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Studies Show that Depression, Self-Isolation Are On the Rise
But Not for Us: For Us, There Are Only GAINZZZ

The kids aren't all right:


In 2021, suicide and homicide rates for children and young adults ages 10 to 24 in the US were the highest they've been in decades, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Suicide and homicide were the second and third leading causes of death for this age group, both causing about 11 deaths for every 100,000 people ages 10 to 24. The homicide rate for this age group in 2021 was the highest it's been since 1997, and the suicide rate was the highest on record, since 1968.

Suicide rates surpassed homicide rates for this age group in 2010 and have continued rising for the past decade. But a large spike in homicide rates during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic brought the rates for both types of violent death together for the first time in a decade.

For children ages 10 to 14, however, a large gap remained. The suicide rate in 2021 was twice as high as the homicide rate, according to the CDC report.

...

Another CDC report said that the rate of suspected suicides and suicide attempts by poisoning among young surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially among children ages 10 to 12, with a 70% increase from 2019 to 2021.

For teens ages 15 to 19, the homicide rate remained higher than the suicide rate, according to the new report.

A lot of the depression is due to previous trends being exacerbated by Fauci's Lockdowns.

But the trend was already there. It started about the same time as smartphones became widespread.


Fewer teens are having sex or doing drugs, but more are depressed.


Fewer high school students are having sex than ever before, federal health officials reported Thursday. And they're also less likely than some earlier generations to abuse drugs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual survey on teen behavior finds.

But kids report that bullying at school is common and a third of students report persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, the report finds.

I would say the "having sex later and being less likely to abuse drugs" would be an unmitigated good... if that came from a healthy place, like a renewed spirit of moral restraint.

But what if that's due to the same phenomenon causing the depression? What if kids are having less sex not because they're more moral, but simply more despairing?

Or are simply... lower in testosterone?

US men are now more likely to be "self-isolated."


In Japan, an estimated 1.5 million people -- many of them young men -- now live in complete isolation.

The problem has grown so severe that the Japanese have a term for it: Hikikomori, one who literally withdraws from society.

Some 6,000 miles away, the United States is experiencing its own form of hikikomori.

During a recent interview with Chris Williamson, a British podcaster based in Austin, Texas, the political economist Nicholas Eberstadt discussed the fact that 7 million men of prime working age are currently without employment and not seeking jobs.

Many of these men, said Eberstadt, spend inordinate amounts of time indoors, totally withdrawn from society.

They play video games, watch pornography, and tend to engage in heavy drug use, according to the author of "Men Without Work."

Work carried out by academics at Kyushu University in Japan has found that a low testosterone level is one of the common metabolic signatures of hikikomori in young social recluses -- which is important to note because testosterone levels among young American men are plummeting and have been for years.

The drop now reportedly affects 1 in 4 men in the US.

It's commonly assumed that testosterone fuels anti-social behavior.

In December, "Avatar" director James Cameron made headlines when he claimed that testosterone is "a toxin" that needs to be worked out of one's system.

Last month, NPR discussed the association between "toxic masculinity" and testosterone.

But this belief is not supported by science: There is no strong evidence to suggest that men with higher levels of testosterone are overly aggressive or violent.

On the contrary, testosterone has been linked to more social behavior in males -- while low testosterone levels in males are associated with social anxiety and socially submissive or avoidant behaviors.

People with social anxiety are at an increased risk of developing depression (moreover, according to the Cleveland Clinic, low testosterone levels often mimic symptoms of depression).

Research carried out by Dr. David Terburg, an expert in human behavior, has shown the many ways in which testosterone improves both individual behavior and broader cooperation.

In one study, Terburg and his colleagues identified a clear association between the administration of testosterone and increased levels of social cooperation and better moral judgment.

Low testosterone -- otherwise known as hypogonadism -- meanwhile, was associated with brain fog, poor memory and focus, and an overall lack of mental clarity.

Men lacking testosterone are also at an increased risk of developing noticeably larger breasts, a condition known as gynecomastia.


Research carried out last year by scientists at Emory University identified the ways in which testosterone influences the hypothalamus, the part of the brain responsible for the creation of oxytocin -- the so-called "love hormone" which also mediates the risk of social withdrawal and rises in tandem with testosterone.

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His research has also shown that testosterone stimulates the growth of brain-derived neurotrophic factors. BDNF plays a vital role in memory recall, learning, and decision-making.

"Social isolation and other stressors," noted Dr. Spritzer, "cause adult neurogenesis to decrease, and we found that testosterone can help reverse the negative effects of social isolation on the brain."

So what's the cure for all of this?

That's right: Getting outdoors, and getting some GAINZZZ.

The below video is good. It's by a Tolkein YouTuber, who notes that the Lord of the Rings (and the Hobbit before it) are basically just stories about really long walks.

Bilbo (I think) said:

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

She talks about Tolkein loving a ramble in the countryside because in his youth his parents had moved to a more urban area, and he missed seeing the trees and the paths through them. And how many people champion walking not just for its physical benefits, but for giving someone time to just think and even commune with God.

There's a global outbreak of cat doing sit-ups. Scroll down -- cats are improvising outdoor gym equipment wherever they can to work on their core.

So do you have any GAINZZZ to report? Or PROJEXXX you want to share?

Or even SHOWZZZ?

In the meantime, I'm trying to follow the advice of this fitness podcaster. Warning: TikTok.

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at 05:10 PM




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1 First

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 07, 2023 05:10 PM (3CCua)

2 SPONGE!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:11 PM (xcxpd)

3 Being on one's own can be a knotty situation.

Posted by: David Carradine at July 07, 2023 05:11 PM (i41vJ)

4 How many of these homicides of 'children' are the work of gang bangers and drug-related crimes?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:12 PM (xcxpd)

5 Fewer teens are having sex or doing drugs, but more are depressed.


This seems axiomatic.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at July 07, 2023 05:12 PM (PY/t0)

6 I'm back in weightlifting after the move and back on my OMAD schedule.

If nucking futs how easy it is to gain 15 pounds and how hard it is to remove said 15 pounds.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:13 PM (G0bXQ)

7 Gainzz

A year ago today I weighted 40 more pounds.

A careful diet and exercise is the key.

The most unexpected thing I found was my microwave has a button for vegetables.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:13 PM (u82oZ)

8 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 05:13 PM (T4tVD)

9 Being on one's own can be a knotty situation.
Posted by: David Carradine at July 07, 2023 05:11 PM (i41vJ)


I did knot see that one coming!

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 07, 2023 05:13 PM (3CCua)

10 I've been reliably informed its pouring down cats and dogs outside...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:13 PM (YIVH2)

11 Having gotten a taste of what youth is like over the past year…I’m not impressed either.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 05:13 PM (FbcWf)

12 There's also a group out there who strongly equate the Girl Boss feminism and Me Tooooo stuff to the rapid rise in men isolating.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:14 PM (G0bXQ)

13 I'm back in weightlifting after the move and back on my OMAD schedule.

If nucking futs how easy it is to gain 15 pounds and how hard it is to remove said 15 pounds.

Posted by: AlaBAMA

Concur. Dropped 20 lbs, hovering between 208 and 210 for a month. Wanna get back under 200. Restarted tang soo do two weeks ago, sore muscle city but at least I haven't forgotten everything while waiting on my knee to heal.

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 07, 2023 05:15 PM (3CCua)

14 I'm sure there are many reasons for the upswing in depression and suicide in young adults and adolescents but mainly they should put down the fucking iphone and do something else.

Posted by: huerfano at July 07, 2023 05:15 PM (7zEAH)

15 Go to the gym if you're getting a little husky.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2023 05:16 PM (63Dwl)

16 gainzzz....had my first week of work with the State of WA.

That is nice, nice to have job again. Very grateful. So far, everyone I've met has been very friendly, lots of veterans, which is my tribe.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:16 PM (xcxpd)

17 I ate half a tin of Danish butter cookies in one sitting...stopped myself from eating the other half. So Gainzzz! in weight!!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 05:17 PM (ynpvh)

18 huerfano

Lovemaking within marriage is close to a complete cure for depression and isolation.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (u82oZ)

19 Low testosterone is a plague. It leads to leftism.

Posted by: brak at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (3BMQI)

20 Lots of gainzzz in the last 5 weeks. Went from living in my parent’s basement to homeowner. Now I have all the home repair projects. Replacing worn o-rings. Updating the old 70s decor and half a dozen odd projects at any given time. That on top of a new bride…

Posted by: Corona exile-back_in_exile at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (RxJZ3)

21 "Fewer teens are having sex or doing drugs, but more are depressed."

ace, I think you miswrote this...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (15Elt)

22 18 huerfano

Lovemaking within marriage is close to a complete cure for depression and isolation.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (u82oZ)

and marriage without it is a very good way to get depressed and isolate

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (xcxpd)

23 There will be storms here soon. The TX Panhandle isn’t supposed to feel like San Antonio. But it does. Near 50% humidity with dewpoints in the 60s.

At some point perhaps I will do some long winding hikes around here once again. I recommend Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons State Park highly for that. I once hiked a good 10-15 miles at Caprock Canyons, having spent two nights camped at an isolated portion of the park. Good times.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (FbcWf)

24 Maybe they're depressed because they don't know what sex they are. This stuff used to be far less confusing.

Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (uosPt)

25 17 I ate half a tin of Danish butter cookies in one sitting...stopped myself from eating the other half. So Gainzzz! in weight!!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 05:17 PM (ynpvh)

Think of all the weight you HAVEN'T gained.

'Pounds saved or not gained.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (15Elt)

26 The most unexpected thing I found was my microwave has a button for vegetables.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:13 PM (u82oZ)

I tried it, it still comes out "burrito"

Posted by: Kindltot at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (xhaym)

27 Wife and I usual trail ride on our horses a couple of times a week. We've logged over 200 miles this year. Last weekend my wife got thrown and her horse stomped her in the ankle. Not broken, but a really bad sprain. I was able to run down her bolting horse that went off trail into thick woods. I trusted my horse, let him chase and just held on.

Posted by: Wierzbowski formerly QID at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (OgrpQ)

28 19 Low testosterone is a plague. It leads to leftism.

Posted by: brak at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (3BMQI)

high testosterone is linked to hair loss...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (ynpvh)

29 Afternoon.

Posted by: Robert at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (Rhaoh)

30 I read that Japan was trying to tackle the issue of young men isolating by hiring similarly aged girls to visit said young men in their homes to try and reintroduce them to society and talking to people.

In my day, that was called a hooker.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (G0bXQ)

31 Starting to feel like Willow's Other Apprentice. The one they don't talk about.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Offering Lame Jokes Aplenty at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (T/Lqj)

32 Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water

Can't mistresses take care of that part?

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (u82oZ)

33 The abridged script for the Fellowship of the Rings over at The Editing Room dot Com makes many jokes about the loooooonnnnnggggggg walk aspect of Tolkien’s master work. It's also got some hilarious D&D jokes and is generally just funny:

https://tinyurl.com/LotR-FotR-Edtg-Rm

A lot of very funny scripts at The Editing Room.

Posted by: Sharkman at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (BDlYZ)

34 14: having taught HS has taught me a whole new level of hatred for iPhones and smart phones of all kinds.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (FbcWf)

35
You should wait until you're 29 before self-isolating.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (MoZTd)

36 Is it any wonder that teens are depressed when they are hammered day in and day out by their teachers that they are worthless?

Worse, they are racist, sexist, homophobes?

I'd be depressed too if all of my teachers told me I was no good because I am a straight white male.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (YIVH2)

37 24 Maybe they're depressed because they don't know what sex they are. This stuff used to be far less confusing.

Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (uosPt)

Which leads to not knowing which hole to use, or which hole to stick it in.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (ynpvh)

38 24 Maybe they're depressed because they don't know what sex they are. This stuff used to be far less confusing.
Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (uosPt)

Dudes who like a gal, who says she's gay...

Fuck, and I thought my adolescence was fucked up when it came to women.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (15Elt)

39 Walked 20 miles in a day hiking a couple times in life, think I still could.

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (xhxe8)

40 GAINZZz ... with little effort, I've been doing keto and am 4 pounds from "normal weight" ... 214 at 6'5". This means I lost about 18 pounds ... hurray. just doing OMAD 8one meal a day) and maybe a butter/peanutButter tablespoon. Then vodka in flavored sparkling water and some milk and chocolate. Three of those in the evening ... and yet, I lose weight. BP still kinda high though ... but don't want medication.

I am pretty isolated, but also busy with farm and garden, chickens are entertainment. If I am depressed about anything it is the state of the nation, and the state of "organized/centralized religion". Be free ... study and think for yourself please.

cheers

Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (Cus5s)

41 It's also funny that the cure for many things is Go To Church.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (G0bXQ)

42 I'm a self-isolated man.

And by self-isolated I mean I drive a truck.

Posted by: Robert at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (Rhaoh)

43 Like Sisyphus, I have to rebuild my body from scratch a third time in 6 years.
Unlike Sisyphus, I am happy to be here considering.
We'll see where things go as the rehab project gets underway yet again.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (FCbAQ)

44 If you have boys it is probably doubly important to homeschool and encourage free play with other boys. Modern schooling is very weighted to boost girls and hobble boys at least in the U.S.

I should try to hire a neighborhood teen boy. I have and use the tractor and other tools, but there is still a lot of work around here that a testosterone fueled young male could probably easily handle that is a challenge for my 29 year old female body.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (3cGpq)

45 18 huerfano

Lovemaking within marriage is close to a complete cure for depression and isolation.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:18 PM (u82oZ)

Mistresses are expensive. Even more so when they lead to divorce. Plus there's the planning, logistics, the lying...pain in the ass. It's not worth it unless she's hot or you're French.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (xcxpd)

46 We were depressed, but no more! Non, je ne regrette rien!

-zee French youth

Posted by: runner at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (2USv1)

47 30 I read that Japan was trying to tackle the issue of young men isolating by hiring similarly aged girls to visit said young men in their homes to try and reintroduce them to society and talking to people.

In my day, that was called a hooker.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (G0bXQ)

Hey now, they're just escorts.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (ynpvh)

48 Roughly two months of training time left before Raw Natls in Memphis.

So, one four week block, and two three week blocks to go.

Ended the last block at a total of 467.5kg.

If my knee holds up (knock wood), a competition PR is in the cards.

That would be nice, as it would be the first competition PR since 2019: post cancer / post thyroid issues

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (CCSxw)

49 39 Walked 20 miles in a day hiking a couple times in life, think I still could.
Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (xhxe

Probably the best exercise one can do is to walk. Walk your ass off, as they say.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (G0bXQ)

50 It's also funny that the cure for many things is Go To Church.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (G0bXQ)
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I've been giving that a whirl lately by attending a weekly men's group in a local church. It's been an amazing, uplifting experience.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (YIVH2)

51 Funniest gym video you will see this year
https://twitter.com/flapprdotnet/status/1669768111845695488

Posted by: Mark1971 at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (xPl2J)

52 I'd be depressed too if all of my teachers told me I was no good because I am a straight white male.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (YIVH2)

And the constant "the world is going to end from Climate Change."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (PiwSw)

53 Aetius451AD

The Amish lifestyle is looking better and better.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (u82oZ)

54
High testosterone men are a good for society .

It is low testosterone men who are bad for society

Do we really need more soyboys?

Posted by: Yo! Ultra MAGA at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (VtHPd)

55 "Another CDC report said that the rate of suspected suicides and suicide attempts by poisoning among young surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially among children ages 10 to 12, with a 70% increase from 2019 to 2021."


Gee, what could have possibly happened that would cause a 70% increase in suicides by kids during that specific two year time frame. It's a mystery.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (ncXxy)

56 30 I read that Japan was trying to tackle the issue of young men isolating by hiring similarly aged girls to visit said young men in their homes to try and reintroduce them to society and talking to people.

In my day, that was called a hooker.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (G0bXQ)

Look, young man: these are what is known as women. Notice how nice they smell? Notice how their sweaters are bumpy in an intriguing way? Notice how the school girl skirt is just the right height to make you look but feel guilty for doing it?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (15Elt)

57 Maybe they're depressed because they don't know what sex they are. This stuff used to be far less confusing.

Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 05:19 PM (uosPt)

Which leads to not knowing which hole to use, or which hole to stick it in.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 05:20 PM (ynpvh)

There's always the bonus hole.

Posted by: Robert at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (Rhaoh)

58 There’s only one solution: more tranny surgeries

Posted by: Elric Blade at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (TCSkD)

59 My blood pressure has been really low after exercise. 90s over 60s. I think it's dehydration but even after drinking and eating something, it doesn't come up. I feel fine though. No dizziness or weakness. I hate doctors but torn about whether I should report this. Because my blood pressure spikes when I go in to see the doctor, they think I'm hyper tense even though it never happens at home.
I'm pretty fit so tend to ignore stuff....

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (t/2Uw)

60 Fewer are banging and getting ripped.
And more are depressed?

I think I see the problem.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (ga8qR)

61 And the constant "the world is going to end from Climate Change."
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (PiwSw)
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Yep. That ain't helping at all!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (YIVH2)

62 A year ago today I weighted 40 more pounds.

Congratulations NaCly!

Posted by: AK at work at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (o+IHV)

63 "...Low testosterone -- otherwise known as hypogonadism -- meanwhile, was associated with brain fog, poor memory and focus, and an overall lack of mental clarity.

Men lacking testosterone are also at an increased risk of developing noticeably larger breasts, a condition known as gynecomastia."

And there may be a link to the incidence of Prostate Cancer due to low Test.

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (CCSxw)

64 Look, young man: these are what is known as women. Notice how nice they smell? Notice how their sweaters are bumpy in an intriguing way? Notice how the school girl skirt is just the right height to make you look but feel guilty for doing it?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (15Elt)

I assume she just can't compare with the cute manga cat girl anime thing he's got on his computer.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:24 PM (G0bXQ)

65 I bought some gymnast rings to hang from the top of my squat rack.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at July 07, 2023 05:24 PM (44ww/)

66 gainzzz....had my first week of work with the State of WA.

That is nice, nice to have job again. Very grateful. So far, everyone I've met has been very friendly, lots of veterans, which is my tribe.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:16 PM (xcxpd)

That's awesome! My husband has a new job and I know it's a lift even with the stress.

My gainzz consist of multiple 10k+ step days for a few weeks, and I helped my son take a minute off of his mile time in a month. No, I wasn't running with him because . . . old.

Posted by: Catherine at July 07, 2023 05:24 PM (ZSsrh)

67 I enjoy walking, especially in the early morning, especially when no one else is around.

Posted by: AK at work at July 07, 2023 05:25 PM (o+IHV)

68
It's also funny that the cure for many things is Go To Church.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (G0bXQ)

This. Find a good one that's not concerned with following the things of this world. And pray, even if it's to set the frame of the day and settle accounts at night.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:25 PM (MoZTd)

69 Another CDC report said that the rate of suspected suicides and suicide attempts by poisoning among young surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially among children ages 10 to 12, with a 70% increase from 2019 to 2021."
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Gee, what could have possibly happened that would cause a 70% increase in suicides by kids during that specific two year time frame. It's a mystery.

-

The best part was counting them as Covid-19 deaths.

Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 07, 2023 05:25 PM (Scokf)

70 I am pretty isolated, but also busy with farm and garden, chickens are entertainment. If I am depressed about anything it is the state of the nation, and the state of "organized/centralized religion". Be free ... study and think for yourself please.
cheers
Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (Cus5s)

Isolation and loneliness are different things. It has to do with the expectations of the situation you are in. I never feel lonely in the woods, it is often easy to feel lonely at parties or in bars crushed in cheek to jowl.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 07, 2023 05:25 PM (xhaym)

71 Ah, you discovered the "Part-Time Hobbit". She has thoughtful takes on many things Tolkein. Here is here discussion on Boromir as potrayed in the film vs the book.

https://youtu.be/kQfjNLuVHSw

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 07, 2023 05:25 PM (fs1hN)

72 Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water

Well, picking a wife that is happy and loving is the key. Plus the spousal maintenance. That is spendy as well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 05:26 PM (u82oZ)

73 I've been giving that a whirl lately by attending a weekly men's group in a local church. It's been an amazing, uplifting experience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (YIVH2


Glad to hear that! It's really no joke. Bored? Go volunteer at church. Need friends? Church. Single and want a decent woman? Church. Need to clean up your act? Church. Need help? Church.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:26 PM (G0bXQ)

74 Bilbo Baggins didn't set out for the Misty Mountains from the Deep South in mid-July. I'll discuss "hiking" for "exercise" in about three months.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at July 07, 2023 05:26 PM (QI5P7)

75
Mistresses are expensive. Even more so when they lead to divorce. Plus there's the planning, logistics, the lying...pain in the ass. It's not worth it unless she's hot or you're French.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM (xcxpd)

"When a man marries his mistress, he creates a job opening." - Sir James Goldsmith

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:27 PM (MoZTd)

76 Japs are crazy bastards but tasty and full of protein.

Sometimes when I am all bound up I eat a handful of the slant eyed buggers and in a few minutes all is right in my world.

Posted by: Godzilla, Jap Eater at July 07, 2023 05:28 PM (R/m4+)

77 Since retiring and moving to Florida about a year and a half ago, I've gone to 2 meals a day and 40-minute workouts 6 days a week (the 7th day has two mile-long walks instead, to and from services) ... and I've lost 11 pounds and gained better definition in legs and arms than I've ever had before! Florida is Paradise, dudes!

Posted by: werewife, princess of Delray Beach at July 07, 2023 05:29 PM (SPNTN)

78 Mistresses are expensive. Even more so when they lead to divorce. Plus there's the planning, logistics, the lying...pain in the ass. It's not worth it unless she's hot or you're French.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:21 PM

also there's the boiled rabbits

Posted by: Mark1971 at July 07, 2023 05:29 PM (xPl2J)

79 Glad to hear that! It's really no joke. Bored? Go volunteer at church. Need friends? Church. Single and want a decent woman? Church. Need to clean up your act? Church. Need help? Church.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:26 PM (G0bXQ)

Check for signs of "Sparkle Creed" first.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 07, 2023 05:29 PM (PiwSw)

80 Look, young man: these are what is known as women. Notice how nice they smell? Notice how their sweaters are bumpy in an intriguing way? Notice how the school girl skirt is just the right height to make you look but feel guilty for doing it?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:22 PM (15Elt)

Look old man, this is Brazzers. See how they got all those stuffs and also I don't have to worry about being accused of rape, or oppression, man-spreading, patriarchal authoritarianism, subconscious sexism, being ripped off, dumped for some scuz who has good heroin connections, or have to worry about what she actually means when she says stuff, and my "dating" costs are $35/month plus laundry?

Posted by: Kindltot at July 07, 2023 05:30 PM (xhaym)

81 No health gainzzz here unfortunately
But the new werk is good, and havibg more prayer in my life is also good

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 07, 2023 05:31 PM (vHIgi)

82 imo the suicide rate has more to do with the globalists' efforts to divide us, make kids hate their parents, and control us via social media. Of course the dominance of the online world is also pretty evil, but also part and parcel of the globalist plan.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 05:31 PM (Cus5s)

83 My blood pressure has been really low after exercise. 90s over 60s. I think it's dehydration but even after drinking and eating something, it doesn't come up. I feel fine though. No dizziness or weakness. I hate doctors but torn about whether I should report this. Because my blood pressure spikes when I go in to see the doctor, they think I'm hyper tense even though it never happens at home.
I'm pretty fit so tend to ignore stuff....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (t/2Uw)

It's fine unless symptoms are bothering you. My sister and I have the same thing going on, and we asked my retired heart surgeon relative about it. He pretty much said, "Enjoy your health."

Posted by: Catherine at July 07, 2023 05:31 PM (ZSsrh)

84 That I don't weigh 200 pounds, yet 250 is why I could walk 20 miles.

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:32 PM (xhxe8)

85 I am very isolated myself. Live alone. During the week, I basically get up, go to work, come home, make dinner, go on the roof deck for scotch and a stogie, watch a movie, then go to bed. Repeat. Other than the various dates I have, I would barely interact with another person during the week. Weekends are a bit different. I’ve always been a lone wolf. Guess that will never change.

Posted by: Elric Blade at July 07, 2023 05:33 PM (TCSkD)

86 Is it any wonder that teens are depressed when they are hammered day in and day out by their teachers that they are worthless?


In addition to being told that they are just a random occurrence in the universe, no purpose, no meaning, and could have been killed by their mom if she had so chosen.

Homeschool - you have better chances of passing off your values. *Family Gainzzzz

Posted by: AK at work at July 07, 2023 05:33 PM (o+IHV)

87 Unfortunate tattoos are unfortunate.

https://tinyurl.com/scsbjzw5

Posted by: Robert at July 07, 2023 05:33 PM (ziiY8)

88 Wow...James Cameron...noted film maker and endocrinologist.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 05:34 PM (PHmov)

89
After two months of no work to do, I got two assignments in a week. I don't love money, but it calms my nerves.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:34 PM (MoZTd)

90 So do you have any GAINZZZ to report? Or PROJEXXX you want to share?

Down 20lbs on a ketogenic diet. Been watching videos on YT from Dr. Berg.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 07, 2023 05:36 PM (Vkk92)

91 Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:26 PM (G0bXQ)

Thanks for endorsing people going to church church. I'll pay you the $10.00 later. Actually, church has been a big help to people who felt lonly and isolated during Covid because being small we were open fairly quickly. I met one woman outsidea store (she's conservative) . She had been taking care of her sick mom who died but when she came to church she found some friends and was glad to be back in worship after not being part of a church for some time.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:36 PM (Keyt1)

92 I just pressed a personal best of a 1/4 pound pate btwn 2 pieces of bread

I am so pumped

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 05:37 PM (us2H3)

93

I'd be happy to help these young women with their sadness and isolation! I'm a giver...

Posted by: Dirty Frank at July 07, 2023 05:39 PM (63kzu)

94 Jim Cameron? Big ego, little pee-pee. Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Gale Anne Hurd at July 07, 2023 05:39 PM (PiwSw)

95 the SS atm is working feverishly to find, not he owner of the coke but the guy who leaked the original story

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 05:39 PM (us2H3)

96 Posted by: You're only telling him half
alf the story at July 07, 2023 05:35 PM (dE+9W)

I think you need some counselling or anti depressants or both.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:39 PM (Keyt1)

97 I am fairly isolated at home. By my choice. I quit my job - and my blood pressure has gone down. I hang out with the dogs, clean the house and nap. I am starting some new projects.

I am content.

Posted by: Rosasharn at July 07, 2023 05:39 PM (PzBTm)

98 Unfortunately you're under six feet tall, don't have six-pack abs, and don't have a six-figure income. So she'll be giving it away to Chad, Tyrone, Pookie and Ray-Ray but call you an ugly creep if you so much as look in her direction. So either accept the idea that you'll never get any, or go ahead and take the 230 grain cure.
Posted by: You're only telling him half the story at July 07, 2023 05:35 PM (dE+9W)

This is Japan though...

*remembers some... esoteric Japanese porn- Germans of the Orient*

NVM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:40 PM (15Elt)

99 And pray, even if it's to set the frame of the day and settle accounts at night.

Lovely thought.

Posted by: AK at work at July 07, 2023 05:40 PM (o+IHV)

100 > US men are now more likely to be "self-isolated."

I've been working from home 100% of the time since early Covid. I am thrilled about not having to do the commute. I am not thrilled about how isolated I am. I honestly think I'm going a bit crazy.

But it does give me time for workouts. I'm down 30lbs and a lot stronger.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 05:40 PM (eyxn4)

101 I would say the "having sex later and being less likely to abuse drugs" would be an unmitigated good... if that came from a healthy place, like a renewed spirit of moral restraint.

---------

Out: "Just Say No."
In: "Just Say Nihil."

Posted by: ShainS -- Semiquincentennial or Bust! at July 07, 2023 05:40 PM (cM9SK)

102
And Best of Breed for Delilah at today's Texas KC show in Dallas. Two more grand champion points, putting her at 777.

Anything else we can pick up there means fewer that we have to pick up in Houston, for which the breed entry numbers have not yet been posted.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:40 PM (MoZTd)

103 She had been taking care of her sick mom who died but when she came to church she found some friends and was glad to be back in worship after not being part of a church for some time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:36 PM (Keyt1)

I was about ready to go to AA with my sister during the lockdowns because I wanted "people time"
I didn't because I figured there were people who needed the time more than I did.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 07, 2023 05:40 PM (xhaym)

104 Unfortunately you're under six feet tall, don't have six-pack abs, and don't have a six-figure income. So she'll be giving it away to Chad, Tyrone, Pookie and Ray-Ray but call you an ugly creep if you so much as look in her direction. So either accept the idea that you'll never get any, or go ahead and take the 230 grain cure.
Posted by: You're only telling him half the story at July 07, 2023 05:35 PM (dE+9W)

#Truth

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:41 PM (xcxpd)

105 I hate doctors but torn about whether I should report this.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (t/2Uw)

Take your blood pressure at random times once or twice a day for a couple of weeks. Then give the data to your doctor.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 05:41 PM (PHmov)

106 Because my blood pressure spikes when I go in to see the doctor, they think I'm hyper tense even though it never happens at home.
I'm pretty fit so tend to ignore stuff....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (t/2Uw)

White coat syndrome. Focal anxiety from going to the doctor. Heart rate and BP go up. Happens to lots of people.

Posted by: So common they have a name for it at July 07, 2023 05:37 PM


Do what I do, get a home blood pressure monitor. There is a significant difference in blood pressure between what I see at home and what happens when they put that thing on my arm at the doctors office.


I take my BP at home for two weeks at random times before I see my doctor for my bi-annual visits. I have an app on my phone and I record the readings there to show the doctor. He is pleased with my numbers.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 05:42 PM (ncXxy)

107 Hadrian, t
777!
That must be some kind of record!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 07, 2023 05:42 PM (vHIgi)

108 She had been taking care of her sick mom who died but when she came to church she found some friends and was glad to be back in worship after not being part of a church for some time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:36 PM (Keyt1)
---
It's an interesting feeling attending a men's group and discovering that no matter how much my own life may suck sometimes, a lot of guys have even more challenging issues they wrestle with. Faith helps a lot.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:42 PM (BpYfr)

109 Here are the abridged scripts for The Two Towers:

https://tinyurl.com/LotR-2-Towers-Edtg-Rm

And The Return of the King:

https://tinyurl.com/LotR-RotK-Edtg-Rm

If you're interested.

Posted by: Sharkman at July 07, 2023 05:42 PM (BDlYZ)

110 Unless, of course, your parents are the ones hammering this into you day and and day out. Then you're totally fucked.

You can't change your parents, you can only change you. How are you doing? Will you be a good parent?

Posted by: AK at work at July 07, 2023 05:43 PM (o+IHV)

111 > Unfortunately you're under six feet tall, don't have six-pack abs, and don't have a six-figure income.

I've got 2/3 of those, and am working on the six pack. Sorry, ladies. I'm married.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 05:43 PM (eyxn4)

112 "Nothing to do with the trust fund my father set up for me."
===
Mmm-kay. Mazel.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:44 PM (RIvkX)

113 Down about 15 lb. Carnivore then keto. X3 bar someone here suggested , walking every morning and some HIIT. Started rucking this week where in my walk I wear a weighted rucksack or vest. Whew!

Posted by: Blutarski at July 07, 2023 05:44 PM (v9YuC)

114 I have no clue what 2 interconnected pair of scissors even means other than guess it's nothing normal

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:44 PM (xhxe8)

115 I've lost about 10 pounds after giving up my lifelong dessert habit about 3 months ago, but now I'm stuck. Fasting blood sugar is still just above normal.

I used to be able to go hiking all day or go for longish runs whenever I wanted, but I can't really do that anymore without a fair amount of planning. I feel guilty for taking a whole day on the weekend when there's so much crap to clear out my mom's house.

If the rain moves out of here we'll head over to the park tonight and that will help.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2023 05:44 PM (aBJcM)

116 "Many of these men, said Eberstadt, spend inordinate amounts of time indoors, totally withdrawn from society."

Yes, but I'm not depressed about it anymore. I feel pretty good about it.

Posted by: gp Is Committed To Doing The Important Work at July 07, 2023 05:45 PM (MvF+J)

117 *sigh
Where do you people find time to walk 20 mi??

Posted by: runner at July 07, 2023 05:45 PM (2USv1)

118 I'm over six feet tall and I have a six pack.

Just bought it at the store.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:45 PM (G0bXQ)

119 Did I read correctly, congrats to vmom on a new job? If so, congrats!

Posted by: AK at work at July 07, 2023 05:45 PM (o+IHV)

120 114 I have no clue what 2 interconnected pair of scissors even means other than guess it's nothing normal
Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:44 PM (xhxe

Scissoring is a sexual positions for lesbians.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 05:46 PM (xcxpd)

121 The problem with joining a church is that then I'd be expected to attend church, maybe even participate meaningfully in the life of the church. It'd just turn into this whole thing. A big tadoo.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 07, 2023 05:46 PM (ppBhU)

122 108 I hate doctors but torn about whether I should report this.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (t/2Uw)

what I measure is

after a hard hour on the elliptical machine

how fast do I recover to normal

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 05:46 PM (us2H3)

123 Breakdown murder / suicide rates by demographic and see what you get. Take the blue cities out of the data and see what you get.

I renounce myself.

Posted by: Queequeg the Harpooner at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (9X60i)

124 I walked less than 5 miles just one day in June.

My feet cannot take more than that and I'm taking today off (1.5 miles) and will do elliptical instead to give my flat feet a break.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (RIvkX)

125 Thank you, AK!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (vHIgi)

126
777!
That must be some kind of record!
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 07, 2023 05:42 PM (vHIgi)

No, it puts her 7th lifetime, soon to be 6th. The #1 Borzoi has 1090. However, she's #1 among currently active Borzoi. We want to get her to 800 (Platinum level) and maybe 835 (#1 female lifetime).

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (MoZTd)

127 BBL...

Off to the gym to help set up for a Ladies Only Powerlifting Meet we're holding tomorrow.

There are gonna be some very strong women stepping on the platform tomorrow, as well as some first timers...

You're never to old to get under the bar. There's at least one 68 y/o who stepped out of her comfort zone, and signed up for this meet.

It's pretty cool to see...

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (CCSxw)

128 "But what if that's due to the same phenomenon causing the depression? What if kids are having less sex not because they're more moral, but simply more despairing?"

You make the point I was going to ace. Dudes are supposed to want to have sex. They figure out what they need to do or be in order to get the gal. That used to be growing the hell up. But it wasn't a desolation of the spirit.

For all of the sex and nudity of the modern era, there is an emptiness to it all. I remember the clip of Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire ... Kallisto(?) linked here. There was more sensuality and sex appeal in the look she gives him. In the way she stands. Opens her coat. Damn, she was smoky.

That's missing now. There is emptiness and unfulfillment because there is no connection. The dude goes back to his phone and she goes back to hers. They are strangers who shared a brief contact at the groin. And that's it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (15Elt)

129 Scissoring is a sexual positions for lesbians.

There's educational films on the Internet, skip. Or so I'm told.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (ppBhU)

130 Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 07, 2023 05:23 PM (t/2Uw)

Stop taking your blood pressure. You said you you feel fine, enjoy. I wish I had your BP. I’m channeling the the car talk guys who, every week, told some caller the fix for their check engine light was a piece of black electrical tape.

Posted by: Rufus T Firefly at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (gQyTB)

131 what I measure is

after a hard hour on the elliptical machine

how fast do I recover to normal
Posted by: REDACTED


Riiiight... bet you don't even know what an elliptical machine looks like...

Posted by: runner at July 07, 2023 05:48 PM (2USv1)

132 As, had no idea but knew it wasn't good

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:49 PM (xhxe8)

133 I really have my doubts about lesbians scissoring bringing pleasure. My view is it’s a porno act to please men viewers.

Posted by: Puddinhead at July 07, 2023 05:49 PM (/UtnQ)

134 I meet a few nice women who are older (40s or above) who had a bad marriage and they say men don't want to date them because they are not 25 or don't look like a model, so evidently unless your standards are really too high, you're ships passing in the night .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:49 PM (Keyt1)

135 walk 20 miles and I'd almost be in Monterey, then I'd have to catch a taxi home.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 05:49 PM (v0R5T)

136 Suicide and homicide were the second and third leading causes of death for this age group, both causing about 11 deaths for every 100,000

Wonder what the trans rate is.

Posted by: t-bird at July 07, 2023 05:49 PM (08CnU)

137 131 It has two foci.

Posted by: gp Is Committed To Doing The Important Work at July 07, 2023 05:49 PM (MvF+J)

138

Sharon, what CBD said. Use a good quality arm cuff, not wrist, and proper technique.

If it remains elevated at home and you want confirmation your doc may be able to order an 'ambulatory BP monitor' which you wear around and get a large amount of data that correlates with activity, time of day, diet etc.

Or, tap off a pint of blood once a week. Usually works.

Posted by: Dr. Nick Riviera at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (7PZBL)

139 Steve Jobs won the decisive victory for the Machines v The Humans.

Welcome to the Machine. Thanks Steve.

Posted by: eleven at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (iziT8)

140 I really have my doubts about lesbians scissoring bringing pleasure. My view is it’s a porno act to please men viewers.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 07, 2023 05:49 PM (/UtnQ)
.........

I've been duped ?!?!

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (v0R5T)

141 Riiiight... bet you don't even know what an elliptical machine looks like...
Posted by: runner at July 07, 2023 05:48 PM (2USv1)

Actually chasing recovery is a good way to work out... when you are young. I have not trained that strenuously... as a 29 year old. Possible this may not be the best way, but if you are in good health, it should still work.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (15Elt)

142 I'm over six feet tall and I have a six pack.

Just bought it at the store.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:45 PM (G0bXQ)

Bud Light ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (NtVYv)

143 And Best of Breed for Delilah at today's Texas KC show in Dallas. Two more grand champion points, putting her at 777.
...
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:40 PM (MoZTd)
===
SHOWZZZZZ!!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:51 PM (RIvkX)

144 My feet cannot take more than that and I'm taking today off (1.5 miles) and will do elliptical instead to give my flat feet a break.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (RIvkX)

That's the problem with ellipticals! I am fit, but my joints are not used to the stress of walking, so I have to take it easy for the first few days if I am planning on walking a fair amount.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 05:51 PM (PHmov)

145 osted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 05:42 PM (BpYfr)

I am glad your faith and your men's group is a big help to you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:51 PM (Keyt1)

146 Ok, so you walk about 3 mi / hr. That means you need about 7!hours (!) to walk 20 miles. Ok 4 mi/hr Then it's 5 hours.

Posted by: runner at July 07, 2023 05:51 PM (2USv1)

147 I've been duped ?!?!
Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (v0R5T)

Now, young grasshopper, you have finally passed the final lesson of the Internet... click on this ad for sexy singles in your area...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:51 PM (15Elt)

148
At well north of 2 X 29 years of age my T level is fine - around a healthy 20 something male. A couple of kettle bar workouts a couple times a week and lots of strenuous hiking, I 'spose.

When my T level is good I get a lotta good shit done. When good shit gets done depression has no home here.

Hating the results of the 2020 3 am election shenanigans still has a home here.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 05:52 PM (enJYY)

149 Actually chasing recovery is a good way to work out... when you are young. I have not trained that strenuously... as a 29 year old. Possible this may not be the best way, but if you are in good health, it should still work.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (15Elt)

you're talking to him like he's not stupid

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 05:53 PM (us2H3)

150 So do you have any GAINZZZ to report?

--------

Why yes, thanks for asking, Lamont.

[Prelude: Got together with an old best friend from high school I hadn't seen in over 20 years. He and his wife have a severely disabled son who requires full-time care, for now 35 years. He was lamenting that he didn't have a whole lot of time to exercise as a result.]

Anyway, he turned me on to a weight training workout regimen from a book called "Body By Science" -- I found an online PDF of it at "the wayback machine. Just five exercises, only every 7 to 10 days. You do at least 10 reps as slow as possible (but smooth motions, no start/stop), ideally about 90 seconds total. By the end of your third set of each exercise, the goal is to hit the wall near the end -- and once you can no longer move the weight, still try for 10 seconds. Push your muscles beyond fatigue. It's a killer, but studies have shown that you retain strength and are less likely to injure yourself (with lighter weights and slower reps). ShainBob gives it two thumbs up and says "check it out!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Semiquincentennial or Bust! at July 07, 2023 05:53 PM (cM9SK)

151 As, had no idea but knew it wasn't good

As a matter of faith, I hope those young women in the educational films repent and are saved. But maybe not in the next 15 minutes or so.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 07, 2023 05:53 PM (ppBhU)

152 Bud Light ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (NtVYv)

Just got back from the liquor store where I observed a soiboi in the wild...grabbing a 30-pack of Bud Light. I refrained from pointing and laughing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 05:53 PM (PHmov)

153 >>Take your blood pressure at random times once or twice a day for a couple of weeks. Then give the data to your doctor.

>>I take my BP at home for two weeks at random times before I see my doctor for my bi-annual visits. I have an app on my phone and I record the readings there to show the doctor. He is pleased with my numbers.

I was thinking of taking my blood pressure at random times before visiting the doctor. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 05:54 PM (ZLI7S)

154 Here's a YouTube fitness guy that I find really sweet and motivating:

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=gOkCJ57IvNg

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe RSVP by July 7, please! at July 07, 2023 05:54 PM (Emce2)

155 "A year ago today I weighted 40 more pounds. "

Pretty great! Gravity is a stone cold bitch...

Posted by: gourmand du jour lifts weights at July 07, 2023 05:55 PM (MeG8a)

156 I noticed that at a local grocery all bud and affiliated are sitting in a segregated cooler...weird

Posted by: runner at July 07, 2023 05:55 PM (2USv1)

157 'm over six feet tall and I have a six pack.

Just bought it at the store.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:45 PM (G0bXQ)


LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:56 PM (Keyt1)

158 Bud Light ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (NtVYv)

Just got back from the liquor store where I observed a soiboi in the wild...grabbing a 30-pack of Bud Light. I refrained from pointing and laughing.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 05:53 PM (PHmov)

heh

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 05:56 PM (NtVYv)

159 I'm over six feet tall and I have a six pack.

Just bought it at the store.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 07, 2023 05:45 PM (G0bXQ)
........

Do you even lift, bro? Get the 30 pack.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 05:57 PM (v0R5T)

160 Bud Light ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 05:50 PM (NtVYv)

Just got back from the liquor store where I observed a soiboi in the wild...grabbing a 30-pack of Bud Light. I refrained from pointing and laughing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 05:53 PM


The beer aisle here at the Walmart has a sign up on how you can get *free* bud light. You buy the beer and then you have to send in for a rebate. I guess they mail you a check or a gift card or something.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 05:57 PM (ncXxy)

161
SHOWZZZZZ!!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:51 PM (RIvkX)

Yeah, half way through the year and she's been to 50 so far. As of the end of June, Lila was the #6 Borzoi in all-breed and #3 in breed. Not bad for an old lady. And her daughter Diana, who just turned one, was a Puppy of Distinction this year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:57 PM (MoZTd)

162 I was thinking of taking my blood pressure at random times before visiting the doctor. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?
Posted by: JackStraw

Your doc will have much better data than the sometimes spurious office BP...

Posted by: Dr. Nick Riviera at July 07, 2023 05:58 PM (7PZBL)

163 87 Unfortunate tattoos are unfortunate.

https://tinyurl.com/scsbjzw5

Posted by: Robert at July 07, 2023 05:33 PM (ziiY

That girl's "best friend" is more than a friend...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 05:58 PM (ynpvh)

164 Wait, sitting at home playing video games and not having a job was an option?

I think I’ve made a huge mistake.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 05:58 PM (FAO8S)

165 While I, a seasoned citizen, have enjoyed weight loss in the past year, my doc tells me to lift weights in order to not lose weight in the form of muscle, which is an issue for seasoned citizens.

Posted by: gourmand du jour lifts weights at July 07, 2023 05:58 PM (MeG8a)

166 And I know two pretty women (No; Not like Julai Roberts) in their middle thirties who are conservative, kind an gainfully employed and they don't want to get married because the world is c****y. I've told both of them the world has spent most of its time being crappy. Being alone probably doesn't help them/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 05:59 PM (Keyt1)

167 I believe it when they say people are more isolated these days. I also suspect they're highlighting this in a push for those 15-minute cities. Being crammed into high-density living environments is for our own good, you know.

If they really cared about social isolation, they wouldn't have outlawed family gatherings, closed churches, and restricted other social outlets.

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe RSVP by July 7, please! at July 07, 2023 05:59 PM (Emce2)

168 Here's a YouTube fitness guy that I find really sweet and motivating:

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=gOkCJ57IvNg
Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe RSVP by July 7, please! at July 07, 2023 05:54 PM (Emce2)

Wow 3.48 million subscribers. That guy is doing well

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 05:59 PM (NtVYv)

169 ...Puppy of Distinction this year.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 05:57 PM (MoZTd)
===
And I bet she smells great.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:59 PM (RIvkX)

170 Wait, sitting at home playing video games and not having a job was an option?

I think I’ve made a huge mistake.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 05:58 PM (FAO8S)

It gets old, trust me.
At least for me it does. I like to keep busy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 06:00 PM (xcxpd)

171 The dog has to poo every few hours. I am always in nature.

And better for it.

Posted by: Patrick Carroll at July 07, 2023 06:01 PM (7Ozoq)

172 I meet a few nice women who are older (40s or above) who had a bad marriage and they say men don't want to date them because they are not 25 or don't look like a model, so evidently unless your standards are really too high, you're ships passing in the night .

My best advice to anyone who wants to find someone is:

Work on yourself. You're never too old to improve. Take classes, work on your fitness, re-discover your hobbies.

Put yourself out there. You're not going to find someone sitting at home or melting into the furniture in public settings. It's hard, but necessary.

Be the kind of person you want to have as your partner. If you're a bitter sourpuss, you're not going to attract a bubbly, happy person.

As to "not looking like a model," being fit at 40+ will go a long way towards being as attractive as possible.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:01 PM (eyxn4)

173 Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (15Elt)

Well said.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 06:01 PM (Keyt1)

174 Homicides and suicides?

Gee. Could it be the lack of religious (both Catholic and Protestant) education?

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 06:02 PM (jgJfd)

175 172 I meet a few nice women who are older (40s or above) who had a bad marriage and they say men don't want to date them because they are not 25 or don't look like a model, so evidently unless your standards are really too high, you're ships passing in the night .

My best advice to anyone who wants to find someone is:

Work on yourself. You're never too old to improve. Take classes, work on your fitness, re-discover your hobbies.

Put yourself out there. You're not going to find someone sitting at home or melting into the furniture in public settings. It's hard, but necessary.

Be the kind of person you want to have as your partner. If you're a bitter sourpuss, you're not going to attract a bubbly, happy person.

As to "not looking like a model," being fit at 40+ will go a long way towards being as attractive as possible.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:01 PM (eyxn4)

so being an asshole is a turnoff? I wish someone had told me sooner...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 06:02 PM (ynpvh)

176 165
seasoned citizens are Soylent Green

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 06:02 PM (v0R5T)

177 Is there are correlation between low male testosterone and not having a father?

Is the rise in depressed kids happening in fatherless homes?
Is that causing more fatherless homes?

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at July 07, 2023 06:03 PM (ZAzvZ)

178 176 165
seasoned citizens are Soylent Green

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 06:02 PM (v0R5T)

What flavor of seasoning?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 06:03 PM (ynpvh)

179
I was thinking of taking my blood pressure at random times before visiting the doctor. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 05:54 PM

My nurse practitioner wanted to convince me I have high BP - because of course at my age I do but I'm sure I don't. So I tracked it faithfully for a couple of weeks early in the morning. Threw out the extremely low outliers and came up with an average of about 90/70.

She then explained that BP is higher in the morning. So I'm good to go for a while. So, wait a while in the day to get a better reading, I guess. Or pop a blue pill of about 25 milligrams before taking the test. Which is cheating.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 06:04 PM (enJYY)

180 I've never found being 6'3" so great

6' would be fine

easier to find clothes to fit

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 06:04 PM (us2H3)

181 ShainBob gives it two thumbs up and says "check it out!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Semiquincentennial or Bust! at July 07, 2023 05:53 PM (cM9SK)

I've had good results with that. My doc prescribed that book as an anti-aging remedy. I have to say, I feel at least ten years younger when I follow the program. (I'm currently trying to get back into a routine after falling off the wagon.)

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe RSVP by July 7, please! at July 07, 2023 06:04 PM (Emce2)

182 They are strangers who shared a brief contact at the groin. And that's it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 05:47 PM (15Elt)

I hope nobody suffered a Groin Injury.

Posted by: Sam Malone at July 07, 2023 06:04 PM (v0R5T)

183
If it's clear after sunset tonight where you are (and it may not be here, dammit), another Venus show. Mars will be right above Venus, and right close to Regulus, right in Leo.

Venus is nearing maximum brightness this apparition as they call it, which will occur on July 9th. After this, it will quickly dim, disappear into the Sun in early August at inferior conjunction.

But, after it swings to the western side, it will repeat the show, this time on the morning side before sunrise. So, Venus will flip to the "Morning star" mode. Then get farther away, dim, and repeat the show in ~19 months.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at July 07, 2023 06:04 PM (Mzdiz)

184 Yes, get outdoors. But only if it means you get to meet and get to know your neighbors. Be a part of the community. It makes a difference.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2023 06:04 PM (vQrdQ)

185 It just so happens that I do look like a model. For the big and tall store.

What? They have ads, and the people in them are technically models.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 06:04 PM (FAO8S)

186 I was thinking of taking my blood pressure at random times before visiting the doctor. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?
Posted by: JackStraw

Your doc will have much better data than the sometimes spurious office BP...

Posted by: Dr. Nick Riviera at July 07, 2023 05:58 PM


Yep. I take mine at least two or three times a day at random times starting two weeks before I see the doctor. Before I started doing that he was talking about increasing my BP medicine based on my readings in his office, now we are talking about me possibly getting off my BP medicine if I lose 10-15 pounds. I am now on the lowest dose of lisinopril they make.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 06:05 PM (ncXxy)

187 > so being an asshole is a turnoff? I wish someone had told me sooner...

If you want to be with someone who's an asshole, it's fine. If you want a person with a sweet, kind, and generous personality, you might want to work on that.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:05 PM (eyxn4)

188 I maintain that 95 percent of women are either attractive or could be attractive if they put a little bit of effort into it.

Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM (PZvjL)

189 187 > so being an asshole is a turnoff? I wish someone had told me sooner...

If you want to be with someone who's an asshole, it's fine. If you want a person with a sweet, kind, and generous personality, you might want to work on that.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:05 PM (eyxn4)

Well, don't want to be with anyone else. Married the last 25+ years to the same woman.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM (ynpvh)

190 177 Is there are correlation between low male testosterone and not having a father?

Is the rise in depressed kids happening in fatherless homes?
Is that causing more fatherless homes?
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at July 07, 2023 06:03 PM (ZAzvZ)

The scale of declining testosterone and fertility is global. I'm inclined to think it's due to estrogen in the water from birth control.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 07, 2023 06:07 PM (eYoxG)

191 What flavor of seasoning?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 07, 2023 06:03 PM (ynpvh)
........

I prefer to be lightly steamed in beer.

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

192 188 I maintain that 95 percent of women are either attractive or could be attractive if they put a little bit of effort into it.
Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM (PZvjL)

Every woman is beautiful to the guy who loves her. And she stays 29 forever.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 06:07 PM (15Elt)

193 Be the kind of person you want to have as your partner.

Nuts. There goes "be yourself" as a strategy.

Posted by: t-bird at July 07, 2023 06:07 PM (bt2PN)

194 Good afternoon, horde!

I have no gainzz to report. Been feeling rundown, was losing motivation to go to the gym, for the first time since February.

I went to donate blood last week, and iron was too low. Now I get it!

I've been taking a different multivitamin with iron all week, and had a great day at the gym yesterday.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2023 06:08 PM (OX9vb)

195 188 I maintain that 95 percent of women are either attractive or could be attractive if they put a little bit of effort into it.
Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM (PZvjL)

we're open !!

Posted by: Lenscrafters at July 07, 2023 06:08 PM (us2H3)

196 The scale of declining testosterone and fertility is global. I'm inclined to think it's due to estrogen in the water from birth control.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 07, 2023 06:07 PM (eYoxG)

I also wonder about the preponderance of growth hormones in meat. I am not even going to mention chemtrails.*

*not serious about chemtrails, but serious about hormones.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 06:08 PM (15Elt)

197
Every woman is beautiful to the guy who loves her. And she stays 29 forever.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 06:07 PM (15Elt)

Her Majesty turns 70 this month. Still a smoke show. For me, she'll always be 20.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 06:08 PM (MoZTd)

198 osted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe RSVP by July 7, please! at July 07, 2023 05:59 PM

I agree with you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 06:09 PM (Keyt1)

199 The most unexpected thing I found was my microwave has a button for vegetables.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

When ya push it, do vegetables appear ?

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 06:09 PM (T4tVD)

200 193 Be the kind of person you want to have as your partner.

I would make an unattractive woman

Posted by: Lenscrafters at July 07, 2023 06:09 PM (us2H3)

201 188 I maintain that 95 percent of women are either attractive or could be attractive if they put a little bit of effort into it.
Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM

I'm perfect as I am, and if you can't worship me as I am, I deserve better anyway.

Posted by: 95% of Western Women at July 07, 2023 06:10 PM (NCgXW)

202 I'd be curious how many of those women complaining about not getting dates have turned away guys who aren't super hot, have a 7+ figure net worth, and know all the right people at all the right parties. That high standards sword cuts both ways, just sayin'

Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:10 PM (PZvjL)

203 Did I read correctly, congrats to vmom on a new job? If so, congrats!
Posted by: AK at work

Congrats !

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 06:10 PM (T4tVD)

204 Speaking of self-isolation, a couple of packages of books arrived this afternoon, so I should be able to keep myself entertained for a week or two...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:11 PM (BpYfr)

205 I maintain that 95 percent of women are either attractive or could be attractive if they put a little bit of effort into it.
Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM (PZvjL)

we're open !!
Posted by: Lenscrafters at July 07, 2023 06:08 PM (us2H3)

So are we... until 2:00am!

Posted by: Moe's Tavern at July 07, 2023 06:11 PM (v0R5T)

206 >>My nurse practitioner wanted to convince me I have high BP - because of course at my age I do but I'm sure I don't. So I tracked it faithfully for a couple of weeks early in the morning. Threw out the extremely low outliers and came up with an average of about 90/70.

I miss my old NP. She was a hot ticket and a lot more plugged in than most doctors I've had.



Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:11 PM (ZLI7S)

207 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 06:08 PM (MoZTd)

Aww, that's sweet. Try to make a regular apperance when the threads become the "He Man women haters club"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 06:11 PM (Keyt1)

208 Push the vegetable button on your microwave and a trapdoor opens and they fall into the trash.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 06:12 PM (FAO8S)

209 > Nuts. There goes "be yourself" as a strategy.

I think "be yourself" is OK advice in a narrow sense. That is, don't present an image that is wildly different than who your are at that time.

Where that advice falls apart is if you take it as permission to never improve. In the medium to long term, you can change who you are in a way that's healthy and good.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:12 PM (eyxn4)

210 I have high blood pressure that the doc gives me meds for.

When I measure my blood pressure first thing in them morning, before the coffee and nicotine products (pouches), my blood pressure is 126/76.

So, quit the smoking and the coffee.

But don't have either before your doctor appointment.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 06:12 PM (jgJfd)

211 Posted by: 95% of Western Women at July 07, 2023 06:10 PM (NCgXW)

Not true.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 06:12 PM (Keyt1)

212 Speaking of self-isolation, a couple of packages of books arrived this afternoon, so I should be able to keep myself entertained for a week or two...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:11 PM (BpYfr)

I read that as boobs

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 06:13 PM (NtVYv)

213 A year ago, I was about #171. Now I'm about #170. OTOH (or in the other hand), my dumbbell bench press is now with 50#, 12-13x. Have added in ab work now -- 3 reps of crunches, 3 reps of situps, and 6 reps of bicycles (or whatever they're called) 3x/week. Wish I had one of those things you sit in and do crunches. Going to eat less poultry and more grass-fed beef and lamb. (Better omega 3:6 ratio)

Posted by: SFGoth at July 07, 2023 06:13 PM (KAi1n)

214 Be the kind of person you want to have as your partner.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:01 PM (eyxn4)

Does this in any way imply I should put on a wig and wear high heels?

Posted by: Robert at July 07, 2023 06:14 PM (Rhaoh)

215 Sid is a cistard.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 06:14 PM (FAO8S)

216 Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:10 PM (PZvjL)

Yes; It cuts both ways as I noted in a previous post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 07, 2023 06:14 PM (Keyt1)

217 Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 06:12 PM (jgJfd)

re: pouches

The 'On!'? I like the stuff. I still want to vape (just an ingrained stress reaction) but they are great for work. Citrus is ok. Coffee (which does not taste like coffee) is pretty good. Cinnamon is horrible (irritating.) I like the product and they are always on sale here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 06:14 PM (15Elt)

218 Someone hand sid a revolver they do not want back so he can lead the way.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 06:15 PM (15Elt)

219 > Does this in any way imply I should put on a wig and wear high heels?

It sounds like you're asking for permission.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:15 PM (eyxn4)

220 210 > Nuts. There goes "be yourself" as a strategy.

I think "be yourself" is OK advice in a narrow sense. That is, don't present an image that is wildly different than who your are at that time.

Where that advice falls apart is if you take it as permission to never improve. In the medium to long term, you can change who you are in a way that's healthy and good.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:12 PM (eyxn4)

On dating, be the best version of yourself. Be fun, have fun and that will draw people. But....learning how to be charming pays dividends. It's a skill, it can be learned.

But it's also kind of tiring and a pain in the ass. And you still may end up buying a lemon.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 06:16 PM (xcxpd)

221 68 days sans THC. Longest time since 68 days before my discharge arrived in 2000. I wonder if I would test negative for metabolites.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 07, 2023 06:17 PM (KAi1n)

222 LOL. I like the coffee. I love the cinnamon, but it irritates my gums. So. Citrus and wintergreen for me.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 06:17 PM (jgJfd)

223 My blood pressure is higher at home than at the doctor's office.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2023 06:17 PM (63Dwl)

224 Thanks JT!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 07, 2023 06:17 PM (vHIgi)

225 Metabolites are what plants crave.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 06:18 PM (FAO8S)

226 Thanks JT!
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 06:18 PM (T4tVD)

227 my advice is live your life when you're young

and find someone who will tolerate you at your lowest and overlook your bad points

do that and count yourself lucky

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 06:18 PM (us2H3)

228 I quit smoking pot shortly after my mom died.

Apparently, there was an irritant removed from my life.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 06:18 PM (jgJfd)

229 My wife tells me that before she and I were married she liked me because I listened to her. I just shut up and listened. I didn't suggest remedies or solutions.

Posted by: gourmand du jour lifts weights at July 07, 2023 06:18 PM (MeG8a)

230 For those asking about appearance, "Be the kind of person you want to have as your partner," does still apply in a way. No, it doesn't mean you should start cross-dressing. Yes, it does mean you should be fit and care about your appearance if you're hoping to attract someone who's fit and cares about their appearance.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:18 PM (eyxn4)

231
Sid is a cistard.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Shove him into the cistern.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2023 06:19 PM (63Dwl)

232 Zeppelin liked to ramble, too.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:20 PM (wsSEe)

233
Today's feminists have sold a lot of women a pack of lies. Don't marry in your 20s, when that's your prime childbearing years. Go on birth control, when it poisons your natural maternal chemistry. Have a high-powered career, when very few people (men or women) are suited to it. Religion is icky, when it's really a great consolation for the disappointments of life. No wonder so many are depressed and/or unhinged.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 06:20 PM (MoZTd)

234 The most unexpected thing I found was my microwave has a button for vegetables.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

I know they try to make appliances idiot-proof..... but a special button just for people like the President?

Posted by: mikeski at July 07, 2023 06:21 PM (DgGvY)

235
I miss my old NP. She was a hot ticket and a lot more plugged in than most doctors I've had.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:11 PM

Yeah, I'm cool with them. The 'word' on NP's is that they order a lot more testing then MD's. My response to her wanting another test is usually, "Yeah, I'm not gonna do that," at which point she clicks something on her computer and I'm free.

Truth be told the best digital rectal exam I ever experienced was from a female physician who advised me that I could have great sex later that night after getting my prostrate massaged. Cross my heart and hope to die, that's the truth.

Apparently digital rectal exams disappeared under ObamaCare. Maybe I should have saved this for the Tech Thread, being digital and all.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 06:21 PM (enJYY)

236 No way. Sid's comment has made me reflect on my values and changed me for the better. Tomorrow I become a eunuch!

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

237 I was lucky cuz I found a woman wanted to break a jackass

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 06:21 PM (us2H3)

238 BDNF plays a vital role in memory recall, learning, and decision-making.

*******

I forget. Can someone tell me again what BDNF stands for?

Posted by: Muldoon at July 07, 2023 06:22 PM (kXYt5)

239 >>> 196 The scale of declining testosterone and fertility is global. I'm inclined to think it's due to estrogen in the water from birth control.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 07, 2023 06:07 PM (eYoxG)

I also wonder about the preponderance of growth hormones in meat. I am not even going to mention chemtrails.*

*not serious about chemtrails, but serious about hormones.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 07, 2023 06:08 PM (15Elt)

Soy protein in every fcking package of frozen veggies can't help, and I bet there are other "bonus" ingredients that cause problems which we're not aware of (yet).

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:22 PM (llON8)

240 btw, my mom passed in 1995.

It's funny. Back in the day, we potheads wanted it to be legalized, so the cost would come down.

LOL.

Fast forward to now. The shit is really expensive and I have no interest in it.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 06:22 PM (jgJfd)

241 68 days sans THC. Longest time since 68 days before my discharge arrived in 2000. I wonder if I would test negative for metabolites.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 07, 2023 06:17 PM (KAi1n)
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Have you started dreaming again?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 06:23 PM (RIvkX)

242 In fairness, Journalist Katie is horrified by this thread:

https://onlyfeminists.com/2021/03/19/ dear-men-stop-working-out/

(Remove space)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2023 06:23 PM (a3Q+t)

243 I quit smoking pot after my daughter was born. 1984. Weird.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 06:24 PM (v0R5T)

244 I'm generally pro legalization because there's no proof that it's even remotely close to an existential threat to a functioning civilization (which should really be the rubric for banning stuff). But I always figured that if drugs to legal the government would find a way to totally screw the pooch.

Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:26 PM (PZvjL)

245 My gains -

I donwloaded the book "Body by Science"

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at July 07, 2023 06:26 PM (ZAzvZ)

246 Never did care much for pot. Always made me sleepy and that was never the effect I was looking for.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 06:26 PM (FAO8S)

247 Thankfully never had a high blood pressure reading, and for many get person doing it amazed it's crazy normal

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 06:26 PM (xhxe8)

248 I prefer analog prostate exams, IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: Miss Lindsay at July 07, 2023 06:27 PM (a3Q+t)

249 >>Truth be told the best digital rectal exam I ever experienced was from a female physician who advised me that I could have great sex later that night after getting my prostrate massaged. Cross my heart and hope to die, that's the truth.

Mine gave me Tootsie Pops but yours sounds good too.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:27 PM (ZLI7S)

250 Fast forward to now. The shit is really expensive and I have no interest in it.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse

Are you outta your mind? It's cheap and strong.

Have you started dreaming again?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

THC doesn't stop me from dreaming. Practice makes perfect.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 07, 2023 06:27 PM (KAi1n)

251 233 Zeppelin liked to ramble, too.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:20 PM (wsSEe)

And sing their song

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 06:27 PM (xcxpd)

252 A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:28 PM (wsSEe)

253 247 Never did care much for pot. Always made me sleepy and that was never the effect I was looking for.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 06:26 PM (FAO8S)

I've never had a cig but I did smoke pot once in the late 60's

had the same effect on me as you

drinking is my game, always has been, always will be

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 06:28 PM (us2H3)

254 Of all the patients i see who use medical mj, it helps exactly 0. But they still use.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:29 PM (wsSEe)

255 mikeski
*Snort*

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 07, 2023 06:29 PM (u82oZ)

256 I maintain that 95 percent of women are either attractive or could be attractive if they put a little bit of effort into it.
Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM (PZvjL)

Concur. As I get older, I have learned that different things make different looking wimmen attractive. She may look like Aunt Bee, but in the sack she knows what to stick where and vice versa.

Don’t judge a book by its cover and all that.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 07, 2023 06:30 PM (R/m4+)

257 >>> 252 A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:28 PM (wsSEe)

Queue a bunch of leftists shrieking about globall warmening, overpopulation, increased crime...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:30 PM (llON8)

258 I forget. Can someone tell me again what BDNF stands for?
Posted by: Muldoon at July 07, 2023 06:22 PM

"Brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ), or abrineurin, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the BDNF gene. BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth factors, which are related to the canonical nerve growth factor (NGF), a family which also includes NT-3 and NT-4 /NT-5."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2023 06:30 PM (a3Q+t)

259 252 A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

JAMA, you say?

I don't believe a fucking work any of those assholes say about anything, and that applies double on anything political.

Fuck them and their lies. They are idiots with an agenda.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at July 07, 2023 06:30 PM (ZAzvZ)

260 I don't have a choice in the great debate of who are better, Dogs or cats.? But I do know that Dogs and Cats together as friends can't be beat.

Posted by: polynikes at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (FO8S3)

261 BASF is a chemical company.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (3KF2i)

262 A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA.

--

How can smart people not know what happens when women get pregnant?

Posted by: Moron Robbie at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (wqFd7)

263 BNSF is a railroad.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (3KF2i)

264 Knewd

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (0hOvj)

265 252 A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

Unfettered illegal immigration may also have led to such.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (OX9vb)

266 A few weeks ago I decided to switch to a new concept (for me). I now run at least one mile a day, even if it means my weekly mileage is less than I want.

57 straight days now.

It seems to be working.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:32 PM (OW0p4)

267 If high blood pressure is an issue, see if alcohol is elevating it. Usually it does.
Also, try meditation. Just sit in a comfortable chair in a quiet place and try to still your mind. Observe yourself breathing. Focus on something, like an inspiration picture or other object.
It helps concentration too.
People generally need to do more of this.

Posted by: gourmand du jour lifts weights at July 07, 2023 06:33 PM (MeG8a)

268 From what I’ve read mj could possibly be effective for treating nausea, but I think all the rest is just BS.

I did see that they are now prescribing ketamine for depression. I’m sure that will end well.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 07, 2023 06:33 PM (FAO8S)

269 Oh and finally on a runway and about to take off. 7 hours late

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:34 PM (OW0p4)

270 @251-
Cue up the kittens!
'We come from the land of ice and fire....'

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2023 06:37 PM (Uv0D2)

271 A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA.

10,000 additional blessings, gifts from God.

Posted by: AK at work at July 07, 2023 06:39 PM (o+IHV)

272
Lizard GAINZZZ

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

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 07, 2023 06:43 PM (n+4am)

273 Just heard it reported that the Situation Room in the White House could not have been where the cocaine was found as it is not currently being used, supposedly due to renovations. Of course the Situation Room is not being used since no decisions are being made in the White House. Situation Room is probably in Kalorama.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at July 07, 2023 06:43 PM (3JfbU)

274 Soy protein in every fcking package of frozen veggies can't help, and I bet there are other "bonus" ingredients that cause problems which we're not aware of (yet).
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:22 PM (llON

Dukes mayonnaise is made from soy bean oil -most store bought mayo like Hellmans etc are made from soy.

Posted by: Random Moron at July 07, 2023 06:44 PM (RilAR)

275
If high blood pressure is an issue, see if alcohol is elevating it. Usually it does.
Also, try meditation. Just sit in a comfortable chair in a quiet place and try to still your mind. Observe yourself breathing. Focus on something, like an inspiration picture or other object.
It helps concentration too.
People generally need to do more of this.
Posted by: gourmand du jour lifts weights at July 07, 2023 06:33 PM (MeG8a)



Flamethrowing your douchebag commie cocksucker neighbor's Lesburu does wonders for the BP. At least that's what I've heard.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 07, 2023 06:45 PM (n+4am)

276 I was away for a bit but for those of you that offered BP advice, thanks. I was considering keeping a log of my blood pressure. Kaiser actually has an app and they sent me a blood pressure machine which can relay info to them but did not want to do that. I was worried I would have the same spike I got at their office.
I'll try logging the data.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (t/2Uw)

277
I maintain that 95 percent of women are either attractive or could be attractive if they put a little bit of effort into it.
Posted by: CppThis at July 07, 2023 06:06 PM (PZvjL)

Concur. As I get older, I have learned that different things make different looking wimmen attractive. She may look like Aunt Bee, but in the sack she knows what to stick where and vice versa.

Don’t judge a book by its cover and all that.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 07, 2023 06:30 PM (R/m4+)



A genuine smile and laugh from a woman who doesn't take things too seriously takes care of about 75% of the attractiveness thing.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 07, 2023 06:48 PM (n+4am)

278 We're living through evolution deciding if shitty women and sissy men deserve to move forward. And the answer is no. Get back to traditions folks. There's a reason they exist.

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