My goodness, how fascinating! Thank you. I've now issued comps so you have access to Climate Normal and Private Passion. You may want to copy your substantial comment over to Climate and delete it from here otherwise it'll get lost to mass consciousness.
"I’m going to have to end the series at part 14 and place the enigma back on the pantry shelf like a jar that cannot be opened."
Maybe this something even the Enigma Machine can't crack.
The trick I use for stubbon jar lids is to bash it (the lid only) on all sides by turn against a hard surface. Or, more scientifically but potentially dangerous, pour boiling water over the lid so it expands.
Shingles is supposedly caused by the smallpox virus, which we carry within ourselves. The mRNA product's suppression of immunity has led to an increase in cases, so they're offering a shingles vaccine.
So, paradoxically enough, an official vaccine for the pathogen we carry within us already exists.
Hope-Simpson points out that outbreaks often occur "on the remotest farms."
Well if six tiny sugar pills (homeopathic, prescribed by a skilled practitioner) can completely stop the hacking cough I suffered from for years every winter and spring, the world is a very mysterious place! and there's more going on than we can imagine.
Thing is, she’d tried two different remedies previously, so I don’t think it was placebo in that case. But in others ‘why isn’t everyone’s mind blown?’ - exactly. Apart from not being profitable I suppose it would beg too many questions…. I wonder how many there are like you, open mindedly beavering away under the radar?
Now that's the sort of lightweight reading with a happy ending that I enjoy. Sure stops the convo at parties. Seriously though, thanks for the pointer - it's in my good boy treats list!
Checking in again, with an idea I think you and the Mrs. will like:
When you are finished with this series, you should turn it into a short book -- a book that includes/weaves in recipes.
My husband is a professional chef and we own close to 500 books related to food and drink. We will buy many copies - a few for the library and others to give away.
Master Dee, Sir, while you are in such an inspired frame of mind, might I entreat you to examine the statistical work of e.g. Alfred Russel Wallace and probe the efficacy of the original smallpox vaccination campaign in our island nation. It seems, on the face of it, nonsensical to claim that a highly contaminated and variable substance scraped from the pustules of calves and other animals, introduced into the flesh and blood of young and old, in a number of ways, could achieve anything but harm.
Well, there’s another juicy subject worthy of squeezing. I think I have flu-related ideas to take me through to Christmas but perhaps a new plague in the New Year if I can cadge the data!
My goodness, how fascinating! Thank you. I've now issued comps so you have access to Climate Normal and Private Passion. You may want to copy your substantial comment over to Climate and delete it from here otherwise it'll get lost to mass consciousness.
This is getting really, really good.
This is what happens when I go paleo…
Agree with @jessica hockett now you’re cooking with gas - I’m liking all your possible “flu tangents” and musings.
If there is another part in the future I will certainly read it with interest and imbibe it and tea of course!
I love the idea of you exploring environmental factors. I personally believe virology is a faith-based, profit-based religion.
I hope you keep up the great work!
Make that two of us! A decent cake should get the ideas flowing again
Yes, let us have cake!
"I’m going to have to end the series at part 14 and place the enigma back on the pantry shelf like a jar that cannot be opened."
Maybe this something even the Enigma Machine can't crack.
The trick I use for stubbon jar lids is to bash it (the lid only) on all sides by turn against a hard surface. Or, more scientifically but potentially dangerous, pour boiling water over the lid so it expands.
I've taken to smacking the upturned jar down on the kitchen table as hard as I dare. Trouble is Mrs Dee will jump a mile, and then I'm in big trouble…
Shingles is supposedly caused by the smallpox virus, which we carry within ourselves. The mRNA product's suppression of immunity has led to an increase in cases, so they're offering a shingles vaccine.
So, paradoxically enough, an official vaccine for the pathogen we carry within us already exists.
Hope-Simpson points out that outbreaks often occur "on the remotest farms."
" so they're offering a shingles vaccine."
it is called double-dipping; if it is lies dormant within us, it would seem it cannot be purged but hey, make some cash on the way.
Shingles is supposedly caused by Varicella zoster(chicken pox).mRNA Vaxx appears to be related to Varicella zoster(chicken pox) outbreaks..
Well if six tiny sugar pills (homeopathic, prescribed by a skilled practitioner) can completely stop the hacking cough I suffered from for years every winter and spring, the world is a very mysterious place! and there's more going on than we can imagine.
Amen to that! The placebo (and nocebo) have always fascinated me, and I'm like, “why isn't everyone's mind blown?”
Thing is, she’d tried two different remedies previously, so I don’t think it was placebo in that case. But in others ‘why isn’t everyone’s mind blown?’ - exactly. Apart from not being profitable I suppose it would beg too many questions…. I wonder how many there are like you, open mindedly beavering away under the radar?
jdee,
This is your best piece yet, IMHO. This absolutely ties in with this piece from Spaceweather.com.
https://spaceweather.com/
which is about blood pressure, solar activity, and geomagnetic activity.
Correlation, causation, etc...
The paper, here: https://spaceweather.com/images2025/13aug25/s43856-025-00822-w.pdf
Thank you for your diligence.
SteveT
Shucks etc. Thanks for the pointer… about to download and digest for brekkies…
keep going; this is great;
Cheers! Will do…
This is getting very interesting.
A book related to where you might be heading in this regard is "New Light On the Black Death.The Cosmic Connection-Mike Baillie-2006
Now that's the sort of lightweight reading with a happy ending that I enjoy. Sure stops the convo at parties. Seriously though, thanks for the pointer - it's in my good boy treats list!
Checking in again, with an idea I think you and the Mrs. will like:
When you are finished with this series, you should turn it into a short book -- a book that includes/weaves in recipes.
My husband is a professional chef and we own close to 500 books related to food and drink. We will buy many copies - a few for the library and others to give away.
Master Dee, Sir, while you are in such an inspired frame of mind, might I entreat you to examine the statistical work of e.g. Alfred Russel Wallace and probe the efficacy of the original smallpox vaccination campaign in our island nation. It seems, on the face of it, nonsensical to claim that a highly contaminated and variable substance scraped from the pustules of calves and other animals, introduced into the flesh and blood of young and old, in a number of ways, could achieve anything but harm.
Yours hopefully
Well, there’s another juicy subject worthy of squeezing. I think I have flu-related ideas to take me through to Christmas but perhaps a new plague in the New Year if I can cadge the data!