{"id":22862,"date":"2024-01-10T16:18:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=22862"},"modified":"2024-01-10T16:18:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:18:28","slug":"first-post-wednesday-january-10-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/01\/10\/first-post-wednesday-january-10-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Wednesday, January 10, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/philosophize-this\/id659155419\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unchecked growth, the perpetual-motion hamster-wheel of late-capitalism consumerism, the superiority\/inferiority mode of thinking, commodity-fetishization&#8230;it\u2019s in there! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You listen to this, and you understand why fads are bad, why social-media-generated viral pheonomena and next-big-thing technology from alleged techno-saviors are nothing more than the flashes-in-the-pan that they are supposed to be \u2014 not just are they performative &amp; mindless, they never take root in a meaningful, inside-job change. All good evolution &amp; development is, as they say in the rooms, an \u2018inside job\u2019, and the outside world just can\u2019t pull that lever in a lasting way. To wit: Be gung-ho for the Arab Spring, the ice-bucket challenges, your politically-themed avatars etc.; then when you come back a year or even six mos. later, more often than not, all those digitized, glass-tapping movements are lost to history!<\/p>\n<p>Also heard in the rooms: \u2018Stay in life\u2019. The brain is necessary, but insufficient; your five senses are there to set yourself on the correct course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Probably, but not entirely certainly, if you can help some people out without then seeking out any fame, notoriety or recognition for your efforts, that\u2019s likely a decent way of living. As always, the ancient Hebrews had it right when they promoted anonymous philanthropy; principles before personalities! Ever heard that one?<\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Slow on the return to the multitrack (read: more than 2) universe, with just Keystone \/ Phila. Park \/ ParXXX, Mahoning &amp; Turfway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At&nbsp;<strong>Bensalem Twp., Penna.<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#3 Last Dream<\/strong> (.265 Win Prob \/ 2.77-1 Fair Odds \/ 3.53-1 Premium Odds) made a&nbsp;<strong>Race 3<\/strong> victory a reality at&nbsp;<strong>$9.20<\/strong>. In&nbsp;<strong>Race 8<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#4 Magicnthemoonlight<\/strong> (.346 \/ 1.89 \/ 3.05) conjured-up the win at&nbsp;<strong>$8.80<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At&nbsp;<strong>Youngstown, Ohio<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#10 Bobby\u2019s Gift<\/strong> (.289 \/ 2.46 \/ 3.15) was a present to his low-priced-overlay recipients at&nbsp;<strong>$9.20<\/strong>. At&nbsp;<strong>Florence, Ky.<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#2 Princess Kalamoh<\/strong> (.347 \/ 1.88 \/ 2.46) took&nbsp;<strong>Race 2<\/strong> at&nbsp;<strong>$7.94<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chas. Town<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strongshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22863\" style=\"width: 2070px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22863\" data-attachment-id=\"22863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/01\/10\/first-post-wednesday-january-10-2024\/wed0110ct2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?fit=2060%2C1310&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2060,1310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wed0110CT2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;wed0110CT2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 10Jan24 2CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?fit=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?fit=640%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22863\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?resize=640%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wed0110CT2\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?w=2060&amp;ssl=1 2060w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?resize=1536%2C977&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?resize=2048%2C1302&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 10Jan24 2CT<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22864\" style=\"width: 1550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22864\" data-attachment-id=\"22864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/01\/10\/first-post-wednesday-january-10-2024\/wed0110ct5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?fit=1540%2C1342&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1540,1342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wed0110CT5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;wed0110CT5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 10Jan24 5CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?fit=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?fit=640%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?resize=640%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wed0110CT5\" width=\"640\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1339&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT5.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 10Jan24 5CT<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Longshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22865\" style=\"width: 1556px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22865\" data-attachment-id=\"22865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/01\/10\/first-post-wednesday-january-10-2024\/wed0110ct1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?fit=1546%2C1092&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1546,1092\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wed0110CT1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;wed0110CT1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 10Jan24 1CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?fit=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?fit=640%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22865\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?resize=640%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wed0110CT1\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?w=1546&amp;ssl=1 1546w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1085&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 10Jan24 1CT<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22866\" style=\"width: 2068px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22866\" data-attachment-id=\"22866\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/01\/10\/first-post-wednesday-january-10-2024\/wed0110ct3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?fit=2058%2C1306&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2058,1306\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wed0110CT3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;wed0110CT3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 10Jan24 3CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?fit=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?fit=640%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22866\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?resize=640%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wed0110CT3\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?w=2058&amp;ssl=1 2058w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?resize=1536%2C975&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?resize=2048%2C1300&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wed0110CT3.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 10Jan24 3CT<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unchecked growth, the perpetual-motion hamster-wheel of late-capitalism consumerism, the superiority\/inferiority mode of thinking, commodity-fetishization&#8230;it\u2019s in 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