I used to drink it in Thailand and it was already sweetened. Forgot about it and when I eventually resumed in the States, my stomach had adverse reactions to aloe. Forum has been flakey today? Took me many tries to get in to even read this response. That DDoS has never gone away. Makes it tricky to...

phpbb's are targeted/hammered en-masse by botnets looking for ways to create spam accounts. DDoS costs money we flatter ourselves. Did free Cloudflare not stop? Re: Aloe juice, its useful to think of what we evolved alongside. 99% of humans never had it during evolution. Linus Pauling had a theory ...

Good op-ed in today's NYT from one of the guys who predicted the 2008 market crisis: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/opinion/financial-crisis-private-credit-ai-iran-taiwan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TlA.p7_t.HgIy0MBdxlYY&smid=url-share The question of course is what does a portfolio to pro...

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dualstow wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2026 12:51 pm I used to drink it in Thailand and it was already sweetened.
Forgot about it and when I eventually resumed in the States, my stomach had adverse reactions to aloe.

Forum has been flakey today? Took me many tries to get in to even read this response.

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dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 6:41 pm I used to drink a lot of aloe.

1) How did you react to its taste the first time you drank it?

2) Why did you stop drinking it?

I started based upon the recommendation of this brilliant Italian neuroscientist as to what foods were best for your brain.

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2026 1:59 pm Adorable cat.
Do I dare ask what’s in the Pyrex?

Aloe vera juice. Good for you but not good tasting. Initially I'd have to heavily sweeten it. Now I can take it straignt.

One of mine a few days ago.

Another one is currently occupying that spot as I type this.

This is what is now on that computer monitor:

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Global economic issues arising from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/hormuz-inflation-helium-fertilizer-00828680 Apparently the price of urea has doubled. Vinny, you might consider selling some rather than using it all in your own garden. I DO have a sur...

Tons of laptop deals here: https://links.d.slickdeals.net/email_browser_view?uid=0ce84261-81b1-4bed-825b-8af5bd400a50&mid=d551821f-07a4-4c10-a835-fa00ddd08a98&txnid=196a976b-d4c4-4d51-9f0e-93c4f68ea74e&eid=75922649-d527-4453-9afa-0a0ad9331d86&bsft_ek=2026-03-14T16%3A59%3A09Z&bsft...

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I would also add that if you don't like the keyboard .. buy a regular keyboard to go with it.

I generally using any laptop quite torturous compared to the ease with which I use a laptop / trackball on a desktop.

I can only tell you what I did last year. I think you must know that I've been anti-Apple computers, as I considered them overpriced. However, last year, on somewhat of a whim, I was moved to buy one. I had no laptops of any kind so why not. I had no intended use of it as it's never going to be anyw...

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 5:59 pmIMG_1360.jpeg

Good one!

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 10:28 am per ounce

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That's a cover from a 1980s Van Halen record?

Not my view but probably matches that of others here? Somewhat aligns with the last post? Vinny https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/finally-a-president-with-the-balls Finally, a President with the Balls to Handle Iran President Trump's Actions Are Decades Overdue and, Yes, Carry Major Risks Larry ...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:30 pm Apparently the Ukrainians are reclaiming territory and actually pushing the Russian forces back?

It is interesting to see how under-equipped the Russian forces are.

We are now in year 4? All for Ukraine!

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How do those here handle this issue? https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/gold-bar-scams-are-surging?utm_term=426B3952-7145-47C2-B523-BD45A3DD60C2&lrh=8e3f09af643725e4318af2ac9254e6fc3c52b4647140de025246f8b7f74b0930&utm_campaign=612C3EA0-A804-46AC-A9B0-4B75E8B9DE17&utm_medium=email...

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 12:53 pm It’s probably just a headline.
Vinny tends to paste those without making it explicit that someone else wrote it.
Still, there is a link (which I have not clicked).

I thought that it was super obvious when I post a Title with URL that I am providing an article. Nothing original from me.

I thought the whole urine in jars thing was just a Vinny quirk. But Google Gemini confirms it's a great way to tend to your plants and garden. It comes from the frugal mindset. Why waste / throw out what has value. I feel cheated when I'm out and don't get to capture it! Or restated, stop pissing a...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 07, 2026 12:50 pm I thought the whole urine in jars thing was just a Vinny quirk. But Google Gemini confirms it's a great way to tend to your plants and garden.

It comes from the frugal mindset. Why waste / throw out what has value.

I feel cheated when I'm out and don't get to capture it!