Some people have serious addiction problems. My comments in this post are not meant to make light of that fact in any way. Both of my parents were alcoholics, and I've seen people with even worse problems.
It seems that there must be a set of criteria that a person could use to reliably know if they're drifting from healthy consumption or use, and crossing over into addiction territory. One question might be: can I live without this chemical, or product or behavior pattern, for three days without that lack causing me anxiety?
If the answer is no, then there may be a problem. Obviously that question doesn't work for some things, like oxygen, or water. It's only meant for things that a person could literally live without and still be healthy.
My vice is cola. Coca Cola, Pespi, or Dr. Pepper. Caffeinated root beer hits the spot too. So it may be that the real addiction is to caffeine, but drinking tea doesn't have the degree of satisfaction that sodas do.
In order to test the aforementioned question against my current minor addiction, I'm going to try doing without colas for three days. I'll almost certainly replace them with tea, which is another caffeinated beverage. If the first three-day experiment yields positive results, the next step will be to go three days without any caffeinated beverages at all.
Scott Adams pointed out in one of his books or videos that the benefits of coffee are so great that it doesn't make sense not to drink it. Tea also has benefits, although I don't know how well the two drinks overlap on that score.
Nevertheless, I want to try the experiment because I think it will have some health benefits regarding my weight. I can reevaluate after the experiment is over.
Dr. Drew interviewed Scott Adams recently, and Scott Adams mentioned the absurdity that Republicans went to overthrow the government on Jan 6, but they neglected to bring their guns. On the first or second anniversary of the event, that alleged oversight made the narrative appear absurd to me, so I made a "video" that was supposed to be audio from January 6, captured on a video camera from which the lens cap had not been removed. I'm posting it again just because.
While I was waiting on hold to talk with a human at the IRS, I decided to put some food out for the dogs. I set the full bag of dog food on a chair, and walked away to get the bowls. When I turned around I saw the bag slowly tipping over, spilling much of its contents onto the floor. Fortunately I had help cleaning it up.
The main task for today is to begin revising McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader. It may take a couple of weeks, possibly more. I still have to work at Publix, and next week I start a new job in the memory care unit of a rehab/nursing home facility, and I'll also be working at Publix at least one night.
After that I'll take a look at the double-slit experiment, and see if there is an interpretation that is consistent with my theory of wave physics.
Also, I came across the attached meme, which I had created two or three years (or so) ago. I thought I'd include it because I still like it.
I recently proposed a theory of matter and energy called Wave Physics. In this theory, the only things in the universe are energy and the universal membrane, which is the medium through which all energy is transfered and stored.
Tonight I realized that according to this theory, everyone and everything in the universe are connected to each other at all times. Things that would be impossible according to the standard model of particle physics, are very possible in the universe of wave physics. Psychic transmissions and the power of prayer are physically possible and make sense if the universe works in any way like the theory I proposed.
If you've ever heard the phone ring and felt sure who it was before answering it, and were proven correct, this makes sense in wave physics, but not with particle physics. If you've ever looked intently at someone, and had that person quickly turn and look directly at you (I have), that phenomenon makes sense if all of us are parts of the same vast, ...
I was only scheduled to work three days this week, so I decided to work on a theory I'd been playing around with for fun over the last few years. I'd never been a big fan of the standard model of particle physics, so a few years ago, just for fun, I thought about exploring some alternate ideas, with zero training and zero experiments.
This week I wrapped up a few loose ends, and posted it to a community I created called Wave Physics. Originally I had called it Alternative Physics, but I changed my mind, so the link still has alternativephysics in it, but the community name is Wave Physics. I'd love for people to pay $5.00 a month to tell me how wrong I am.
https://alternativephysics.locals.com/
I also posted it on my personal website:
