Harold Asmis @hasmis@qoto.org

There's a problem that this condition isn't recognized until it becomes depression. I will call it 'brilliantitis' It should be treated earlier with trace Paxil. If you wait until depression, you can't shed the booze. Our medical friends here should find the dna marker. :)

**Intervention for 2023** I wrote about the 'Great Brain Defect' that conquered the world, but we should talk about what to do about it. This is a northern Europe defect that cuts down on brain serotonin. I blame the Vikings.
I'm seeing it in people again, and the #1 response is 'I don't need no pills!'. The defect allows you to be super-brilliant, but burns out your brain at 40. You can see it in brain scans.
For those who self-medicate, they either suicide, or become drunks. It is up to those around them to 'intervene' and get them to a doctor who knows about this. This hits both male and female. We know about the billionaires who go funny at 40. They aren't taking the Paxil.

**Canada in the news** Although I hate the concept of lithium cars, this can be used for my methanol hybrid cars. :) We just need that whole groupthink thing to explode. The biggest crime of that, is not building a million windmills for battery cars (Ha!), but in the elimination of >all< funding for atmospheric physics. :(

@AndyLowry I hope you have a nice journey. My friend, at 86, chose the Canadian way. He had a nice party with friends, drank wine, and ate his favourite cheeses which always plugged him up. He didn't care. :)

@skyblond I recommend the electric Ukulele that can tap into your phone. My son, with no apparent musical ability, learned with this and is now quite good. No complaints. :)

@idropyou For wood close to the house I have found that the Oregon electric chainsaw to be fantastic with the self-sharpening chain. Very quiet. :) And not so cruel on New Years Day.

**Oversteering** You can safely depend on the gov't to oversteer. A foreign coin laundry drove up prices of luxury condos and houses that nobody in Canada can afford to buy. When walking, watch out for falling houses. :)

#physics #weather **Cold air about to spill** Once again I am blinded by mimic, but this is also in the regular forecast for Toronto. The headpond is now leaking in two places, one for Texas and one for UK. Texas spill is now going through the Bering Straight. This will turn and freeze Vancouver and Sanfran. The flow will split and pour down to Texas on the other side of the mountains. This is a very early physics forecast, and I'm following the last pattern, because of no ocean plume activity. I wouldn't speculate on natgas with this.

Just put the grandson to bed. Told him a story. When they all get bigger, I can put them to sleep with my physics boring stories. I did that for the cousins at the cottage. Nobody could survive 'The Water Cycle'. :)

@TheOldGuy I really though they would have run out of expensive missiles by now. Also, they probably need hard cash to pay Iran, and that is why he is accepting such cash for the oil and gas.

@jonathanmichaels That's hilarious. Is that in Dubai or something?

@TheOldGuy In Canada, we are probably worse than those guys.

@grudgecat It's ok. You got a good dose of radiation, which is great for old people...

@antares Huh? :)

@TheOldGuy I like how a piece of fruit can come out of your gums from hours ago.

@TheOldGuy Worse, brother-in-law.

@TheOldGuy I know, I love her....

*Question of the Season** Did anybody have good fruitcake? I did.