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Watching baseball can be entertaining. Baseball players develop little quirks and habits, and these are on full display. Sometimes fans want to know why players do things. TikTok user Emmaline was curious about the little hop fielders do during the baseball game. @emmalineontime I just wanna laugh please #onlywronganswers #baseball #trending #justagirl #wiisports #sports #fyp ♬ som original – Trilha Retrô – Trilha Retrô Infielders and outfielders do it, and they are almost always in sync. Emmaline may already know the real reason, so she wanted “wrong answers only.” Her fans did not disappoint. Many fans suggested they were farting, but that would produce a tremendous expenditure of methane and fans would be dropping (because warm air rises…). This does qualify as a wrong answer. One commenter thought that the field transformed into lava briefly to keep players from stealing bases. While that might account for the hop, how would that work for the rest of the baseball game? This is also a wrong answer. Screen Capture from TikTok. This next one is so wrong right from the start, but his response to the love he got was hilarious, so it made the cut. It is definitely a wrong answer. Screen Capture from TikTok. This one suggests that players are exercising their inner bunny. While that may be true and harmless, the response from a veterinary assistant raises concerns. While it may not be entirely incorrect, it’s wrong enough. Screen Capture from TikTok. This one is the most plausible incorrect answer, at least if Emmaline had been watching the Savannah Bananas. This is the most popular wrong answer, but still wrong. Screen Capture from TikTok. Simon says: Follow Emmaline on TikTok for more weird stuff (she says it, not us). Anyone who self-identifies as “artist•weirdo•producer” has got to be fun to hang out with. Please share if you’re not “It.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Woman Asks For “Wrong Answers Only” On Baseball Game Question & The Results Are Perfection appeared first on InspireMore.

It takes guts, experience, and community connections to be a ‘beat cop’—not the sort of environment where you’d expect to see a senior club. “Walk the Beat” was the brilliant, and likely life-saving idea cooked up by the Boston Police Department during COVID-19 to keep seniors active, engaged, and safe. Police officers escort groups from […] The post Police Ask Boston Seniors to ‘Walk the Beat’ with Them to Get Exercise and Make Friends appeared first on Good News Network.

My conversion to coconut crazy wasn’t overnight; it happened over a number of years. This morning, I looked around the homestead (which is not in a tropical country, by the way, but in US Climate Zone 4!) and realized I was surrounded…by coconuts.  There are so many benefits to including coconuts in your daily life, and also in your preps. I am going to share my personal favorites with you.  In my youth, we rarely had coconut in the house, unless my mother was baking Nanaimo bars or some other sweet treat. So, I grew up with a sense that it was exotic and, well, not for me.  It wasn’t until I was far from home that I began to appreciate the value of this amazing fruit. From my travels abroad, I have fond memories of going to the “coconut guy” on the street for a thirst-quenching treat. For only a few cents, I could have him hack open a green coconut with his sword, keeping all that delicious water inside, add a straw and voila! A healthy drink with a fully biodegradable container! Coconut for Health Perhaps with the exception of when they DO appear in Nanaimo bars, the coconut is known to be one of the “healthiest fruits on the planet.” Their health benefits come from the “healthy fats they contain (medium chain fatty acids), antioxidants, and important micronutrients.” Who cares about the fats they contain, anyhow? Well, it’s a pretty big deal! Because they are medium-chain, they “are easier to digest (compared to long chain), provide immediate energy and aren’t readily stored as fat” Ooooo! I really like that last bit, because I’m working on my weight loss as a prep. Coconut in My Daily Routine I begin each day with coconut. I use coconut oil for an age-old practice called oil pulling. I do this before I have my first cup of tea and before I eat. Oil pulling originates from Ayurvedic medicine and is at least 5,000 years old. To do it, you put around a tablespoon or so of the oil in the mouth and swish it around for an extended period of time.  Oil pulling is not what we here think of as gargling: a short bubbling of the liquid in our throat area. Oil pulling involves swishing the oil actively around your mouth, teeth, and gums for a more extended time of around 10 to 20 minutes. Once you are done, you do not swallow the oil, but spit it into the garbage. I actually spit mine into a jar which I then throw into the garbage when it is full. This prevents mess. Never spit the oil into your sink or toilet! You might think that’s obvious, but…I have known people who were doing just that. The benefits of this practice are considered to be many:   reduces bacteria in the mouth freshens breath-supports healthy teeth and gums supports healthy sinuses  (*I have always had chronic sinus problems, so I do whatever I can to support them!) [LINK: ]  Another benefit recognized is detoxification. In my own mouth, I have also noticed less sensitivity in my teeth. I no longer need to use toothpaste for sensitive teeth, and make my own tooth powder, which I love. By the way, the evidence to support the chemicals they put in toothpastes for sensitive teeth might not be as convincing as you might think.  How is oil pulling a prep, you might ask? Well, if it really is SHTF and you can’t head to the local drugstore for more toothpaste, keeping this simple practice up could help keep your teeth and gums stay healthy. I just bought my usual huge 5-pound jar of organic virgin cold-pressed coconut oil. The best-before date is almost two years from now!  Given how versatile this oil is, I would be trading for it before I traded for many things. I never have less than 5 pounds in my stockpile. Hmmm. Note to self: Maybe that should be 10??? Coconut for Breakfast, Snacks, Lunches, and Treats Onward with my day. Now, you are also going to be shocked at my next use of coconut oil: I put it in my tea!!! I used to put it in my coffee and found it to be a delicious substitute for cream. With only myself at home, I would not go through the cream quickly enough. As mentioned above, my coconut oil lasts for YEARS.   And Oh! the health benefits of eating (or drinking!) a tablespoon a day! How about an energy boost, weight loss, immune boost, improved bowel movements, better managed blood sugar levels, improved brain function, a healthier heart, and anti-cancer properties? Whew! Want to learn more? Check out this great article here.  Then, my first snack of the day is usually a few coconut smiles on a plate with some dried fruit and nuts. What are coconut smiles? They are roasted pieces of coconut flesh that, well, are shaped like a smile. When I gave up all sugar in my diet, I was on the search for healthy snacks. These are delicious and affordable. The bag sings their praises: high in fibre, and a source of magnesium and phosphorus. But here’s the kicker: 2/3 of a cup (admittedly a bit more than I usually eat, but bear with me) has 6 grams of fibre and only 2 grams of sugar! Now THAT’S a great snack. Yum yum. I’m eating a few extra ones right now to make my point. These are good at least a year out, so I buy a ton of them when they go on sale. Moving right along to lunch, I eat a bit of shredded coconut in my yoghurt or kefir bowl. I find that I like the texture that it adds, along with all the nuts and seeds I add, such as hemp hearts and chia seeds. Mmmmmmm…. fiber-based goodness! When invited to a recent BBQ at a friend’s place, I wanted to contribute to the potluck. So, I brought some dandelion cookies with me. The children were sceptical at first, but were won over by the taste. The recipe uses coconut oil as the baking oil.  If you are in a big SHTF event, these cookies are made with items you already have in your pantry or, are growing out in the lawn in spring. What a great prep that is! The recipe is even egg-free, and all items are shelf-stable if you use your own canned applesauce or store-bought applesauce.  Coconut for Heavy Labor in the Heat I worked as a manual laborer off my homestead for years to bring in extra money. The summers can be incredibly hot here, and the body heat given off by cows in a milking parlor doesn’t help! It was routinely around 90 degrees in the barn or milking parlor as we shovelled and did heavy labour for hours on end.  What was my saving grace? Coconut water. As a laborer, I couldn’t afford to drink it straight up throughout the shift. I would mix it with water for perfect hydration. Although coconut water does have some sugar in it, I was working so hard on those shifts that it wasn’t a problem.  A number of years ago, I was living in Eastern India and travelled to Bangladesh. If you’ve ever lived in either of those countries, you will appreciate this: If they call coconut water a heatwave hack, then you gotta know it’s good!  How is coconut water a prep? Well, just checking my tetra packs, my coconut water is good for an entire year. Canned soda typically lasts only 6 months to a year. In a SHTF, I would be keeping some canned soda on hand, but only to trade for coconut-related items! Ha ha ha! But there’s more! Those are just my regular uses of the wonderful coconut on my homestead on a regular basis. If you want more tips on why coconut oil is useful, check out this fantastic article by Daisy that offers you 80 MORE reasons to love the coconut and add it to your stockpile.  I’m Cuckoo for Coconuts! Over time, I’ve really grown to love coconuts in all their forms. I believe that coconuts have enhanced my preparedness. Could you see yourself trying any of the uses of coconuts suggested here? Do you have your own favorite use that you can share with us? Please share your thoughts in the comments section. About Rowan Rowan O’Malley is a fourth-generation Irish American who loves all things green: plants (especially shamrocks), trees, herbs, and weeds! She challenges herself daily to live her best life and to be as fit, healthy, and prepared as possible. The post Prepping Gold: Gone Nuts for Coconuts! appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is apparently the leader of a menacing conspiracy. The New York Times put this on its June 24 front page: “Under [President Donald] Trump, Ex-MTV Star Pitches Big Families.” But he used to be a bad boy on MTV, so the headline underneath was “From a Racy Past to a Key Cabinet Post.” At 25, Duffy starred on MTV’s reality show “The Real World.” The Times reporter on this story was Caroline Kitchener, who recently won a Pulitzer Prize at The Washington Post for her blatant abortion advocacy thinly disguised as journalism. The agony of women who are unable to delete their babies has been her cause. That tilt surfaced as the article was being pieced together. Evita Duffy-Alfonso, the oldest daughter of Duffy and wife Rachel Campos-Duffy, tweeted: “One of the deranged questions she bombarded my parents with was if they considered aborting their first child—me.” Kitchener’s overarching point in this article is how Sean Duffy has exploited his large family with nine children as a collection of props to help push his political career. This is a little funny since most politicians pose with their children in campaign ads. “The truth is simple: We’re not a prop, a brand, or some act. We’re a real, loving, faithful, joyful family,” tweeted Evita. She called Kitchener “bitter and a creep.” This was not how The New York Times covered the last transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, who adopted twins in 2021 to the delight of liberal media outlets. No one wrote a front-page article about Buttigieg being a poseur. You could try to find a New York Times article on how Kamala Harris posed with her adult stepchildren in all the publicity about how she’s called “Momala.” Were they just props? As RedState writer Stacey Matthews joked: “In the aftermath of the ‘MTV Reality Star in Trump’s Cabinet Who Wants You to Have More Kids’ article, we look forward to a future ‘Willie Brown’s Ex Mulls California Gubernatorial Run’ write-up on former Vice President Kamala Harris.” The difference was that Harris was childless, which they were always poised to defend against “childless cat lady” taunts. Buttigieg adopted twins at middle age. That’s not making the big leap of having nine children. Leftists are creeped out about “natalism,” anyone promoting more births instead of more abortions. Kitchener outlined the threat this way: “As the Trump administration seeks to both exude macho masculinity and encourage men to settle down, some conservatives see Mr. Duffy as an important cultural figure who offers a middle way. A red-blooded American male who once scored with reality-TV stars, he is now a devoted dad with his own chicken coop and beehives.” Are you scared yet? Kitchener warned of Duffy’s “controversial memo” pledging to prioritize transportation funding for regions with higher birth rates and marriage rates, noting Democratic senators have called that “deeply frightening” and “disturbingly dystopian.” To underline the natalist conspiracy, The Associated Press found the 14 states with the highest fertility rates backed Trump in the November election, while the bottom 11 plus the District of Columbia supported Harris. It’s understandable that abortion-loving feminists feel threatened by any promotion of a pro-life culture of large Catholic families. “Be fruitful and multiply” sounds like God at His worst. It’s disturbing that this qualifies as their dystopia. In their utopia, abortion pills fly through the mail for liberated women to exercise their autonomy and choose death for their inconvenient babies. They are killers, hear them roar. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post New York Times Deplores Sean Duffy’s Large-Family Conspiracy appeared first on The Daily Signal.

My conversion to coconut crazy wasn’t overnight; it happened over a number of years. This morning, I looked around the homestead (which is not in a tropical country, by the way, but in US Climate Zone 4!) and realized I was surrounded…by coconuts.  There are so many benefits to including coconuts in your daily life, and also in your preps. I am going to share my personal favorites with you.  In my youth, we rarely had coconut in the house, unless my mother was baking Nanaimo bars or some other sweet treat. So, I grew up with a sense that it was exotic and, well, not for me.  It wasn’t until I was far from home that I began to appreciate the value of this amazing fruit. From my travels abroad, I have fond memories of going to the “coconut guy” on the street for a thirst-quenching treat. For only a few cents, I could have him hack open a green coconut with his sword, keeping all that delicious water inside, add a straw and voila! A healthy drink with a fully biodegradable container! Coconut for Health Perhaps with the exception of when they DO appear in Nanaimo bars, the coconut is known to be one of the “healthiest fruits on the planet.” Their health benefits come from the “healthy fats they contain (medium chain fatty acids), antioxidants, and important micronutrients.” Who cares about the fats they contain, anyhow? Well, it’s a pretty big deal! Because they are medium-chain, they “are easier to digest (compared to long chain), provide immediate energy and aren’t readily stored as fat” Ooooo! I really like that last bit, because I’m working on my weight loss as a prep. Coconut in My Daily Routine I begin each day with coconut. I use coconut oil for an age-old practice called oil pulling. I do this before I have my first cup of tea and before I eat. Oil pulling originates from Ayurvedic medicine and is at least 5,000 years old. To do it, you put around a tablespoon or so of the oil in the mouth and swish it around for an extended period of time.  Oil pulling is not what we here think of as gargling: a short bubbling of the liquid in our throat area. Oil pulling involves swishing the oil actively around your mouth, teeth, and gums for a more extended time of around 10 to 20 minutes. Once you are done, you do not swallow the oil, but spit it into the garbage. I actually spit mine into a jar which I then throw into the garbage when it is full. This prevents mess. Never spit the oil into your sink or toilet! You might think that’s obvious, but…I have known people who were doing just that. The benefits of this practice are considered to be many:   reduces bacteria in the mouth freshens breath-supports healthy teeth and gums supports healthy sinuses  (*I have always had chronic sinus problems, so I do whatever I can to support them!) [LINK: ]  Another benefit recognized is detoxification. In my own mouth, I have also noticed less sensitivity in my teeth. I no longer need to use toothpaste for sensitive teeth, and make my own tooth powder, which I love. By the way, the evidence to support the chemicals they put in toothpastes for sensitive teeth might not be as convincing as you might think.  How is oil pulling a prep, you might ask? Well, if it really is SHTF and you can’t head to the local drugstore for more toothpaste, keeping this simple practice up could help keep your teeth and gums stay healthy. I just bought my usual huge 5-pound jar of organic virgin cold-pressed coconut oil. The best-before date is almost two years from now!  Given how versatile this oil is, I would be trading for it before I traded for many things. I never have less than 5 pounds in my stockpile. Hmmm. Note to self: Maybe that should be 10??? Coconut for Breakfast, Snacks, Lunches, and Treats Onward with my day. Now, you are also going to be shocked at my next use of coconut oil: I put it in my tea!!! I used to put it in my coffee and found it to be a delicious substitute for cream. With only myself at home, I would not go through the cream quickly enough. As mentioned above, my coconut oil lasts for YEARS.   And Oh! the health benefits of eating (or drinking!) a tablespoon a day! How about an energy boost, weight loss, immune boost, improved bowel movements, better managed blood sugar levels, improved brain function, a healthier heart, and anti-cancer properties? Whew! Want to learn more? Check out this great article here.  Then, my first snack of the day is usually a few coconut smiles on a plate with some dried fruit and nuts. What are coconut smiles? They are roasted pieces of coconut flesh that, well, are shaped like a smile. When I gave up all sugar in my diet, I was on the search for healthy snacks. These are delicious and affordable. The bag sings their praises: high in fibre, and a source of magnesium and phosphorus. But here’s the kicker: 2/3 of a cup (admittedly a bit more than I usually eat, but bear with me) has 6 grams of fibre and only 2 grams of sugar! Now THAT’S a great snack. Yum yum. I’m eating a few extra ones right now to make my point. These are good at least a year out, so I buy a ton of them when they go on sale. Moving right along to lunch, I eat a bit of shredded coconut in my yoghurt or kefir bowl. I find that I like the texture that it adds, along with all the nuts and seeds I add, such as hemp hearts and chia seeds. Mmmmmmm…. fiber-based goodness! When invited to a recent BBQ at a friend’s place, I wanted to contribute to the potluck. So, I brought some dandelion cookies with me. The children were sceptical at first, but were won over by the taste. The recipe uses coconut oil as the baking oil.  If you are in a big SHTF event, these cookies are made with items you already have in your pantry or, are growing out in the lawn in spring. What a great prep that is! The recipe is even egg-free, and all items are shelf-stable if you use your own canned applesauce or store-bought applesauce.  Coconut for Heavy Labor in the Heat I worked as a manual laborer off my homestead for years to bring in extra money. The summers can be incredibly hot here, and the body heat given off by cows in a milking parlor doesn’t help! It was routinely around 90 degrees in the barn or milking parlor as we shovelled and did heavy labour for hours on end.  What was my saving grace? Coconut water. As a laborer, I couldn’t afford to drink it straight up throughout the shift. I would mix it with water for perfect hydration. Although coconut water does have some sugar in it, I was working so hard on those shifts that it wasn’t a problem.  A number of years ago, I was living in Eastern India and travelled to Bangladesh. If you’ve ever lived in either of those countries, you will appreciate this: If they call coconut water a heatwave hack, then you gotta know it’s good!  How is coconut water a prep? Well, just checking my tetra packs, my coconut water is good for an entire year. Canned soda typically lasts only 6 months to a year. In a SHTF, I would be keeping some canned soda on hand, but only to trade for coconut-related items! Ha ha ha! But there’s more! Those are just my regular uses of the wonderful coconut on my homestead on a regular basis. If you want more tips on why coconut oil is useful, check out this fantastic article by Daisy that offers you 80 MORE reasons to love the coconut and add it to your stockpile.  I’m Cuckoo for Coconuts! Over time, I’ve really grown to love coconuts in all their forms. I believe that coconuts have enhanced my preparedness. Could you see yourself trying any of the uses of coconuts suggested here? Do you have your own favorite use that you can share with us? Please share your thoughts in the comments section. About Rowan Rowan O’Malley is a fourth-generation Irish American who loves all things green: plants (especially shamrocks), trees, herbs, and weeds! She challenges herself daily to live her best life and to be as fit, healthy, and prepared as possible. The post Prepping Gold: Gone Nuts for Coconuts! appeared first on The Organic Prepper.