GAINZZZ

This is both a GAINZZZ post, with zero content, and an open thread. Use this thread if you'd like to avoid the Trump thread I'll post just below this one.

What are yo' GAINZZZ? Yo' PROJEXXX or PLANZZZ?

Any MOVIEZZZ or BOOKZZZ you can recommend?

Gotta get those steps in.

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1 I'd like the guy and the dog in the itsFrank video to go please!

Posted by: Iris at April 21, 2023 04:56 PM (foa6+)

2 Shouldn't the never give up kid be a little bit happier?

Posted by: Iris at April 21, 2023 04:57 PM (foa6+)

3
Gonna stay away from Trump post

No need to harsh my Friyeah

Posted by: Yo! Ultra MAGA at April 21, 2023 04:57 PM (A8jF1)

4 Never give up.

Seriously, learning how to fall is a very important skill to have.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 04:58 PM (PiwSw)

5 Afternoon.

Posted by: Robert at April 21, 2023 04:59 PM (TWLRj)

6 Movie for you, your kids, or your grandkids - Mario. Enjoy it now or in May, and skip Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and the Little Mermaid.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 21, 2023 05:01 PM (exHjb)

7 Wish my bones were made of rubber.

Posted by: Derak at April 21, 2023 05:01 PM (DxJqj)

8 There are way too many posts and now I'm lost.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:01 PM (DRSnL)

9 "Gonna stay away from Trump post

No need to harsh my Friyeah"

You can say that again

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:02 PM (gLRfa)

10 Thank you, ace for these threads. Its because I started reading them in September 2021 that I started getting into shape. I went from using 12 pound dumbbells to 40 pounds. Last year I could barely bench 95 pounds, now I'm up to 175. It feels nice to be in some kind of good shape. So thank you again ace!!!!

Posted by: Mishdog at April 21, 2023 05:03 PM (LZL30)

11 hiya

Posted by: JT at April 21, 2023 05:03 PM (T4tVD)

12 Stripedy katz rock.

Posted by: Eromero at April 21, 2023 05:03 PM (z3WCn)

13 The cat doing sit-ups is a hoot.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:03 PM (gLRfa)

14 Thank you, ace for these threads. Its because I started reading them in September 2021 that I started getting into shape. I went from using 12 pound dumbbells to 40 pounds. Last year I could barely bench 95 pounds, now I'm up to 175. It feels nice to be in some kind of good shape. So thank you again ace!!!!
Posted by: Mishdog at April 21, 2023 05:03 PM (LZL30)

I wish I had your motivation! I love these threads, but by the time Monday rolls around it's same old-same old.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:04 PM (DRSnL)

15 I do 2 miles every morning and end up the day with about 3 and a half

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2023 05:04 PM (bs+z0)

16 Quit smoking for riding season. 10 days in, so it looks like it will stick through October.

Getting good results from my IF routine and am dying for some Spring weather so I can get some days in on the bike.

Tons of pinball repair, as always. Gonna fit out the shop and install a new heater as soon as they go on Closeout.

Gotta sell some guitars and LPs before June.

All in all. GAINZ look good.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:06 PM (P7IZS)

17 Seriously, learning how to fall is a very important skill to have.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes

Tell us about it!!

Ivan Pechorin (fell off yacht)
Anatoly Gerashchenko (fell down stairs)
Ravil Maganov (accidental fall out of a hospital window)

There's lots more. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2023 05:07 PM (qoGsy)

18 "What are yo' GAINZZZ?"

As of this week, my Kool consumption has surpassed 2 packs/day. Thanks for all your FICA contributions that pay for it!

Posted by: Peel gp A Grape at April 21, 2023 05:08 PM (MvF+J)

19 Garret! Check this out -- a group of nice middle-aged people doing nice middle-aged things...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0edCk6-sYp4

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 05:08 PM (PiwSw)

20 >>Seriously, learning how to fall is a very important skill to have.

Falling. It helps hone this talent.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:08 PM (P7IZS)

21 Skipping the Trump thread in favor of BOOKZZZ!

Currently on Book 2 of Larry Correia's Saga of the Forgotten Warrior.

Quite good epic fantasy with an Indian (dot) flavor to it. Lots of blood and gore, with some political intrigue thrown in as the Grand Inquisitor conspires to take over the world.

Good stuff...

I have another epic fantasy recommendation lined up for the Sunday Morning Book Thread...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2023 05:08 PM (YIVH2)

22 Seriously, learning how to fall is a very important skill to have.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 04:58 PM (PiwSw)
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Not too long ago, I tripped while attempting to move backwards and ended up falling. But I have had some training in how to fall, so let my body take over and didn't even suffer a bruise.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2023 05:10 PM (YIVH2)

23 >>Currently on Book 2 of Larry Correia's Saga of the Forgotten Warrior

Ashok, right?

I gotta grab that one...almost picked it up, but didn't know if I had read it already, at the time. Is Book 3 done?

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:10 PM (P7IZS)

24 You a big Dan fan, Shadout Mapes?

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:11 PM (P7IZS)

25 Today is check-in day for our upcoming cruise. Does that count as GAINZZZ?

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:11 PM (DRSnL)

26 The cat doing sit-ups is a hoot.
Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:03 PM (gLRfa)
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I need to show that to my cat Kaylee...She's gotten a bit plump...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2023 05:11 PM (YIVH2)

27 I gotta grab that one...almost picked it up, but didn't know if I had read it already, at the time. Is Book 3 done?
Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:10 PM (P7IZS)
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Good news is book 4 (out of 5 planned) has just been released!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2023 05:12 PM (YIVH2)

28 I did not realize Iris Chang killed herself. Huh, what a shame. I was talking about this in Serbia/Poland/Ukraine yesterday and I think it does take a peculiar detached personality to research these kinds of things. That is, it takes one to know one.
It's a very deep Black Hole that many people, unwarned, simply can't handle.
Anyway, I talked to some people yesterday about whether the most recent Ukraine conflict would disrupt archeological digs, some other shit and most importantly when I asked for a gun I didn't get one but was told if got to it, it was okay.
Fair enough.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:13 PM (pqfA/)

29 24 You a big Dan fan, Shadout Mapes?

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:11 PM (P7IZS)

The guy is copying Larry Carlton almost note for note. I am impressed.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 05:13 PM (PiwSw)

30 "Seriously, learning how to fall is a very important skill to have."

I was removing a heavy-ass screen door, and of course it broke loose and I foolishly held on to it long enough to get pulled off the five-step concrete stoop to the sidewalk. I handled it like a frickin ninja! Hit the ground rolling, popped right back up on my feet. Best of all, didn't end up eating the door.

Sawed a heavy limb off a tree, it swung and knocked the ladder out. That one I handled by landing flat on my back. Just lucky the 300-pound branch didn't land in my face.

Hey, let me tell you what a good, safe motorcyclist I used to be ...

Posted by: Peel gp A Grape at April 21, 2023 05:13 PM (MvF+J)

31 Books: I recommended this one on the Book Thread several weeks ago and cannot say enough good things about it "Masters of the Air" by Donald L. Miller about the Eighth Air Force during WW2

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:13 PM (gLRfa)

32
I've been enjoying (again) "A Nervous Splendor" by Frederic Morton, a view of Vienna in 1888-1889 around the Mayerling Incident. It looks not only at the Habsburg Court and Emperor Franz Josef and the doomed Crown Prince Rudolf, but also at others living in Vienna then: playwrights Theodor Herzl and Arthur Schnitzler, musicians Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner and Hugo Wolf and the painter Gustav Klimt. A fascinating and enjoyable read.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2023 05:14 PM (MoZTd)

33 Damn. Book 4 is out?
Maybe I did read Book 2 already...

Gotta catch up, regardless. I liked that series up to whenever I left off.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:14 PM (P7IZS)

34 Snowing now in west central MN

Posted by: Yo! Ultra MAGA at April 21, 2023 05:15 PM (A8jF1)

35 23 >>Currently on Book 2 of Larry Correia's Saga of the Forgotten Warrior

Ashok, right?

I gotta grab that one...almost picked it up, but didn't know if I had read it already, at the time. Is Book 3 done?
Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:10 PM (P7IZS)

Book 4 just came out, waiting on the Audiobook

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 21, 2023 05:15 PM (dKiJG)

36 "Books:" Placed interlibrary loan for Heinlein's Government Take-Back, which was recommended earlier this week.

Posted by: Peel gp A Grape at April 21, 2023 05:16 PM (MvF+J)

37 Snowing now in west central MN

Posted by: Yo! Ultra MAGA at April 21, 2023 05:15 PM (A8jF1)

Ugh. We got a light dusting of snow overnight. It was gone by the time I left for work.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:16 PM (DRSnL)

38 Oh, the 'shape' thing. I'm mid-50s, worked hard labor my whole life. I work blue-collar and routinely lift 50+ pounds over my head. I could stand to lose 20 pounds, honestly, but I'm not fat. Thing most bothers me is my feet. It's a pain. I used to able to wear anything and now, I have big problems with my feet.
I am on my feet 9+ hours all the time and it's really about shoes.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:16 PM (pqfA/)

39 Gainzz: walking daily 2 miles with the pooch, then three days a week going out for an extra mile or so wearing a weight vest drastically improved my blood work. I went from having values which were borderline to more than acceptable.

According to my Garmin, my VO2 max is in the top 25 percent for someone who's 29.

I knew I could improve things a certain amount with exercise but this dramatic turnaround due to a daily walk is quite something.

Posted by: Zombie Harvey Milk at April 21, 2023 05:17 PM (2YtOq)

40 I'm finished Frozen Orbit (recommended by Perfessor) and have Escape Orbit on deck.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 05:17 PM (PiwSw)

41 Reading " Charity and Its fruits" by Jonathan Edwards/ which is a series of sermons on 1 Corinthians 13 by the 18th century theologian
Jonathan Edwards, who is probably the greatest theologian that America produced,but if people know of him at all it's only through the sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an angry God." Which is a shame since he was briiliant and a voluminous writer:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3ttau9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2023 05:18 PM (OgTU2)

42 >> Thing most bothers me is my feet. It's a pain. I used to able to wear anything and now, I have big problems with my feet. I am on my feet 9+ hours all the time and it's really about shoes.

Good Boots are the answer. Finding the right brand and model will save you a ton of discomfort.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:18 PM (P7IZS)

43 /off perverted dead groomer sock

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at April 21, 2023 05:18 PM (2YtOq)

44 Ace, I like you, too (from dual-thread announcement).

Posted by: Emmie at April 21, 2023 05:18 PM (Emce2)

45 38 "I am on my feet 9+ hours all the time and it's really about shoes."

Ever tried Thorlo socks? Used to help me back when, but I doubt they're as good as the Thorlos they made in the 1990s.

Posted by: Peel gp A Grape at April 21, 2023 05:19 PM (MvF+J)

46 I have big problems with my feet.
I am on my feet 9+ hours all the time and it's really about shoes.
Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:16 PM (pqfA/)

Orthotics can make a world of difference.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 05:19 PM (PiwSw)

47 So far I've lost about 30lbs since the end of December. I did it entirely by counting calories and sticking to things that make me feel full.

Breakfast:
Often oatmeal ~400 cal
Lunch:
Often bacon, hummus, boiled eggs, cajun spice ~500 cal
Dinner:
Meat (sausages, chicken, steak, burger), rice or quinoa, then some small snacks to finish out. ~900 cal

Now that I'm over halfway to my goal weight, I've added bodyweight bootcamp style workouts.

I wasn't worried about macros before, but now I'm trying to get ~200 grams of protein. I've change my lunch to cottage cheese, powdered peanut butter, and boiled eggs. My dinner is chicken, quinoa, and protein powder to make that easier.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 21, 2023 05:20 PM (R38qh)

48 Oh and traveling there are Special Circles of Hell for people with enormous backpacks they insist on donning BEFORE going down the aisle. And people who can't lift or catch their carry-ons.
People who need those 4-wheel things to even get their shit to move.
Burn in Hell.
I travel a lot and seriously. So many people.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:20 PM (pqfA/)

49 I knew I could improve things a certain amount with exercise but this dramatic turnaround due to a daily walk is quite something.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 21, 2023 05:17 PM (2YtOq)

That's awesome!

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:21 PM (DRSnL)

50 John Wick 4. My first movie going experience in 5 years.

Six dollars well spent.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 21, 2023 05:22 PM (zHuJr)

51 >>The guy is copying Larry Carlton almost note for note.

That isn't easy for many.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:22 PM (P7IZS)

52 This is the fun thread.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 05:22 PM (PiwSw)

53 I miss the Ace movie reviews, they were shorter than the Trump post too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards (Logan Tiberius 2012-2021) at April 21, 2023 05:24 PM (xcxpd)

54 Socks do make a huge difference. I did a thing about 7 years ago for $9 Walmart Chinese sneakers with Dr. Scholls inserts. Those were the thing, but my feet sweat. So I need multiple pairs. Now I can't get those sneakers anymore and Converse isn't the same! I had like 20 pair of those sneakers and bought inserts as they degraded.
Now I'm kind of screwed: my feet sweat like crazy, always have, and rot anything I put them in. I have to change shoes every day. It's best sneaker-type stuff: ventilation and durable sneaker soles.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:24 PM (pqfA/)

55
According to my Garmin, my VO2 max is in the top 25 percent for someone who's 29.

You kids and your toys, my Garmen only tells me how to get from here to somewhere else. Also, tells me to take a left turn into a deep lagoon late on a foggy night.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 21, 2023 05:24 PM (enJYY)

56 "I miss the Ace movie reviews, they were shorter than the Trump post too."

Has Ace seen JW4 yet?

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:25 PM (gLRfa)

57 As for GAINZ...I've finished all but one of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories. I've enjoyed them more than I might have expected. Not all the 'twists' work but most of them land and it's more about the characters than the mystery half the time anyway.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards (Logan Tiberius 2012-2021) at April 21, 2023 05:25 PM (xcxpd)

58 Honestly, people fall out hospital windows on a daily basis. Also some people need to fall out of hospital windows.

Posted by: Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard at April 21, 2023 05:27 PM (Nn3xT)

59 As for GAINZ...I've finished all but one of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories. I've enjoyed them more than I might have expected. Not all the 'twists' work but most of them land and it's more about the characters than the mystery half the time anyway.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards (Logan Tiberius 2012-2021) at April 21, 2023 05:25 PM (xcxpd)

Too funny, Mark. I am also on the last Miss Marple book.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:27 PM (DRSnL)

60 56 "I miss the Ace movie reviews, they were shorter than the Trump post too."

Has Ace seen JW4 yet?
Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:25 PM (gLRfa)

Good question. John Wick series has basically turned into a sort of superhero movie, only with guns and good stunts.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards (Logan Tiberius 2012-2021) at April 21, 2023 05:28 PM (xcxpd)

61 re: yesterday's spacex event.

A couple people mentioned the book Ignition! (1972) about how scientists developed various rocket fuels. I checked it out from archive.org. The author is a colorful man and the book an engaging popular account

Posted by: 13times at April 21, 2023 05:28 PM (rU8+6)

62 The cat takes "epic" to a whole new level.

Posted by: Peaches at April 21, 2023 05:28 PM (14URa)

63 I have sweaty feet.
Soaking wet.
Always have since I was a little kid.
15 minutes in leather boots, everything will be soaked.
At my supermarket job the only thing that was worked is cheap, canvas, sneakers that vent the moisture and inserts that cushion the bones.
Boots are out. Trap the sweat.
I reiterate: anything that traps moisture inside a shoe/boot is out, for the position I have.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:29 PM (pqfA/)

64 Smartwool Med Hikers.

They aren't cheap, but damn they make a difference.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:29 PM (P7IZS)

65 Immona hang out here. So tired of all the Trump sux, DeSantis sux threads.

As for GAINNZZZ, not much except for yuge GAINNZZ in my bad attitude about everything.

Gonna remedy that by drinking beer and watching bad movies with my brother this evening.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Southpaw at April 21, 2023 05:29 PM (xPJvm)

66 If an Ace Post has zero content, can we peruse it cursorily without disappointing Ace?

Asking for the Commentariat.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2023 05:30 PM (a3Q+t)

67 >>>2 Shouldn't the never give up kid be a little bit happier?

he gave the double-thumbs-up at the end!

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 05:30 PM (iHBZj)

68 Lunch:

Big bowl of greens tossed w/ vinaigrette
2 Fried eggs
and 1/4 lb of smoked Tri-Tip

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:31 PM (P7IZS)

69 Sucking down the last bit of Watershed's premade Old Fashioned. I know a lot of Food Thread aficionados turn their noses up at premade cocktails but this one is pretty good and how much easier can it be. Pour over ice, add an orange slice and a couple of maraschino cherries and enjoy.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:31 PM (gLRfa)

70 i haven't seen John Wick 4 yet. I was blown away that John Wick 3 began with three or four incredible stunt action pieces in a row with barely a minute of pause between them, but, as amazing as all that was, I did get exhuasted by it. so I guess that's why they usually counsel that you should have breaks in between scenes of high tension and excitement

i forget what happened towards the end. I know the movie had really flagged by then after a jawdropping opening

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 05:32 PM (iHBZj)

71 I'm seriously considering getting PRC/PLA sneakers. You can order them up to USA 14. I'm sure they're basically the same shoe as WalMart. And until Converse makes shoes I can wear in USA again, I'm kind of stuck.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:32 PM (pqfA/)

72 I'm out. Have a nice weekend, everyone!

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:32 PM (DRSnL)

73 Looking to ramp back up an intermittent fasting regimen.
- Weight definitely needs to be brought under control.

So here's to future GAINZZZ.

Posted by: Bach in Black at April 21, 2023 05:33 PM (7ubmG)

74 Thanks, Jordan.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at April 21, 2023 05:33 PM (2YtOq)

75
Trump is like the five/seven stages of grief. At some point in time 'acceptance' is the only one left. Ace will get there, but I understand his reticence.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 21, 2023 05:34 PM (enJYY)

76 72 I'm out. Have a nice weekend, everyone!
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 21, 2023 05:32 PM (DRSnL)

Bye Jordan!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 21, 2023 05:34 PM (PiwSw)

77 Have a good one, Miss Jordan.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at April 21, 2023 05:35 PM (2YtOq)

78 I watched Cocaine Bear this week.

One word review: Meh

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 21, 2023 05:35 PM (xPl2J)

79 >> I'm out. Have a nice weekend, everyone!

Now we have to make our own Baconz.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:35 PM (P7IZS)

80 "Trump is like the five/seven stages of grief. At some point in time 'acceptance' is the only one left. Ace will get there, but I understand his reticence."

Never thought of it that way but you could be right.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:35 PM (gLRfa)

81 So I have fiber internet now. I went from 50Mbs for $78/month to 396Mbs for $55.

I'd say that is some gainzz.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 21, 2023 05:36 PM (aD39U)

82 MOVIEZZ: who here has seen "Shot Caller"? It's been out a while but I don't think I've ever mentioned it here. It's one of the better movies I've seen in the last 5 years, but don't watch it if you're in a down mood.

I enjoy reading how a lot of you are taking up fitness routines and sticking to them. Keep at it; I'm becoming increasingly unimpressed with doctors lately and part of why i work out is because I don't trust their care.

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 21, 2023 05:37 PM (tRd71)

83 i forget what happened towards the end. I know the movie had really flagged by then after a jawdropping opening
Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 05:32 PM (iHBZj)

JW4 is the weakest of the franchise.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 21, 2023 05:38 PM (aD39U)

84 Up to 50lb dumbells (4x10 reps) on my dumbbell press (+ 1 set of 40lbs x 15). Today is my short rest day - 1 minute between sets. Am wore out and hungry after a nap.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 21, 2023 05:38 PM (KAi1n)

85 Bye Jordan, stay warm!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards (Logan Tiberius 2012-2021) at April 21, 2023 05:38 PM (xcxpd)

86
Boots are out. Trap the sweat.
I reiterate: anything that traps moisture inside a shoe/boot is out, for the position I have.
Posted by: LenNeal

Wear PUMPS!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 21, 2023 05:40 PM (63Dwl)

87 Chimp Empire is a documentary series on Netflix about two warring tribes of chimpanzees. It is fantastic.

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at April 21, 2023 05:40 PM (L9Ewk)

88 That Figen is easy on my eyes.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 21, 2023 05:40 PM (KAi1n)

89 One of the things I did to quit smoking was finally try some of the Brickhouse Nutrition Products.

It was pretty much a wash from a financial standpoint. Same cost.

I can say that the Field of Greens and their Lean Supplement have cut down my cravings for snacking/sweets to almost nothing.

That Lean product is like crack, though.
If you try it, cut back on your coffee/caffeine intake for the first week. Otherwise you will spend a day or two tweaking.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:40 PM (P7IZS)

90 "JW4 is the weakest of the franchise."

That's disappointing to hear. Will wait til it's released on video I guess.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:40 PM (gLRfa)

91
This would be most unusual for me, but I may binge-watch "Fall of Eagles", the 1974 BBC series on the last years of the Romanov, Hohenzollern and Habsburg dynasties.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2023 05:41 PM (MoZTd)

92 Speaking of GAINZZ, I'm about to dig into the biggest Calzone, I've ever seen.

Where the hell is that waiter with my Gimlet?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 21, 2023 05:41 PM (iv36S)

93 Hamburger on the grill, that's a gainz

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2023 05:42 PM (xhxe8)

94 >>Boots are out. Trap the sweat.

Smartwool socks. Keep them fresh.

Every 2-3 hours you might have to swap them out.

Learned that from backcountry hunting. As soon as you notice them getting uncomfortable, stop and change them out for dry ones.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:42 PM (P7IZS)

95 Sucking down the last bit of Watershed's premade Old Fashioned. I know a lot of Food Thread aficionados turn their noses up at premade cocktails but this one is pretty good and how much easier can it be. Pour over ice, add an orange slice and a couple of maraschino cherries and enjoy.
Posted by: Tuna

I prefer pre-made scotch, neat. Pour in glass.
Drink.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2023 05:42 PM (SbJgO)

96 Reading neptunes inferno by Hornfisher(?). It’s about the us navy at Guadalcanal. I get why marines were pissed with the navy but I’m finding out they had other fish to fry. It’s good.

Posted by: Blutarski at April 21, 2023 05:42 PM (iAJjP)

97 Actually, that skill at falling is not a bad thread idea. In Eastern Europe/Balkans, people know how to fall. It's true. This last time I fell heavily and now have a black bruise the size of a salad plate on my left side. Tried to come back from a meal, walked into a slippery sidewalk.
Socialized Medicine has no liability. When all your medical care is 'free' (it's not) you cannot sue anyone for negligence or malpractice.
I get injured every time I go; this time it was a fall, once it was a lateral sprain in my left foot, It's like holy shit, how do women wear high heels.
Yeah, How To Fall. Not a bad idea.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:42 PM (pqfA/)

98 "This would be most unusual for me, but I may binge-watch "Fall of Eagles", the 1974 BBC series on the last years of the Romanov, Hohenzollern and Habsburg dynasties. "

Being over 29 I can admit that I watched it on PBS in 1974. It was very good. Look for Patrick Stewart as Lenin IIRC.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:45 PM (gLRfa)

99 We've been planning a week long hike along the pacific crest trail beginning at an old rail stop called Beldon north to southern Oregon. That is what I want to do. Other friends think we should hit a remote branch section of Yuba river and sample for gold which involves very difficult hiking. (rushing snowmelt dislodges ancient placer and even new gold.)

Posted by: 13times at April 21, 2023 05:45 PM (rU8+6)

100 I've lost 18 lbs. in last 2 months, from 211 to 193. I think that's gainzzz. Feel better, more able to get up and down off the floor. Working on cars, not anything tawdry.

Posted by: Dr. Shemp, Professor of Voice at April 21, 2023 05:46 PM (Nn3xT)

101 Mishdog - kudos on your gains.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 21, 2023 05:46 PM (KAi1n)

102 91
This would be most unusual for me, but I may binge-watch "Fall of Eagles", the 1974 BBC series on the last years of the Romanov, Hohenzollern and Habsburg dynasties.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2023 05:41 PM (MoZTd)

Where did you find that? It sounds really interesting. Goodness, what Victoria and Albert unleashed on the world.

Posted by: Moki at April 21, 2023 05:46 PM (JrN/x)

103 Rent/ stream “State and Main” - Mamet does Alec Baldwin getting away with a crime while on location.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2023 05:47 PM (u0yXH)

104 94 >>Boots are out. Trap the sweat.

Smartwool socks. Keep them fresh.

Every 2-3 hours you might have to swap them out.

Learned that from backcountry hunting. As soon as you notice them getting uncomfortable, stop and change them out for dry ones.

Smartwool are my salvation, but I can't change them out three times in a shift. And yes SmartWool socks are the best. I balked at the spendy but as soon as I bought a pair was a religious convert.
I couldn't believe it.
"You paid HOW MUCH for socks?!"
"Yes I did, and I intend to keep doing it."

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:47 PM (pqfA/)

105 Consistency is the crucial ingredient for gainzzz

Just keep showing up, do the work, and pay attention to you recovery (in other words, eat)

It’s just that simple…

Posted by: browndog on his cell at April 21, 2023 05:48 PM (CCSxw)

106 >> I bought a pair was a religious convert.
I couldn't believe it.
"You paid HOW MUCH for socks?!"
"Yes I did, and I intend to keep doing it."

Yep. I buy them from a place that does a 3 for 2 sale 2x a year.
Drop $200 on socks and am happy to do it.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:48 PM (P7IZS)

107 >> Consistency is the crucial ingredient for gainzzz

This.
Do anything for 3 weeks and it is now a habit.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:49 PM (P7IZS)

108 Also the Korean movie, 'ALIENOID', is actually really funny. Highly recommend. It was on the flight entertainment and I ignored it, but then did about 30 minutes and it's really clever, funny, and sweet.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 21, 2023 05:49 PM (pqfA/)

109 The first time I can recall seeing Patrick Stewart was in I, Claudius. Next was in a space vampire movie where the female vampire was Buck naked throughout. Life force? I think. Now he’s everywhere.

Posted by: Blutarski at April 21, 2023 05:49 PM (iAJjP)

110 >>>78 I watched Cocaine Bear this week.
One word review: Meh

two words: Elizabeth Banks

I stopped being interested the moment i found out she directed it

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 05:49 PM (iHBZj)

111 Cute shibu inus!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2023 05:49 PM (u0yXH)

112 >>>103 Rent/ stream “State and Main” - Mamet does Alec Baldwin getting away with a crime while on location.

i saw that a long, long time ago.

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 05:49 PM (iHBZj)

113 Just finished a series of science fiction short stories collected in Giants Unleashed an anthology of edited by Groff Conklin.

The best were:
"Microcosmic God" (Theodore Sturgeon)
"The Deep Range" (Arthur C. Clarke)
"Venus is a Man's World" (William Tenn)
"Misbegotten Missionary" (Isaac Asimov)
"The Ethical Equations" (Murray Leinster)
"Misfit" (Robert A. Heinlein)
"Genius" (Poul Anderson)
"Basic Right" (Eric Frank Russell).

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 05:50 PM (u82oZ)

114 Gotta check out Masters of the Air. Is that the name for the new TV series (the 3rd iteration of the Band of Brothers approach) that's in production?

Book gainzz. The Raider Kormoran, a very quick interesting read about the German "auxiliary cruiser" (converted/concealed commercial ship used to attack Allied shipping) Kormoran, by its captain, Theodor Detmers. The Guns of John Moses Browning, as gun thread readers might know. Now on what looks to be a good bio of a fascinating character, Willis Augustus Lee, gunnery expert and top US admiral in WWII.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 21, 2023 05:50 PM (OTzUX)

115
Hamburger on the grill, that's a gainz

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2023 05:42 PM

Great night for cooking outside. We had salmon over an open wood fire. Kinda windy so hosed down the deck while it cooked. The deck has kinda caught fire in the past when hot ashes hit it.

Back then, had to modify the dimensions of the deck to hide the evidence. Barely an inconvenience.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 21, 2023 05:50 PM (enJYY)

116 > Smartwool are my salvation, but I can't change them out three times in a shift. And yes SmartWool socks are the best. I balked at the spendy but as soon as I bought a pair was a religious convert.

I love how they feel, but every smartwool sock I ever owned split on the side of the heel, on the seam, in the exact same spot. They may feel nice, but they're garbage.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 21, 2023 05:51 PM (R38qh)

117 the bulletproof clothng in John Wick 2 was a mistake. I have no idea why they did that. and now they're stuck with that inconvenient technology

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 05:51 PM (iHBZj)

118 Gotta be careful w/ Smartwool and dryer time.

Inside out and ultra low heat.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2023 05:52 PM (P7IZS)

119 Bought the movie Nashville. It's 400 hours long so I guess we will start watching it tonight.

Posted by: NCKate at April 21, 2023 05:52 PM (d5Qya)

120 Sampling for gold would be fun. Should be epic snow melt. If I was gonna do it, I'd get some pipe, divert a creek and "hydraulic" down entire hillsides. Build a huge sluice box first. I'd be public enemy #1!

Posted by: The Ole Buzzard at April 21, 2023 05:52 PM (Nn3xT)

121 Our gainzz is remodeling our bathroom after a pipe burst. Finishing the drywall now, will finish the floor and paint by mid week. It was a steep learning curve, but I have enjoyed the process. I also have a heckuva lot more respect for drywallers who do this for a living.

Posted by: Moki at April 21, 2023 05:52 PM (JrN/x)

122 "Gotta check out Masters of the Air. Is that the name for the new TV series (the 3rd iteration of the Band of Brothers approach) that's in production? "

The series is supposed to be based on the book. We'll see how faithful the producers are. Looking forward to seeing it. I believe Apple TV will be streaming it.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 05:53 PM (gLRfa)

123 113 Just finished a series of science fiction short stories collected in Giants Unleashed an anthology of edited by Groff Conklin.

Thanks NaCLY!! I'll put that on my ever growing book list. This place is death to my checking account. And bookshelves.

Posted by: Moki at April 21, 2023 05:55 PM (JrN/x)

124 Neptune's Inferno is excellent. Blutarski, you should check out the several UToob history documentaries and discussions on the same topic (Savo Island and the other big battles).

Hornfischer, tragically, died last year (maybe even 2021, forget), not an old guy. Not C19 either, think it was something congenital. I recall a now long gone commenter who said he had emailed Hornfischer about one of his books, and the author had invited him to lunch next time he was in town (in TX - Austin?). And he actually did have lunch with him.

The ferocity and chaos of those naval battles is something that boggle the mind. Really the last episodes of their kind in history.

Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors - for the equally mind-blowing valor and courage in another battle - is also a should-read for any Pacific theater aficionados. Or anyone who wants to see just what heights were reached in modern military history.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 21, 2023 05:57 PM (OTzUX)

125 the bulletproof clothng in John Wick 2 was a mistake. I have no idea why they did that. and now they're stuck with that inconvenient technology
Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 05:51 PM (iHBZj)
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Yeah, it's always a risk to introduce technology like that into a sequel. I get they wanted to make things more intense, but in the end they kind of turned the franchise into a violent cartoon, in part because of the bulletproof clothing.

When JW fell 10 stories off a roof in JW 2 or 3 and then got up and walked away, that took me away from the suspension of disbelief. Of course, getting slammed by a car at the beginning of JW 2 and then continuing to fight also did that to an extent.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2023 05:58 PM (BpYfr)

126 "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors - for the equally mind-blowing valor and courage in another battle - is also a should-read for any Pacific theater aficionados. Or anyone who wants to see just what heights were reached in modern military history."

Read that some years ago and yes it is an awesome read. Highly, highly recommended.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2023 06:00 PM (gLRfa)

127 Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors - for the equally mind-blowing valor and courage in another battle - is also a should-read for any Pacific theater aficionados. Or anyone who wants to see just what heights were reached in modern military history.
Posted by: rhomboid

I just finished reading Last Stand! I swear I thought it must be fiction because there is no way a rational person would do what they did given the odds.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 21, 2023 06:00 PM (0vFtj)

128 Keto continues. Since I am doing it to stave off the diabetus, it is hard to gauge how effective it is.

Having a cheat day tonight though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2023 06:01 PM (/xaUq)

129 Moki

I bought a bigger house in Kansas and accessorized it with 18 bookcases. Now I need more bookcases.

Maybe I'll take some pictures for the book thread when I have some spare time.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 06:02 PM (u82oZ)

130 Been back in the gym for 3 months doing stonglifts twice a week. Finally feeling back to my old self.

Posted by: redchief at April 21, 2023 06:03 PM (RWp1t)

131 An interesting part, actually a huge part, of GAINZZZ is how do I lose weight to show those gains?

I found out that the type of weight loss needed is - significant. Not ten or twenty pounds - try 30 pounds plus depending on the body fat measurement you started out with. 28 body fat for 190 pound man could mean that a 12% body fat measurement (minimum to show muscle) is going to mean you need to get down below 155 lbs to show off any semblance of muscle mass. That's - exhausting. It why Arnold used to say that the skinniest people he knew were body-builders.

Posted by: Boswell at April 21, 2023 06:03 PM (+Cgut)

132 Moki

Also, I buy only used books, mostly at Library book sales. Saves some money.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 06:04 PM (u82oZ)

133 Maybe I'll take some pictures for the book thread when I have some spare time.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 06:02 PM (u82oZ)
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I'd love to feature your bookshelves!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2023 06:04 PM (BpYfr)

134 Avoid the Trump v DeSantis thread?
Gee, I just hope the Russians can get one of these guys elected.

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2023 06:04 PM (v0R5T)

135
The easiest and most productive Gainzzz is probably just walking around for as long as you can. Maybe with some extra weight in a backpack. Remember to cover the display on your computer camera with duct tape because Bob from NSA is watching, and then the display on your scale, 'cause shit be crazy. Up, down, all around, while your clothes no longer fit the way they did and you have to tighten your belt an extra notch or two, then eventually five, six, or seven.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 21, 2023 06:04 PM (enJYY)

136 I would love to see Fall of the Eagles

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2023 06:05 PM (xhxe8)

137 dog walk time, I guess I have puppy GAINZ, as my Gabrielle has been with us just over a month now. She's 12 weeks old, cute as a button and bitey as a shark.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards (Logan Tiberius 2012-2021) at April 21, 2023 06:05 PM (xcxpd)

138 The Pitch Meeting for John Wick 2 is great. There's a sequence where Screenwriter Guy says, "you see, the Head of Table has John Wick's Marker, and that means he owns John Wick, but John Wick goes to someone to get a Seal, and then uses that Seal and some gold Coins to get a Letter of Transit, and..."

And Producer Guy goes: "Ooooh, unncessarily complicated systems of barter are Tight!"

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 06:06 PM (iHBZj)

139 Since it's being discussed, just a travel tip for anyone visiting San Diego who's interested in WWII Pacific history, specifically Leyte Gulf. Two places with monuments to the ships and men involved. One right next to the USS Midway aircraft carrier museum, and a cluster up on Point Loma at Fort Rosecrans Nat. Cemetery (which should be visited by everyone for its beauty and spectacular views, in any case).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 21, 2023 06:06 PM (OTzUX)

140 Fall of the Eagles is all on YouTube so might give it a go

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2023 06:07 PM (xhxe8)

141 137 dog walk time, I guess I have puppy GAINZ, as my Gabrielle has been with us just over a month now. She's 12 weeks old, cute as a button and bitey as a shark.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards (Logan Tiberius 2012-2021) at April 21, 2023 06:05 PM (xcxpd)

Awwwww.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2023 06:07 PM (/xaUq)

142 What are yo' GAINZZZ? Yo' PROJEXXX or PLANZZZ?
.......

This weekend I plan to GAINZZZ a hangover, PROJEXXX work on my '90 F350, PLANZZZ to eat and drink myself into a stupor.

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2023 06:07 PM (v0R5T)

143 John Wick Chapter 2 Pitch Meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROCXL0ZdiBY

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 06:07 PM (iHBZj)

144 Little skateboarder is too cute👍

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2023 06:09 PM (xhxe8)

145 "Seriously, learning how to fall is a very important skill to have."

Good advice. I wish I had learned it before my own fall.
My GAINZZ are, 7 weeks post-op for injury to my right leg, I am ambulatory without any cane or crutch or even a leg brace.
Doing lots of physical therapy.
But, I'm very, very careful. You won't see me running any marathons...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 21, 2023 06:10 PM (jTmQV)

146 Physical gainzzz would be cardiovascular conditioning getting back to earlier standards, which means more intense cardio exercise that I've gotten away from - swimming, ocean swimming, rollerblading, long bike rides with hills. Fortunately weight's not really an issue, though I do carry a few extra pounds when I'm not exercising enough. I do resistance work but just for injury prevention, tone, conditioning, not weight (to add or remove). Now that the brutal, extended, unprecedented winter in San Diego has finally ended (it actually rained some, and was actually cool for more than a few weeks, unheard of), no excuses.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 21, 2023 06:10 PM (OTzUX)

147 rhomboid

There is a gravesite in Fort Rosecrans Nat. Cemetery that I want to visit and salute: Neptunus Lex (really Capt Carroll LeFon USN (Ret)).

His blog and writing was magical.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 06:10 PM (u82oZ)

148 All purpose thread. Nice.

Posted by: Tank at April 21, 2023 06:11 PM (20XOc)

149 "Best workout partner" link doesn't work.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 21, 2023 06:11 PM (TgBWG)

150 10lbs down due to lowering carb intake
(as well as switching to drinking tequila instead of beer) many more lbs to go.
I'll be svelte before Oct in TX! (yeah, right)!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2023 06:11 PM (t7I2G)

151 oh wait the unnecessarily complicated system of barter is from John Wick 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDSOiiMaJTE

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 06:11 PM (iHBZj)

152 >>>149 "Best workout partner" link doesn't work.

i know... they delete these fast

Posted by: ace at April 21, 2023 06:11 PM (iHBZj)

153 Love the all porpoise threads.

Posted by: hornyfemaledolphin at April 21, 2023 06:12 PM (P7IZS)

154 AZ deplorable moron

Keep it up, and you can hide behind Ben Had.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 06:12 PM (u82oZ)

155 May go look at a Polaris Crew UTV this afternoon. I'm sure I need one.

Posted by: Tank at April 21, 2023 06:12 PM (20XOc)

156 There is a gravesite in Fort Rosecrans Nat. Cemetery that I want to visit and salute: Neptunus Lex (really Capt Carroll LeFon USN (Ret)).

His blog and writing was magical.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Who is he? I'm a land lubber.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 21, 2023 06:13 PM (0vFtj)

157 Gainzz - I've lost about 25 pounds.
Projexx - First year growing figs in pots. It's a lot of fun. Can't wait to get actual figs from my little trees.
Planzz - I want to move 7K feet lower, to Texas, and get a couple acres and a single story house for eventual elderly years. But I'd like to move NOW. Prayers for jobs where we want to go. (Which is likely a really common thing to ask prayers for.)

Posted by: Synova at April 21, 2023 06:13 PM (BD/yx)

158 My wife, when she fell on a paved surface, she chose to break the fall with her left elbow. It shattered in several places. You wouldn't believe how long it took for her to heal. Years.
She still has metal parts and has to carry a letter to show the TSA.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 21, 2023 06:13 PM (jTmQV)

159 Experimenting casting metal, at least finding what doesn't work

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2023 06:14 PM (xhxe8)

160 153 Love the all porpoise threads.

Posted by: hornyfemaledolphin at April 21, 2023 06:12 PM (P7IZS)

yeah, but they can get fishy.

Posted by: Tank at April 21, 2023 06:14 PM (20XOc)

161 Up, down, all around, while your clothes no longer fit the way they did and you have to tighten your belt an extra notch or two, then eventually five, six, or seven.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 21, 2023 06:04 PM (enJYY)

Depends on what you define as "gainzz." To look ripped and muscled up as a man, you'll need to lift heavy in a split body part workout four or five days a week and drop a significant amount of weight to get that tight beach body girls adore. And you'll look super skinny until you take off your shirt and don a pair of tight shorts.

If you want to be 'strong' - then left heavy and keep your weight up to build as much strength as you can. Your gut isn't getting better, but no one is messing with you at the bar.

As a woman, I would suggest diet, small weights and light daily cardio work - avoid concrete - your bone density goes to shit with road work.

Posted by: Boswell at April 21, 2023 06:14 PM (+Cgut)

162 Well I'm finally back to using MyFatFriend for calorie tracking. My pants didn't fit. I'm going to the treadmill most nights and have lost about 5 lb. Small steps!

Posted by: Madmarymeade at April 21, 2023 06:15 PM (91mH2)

163 Any MOVIEZZZ or BOOKZZZ you can recommend?

==

Yes! The Lost King by by Philippa Langley book. I have not seen the movie yet. But it's probably good too. But of course you already read it, being the erudite you are...but in case you have not , this is written by a woman who helped find Richard iii's. Well, his grave. It all goes back to the war of the roses, Plantagenet v Tudor and "History is written by the victors".

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2023 06:15 PM (V13WU)

164 Posted by: Synova at April 21, 2023 06:13 PM (BD/yx)

wait, I can lose 25 pounds by growing figs?!

Posted by: Tank at April 21, 2023 06:16 PM (20XOc)

165 also, I can't believe you guys did not tell me there was Trump / DeSantis thread.

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2023 06:16 PM (V13WU)

166 I recently got the X3 Bar. You want GAINZZZ, get that sumbitch. It kicks my ass harder in 10 minutes than hour-long gym sessions used to.

That plus carnivore diet will have me jacked in no time.

Posted by: INCITEmarsh aka marchand chronicles at April 21, 2023 06:17 PM (v1s9N)

167 Our daughter and her family are back in California. They've got a boy and a girl, both into BMX (bicycle motocross on short tracks.) We watched them both compete in what I guess is one of the "Nationals" for this sport in Vegas. Both advanced into the second or last rounds.

Watched as it was streamed on YouTube on our big screen TV while live streaming on phone with the daughter who was giving us play-by-play.

Wife was amazed I pulled that all together in about 5 minutes.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2023 06:19 PM (Q4IgG)

168 TV show if you like porpoises, whales, dolphin, etc.
"Extraordinary Attorney Woo"
The creatures above are only tangentially related, but the wife and I binge watched all the episodes.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 21, 2023 06:19 PM (jTmQV)

169 Well I'm finally back to using MyFatFriend for calorie tracking.

The name of that made me laugh,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2023 06:19 PM (h+fCm)

170 There is a report that Hunter's lawyers have requested a meeting next week with the Fed prosecutors investigating Hunter.

I smell a plea deal. Hunter would plead guilty to tax violation misdemeanors, in return for any potential felony charges deep-sixed by DoJ. Then the Lapdog Media will say in unison, "Hunter made some minor tax reporting errors while he was in the throes of drug addiction. Perfectly understandable. Now it's time to MOVE ON from Hunter Biden."

Posted by: Gref at April 21, 2023 06:19 PM (AMIL/)

171 Little Boy Blewsom in California has called out the National Guard to crack down on fentanyl dealers.

https://is.gd/lTHLCg

Can we call California a failed state now? If Dopey Joe weren't at the helm, I'd make an argument for federalizing it and knocking it back to territory status.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 21, 2023 06:19 PM (bW8dp)

172 Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

The best description of Lex that I’ve heard is “Imagine Hemingway flew fighters…and liked people.” He is a better writer than Hemingway, IMHO. His prose on flying is sublime.

From a compendium of his writing: https://thelexicans.wordpress.com/

He has some great stories, and if interested, I'll try and get those specific stories links for you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 06:20 PM (u82oZ)

173 Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ)

What can I read?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 21, 2023 06:21 PM (0vFtj)

174 NaCly as I said Ft Rosecrans is a must-do for any visitor. Best views in the county. And from the port side you have a very nice close direct look down at the sub base, too. And pay (if you don't have your lifetime National Parks pass) to go to Cabrillo Nat. Monument a half mile further, on the tip. More viewzzz, and some nice WWII coastal artillery installations, plus a compact museum about same, including the background of the panic of '42 and the Battle of Los Angeles.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 21, 2023 06:21 PM (OTzUX)

175 164 Posted by: Synova at April 21, 2023 06:13 PM (BD/yx)

wait, I can lose 25 pounds by growing figs?!
Posted by: Tank at April 21, 2023 06:16 PM (20XOc)

Ha!

I really don't think the two have anything to do with each other. Sadly.

Posted by: Synova at April 21, 2023 06:21 PM (BD/yx)

176 TV show if you like porpoises, whales, dolphin, etc.
"Extraordinary Attorney Woo"
The creatures above are only tangentially related, but the wife and I binge watched all the episodes.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 21, 2023 06:19 PM (jTmQV)

Cooking show?

Posted by: Tank at April 21, 2023 06:21 PM (20XOc)

177 did ace just STOMP hisseLF ??

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2023 06:22 PM (V13WU)

178 I didn't know that "The Lost King" was about the search for Richard lll's grave and was from a book. I have thought that Richard lll was probably framed for the murder of the princes in the tower ever since reading the fine mystery story, The Daughter of Time" by Josephine Tey years ago.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2023 06:25 PM (h+fCm)

179 Just The News: White House says House GOP's anti-green, budget proposal would ‘poison’ kids and ‘melt bones’

https://tinyurl.com/5n8e2uvc

Posted by: Robert at April 21, 2023 06:26 PM (TWLRj)

180 Right now - I went from 192 in December to 155 in April - while doing a split body part workout five days a week.

I recommend for serious weight loss only one real meal a day - late afternoon/early evening - but include plenty of protein - no sugars and/or limited carbohydrates - avoid bread or breaded desserts.

Post strength training can be supplemented with creatine and vitamin water. I suggest wide chins for a v-back as much as can be done. You want a ratio of waist to shoulders as a man that is 1 to 1.75 - or 2 or as close as you can get to that.

Posted by: Boswell at April 21, 2023 06:27 PM (+Cgut)

181 That plus carnivore diet will have me jacked in no time.
Posted by: INCITEmarsh aka marchand chronicles

Okay, I just bought a 3x. What should I expect?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 21, 2023 06:29 PM (0vFtj)

182 I have lost 58 pounds in 7 months using Mounjaro. I know that some people don't agree with these new medications, but I cannot exercise due to Myasthenia and nothing else has worked for me in over 40 years of trying.

I also was diagnosed with Lipedema last Friday. The body fat in people with Lipedema does not respond to conventional diet and exercise. It can only be removed with liposuction performed by a surgeon who specializes in Lymphatic liposuction.

I put up a post on Facebook about all of this (with before and after pictures), if anyone is interested. Don't want to step on Ace's toes by posting it here -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at April 21, 2023 06:32 PM (SRRAx)

183 Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

This is a starting point: https://thelexicans.wordpress.com
/category/books/rhythms/

Close the gap, please.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 21, 2023 06:33 PM (u82oZ)

184 Sampling for gold would be fun. Should be epic snow melt. If I was gonna do it, I'd get some pipe, divert a creek and "hydraulic" down entire hillsides. Build a huge sluice box first. I'd be public enemy #1!
Posted by: The Ole Buzzar

See history of Malakoff Diggings, Calif State park.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2023 06:34 PM (t7I2G)

185 "Bought the movie Nashville. It's 400 hours long so I guess we will start watching it tonight."

My mom adored Altman movies, and I'll never understand why.

Posted by: Peel gp A Grape at April 21, 2023 06:35 PM (MvF+J)

186 nood

Posted by: Peel gp A Grape at April 21, 2023 06:35 PM (MvF+J)

187 AZ deplorable moron

Keep it up, and you can hide behind Ben Had.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Thanks, that is not a bad goal!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2023 06:37 PM (t7I2G)

188 182 I have lost 58 pounds in 7 months using Mounjaro. I know that some people don't agree with these new medications, but I cannot exercise due to Myasthenia and nothing else has worked for me in over 40 years of trying.

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Awesome! Way to go.

Posted by: Synova at April 21, 2023 06:56 PM (BD/yx)

189 Okay, I just bought a 3x. What should I expect?

Just do the exercises as they're shown. I've been doing it about six weeks and I can feel how cut my muscles are getting under all this upholstery.

Posted by: INCITEmarsh aka marchand chronicles at April 21, 2023 08:27 PM (wPWpr)

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