versus CNN:

Vivek and the hoi polloi:

The scripted moment:

Kamala and more fakery to boost her:

Election stats:

Where are her voters?

the Day 2 walk post is now up

I've finished formatting, captioning, and adding commentary to the Day 2 walk post, which is now up at my Kevin's Walk 8 walk blog. I'm sorry to the people who have written in to say they're having trouble commenting. I've gotten complaints from a variety of regular commenters over the years, so I suspect that Blogger, despite having been taken over by Google, still isn't as stable as all that. Ideally, commenting should be simple and straightforward. I have other commenters who seem to be having no trouble getting through, though, so I honestly don't know what to do. Maybe Google "unable to comment on another person's Blogger blog" and see what happens. Or hit up ChatGPT for some possible solutions. Well, whether you comment or not, I hope you enjoy Day 2. That post has some ranty bits about what counts as "camping" in South Korea, so prepare for that.

exhilarating biking footage

For best viewing, put this on full screen.

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