The Lotus Effect

157 - Candied Asshole

2024-11-02

You favorite petalheads discuss Daylight Saving Time, polypharmacy and Alzheimer’s, Drug Pollution, Sugar in Baby Food, a creative Halloween costume, higher consciousness, San Francisco, AI bullshit, and yay or nay on candied apples.

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• Does daylight saving time actually save? Research shows costs outweigh benefits
• Taking five or more medications daily can negatively impact older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias
• Drug pollution in water poses risk to my health
• Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns

Happiness:

• 17-Year-old Rescued After 12 Hours Lost in Rough Seas Clinging to a Capsized Kayak
• Dad in Charge of Coming Up with Costume for Triplets — and His Creative DIY Getup Goes Viral

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Mile High Club: 4 arrested at SAN for smuggling marijuana on flight to London
• TRIPPING ON NOTHING

Back of the Napkin:

• 18-year prison sentence for man who used AI to create child abuse images
• THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND

The Junk Drawer:

• S.F. approves $700-a-month sleeping pods in a former bank. Now the operator has plans for more
• Mysterious sign highlighting S.F. drug crisis installed on troubled street corner in SoMa

Last Call:

• British Airways Flight Delayed Over MAGA Hat Brawl

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Boolysteed

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