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Phew, no follow up post from Smithers about how he's looking for a vein for his concoction.
The intervention seems to have worked, and this crisis has bean squashed.
The intervention seems to have worked, and this crisis has bean squashed.
You there, Ephialtes. May you live forever.
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You saved him. He's in the custody of the Pumpkin Police now. No more Pumpkin Latte's for Smithy....Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:10 amPhew, no follow up post from Smithers about how he's looking for a vein for his concoction.
The intervention seems to have worked, and this crisis has bean squashed.
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Found the solution to my pumpkin spice woes.
4 bucks for a few dozen cups worth of flavouring to my at home coffee. As good as the "real thing" from Starbucks? No. But good enough and definitely a better value s̶t̶o̶c̶k̶ coffee.
4 bucks for a few dozen cups worth of flavouring to my at home coffee. As good as the "real thing" from Starbucks? No. But good enough and definitely a better value s̶t̶o̶c̶k̶ coffee.
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Dude, that's a liquid mooncake. Run away!
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Smithers, here's my most recent morning go-to:
1 scoop whey (ON double chocolate)
1 heaping spoon of instant coffee (Aldi)
1 Splenda
1 TBL cream
Heat up the water maybe half as long as you usually would for a piping hot mug of coffee, or else the whey will clot up and be gross. This will be a lukewarm mug of delicious cafe mocha except that it has protein so your muscles don't fall off.
1 scoop whey (ON double chocolate)
1 heaping spoon of instant coffee (Aldi)
1 Splenda
1 TBL cream
Heat up the water maybe half as long as you usually would for a piping hot mug of coffee, or else the whey will clot up and be gross. This will be a lukewarm mug of delicious cafe mocha except that it has protein so your muscles don't fall off.
You there, Ephialtes. May you live forever.
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Noted and will try. I have that exact same flavour of protein powder lol.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:51 amSmithers, here's my most recent morning go-to:
1 scoop whey (ON double chocolate)
1 heaping spoon of instant coffee (Aldi)
1 Splenda
1 TBL cream
Heat up the water maybe half as long as you usually would for a piping hot mug of coffee, or else the whey will clot up and be gross. This will be a lukewarm mug of delicious cafe mocha except that it has protein so your muscles don't fall off.
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Lol if that was the actual flavour I'd be doubly enticed!
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Reminds me of Richard Hammond's story about disappointing a little boy at the airport when he had to admit he wasn't Iron Man.
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Smith, your favorite animal is featured on the homepage of wikipedia today. The U.S. page, anyway.
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Still no contact with Kerry. Super proud of myself. I also started going to the gym again!
A little setback: my brain, trying to sabotage me as usual, has been giving me dreams about her the past few nights. Grrrrr. Been waking up feeling kind of melancholy in the mornings.
I am doubling down on the vocal lessons lately. I will share some videos of my singing adventures soon.
A little setback: my brain, trying to sabotage me as usual, has been giving me dreams about her the past few nights. Grrrrr. Been waking up feeling kind of melancholy in the mornings.
I am doubling down on the vocal lessons lately. I will share some videos of my singing adventures soon.
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Finally pulled the trigger on minoxidil as I found a cheap source for it here in Canada. This along with my dutasteride regimen and I should be good for life I figure.
The window to restore or maintain hair follicles really starts to close after just a couple years of noticing hair loss from what I understand. I figure it's worth a shot. The dutasteride has been great at halting further progress (and even a bit of recovery), but full restoration has been elusive. We'll see what this yields.
The window to restore or maintain hair follicles really starts to close after just a couple years of noticing hair loss from what I understand. I figure it's worth a shot. The dutasteride has been great at halting further progress (and even a bit of recovery), but full restoration has been elusive. We'll see what this yields.
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My 3-month-old baby girl is starting to laugh and squeal at things. So cute to see her little personality develop before my very eyes!
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Thanks for bringing back some humanness here and which all of us can share in your precious gift and the job she brings to you.
Vinny
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Sure thing! The political discussions are fun to read and sometimes participate in, but once in a while we need a reminder that we're all human beings and laughing babies are ridiculously cute.
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A little over a week ago I decided to, as much as possible, never experience the same thing twice. I want to broaden my experience as much as possible.
Everything from not ordering the same drinks I usually order, to not listening to the same podcasts, to not cooking the same stuff, to always watching something new on Netflix.
I've learned so much new shit! From new dietary stuff, to getting into wine, and reading up on some of Hal's interests in history.
An interesting side effect is one I suspected was going to happen: my perception of time slowed down. From what I understand of weber's law and how human experience functions, routine causes us to have an accelerating experience of time. A non-routine way of living has improved this quite a bit.
Everything from not ordering the same drinks I usually order, to not listening to the same podcasts, to not cooking the same stuff, to always watching something new on Netflix.
I've learned so much new shit! From new dietary stuff, to getting into wine, and reading up on some of Hal's interests in history.
An interesting side effect is one I suspected was going to happen: my perception of time slowed down. From what I understand of weber's law and how human experience functions, routine causes us to have an accelerating experience of time. A non-routine way of living has improved this quite a bit.
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Please keep us updated on this with as much detail as possible!Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:25 amA little over a week ago I decided to, as much as possible, never experience the same thing twice. I want to broaden my experience as much as possible.
Everything from not ordering the same drinks I usually order, to not listening to the same podcasts, to not cooking the same stuff, to always watching something new on Netflix.
I've learned so much new shit! From new dietary stuff, to getting into wine, and reading up on some of Hal's interests in history.
An interesting side effect is one I suspected was going to happen: my perception of time slowed down. From what I understand of weber's law and how human experience functions, routine causes us to have an accelerating experience of time. A non-routine way of living has improved this quite a bit.
Vinny
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You may wish to consider something like this as well. My brother (in his 50's) commenting on his scalp: "It went from a desert to a savannah". He started using after ten years of "desertification" and was recommended by someone undergoing Chemotherapy.Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:03 pmFinally pulled the trigger on minoxidil as I found a cheap source for it here in Canada. This along with my dutasteride regimen and I should be good for life I figure.
The window to restore or maintain hair follicles really starts to close after just a couple years of noticing hair loss from what I understand. I figure it's worth a shot. The dutasteride has been great at halting further progress (and even a bit of recovery), but full restoration has been elusive. We'll see what this yields.
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I hired a nutritionist/trainer and had my first Zoom meeting with her a couple days ago. I told her that I was fairly well versed in fitness concepts and overall was fairly competent in the area. She showed me how wrong I was.
"So you're pretty good with fitness, hey? How much water do you drink every day?"
"...I don't know..."
"Tisk, tisk, tisk...."
"So you're pretty good with fitness, hey? How much water do you drink every day?"
"...I don't know..."
"Tisk, tisk, tisk...."
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How much did she prescribe that you drink a day?Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:43 amI hired a nutritionist/trainer and had my first Zoom meeting with her a couple days ago. I told her that I was fairly well versed in fitness concepts and overall was fairly competent in the area. She showed me how wrong I was.
"So you're pretty good with fitness, hey? How much water do you drink every day?"
"...I don't know..."
"Tisk, tisk, tisk...."
I am terrible at drinking water. I can go a full day without drinking anything, which is not good.
Thirst is not a sign of when you should be drinking. And, as you age it gets worse in terms of when you feel like you need to drink something.
Recently I've been trying to establish a "good" habit of drinking a quart of water when I do my daily morning sitting at this computer to do certain items. And, then another quart after I eat a huge amount of popcorn in the afternoon (generally my first "meal" of the day). But I can easily "forget" to do either or both. At some point the habit WILL be established for both the same as I could not let myself NOT brush my teeth twice a day.
I can see the results from frequent drinking in terms of the color of my urine.
But I don't like the accompanying constant annoying feeling of needing to get rid of the water and the constant interruptions that necessitates.
Vinny
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