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‘Loves animals and cares about the environment’ – eats meat

Posted on 24/11/202124/11/2021 by dom

Neither of those things is compatible with the other.

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Another river pick

Posted on 23/11/202124/11/2021 by dom

Herewith my latest river pick (ignore the date stamp – I’m lazy, not a time traveller). This is all sped up to approximately 2000% normal speed after my eldest tells me no-one – not even my own mother – wants to watch a 25 minute video of litter being picked. Backing track is one of…

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Wind turbine from junk

Posted on 04/05/202124/11/2021 by dom

So I set myself a little lockdown project – to build a small domestic wind turbine from as much rubbish as possible. The goal is to trickle charge a small lithium ion pack with two 5V feeds to two strings of bright garden LEDs. The battery pack gives you the power you need when you…

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Medical Cannabis update

Posted on 01/04/202124/11/2021 by dom

Since my last post, I’ve moved past the Capilano oil and on to Champlain. This is THC oil. Specifically, 20 mg THC/ml 0 CBD. The working dose is between .5 and 1ml every 5-6 hours. I’m able to function normally, there’s no euphoria but there is a ‘body feel’ on a parallel with opiates. That…

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A new way of voting

Posted on 15/07/202024/11/2021 by dom

The following outlines core voting functionality. Each person has n votes every n years (currently working with 100 and 1 respectively because it’s simple). Each person has access to a voting platform – electronic or paper. Vote categories would be something like this list, (shamelessly lifted from the Green Party website): * Animal Rights *…

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A universal constitution

Posted on 09/07/202024/11/2021 by dom

The basic voting framework must meet certain criteria in order for it to be fit for purpose and serve us as a useful tool. It must be accessible to all. It must be open source. It must be free. It must be easy to understand. It must be transparent. It must be robust. It must…

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Coping

Posted on 30/06/202024/11/2021 by dom

I’ve noticed a lot of people – myself included – experiencing heightened stress as a result of ‘the situation’. The following is the ‘Coping’ chapter of my book ‘Caring for a Partner with Breast Cancer in the UK’. While it’s written in the context of a partner having breast cancer, it still translates across usefully,…

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Girls are made of puppy dog tails, too

Posted on 24/06/202024/11/2021 by dom

My eldest was a breach born baby. It means baby comes out feet first. At the time I recall an appreciable number of staff members putting their hands up Jen so they could experience the breach position. I’ll cut a long story short – Sam’s bottom came out first. He pooped that black tar stuff?…

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My second medical cannabis prescription

Posted on 20/06/202024/11/2021 by dom

Rather than go into long and gory detail, I wasn’t able to achieve a therapeutic dose with the oil strength I was initially prescribed. I think the ratio was 1 THC to every 25 CBD. This was agreed as possible well in advance and my expectations were entirely met. It was an expensive test, but…

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In case there’s any doubt in your mind about anti-fascism

Posted on 19/06/202024/11/2021 by dom

This is a screengrab of the wiki page covering the subject of fascism. (URL) Note the word ‘Fascism’ in bold at the top, then the caption about Hitler and his little friend – both fascists. These people and their politics were defeated at great cost. So when someone talks about ‘anti-fa’ – they are literally…

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The book no-one wants to write or buy

Posted on 29/05/202024/11/2021 by dom

Media release from the office of Dom Burns For immediate release The book no-one wants to write or buy. It’s a book for (mostly) men, about caring for a partner with breast cancer in the UK. It’s called: Every Step of the Way Front cover: The book is currently available on the Amazon Store (details…

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Zen and the Art of Litter Picking

Posted on 27/04/202024/11/2021 by dom

One of the coping mechanisms I’ve adopted is turning negative emotion into positive endeavour. Since Jen’s cancer diagnosis, besides having to deal with that, I’ve lost my dad and Jen, her mum. On top of that, the healing trip we had was heavily disrupted (first world problems, right?) because of Chinese wet markets. Anyway, one…

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My first medical cannabis prescription (part 2)

Posted on 20/04/202024/11/2021 by dom

So I picked ‘it’ up yesterday. It’s called Althea Rideau. It looks like this: And tastes like bland, oily cannabis.

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No single drop….

Posted on 14/04/202024/11/2021 by dom

All paths currently lead to the destruction of the individual; not all paths lead to the destruction of the collective. With that in mind, I’ve hijacked a phrase – no idea of the source (I’ve looked) but it goes: ‘no single drop feels responsible for the flood’. What it means is that sometimes the choices…

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