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When will the Big One strike Salt Lake City?

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 Here's the background.  Bluffdale, Utah, earthquake, magnitude 3.7 Time: 2019-02-15 05:09:51 (UTC-07:00)  Location: 40.463°N 111.948°W  Depth: 8.6 km Magna, Utah, earthquake, magnitude 5.7 Time: 2020-03-18 07:09:31 (UTC-06:00)  Location: 40.751°N 112.078°W  Depth: 11.9 km  Pursuing some thoughts I've had, I measured the approximate distance from Bluffdale quakes to the Magna quakes. It's about 33.8 km from the latitude/longitude locations of the 3.7 and 5.7 quakes. Incidentally, the line runs straight through the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple. I drew out an equilateral triangle, and then started to measure to various locations around the area. Primarily I focused on distance from the Bluffdale quake as it was the first. It's about 33.8 km from the first Bluffdale quake epicenter to the southwest corner of the University of Utah, which happens to be the corner of the parking lot for the Rice-Eccles Stadium. That happens to be 19 km from the Magna quakes...

Is racism subjective or objective?

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This Tweet is highly opinionated and very subjective, with several factual errors. First it appears to equate racism with a serial killer. So, in the authors’ opinion, are those with racist tendencies (at least “racist” by definition of the authors) the same as serial killers?  There’s another problem in that the Tweet seems to imply serial killers target skin color. There are some serial killers who do, but there are many who don’t fit that profile. There are white serial killers who may only target women, or white women, or immigrants, or some other group. The argument “You can be my friend and still be racist the same way a serial killer still has friends that are alive” assumes the killer wants to kill everyone. The additional statement “Stop using your relationships with people of color as proof of non-racism” is purely subjective.  Using similar logic I might as well assume anyone with a computer and/or smartphone is technologically savvy and doesn’t need any tech suppor...

You're Guilty until proven innocent...then you're still guilty

 Last night I had a realization. I wear a mask mostly because it makes others feel comfortable. I also wear a mask if I'm around someone who is in the more vulnerable population and if their health is compromised. But I don't like to wear a mask. And I don't like to be told that I have to wear a mask, especially when I'm not ill. Here's my realization. Being told to wear a mask is akin to being guilty without having the chance to be proven innocent. But even if you take a COVID-19 test and it comes back negative, you are still guilty. You still have to wear the mask. And even if you keep your distance from others, and are around them (within 6 feet) for less than 15 cumulative minutes (such as in a store), you still have to wear a mask because you are guilty.  Mask mandates are telling the people they are guilty. If they don't wear a mask they are guilty of spreading disease, even if they don't have an illness, they don't have any symptoms, and even if t...

Mask mandate fallacy

A mask may not be as effective as you think it is, and it's not the mask's fault. It's the human wearing it. Isn't it interesting that since mask use has increased infection rates and deaths have also increased. But people, especially the "experts", blame the increase on people not wearing masks, people being casual in groups, and students returning to school. While all of these are factors, I believe improper mask use, poor masks/face coverings, and increased complacency with mask use (basically the human factor) all contribute to the ineffectiveness of masks. A Pew Research study on mask use at the beginning of the summer had a graph at the end of the article that showed an increase in deaths in counties where increased mask usage was reported. An interesting correlation, most likely not the mask's fault but the wearer's. https://fulnessoftimes.blogspot.com/2020/06/is-increased-mask-use-related-to.html  Supporters of mask mandates point to studies ab...

Back to the Eagle and its Feathers

 I need to get to some drafts I've been writing and finish them...didn't realize how long it's been since I posted something. We're post-election now and Biden is claiming victory, although there are enough close counts that Trump is hoping for a victory. What would Biden supporters (and the media) think if it turns out Trump won? There'd be riots all over the place. For some reason liberals (generally speaking) are more willing to infringe on the rights of others, damaging property and threatening others through fear and violence. Maybe it's because they don't value life the same as most conservatives, since most liberals support the killing of unborn children. Anyway, I didn't think Trump would get assassinated before the election. Now that the election is over...there are still plenty of Trump haters. Maybe he will just become incapacitated in some way. In any case, for the interpretation of the Esdras' eagle feathers corresponding to US president...