Monday, August 31, 2020

5hVnz Water Taste Test...

This test was conducted because two people came together thinking they knew water better than the other person...

This blog is being written about those results to show something both of these water know it all's discovered instantly...

...and of course to share with you what water was chosen to be the best "Tasting" water...

We chose 5 waters to test:

1. Dasani

2. Fiji

3. LIFEWTR

4. Essentia 

...and...

5. Tap Water

All waters were the same temperature, and they were all refrigerated...

Refrigerated water tastes better than room temperature water, room temperature water would have made the test even easier to decide which water was the best tasting, but we had tap water in the mix...

Tap water is nasty Cold, Hot or Warm, but especially warm, so when it's colder it gives it the best fighting chance against bottled waters...

However, even though the tap water was the same temperature as the others, it was picked out "INSTANTLY" that it was Tap Water by both of us, it's a metallic taste, leaves a horrible after taste and heart burn, completely disgusting...

We both had a water of choice that we felt was the best tasting water on the market, one of us liked Dasani and the other liked Fiji...

Neither one of us chose our water as the best tasting water, but both of us chose our go to waters as our second choice, which was interesting...

We think we did that because it's a water we're used to drinking so there was a familiarity about the water that our taste buds recognized...

However, we both chose the same water as the best tasting water for it's purity, it's real water flavor, if that's a thing, clean and absolutely no aftertaste, it just disappeared leaving us refreshed...

So what was that water that left our tastebuds refreshed...

"LIFEWTR"

LIFEWTR is by far, the best tasting water out of these most popular chosen waters...

The one Water that we didn't have on here is Coconut Water, and that was because the cups we used weren't enclosed cups...

Coconut water has a certain look to it, so for our test it might have been chosen just because, plus it has a certain taste to it that makes it dissimilar to water that comes from the ground...

We both agree that Coconut Water is probably the best water for you...

There are some other waters that are on the market, but they really didn't make the list because of either bad taste, or unnatural impurities added to the water to enhance flavor and hydration claims...

Stay Fresh, Stay Cool and Stay Hydrated, L8R...

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

5hVnz Song of the Month...

 If you want to see how efficient the US Government works all you have to do is take a look at the US Postal Service...

The United States Postal Service’s financial troubles have been well publicized in recent years. The worst of it came in 2012, when the USPS lost a whopping $15.9 billion dollars, followed by $4.8 billion and $5.3 billion in 2013 and 2014, respectively...

It now just received, thanks to the taxpayers again, 25 billion dollars...truly pathetic, oh, your welcome...

They can't run a business, a business that just needs to make it's end meet, no profit needed, just keep the lights on, pay the employees, and deliver mail, and they can't even handle that, and you want them running a country...

"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, and Robert Bateman. It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label,  notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number one on the R&B chart as well. "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975 when the Carpenters' cover of the song reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100. "Please Mr. Postman" has been covered several times, including by the British rock group The Beatles in 1963...

Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (1965)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGJcbHni4rc

The Beatles — Please Mr. Postman...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzy4R8EbWJ4

The Carpenters - Please Mr Postman [1978]...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZDbthv3xT8

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Here's an Idea...

For those of you that still play pool...

It's called -V- ball and was designed for the, "Is it my turn yet" and the "Uncooperative Partner" scenarios...

The nice part about this game is everyone gets to play...

The game is 2 to 4 players, which makes it good for those times that you only have 3 people in your group, won't matter, because all 3 of you can play at the same time...

The money ball is the 1 ball, this ball is a neutral ball on the table and is given a point to the player that makes the ball in intentionally or by accident, doesn't matter they are still given a point...

For example, if the person is trying to make their ball in and misses, but makes the 1 ball in by accident, their turn continues, but they only get to hit the 1 ball for a point each time it makes it in...

sidenote: You cannot intentionally hit the 1 ball in by any means while you still have your balls on the table...

Now if the player can't hit the 1 ball on their shot they have a choice not to hit the ball, but they lose 1 point, which in this instance will take away the point they just made...

If the person decides to try to make the 1 ball and misses the 1 ball altogether, meaning the cue ball never makes contact with the 1 ball, they lose a point, like a table scratch and the cue ball will be picked up and put in the kitchen for the next player...

If the 1 ball is hit and makes it in, they make a point and they get to continue hitting the 1 ball up to 5 times total...

So, being that the 1 ball is neutral if the 1 ball goes in by accident when trying to hit your ball in, that's a free play, you then have 5 chances to continue hitting the 1 ball in to increase your points by 5 points...

Once the 5th shot is done the player that was next in rotation of the normal play will take their turn, this person is called the -V- player...

That person has to call themselves -V- in order to secure their position, if the player before them hits the 1 ball in by accident, and if they don't yell -V- they will lose their turn in Rotation and miss their turn while passing their turn on to the next player...

The person that is hitting the 1 ball is only allowed to hit the 1 ball, regardless if their balls are still up on the table, they must continue to hit the 1 ball only until they miss, the fifth shot is reached or they decide not to continue after shot 1 is completed...

sidenote: The 1 ball can never be hit first in a combination, it can however, be used as a second or third, fourth, fifth etc. ball in a combination to make one of your object balls in...

If the person hitting the 1 ball misses the pocket they intended for it to go in, nothing happens other than they lose the chance to continue trying to make the additional 5 points, in other words just because they miss the shot doesn't mean they lose a point they just lose their next shot...

They only lose a point if either they can't hit the 1 ball on their shot, or they decided to forfeit their shot they will lose a point...

sidenote: They can also lose a turn and a point if they hit another players ball in...if they make the 1 ball as well, doesn't matter which one goes in first, the player loses their turn - the 1 ball comes back up and, they lose a point while the other player gains a point for a ball of theirs going in...

Also, the 1 ball bonus points can only be started by two ways:

1. If the 1 ball is accidentally put down

2. If the player has hit in all their balls

Keep in mind, if the 1 ball is hit in by accident while hitting in your balls you must stop hitting in your balls and only hit the 1 ball...

Once the first shot of the 5 point system has been established the player has the choice to stop and pass on the play or continue to try and make all 5 points, remember that if the 1 ball goes in accidentally that's 1 point, but not to be considered one of the 5 points, it in turn is the 6th point...

The 5 point bonus play is after the fact...

Now, if the 1 ball is never hit in by accident and the first player that gets their balls in first will be allowed to hit the 1 ball for their shot once their shot comes available...

clarity: The player is not allowed to hit in the 5 points on the turn that puts all their ball in, they have to let the other players get a chance to hit all their balls in on their turn, then once the first 1 ball hitters turn comes around are they allowed to start the 5 point bonus round...

So, the other players still have their balls to make in, they are only allowed to hit their balls in unless they accidentally hit the 1 ball in, now they get a chance to make the 5/6 point bonus points, but remember, once they hit 5 in, they must pass their turn to the next player in line, the -V- player, if only of course they secured their role by calling out -V-...

sidenote: This is also a drinking game, so if the person doesn't call out -V- they have to do a Shot or chug a beer...

The 1 ball player is allowed to hit in the 1 ball up to 5 times every time their turn comes available and they must hit at least one time regardless if they have a shot or not, they either try to hit the one ball or they lose a point automatically...

To be clear, if and when it's time for the 1 ball player to hit the 1 ball they have to hit it at least once, doesn't matter if it goes in or not, if they hit the ball but it misses the pocket the game goes onto the next player and the 1 ball shooter will not lose a point as long as the cue ball makes contact with the 1 ball...

Also, if it's just normal ball rotation, in other words, each person is trying to hit their designated ball in there is no reason for the person to call out -V-, this is only needed to be done if the 1 ball goes in accidentally, because remember, once the 1 ball goes in, you must stop shooting your balls...

Now, what balls are yours...

If you are playing with two people your balls are: 2,3,4,5,6,7, 8 and 9,10,11,12,13,14, 15

If you are playing with three people your balls are: 2,3,4,5-6,7,8,9 and 10,11,12,13

If you are playing with four people your balls are: 2,3,4-5,6,7-8,9,10-11,12,13

The 14 and 15 ball is taken off the table so that an even number of balls can be established for three and four person play...

Each Players ball of their set is worth 1 point, so once you make your ball you get a point, but once the ball is made it stays down, however, if you scratch while making your ball, you lose the point the ball comes back up to be placed on the spot and the cue ball is picked up and placed in the kitchen for the next player...

sidenote: The point can be regained once the player makes their scratched ball in again once their turn comes available...

Now, for the player that hit all their balls in they get to continue making their 5 points until the other players make their balls in, once all the players have made their balls in, the game is over...

So that means, that if one player doesn't hit in all their balls and the other players have, they all have a chance to make up points by hitting the 1 ball in for the 5 point bonus points...

For the person that goes out first, they get 1 point for going out first, nobody else gets a point for being 2nd or 3rd going out, only the 1st person gets a point...

You can set w/ever number you want to play to, but the game minimum is 100 points, so the first person to get 100 points gets a point, regardless if they went out first or not...

This is an additional bonus point...

sidenote: More than likely you won't reach 100 points the first game, you just rack them up again once the game ends and continue to play until the 100 points is reached or the desired number of points that were established before the games started is reached...

Remember, if the 1 ball goes in accidentally that person has a chance to make additional points regardless if their balls are in or not, so they could make extra points...

We use the term loosely here, when we say accidentally, if you call a "Combination" shot to hit one of your balls in and you use the 1 ball in your combination, and the 1 ball goes in, regardless if your ball goes in or not, you get the 5/6 point bonus round...

sidenote: Loosely means, you can never intentionally make the 1 ball if your balls are still on the table, but if you create a shot that looks accidental, then the bonus round starts...

sidenote2: Example, if you call a three ball or more combination and your intent "Secretly" was to make the 1 ball in on a creative deception, then yes, the bonus round starts, remember, creative deception, not deceptive intention...

You do however, have to hit your ball first in the combination in order for it to count, otherwise, you lose your turn and you lose a point...

Only the player that has hit all their balls in can hit the 1 ball directly, or use it as their first ball to hit...

Even though the 1 ball is neutral, you CANNOT use it as your first ball of a combination to hit your ball in, if you do, you lose your turn and you lose 1 point and the ball stays down...

You can use the 1 ball in your combination providing you hit your object ball first...

Combinations can be started with anybody's ball, that means you can start the combination with your opponents ball, no problem there, you just can't hit the 1 ball first unless all your balls are in, or your on your bonus points...

sidenote: If you have hit all your balls in and/or you are on your bonus points, you cannot hit another persons ball first in order to hit your 1 ball in. You can use other balls in a combination to make your 1 ball bonus point, but you must hit the 1 ball first "ALWAYS" when in the bonus round...no exceptions...

Also, hooking a player is also allowed, if you hook a player so they can't hit their ball, they lose a point...

To hook a player, you must hit your ball first and that ball must either hit another ball and/or at least one ball has to hit a cushion, or it's a foul and the player loses a point and the cue ball is picked up and put into the kitchen...

There is no ball in hand for this game, considering that there are so few balls to play with, so the ball must go back into the kitchen...

There is only "ONE FOUL" play in the game that allows you to put the ball into the kitchen and that is when the other player is trying to hook the other player into missing their next shot and they miss their ball or they don't hit a rail...

sidenote: You may not be trying to hook a player and just miss your ball altogether, if this happens, the cue ball is picked up and is put back into the kitchen, this is the "Table Scratch" rule...

sidenote2: Table Scratch also means the person has to do a shot, or chug a beer...

sidenote3: All the player has to do is hit one of the balls of theirs, even if they miss the object ball first, but the cue ball bounces around and hits another ball of theirs, there will be no table scratch, but if the player misses their object ball first and hits another players ball first then hits their ball, this is a table scratch and the Cue Ball will go into the kitchen...

sidenote4: The combination rule, even though you hit another persons ball first, that's okay providing the ball hits your object ball, if this doesn't happen, table scratch, but in the event that the object ball isn't hit first, but the Cue Ball hits one of their balls before the combination ball hits the opponents ball, there is no table scratch...

Sidenote5: Just to clarify, if the object ball is not hit either directly of by use of a combination ball before the used ball or the cue ball hits another persons ball, this is a table scratch, all table scratches the person loses a point and the cue ball is picked up and put back into the kitchen for the other player...

The game is over when when all balls are off the table, regardless if 100 points is achieved, this is only a point for the person who gets to 100 first, they are still allowed to make points off the 1 ball until all balls are off the table and the 5th shot is done...

When the 1 ball is hit in, the 1 ball will go up on the spot and the cue ball will stay wherever it was from the previous shot, this is why the 5 shot rule has been put in place, because a good player could just draw all day long and continue to make the 1 ball in the corner lol...

Also, the last player to get their balls in will not have a chance to make additional points by hitting the 1 ball in, only the players that have hit their balls in are allowed to make the 5 point bonus until the final player makes their last ball...

We'll continue to think about this to make sure we've covered all the bases, but if you have a question about it, please feel free to leave a comment...

sidenote: We're trying to think how to rack the balls to begin with, we're trying to decide if the 1 ball should be the first ball or if the 1 ball should be behind the rack...

UPDATE: If an opposing player hits another players ball in by accident or on purpose that player will lose their turn and a point will go to the person who's ball went in, if both of the Opponents Ball goes in the player that knocked the wrong ball in will lose their turn, their point and their ball will need to be brought back up and put on the spot...

UPDATEHow to choose which balls people will be hitting. Take a couple of balls off the table one high and one low and put them behind your back and let the other person choose a hand w/out knowing which ball is in which hand. The person who is holding the balls will have w/ever ball the other player didn't choose. If there are 3 people that third person will get 10, 11, 12, 13. If there are 4 people two players will hold two balls one from each set and the other two people will choose from one or the other of those people. Whatever they choose the holder will take the ball of the unchosen. 

UPDATEWe've decided how you should rack the balls. The 8 ball will go at the front of the rack and the 9 will go back to the middle of the back row. They should be racked solid, stripe, solid, stripe just like you would do for an 8 ball rack w/the exception of the 8 going at the front of the rack. 

Thursday, August 13, 2020

The Story Upper...

The Story Upper, you know who this is, it's the person that always ups your story to tell everyone about their story...

You'll be telling a story and the story upper will find some significance with your story that reminds them of a story of their own and before you know it, they're telling their story and taking away from yours...

Certain people are desperate to be noticed or to heard and once they've taken the attention away from you, they can feed their need for whatever craving their after...

Your story will be upended by theirs and pretty soon people will be listening to them regardless if their story is good enough, it's only that people aren't strong enough to say, Hey, Bob was telling us their story, so STFU please...

Sometimes the story upper gets upped, and pretty soon the group is upping each others story until either they realize it's time to go, or they've run out of segues to up the last story...

It's like that game where someone starts a sentence then passes on the sentence to someone else to finish the sentence, all the meanwhile working towards creating a story out of the sentence that was first created...

Sometimes the sentence starts with only a picture of something or someone and you fill in the blank spaces...

Just a piece of advice, if you are ever presented with the picture of an old person which is very commonly used in English, just finish it by saying, they died and be done with it...

Or considering the times we live in, just say, they got Covid and died, you never know, you just might get 10,000 dollars...

Oh, that reminds us of a story...

5hVnz Quote of the Day...

 "Either Catch up, or get out of the Way"

Project Con-A-Virus...

Considering that Conavirus, oh sorry, Corona-Virus has been around for years you can take it to the bank they have a vaccine already in the works...

However, the idea of coming out with a cure is unheard of because of the money they make each year due to Corona virus, or other otherwise known as, the Cold...

The prevention for getting the Corona Virus is much easier than the cure, just pop a throat lozenge when you feel the onset of a cold coming on...

Colds typically start in the nose and throat, so by sucking on a lozenge kills the virus long before it has time to set in on your body...

229E, OC43, NL63, HKU1, are versions of Corona Viruses or otherwise known as the common cold and everyone has gotten these version once, twice or multiple times in their lifetime...

Governments know this and they are thankful for all these versions of Corona Viruses because that means they can include them in their red dot pandemonium charts you've been seeing so much of lately...

 There's an old saying, "making a mountain out of a mole hill", Project Con-A-Virus is doing just that to create false hysteria only to help remove President Donald Trump from office...

That's not the only reason, it's also a redistribution of wealth because America is not only broke off it's ass, it's violently in debt and they are desperate...

They need foreclosures to happen, they need businesses to go bankrupt, they need property to be seized, they need people to take out loans, because it's margin call and they know taxes aren't enough...

Governments have mismanaged funds and have spent money that wasn't theirs, and they're coming after yours now even more than they've ever done before...

They want you to become reliant on government, being bankrolled to sit on your ass for pennies a day while they have you line up in a bread line waiting for your 10.00 of daily food...

Currently they are paying Hospitals 10,000 dollars for every Covid case they claim as a cause of death...

Get in a car wreck, nope, Covid death, die of Cancer, nope Covid death, die of old age, nope, Covid death...

It's true, if you tested positive for "Corona Virus" 3 month ago then get in a car wreck and die, they will list that as a Covid death...

We have been doing our own investigation as well, and have found out that where ever we go, or whoever we talk to, there has been absolutely and positively no cases of Covid within their circles...

We're talking thousands of people have not been sick nor have they known anyone that has become sick...

There are also reports that this "Pandemic" is targeting the black community primarily, no, it's targeting the Mexican community, no...it's targeting older people, no...it's targeting low immune people, no...that's not how a Pandemic works...

The way a pandemic works is "EVERYONE" gets sick and they get sick daily regardless of w/ever provisions you put in place...

Air conditioning units would spread the disease, heating units, touching of anything that someone else touched, the very air you breath would infect you and guess what, that's not happening...

To be honest with you, because of Trump people have been seeing more money than they've ever had before, companies were sharing profits by the thousands of dollars because of the tax cuts Trump imposed...

Trump got rid of that POS provision called the "Individual Mandate" THANKS OBAMA!, you know, where hard working people pay out 1,000 of dollars a year for an Insurance that makes them pay for every visit...

The insurance that pays for people that can't get a job because of mental health problems, felony charges, evictions that force them to live on the street and beg for every meal they get and every dollar they receive because no one will hire them, so better to be a burden...

The insurance that you have to pay for whether you want/need insurance, but still get penalized and have to shell out 800 dollars a year for someone that doesn't work, while you do work and can't afford to pay the higher premium...

Trump is not an articulate person, but he knows how to read people and he sees through the BS and more times than not, he's always been right when he makes what people and the media claim as an outrageous outburst...

If you want to keep people dependent on the Government, vote for Biden, because he's an establishment President and will make sure people stay on the street, and money is taken from you, he's already claimed the first thing he is going to do is Raise your Taxes as soon as he gets into office...

It's sad to face the inevitable this election when all we have for choices are the Two People we see before us, but that's America anymore, Land of the Imprisoned and Home of the Insane...

You're all being played with Project Con-A-Virus...and that's a fact!