AUSSIE RETIREMENT: Marty and Jess Ansen took off on their first cruise on June 16, 2022, after a long two years of strict COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia. They have yet to stop, booking a total of 51 trips, more than 450 days so far, on board Princess Cruises’ 2,000-passenger Coral Princess. They say it is cheaper than a retirement home.
Not the Bee did some homework. A retirement home entry fee in Australia can cost up to $500,000 (not including monthly fees after that); a 14-day cruise varies, but $2,000-$3,000 for a couple is in the ballpark. Add those all up to make a year, and you’ve got, say, $50-65,000 per year to stay on the ship — meals, drinks, cleanup included.
- https://notthebee.com/article/retired-australian-couple-books-more-than-50-back-to-back-cruises-because-they-say-its-cheaper-than-a-retirement-home
- https://nypost.com/2023/09/30/retired-couple-books-51-back-to-back-cruises-because-its-cheaper-than-retirement-home/
- https://www.downsizing.com.au/news/853/Retirement-village-fees-and-charges-Your-questions-answered#:~:text=Entry%20or%20ingoing%20fee&text=Entry%20fees%20can%20range%20from,two%2Dbedroom%20unit%20is%20%24463%2C000.
DIMOCRAT of the MONTH: According to the Babylon Bee, millions of Americans are now headed for D.C. to help continuously pull the Capitol fire alarm in hopes of stopping Congress from ever doing anything ever again. [Hat tip to Bob who found me this awesome toon.]
FAUXTUS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8uukADyczM [9:42] to see a recent report by Sky News of Biden’s deterioration. I can’t agree that people are really worried; anybody who has been paying attention knows that he has never been the true POTUS. The leader of the people who cheated him into office has been running the show all along.
MOZAMBIQUE: On Friday, September 15, Islamic State terrorists assembled everyone living in a village in the province of Cabo Delgado, separated out the Muslims, then murdered the eleven who admitted to be Christians. Islamist fundamentalists have been conducting brutal attacks on Christians in the region since 2017, resulting already in nearly 5,000 dead and one million displaced refugees.
TRUMP: On Monday morning, The Donald showed up in court for opening arguments in the civil fraud case against him in New York Sucks. He also made a statement to the press. “This is an attempt to hurt me in [the] election. This has never happened before, that a president of the United States leaves office and gets indicted. This case could have been brought years ago but they waited until I was campaigning. They’re all corrupt people. Frankly the country is corrupt. That’s why I’m running, we’re going to straighten it out.”
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-arrives-in-court-in-new-york-fraud-trial-5502128
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/new-york-judge-takes-issue-with-18-million-valuation-of-mar-a-lago-5502507
- https://notthebee.com/article/judge-on-the-trump-case-once-gave-a-speech-about-overriding-juries-ruling-with-emotion-and-enjoying-absolute-immunity
TURNER: Usually, if three sisters share the same birthday, it’s because they are triplets. Not this amazing trio! You might think the births were scheduled, but nope. No C-sections, just natural labors that happened to end on the same calendar day three times in a row! The dad says, “I’m the only guy in this home. I live with a bunch of girls now, but I love it.” When some fool asked Dearest how he felt about being the only guy in our home, he said, “Like I’m all the man they need.” Gotta love him! So yeah, I really do. 🙂
VAXXX: Since the roll-out of COVID-19 mass vaccination, rates of cancer have skyrocketed in surveillance systems across the globe. Many are asking, “Do the vaccines truly cause cancer?” The answer is likely, “Yes.”
According to the research papers linked below, a piece of the ‘rona virus called the “S2 subunit protein” interacts with tumor suppressing proteins p53 and BRCA-1/2 and not in a good way. This S2 subunit is not present in the body post-infection, but is readily produced in large quantities after the jab.
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/fatal-craniofacial-cancer-5-months-after-covid-19-vaccination-5496657
- “S2 subunit of SARS-nCoV-2 interacts with tumor suppressor protein p53 and BRCA: an in silico study”, October 13, 2020, Translational Oncology @ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32619819/
- “Persistence of SARS CoV-2 S1 Protein in CD16+ Monocytes in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) up to 15 Months Post-Infection”, January 10, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology @ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35082777/
GRAMMY NOTES: Mama and the Mascots are studying our nation’s founding, so I lent them my Bicentennial $2 bill. On July 4, 1976, the USPS stayed open to hand cancel souvenirs. I got a $2 bill and bought a stamp to stick on it. Also in the photo, see Buzz sign the Declaration of Independence. 🙂
SHORTS:
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qPIySS_9DQI for an awesome response to a scam caller.
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wC9ySO9n4Jo and grab a tissue.
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If a man holds a gun to your head and asks, “Are you a Christian?, what will you say?
How about
“Will ye also be his disciples?”
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Yes. 🙂
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If someone held a gun to my head and asked if I were a Christian, what would I say? Probably “First put down the gun.”
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