King Cooper explores various themes ranging from the challenges of time management to the intricacies of Shakespeare’s sonnets, personal experiences with family and health, historical events like the Boston Tea Party, and philosophical discussions including the Turing Test. The dialogue is rich with insights on character development, health awareness, and the importance of critical thinking.
18 December 2024
It’s official, the little princess is growing up. Up until now she’s been a baby and babies sleep all the time, the routine was something like one hour awake and then go down for a nap. Now that she’s all grown up things are changing, her wake window is extending to one and a half hours at a time, every time she wakes up I have to entertain for another half hour. Currently the elder princess only takes one nap a day, so it’s nothing new. I do remember it being a learning curve the first time around and having a baby sleep all the time will be missed. The nice part of longer wake windows is actually being able to do activities with her. With a one hour window, there’s basically only time to change a diaper and feed. Everyday I try to read outloud the readings I have prepared for the podcast and now the little princess can join me on some readings. There’s also time to walk around the woods, anytime I would go on walks when she was younger she would quickly fall asleep. I played some piano with her earlier as I’m trying to get back into piano. Since my office is upstairs and the piano is down, it’s not as convenient of a location anymore. My plan is to move the electric piano to the office, but since the elder princess was playing piano on her own recently, I don’t want to remove it entirely. I’ve wanted to get a real piano for a couple years now and this could be a good opportunity. There will be a lot of research that goes into that purchase, but before I do the big purchase I’m currently focused on is a greenhouse. My plan is to visit the store I know of before the end of the month in hopes they’ve got a deal, then on to 2025 plans.
16 December 2024
While winding down last night my queen reminded me of how good our elder princess sounded playing piano. The princess was told no to something then went into that room to pout, after a minute she started playing piano on her own. I rarely look back on the day to think about everything we’ve done and that got me started. First thing in the morning alongside with breakfast the girls did their nails in red and green for Christmas. That got the princess in the mood to paint so she pulled out a wooden Christmas tree she had already painted and added some more to it. Then there was a ceramic plate for painting we hadn’t opened and she painted on that too. Later in the afternoon she wanted to do some water color painting, I keep the supplies in the coffee table. There was also some cooking to be done because a weekend in December needs Christmas cookies, they turned out delicious. We even managed to squeeze in a bath before naptime, the princess is always asking for baths, she even asked for one this morning before daycare, but there wasn’t time. She won’t go to sleep before she’s read at least three book, even then she’ll usually ask for more. In the afternoon the whole family went on a walk around the property and the elder princess did some jumping on the trampoline. We then went to the play room where there was some imaginary cooking of wooden food and gems. Before bed we have to read all the books again. I’m glad we recapped the day because recently I was thinking we aren’t active enough, when it becomes the norm it isn’t noticed. At the end of the day I’m always beat, but yesterday I felt good remembering why I was so tired.
Wrecking and Rapping episode 43
In this episode, host King Cooper explores various themes ranging from the implications of the Elf on the Shelf tradition to the depths of Shakespeare’s sonnets. He discusses the educational value of rap, family dynamics, and the philosophical inquiries into justice and existence. The conversation also touches on biblical reflections, the infinite nature of life, and the subjective experience of consciousness, culminating in a humorous yet profound exploration of human understanding and perspective.
10 December 2024
Most of yesterday was spent dealing with the podcast drama. I’m still pretty sick and not doing much, one bright thing is that it’s been raining almost non stop. I like the rain and so does my elder princess. After requesting for awhile to go outside, despite not having pants on, we got dressed for the wet and cold then went out side. There was a long puddle along the driveway in the dirt/mud, she spent kept running back and forth through the puddle, stirring up the mud. Eventually the mud had gotten so thick that she became stuck in it. I pulled her out and loved the whole situation. Even after that and after the queen returned home, the princess still wanted to walk around more. We went to the pole barn where her favorite puddle can usually be found, except this time of year it was full of fallen leaves. That reminds me of an adventure we went on over the weekend. My riding mower is in the pole barn and it had been awhile since I ran it, so I wanted to go for a little ride to make sure it’s still working. When I sat in the mower, the princess was adamant that she should be the one to drive. She physically doesn’t weigh enough for it to turn on with her in the seat. After I started the mower without her, she was upset and I beckoned her to hop aboard. I couldn’t get out of the seat or put on the brakes without the engine turning off, so we had a fun time getting her to climb up the deck while I helped and tried to keep things still. We then drove around the parameter of the property before I parked it back in the pole barn. Despite plenty of time sitting in the mower, she had never been in it while running, after we finished she seemed a little in shock by the whole adventure, but quickly cheered up.
9 December 2024
Rough weekend, I’ve been getting sick the last couple days and this morning my cats knocked the Christmas tree down. Everything seems to be ok with the tree, there was a lot of ornaments scattered that I’ll have to rehang later. Before the tree fell both cats had been batting around an ornament ball that had either fallen or they knocked it down earlier, then they started wrestling underneath it when it fell. I’ll be spooking them away from the tree now whenever I see them near it. There was also some family drama that led to podcast drama and me almost calling it quits. All of my social media is to support the podcast, so if that stops I’ll shut everything down and go back to being the hermit in the woods that I am. Then I wouldn’t have to speak to anyone for a long time. Now back to the current moment, I don’t have much of anything planned since I’m sick and too much time is spent in my head being angry when I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong or hurt anyone. Of course that’s how people always feel, but all of my interactions with people are documented either through text or video, so anyone can go back and see exactly what I said to show me where I went wrong. That has yet to happen, so I’m mad at being treated in a way I think is unfairly and want to go on a yelling spree at everyone. Writing this is better than hurting others though. Though if my buttons keep getting pushed I’ll break everything, I don’t know why people test me, my patience is a nicety because my training is in death and destruction; that’s what I’m best at.
Wrecking and Rapping ep 42
The hosts explore various themes ranging from gaming dynamics and the evolution of co-op games to generational perspectives on adulthood. They discuss the role of Patreon in content creation, the intersection of vulgarity in Shakespeare and modern media, and personal interpretations of justice and injustice. The conversation also touches on the significance of characters in wrestling and the Star Wars universe, particularly focusing on the Rancor and Jar Jar Binks. In this engaging conversation, the participants delve into various topics ranging from character development in Star Wars to philosophical discussions about the mind-body problem. They explore the backlash against certain characters, reflect on biblical verses, and share nostalgic memories of classic board games. The dialogue also includes a fun game of ‘Prescription or Pokémon,’ leading to deeper discussions about identity and audience dynamics in podcasting culture.
4 December 2024
This morning I woke up with some lower back pain, hopefully it was a result of sleeping wrong. My other theory is that I’m trying to exercise more and on Monday went for a couple minute long run. Seems unlikely that a short run would have this effect especially two days later, but you never know, the body can be a strange thing. I’ll lay down as much as I can today and go to physical therapy this afternoon. PT is for the little princess, not me, we’re working on strengthening her neck muscles and loosening up one muscle that pulls her head left. She’s been doing great lately though, we’ve got her a bed with a hole for her head because as the slogan goes, “flat beds make flat heads”, and she’s been sleeping on it without any problems. Joint pain like my back could be a result of all this could weather we’ve been having, I live in a location that can grow citrus and this morning it was 23 degrees. That cold at all is ridiculous, but even less expected in early December. This cold weather is likely a result of the big storm that went up to North Carolina this Fall. There was also some rain last week that shifted us to the cold, that sort of thing will give a couple days cold, not freezing temperatures for a week. Soon the cold should be gone, or at least back to Southern “cold” temperatures and I would love for it to stay that way for the rest of Winter. Less than a month ago is when I planted my grape vines, this cold can be bad for them if they woke up from hibernation. We’ll see what’s still kicking in the Spring.
2 December 2024
The holidays are a whirlwind and they’re already in full swing. On my drive this morning it was all Christmas music on the radio. Over the weekend we started putting up Christmas decorations, on Thanksgiving we went to a Christmas tree farm down the street to get our tree. The tree farm offers the realistic experience by having hand saws available, thankfully they also took care of the whole business with a chainsaw and trailer to bring the tree back, if asked. We got a nine feet tall tree and when I put all the string lights we had on the tree it still looked bare. My queen had ordered more decoration and over the weekend I’ve been adding them, we might need to keep the bottom empty because the elder princess keep pulling ornaments off. We technically had two Thanksgiving dinners since the queen worked Friday the plan was to have turkey on Saturday, but we had to do something the day of. I was happy with a burger and pie. For most of the weekend we’ve been staying inside due to some very cold weather, it’s worked out that I can decorate here and there through out the day. The podcast had a successful video, it’s still going with over a thousand views in a couple days, thankful for that. Today I have to prepare this weeks episode, I’m beat and will probably stay that way until we reach the new year, or until we get a couple warm days.
Wrecking and Rapping ep 41
In this Thanksgiving Day special, the hosts engage in a lively discussion about holiday shopping trends, nostalgic gaming experiences, and the traditional Thanksgiving feast. They debate the merits of various Thanksgiving foods, reflect on the importance of family and education, and delve into the science of boxing gloves and the implications of CTE. The conversation culminates in a humorous food showdown, ultimately leading to a light-hearted conclusion about gratitude and family.
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