Horse Sense....

 

                

 

I was reading in the Herald today, that there is Scientific proof that food can be as addictive as cocaine.

There's been lots of talk about that for years.

Well, I'm lucky enough to be friends with young ones (early to mid 20's) who are Scientists and Psychologists and Neuro-Scientists, so I get to hear a lot about new things, which I love.

So I've also heard that there's actually a "fat" craving thing that we own.  

And that the body can regulate itself, so that even when you do exercise unless it is a complete overhaul, that the body just regulates itself to incorporate the exercise without losing weight.

I have also said for many years that some people have the fat gene.

And you know that, because we all know someone who can eat anything and not put on weight, yet others can't.

We call it a fast metabolism, but that's a real easy way of looking at things and not 100% true.

You and I have also talked about how Scientists were trying to put the poo of a thin person into the tummy of a fat person, and were getting good results.

So I love reading about stuff like this, however, I do not like hearing that it is an "addiction" because it's just another Get out of jail free card for people not to own their shite.

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I'm still trying to get my head round how someone can be fully vaxed, fly into our country, self-isolate, test negative twice, go out of isolation then somehow really have been positive and infect the country...yet everyone is worried about the un-vaxed.  

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I have to mention this because this woman is annoying the shite out of me:

The 65 year old woman who gave birth and said, Most amazing experience ever!

Well, I don't celebrate your choice, baby, because:

a) You're sitting on your ass collecting a benefit while you do this and

b) You had this child because (in your words) I didn't do so well with my other 4 children and this gave me an opportunity to do it right this time.

No.  Just no.

I celebrate the parents or parent, who is out there busting their ass, working one, possibly 2 jobs and/or doing a side hustle to put food on their table, clothes on their kids and teaching them how to live a life full of respect, love, compassion and kindness to themselves, their family and their community.

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This was in the NZ Herald, 30th December:

A toddler infected with Covid-19 has died in South Australia.

"A Covid-positive child under the age of 2 has, sadly, passed away," Premier Steven Marshall told reporters.  

Marshall also said, If a person died while infected with Covid-19 it did not necessarily mean that was the cause of death.

Also, when you read later in the article, the child wasn't put in hospital because of Covid.

So both the New Zealand Child and the Australian child that Died of Covid, well, neither of them did.

They tested postive for Covid after they had died.

Shame.  Shame.  Shame.

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Awesome news that Know Your Stuff is now legalised.

For those of you who are not aware of what Know Your Stuff is:  It's a place at festivals where you can test your drugs like MDMA to see that it is well, MDMA and not that stupid acid/trippy stuff that they sold last year.

But drug identification is only half the service of drug checkers like Know Your Stuff.

They also have a non-judgey conversation with you about the drugs you're taking, what the risks are and the steps you can take to keep yourself safe.

I'm glad there is a safe, and now legal, place for you to go.

About bloody time.

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Commerically wormed all the horses today.

Everyone apart from Suz is sulking.

Suz is just happy that she has her halter taken off when she doesn't need it.

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I need to ask you a question because well, I'm a little dog with a bone about things. 

Or sitting on the spectrum. 

Take your pick.

Anyhou, can you answer me how Lorde was able to fly into the country, completely by-passing MIQ, and did not self-isolate?

And we know she didn't self-isolate, because she was seen out. 

Or what about the other overseas peeps who flew into New Zealand for the PM's wedding, again by-passing MIQ and self-isolation?

Why were these people given a free pass when there are 1000's of kiwis stranded (and isolated) overseas from their husbands, wives, children and parents here in New Zealand who are unable to even get into MIQ and no offer of self-isolation is available to them?

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Am missing racing but am unable to go to the track, due to my exemption not having been approved by Dr Bloomfield, like thousands of other people.

My original exemption has not been declined, it's just sitting in no-man's-land.

As my old Nana would say, This too shall pass and to be fair, we've got stuff going on here which is very cool.

So, you know, waiting...

On a funny note, if you heard some of the stories that I was hearing, well, it would give you a giggle.

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So today in the NZ Herald, 2nd January:

Two more Covid related deaths in the last 48 hours.

Oh wait...so when they said there were no deaths yesterday?

Anyhou, The Ministry of Heath said both families have requested that no information about their loved ones be shared publicly.

I don't know about y'all, but Mumma didn't raise no fool on this side of the computer, and that line above, my friend, is a load of bullshite.

However, whoever came up with that brilliant PR line should be given a bloody bonus, because it allows the NZ Government to not admit that they were double vaxed (remember supposedly we're at 91% double vaxed now), or talk about their age, race, health status/underlying health issues and whether they were fat.

Oh.  My.  Fucking.  God. 

I never thought I would live in a world where stupid was a thing.

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Quote of the week (NZ Herald, Tuesday, 4th January, 2021) on the DJ that did not self isolate, brought Orcon into the community and has not, nor will be, prosecuted (Note that he has also managed to visit NZ 3 times in the past 12 months):

During a press conference on Thursday, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said he was disappointed with the performer for not following the rules but he declined to say whether he should be prosecuted. The performer has already received a punishment of sorts in the court of public opinion, he suggested.

What the fuckity fuck fuck?

Does anyone remember Wanaka, deaths threats, loss of job, prosecution...

Oh wait (Same paper, same day)...

Anyone who visited the adult entertainment club, Pelican Club, between Wednesday December 22 and Friday December 31 was advised to isolate for 10 days after their last visit.

They should get tested on day 5 and 8 and stay home until all test results come back negative. 

They should also visit the locations of interest website to record their visit online, or call Healthline.

The Mermaid Club and Femme Fatale were also named on Sunday as sites linked to positive cases in the last two weeks, with the Pelican Club deemed particularly high risk.

At the time of the exposure events, Auckland was in the red phase of the traffic light system. In that phase only vaccinated people could do in-person sex work while businesses could only operate if they used the My Vaccine Pass.

Note: they have no idea who came (s'cuse the pun) and went, because they are asking for people to voluntarily record their visits online.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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In America Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airline and Boeing have all suspended vaccine mandates for their staff.

At home here, 3 pilots at Air New Zealand have suffered severe reactions to the Pfizer vaccine, including pericarditis within 48 hours of the vaccine.  

One has had their heart condition confirmed as being caused by the vaccine and is currently receiving ACC directly because of it.

Air New Zealand's stance to the vaccine has been to offer its unvaccinated employees Leave Without Pay agreements which require those who are unvaccinated to first use up their paid leave, then go on upaid leave. 

But refusal to sign the agreement means termination of employment.

As I am writing this the NZ CAA:

Asks pilots not to fly for 24 hours following the vaccine and to only return to flying once free of side effects.

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Oh wait...this has just come to my attention and you need to read it.  This was back in 2009.

Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History

Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion for Fraudulent Marketing

WASHINGTON – American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter together "Pfizer") have agreed to pay $2.3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice, to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of certain pharmaceutical products, the Justice Department announced today.

Pharmacia & Upjohn Company has agreed to plead guilty to a felony violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for misbranding Bextra with the intent to defraud or mislead. Bextra is an anti-inflammatory drug that Pfizer pulled from the market in 2005. Under the provisions of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, a company must specify the intended uses of a product in its new drug application to FDA. Once approved, the drug may not be marketed or promoted for so-called "off-label" uses – i.e., any use not specified in an application and approved by FDA. Pfizer promoted the sale of Bextra for several uses and dosages that the FDA specifically declined to approve due to safety concerns. The company will pay a criminal fine of $1.195 billion, the largest criminal fine ever imposed in the United States for any matter. Pharmacia & Upjohn will also forfeit $105 million, for a total criminal resolution of $1.3 billion.

In addition, Pfizer has agreed to pay $1 billion to resolve allegations under the civil False Claims Act that the company illegally promoted four drugs – Bextra; Geodon, an anti-psychotic drug; Zyvox, an antibiotic; and Lyrica, an anti-epileptic drug – and caused false claims to be submitted to government health care programs for uses that were not medically accepted indications and therefore not covered by those programs. The civil settlement also resolves allegations that Pfizer paid kickbacks to health care providers to induce them to prescribe these, as well as other, drugs. The federal share of the civil settlement is $668,514,830 and the state Medicaid share of the civil settlement is $331,485,170. This is the largest civil fraud settlement in history against a pharmaceutical company.

This is the full article here: 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-largest-health-care-fraud-settlement-its-history

Did you also know that Pfizer made a 37 billion dollar profit last quarter?

Wow.

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So that's been our week:

It annoys me that there is so much bullshite being sprouted by New Zealand officials and quite obviously there is not, One rule for all, and I find that disturbing on many levels.

I thought New Zealand was better than that.   

And smarter.

And I'm absolutely horrified that Pfizer has already been done for fraudulent and false claims, and for paying kickbacks to Doctors. 

However, if we can get past my annoyance, and my you've-got-to-be-fucking-kidding-me-Pfizer, it's been bloody cool here and it has been proved to me more than once in this past week, that if there is one thing that I value just as much as my son, it's my horses. 

And of course, Spirit.

Life's good.

Big kissy hugs 

Caps, me, Spirit, Az, Ralph, Chew, Suz, and of course, my beautiful Mumma Bear, Belle and Boo-ba-licious, Pat, Chuck, Rose, Petal, Kai-Anne, Pepper, Lily, Shelley, Ossie, Marmite and Geraldine.

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 From left to right, Belle, Cappy, Mumma - love, love, love.

Boo-ba-licious - love, love, love.