Category Archives: What’s Rockin’ My World

What’s Rockin’ My World (5.1.2024)

Posted by M - on

What was trending at Chez Rock Vixen
during the month of April, 2024

Diego and I shared a birthday and I lit a white candle that day in his memory, letting it burn until I closed up shop and went downstairs for the evening. I still miss you, my Panther Boy.

I pulled a Magickal card for the coming year. (It’s now wallpapering my laptop screen.), and the following week we embarked on another wine-tasting trip: “Under the Tuscan Sun” (Total Wine).

I have fully embraced seeds. Currently I have more sprouts growing on the windowsill – right next to some lettuce seedlings! Target is selling organic mushroom kits. Of course, I couldn’t resist… I’ve now got mushrooms growing! The kit is more expensive than purchasing the mushrooms at the Farmers Market, but it’s kinda fun. So, more for the experience than the end result. However, I’m very behind in repotting houseplants, especially the Carnies, so I’m making a concerted effort to push forward on those projects. The Concrete Jungle is shaping up but there’s always more to do.

There is always something to do.
A gardener should have nine times as many lives as a cat.
– Vita Sackwille

My Spin Workouts are rockin’ to the point that I now feel comfortable choreographing my own – done to Rock/Mëtal, of course!

Earth Day 2024: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide
“As Earth Day approaches, prepare for the annual spectacle (Bread & Circuses) of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of destruction fueled by military aggression and imperial ambitions, all under the guise of national security.”
Let us take a moment to reflect and contemplate on our thoughts and actions. What lies are we conveniently buying into? I for one reject the empty rhetoric of “environmentalism”.

Oh, and the New Moon/Solar Eclipse happened on the 8th and (surprise, surprise) the Earth’s still in one piece. (Though the eclipse was unlucky for some, it was very lucky for me.)

A thing may vanish into the ether when no longer needed,
such as crystals or a protection spell scribbled on a scrap of paper…

Movies
The Barbarians (1987)
Dracula (1979)
The Mummy (1932) ~ All good mummies need a cat sidekick!
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ~ Black kitty cameo | Unmasking the Death’s Head Reveal
Wolfen (1981) ~ Ginger cat alert
Near Dark (1987)
Byzantium (2012)
The Conversation (1974)
The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
The Invisible Woman (1940) ~ White cat, Black cat cameos
Howl (2015)
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Bats (1999)
Tim Allen Rewires America (1991)
More Than Honey (2012)
Inside the Mind of a Cat (2022) ~ Netflix
Tango & Cash (1989)

Television/Streaming etc.
NBA
MLB
Hair Nation Deep Cuts (Sirius)
Cardio Playlist (YouTube)
The Jamie Oliver Channel (Roku)
Young Sheldon Seasons 6-7 (Netflix & CBS)
Two and a Half Men Seasons 1-8 (Peacock)
Cats 101 (Roku)
My Cat From Hell (Roku)
obé Fitness Spin Workouts (Roku)  ~ Cardio workouts that really challenge me.
Laramie (Roku)

Books

Rock Vixen
An online collection (hosted on our local library’s website) of some of my favorite books. It’s PUBLIC and available to everyone. (No membership or sign-in required. Ever.)

Shadow of the Vampuss (Karen Mahoney & Alex Ukolov)
Wild Creations (Hilton Carter)

“We have a cat? Wait, we do have a cat. I’ve seen her. Her name is…Player.”
– I’m Not Really Here (Tim Allen)

Masters of Deception  (Zander C. Fuerza)
Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity
(Prof. Claudia von Werlhof)

Earworm

♫♪ Keep it purrin’ love! Keep it purrin’ love!
Don’t stop it now, don’t stop it, no, don’t stop it now, don’t stop it! ♫♪

Ramses’ Caturday Posts

Happy Caturday! (4.27.2024)

What’s Rockin’ the Rest of the World

I have this same condition
Exercise Cuts Heart Disease Risk by 23%   Related: My Cardio Playlist
Spring Traditions and Celebrations: The Past, The Present and the Future of Farming.
What Happened to Romantic Love? ❤
A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.
Kombucha can mimic the effects of fasting in the body.
New Solar-Powered Desalinator keeps producing clean water without needing sunshine
EPA (finally) finalizes limits on PFAS in drinking water
3D anamorphic art
Exhibit: Guantánamo: Art in Captivity
From Namibia to Gaza – with Love ❤
Shakira slams Barbie movie 👍, says it is ’emasculating’.
Real women taking a stand
Man has heart-warming friendship with young fox he cured of illness
A San Diego wildlife sanctuary is proud to report that two of the 69 tigers rescued from the infamous collection of the ‘Tiger King’ are thriving at their Alpine, CA location.

Nature IS amazing, adaptable, and badass:

Did you know?

Coming back from the brink!

  1. Sophora toromiro
  2. Straw-headed bulbul
  3. Javan Tiger, formerly thought to be extinct.
    Related: Cats are like Puzzle Boxes::Tiger
  4. Mexican Wolf
  5. Australasian bittern

Your Tarot card for May

Well…well…well…
Two Major Arcana cards in a row: The Chariot last month
and now The Tower turns up for May.

Major Arcana Tarot cards represent karmic influences and big archetypal themes. Unlike those of the Minor Arcana, these 22 cards carry lessons that are unavoidable. In other words, you have no choice in the matter and must face whatever will be thrown at you.

The Tower is the Planetary Trump of Mars (ruled by Aries) and symbolizes sudden upheavals and dramatic change that forces us to re-evaluate EVERYTHING. This card is also called the “Tower of Truth and Liberation”. The destruction of the old and obsolete is necessary in order to make room for something better, and The Tower does this by giving us a swift kick in the ass – or by knocking us upside the head with a brick. Illusions are being stripped away. People are going to reveal their true selves.

Trying to hold too tightly to the status quo can prove disastrous. Instead, roll with the changes…

ℳ –

What’s Rockin’ My World (4.1.2024)

Posted by M - on

What was trending at Chez Rock Vixen
during the month of March, 2024

The month kicked-off with a wonderful four-course feast hosted by two of our friends in honor of Tim’s birthday. (Got to try grappa for the first time.) The Boyz got Tim Tales from the Gutter and I took him out for a night of drinks and comedy starring our favorite comedian, Don McMillan.

Every now and again we stop at Mission City Grill on our way back from the Campbell’s Farmers Market. Their über mixologist, Arturo, crafts TWO unique signature cocktails each weekend. Recently I enjoyed the White Sangria – made with their homemade white wine.

The Roku Channel keeps dropping shows and channels like nobody’s business. Recently, they premiered the Universal Monsters Channel – a misnomer because they show movies produced by other studios, as well as Universal. Needless to say, I’ve been watching a lot of really cool horror movies… I’ve also been watching My Cat From Hell. Although there’s a lot of scripted dramatization, I often come away having learned something new and feel blessed by how well the two cats engage in this household and with each other.

March did indeed come in like a lion and out like a lamb because it was absolutely beautiful Easter Sunday. I am absolutely jonesing for the weather to settle (It’s been rain off-and-on all month.) so I can start gardening in earnest.

March 1, 1692
Salem Witch Trials began in Massachusetts with the
conviction of West Indian slave, Tituba, for witchcraft.

Movies
Keoma (1976)
The Highwaymen (2019)
King of New York (1990)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Once Upon a Time in London (2019)
Happy as a Cat (2020)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
He Never Died (2015)
Gotti (2018)
The Long Riders (1980)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
She-Wolf of London (1946)
The Scout (1994)
Major League (1989)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Thing (1982) ~ Thematic analysis
Tremors (1990)
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
Werewolf of London (1935)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Son of Frankenstein (1939) ~ German expressionalism
Terror in the Aisles (1984) ~ Films shown

Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
Related: @ and you call yourself a scientist!?

Television/Streaming etc.
NBA
MLB
Hair Nation Deep Cuts (Sirius)
Cardio Playlist (YouTube)
The Jamie Oliver Channel (Roku)
The King of Queens (Peacock)
Young Sheldon Seasons 6-7 (Netflix & CBS)
Welcome Back, Kotter (Tubi)
Saved by the Bell Channel (Roku)
Two and a Half Men (Peacock)
Cats 101 (Roku)
My Cat From Hell (Roku)

Books

Rock Vixen
An online collection (hosted on our local library’s website) of some of my favorite books. It’s PUBLIC and available to everyone. (No membership or sign-in required. Ever.)

The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Seeing Seeds: a Journey into the World of Seedheads, Pods, and Fruit (Robert Llewellyn & Teri Dunn Chace)

“There are more organisms living beneath the soil than there are above it.”

– Lentil Underground: renegade farmers and the future of food in america (Liz Carlisle)
Timeless Natural Food

Earworm

♫♪ Vampire dancer. Loves her rock n roll. ♫♪

Interesting Stuff

A Love Letter to Love Letters ❤

US Bookstores Coming Back – Indie Shops Flourish

EWG’s 2024 Dirty Dozen™
12 fruits and vegetables most contaminated with pesticides.

Full recovery for Indonesian coral reef within 4 years

The US is claiming its right to at least seven distinct maritime areas
from the Atlantic to the Bering Sea.

The Indomitable Human Mind
The Khazarian Mafia (et al) underestimate the Human Spirt. hehehe

The Coming Avatar

“It’s really hard to binge eat meat.” (Not for everyone, but food for thought – pun intended.)
Man lost 210 lbs by eating a diet consisting of just meat and eggs

Liverpool is building the world’s largest tidal power project (to power a million homes)

The ancient Greeks, using reason and math,
figured out the Earth isn’t flat over 2,000 years ago.

Effective pest free home solutions: https://twitter.com/IetsIearn/status/1764389898709246304

Nature IS amazing, adaptable, and badass:

Did you know?

Coming back from the brink!

  1. Gray Whale
  2. The American Marten
  3. Yellow-crested Helmetshrike
  4. Black Rhino

Related: “There is a machine…”
Related: The Red Button Story

Other Stuff…

Call for Members of the ‘COVID Cabal’ to Face Death Penalty 👍
Hack “programmer” Neil Ferguson  (@ Wikispooks)
The most dangerous medical drug in America: “Cyclophosphamide (Mustard gas) is a medication used as chemotherapy and to suppress the immune system.” [source]
Two pharmacists figured out that (OTC) decongestants don’t work
(Since the antihistamines I take contain pseudoephedrine I must procure them through the pharmacy, handing over my DL to be scanned in order to ensure I’m not purchasing more pseudoephedrine than is “legally allowed”.)

NEW: The “Recolonization” of Haiti
Haiti has the World’s Second Largest Iridium Deposits
Related:  Recent findings have confirmed Haiti’s enormous oil and gas reserves
– potentially larger than what Venezuela has.
Related:  The Major Natural Resources Of Haiti

Cat killer and murderer
A sociopath (above) gets to live while an angel dies much too soon
A Technocratic War on Farmers, Oil Dependency, and Homemade Apple Pie
A Low-Trust Society Is an Impoverished Society
Stop and think about it
“We get to pick our sources and chose who to trust—and that’s where things get tricky.”
Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Insane
Global Recession’s Winners and Losers
War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis: 99 Interrelated Concepts

The Devil is The Father of Lies, and you can identify his followers by the lies they tell. They play the archetypal victim…who cries out in pain when he hits you.

Interesting that he should mention the Twin Towers specifically…
“If the West doesn’t wake-up to the suicidal nature of militant Islam, the next thing you will see is that militant Islam is bringing down the World Trade Center.” — Benjamin Netanyahu (Fighting Terrorism, 1995)  [link]

An Inconvenient Truth(s):

Al Gore and “An Inconvenient Truth”

It’s not cow farts…

LMAO!!  The Bechdel-Wallace Test  (aka The Climate Reality Check)
The Hollywood Reporter published a story recently detailing a new “test” for “climate change depiction”, and claiming the Oscars will be testing movies against it (only 3 films passed this year: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Nyad, and…wait for it… Barbie). For those who don’t know, the “Bechdel Test” is a thought experiment meant to test how “representative” or “feminist” a piece of media is.
It’s also a joke: The Bechdel-Wallace Test debuted in a 1985 comic strip.

2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill allows LITHIUM plant to be built in Tennessee
The entire lithium extraction process contributes to an increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; and since [lithium] contains dangerous substances, the mining process also contaminates the local water basins which exposes the local ecosystems to poisoning and other related health problems. [link]

Lithium Bonanza ($$$$$)
“As long as every single thing on this planet remains a commodity to be exploited for profit, whether labor or natural resources, humanity will remain in crisis. If we proceed as planned down this violent and bumpy road ahead, one thing is certain: our little planet will be left in ruins while the wealthy speed off in their Teslas.”

Just Say No to GMO!

CRISPR genetic engineering technique: Wikispooks

What is gene editing and how is it different from older-style GM and conventional breeding?
“Many of the most distinguished research men look with suspicion on any agent that damages the chromosomes, interferes with cell division, or causes mutations; any mutation is a potential cause for cancer.” – Silent Spring

New genomic techniques? We’ve been here before.
“There have been no published studies assessing the health and environmental risks of any gene-edited foods, including those already marketed, such as the gene-edited tomatoes in Japan that are claimed to help lower blood pressure. This makes claims of gene-edited product safety unscientific, as any position should be based on solid experimental evidence – not presumptions, assumptions, or beliefs.”

Is Gene Editing the New Name for Eugenics?
Enter Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the USDA, and the Pentagon’s DARPA

Genetically Modified Ingredients in Most US Cheeses

USA “demands” that Mexico explain why GMO corn is unsafe.
While Mexico incorporates peer-reviewed science to challenge the propaganda of industrial agriculture interests, American stances ignore it. Viva la Mexico!

BayerAG-Monsanto | Roundup-Glyphosate

Renewed Calls to Ban Glyphosate After Toxic Herbicide
Found in 80% of US Urine Samples
“Monsanto lobbyists achieved the full-scale poisoning of our plant for profit.”

Non-GMO Project ALERTS:

  • CRISPR is Changing the Face of Old McDonald’s Farm (Poor animals.)
    AquAdvantage salmon
    GalSafe pig being manufactured for human consumption (U.S. pharmaceutical company Revivicor)
    Other GMO pigs being manufactured by Egenesis and Genus
    PRLR-Slick cow (Acceligen)
    ovomucoid (OVM)-knockout eggs
    GMO hens being developed by Israeli scientists (Volcani Institute and Poultry by Huminn)
  • Watch: Whose seed is it anyway? (It’s a short clip)
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4bgY_Fvs81/
  • Good News! Several GMO companies are TANKING:
    Perfect Day, Upside Foods, AquaBounty, and Pairwise. 👍

The Non-GMO Project’s Standard defines all crops and products developed using biotechnology, including new gene-editing techniques (such as CRISPR), as GMOs.

In the US, fresh produce having a label containing a 4-digit number are Non-GMO/Bioengineered BUT grown using chemical pesticides/fertlizers – while those with a 5-digit number beginning with “9” are Organic. Which means they are grown without the chemicals and are Non-GMO/Bioengineered. If you don’t see these labels AND the produce is not marked as “USDA Organic” or “Non-GMO Project Verified” assume it is GMO/Bioengineered. At your Farmers Market, don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Additionally, while all transgenic organisms are GMOs, not all GMOs are transgenic. The key difference between GMO and transgenic organism is that GMO is an organism that has an artificially altered genome, while the transgenic organism is a GMO that has an altered genome containing a DNA sequence or gene from a different species.

Your Tarot card for April

Major Arcana Tarot cards represent life lessons, karmic influences and the big archetypal themes currently being experienced.

Symbolizing the Willpower and courage needed to defeat obstacles and enemies, The Chariot also represents triumphant victory and maintaining order in chaos.

 


Download “Vampire Dancer”

ℳ –

What’s Rockin’ My World (3.1.2024)

Posted by M - on

What was trending at Chez Rock Vixen
during the month of February, 2024

This ad played before a Megadeth video on YouTube. Jason Momoa rocks!!! (Beefcake)
(I can watch this over and over…and have)

Stupid me, it was my fault. After bringing a King Cake home from Linardi’s bakery, I sliced a piece for myself and went upstairs, leaving the cake in its bakery box on the counter. A couple of hours later I came back downstairs to find the lid on the box open and a HUGE swath of cake gone. I did what I should’ve done in the first place: Moved it to a glass cake stand with heavy lid. I knew who the culprit was, too. As the night progressed, I could tell Brandon wasn’t feeling well. Late that night, he left a river of diarrhea in the cat box for me to clean up. (Little shite.) I need to get used to having a food-obsessed feline in the house. A first for me.

Valemtime’s Day was low-key although I did get this:

(Better than a box of chocolates any day. 🤘)

‘Kayso, in preparation for National Drink Wine with Your Cat Week (Feb 19-25), I bought a CatWine Pawty Pack. We opened the MosCato first. It smelled like rotten eggs! Neither of the cats seemed put-off by the smell, however, they didn’t want to try it. We opened the Pinot Meow. Brandon was unimpressed (then again, he doesn’t like catnip) and Ramses was only interested in licking it off my fingers. (Not giving up, though. We still have two bottles to sample: Catbernet and Purrseco.)

The weather on February 23-25 was beautiful, so I got some work done in the Concrete Jungle. (With Master Gardener, Ramses, assisting.) Where we live the danger of frost is long past and it looks like the lowest it will get at night is mid-40s. This means I could do some heavy pruning without worrying about tender new growth – so I did! Heavy pruning, that is. YIKES! The Green Dragon (Pinellia tripartita) is already popping up. It needs to be repotted but I’d waited too long. The roots are so compacted and the soil is so saturated due to the rain storms that it needs to dry out before I can extract it from the pot.

My Green Dragon comes back larger every year… It’s gorgeous!

Friday night, Skeleton Cru opened for The Scorched Ones. Saw some old friends and made some new ones.  ♫♪ He’s just a Devil Kitty, with catnip on his mind. ♫♪

That Sunday we did our usual rounds of the Campbell Farmers Market, had breakfast at a new place (They serve “bottomless mimosas”.), and sojourned to Summerwinds, Cupertino, where I picked-up some chervil and the most beautiful sorrel (below).

In other plant news: SHE’S HE-RE! (I don’t expect her to bloom now, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed I’ll see flowers Winter 2024/2025: Plant Lust::Hellebore ‘Onyx Odyssey’)

There are 29 days in February, which makes 2024 a Leap Year. In Ireland and Britain, it is a tradition that women may propose marriage only in leap years.

Friday
Planet: Venus
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Freya, Frigga, Venus
Crystals: aventurine, coral, jade, lapis lazuli, rose quartz
Spellwork: beauty, fertility, love/romance
Waning Gibbous Moon:
Conducive to repelling, banishing and destroying that which is unwanted.

Movies
The Menu (2022)
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)
Murder by Death (1976)
Gallowwalkers (2012)
Revolution (1985)
The Hummingbird Effect (2023)  – Brandon gave this two paws up!
Oppenheimer (2023)
To be honest, I came downstairs mid-way through this film while Tim was watching it. Did anyone else find the robin’s-egg blue shirts “Oppie” was wearing incongruous for that time period?
Délicieux (2021)
Apparently I cannot get enough of this movie because this is the fourth time I’ve watched it – although this time with Tim. (I should just buy the DVD already…)
Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
Lou Ferrigno. What more can I say except he deserves a Beefcake post. What a doll.
(Thank you, Lisa Marie Bowman at Through the Shattered Lens.)

Television/Streaming etc.
NBA:  Steven Adams (Beefcake) was traded to the Houston Rockets.
MLB:  Brandon Crawford signs a one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Lost 80s (iHeart Radio)
Cardio Playlist (YouTube)
The Jamie Oliver Channel (Roku)
The King of Queens Seasons 1-3 (Peacock)
Young Sheldon Seasons 6-7 (Netflix & CBS)
Welcome Back, Kotter Season 1 (Tubi)
Better Call Saul Season 6 (Netflix)
Saved by the Bell Channel (Roku)

Books

Rock Vixen
An online collection (hosted on our local library’s website) of some of my favorite books. It’s PUBLIC and available to everyone. (No membership or sign-in required. Ever.)

House Plant Party: fun DIY projects & growing tips for epic indoor plants (Lisa Eldred Steinkopf)
The bitch is back: wicked women in literature (Sarah Appleton Aguiar)

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (John Perkins)

Related:
Economic Hit Men ~ Part 1
Economic Hit Men ~ Part 2
CIA activities & operations

Earworm

♫♪ Singin’ the mews while the lady cats cry
“Hey, Fluffy Butt, you’re a real gone guy” ♫♪

(Doin’ the Fluffy Butt Strutt)

Ramses’ Caturday Posts

Happy Caturday! (2.10.2024)

Interesting Stuff

Bucky Beaver has died.
♫♪ Another one bites the dust ♫♪

Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving fellow.

“We weren’t talking to you; shut the fuck up and leave if you don’t like it.”

All Their Stupid Ideas Can be Reversed and We Will Make the Deserts Bloom
How on God’s green earth, did central planners miss the food revolution of the past twenty years? Did they think only they were foodies? For the past twenty years, a host of new rancher/scientists have been experimenting with soil restoration using cattle. Soil restoration will not only bring back a healthy bio-system, (it will) turn food into its once nutritious self, restore rural life and ground water. If only 11% of current farmland were turned to restoration, all of the supposed excess carbon emissions of man would be absorbed. And food would be nutritious again. Note to the WEFers: get on board or go extinct.  (What she said.)

Being hated for loving freedom
has been the strangest experience of my life.

When you mix baking soda and super glue

Cool around-the-house tips and tricks

The miraculous benefits of Vitamin D supplementation
Sun Exposure Strengthens Your Immune System

Handwriting strengthens brain connections and boosts learning more than tapping on a keyboard.  (One of the reasons I enjoy keeping a journal.)

Chernobyl. This is worth a watch:

Coveted Ranch Near San Francisco to become sprawling new Nature Preserve with hiking trails

Penguin Becomes ‘Guide Bird’ Companion For Zoo Pal Suffering with Cataracts

Bolivian Town Protects 1 Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest – building a ‘conservation mosaic’ of 90% forests. YAY! More CO2 being absorbed and turned into oxygen. Planet Earth is happy.

Unprecedented gift preserves 8,000 acres of pristine US wetlands.

David Braun: Lion of the Anti-Fracking Movement
Related: Earth Day 2023 Part 1: Frac(k)tures, EVs, and the search for functioning brain cells

Nature IS amazing, adaptable, and badass:

Did you know?

Coming back from the brink

  1. Endangered Peruvian diving petrels are flourishing on Chile’s Chañaral Island for first time in decades after invasive RABBITS are removed
  2. Woylies, ecosystem engineers of Australia, are Critically Endangered but making a comeback

New Species!

  1. 4 new species of octopus discovered
  2. More than 100 new species of alien-looking marine life have been discovered living near huge underwater mountains off the coast of Chile.
    At first glance, I thought the one on the right was crocheted.

Other Stuff…

(You learn something new every day.) Quicken Loans and Rocket Mortgage:
Jewish law forbids Jews from charging interest to other Jews.

The Will of “The Chosen”
Israel Is an Illegal State. Dr. Ralph Wilde at the ICJ

I was inclined to think of pets as gentiles.
To a child growing up Jewish, the Other, in all its forms,
was presumed to be Christian.
– Michael Pollan (Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education)

The U.S. Housing Market: Rent-Serfs and Artificial Scarcity
“Absentee landlords” have grown (and continue to grow) by leaps and bounds where we live.

I grew up with a healthy skepticism of doctors.

Potential of graphene-based materials to combat COVID-19… (NLM, 10/2020)
Related: Graphene Oxide being manipulated by radio frequencies
People who took the COVID vaccines are now being diagnosed with VEXAS Syndrome. Researchers say their immune cells have mutated.  ♫♪ If I had a hammer ♫♪

EPA Conceals PFAS Health Info in millions of fluorinated plastic containers.
The Fraud of Plastic Recycling

American farmer caught aircraft spraying the sky above his home and shows the damage the pellets being dropped made on his crops:
https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/1739115664433103107

Antibiotics in Your Food Are Increasing

Targeting El Salvador
If feminism was “pro-woman,” they would see it as a cause of celebration but they do not. If “rape culture” exists such as feminists insist, and pre-Bukele’s El Salvador was certainly one of those places, it should be noted that Bukele crushed that “culture.” However, he did so in a masculine way… and feminists, hating men far more than they like women, cannot stand it.
(I couldn’t agree more. Furthermore, what’s going to happen to Bukele is what John Perkins has written about in The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. Mark my words.)
“He’s quite candid about that, so I’m sure he’ll be dealt with.”

An Inconvenient Truth(s):

Al Gore and “An Inconvenient Truth”

A century of gradual reforestation across the American East and Southeast has kept the region cooler. “Moving forward, we need to think about tree planting not just as a way to absorb carbon dioxide but also the cooling effects in adapting for climate change, to help cities be resilient against these very hot temperatures.” well…well…well… The fact is trees DO absorb carbon dioxide (CO2, which we breathe out) and turn it into oxygen.

Yes, ecosystems are collapsing. No, it has nothing to do with CO2.

Nebraska, USA: A single hailstorm reduced a multimillion dollar solar park, consisting of 14,000 solar panels, into a pile of toxic debris within minutes:
https://twitter.com/wideawake_media/status/1756677954866757750

Cobalt mining in Africa… EV owners must be SO proud.

Just Say No to GMO!

CRISPR genetic engineering technique: Wikispooks

What is gene editing and how is it different from older-style GM and conventional breeding?

BayerAG-Monsanto | Roundup-Glyphosate

Federal Court Halts Spraying of Dicamba Pesticide
Across Millions of Acres of Cotton, Soybeans 👍

Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit was ordered by a Pennsylvania jury to
pay more than $2.2 billion
in the largest verdict so far in five years of litigation

Groundbreaking legal action filed
Farmworkers & environmental groups demand the EPA immediately
suspend and cancel the dangerous herbicide glyphosate.

US appeals court finds Bayer NOT shielded from Roundup lawsuit

Monsanto Roundup Lawsuit Update

Bill that could limit lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers
heads to Senate floor: Sen. Bill 1245.
KACHING! KACHING! KACHING!
(The sound of payoffs in the Senate building.)

Non-GMO Project ALERTS:

  • Guide to GMOs in beauty products
  • Ethos pro-GMO candy bars feature GM fruit (such as papaya) or promote crops for which GM versions are in development (i.e., cacao), and include sugar from GM sugar beets. A Fresh Look was part of a $4 million campaign launched in 2017 by the sugar beet industry to promote sugar from GM sugar beets.
  • Chocolate that features ingredients produced through synbio
    (aka precision fermentation):
    WOO™ chocolate bars (betterland foods™)
    CO2COA™ chocolate bars (Mars, Inc.)  Don’t be fooled by “Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa” as that DOES NOT mean it’s non-GMO or Organic.
    Tomorrow Bar (Oodaalolly)
    Oobli chocolate bars (Oobli, formerly Joywell Foods)

The Non-GMO Project’s Standard defines all crops and products developed using biotechnology, including new gene-editing techniques (such as CRISPR), as GMOs.

In the US, fresh produce having a label containing a 4-digit number are Non-GMO/Bioengineered BUT grown using chemical pesticides/fertlizers – while those with a 5-digit number beginning with “9” are Organic. Which means they are grown without the chemicals and are Non-GMO/Bioengineered. If you don’t see these labels AND the produce is not marked as “USDA Organic” or “Non-GMO Project Verified” assume it is GMO/Bioengineered. At your Farmers Market, don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Additionally, while all transgenic organisms are GMOs, not all GMOs are transgenic. The key difference between GMO and transgenic organism is that GMO is an organism that has an artificially altered genome, while the transgenic organism is a GMO that has an altered genome containing a DNA sequence or gene from a different species.

Your Tarot card for March

Lord of Abundance

ℳ –

What’s Rockin’ My World (2.1.2024)

Posted by M - on

What was trending at Chez Rock Vixen
during the month of January, 2024

Before I get on with last month’s wrap-up I’d like to call your attention to a new category, “Posts or Pages I updated“, listed below. Any NEW Pages will be included there, as well. (Unlike Posts, subscribers/followers never receive notices of Pages being created.)

Well, as is normally the case January was pretty uneventful. Had some friends over on the 15th to watch The Warriors (lose). Ramses proved to be the purrrfect feline host, however, Brandon preferred to watch the activity from the landing on the stairs. On the plus side: Neither cat has shown a tendency to hide under the bed when people come to visit.

Speaking of Ramses, although he’s always had a sensitive digestive system some issues over the past month or so has me thinking he may have the feline equivalent of IBS. This is something to keep an eye on. I’m given to understand that Siamese cats have this tendency and since he obviously has many physical traits of the Siamese/Oriental Shorthair this makes sense. It might be stress related. I am keeping notes.

The Wine 101 event we attended at Total Wine was more of a class and we learned a lot. At The Quarter Note I ordered white wine and although I didn’t see the bottle I got distinct notes of both apple and pear, so I guess I’m paying more attention. (Thanks, Total Wine!)

I mentioned that I was dipping my toe in uncharted territory by growing China Rose Radish sprouts in a jar (January 20, 2024). Mistakes were made (I used ALL the seeds in the packet.) and I threw caution to the wind by spreading the seeds on a paper towel to dry. When they began to sprout a light bulb went on over my head. “If they’re growing outside a glass jar,” I said to myself, “Why do I need a glass jar?” So I placed some seeds in a shallow dish which I lined with a paper towel and kept them damp by spraying them down a couple times a day (Or whenever I stepped into the kitchen.). I found this allowed good air flow and prevented them from getting moldy. Here’s what they looked like after 10 days:

I think my way of growing sprouts was pretty successful, don’t you? The plan going forward is to repeat this same process.

Got the opportunity to test some spellwork I performed back in December,
with positive results. Thank Goddess I didn’t have to use a back-up spell.

Waning Crescent Moon: Focus on removing things from people.
New Moon: Initiate new negative experiences in a person’s life.
Waxing Moon: Intensify negativity in someone’s life.

Movies
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Trick or Treat (1986)
Black Widow (1987)
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (2023)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Nick Knight (1989)
Kevin James: Irregardless (2024)
The Cheap Detective (1978)
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
CAT ALERT: A Sphynx named Reaper who is the beloved pet of Agatha:

Television/Streaming etc.
NFL (Crap. Cowboys outta the playoffs. Double Crap. Kansas City goes to Super Bowl.)
NBA
Lost 80s (iHeart Radio)
Cardio Playlist (YouTube)
The Jamie Oliver Channel (Roku)
Home Improvement Season 8 (Roku)
Glow Up Seasons 3-5 (Netflix)
Saved by the Bell Channel (Roku)
The King of Queens Seasons 1-2 (Peacock)

Books

Rock Vixen
An online collection (hosted on our local library’s website) of some of my favorite books. It’s PUBLIC and available to everyone. (No membership or sign-in required. Ever.)

The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows: Witchy Wisdom at Your Fingertips (Deborah Blake)
50 Simple Indoor Miniature Gardens (Catherine Delvaux)
Houseplant Party: Fun Projects & Growing Tips for Epic Indoor Plants (Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

Annie Hayes (owner, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials)
“They [Linaria purpurea seeds] didn’t come up, they didn’t come up, and then my cat Jupiter walked across the tray and left little cat footprints.” When the seedlings all came up where the cat had walked, she realized he had tamped the seeds down in a way she hadn’t.

– The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants (Jennifer Jewell)

Earworm

♫♪ Life is kinda crazy with a spooky little cat like you ♫♪

Ramses’ Caturday Posts

Happy Caturday! (1.13.2024)

Cool stuff and news I give a shite about

Bethlehem Pastor’s Moving Christmas Message

“Climate Czar” John Kerry says farmers need to stop growing food to address “climate crisis”
Little Billy Gates: “The benefits of planting trees are still unproven. Only fools would believe that trees are good for the climate.” (What a MORON. This POS has got to evaporate off this planet. Mother Goddess?)

If your cellphone can be used to detonate a bomb, why are we being allowed to own/use/carry them – as their use could constitute an act of terrorism?  Imagine this, if you will: An app has been covertly downloaded to your cellphone that will, once certain criteria have been met, set-off a bomb. Now imagine that this app has been loaded onto hundreds (or thousands) of cellphones around the world, and are linked to explosive devices planted in strategic locations around the world. Now imagine that this is NOT an episode of The Twilight Zone…

Psychotronic & Electromagnetic Weapons: Remote Control of the Human Nervous System
Nanoparticles and genetic modification: Two HIGHLY dangerous technologies in RNA shots.
They’re poking around to see how the public will respond.  (Mutinous bunch, we are.)

Managed Health Care
[I]nsurance companies began hiring doctors, at more money than they could make ‘practicing’ medicine. I remember reading about one of those doctors, who finally quit because she just couldn’t take it anymore. Humana paid her a very good salary, but it was based, along with her bonuses, on how often she determined that the person didn’t need the procedure or medicine they wanted and needed. Her conscience finally surfaced.

The Snakes Who Own Us  Warning: This is not a “comfortable” post by any stretch of the imagination – particularly the short video of Blake Lively.

This tiny African island of 220,000 people is home to over 20 UN Agencies and has been “under the tutelage of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank since the mid-1980s.” It’s also one of the poorest nations on earth. WTF?

The Week That Perished
Gruesome, the “totally not running” Dem presidential contender visits a theme park; migrant caravan invasions funded by U.S. tax dollars (laundered through the United Nations); and the poster zombie for “neverending Covid” claims variants are “committing genocide in Gaza”.

Man-sized cockroaches emerging from the sewers:
https://twitter.com/CensoredMen/status/1744574397304729602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Inconvenient Truths:
Not-So-Scary Truth About Climate Change
“Ideology is Blind Adherence”
Watch as Sky News educates ‘climate zealots’ about the CLIMATE SCAM
Name several viruses that traveled from the US to foreign nations causing epidemics there
The truth about the Texas vs Feds “stand off” (Turn the TV OFF):
https://twitter.com/liz_churchill10/status/1751386205160145302

FDA’s approval process may favor drug companies over consumers — and FDA-approval does not guarantee safety. In fact, Big Pharma actually pays for the majority of drug safety reviews, provides the FDA with safety data for the review and has the option to have drugs approved faster with fewer clinical trials.

Latest Criminal Activity: RSV Vaccine courtesy of our Fiends at Pfizer and the FDA:

February 4, 2024: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! It didn’t take long for Pfizer to make sure the original video I linked to was no longer available on YouTube. (User’s account was “terminated”. I’m trying to find it elsewhere…) We’re still seeing the ad on TV, though.

February 6, 2024: Let’s try this one (Thank you, Tania Davis.) and see how long it takes those Fiends to yank it:

(Food for thought: Starting at birth today’s children receive 25+ vaccines, compared to a mere 6 when I was a kid. Guess what? As of now that number hasn’t changed either.)
Related: A WARNING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN ABOUT THE RSV VACCINE

Did you know?

2023 National Wildlife Photo Contest Winners

Nature’s adaptability

  • Anna’s Hummingbirds (which we have around here) stay put in winter, resisting the cold or entering a temporary state of torpor if weather conditions get too bad, while Monarch butterflies travel up to 3,000 miles to shelter together in the mountains of Central Mexico. In winter, many bat species use a combination of migrating and hibernating. Two of the strangest cold-weather survival tricks are found in snow flies, which produce antifreeze and self-amputate their legs to prevent freezing. (National Wildlife, Winter 2024)
  • Farmer Combats Flooding by Returning Creeks to Nature: “Wildlife That Has Come is Phenomenal” In the UK, farmers are combatting flooding by returning areas of their farms to a more natural state, and seeing the benefits not only in wildlife returning but in flood mitigation.

Leave the leaves! “Blowing or hauling away leaves and other good organic material – then buying mulch and compost the following spring – makes little sense. Wildlife and soil need these materials and nutrients for winter food, shelter and nesting materials. (National Wildlife, Winter 2024)  I leave piles of fallen leaves from the surrounding trees in the corners of the Concrete Jungle, for I’ve discovered salamanders will nest in them.

Zoomusicology studies the musical aspects of sound as produced and perceived by animals. Species-specific music is the most effective to elicit a response in animals. This video by harpist Naomi SV seems to confirm the theory:
https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1737418586329612490

Enlil turbine converts wind generated by passing cars into ELECTRICITY:
https://twitter.com/ScienceGuys_/status/1744308191742361926

Successful airlift of 136 juvenile Galápagos tortoises to the volcanic terrain on Isabela Island, their only natural habitat on Earth.

Coming back from the brink

  1. Camera Catches Sighting of a Tiger with Cubs for First Time in 10 Years
    A sign that Thailand’s conservation efforts are really working; not only are tigers breeding outside of core areas, but that must therefore mean there is enough large game, like sambar deer, to feed them.
  2. Rhino Finds Love at First Sight When He’s Matched to Help Save a Species
    (The video will touch your heart.)
  3. Scores of Endangered Butterflies Slated to Be Released Along California Coast
  4. Storms, an eagle attack, emergency landings, and a unique bond: how scientists led a flight of endangered Ibises on a 1,429-mile journey to their new winter sanctuary.
  5. Wild and Wonderful Saiga is No Longer Endangered

New Species!

  1. Frog With Fangs Hunts Crabs Even Though it’s No Bigger Than a Quarter
  2. Costa Rican Octopus Thrives in Deep Sea Nurseries

Just Say No to GMO!

“Hello, I’d like to eat a genetically modified animal today.
Do you have one on the menu?”

Roundup: Bayer, BASF lobby push to scrap safety rules on new GM crops – even if they increase pesticide use

Ledprona: “Gene silencing” pesticide approved in US – by the EPA.
The Pollinator Stewardship Council warns that the unintended consequences of Ledprona on non-target species could expand beyond pollinators (such as bees) to entire populations and ecosystems.  Of course, the bought-and-paid-for EPA could care less – just one example of a useless government agency that needs to be disbanded ASAP.

Genetically modified crops aren’t a solution to climate change, despite what the biotech industry says.  The ONLY solution to the “climate change” agenda is to eradicate everyone pushing it. (That’s right, I said it!)

Academics, scientists call to scrap gene-editing proposal
More than 70 academics and scientists have signed a letter asking for a full rejection of the European Commission’s proposal to deregulate new GMOs (products of new genomic techniques or NGTs), on the grounds that it threatens an “irreversible change” to our ecosystems and food systems.

Policymakers should respect organic movement’s choice not to use NGTs
DAMN RIGHT!

Non-GMO Project ALERTS:

  • 2023: The Year in Review
  • Norfolk Plant Sciences has received support from the FDA regarding its genetically-engineered purple tomato. Compared to TRUE heirloom tomatoes, it looks artificial in every way. Remember, GM food products will come with a branding (label) so they shouldn’t be hard to spot – even IF they begin appearing at one’s Farmers Market – and when in doubt, ASK.
  • Seed Sovereignty: We’re Losing Our Seed Breeders
    “Because you can’t save [the seeds] yourself as a farmer, you’re basically passing off any level of seed sovereignty to a corporation.”
  • GMO sugar cane joined the USDA’s List of Bioengineered Foods.
    Just one more food item we need to be careful of – purchasing only those products that contain ORGANIC sugar cane or are approved by the Non-GMO Food Project. (Note: Even Smart & Final’s cane sugar is approved by them. It pays to pay attention.)

The Non-GMO Project’s Standard defines all crops and products developed using biotechnology, including new gene-editing techniques (such as CRISPR), as GMOs.

In the US, fresh produce having a label containing a 4-digit number are Non-GMO/Bioengineered BUT grown using chemical pesticides/fertlizers – while those with a 5-digit number beginning with “9” are Organic. Which means they are grown without the chemicals and are Non-GMO/Bioengineered. If you don’t see these labels AND the produce is not marked as “USDA Organic” or “Non-GMO Project Verified” assume it is GMO/Bioengineered. At your Farmers Market, don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Additionally, while all transgenic organisms are GMOs, not all GMOs are transgenic. The key difference between GMO and transgenic organism is that GMO is an organism that has an artificially altered genome, while the transgenic organism is a GMO that has an altered genome containing a DNA sequence or gene from a different species.

Your Tarot card for February

This is a Major Arcana card. When one appears, you are being called to reflect on the life lessons and themes that are currently being experienced at this time.
As a symbol of moderation, Temperance urges us to practice self-restraint this month.
With all that’s going on in the World right now, this is good advice.

ℳ –

What’s Rockin’ My World (1.1.2024)

Posted by M - on

What was trending at Chez Rock Vixen
during the month of December, 2023

Before I get on with last month’s wrap-up I’d like to call your attention to a new category, “Posts or Pages I updated“, listed below. Any NEW Pages will be included there, as well. (Unlike Posts, subscribers/followers never receive notices of Pages being created.)

What with us losing many beloved kitties during the month of December – which included both Ortoloni and Diego, rushing Tim to the hospital late one night with gallstones, and helping him recover from hernia surgery just two years ago, Decembers haven’t always been merry. However, this December was full of health and happiness, and all of us here at Chez Rock Vixen enjoyed the festivities of the season.

If there’s something specific I need or want to address,
I often wait for the words to come to me – which usually happens as I’m waking up.
The Universe giving me the green light to proceed – which I did at the December Full Moon.

Movies
Mötley Crüe: Uncensored (1986)
My Garden of a Thousand Bees (2021)
The Mirror Crack’d (1980)
Woman of Straw (1964)
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

“What would you say if I told you I was a witch?“
– Queenie Holroyd (played by Elsa Lanchester)

A Murder of Crows (2010) – Free on YouTube
Scream of the Wolf (2023)
Mogambo (1953)
Dario Argento’s Dracula (2013)
Whatever possessed Argento to insert a man-sized praying mantis into 19th century Europe.
Wolves (2014)
If this one sounds familiar to you, Dear Reader, it is! I re-watched it – this time with Tim. It has everything I want in a horror film: Unique storyline (complete with plot twists), decent dialogue, fast-paced, just the right amount of gore, killer make-up and special effects (they went out of their way to incorporate the individuality of the actors into the werewolf transformations), NO CGI, and a hunky villian (Beefcake::Jason Momoa). I may have to add this one to my DVD collection…

Television/Streaming etc.
NFL

Ramses shared my disbelief watching the Cowboys implode against the Bills on December 17th. Final score: 10-31.


NBA
iHeart80s
Cardio Playlist (YouTube)
The Jamie Oliver Channel (Roku)

Gardening with Monty Don (Roku)
Home Improvement Seasons 5-7 (Roku)
Charmed Seasons 2-3 (Prime)
IMPACT! Wrestling (Roku)
Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul (Roku)
Face Off Seasons 4 & 5 (Netflix)
Glow Up Seasons 1 & 2 (Netflix)

Books

Rock Vixen
An online collection (hosted on our local library’s website) of some of my favorite books. It’s PUBLIC and available to everyone. (No membership or sign-in required. Ever.)

Season of Storms (Andrzej Sapkowski)
Taming the Potted Beast (Molly Williams)
Aries Witch: Unlock the Magic of Your Sun Sign (Ivo Dominguez, Jr. & Diotima Mantineia)
The Slow Poisoning of America (John E. Erb & T. Michelle Erb)
~ Fluoride, MSG, Aspartame, Mad Cow

One can learn from a glance at a person’s library, not what they are, but what they wish to be.
– Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d (Alan Bradley)

As she flies back to her nest, she looks for all the world as though she were a tiny witch riding a broomstick. I am bewitched.

– Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to Nature (Brigit Strawbridge Howard)

Earworm

♫♪ I’m in pieces, bits and pie-ces ♫♪

Ramses’ Caturday Posts

Happy Caturday! (12.02.2023)

Cool stuff and news I give a shite about

Just Say No to GMO!

Roundup: American Academy of Pediatrics advises avoiding GMO foods where practical due to glyphosate residues

Bill Gates/Lobby Groups: Alliance for Science’s chief lobbyist for GMOs, Mark Lynas, teamed up with two co-authors to publish in a peer-reviewed journal an article that equated people who criticise GMOs with those who spread “misinformation” on climate change, COVID, and vaccines.  The principal funder of the Alliance for Science’s pro-GMO PR work is the Gates Foundation, which has invested heavily in GMOs and, in the past, directly in Monsanto, raising the question of whether the Alliance really promotes “science” or GMO industry profits.  All gmwatch articles on Alliance for Science
Related: Pro-GE author [Mark Lynas] found guilty of “scientific dishonesty”

Researchers disown their own genetically engineered tree
In a major turnaround, the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) has announced it is discontinuing its development of the genetically engineered (GE, GM, or genetically modified) American chestnut tree called “Darling 58”.

New GM techniques can create different genetic changes [genome] to those from conventional breeding, say scientists
Gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas are being labeled as “NGTs”.

Non-GMO Project ALERTS:

The Non-GMO Project’s Standard defines all crops and products developed using biotechnology, including new gene-editing techniques, as GMOs.

In the US, fresh produce having a label containing a 4-digit number are Non-GMO/Bioengineered BUT grown using chemical pesticides/fertlizers – while those with a 5-digit number beginning with “9” are Organic. Which means they are grown without the chemicals and are Non-GMO/Bioengineered. If you don’t see these labels AND the produce is not marked as “USDA Organic” or “Non-GMO Project Verified” assume it is GMO/Bioengineered. At your Farmers Market, don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Additionally, while all transgenic organisms are GMOs, not all GMOs are transgenic. The key difference between GMO and transgenic organism is that GMO is an organism that has an artificially altered genome, while the transgenic organism is a GMO that has an altered genome containing a DNA sequence or gene from a different species.

Your Tarot card for January

Lord of Material Trouble

This card tells of the destruction of an order or structure that has become stifling. Often the structure is something we have been clinging to, and is a source of security. This makes the breakdown of its form very painful for us; the sudden change, loss, or conflict can fill us with anxiety.

However, the light of this card is that the destruction of our security is the path towards greater peace and clears the way for renewal. [1]

If you are going to SINCERELY seek The Truth, The World is going to turn on you, and all the people who compromised their integrity… for a place at the trough… are going to scream at you and call you names. This is known as projection, and you can almost always tell what is wrong with someone by the things they accuse you of. [source]

ℳ –

n
n

[1] Daniels, Ian (2010). Phantasmagoria. Llewellyn Publications. p. 275.