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The Better Report website published an article under this title listing the following detrimental habits:

1. Too much alcohol.
2. Not going out.
3. Too much junk food.
4. Not working out regularly.
5. Not changing up your exercise routine.
6. Not prioritizing sleep.

They left off  six other contributors to brain decay:

1. Sniffing your fingers.
2. Putting In-N-Out French Fries on a Top 10 List.
3. Binge-watching The Kardashians.
4. Believing anything said by an Orange Sociopath.
5. Choosing to live in Florida.
6. Offending Kardashian fans, MAGA idiots & Floridians in one single post.

This Healthy Minute brought to you as a Public Service by BFTD, Friend to the Working Public!

I want you to just sit there and think about what you did. 

Are you proud of yourself?  YES / NO
Do you think it was the right thing to do?  YES / NO
Did it help to make the world a better place?  YES / NO

Then off you go!  Think about what you can do differently next time!

In The Star Wars Saga Tatooine was a sparsely inhabited desert planet located in the galaxy’s Outer Rim Territories.  It was also the home planet of Anakin and Luke Skywalker.  Tatooine scenes were actually filmed in the North African country of Tunisia.  It got me wondering what U.S. locations could convincingly be used for new Star Wars Saga films.  Here are a few suggestions:

• Clone Messiah:  A felonious Maralago-ian sociopath escapes imprisonment and takes refuge in an alien fortress with the growing group of previous haters he has frightened into bowing to his will and following him to their eventual and inevitable oblivion. Location: Palm Beach, Florida.
• Stranger Droids:  Comic adventure focuses on the journey of two brain damaged droids, Bobo Hanjob and MarJo TrayTor getting into naughty mischief. Suggested location:  Georgia’s intelligence-free 14th District
• Revenge of the Sithies:  Sithie Boy Drone Matt P-E-D-O aka Lord Shitforbrains is captured and sent to the maximum security penal colony on the planet of Obliviana.  Suggested Locations:  Everglades Correctional Institution situated deep, deep, deep in the Everglades.
• Star Wars:  The Rise of SCOTUS:  An evil cabal of nine powerful beings that control the galaxy’s legal system, have six of its maniacs go rogue and sell out for personal gain.  Suggested Location: One First Street, NE, Washington D.C.

Enough already, right?  I think not.

The Human Freedom Index published the following list of the nine freest countries in the world:

    1. Switzerland
    2. New Zealand
    3. Estonia
    4. Denmark
    5. Ireland
    6. Sweden
    7. Iceland
    8. Finland
    9. The Netherlands

These countries made the list for reasons including upholding human rights, enforcing anti-discrimination laws insuring personal freedom and equality.  Affordable healthcare educational opportunities, cultural inclusivity and respect for autonomy of the individual.
We might have made the list in the past but with the Supreme Court selling away our freedoms as fast as they can say “Free Luxury Vacations” you have to go a lot deeper down the list to find us.  

Facebook keeps you connected to a lot of people and allows you to meet new ones.  In a recent study, it was found that nearly one-third of all divorces stemmed from Facebook. In 2018, 20 percent of all people in the UK who filed for divorce claimed that Facebook was at least partially responsible.  That number jumped all the way to 33 percent in 2020. The main reasons cited were jealousy and a lack of communication due to their time on-line with Facebook.

Other top reasons cited were:

• Should have never married the asshole in the first place.
• Inability for a man to keep his zipper closed.
• Women’s unreasonable expectation of sexual satisfaction.
• The expected inheritance never materialized.
• Drugs, gambling, alcohol.

But mostly Facebook. 

But as a candidate for President, Donald, please be someone else; you know, someone that has empathy, cares about the welfare of every citizen in the country, not just the ones with their head up your ass.

They push together six barstools so they can sit next to each other and even with the extra space Kim’s left ass cheek still hung over the side.
No Joke…just an observation.

(Really Fred?  Body shaming the Kardashians just because you are jealous of their money and success?)

I can’t think of a better reason!

According to sleepfoumdation.org…Maybe.  The possible benefits depend on time and temperature. After a warm shower or bath, your body starts to cool down, which triggers your circadian rhythms and signals to your body that it’s time to sleep.  So, while a warm shower can help you feel tired and ready for bed, timing it right is key to maximizing its benefits.

Everything is so complicated these days.  We baby boomers didn’t waste time ruminating on something this simple.  There was a clear answer:

• You got lucky at the bar or your wife is feeling frisky: YES
• You struck out or your wife has a headache: Don’t bother.

I know what you’re thinking, pheromones.  But I’ll take my chances with a Dove Body Bar over sweat any day.

This article came to me in an email from Humanity Steam so I assumed as I’m sure you did, that Joyful Abundance was the stage name for an adult film star and unlocking her was only after a steamy encounter with handcuffs.  

Turns out it’s some drivel about finding happiness within yourself.  I guess it might work if you don’t ever watch the news or check your email.  I’d rather watch a film where Joyful Abundance orders a pizza and then, when the handsome delivery guy shows up, realizes she has no money and has to come up with an alternative way to pay.

I’m such a cliché! 

“Oy Vey!”
Still, I got to go with the Octogenarian.