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28 JAN - ANCESTORSHIP. The best way to honor our ancestors is to do better than they did. And I'm not talking about material things. I'm talking about mindset. That's how we break generational cycles.
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AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Mount Crosby (near Bellbowrie) - fire as at 12:10pm Wednesday, 28 January 2026 (IF39-5464721)

Location: Mount Crosby, Bellbowrie, Anstead, Pullenvale and surrounding area -27.531472470042 latitude, 152.85501480102 longitude, grid square QG62KL22
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Incident Type: FIRE PERMITTED BURN
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
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Smoke is currently affecting Mount Crosby, Bellbowrie, Anstead, Pullenvale and surrounding area. This is from a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service hazard reduction burn near Mount Crosby Road and Chalcot Road. This fire is under control.

- Stay inside and close windows and doors.

- Keep respiratory medication close by.

- Avoid driving through smoke if you can.

- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.
- Click here for current QFD incidents and warnings
- Click here for bushfire preparation tips
- Click here for health advice and air quality information
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com
- Click here for road closure information or call 131940

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

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27 JAN - ALTAR. Your body is sacred. Treat it that way.
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"The best defense is to double down on documentation. Those who can afford the personal risk should keep filming. And those who cant risk being on the front lines can support those doing the documenting in other ways ... Videos captured by bystanders in Minneapolis have already allowed news outlets to debunk the governments claims that agents shot Mr. Pretti because he was brandishing a gun":

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AVOID SMOKE - Jacobs Well - fire as at 8:36am Tuesday, 27 January 2026 (IF39-5461321)

Location: Jacobs Well and surrounding areas -27.772508505211 latitude, 153.33255994729 longitude, grid square QG62PF94
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-01-28T08:35:00+10:00

Smoke is currently affecting Jacobs Well and surrounding areas. This is from a fire burning near Stapylton Jacobs Well Road.

- Stay inside and close windows and doors.

- Keep respiratory medication close by.

- Follow your bushfire survival plan now. If you do not have a bushfire survival plan, make one on the QFD website.

- Avoid driving through smoke if you can.

- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

26 JAN - DESPAIR & GOODWILL. Balance it out.
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Bleh, still running a fever (although I managed to sleep earlier and the fever is going down ever so slightly).

Figured I'd have fun with this, so what are your personal fever remedies Or your family/friend ones, etc I usually take 500mg of Tylenol every 6 hours or so, hot showers (partially for the steam if it's a sinus/respiratory thing), drink literal gallons of water, and pile on the blankets and sheets. Curious what other folks do though.

As a bonus, the *worst* remedy I ever heard of belonged to a coworker ages ago, who swore that clove cigarettes would cure basically any sort of transmissible disease. Wonder if that lady is still alive

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AVOID SMOKE - Goondiwindi - Fire as at 5:15am Saturday, 24 January 2026 (AFH-5455521)

Location: Goondiwindi -28.554234005552 latitude, 150.32763898372 longitude, grid square QG51DK96
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Incident Type: Other
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
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There is a fire at the Goondiwindi Waste Facility, Rubbish Tip Road, Goondiwindi.

There will be smoke in the area for several hours. Firefighters are working to contain the fire.

- Keep respiratory medication close by.
- If you are in the warning area, stay inside, close windows and doors to keep the smoke out.
- Turn off air conditioners to keep the smoke out.
- Stay away from the area. This will keep you safe and help emergency services.
- Do not fly drones around the incident. Drones affect emergency service operations.
- Stay informed:
-Visit
-Follow the Queensland Fire Department on Facebook and X.com
- Click here for current QFD incidents and warnings
- Click here for bushfire preparation tips
- Click here for health advice and air quality information
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com
- Click here for road closure information or call 131940

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

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23 JAN - MOVING ON. Yes, it's gonna hurt. But...
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Its totally crazy making when someone is projecting by accusing you of something theyre actively guilty of doing in the present. Like maybe take a fucking look in the mirror and do some introspection

y'all, should I update/post my old Medium articles

not like in bulk, just work them in when I'm stuck

in particular, I was thinking of starting with this one:

finds a significant association between daily generative AI use and depressive symptoms. Among 20,847 US adults (mean age 47.3 years 49.5% female) surveyed 2025-04 to 2025-05, 10.3% reported daily AI use. Daily users had 29% greater odds of moderate-or-greater depression (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.151.46) after adjusting for sociodemographics. The association was strongest fo Generative AI use and depressive symptoms among us adults

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We arent just here to be debated. We are here to live. And not just survive though thats a good start but to actually enjoy our lives.
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20 JAN - ALCHEMY. Life is a lab. Experiment.
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19 JAN - SHELTER. Find your safe space.
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