{"id":17651,"date":"2025-12-24T12:13:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=17651"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T20:00:46","slug":"and-this-flame-that-burns-inside-if-you-get-too-close-burn-you-alive-just-look-in-these-eyesand-see-if-they-lie-all-these-words-i-speak-you-cannot-deny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=17651","title":{"rendered":"And this flame that burns inside. If you get too close. Burn you alive. Just look in these eyes and see if they lie. All these words I speak. You cannot deny."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASLINDA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASLINDA.jpg 526w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASLINDA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASLINDA-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>So this was an unexpected and pleasant surprise of a gift from Linda from upstate Michigan who also gifted me with the most wonderful and loving cat Nico last autumn. She also sent some really nice &#8220;care packages&#8221; for the cats. The package was addressed to Rear Admiral Alex Zander which we mentioned on the podcast. Such a wonderful friend.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASLINDA1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASLINDA1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASLINDA1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hand painted cat artwork from Linda now displayed in ASSMANS Bar and Grill kitchen at Casa Diablo.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASASSMAN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17654\" style=\"width:593px;height:auto\" 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https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASJSIN.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS1.png 489w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS1-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">My brother consistent with DEVO related offerings<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17671\" style=\"width:423px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMAS.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Sunday December 21 Greg Drunken cane by for a few hours with an offering of Jameson and an airhorn and Max brought along a 12 of Miller Lite. As always the conversation turned political and near combative. That&#8217;s Greg a true brother from another mother. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASCATS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASCATS.jpg 526w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASCATS-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">XMAS CATS<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASDWARF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASDWARF.jpg 526w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASDWARF-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASDWARF-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">More AI treatment from TT<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASBIGMIKE-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17661\" style=\"width:537px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASBIGMIKE-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASBIGMIKE-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASBIGMIKE-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASBIGMIKE-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XXXMASBIGMIKE.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">BIG MIKE<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TT-AZ-THE-BARBARIAN-1024x912.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17674\" style=\"width:641px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TT-AZ-THE-BARBARIAN-1024x912.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TT-AZ-THE-BARBARIAN-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TT-AZ-THE-BARBARIAN-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TT-AZ-THE-BARBARIAN.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So this was an unexpected and pleasant surprise of a gift from Linda from upstate Michigan who also gifted me with the most wonderful and loving cat Nico last autumn. She also sent some really nice &#8220;care packages&#8221; for the cats. The package was addressed to Rear Admiral Alex Zander which we mentioned on the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=17651\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">And this flame that burns inside. If you get too close. Burn you alive. Just look in these eyes and see if they lie. All these words I speak. 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