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Monday, February 16, 2026

A Sense of Doubt blog post #4018 - SoD Reprint of #524 - Study Music



A Sense of Doubt blog post #4018 - SoD Reprint of #524 - Study Music

Visual from this: https://youtu.be/WPni755-Krg?si=UrgSwpIQH-VN3PtX

Just a reprint today. This is an old one from the very earliest days of Music Monday, which fore years I called MUSICAL Monday even though I meant music not theatrical musicals, which may be what people thought I meant.

This is good music for these dark and cold days of February.

Tuck in and read, study, reflect.

Thanks for tuning in.


Monday, December 12, 2016


Banyan Tree - Hilo, Hawaii, October 2013
Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #524 - Study Music - Musical Monday 1612.12

Hi Mom,

I have already shown you this picture of the great banyan tree on the coast in Hilo, Hawaii, but it's a nice tree to enjoy as I study for finals.

Come, sit under this tree, study for finals.

Today is a busy day as I am both studying for my final exam in Discrete Mathematics, which is tomorrow, but I am also giving two finals to my lucky WMU LS 1040 students. They are lucky because they get to enjoy this quality and skill-building final exam experience.

Liesel turned me on to meditation videos, especially the 528 frequency videos, that help with brain waves. I used many as I studied. Here's a few of my favorites.

That's all. Short entry today because, well, STUDYING.

I copied the explanations from You Tube, which contain some links to other sites where things are for sale.



Love signal; music & frequency 528 Hz

Uploaded on Jun 22, 2008
Love signal is a healing audio and visual meditation with music, sacred geometry and Solfeggio frequency 528 Hz, the miraculous frequency for transformation and DNA repair.
There is a special sound and color of love according to Dr. Horowitz, a Harvard-trained award-winning investigator. Broadcasting the right frequency can help open your heart, prompt peace, and hasten healing. "We now know the love signal, 528 Hertz, is among the six core creative frequencies of the universe because math doesn't lie, the geometry of physical reality universally reflects this music; these findings have been independently derived, peer reviewed, and empirically validated," Dr. Horowitz says.




Music & video by Jandy the Decibel Jezebel Poem by Katie Pye

For a deeper meditation experience; use stereo headphones to stimulate Theta brainwaves

Although this track is in the conventional scale, I have of-set the tuning up, so it will be harmonious with the C of 528 Hz. It also is rich, with the pure 528 Hz frequency; the love Hz.

Frequency 528, relates to the note MI on the scale and derives from the phrase "MI-ra gestorum" in Latin meaning "miracle." Stunningly, this is the exact frequency used by genetic biochemists to repair broken DNA - the genetic blueprint upon which life is based! MI - 528 Hz - relates to crown chakra. Dr Puleo suggests an association with DNA integrity.

The regular "C" that we all know of in this culture (which is from the diatonic scale of do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do) is not the 528 Hz frequency "C.
A regular "C" vibrates at a frequency of 523.3 Hz.
The "C" of 528 Hz used for DNA repair is part of an ancient scale called the Solfeggio Scale.


MI - 528 Hz - relates to crown chakra; Dr. Puleo suggests an association with "DNA integrity" Transformation and Miracles.........................................................................



Activate Your Higher Mind ➤ All 9 Solfeggio Frequencies | Full Album With Yoga Music | Zen Music

Published on Aug 6, 2015
This is a special album put together with the use of all 9 solfeggio freqencies combined with some of the 9 of the most powerful brainwave songs that will enhance the effects of the solfeggio frequencies. Download from ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/act... This brainwave music is designed to take you into blissful relaxation and meditation. Can be used for deep meditation & Relaxation. Brainwave music with all 9 solfeggio frequencies! The following frequencies are used:

✓ 174 hz - Foundation of Conscious Evolution 0:00 - 7:45
✓ 285 hz - Acceleration of Conscious Evolution 7:45 - 15:26
✓ 396 hz - Liberation of Fear and Guilt 15:26 - 22:54
✓ 417 hz - Facilitating Change 22:54 - 29:21
✓ 528 hz - Transformation and Miracles 29:21 - 36:35
✓ 639 hz - Connecting Relationships 36:35 - 43:13
✓ 741 hz - Consciousness Expansion 43:13 - 47:38
✓ 852 hz - Awakening Intuition 47:38 - 54:10
✓ 963 hz - Transcendence 54:10 - 59:52

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Our a grand mission and lifepurpose to raise the energy vibration of our planet and to make this world a more Loving - Peaceful and Joyful place for ALL life. To help and inspire YOU and the other millions of people listening to our audios to awaken to that awesome POWER we have within us. Prepare to open up the gates and let the pure lifeforce from YOUR HIGHER SELF flow through you NOW. Enjoy your journey.


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Jupiter's 528Hz Connection (Solfeggio & binaural beats)


Uploaded on Jul 22, 2009
The sound of Jupiter's Electromagnetic voices with gamalon music and pure Solfeggio tones 396Hz, 528 Hz, 639Hz, 741Hz, & 852 Hz. Background syntersizer interactions blend with the sound of Jujpiters electromagnetic particles from the solar winds. This music also contains unison therapys Alpha brainwave entrainment at a rhythm of 8Hz; at a phantom Solfeggio tone of 174Hz. To feel an extra spacey meditation effect; listen with stereo headphones.

The Solfeggio frequencies; are from an ancient musical scale used in ancient music, chants and ceremonies. The Solfeggio tones were believed to enable spiritual blessings and transformation when played or sung in harmony.

Regardless of ones individual beliefs, as each note has a different tuning from the conventional musical scale, these tones provide a new stimulus to the mind and physical system. Its recently accepted by scientists; that by just providing the brain with new input alone, has many benefits; in relation to brain plasticity (keeping the mind young healthy and active). As the mind becomes healthy the physical body responds and also reaps its own reward.

Solfeggio Hz Meditation is a modern adaptation of the ancient the Solfeggio scale, combined with Unison Therapys Alpha Theta and Delta brainwave entrainment(binaural beats). Solfeggio Hz Meditation can be played as ambient music or with stereo headphones, making it a powerful audio healing tool for relaxation, greater personal

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BINAURAL BEATS are a scientifically proven brain entrainment process that slowly started to gain recognition after an article called, Auditory Beats in the Brain, by Dr Gerald Oster, was published in the October 1973 edition of Scientific America.

Binaural beats work by sending two different Hz frequencies, to each ear via stereo headphones causing the left and right Brain hemispheres to work in unison to hear a phantom frequency or third tone, the centred Hz difference between the two tones. The Hz separations create a constant gentle beat and its timing and pulse match the Hz separation per second. The binaural beat process can be used to stimulate altered states of consciousness by selecting binaural beat patterns to match a desired brainwave. After a few minuets of listening and calculating, the brain starts to match this binaural beat; because of a process called frequency follow response. In reality a binaural beat is not heard as true sound in the headphone environment, it is more like a neurological signal perceived within the brain by both brain hemispheres working in unison.

The neural synchrony stimulated by binaural beats is a major aspect that assists the brain to function at a higher level. The brain continually forms new connections following new experiences. The quality and strength of neuronal connections can vary according to the input received by the brain. Binaural beats in the Alpha, Theta and Delta range provide a continuous relaxed input and promote healthy rewiring through its audio neurological signal calculation. These new audio experiences in the brain trigger a burst of new connections between neurons, and with repetition these new neural pathways become fit, just like going to a gym, and it is the fittest connections in our brains that survive.

The binaural beat process is faster, easer and more than just meditation and after several weeks the brain becomes more lateralised and starts to form permanent relaxed memories in both hemispheres.

The brain doesn't become dependant on binaural beats for relaxation, over time, it actually becomes more resilient to stress and this process continues to develop further, when more binaural stimuli is received by the brain. Furthermore, as the synchronised hemispheres and neurons develop, greater personal awareness & insight follows, combined with greater stress resilience; makes binaural beat therapy a valuable tool in counselling & other therapeutic settings.

Binaural beats are also a powerful tool for developing higher consciousness and assisting altered states through the stimulus it provides the pineal gland and the pre frontal cortex. This frequency process has been used to assist lucid dreaming and out of body experiences, taking you beyond meditation.



Powerful Third Eye Opening Binaural Beat Subliminal Visualization Video & Manifestation Movie


Published on Jan 28, 2014
Download the full version of this visualization mind movie and many more subliminals at http://abundantmind.com/youtube/

This meditation video is designed to help you reach a deep meditative state, and by using very specific binaural beat frequencies, cause your Third Eye to become open.

What is the Third Eye? The Third Eye usually refers to an invisible eye that lets you perceive things beyond ordinary site, or "site beyond site" (for anyone who remembers Thundercats haha). The area of the Third Eye sits just above your brow in the center of your head. It is felt by many that the Third Eye is a gateway that grants you access to higher consciousness and an enlightened state.

Binaural beats are used in this meditation video to entrain your brainwaves to patterns exhibited during specific mental activities. These are the "beats" you hear in each ear. They are producing specific patterns in your brainwaves. The binaural beats used in this video start out at a low frequency usually associated with meditation, astral projection and accelerated learning. The frequencies increase gradually to those associated with Third Eye opening, love, beauty, sensuality and harmony.

If you are experienced with meditation and Third Eye opening, you may find this video and the soundtrack extremely helpful in reaching a higher state of mind. If you are brand new to Third Eye opening, take it slowly. You may be overwhelmed at times as your mind begins processing the experience.

Download the full version of this visualization mind movie and many more subliminals at http://abundantmind.com/youtube/



528Hz Miracle Tone | Raise Positive Vibrations | 528hz Healing frequency | Positive Energy Boost

Published on Dec 12, 2016

528Hz Miracle Tone | Raise Positive Vibrations | 528hz Healing frequency | Positive Energy Boost.

528Hz. This frequency encourages us to restore human consciousness to its full power and potential. 528Hz resonates at the heart of the Sun 

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Have someone give you a kiss, and tell you that I love you.
I miss you so very much, Mom.
Talk to you tomorrow, Mom.
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NOTE on time: When I post late, I had been posting at 7:10 a.m. because Google is on Pacific Time, and so this is really 10:10 EDT. However, it still shows up on the blog in Pacific time. So, I am going to start posting at 10:10 a.m. Pacific time, intending this to be 10:10 Eastern time. I know this only matters to me, and to you, Mom. But I am not going back and changing all the 7:10 a.m. times. But I will run this note for a while. Mom, you know that I am posting at 10:10 a.m. often because this is the time of your death.
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- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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Sunday, February 15, 2026

A Sense of Doubt blog post #4017 - The Return of Neil Gaiman - Proof of Innocence?


A Sense of Doubt blog post #4017 - The Return of Neil Gaiman - Proof of Innocence?

Neil Gaiman is readying a return to the world of publications and projects.

A little over a year ago, the news broke of accusations against him for sexual abuse.

I posted this:

Sunday, January 26, 2025

I didn't want to believe it then, and I still don't want to believe it.

And yet, as I wrote last year, I BELIEVE WOMEN and survivors.

With the Epstein files in the news, stating that simple commitment to believe accusers, or rather we should say, tellers of their stories, tellers of the truth, is even more important.

It's much more likely given the accusations that they  are true rather than Gaiman is totally innocent.

I want Neil Gaiman to be innocent.

But to believe he is innocent, I have to believe that at least one woman (and it was at least three survivor - not accuser) is lying to smear Gaiman. I have a difficult time believing that any one person would purposefully lie to the world to ruin another person, and it's even harder to believe that three or more people would all be lying.

But Gaiman has made a statement and appears to be readying a new project launch.

Here's the story.


Neil Gaiman Resurfaces after a Year of Silence Denying Allegations and Pointing to a Substack Newsletter as Proof of Innocence



It’s been a little over a year since a bombshell article revealed details of abuse by Neil Gaiman towards multiple individuals. Vulture released an article full of graphic allegations including sexual assault painting a picture of a man with no respect for boundaries. Gaiman mostly retreated from everything, taking some fights to court. Now, Gaiman has posted to Instagram claiming his innocence and linking to a Substack newsletter named TechnoPathology, which bills itself as the “Neil Gaiman is Innocent” project. It is all believed to be a lead up to a new project to be released by Gaiman.

In his post, Gaiman states:

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything anywhere, but I didn’t want to let any more time go without thanking everyone for all your kind messages of support over the last year and a half.

I’ve learned firsthand how effective a smear campaign can be, so to be clear:

The allegations against me are completely and simply untrue. There are emails, text messages and video evidence that flatly contradict them.

These allegations, especially the really salacious ones, have been spread and amplified by people who seemed a lot more interested in outrage and getting clicks on headlines rather than whether things had actually happened or not. (They didn’t.)

One thing that’s kept me going through all this madness is the conviction that the truth would, eventually, come out. I expected that when the allegations were first made there would be journalism, and that the journalism would take the (mountains of) evidence into account, and was astonished to see how much of the reporting was simply an echo chamber, and how the actual evidence was dismissed or ignored.

I was a journalist once, and I have enormous respect for journalists, so I’ve been hugely heartened by the meticulous fact and evidence-based investigative writing of one particular journalist, whom some of you recently brought to my attention, who writes under the name of TechnoPathology.

I’ve had no contact with TechnoPathology. But I’d like to thank them personally for actually looking at the evidence and reporting what they found, which is not what anyone else had done.

If you are curious about what they’ve uncovered so far, the clickable link in my bio takes you to really good investigative reporting.

It’s been a strange, turbulent and occasionally nightmarish year and a half, but I took my own advice (when things get tough, make good art) and once I was done with making television I went back to doing something else I love even more: writing.

I thought it was going to be a fairly short project when I began it, but it’s looking like it’s going to be the biggest thing I’ve done since American Gods. It’s already much longer than The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and it’s barely finished wiping its boots and hanging up its coat.

And I spend half of every month being a full-time Dad, and that remains the best bit of my life.

It’s a rough time for the world. I look at what’s happening on the home front and internationally, and I worry; and I am still convinced there are more good people out there than the other kind.

Thank you again to so many of you for your belief in my innocence and your support for my work.

It has meant the world to me.

Neil

The ‘Neil Gaiman Is Innocent’ weaves a theory that the creator was targeted by an anti-trans conspiracy and that the allegations engaged in antisemitic tropes.

Gaiman and his former partner Amanda Palmer were eventually sued for sexual assault and human trafficking. That was eventually dismissed as it was deemed it was the incorrect venue for the lawsuit. He did sue one accuser over breaking an NDA. He has not sued any publications for libel and making false accusations or released any of the “emails, text messages and video evidence” that contradicts accusations.

Numerous publishers stopped releasing projects based on Gaiman’s work including Dark Horse an DC Comics. While the second season of The Sandman was released by Netflix, other projects were put on the shelf.

As we stated in our original article, Gaiman’s name kept resurfacing as a person expected to be hit with scandal like this, though when pressed, we were never provided details. It’s unlikely the latest statement by Gaiman, nor the Substack account, will sway public opinion.


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- Days ago: MOM = 3881 days ago & DAD = 535 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

A Sense of Doubt blog post #4016 - Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate and the History of Valentine's Day


A Sense of Doubt blog post #4016 - Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate and the History of Valentine's Day

Happy Feat of Lupercalia better known to Americans in the 21st Century as Valentine's Day.

I am a big fan of dark chocolate and eat it all the time.

It's good for me!

It can be good for you, too.

Off to see the new Wuthering Heights with all its deviations from the original text so as to better appeal (or so they think) the modern audiences.

Thanks for tuning in.


A PDF - Chocolate the new health food or is it?





Precise reason for health benefits of dark chocolate: Thank hungry gut microbes

Date:
March 18, 2014
Source:
American Chemical Society
Summary:
The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for centuries, but the exact reason has remained a mystery -- until now. Researchers reported that certain bacteria in the stomach gobble the chocolate and ferment it into anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for the heart.

The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for centuries, but the exact reason has remained a mystery -- until now. Researchers have just reported that certain bacteria in the stomach gobble the chocolate and ferment it into anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for the heart.

Their findings were unveiled at the 247th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The meeting is being held at the Dallas Convention Center and area hotels through Thursday.

"We found that there are two kinds of microbes in the gut: the 'good' ones and the 'bad' ones," explained Maria Moore, an undergraduate student and one of the study's researchers.

"The good microbes, such as Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria, feast on chocolate," she said. "When you eat dark chocolate, they grow and ferment it, producing compounds that are anti-inflammatory." The other bacteria in the gut are associated with inflammation and can cause gas, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. These include some Clostridia and some E. coli.

"When these compounds are absorbed by the body, they lessen the inflammation of cardiovascular tissue, reducing the long-term risk of stroke," said John Finley, Ph.D., who led the work. He said that this study is the first to look at the effects of dark chocolate on the various types of bacteria in the stomach. The researchers are with Louisiana State University.

The team tested three cocoa powders using a model digestive tract, composed of a series of modified test tubes, to simulate normal digestion. They then subjected the non-digestible materials to anaerobic fermentation using human fecal bacteria, according to Finley.

He explained that cocoa powder, an ingredient in chocolate, contains several polyphenolic, or antioxidant, compounds such as catechin and epicatechin, and a small amount of dietary fiber. Both components are poorly digested and absorbed, but when they reach the colon, the desirable microbes take over. "In our study we found that the fiber is fermented and the large polyphenolic polymers are metabolized to smaller molecules, which are more easily absorbed. These smaller polymers exhibit anti-inflammatory activity," he said.

Finley also noted that combining the fiber in cocoa with prebiotics is likely to improve a person's overall health and help convert polyphenolics in the stomach into anti-inflammatory compounds. "When you ingest prebiotics, the beneficial gut microbial population increases and outcompetes any undesirable microbes in the gut, like those that cause stomach problems," he added. Prebiotics are carbohydrates found in foods like raw garlic and cooked whole wheat flour that humans can't digest but that good bacteria like to eat. This food for your gut's helpful inhabitants also comes in dietary supplements.

Finley said that people could experience even more health benefits when dark chocolate is combined with solid fruits like pomegranates and acai. Looking to the future, he said that the next step would be for industry to do just that.

This study was supported by the Louisiana State College of Agriculture and a Louisiana AgCenter Undergraduate Research Grant.



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Study finds heavy metals in many dark chocolate products in the US

This article is more than 1 year old

Researchers found levels of lead and cadmium that far exceed allowable amounts under California guidelines


A new study has found numerous dark chocolate products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two highly toxic metals.

The study by researchers at George Washington University was published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Nutrition.

More than 70 dark chocolate products sold at stores such as Amazon, GNC and Whole Foods were purchased to test for toxic metal contamination, though the names of the products or manufacturers were not disclosed in the study. The samplings were conducted over a period of eight years from 2014 to 2022.

The study found that 43% of the products tested had exceeded acceptable levels of lead contamination, and 35% exceeded cadmium levels, based on California legal limits for heavy metals in food.

Researchers found lead levels in chocolate samples ranging from zero to as high as 3.316 micrograms per daily serving, with 0.5 micrograms a day the maximum allowed according to California guidelines, and cadmium levels in the samples ranged from 0.29 to 14.12 micrograms per daily serving, with 4.1 micrograms a day the maximum allowed.

No amount of lead exposure is safe. Cadmium is a highly toxic metal with exposure linked to cancer, and targeting the cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, neurological, reproductive and respiratory systems.

The products were also tested for arsenic, but none tested above the maximum contamination level. The researchers also found organic products contained higher contamination levels, but they did not determine how the metal contaminations were introduced into the chocolate products.

Cadmium is suspected as a soil contaminant, while lead is suspected to be introduced to the products through drying, processing or packaging.

The researchers concluded in their study that the heavy metal contamination found in the products may not pose a risk to the average person by themselves, but could pose a risk for consumers of more than one serving per day or in combination with other sources of heavy metal contamination.

“The results of our analysis suggest that many products contain [lead] and [cadmium] in amounts that may exceed certain, stringent regulatory requirements,” wrote the researchers in the study.

“Therefore, enhanced surveillance may be warranted. Further, additional research into cumulative heavy metal exposure from the diet as a whole would help put this work into context to best inform public health policy and interventions.”

Christopher Gindlesperger, senior vice-president of public affairs and communications for the National Confectioners Association, said in a statement to the Guardian: “Chocolate and cocoa are safe to eat and can be enjoyed as treats as they have been for centuries. Food safety and product quality remain our highest priorities and we remain dedicated to being transparent and socially responsible.”

A spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administration said the agency did not generally comment on specific studies.

They stated :“the FDA monitors for environmental contaminants, including lead and cadmium, in chocolate and chocolate products. Cadmium and lead levels in chocolate depend on the growing area and the percentage of cocoa solids in the chocolate product. While the presence of cadmium and lead in chocolate has been the subject of considerable media attention, experts from around the world have found that chocolate is a minor source of exposure to these contaminants internationally.”





Happy Feast of Lupercalia!

The origin of Valentine's Day derives from a roman festival with werewolves, blood, and fucking.

Thanks for tuning in.







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- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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