My father died of a heart attack at the age of 58.
I'm 56.
My paternal grandfather and his father each died of a heart attack, one of them at 61 years of age, and the other at 62.
If that is to be my end too, and relatively soon, I am at peace with that. Mostly. But I wouldn't mind another twenty years if I wasn't a burden to my kids, and if my mind was not much worse than it is now.
My mother had a heart bypass operation when she was 68. She was under anesthesia for about eight hours, and it affected her brain. Her mental condition had been deteriorating for several years, but immediately after the operation her mind took a major turn for the worse. She never regained her pre-operation level of mental acuity. That was in 2012.
After her surgery she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She is still alive, but can no longer walk, and can no longer speak more than a few words at a time. Some days we don't hear a single intelligible word from her, although she will sometimes babble like a toddler learning to speak. She hasn't been able to fully take care of herself since her operation.
There must be a better way than bypass operations to resolve the problem of clogged arteries. If the chemical composition of arterial plaques is distinct from that of arterial walls, it seems like there must be some compound that could bind to one or more cells of plaques and disengage them from the rest of the body of plaque to which they are attached. If the plaque could be broken up into small enough pieces, it seems that the pieces could be filtered out of the blood like any other impurities are.
It also seems possible that an enzyme could be designed to dismantle plaque buildups. The key would be that the plaques would be taken apart one tiny piece at a time so that there would be no danger of a large body of plaque breaking loose and causing a heart attack.
If such a compound or enzyme could be discovered and administered at an early enough age, plaque buildup could be prevented. Possibly a similar cure could be discovered for Alzheimer's as well.
I feel confident that one or both of these breakthroughs in arterial treatment will eventually be made. Whether it will happen in time to prolong my own life for a few years remains to be seen.
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.
This version of the detailed technical paper does not yet have sources listed, and still needs some polishing, but I want to put it out there because you never know what could happen. Whatever does happen, I'll have the satisfaction of knowing that at least its out there.
I guided 3 AI in writing this paper: Lumo, Gemini, and Grok. The Wave Physics framework solves discrepancies between quantum physics and relativity, explains dark matter and dark energy, and more.
A few years ago, just for fun, I started playing around with some ideas regarding a universal theory of energy, matter, etc. I toyed with it from time to time, but as I was getting AI to help me with a website called friendoflearning.com, a series of events led me to getting the AI to help with that theory.
The attached paper is largely the work of two AIs, Grok (xAI's AI assistant) and Gemini (Google''s AI assistant). I provided the early theoretical underpinnings, and guided the creation and editing of the document, but the AIs should get equal credit (at least). The only reason that my name is alone in the author credits is because of current publishing prejudices regarding AI.
I'd like to upload it to the arXiv server, but since I don't work at a university I need an endorsement from someone who has published in the physics.pop-ph (popular physics) category. If you know any one qualified and willing to give that endorsement, this is the link:
https://arxiv.org/auth/endorse?x=3E6LLO
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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.
