Regulatory Capture, Recovery, 400 Million Solo Cups, Vigor, and Vice

"Health agencies had put regulatory capture on steroids. The CDC, for example, owns 57 vaccine patents1 and spends $4.9 of its $12.0 billion-dollar annual budget (as of 2019) buying and distributing vaccines.2,3 NIH owns hundreds of vaccine patents and often profits from the sale of products it supposedly regulates. In addition, high-level officials, including Dr. Fauci, receive yearly emoluments of up to $150,000 in royalty payments on products that they help develop and then ushered through the approval process.4 The FDA receives 45 percent of its budget from the pharmaceutical industry through euphemistically called "user fees."
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Good morning; I feel better. Thank you for something bigger than myself. I believe I'm on the mend, as is my wife; we turned the corner yesterday; you don't appreciate your health until you get sick; cheers to good health.

I started my day with my four-hour board meeting; we discussed ongoing issues what we were doing to maneuver in these times; we gave some projections and talked about how we ended up in 2021. Next, I ran a call with a new friend David, a world traveler and business coach; I helped one of my friends with key man life insurance questions.

I ran another call at 6:00 with two of my business-owner friends in CO; we are all doing a similar project, we took notes from each other on our process. I wrapped up the call about 7:00 and then had dinner with my wife; she made enchiladas. Have I shared she can cook like Betty Crocker?

I'm checking my OURA ring data; let's see how we did last night. My readiness is optimal, as is my sleep. Although my movement was down a little due to our taking it easy the previous three days, I plan on moving today. I've got a few appointments, and then tomorrow, I plan on heading up to Beautiful Parker City to run a couple of meetings. After that, we are in the final stretch of our Midwest life, time to head west.

My friend Dave asked me to listen to Beau on the Fifth Colum; I'll seek it out and give it a listen today. I gave him the recommendation to listen; the broader our input, the better our output. So I'm checking the news, "Florida advances Desantis backed a ban on making white people feel discomfort or quilt from past racism." That seems a little corny to me. But, of course, this assumes white people were racist, and I'm not a fan of the narrative. Old Joe is giving out free Solo Cups to 400 million Americans; it seems the cost of a Solo Cup is out of most budgets. Wait, it's not Solo Cups; it's a mask; please pardon my mistake.

I will donate my mask to others; I'm not a mask person and if you are, enjoy your face covering. I heard on NPR that they did a study and found people in masks more attractive than when not masked; this sounds like a study created to prove a narrative; I don't buy it; thank God I have a brain. Please don't believe everything you hear; there is some nonsense happening in our world on both the left and right sides of the aisle.

Excuse me while I get my second cup of Death Wish Freshly Ground Coffee made with Liquid Death Water; my morning cocktail starts my day off with vigor and vice. I should also share I'm hydrating with some Liquid IV, the breakfast drink of champions.

I woke up thinking about consistency, how if we are consistent with our lives, we can improve who we are. For example, if one begins to meditate and makes it a daily practice, their life will hopefully improve—the same with good nutrition, movement, and sleep. So think about how consistent you are in life and try to move a little towards replicating good behavior daily.

I was on a call with a young man yesterday; I said, "how are you doing?" he said, "ok, just tested positive for COVID." I asked, "how do you feel?" He responded, "body aches, that's about it." Suspecting that we just got over a bit of bout, I don't know too many people who have not got the little bug, but everyone I know has been able to rest and recover quickly. If you feel sick, stay home, rest, hydrate, and get back to life as soon as you feel well. I'm not a doctor, but I did play one on TV years ago.

In other news, "Fauci says there are five stages of the COVID pandemic, and we are in stage one." Dear Tony, go away, you can only be wrong 1000 times before your opinion no longer counts. The problem is those in charge of policy think Ol Tony is an honest and honorable man; please refer to the email cache to disapprove this notion. I suspect in 2023; Tony might be charged with some law violations; time will tell.

So here's to a beautiful midweek day, a day of joy, love, happiness, and cheer. Be good, be kind, be nice, and be the person you wish you could be when you were a child. You still have time to show the world your true self, that wonderful being buried in all the trauma you suffered as a youngster; trust me, you got this.

"Health agencies had put regulatory capture on steroids. The CDC, for example, owns 57 vaccine patents1 and spends $4.9 of its $12.0 billion-dollar annual budget (as of 2019) buying and distributing vaccines.2,3 NIH owns hundreds of vaccine patents and often profits from the sale of products it supposedly regulates. In addition, high-level officials, including Dr. Fauci, receive yearly emoluments of up to $150,000 in royalty payments on products that they help develop and then ushered through the approval process.4 The FDA receives 45 percent of its budget from the pharmaceutical industry through euphemistically called "user fees."
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr.