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A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this Silicon Valley millionaire, Bryan Johnson, who calls himself the World's Most Analyzed Man, because he pays a literal team of medical specialists to monitor his health every single day.

His goal: To test and evaluate all methods of slowing or reversing aging that he can find in medical literature.

His motive: I believe that he believes that, as we approach the AI Singularity, medical science will discover a way to arrest/slow or even reverse aging within the foreseeable future. Therefore, he believes that among us will be some of the last unfortunate people to die of pure "old age." If we can just live to the day that breakthrough happens, we can have our lives extended another 40-60 years, and then, mostly likely, in the following 40-60 years, AI will figure out how to stop aging completely.

That's why his motto is "Don't Die." He wants everyone to cling to life to get to that aging-reversal singularity.

The New York Times wrote him up.

Is he an idiot? A visionary? A little from column A, a little from column B?

Probably the latter.

"Ready, on three," Jamie Love said to the group of hikers as they huddled for a photo. "One, two, three ..."
"Don't die!" they shouted in unison.
The dozen or so strangers were gathered at the foot of Temescal Canyon Trail along the Pacific coast in Los Angeles on a cool Saturday morning in mid-December. Several of them, including Ms. Love, 38, who had organized the outing, wore black T-shirts with the bold white text, "DON'T DIE."
The hikers had come together with a shared goal: to extend their life spans through diet, sleep, exercise and whatever technologies might come along.
Not present was the spiritual leader of the gathering, the internet celebrity and centimillionaire tech founder turned longevity guru Bryan Johnson. In the past year, Mr. Johnson has arguably taken the lead in the race among Silicon Valley rich guys going to extremes in a quest to live forever. (Move over, Messrs. Bezos, Zuckerberg and Thiel.) Now he's turning that longevity mission -- and the online infamy he has earned because of it -- into a lifestyle business, selling supplements and prepackaged meals to less-rich people who would also like to live for a very long time. The hike, one of more than 30 "Don't Die Meet-Ups" around the world that day, was a cross between community-building and a guerrilla marketing tactic.
Mr. Johnson's deal, in a nutshell: In 2021, he began spending $2 million a year, by his own account, to measure every aspect of his body, from lipid levels to urination speed to brain plaque, with the goal of reversing his aging process. He called it Project Blueprint.
Every day, between 7 and 11 a.m., he eats the same three vegan meals: "Nutty Pudding" (a blend of nuts, seeds, berries and pomegranate juice), "Super Veggie" (black lentils topped with broccoli and cauliflower) and a third, rotating dish consisting of vegetables, roots and nuts. He exercises for an hour every morning and takes up to 111 pills a day. (His pharyngeal muscles may be the strongest of all.)

In the video I link below, he says he's looked for every type of food reputed to have longevity benefits, and only eats the most nutrient-dense food in existence. "Every calorie on my plate has to fight for its right to go into my body," he pronounces. He's putting it archly but he's quite serious.

Mr. Johnson claims that his regimen (or "protocol," as he calls it) has already slowed his speed of aging, giving him, at 46, the maximum heart rate of a 37-year-old, the gum inflammation of a 17-year-old and the facial wrinkles of a 10-year-old, according to his website. He publicizes his test results so anyone can see images of his bowels or learn the duration of his nighttime erections. His "biological age," he claimed until recently, is 42.5, according to one measurement of changes in DNA over time known as an epigenetic clock. In other words, he has spent about three years shaving off -- maybe -- a little more than three years.
If the original goal of Project Blueprint was to perfect his health, Mr. Johnson now describes it as preparing humanity to thrive in a world dominated by artificial intelligence. Thus the new slogan: "Don't Die."
In an interview, Mr. Johnson said he didn't care what present-day people thought of him. "I'm more interested in what people of the 25th century think of me," he said. "The majority of opinions now represent the past."

Mr. Johnson is gifted at getting attention online and from the press.
Mr. Johnson has an almost Trumpian ability to stay in the news. Since 2020, he has been the subject of five articles on Bloomberg documenting his quixotic pursuits: the brain-reading helmet developed by his company Kernel; his bid to become, as he has put it elsewhere, the "most measured person in human history"; his decision to receive blood plasma from his 17-year-old son and pass his own along to his 70-year-old father; and a recent round of experimental gene therapy in Honduras. In September, Time photographed Mr. Johnson in his private gym, naked but for a carefully positioned kettlebell -- an instant meme. The New York Post has gleefully followed his every move, running more than a dozen articles on Mr. Johnson in the past year, including three about his penis.

Fani Willis' gigolo says "Hold muh beer."

On social media, where he has more than 700,000 combined followers on X and Instagram, he knows how to trawl for attention. He lists his stringent requirements for a romantic partner (8:30 p.m. bedtime, "no small talk," "must give plasma") and compares himself to religious figures ("Jesus fed bread and alcohol, impairing and aging/I will feed you nutrients that awake and create life"). His flat manner and uncanny looks have drawn comparisons to "American Psycho"'s Patrick Bateman, a "'Lord of the Rings' elf," a vampire and a "jacked cyborg." One podcaster called him "blood daddy." He likes to pose in crop tops.
Now, Mr. Johnson said, after three years of self-experimentation -- which he called "Phase 1" of Blueprint -- he's ready for "Phase 2": helping others replicate his process. Late last year, he began selling Blueprint-branded olive oil.

Of course. Just in terms of supplements -- his Blueprint plan calls for several thousand dollars worth of supplements per month (he takes something like 110 supplements per day). The guy in the below video avoids the priciest and most obscure of the recommended supplements, and he still spends a thousand bucks for a one month experiment.

I mean, sure, he's a flake. But who knows: his basic notion might be true.

The content out of the way, I thought people might want to talk about the resolutions they'd made, and how they're sticking to them, or not. And maybe talking about them would provide some of that social accountability they say helps people stick to plans.

Here were my resolutions, and how they're going:

1. Stop wasting my time watching YouTube videos.

I gave up TV a while ago and was proud I did. In the past year I realized I have not actually gained anything, because I watch more repetitive, time-wasting YouTube videos and podcasts than I ever watched actual TV shows.

I started out pretty good, as one does... and then backslid. I'm not watching as many YouTube videos, but it's still way too many.

Which hurts my next resolution:

2. Read more. Try for at least a book per week.

I started out well on this one and then really backslid. Part of the problem might be that I've picked some books that aren't grabbing me to start with. I guess it's time to put those aside and start other ones.

But the main problem is just: Reading is boring and I am stupid.

Gotta get cracking on that.

3. Watch less pron.

I am actually nailing this one. 9 out of 10. I don't know how I did it, except I just stopped for a week and it "fell out of the schedule," if you know what I mean.

I mean, not completely. But enough that it's no longer a problem.

4. Start exercising, starting with calisthenics and my set of dumbbells and then eventually shifting back to barbell training.

This one I'm also keeping to. So far, 8 out of 10.

I can offer some advice to anyone who wants to exercise and work out but who can't do it.

I have told myself -- and told people in this GAINZZZ thread -- that I would start working out again. That I would do the 100-pushup-a-day challenge.

And I kept failing. I failed because when I would do pushups, or try to do a pull up (just an assisted pull up, I'm nowhere near the level to do a real pull-up), I would be so disgusted and ashamed at how weak and feeble I had gotten over two or three years of zero exercise that I would just stop so I wouldn't be confronted with my disgusting frailty.

So this last time I knew that I was going to face that again, and I told myself the truth, which is:

Yes, you've gotten very weak.

But you also know that when someone is retraining, they can regain their old muscle at a fairly decent rate. It's faster to regain muscle than to gain it for the first time. (And if someone is completely untrained, they can make what are called "noobie gains," which are the most rapid gains known to anyone.)

Basically, the weaker one is, the easier it is to make improvements. People who are very well-trained and at, say, 96% of their maximum level of musculature, have to fight and strain for months just to add another pound to the bar. But untrained people -- or detrained people, like me -- can add strength pretty quickly, because we're so, so far below maximum level of musculature.

Anyway, that's all true, and not just a trick I played on myself, and once I accepted that yeah, I'm weak as shit now but can make significant GAINZZZ in weeks and months, I was able to motivate myself to start getting some damn GAINZZZ again.

I started before Christmas and now have actual visible GAINZZZ. So that's just three or four weeks. And seriously, I was in really, really bad shape. I still am, but it's improving.

They say you only need to do two workouts per week to add muscle (though doing three or four or five would add muscle faster).

Assuming that one of these workouts is on the weekend when time is more available, you'd just have to find one weekday where you could spend an 80 minutes working out. (You wouldn't want to do the workouts on back to back days, because you'd want to recover, though you could, if needed, do all Upper Body work on Saturday, and all lower body work on Sunday).

One interesting thing I found out, which I wish I knew three years ago when I stopped working out, is that just to maintain the muscle you have only requires five working sets per muscle group per week. That's less than an hour and a half per week.

Anyway, maybe that will help people who are thinking about getting started working out.

You're going to start out disgustingly weak. But unless you're already in shape, then, everyone starts out disgustingly weak. It's not a big deal. You will no longer be weak in a month, and you will begin getting decently strong in 3 months.

At least, that's my plan. I think that's right but I'll let you know.

5. Keep to some kind of healthy diet and stop snacking all the time.

On the "keep to a healthy diet," I'm doing pretty well, though I'm eating more than maybe I should for the GAINZZZ.

On the snacking: I started off strong, cutting out any snacks, but they have slowly crept back into the diet. And snacks are a big problem.

Nearly a quarter of the calories U.S. adults consume comes from snacks, according to a new study published in PLOS Global Public Health.
Americans consume an average of 400 to 500 calories in snacks every day, which generally are lacking in protein, vitamins and minerals, the study found.
That's more than the average breakfast -- which is 300 to 400 calories.
Snacks also comprise about one-third of daily added sugar consumed by most adults.

I have all these "low carb" snacks from Quest Nutrition. I eat them because I lie to myself and tell them they're healthy. They're not, not really. I really have to go back to avoiding those and just eating a hard-boiled egg if I'm hungry.

I've seen claims that more protein you eat, the less hungry you'll be, because the main point of hunger is to tell you to eat protein. So when you're low on protein, you'll just want to eat. I'm finding this to be pretty true -- eating high-protein does reduce my desire for snacks, sweets, and junk food.

But when I don't have protein: I go right to the Quest "low carb" cheese crackers.

On my "eating healthier:" I'm eating a ton of eggs, which is a diet plan I've wanted to do for years. They're cheap, they take fifteen minutes to cook and eat. For my other meal I'll have a hamburger or bratwurst or some other meat.

And I think I'm seeing some benefits. Cutting out at least some of the crap I was eating seems to have reduced the total amount of foods that were provoking inflammation. I've had a runny nose and filled-up sinuses my whole life -- but now that I'm eating mostly eggs and meat, my nose is almost always clear.

I'm not sure about this one. I may be making a connection in my head that isn't real.

Eating more carnivore and healthier: I'm about an 8 out of 10. As far as actual meals go, I'm avoiding trash food like McDonald's most of the time.

But as far as avoiding snacks: 5 out of 10. Okay, but needs improvement.

My last resolution:

6. Write my damn book.

I have started and abandoned this so many times. This last go-round, I started out well again, and then... stopped.

1 out of 10. Another embarrassing failure. Such a failure I wanted to keep this one off the list to not admit it to anyone.

Anyway, those are my resolutions.

What are yours, and how are you sticking to them? And if you've let them fall by the wayside, will you be refocusing on them?

Or will you be a bitchmade pussy while the rest of us are getting SICK GAINZZZZ?

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1 He is so fake creepy looking.

Posted by: nckate at January 26, 2024 04:02 PM (ZGGD+)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at January 26, 2024 04:02 PM (vf0Uk)

3 Elites want to figure out how to stop aging, all while they're trying to remove 4 billion from the planet so they can control the remainder more.

Eat. The. Rich.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at January 26, 2024 04:03 PM (vf0Uk)

4 In the video I link below, he says he's looked for every type of food reputed to have longevity benefits, and only eats the most nutrient-dense food in existence. "Every calorie on my plate has to fight for its right to go into my body," he pronounces.

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Mark Twain put it succinctly over 100 years ago:

"I don't know if eating healthy will make me live longer, but it sure would feel like it."

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:04 PM (lTGtQ)

5 The live forever guy sounds like a complete narcissist.
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What do you want to write a book about. Maybe the writers here can give suggestions on how to have some consitency on that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:05 PM (Ki//m)

6 Oh, ferpetessakes. Why? Why not die? What are you so afraid of, pussy?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2024 04:05 PM (0FoWg)

7 2. Read more. Try for at least a book per week.

I started out well on this one and then really backslid. Part of the problem might be that I've picked some books that aren't grabbing me to start with. I guess it's time to put those aside and start other ones.

But the main problem is just: Reading is boring and I am stupid.

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Have you tried just keeping a goal? 30 pages a day? 5% a day?

It's what I do. Keeps me motivated and going. I backslide from time to time as well, but this gets me onboard with the exercise and keeps me there for longer.

5% a day, and suddenly, a week later, you're 1/3 of the way through a book.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:05 PM (GBKbO)

8 This guy is just begging for karma to deliver him in front of a bus.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at January 26, 2024 04:05 PM (sX1BW)

9 I look forward to the irony of annoyingly spelled, healthy, Bryan Johnson, getting accidentally run over by hard partying Brian Johnson's smog spewing 1920's Bentley.

Posted by: Rbastid at January 26, 2024 04:06 PM (eSn0n)

10 Cannot think of much worse than living forever… here.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:06 PM (PCK5/)

11 And I get a creepy gaydar feeling from the rich guy who wants to live forever.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:06 PM (Ki//m)

12 Dave Asprey, the guy behind Bulletproof Coffee, is also in the anti-aging crowd.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 04:06 PM (RwRUc)

13 4. Start exercising, starting with calisthenics and my set of dumbbells and then eventually shifting back to barbell training.

This one I'm also keeping to. So far, 8 out of 10.

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Moving and then vacation late last year put a real damper on my working out, but I've gotten back on the horse easily.

I have a goal. Dolley and I (and the boys) are going to Hawaii in March. Gotta look good for the beach.

I find the harder part to be limiting my eating. Food is delicious, I don't know if you realize that.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:07 PM (GBKbO)

14 has to fight for its right to go into my body,"

Used to date her.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at January 26, 2024 04:07 PM (hNrFP)

15 What do you want to write a book about. Maybe the writers here can give suggestions on how to have some consitency on that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:05 PM (Ki//m)
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Excellent idea!
Just give us the first paragraph and then Horde-source the rest of it.
Best seller I bet!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:07 PM (W/lyH)

16 As he slowly makes his way across the street from the vitamin supplement store, a truck rounds the blind corner and strikes Mister Johnson, killing him instantly. 23 bottles of vitamins were strewn around his lifeless body, along with the contents of his crushed skull. So much for living longer.

The End.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at January 26, 2024 04:08 PM (iODuv)

17 I thought/heard/saw that protein helps you feel satiated for longer because it takes the highest input of energy to digest. My brief flirtation with the carnivore diet last year may lend some truth to that.

Posted by: Octochicken at January 26, 2024 04:08 PM (oCS0o)

18 6. Write my damn book.

I have started and abandoned this so many times. This last go-round, I started out well again, and then... stopped.

1 out of 10. Another embarrassing failure. Such a failure I wanted to keep this one off the list to not admit it to anyone.

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Writing is a job, but you know that. Your job is to write here.

Essentially, force a schedule. Even an hour a day will get you places. "This is my work hour on the book," every day could help. I suggest earlier in the day rather than later. Earlier, and it's done, and you don't have to worry about it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:08 PM (GBKbO)

19 >To test and evaluate all methods of slowing or reversing aging that he can find in medical literature.

Spoiler alert: it won't matter.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 04:08 PM (GTqXr)

20 Reading is not boring. You just need something interesting, maybe a story that includes Sherlock Holmes and some dogs.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:08 PM (vFG9F)

21 Well if one was wealthy enough to devote all their time to this, yea. In reality. We have to work and stuff and we don't have a couple mil. to throw at doing what he does. Frankly. I know where I am bound, and I am O.K with that. I only want to live as long as my mind and body are in workable condition. Yes it's good to take care of yourself. I am working at it more. But this guy is like some weird cyborg who fears death.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (MGqzM)

22 Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:07 PM (W/lyH)

Well, that would be entertaining. I meant strategies for writing. Do so many pages a day, etc.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (Ki//m)

23 Having not made any New Year's Resolutions, I can honestly say that at this point, it's going great.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (/HDaX)

24 Ace's book will end up being the only non-pornographic book that is required to be sold in a paper covering.

Posted by: Rbastid at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (eSn0n)

25 My mother is unwittingly helping me with my writing goals because she has taken it upon herself to copy edit my newest book.

She's doing a lot of work...for free.

I have a good mommy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (GBKbO)

26 Brain deterioration is a fact and inevitable with aging. Cognitive decline is inexorable.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (PCK5/)

27 You have to die of something.

Make sure you enjoy it.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (qoGsy)

28 24 Ace's book will end up being the only non-pornographic book that is required to be sold in a paper covering.
Posted by: Rbastid at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (eSn0n)

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Have you not read the masterpiece Scrotie McBoogerballs?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (GBKbO)

29 2. Read more. Try for at least a book per week.

I started out well on this one and then really backslid. Part of the problem might be that I've picked some books that aren't grabbing me to start with. I guess it's time to put those aside and start other ones.

But the main problem is just: Reading is boring and I am stupid.

Gotta get cracking on that.

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There is a website you can go to that has very good book recommendations every Sunday morning.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (lTGtQ)

30 BREAKING!

Townhall.com
@townhallcom
Jean-Pierre: Biden will call out Texas Governor Greg Abbott because he "cares about the people of Texas."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (FVME7)

31 hiya

Posted by: JT at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (T4tVD)

32 I am still nicotine free for this year, but yesterday was a close call. I almost lied myself into thinking I could smoke one.

I cannot smoke one.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (cWNll)

33 Johnson is very likable in his videos and he knows what people say about him and he's good-natured about it.

I'm interested in what he's found out and continues to find.

Can I afford any of his protocols? No, but it's interesting to see what a body can do. He had his girlfriend do his protocol for 30 days and all her markers were significantly improved.

If nothing else, it's entertainment.

Also, Mel Robbins had a podcast that talked about the day (actual number of days at which point) people quit their resolutions. It's day 19. Fight it, Ace. Once you're over the hump it gets better.

Posted by: Seems Legit at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (JeYYB)

34 27 You have to die of something.

Make sure you enjoy it.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (qoGsy)

I look forward to a better “ world” after I die.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (PCK5/)

35 I'll stay out of the exercise arena, except to say this:

Discipline beats motivation

As to resolutions:

I'm committed to journaling every day. It takes the form of a nightly Haiku. I find it fun, and I need it to be fun before I can become disciplined enough to have it be part of my daily routine.

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (TTAGa)

36 $50 says that his telomere length is typical for someone of his chronological age.

Ace...Aging is less a function of inputs and more a function of genetics.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (gSZYf)

37 I don't do RESOLUTIONZZZ.

I just need to establish a new exercise routine after moving. I used to have a nice park with a lake less than 5 minutes away. Perfect for weekday runs. Nearest park in new town has big HILLZZZ, yuge luxurious HILLZZZ that I cannot run up without collapsing.

Roads where I live are not conducive to running, at least not without getting run over.

I have found excellent trails in the [Big University] Experimental Forest but only have time to get out there on weekends.

I'm motivated to train so I can clamber about on the cliffs of Cornwall this summer.

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (i671v)

38 Let's not let Mitch McTurtle hear about Bryan Johnson.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (eYF7X)

39 29 There is a website you can go to that has very good book recommendations every Sunday morning.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (lTGtQ)

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On second thought, let's not.

It is a cruel place.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (GBKbO)

40 "Biden will call out Texas Governor Greg Abbott because he "cares about the people of Texas."

Does he want to fight Abbott? Would this be a fair fight?

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (vFG9F)

41 ...oh, and that dude is a whack job.

We're all gonna die. Get right with the Lord above all things...

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:12 PM (TTAGa)

42 I got back in the gym in July after 3ish years of not working out due to injuries and burn out. It's crazy how close I am to my lifetime maxes on deadlift, front and back squat, bench and clean. Doing percentage work on those numbers is killing me tho. The recruitment pathways are still there to do a single heavy lift, but the muscle endurance is definitely lacking. Push-ups and pull-ups have gone to shit too. Starting a push up plan next week. Having a lame arm doesn't help either.

Posted by: BruceWayne at January 26, 2024 04:12 PM (MGB5H)

43 Is Eagle Pass burning?

Posted by: rd at January 26, 2024 04:12 PM (CykRJ)

44 >>32 I am still nicotine free for this year, but yesterday was a close call. I almost lied myself into thinking I could smoke one.

I cannot smoke one.
Posted by: G'rump928(c)

Congrats! I'm switching from vape to Zyn chew packets.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2024 04:12 PM (eYF7X)

45 I look forward to a better “ world” after I die.
Posted by: tubal

Oh yeah.

For believers, this world is the worst place we will ever be.

For non-believers, this world is the best place they ever will be.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2024 04:13 PM (qoGsy)

46 "...and in that day you will surely die."

Enough said.

Posted by: CZ = FNG, Free Republic of Florida at January 26, 2024 04:13 PM (MkuC5)

47 It takes the form of a nightly Haiku.

I find it fun, and
I need it to be fun before
I can become disciplined enough to have it be part of my daily routine.

Posted by: browndog

That is a lousy Haiku.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:13 PM (lTGtQ)

48 I have lived just as long not exercising as I would have if I exercised every day. So far I don't see how it makes any difference.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:13 PM (vFG9F)

49 Resolutions are too often an opportunity for negative self-talk. Don't do it.

If you didn't stick to it yesterday, good news, you can start again today.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (1K1A+)

50 Every year I tell myself I'm going to start sitting with better posture for the sake of my back. It never lasts. I'm soon back to slouching and putting my feet up.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (xPl2J)

51 I've yet to meet, see, or read about a "healthy" vegan. Eventually they succumb to "something." I've seen it first hand.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (Q4IgG)

52 Congrats! I'm switching from vape to Zyn chew packets.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2024 04:12 PM (eYF7X)

I have a cousin who has been chewing nicorette gum for a decade.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (cWNll)

53 Memo to Mr. Johnson: Nobody gets out of this life alive.

And how much do all those "supplements" cost per month, in real person (not Silicon Valley bazillionaire) terms?

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (uY1j2)

54 Listen, fat! I only like my GAINZZ one way!

Ill gotten.

Joseph R Brandon Shambles.

Posted by: Blutarski at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (Fwuhb)

55 40 "Biden will call out Texas Governor Greg Abbott because he "cares about the people of Texas."

Does he want to fight Abbott? Would this be a fair fight?
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM

My money's on wheels.

Posted by: rd at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (CykRJ)

56 Everyone has an appointed time… use it well.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:14 PM (PCK5/)

57 After losing Jesse I have zero interest in prolonging my life on this earth. Just want to be able to keep moving while I'm here and stay out of the "health care" establishment as much as possible.

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:15 PM (i671v)

58 >>43 Is Eagle Pass burning?
Posted by: rd

Not yet. Some Border Patrol official said they are with TX LE and the NG. They will not take down any razor wire.

I think Pedo Joe has backed down.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2024 04:15 PM (eYF7X)

59 I have never made resolutions. Seemed a waste and why at the beginning of the year?
But if I did...let's see...
Drink better whiskey.
Smoke good.cigars.
Eat reasonably, but well.
Don't stress.
Laugh a lot.
And ok...yes...read a book a week.
So far, so good!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:15 PM (W/lyH)

60 Thanks Ace! I turn 40 next month and am 3 lbs away from losing 50 lbs in the last 7 months.

I used the cumulative knowledge of your gainzzz threads, and green tea diet pills. Dumbells for 6 months makes a world of difference. Aspiring to get barbell space in my man-corner of the unfinished part of the basement! GAINZZZ!

Posted by: Kyle C****n at January 26, 2024 04:15 PM (tsyjm)

61 That's all well and good until he gets hit by a bus.

Posted by: thefritz at January 26, 2024 04:15 PM (38fpV)

62 You ain't cheating the Grim Reaper forever

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2024 04:15 PM (fwDg9)

63 When it comes to reading more, most of the BookTubers who talk about the subject agree that it's a developed skill, just like regular exercise. Start small (15 minutes a day or a chapter a day or whatever) and then work your way up to longer sessions. Books with short chapters or short scenes within chapters are great because you can easily pause and come back to it.

We--as a society--have lost A LOT of our attention span thanks to the enormous entertainment options at our fingertips. Reading retrains both the mind and body to *focus.*

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:15 PM (7fElN)

64 I've yet to meet, see, or read about a "healthy" vegan. Eventually they succumb to "something." I've seen it first hand.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Oreos are vegan. Pretty much tells you all you need to know.

Posted by: BruceWayne at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (MGB5H)

65 That is a lousy Haiku.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:13 PM (lTGtQ)

These are the times that try men's souls

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (TTAGa)

66 Watch less pron.

Not sure i undertand these words, in that order.

Posted by: BifBewalski at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (3CCua)

67 6. Write my damn book.

I have started and abandoned this so many times. This last go-round, I started out well again, and then... stopped.

Your audience has waited a long time for Saffron: Intergalactic Space Whore.

Posted by: spindrift at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (MqhXY)

68 Read The First Immortal byJames Halperin, pretty good story, amazing that Hollyweird hasn’t screwed it up yet.

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (JTuy1)

69 The most Bryan Johnson can hope to achieve is to find something that works for him.

Which, nice, but limited applicability.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez Nick Saban for President! at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (OUMaO)

70 I don't do the "resolutions" thing because I don't find it to be a meaningful motivator. I am also not pursuing GAINZ, but I am pursuing LOSSEZ, starting last month. I am fat and weak and I know that if I want to live past 50, I need to do something about that. And since that seems like something I *should* want, I decided to just get on with it.

I'm doing it the old-fashioned way, I guess: diet and exercise. I set myself a daily calorie budget of 1100, and I usually hit it. Some days I'm quite a bit lower, but rarely am I higher except for Fridays (Shabbos, which is a family celebration - so I don't go nuts, but I don't worry about it). I cut refined/added sugars to zero and lean heavily toward protein and vegetables when I spend my calorie budget.

I started walking at least one mile a day, or using my stationary bike in bad weather. When it was snowing, I shoveled instead and it was a better workout, so I will be getting weight machine next month to add weight to my routine since my condition has very moderately improved.

I am making slow but steady progress, losing 3-5 lbs per week. I am down a notch and change on my belt.

I hate every minute of it, but it has to be done.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (mwCIn)

71 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (FVME7)

That was stupider than usual because it was weirdly phrased. I guess she meant "Biden cares about the people of Texas" and so will call out Governor Abbott , instead of having it sound like Biden will call out Abbott because Abbott cares about the people of Texas which makes Abbott sound very different than many Governors.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (Ki//m)

72 IF'n yer working so hard at living, that you have no time for... living?

Why bother.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 26, 2024 04:17 PM (xaFKb)

73 Brian Johnson > Bryan Johnson

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2024 04:17 PM (xPl2J)

74 66 Watch less pron.

Not sure i undertand these words, in that order.
Posted by: BifBewalski at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (3CCua)

Means take yer watch off before Fappin.... duh...

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 26, 2024 04:17 PM (xaFKb)

75 Bryan Johnson or BJ, looks gay.

Posted by: Braenard at January 26, 2024 04:18 PM (2HSPn)

76 Is he vaxed?

Posted by: ET at January 26, 2024 04:18 PM (t8LfO)

77 There is a website you can go to that has very good book recommendations every Sunday morning.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (lTGtQ)
---
I happen to know the guy who writes that column. By all accounts he's doing a bang-up job these days...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:18 PM (7fElN)

78 My goal is to completely wear out my body before I die so that everything just gives out at once. I don't want to leave anything on the field.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (ZLI7S)

79 70 I started walking at least one mile a day, or using my stationary bike in bad weather. When it was snowing, I shoveled instead and it was a better workout, so I will be getting weight machine next month to add weight to my routine since my condition has very moderately improved.

I am making slow but steady progress, losing 3-5 lbs per week. I am down a notch and change on my belt.

I hate every minute of it, but it has to be done.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (mwCIn)

========

I suggest focusing mostly on strength training. The benefits of muscles on how metabolism works are great.

A pair of 5 pound dumbbells and a pair of 10 to start. Find a YouTube channel that does 10-30 minute workouts. Carve out the time of the day and just do it. 30 minutes a day.

Expect to graduate to a heavier set of dumbbells in a few weeks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (GBKbO)

80 Read more. Try for at least a book per week.

I'm on top of this one. Probably six or seven per week, some days a book and a half.

Posted by: BifBewalski at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (3CCua)

81 If the idjit would eat some meat, and go grocery shopping at the fresh markets, he wouldn't have to eat 110 pills a day.

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (cPGH3)

82 What is the point of low carb snacks?

They only train you to snack, with very little enjoyment or nutritional value. Better to go cold turkey.
(IMHO)

I snack when I have occasion ("...and sometimes, on no occasion") but mostly I eat a meal, brush my teeth, and no snacking. Brushing teeth helps a lot because that become another reason not to snacke

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (lpvLE)

83 I hate every minute of it, but it has to be done.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (mwCIn)

***golf clap***

Carry on...

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (TTAGa)

84 Five to one, baby
One in five
No one here gets out alive, now
You get yours, baby
I'll get mine
Gonna make it, baby, if we try

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (FVME7)

85 Just surround yourself with people who constantly advocate organic foods, super beets, prebiotics, probiotics, colon cleansing, yoga, yoghurt, yurts, oxygen-infused water and Crossfit.

You won't live forever, but good Lord it will sure seem that way.

Posted by: Muldoon at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (991eG)

86 I hope Brandon's handlers have a failure of nerve. And I hope the perceived weakness makes more States start bucking the Feds on every front. Blue and Red States alike. Break their grip. Then send them to the dustbin of history, and go out separate ways. Not with a bang, but a whimper.

A guy can dream.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (0FoWg)

87 No booze this year so far. I'm not ready to declare myself a t-totaler, but I'm continuing last year's policy of drinking far, far less than I have for most of my adult life.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (DTX3h)

88 I resolved to do "two-a-days" for a month. 90 minute morning workout before work, then 30 minutes after. The evening one just an easy 15 minute cardio, 15 stretching/hanging, and then into the sauna for a bit. I won't be able to sustain this for 12 months, but adding a 2nd workout every once in a while is the goal.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (bNf8H)

89 I had no plans to get back into exercise but a couple things happened this month: I got shaky armed while putting up shelving and my legs ached from crouching to scrub a floor. The final straw was when my aged father (89 this year!) casually mentioned his daily exercise bike mileage equals mine.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (wSQYg)

90 78 My goal is to completely wear out my body before I die so that everything just gives out at once. I don't want to leave anything on the field.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (ZLI7S)

No medals awarded for turning it in unused...

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (TTAGa)

91 86 I hope Brandon's handlers have a failure of nerve. And I hope the perceived weakness makes more States start bucking the Feds on every front. Blue and Red States alike. Break their grip. Then send them to the dustbin of history, and go out separate ways. Not with a bang, but a whimper.

A guy can dream.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (0FoWg)

=========

Power is an illusion. A shadow on the wall.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (GBKbO)

92 My resolution going into the year was to end the year with at least one visible ab. That's all I ask, just one.

And when it comes to exercising, especially weight training, you need to absolutely kill your ego first.

You're weak. You're pathetic. BUT...you're working to fix those things.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (KbCG3)

93 I think we should round up all 'special' people and take away everything they own.... maybe even give them a mild lobotomy as well then drop them off at a homeless camp..

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (JMu4f)

94 All we are is dust in the Wind…

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (PCK5/)

95 If you follow a lot of the ultra rich they'll mention the insane lengths they'll go to extend life.

And...looking people like Soros or RBG I suspect there are some wonder drugs they are getting that work.

But...this is being pushed because these people have abandoned religion and believe the here and now is all there is. This has also pushed them in extreme directions.

Part of the reason, for example, that these elites are so into AI, aliens, and the like is because they know they have only so many years. And some sort of black swan event like this is the best way to get a much longer life even if it has a non-trivial chance of ending humanity as well...

Posted by: Science Fiction Napoleon at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (ibTVg)

96 Ace: Writing is one of the hardest things in the world. The fact that you can create new content compelling to a legion of us morons every day puts you in...what? The top 0.001%? Don't beat yourself up. I had no idea you were trying. Would it motivate you if you put out a GoFundMe for your book, and found that there are a ton of people (like me) who would put money down right now to help motivate you to write? Would that give a little umph to help you power past that first hurdle?

Posted by: Mad Max in VA at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (4+3qm)

97 There is a website you can go to that has very good book recommendations every Sunday morning.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:10 PM (lTGtQ)
---
I happen to know the guy who writes that column. By all accounts he's doing a bang-up job these days...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:18 PM (7fElN)

Brownnoser.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (cWNll)

98 A health thread? I'm outta here.

Booze ain't drinking itself.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (9yWhg)

99 5. Keep to some kind of healthy diet and stop snacking all the time.
......

Beanie Weenie and beer with Fun Size Snickers for dessert?
I'm going to live forever!

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (v0R5T)

100 I suggest focusing mostly on strength training. The benefits of muscles on how metabolism works are great.

A pair of 5 pound dumbbells and a pair of 10 to start. Find a YouTube channel that does 10-30 minute workouts. Carve out the time of the day and just do it. 30 minutes a day.

Expect to graduate to a heavier set of dumbbells in a few weeks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (GBKbO)
++++
Yup, I am considering my options for when I add weights in February. My first concern is that I was in such bad shape that I didn't want to go there immediately. I've gotten a bit better, so am ready to add it.

I am leaning toward a weight machine so I can do a variety of things with low risk of catastrophic injury since I live alone and don't want to drop something on myself and end up trapped. Low risk of that with dumbbells, but much greater if I want to do things like bench presses or leg workouts, which I probably do.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (mwCIn)

101 40 "Biden will call out Texas Governor Greg Abbott because he "cares about the people of Texas."

Does he want to fight Abbott? Would this be a fair fight?
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (vFG9F)

Lil Roller was a bad dude and he ran a bunch of bad boys
down in Texas

Posted by: Boomer at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (og5mY)

102 92 My resolution going into the year was to end the year with at least one visible ab. That's all I ask, just one.

And when it comes to exercising, especially weight training, you need to absolutely kill your ego first.

You're weak. You're pathetic. BUT...you're working to fix those things.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (KbCG3)

=======

Abs are mostly a dietary thing. Boiled chicken and steamed vegetables for every meal, sort of thing.

I don't hope for it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

103 Let's take a Litmus test of the Moron Community's scruples:

How many of you would get a chuckle out of Bryan Johnson assuming room temperature as a result of some 1 in a Billion freak accident? (Cat smacks a fork off the kitchen table and it perfectly slides into a wall socket causing the lights to blink just as Johnson is descending the stairs causing him to fall forward into the granite bust of Buddha snapping his neck)

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (dIske)

104 My resolution was to drink more water. Seriously, most people walk around in some state of partial dehydration. Myself included. It's an easy one to cross off your list.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (MeG8a)

105 Ever see those old men hunched over walking painfully? That's what working/living does to you.

Extended living is overated.

Posted by: DOYLE at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (Z8Yh2)

106 A health thread? I'm outta here.
........

The health advice should be at least as good as the dating advice.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (v0R5T)

107 Lots of billionaires seem to be chasing that immortality dragon. Jeff Bezos, for example, poured an estimated $90 million into lifespan-extending research but, too bad for him, the research dead-ended, no pun intended. Well, okay, maybe a little intended.

With my wife's passing a little over a year ago, I'm keenly aware of my own mortality. I'm not morbid about it but one of the takeaways from her loss is the realization that life really is a precious gift, to take nothing and no one for granted, to stay in the day, and to revel in those occasional special moments. There are several things I want to accomplish, and I pray for the time it takes to achieve them. I also ask that when I'm staring down the barrel at whatever kills me, that I face it with a certain amount of courage and grace.

But these people who want to live forever? They're fools. There is a God and the soul exists. We already do.

Posted by: troyriser at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (7Cx1V)

108 36 $50 says that his telomere length is typical for someone of his chronological age.

Ace...Aging is less a function of inputs and more a function of genetics.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at
----------------

Bingo.

I wonder, did he get the shot? that is all I need to know.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (lpvLE)

109 85 Just surround yourself with people who constantly advocate organic foods, super beets, prebiotics, probiotics, colon cleansing, yoga, yoghurt, yurts, oxygen-infused water and Crossfit.

You won't live forever, but good Lord it will sure seem that way.
Posted by: Muldoon at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (991eG)

Hah… like the old quip.. “ If you jog 4 times a week you add 3 years to your life.. all of it spent jogging”.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (PCK5/)

110 The toughest part of working out is sticking to it. It is very easy to say tomorrow and...then have tomorrow never come.

So my advice to people thinking of getting into exercise is pick ANYTHING that you can do on a regular basis.

An after dinner walk every day is better then 3 weeks of hitting the gym and then...never going back.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (ibTVg)

111 The thing with AI is it would likely follow CDC and FDA recommendations regarding the covid vax. Would be interesting to know what AI recommended and if he vaxed up.

Posted by: ET at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (t8LfO)

112 A pair of 5 pound dumbbells

-
Speaking of dumbbells . . .

Alex Berenson
@AlexBerenson
Hey fired @latimes reporters: if you are capable of investigating Big Pharma/Medicine and the drug legalization industry, I may have a job for you. No joke.

Math required.

Robert Heitner
@Robert_Heitner8
Replying to @AlexBerenson and @latimes
You offer LA Times reporters a job, and then say math required; that's mean, getting their hopes up only to dash them.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (FVME7)

113 Re: Bryan Johnson's obsessive quest for immortality--What's the point of living forever for its own sake? If one never has any fun or fulfillment, even a short lifespan would FEEL like forever....

Posted by: werewife, princess of Delray Beach at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (SPNTN)

114 Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (dIske)

raises hand

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (TTAGa)

115 Not present was the spiritual leader of the gathering, the internet celebrity and centimillionaire tech founder turned longevity guru Bryan Johnson

-

Ah, there it is.

Cult leader. The end.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (CxCEK)

116 I started walking at least one mile a day, or using my stationary bike in bad weather. When it was snowing, I shoveled instead and it was a better workout, so I will be getting weight machine next month to add weight to my routine since my condition has very moderately improved.

I am making slow but steady progress, losing 3-5 lbs per week. I am down a notch and change on my belt.

I hate every minute of it, but it has to be done.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (mwCIn)

You'll soon stop hating it. Hell, I've started a workout program with two leg days per week.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (KbCG3)

117 You won't live forever, but good Lord it will sure seem that way.
Posted by: Muldoon at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (991eG)

/Sings

Now I'm prayin for the end of time
to hurry up and arrive
cause if I spend another minute with you
I think that I will never survive

I'll never break my promise
or forget my vow
but God only knows what I'd be doin right now
so I'm prayin for the end of time
It's all that I can dooooooo

Prayin for the end of time
so I can ennnnddd my tiimmmmeee with yooouuuuu

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (xaFKb)

118 This is ridiculous. Nothing can protect us from getting vaporized by a nuke or asteroid, or even something much more "local" but catastrophic to the matter making up the physical person.

Everyone would be walking on eggshells making sure they didn't do something that could kill them despite this technology.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (Dm8we)

119 Just surround yourself with people who constantly advocate organic foods, super beets, prebiotics, probiotics, colon cleansing, yoga, yoghurt, yurts, oxygen-infused water and Crossfit.

You won't live forever, but good Lord it will sure seem that way.
Posted by: Muldoon at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (991eG)
++++
A vegan and a cross-fit enthusiast walked into the bar.

I know this is true because neither of them will shut the hell up about it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (mwCIn)

120 Lay off that porn, Ace. It stains your brain.

Posted by: Blutarski at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (Fwuhb)

121 Abs are mostly a dietary thing. Boiled chicken and steamed vegetables for every meal, sort of thing.

I don't hope for it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

Abs are made in the kitchen.

It is known...

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (TTAGa)

122 Seems the people who don't want to die are afraid of something.

I don't want to reverse aging. I don't want to live much past 75. I want to age gracefully, meet my future grandbabies and enjoy my sunsets on The beach.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (Pr3nO)

123

Oh, Earth Rider...thanks for the Great Lakes.

https://shorturl.at/ovyLP

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (63Dwl)

124 Orson, you are Benny Hill aren’t you?

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (JTuy1)

125 100 Yup, I am considering my options for when I add weights in February. My first concern is that I was in such bad shape that I didn't want to go there immediately. I've gotten a bit better, so am ready to add it.

I am leaning toward a weight machine so I can do a variety of things with low risk of catastrophic injury since I live alone and don't want to drop something on myself and end up trapped. Low risk of that with dumbbells, but much greater if I want to do things like bench presses or leg workouts, which I probably do.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (mwCIn)

========

I don't have a machine, just the dumbbells (my heavies are 25 pounds each, my lights 10 each). I have no idea what I could bench press.

However, I look like I go to the gym pretty much every day. I also look like I don't watch what I eat at all, which is not...underwear model trajectory.

The dumbbells are cheaper. Maybe you'll dedicate yourself with a higher initial investment to make sure it was worthwhile (it's at least how Dolley kept herself going on the Peloton bike for so long).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (GBKbO)

126 "Biden will call out Texas Governor Greg Abbott because he "cares about the people of Texas."

Does he want to fight Abbott? Would this be a fair fight?
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (vFG9F)
........

No. Run over Joe's toe and he's down for the count.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (v0R5T)

127

Abs are mostly a dietary thing. Boiled chicken and steamed vegetables for every meal, sort of thing.

I don't hope for it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

Yup the old fitness adage of abs are made in the kitchen is 100% true. There is also a small genetic component to it as well.

Posted by: BruceWayne at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (MGB5H)

128 Abs are mostly a dietary thing. Boiled chicken and steamed vegetables for every meal, sort of thing.

I don't hope for it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

Yes, but I wasn't doing any ab work. Even though they're going to be hiding unless I commit to cardio, I still have very little muscle tone there. Need to fix that.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (KbCG3)

129 Spoiler alert, he will die.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (Y6IkP)

130 Each summer during biking season my resting heart rate drops to low 50s, sometimes below 50.

I have no plaque on my gums because I floss every night.

Does not cost me millions per month.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (lpvLE)

131 Robert Heitner
@Robert_Heitner8
Replying to @AlexBerenson and @latimes
You offer LA Times reporters a job, and then say math required; that's mean, getting their hopes up only to dash them.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at January 26, 2024 04:23 PM (FVME7)

Math required? Clearly another case of White Privilege!

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 26, 2024 04:25 PM (xaFKb)

132 110 The toughest part of working out is sticking to it. It is very easy to say tomorrow and...then have tomorrow never come.

So my advice to people thinking of getting into exercise is pick ANYTHING that you can do on a regular basis.

An after dinner walk every day is better then 3 weeks of hitting the gym and then...never going back.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (ibTVg)

=========

What keeps me doing it regularly is doing it first thing in the morning. Well, second thing. Take the boys to school and then work out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:25 PM (GBKbO)

133
Does he want to fight Abbott? Would this be a fair fight?

Biden would spend the whole time demanding Abbott stand up and fight him like a man.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2024 04:25 PM (ibTVg)

134 Bryan Johnson is an ignoramus who apparently is unfamiliar with Hebrews 9:27 — “… it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”

We’re all gonna die, Bryan… get used to the idea.

Now being healthy for as long as you can? Absolutely! I exercise obsessively, really enjoy it, and I’m all the better for it.

My health-related resolution every year for the past 20+…. Between January 1 and mid-March (my birthday specifically) I keep a very strict diet with no cheating or splurging whatsoever allowed. I continue my exercise of course. Without fail I’m always back to my optimum weight every year when my birthday rolls around…. And I can enjoy a birthday dinner out, no guilt, and don’t feel old and fat on that day but rather lean and mean!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2024 04:25 PM (xT8gx)

135 I'm not afraid of death. Dying might suck.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 04:25 PM (RwRUc)

136 (complains constantly about being bored or lack of things to do)

(pursues a lifetime of this, gives money to people promising more of it)

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:25 PM (CxCEK)

137 The toughest part of working out is sticking to it. It is very easy to say tomorrow and...then have tomorrow never come. ...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (ibTVg)
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For me, tomorrow never comes.

When I decided I had to start this last month, the other side of it was, "you have to start this right damn now." I know myself well enough to know that "start this tomorrow" means "start this never."

So that day, I took a walk and cut out sugar and then the next day I wrote out a more complete plan for what I was trying to accomplish. But I started it right then.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:25 PM (mwCIn)

138 127

Abs are mostly a dietary thing. Boiled chicken and steamed vegetables for every meal, sort of thing.

I don't hope for it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

Yup the old fitness adage of abs are made in the kitchen is 100% true. There is also a small genetic component to it as well.
Posted by: BruceWayne at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (MGB5H)

Dude from Athlean-X said it best, "You can't out train a bad diet."

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:26 PM (KbCG3)

139 >Oh, ferpetessakes. Why? Why not die? What are you so afraid of, pussy?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2024 04:05 PM (0FoWg)

To play devil's advocate, maybe it's not the actual dying that bugs him, but the aging and degeneration. After seeing quite a few family members slide into dementia, Parkinson's, COPD, etc and have a horrible lingering death over the last couple of years, I kind of get it.

Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at January 26, 2024 04:26 PM (Z1+Th)

140 Posted by: troyriser at January 26, 2024 04:22 PM (7Cx1V)

Nice post. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:26 PM (Ki//m)

141 His "biological age," he claimed until recently, is 42.5, according to one measurement of changes in DNA over time known as an epigenetic clock. In other words, he has spent about three years shaving off -- maybe -- a little more than three years.

Meh.

That 3 year extension of life is exactly the same that every single legit health regimen can give you.

Heck, for literally decades I've heard that your longevity is a genetic dealio and that you can extend your life by doing X but in reality it's no more than a 2-3 year extension.

The benefit is in staying healthy as possible up to the point you die. So, you can enjoy your life instead of lying around in a bed.

It's always the same. Jogging craze - 2 to 3 year extension. Mediterranean Diet - 2-3 year extension. Etc.

Eat a good diet. Exercise. Moderation with alcohol. No smoking. Etc.

This guy's going to make a lot of money, but he ain't a nut and certainly no visionary.

Or maybe, I'm a visionary . All morons and ettes send me one...no! ten thousand dollars each for telling you how to live 3 years longer. Make the check out to naturalfake Visionary Longevity Enterprises.

You're welcome!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2024 04:26 PM (nFnyb)

142 No more bologna and cheese sandwiches with mayo and pickles???? Nah, pass..

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:26 PM (PCK5/)

143 124 Orson, you are Benny Hill aren’t you?
Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2024 04:24 PM (JTuy1)
______________________

In truth, I had to edit that question. Originally, I had Mr. Johnson surviving the fall in a vegetative state, which would be prolonged due to his self-proclaimed youthfulness. Irony....heh.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2024 04:27 PM (dIske)

144 >Does he want to fight Abbott? Would this be a fair fight?
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:11 PM (vFG9F)

Bee: Biden, Abbott To Face Off In Wheelchair Joust To The Death

Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at January 26, 2024 04:27 PM (Z1+Th)

145 No booze this year so far. I'm not ready to declare myself a t-totaler, but I'm continuing last year's policy of drinking far, far less than I have for most of my adult life.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (DTX3h)

You disgust me.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2024 04:27 PM (gSZYf)

146 Mayo grosses me out. Its the least health condiment so I guess that's good.

Now if only chocolate covered almonds grossed me out...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (ibTVg)

147 You'll be back

Posted by: Busty Lesbian Pron at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (AR07F)

148 damn, the butt on that girl on the treadmill.

wow

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (NtVYv)

149 OMG!OMG! this is reminds me of that dude in S America or MExico(?) who unveiled extraterrestrial looking mummified corpses in his parliament. Upon examination it was determined that those "extraterrestrials" are just freaky dolls constructed out of bones of small animals.

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (V13WU)

150 3. Watch less pron.

I am actually nailing this one. 9 out of 10. I don't know how I did it, except I just stopped for a week and it "fell out of the schedule," if you know what I mean.

Mother Nature naturally gives us help in this department. You know, for those of us over 29.

Posted by: Rasmussen at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (CsUN+)

151 I'm not afraid of death. Dying might suck.
Posted by: Northernlurker
......

Go to bed, wake up dead.
No problemo.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (v0R5T)

152 142 No more bologna and cheese sandwiches with mayo and pickles???? Nah, pass..
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:26 PM (PCK5/)

Yeah, tonight will be left over BBQ Pork Ribs, the big fatty kind.... yummy yummy fat....

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (xaFKb)

153 My gainzzzz/resolutionz?

I plan on using my SCUBA certs to dive in the Great Lakes this year. Otherwise, didn't make any.

I got diverticulitis at the end of 2022. It left scar tissue* that caused pain anytime I used my core, so that basically stopped my lifting. After a YEAR, the pain is almost gone. (Still there, but much improved.)

One benefit? I got sick of being a fatbody and started walking in July of last year. My heartrate had dropped so much by August that the nurse had to re-check.

Pretty soon, I'm going to start some light lifting and see how much I have improved, pain-wise. I already discovered how much my strength had dropped in previous attempts at judging my pain.

Now I'm not even going to push limits. I'll start slow and ramp up.

*at least that's the multiple doctors' best guess after multiple CT scans/MRI's/sonograms....

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (JMAcK)

154 Write my damn book.

I have started and abandoned this so many times. This last go-round, I started out well again, and then... stopped.
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I understand there's a writer's group affiliated with this very blog...They have a link on the main webpage if you want to sign up...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (7fElN)

155 No booze this year so far. I'm not ready to declare myself a t-totaler, but I'm continuing last year's policy of drinking far, far less than I have for most of my adult life.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at January 26, 2024 04:20 PM (DTX3h)
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I love scotch, and I still drink it.

But I include it in my daily calorie budget. If I want a drink, I have to offset it earlier in the day. I have to really want it that day to commit to creating room for it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:29 PM (mwCIn)

156 142 No more bologna and cheese sandwiches with mayo and pickles???? Nah, pass..
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:26 PM (PCK5/)

========

Someone said that one of the performers was Angela White, who is Australian.

Ace was just taking in a foreign film.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:29 PM (GBKbO)

157 Does he live in the same general area where that other tech CEO got gutted and left to die outside of the restaurant while diners looked at him in disgust?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:29 PM (CxCEK)

158 Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:07 PM (W/lyH)

Well, that would be entertaining. I meant strategies for writing. Do so many pages a day, etc.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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My maternal grandfather wrote around 80 westerns. His big rule was to write at least 100 words a day.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at January 26, 2024 04:29 PM (17s+e)

159 I definitely don't want to outlive my kids. I intend to be thoroughly curmudgeonly way before then.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:29 PM (vFG9F)

160 For the new year I've started lifting and curling with full ammo cans.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2024 04:30 PM (eYF7X)

161 Go to bed, wake up dead.
No problemo.
Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:28 PM (v0R5T)

Go to bed, wake up dead.
No problemo.
Burma Shave

Seemed appropriate

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:30 PM (TTAGa)

162 My resolutions and how far I've reached them:

1) Bang a different hot woman every day - 0/10

2) Develop a plan to make $10MM by the end of the year - 0/10

3) Do sit ups and push ups every day - 0/10

4) Write a book - 0/10

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2024 04:30 PM (cMXNt)

163 Does it have to be an actual hardcover book? You could read a Kindle while you treadmill or some such. You'd be killing two resolutions with one stone.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 26, 2024 04:30 PM (XPM1I)

164 "Mr. Johnson has an almost Trumpian ability to stay in the news."

Puh-LEASE! I've never heard of this guy before now, and I literally couldn't care less. Frankly, I can't imagine who would want to be a romantic partner to a fanatic.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at January 26, 2024 04:30 PM (w6EFb)

165 Expect billions

@BNONews
·
1m
BREAKING: Verdict reached in Trump defamation trial, announcement soon

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2024 04:30 PM (IG4Id)

166 These are the times that try men's souls
Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:16 PM (TTAGa)

A philosopher friend if mine who also is a cook at a local sea food restaurant is fond of holding up his large cooking fork.and declaring these are the tines that fry men's soles.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:31 PM (W/lyH)

167 I attribute my longevity to cigarettes and wine.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (bn3/b)

168 >I am leaning toward a weight machine so I can do a variety of things with low risk of catastrophic injury since I live alone and don't want to drop something on myself and end up trapped. Low risk of that with dumbbells, but much greater if I want to do things like bench presses or leg workouts, which I probably do.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:21 PM (mwCIn)

Dumbbells a very versatile. Any barbell exercise can be done using DBs with the benefit of forcing core engagement for stability. The five key lifts - bench press, shoulder press, rows, squats and dead lifts will give you a more productive, full body workout than any machine. I say that as a long time lifter. I'd be happy to share a very good six-week DB/body weight work out if you're interested.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (GTqXr)

169 157 Does he live in the same general area where that other tech CEO got gutted and left to die outside of the restaurant while diners looked at him in disgust?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:29 PM (CxCEK)

_________________________________

In their defense, they WERE trying to eat. And the blood cascade sort of takes the wind out of the sails of a nice marinara.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (dIske)

170 I am of humans have been eating meat since they arrived on the planet, to stop now is some evolutionary reverse

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (fwDg9)

171 164 "Mr. Johnson has an almost Trumpian ability to stay in the news."

Puh-LEASE! I've never heard of this guy before now, and I literally couldn't care less. Frankly, I can't imagine who would want to be a romantic partner to a fanatic.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at January 26, 2024 04:30 PM (w6EFb)

Just another asshole narcissist..

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (PCK5/)

172 Ask me about living forever.

Posted by: Prometheus (the guy, not the movie) at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (wzAuc)

173 Dumbbells a very versatile. Any barbell exercise can be done using DBs with the benefit of forcing core engagement for stability. The five key lifts - bench press, shoulder press, rows, squats and dead lifts will give you a more productive, full body workout than any machine. I say that as a long time lifter. I'd be happy to share a very good six-week DB/body weight work out if you're interested.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (GTqXr)
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Sure. My E-Mail is public and if you wish to, I look forward to reading it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (mwCIn)

174 So that day, I took a walk and cut out sugar and then the next day I wrote out a more complete plan for what I was trying to accomplish. But I started it right then.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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That's awesome.

I decided one day last March to kill my daily dessert habit, I started out by saying just have dessert once a week then decided to go without longer... with decent success.

I haven't done as well with the holidays and after, but my goal now is special occasions only. And it has to be *really* special. Not just "hey it's Friday" or "I didn't stab anyone with a fork today."

MoMes are special occasions. I will not skip Helena Handbasket's brownies.

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:33 PM (i671v)

175 I'm down to 6 Parlies a day (from

. Had a couple of 3-Coors light days recently but mostly stick to 2. Am I proud? Hell, yeah!

Posted by: Peaches at January 26, 2024 04:33 PM (14URa)

176 That asshole may live longer, but he's missing out on all the fun.

Hope he gets hit by a bus and someone gets it on video.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (R/m4+)

177 Tolkien's elves elves are immortal and it always struck me as a source of melancholy. Imagine all the loss you would suffer in 10,000 years.
The reason Numenor was destroyed was because lust for immortality drove a lot of Numenorians mad.
I'm sorry I got vaguely philosophical. I hate it when I do that.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (RwRUc)

178 What do you want to write a book about. Maybe the writers here can give suggestions on how to have some consitency on that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:05 PM (Ki//m)
***

Excellent idea!
Just give us the first paragraph and then Horde-source the rest of it.
Best seller I bet!
Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:07 PM (W/lyH)

*ChatGPT

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (V13WU)

179 Perfessor there must be a thread around here with advice for that

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (fwDg9)

180 So busy not dying that he's not living.

Posted by: t-bird at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (ZZOOb)

181 MoMes are special occasions. I will not skip Helena Handbasket's brownies.
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:33 PM (i671v)

Wise...

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:35 PM (TTAGa)

182 Never thought of myself as a writer, barely get what is in my head onto a page that's understandable

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2024 04:35 PM (fwDg9)

183 >>>Have you tried just keeping a goal? 30 pages a day? 5% a day?
It's what I do. Keeps me motivated and going. I backslide from time to time as well, but this gets me onboard with the exercise and keeps me there for longer.

No i haven't tried that, but I will. Thanks.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (KRtlO)

184 Friend of mine says about living longer, "You got to remember those years are at the end of your life and aren't worth the same as the ones before them."

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (17s+e)

185 In terms of diet, I've decided on a new tactic.

The previous tactic was to try and go extreme by eating nothing until dinner, eating that and no more. I used to be able to do that. In fact, I lost 20 pounds doing that 4-5 years ago.

But, every time I've tried since, I've failed within days of starting.

So, I'm going on and off. One day is light. Lunch is a bowl of mixed nuts. Dinner is what Dolley makes. The next day is heavier. A breadless sandwich and the same bowl of mixed nuts. Dinner from Dolley.

It's still overall light, especially cutting down the extended lunches where I just kept going down to the pantry/fridge to grab one more thing, but I'm not as oppressively hungry for as long. Makes it more manageable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (GBKbO)

186 I'd write about the first seduction in space.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (J8LnB)

187 Well, that would be entertaining. I meant strategies for writing. Do so many pages a day, etc.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:09 PM (Ki//m)

I don't know...sounds too much like homework.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (W/lyH)

188 A neighbor lady started walking five miles a day on her 70th birthday

That was a year ago and now we have no idea where she is.

Ba dum tsss

Posted by: Blutarski at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (Fwuhb)

189 Dammit! I wanted to chime in here!! But finished my 21 day full sugar fast (no fructose sucrose or even lactose!) and going out now! Everyone- sugar is poison! Even fructose!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (QgxlV)

190 Dumbbells a very versatile. Any barbell exercise can be done using DBs with the benefit of forcing core engagement for stability. The five key lifts - bench press, shoulder press, rows, squats and dead lifts will give you a more productive, full body workout than any machine. I say that as a long time lifter. I'd be happy to share a very good six-week DB/body weight work out if you're interested.
Posted by: Heavy Meta
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I'm just a puny girl but I love lifting dumbbells. Weight machines look like medieval torture devices to me, and barbells look like an excellent way to drop more things on my toes. Dumbbells, I can understand and handle.

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (i671v)

191 Excellent idea!
Just give us the first paragraph and then Horde-source the rest of it.
Best seller I bet!
Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:07 PM (W/lyH)

*ChatGPT
Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (V13WU)

MoronGPT

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (cWNll)

192 Last July my BP was tested at 96/66 and my heart rate at 54 bpm. Not bad for 56. OTOH, I sacrificed much, much more than that Johnson guy. I gave up pot for 3 months. I'm not sure it was worth it - 100/70 and 60 bpm would be an acceptable trade off. :->

The other night the back patio was slickery and I was slightly (no hyperbole) high. I lost my footing but managed to just basically go straight down and bang my knee a bit. Mostly I was anticipating serious shoulder soreness from when I jerked my arm as I slipped. Nope, nothing. No soreness anywhere later. Do not mock the power of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol; embrace it.

Posted by: SFGoth at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (KAi1n)

193 Counter-Resolution

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (xcxpd)

194 A philosopher friend if mine who also is a cook at a local sea food restaurant is fond of holding up his large cooking fork.and declaring these are the tines that fry men's soles.
Posted by: Diogenes
......

I ordered the halibut.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:38 PM (v0R5T)

195 183 >>>Have you tried just keeping a goal? 30 pages a day? 5% a day?
It's what I do. Keeps me motivated and going. I backslide from time to time as well, but this gets me onboard with the exercise and keeps me there for longer.

No i haven't tried that, but I will. Thanks.
Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (KRtlO)

=======

I tend to accomplish it at night. Keeping reading until I hit that mark is never that hard, unless I'm reading something absurdly long, though I did read War and Peace in about 3 weeks doing it. That took effort.

But the smaller books? Latest was a little novel called Cranford. Took me about five days. I could read 20% of it in about an hour.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:38 PM (GBKbO)

196 No sugar and I don’t need to fast and I feel great sleep great can stop losing weight

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2024 04:38 PM (QgxlV)

197 Have you tried just keeping a goal? 30 pages a day? 5% a day?
It's what I do. Keeps me motivated and going. I backslide from time to time as well, but this gets me onboard with the exercise and keeps me there for longer.

No i haven't tried that, but I will. Thanks.
Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (KRtlO)
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I track all my reading on a spreadsheet. I can tell at a glance where I am in my book that way. Right now I'm 200 pages (or 16.65%) into Malazan Book of the Fallen 6 - The Bonehunters. Only 1001 more pages to go!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:38 PM (7fElN)

198 the longevity guy is a fraud. like fat celebrities who suddenly look svelte in a matter of weeks and then claim they got there by eating healthy and exercising, while having Ozempic pumped into them

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 04:38 PM (V13WU)

199 Dammit! I wanted to chime in here!! But finished my 21 day full sugar fast (no fructose sucrose or even lactose!) and going out now! Everyone- sugar is poison! Even fructose!
Posted by: BlackOrchid

That's basically a carnivore diet with mushrooms. Not many plants have NO sugar at all.

Posted by: SFGoth at January 26, 2024 04:38 PM (KAi1n)

200
What a perfect example of worldliness and ingratitude. That guy needs to hear about Jesus. Stat.

Posted by: Eternity Matters at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (MTm8X)

201 193 Counter-Resolution
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (xcxpd)

=======

Bang more whores? Do more drugs? Eat more sugar? Unwrite a novel?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (GBKbO)

202 The Seefood diet…

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (PCK5/)

203
*ChatGPT
Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (V13WU)

MoronGPT

Posted by: G'rump928(c)
===

Snort

With a name like MoronGPT, you know it has to be good.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (17s+e)

204 I guess putting broccoli in front of a toddler is like placing a cucumber behind your cat.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (w6EFb)

205 So busy not dying that he's not living.
Posted by: t-bird
____________

"I accuse you of a wasted life."

"Guilty"

Posted by: Pappilon at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (Dm8we)

206 It's still overall light, especially cutting down the extended lunches where I just kept going down to the pantry/fridge to grab one more thing, but I'm not as oppressively hungry for as long. Makes it more manageable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:36 PM (GBKbO)

Wife tried to get me into intermittent fasting. I gave up after two weeks.

I generally eat the same stuff every day but it's all based around trying to match my protein intake with my weight. I think eating to goals is the easiest way to make a switch, which is easy to say for me because I'm a light eater to begin with.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (KbCG3)

207 I attribute my longevity to cigarettes and wine.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (bn3/b)
......

We all need a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (v0R5T)

208 Hubbymayhem was diagnosed as diabetic, back in December. He has lost weight and improved his diet and his blood sugar levels. He does take medication. We agreed to keep a lot of the junk food out of the house. Including chocolate.
I have an out of control chocolate addiction that is fed by stress. Last year the stress was huge and I gained about twenty pounds. Now I'm trying to downsize. I've been riding my exercise bike every day but need to add other stuff. We have vinyl floors now and they are slippery and hard so push ups and sit ups are really uncomfortable. But at least my go to snack isn't chocolate now. It's usually cheese cubes or a spoonful of peanut butter. I'm not eating donuts for breakfast anymore either. Breakfast is apiece of toast with peanut butter and some cheese cubes and my glass of water. Not seeing a huge difference but still plugging away.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (cRrcX)

209 Ace could publish a book of his top 100 posts. Like Jj. Maybe include his top 100 comments.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (2ovLw)

210 I'm just a puny girl but I love lifting dumbbells. Weight machines look like medieval torture devices to me, and barbells look like an excellent way to drop more things on my toes. Dumbbells, I can understand and handle.
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (i671v)

I seem to recall that you handled getting the guns and ammo out to the range and back pretty damn easily.

Barbells aren't that hard to get used to.

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (TTAGa)

211
That's basically a carnivore diet with mushrooms. Not many plants have NO sugar at all.

Yep

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (QgxlV)

212 Wow, imagine if humans manage to create their own Hell. Never being able to die, being apart from God forever. Existing only in the tiny little boundaries of a video game world where you were in a perpetual state of eternal boredom because you'd seen everything the non-english speaking programmers had decided to include per the contract. Praying someone unplugged the machine after the first year.

I would make a Terry Schiavo reference but she had people trying to help her. These folks want to pay for the kink.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:40 PM (CxCEK)

213 Like any smart man, I keep my sixpack in a well insulated cooler.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2024 04:40 PM (Y6IkP)

214 >Sure. My E-Mail is public and if you wish to, I look forward to reading it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (mwCIn)

On its way.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 04:40 PM (GTqXr)

215 My pastor put it right..."I'm not afraid of death. But I don't look forward to the death experience. "

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 04:40 PM (W/lyH)

216 all uz resolutions sound like homework. resolutions (somehow) have to be fun !

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 04:40 PM (V13WU)

217 145 You disgust me.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2024 04:27 PM (gSZYf)

Hey, I *said* I wasn't a quitter!

155 I love scotch, and I still drink it.

But I include it in my daily calorie budget.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:29 PM (mwCIn)

I really like boozy drinks and, like Pringles, it's tough for me to have just one. Thus, my goal is to limit drinking to vacations and other special occasions.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at January 26, 2024 04:41 PM (DTX3h)

218 Low stress is the key to long life ... resolutions are stressful. heh

I'm in better shape when I have projects to work on, especially outdoor projects that involve some actual work.

The one thing I should do is not drink in the evening. Not in the day either, but it is after 5pm when I usually get the urge.

And yeah, eggs are great, my 8 chickens agree.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2024 04:41 PM (Cus5s)

219 The baby knows there's pudding somewhere and that stalk of broccoli has absolutely nothing to do with it. Smart girl, mean 'caregiver.'
------
Re: Bryan Johnson

Wacko!!!

NDTV World, May '23, in part,
"For Johnson, the plasma exchange is not an unusual happening. He's been to the Dallas-area clinic for several consecutive months and received plasma-not from a family member but from a young, anonymous donor. Johnson carefully screened the donor to make sure the person had an ideal body mass index, lived a healthy lifestyle and was free of diseases."

My blood runs cold imagining who are the people at the other end of such lines "donating."
---

And, Emma Brockes, UK Guardian, also May '23: What’s the use of $800m, Bryan Johnson, if you dine on baby food?

Posted by: L - Confident they're working on new 'rope-a-dope' techniques for the Presidential election at January 26, 2024 04:41 PM (GshMh)

220 Zardoz had people in it that could live forever and lots of rape.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 26, 2024 04:41 PM (R/m4+)

221 Imagine living to say 300 but it amounted only to 75 years of living spread super thin.
I'm sorry I've been dipping into stoicism. I'll go away.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 04:41 PM (RwRUc)

222 I'm sorry I got vaguely philosophical. I hate it when I do that.
Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (RwRUc)

I was thinking on this the other day. I'd hate to be immortal, or to even live over 1,000 years or so. Watching everyone you love die over and over? No, thank you.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (XPM1I)

223 MoronGPT
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (cWNll)
____________________________

I'd buy the damn thing just to read the Forward by Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (dIske)

224 My goal is to completely wear out my body before I die so that everything just gives out at once. I don't want to leave anything on the field.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:19 PM (ZLI7S)

LOL. Me too.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (BdMk6)

225 First time posting in the GAINZZZZ thread... but it's a feel-good post! Back at the beginning of September, I signed onto a weight-loss program that was being hawked by the local conservative talk radio station. By October 30 I was down exactly 30 lbs. In the next month I lost another 10 (even despite Thanksgiving), and I've basically stayed there (except last week when not eating and flushing out my system for a colonoscopy led to me dropping another 5). Since the beginning of August, I'm down 50 lbs total, 6 inches off my waistline, and I don't feel the need to lose any more. My current goal is to maintain this weight throughout the year and beyond. Just gotta stick to my routine at this point.

Keep at it, fellow morons. If I can do it, you surely can.

Posted by: Caiwyn at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (BaIXK)

226 220 Zardoz had people in it that could live forever and lots of rape.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 26, 2024 04:41 PM (R/m4+)

=======

Also guns. And boobs.

And Sean Connery in a wedding dress.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (GBKbO)

227 >>> I'm just a puny girl but I love lifting dumbbells. Weight machines look like medieval torture devices to me, and barbells look like an excellent way to drop more things on my toes. Dumbbells, I can understand and handle.
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (i671v)

Kettlebell swinging is nice too. And can strengthen multiple muscle groups.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (Y6IkP)

228 I still hope for death by misadventure but it needs to pick up the pace.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (cWNll)

229 >>>. I had no idea you were trying. Would it motivate you if you put out a GoFundMe for your book, and found that there are a ton of people (like me) who would put money down right now to help motivate you to write? Would that give a little umph to help you power past that first hurdle?

I appreciate donations, but no, unfortunately, I don't think that a donation would motivate me. I'd just sit on it, you know. I'd think "thank you" and then go back to procrastinating. But thank you.

I'm not sure what would motivate me more. I know I'm supposed to set a couple of hours aside as mandatory writing hours and set a word count of at least 1000 words per day.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (KRtlO)

230 My pastor put it right..."I'm not afraid of death. But I don't look forward to the death experience. "
Posted by: Diogenes
___________

There's a great scene in Paths of Glory on this where the atheist talks about fear of the bayonet.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (Dm8we)

231 I track all my reading on a spreadsheet. I can tell at a glance where I am in my book that way. Right now I'm 200 pages (or 16.65%) into Malazan Book of the Fallen 6 - The Bonehunters. Only 1001 more pages to go!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:38 PM (7fElN)
++++
This.

I can't help it, but I'm "data-driven." I like being able to see progress. I also tend to obsess over little changes, which is bad. I try to moderate this by have a fixed tracking ritual. I weigh myself twice a day and punch that into a spreadsheet. I then take a daily average and aggregate those into weekly averages, and look for the trend only in the weekly.

This is obsessive and weird, but I needed to impose some structure on what I'm doing and add that structure to the overall routine to keep myself from getting lost in minutia or feeling defeated when the number ticks up and instead of down.

I don't recommend that others do this, by the way - I acknowledge that it's weird and unnecessary - but it does work for me and since I do huge amount of data analysis for work, I know how to build it all out.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (mwCIn)

232 And Ace, thanks for the workout comments. Very good advice. I'll add one of my own: practice what you suck at.

You embrace that you suck, practice anyway. It helps or it helps me at least.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (xcxpd)

233 >>>I'll stay out of the exercise arena, except to say this:
Discipline beats motivation

and also, habit beats inspiration.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:44 PM (KRtlO)

234 229 I'm not sure what would motivate me more. I know I'm supposed to set a couple of hours aside as mandatory writing hours and set a word count of at least 1000 words per day.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (KRtlO)

========

What if we crowdsourced a dominatrix to monitor your progress?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:44 PM (GBKbO)

235 I eat one large meal a day at lunch followed by a 30 minute nap. Wine and fruit in the evening. No medications whatsoever.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:44 PM (bn3/b)

236 My resolution: by the end of the year score 90 or above in a 1,000 yard rifle match.

I've 11 matches left this year to get it done.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 26, 2024 04:44 PM (tT6L1)

237 189 Dammit! I wanted to chime in here!! But finished my 21 day full sugar fast (no fructose sucrose or even lactose!) and going out now! Everyone- sugar is poison! Even fructose!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2024 04:37 PM (QgxlV)

Ah, fructose: as damaging to the liver as alcohol with none of the fun.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (DTX3h)

238 Telomeres play a central role in cell fate and aging by adjusting the cellular response to stress and growth stimulation on the basis of previous cell divisions and DNA damage. At least a few hundred nucleotides of telomere repeats must "cap" each chromosome end to avoid activation of DNA repair pathways.

Wonder if this Johnson fellow has looked at this little cellular countdown clock on aging. Knew a naturopath who had patented a formula that allegedly stopped and reversed that ticking time bomb. He died from trauma, unfortunately, and I don't know what happened with his age-defyingTelomere medicine.

In that government warehouse between the formula to run car engines on tap water and the Ark.

Posted by: mindful webworker - in miserable shape at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (1MY66)

239 222 I'm sorry I got vaguely philosophical. I hate it when I do that.
Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 04:34 PM (RwRUc)

I was thinking on this the other day. I'd hate to be immortal, or to even live over 1,000 years or so. Watching everyone you love die over and over? No, thank you.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (XPM1I)

"Why are you such a commitment phobe?"

"Well, I've lost 86 wives in my 750 years of living. Takes a toll."

*I can fix him!

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (KbCG3)

240 Zardoz had people in it that could live forever and lots of rape.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 26, 2024 04:41 PM (R/m4+)
........

Is Zed still alive? Cuz I was told Zed's dead, baby.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (v0R5T)

241 But anyway....regarding diet and longevity, what kind of life do you call it where you take 111 pills a day and don't eat brisket? Life is for living, eat tasty food.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (xcxpd)

242 I read the post title as REVOLUTIONZZZ.

Posted by: ShainS -- Civil War 2: 10th Amendment Revolution Boogaloo at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (D3EQw)

243 >>> 3 Elites want to figure out how to stop aging, all while they're trying to remove 4 billion from the planet so they can control the remainder more.

Eat. The. Rich.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at January 26, 2024 04:03 PM (vf0Uk)

Late to the thread again....

Silly Sponge, the correct answer is "feed the commie fcktards to the feral bacon seeds".

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (llON8)

244 Without the advancements in medical science I would have died about 20 years ago. When I did work out a lot, three days a week right now, I wasn't concerned with strength, I just wanted to look good.

Posted by: javems at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (5abp3)

245 235 I eat one large meal a day at lunch followed by a 30 minute nap. Wine and fruit in the evening. No medications whatsoever.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:44 PM (bn3/b)

...and horses. I believe that there are horses in there somewhere.

Posted by: browndog is resolute in his resolutions at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (TTAGa)

246 seem to recall that you handled getting the guns and ammo out to the range and back pretty damn easily.

Barbells aren't that hard to get used to.
Posted by: browndog
---
Schlepping ammo is a great workout! :-)

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (i671v)

247 No medications whatsoever.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:44 PM (bn3/b)

Big pharma will kill you faster than anything. And it won't be pleasant. I do like an 1 mg atavan before bed but otherwise, I'm a hard no.

Posted by: Peaches at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (14URa)

248 Peanut butter has aflatoxins (liver disease) and chocolate has arsenic, lead, and cadmium. Great stuff! Seriously, pick your poison. Love green tea? >5 cups a day and you might start having issues.

Posted by: SFGoth at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (KAi1n)

249 >>>We have vinyl floors now and they are slippery and hard so push ups and sit ups are really uncomfortable.

amazon sells exercise mats for pretty cheap. Like 25 bucks for a roll-up yoga-type mat?

I don't like getting down to the actual bare floor either.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (KRtlO)

250 >>> And Ace, thanks for the workout comments. Very good advice. I'll add one of my own: practice what you suck at.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (xcxpd)

^^^ This

Posted by: Kamala at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (Y6IkP)

251 track all my reading on a spreadsheet. I can tell at a glance where I am in my book that way. Right now I'm 200 pages (or 16.65%) into Malazan Book of the Fallen 6 - The Bonehunters. Only 1001 more pages to go!
-

I do something similar, except it's via putting a paper towel or gum wrapper or other flat found object at the page and then having to look for the book in the car, office, etc at least twice a week.

Pretty much an identical system when you think about.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (CxCEK)

252 232 And Ace, thanks for the workout comments. Very good advice. I'll add one of my own: practice what you suck at.

You embrace that you suck, practice anyway. It helps or it helps me at least.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (xcxpd)

My crappy Bulgarian squats from this morning agree.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

253 I was thinking on this the other day. I'd hate to be immortal, or to even live over 1,000 years or so. Watching everyone you love die over and over? No, thank you.

Posted by: hobbitopoly

This is why I avoid vampires.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (lTGtQ)

254 238 "Telomeres play a central role in cell fate and aging by adjusting the cellular response to stress and growth stimulation on the basis of previous cell divisions and DNA damage. At least a few hundred nucleotides of telomere repeats must "cap" each chromosome end to avoid activation of DNA repair pathways."

Wonder if this Johnson fellow has looked at this little cellular countdown clock on aging. Knew a naturopath who had patented a formula that allegedly stopped and reversed that ticking time bomb. He died from trauma, unfortunately, and I don't know what happened with his age-defyingTelomere medicine.

In that government warehouse between the formula to run car engines on tap water and the Ark.
Posted by: mindful webworker - in miserable shape at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (1MY66)

Last I heard we shipped all that stuff to the basement of a biolab somewhere in Ukraine.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (eYoxG)

255

Richard Cumberland: “It is better to wear out than to rust out.”

Posted by: L - Confident they're working on new 'rope-a-dope' techniques for the Presidential election at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (GshMh)

256 Trump ordered to pay the whack job $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)

257 sugar is bad, unfortunately most everything eatable has it. fruit especially.

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (V13WU)

258
"Everyone gets cancer if they live long enough. Everyone."
-- Soothsayer

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (IYunJ)

259 I was thinking on this the other day. I'd hate to be immortal, or to even live over 1,000 years or so. Watching everyone you love die over and over? No, thank you.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (XPM1I)

"Why are you such a commitment phobe?"

"Well, I've lost 86 wives in my 750 years of living. Takes a toll."

*I can fix him!
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (KbCG3)

I only want to live for a thousand lifetimes if I have super powers. It would suck living forever but being relatively powerless.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (xcxpd)

260 Living forever is as much fun as you would think.

Posted by: Highlander at January 26, 2024 04:47 PM (og5mY)

261 I attribute my longevity to cigarettes and wine.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:32 PM (bn3/b)

Cigarettes and masterbation here. Cleanses the chakra.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2024 04:47 PM (BdMk6)

262 My resolute-shuns continue apace.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 04:47 PM (krQz2)

263 256 Trump ordered to pay the whack job $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)

82 million bucks… see where this is going??

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:47 PM (PCK5/)

264 THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:47 PM (cWNll)

265 Cigarettes and masterbation here. Cleanses the chakra.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2024 04:47 PM (BdMk6)
++++
That sounds like a comparatively low-liability method.

Posted by: Al Gore at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (mwCIn)

266 Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)

NY court. Of course. Hopefully he's appealing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (Ki//m)

267 If we can just live to the day that breakthrough happens, we can have our lives extended another 40-60 years

That's something I have little to no interest in.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (V8he0)

268 And Sean Connery in a wedding dress.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra
........

He was a regular fashion pioneer in that movie.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (v0R5T)

269 259 I was thinking on this the other day. I'd hate to be immortal, or to even live over 1,000 years or so. Watching everyone you love die over and over? No, thank you.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 26, 2024 04:42 PM (XPM1I)

"Why are you such a commitment phobe?"

"Well, I've lost 86 wives in my 750 years of living. Takes a toll."

*I can fix him!
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (KbCG3)

I only want to live for a thousand lifetimes if I have super powers. It would suck living forever but being relatively powerless.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (xcxpd)

The superpower of compounding returns is pretty good. Imagine all the silly conspiracies you could set up with a vast fortune and network of shell companies.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (eYoxG)

270 But anyway....regarding diet and longevity, what kind of life do you call it where you take 111 pills a day and don't eat brisket? Life is for living, eat tasty food.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
_________

There's a book on this. "Eat what you want, die like a man."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (Dm8we)

271 252 My crappy Bulgarian squats from this morning agree.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

========

Today was also my leg day.

20 minutes of Adrian Williams laughing at me as he forced me to do sumo squats and deadlift variations, after a 10 minute core class that was full of situps.

I prefer upper body days. I look ripped for, like, an hour afterwards.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (GBKbO)

272 Trump ordered to pay the whack job $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)

82 million bucks… see where this is going??
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2024 04:47 PM (PCK5/)

He can have her killed for a tiny fraction of that.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (cWNll)

273 And Ace, thanks for the workout comments. Very good advice. I'll add one of my own: practice what you suck at.

You embrace that you suck, practice anyway. It helps or it helps me at least.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (xcxpd)

My crappy Bulgarian squats from this morning agree.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

Single leg stuff is hard AF anymore. My balance sucks. I should start doing those.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

274 He died from trauma, unfortunately, and I don't know what happened with his age-defyingTelomere medicine.

Posted by: mindful webworker - in miserable shape at January 26, 2024 04:45 PM (1MY66)

Yeah...I'm not holding my breath for telomere-protecting therapies.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (gSZYf)

275 At my current level of health, another 40 to 60 years isn't really a selling point.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (tT6L1)

276 Tried to look at a Elven's life in Tolkien world living forever, wonder why he did that first, and living forever unless you run into a Orc sword seems very expensive

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (fwDg9)

277 256 Trump ordered to pay the whack job $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)

No muthafuckin' way!! Ack, I'm clutching my pearls.

Posted by: Peaches at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (14URa)

278
It's true. Eventually Everyone gets cancer. Might have to live 125 years to get cancer, but you'll get it.

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (IYunJ)

279 Dude can't even squat 315

Posted by: Max Power at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (Kundg)

280 I thought I was doing pretty good healthwise until I slammed into a concrete floor on my back after some scaffolding put up by a couple of drunks collapsed at work.

Good ol' Workman's Comp ended up crippling me.

If you get hurt at work, leave immediately and go home and fall over in your kitchen.

Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (QB+5g)

281 270 But anyway....regarding diet and longevity, what kind of life do you call it where you take 111 pills a day and don't eat brisket? Life is for living, eat tasty food.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
_________

There's a book on this. "Eat what you want, die like a man."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (Dm8we)

Sounds like a wise book

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

282 My crappy Bulgarian squats from this morning agree.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

Stop eating food from street carts and you won't get Bulgarian squats!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (gSZYf)

283 The superpower of compounding returns is pretty good. Imagine all the silly conspiracies you could set up with a vast fortune and network of shell companies.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (eYoxG)
++++
$100 compounding for a thousand years will be worth - if you're lucky - about the equivalent of $100.

Inflation's a bitch

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (mwCIn)

284 He was a regular fashion pioneer in that movie.
Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (v0R5T)

Pfft...

Posted by: Ricki Williams at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (TTAGa)

285 Trump ordered to pay the whack job $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)

I'm sure the appeal has already been written.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2024 04:49 PM (BdMk6)

286
My resolution is "Not to have Resolutions" because, as a scientist, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and its resultant tradeoffs are staggering in their implications.

To wit: either I'll know how fast I am progressing, but my destination will be spread out all over the place. Or, I'll know my destination, but the rate at which I progress toward it will be wild and erratic.
My bottom line is best summed up as, "I can't even."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2024 04:50 PM (xG4kz)

287 If we can just live to the day that breakthrough happens, we can have our lives extended another 40-60 years
-

That would be an interesting question for the cult.

You make it to 96, with the common problems of 96 year olds. The breakthrough is made and you can live another 100 years, and it's offered to you for free for all of your help.

Do you take it, grandpa?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:50 PM (CxCEK)

288 Today was also my leg day.

20 minutes of Adrian Williams laughing at me as he forced me to do sumo squats and deadlift variations, after a 10 minute core class that was full of situps.

I prefer upper body days. I look ripped for, like, an hour afterwards.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (GBKbO)

Favorite day is shoulder day. Always looks great and I never feel like I'm going to puke.

That said, I have chicken legs and am trying to address this. But man, the amount of work you have to do to actually build muscle is intense.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:50 PM (KbCG3)

289 Hi Peaches. .Hope you are well, dear

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:50 PM (bn3/b)

290
Racist In-N-Out Burger closes its last location in Oakland because of "crime" and "safety".

Blue cities think they should be able to make "law enforcement" (but really the *franchise* of "law enforcement") whatever kind of mess they want and people should just continue to participate because of "racism".

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 04:51 PM (krQz2)

291 I only want to live for a thousand lifetimes if I have super powers. It would suck living forever but being relatively powerless.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (xcxpd)

The superpower of compounding returns is pretty good. Imagine all the silly conspiracies you could set up with a vast fortune and network of shell companies.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (eYoxG)

Money is a good superpower but if you're somewhere that cash doesn't help you, I want to be able to have other hobbies than watching interest compound.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:51 PM (xcxpd)

292 Straight liquors like scotch or unflavored bourbon are under 100 calories an ounce, and don't have any cholesterol or any of that other stuff. They're not glycemic triggers -- they won't give you a blood sugar spike unless you're slamming them down. If you drink them for the enjoyment of their flavor, you can mix with water or ice.

If you have a doctor or dietitian who begrudges two or so "units" of that a day, you are dealing with an ideological kook.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 26, 2024 04:51 PM (zdLoL)

293 The best bacon is baked bacon.

Posted by: Try it at January 26, 2024 04:51 PM (NBVIP)

294 288 Favorite day is shoulder day. Always looks great and I never feel like I'm going to puke.

That said, I have chicken legs and am trying to address this. But man, the amount of work you have to do to actually build muscle is intense.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2024 04:50 PM (KbCG3)

=========

I want slightly bulgy arms for Hawaii. 5 weeks. Almost there.

But can't do arms everyday. That's a path towards injury.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (GBKbO)

295 I do something similar, except it's via putting a paper towel or gum wrapper or other flat found object at the page and then having to look for the book in the car, office, etc at least twice a week.

Pretty much an identical system when you think about.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (CxCEK)
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I thought about doing a brief commentary on bookmarks on the Sunday Morning Book Thread sometime...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (7fElN)

296 This busty blonde in relatively little clothing has now satisfied her resolution of "appear on a thread on AoSHQ:"
http://tiny.cc/an4fwz

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (mwCIn)

297 It's completely absurd. Trump takes an astounding amount of abuse. It would wreck a lot of people.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (vFG9F)

298 Trump ordered to pay the whack job $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2024 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)
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He needs to liquidate all properties in NY and any All Your Law Are Belong To Us state.

And henceforth, never have any reason to go to that state.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 04:53 PM (krQz2)

299 For the last 35 years this has been my plan for living to be 100:

No Sex
No Drugs
No Rock and Roll
No Drinking
No Smoking
No Drugs
No Eating anything I like
No Gambling
No day without exercise

I may not make 100, but I already feel like I have.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at January 26, 2024 04:53 PM (CecP5)

300 I'm not sure what would motivate me more. I know I'm supposed to set a couple of hours aside as mandatory writing hours and set a word count of at least 1000 words per day.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2024 04:43 PM (KRtlO)

Well, that makes it seem like work. No one wants to do something they "have" to do.

Find a fun way to motivate yourself and don't set a "limit". Blast some loud music and light a candle. Anything to get in the mood.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 26, 2024 04:53 PM (XPM1I)

301 289 Hi Peaches. .Hope you are well, dear

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2024 04:50 PM (bn3/b)

You, too, Ben Had, it's lovely to see you! Still in Indiana so, well, it's nothin' to get too excited about. Very affordable, though.

Posted by: Peaches at January 26, 2024 04:53 PM (14URa)

302 My resolution is "Not to have Resolutions" because, as a scientist, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and its resultant tradeoffs are staggering in their implications.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)

Russell's Paradox

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at January 26, 2024 04:53 PM (lpvLE)

303 Racist In-N-Out Burger closes its last location in Oakland because of "crime" and "safety".
Blue cities think they should be able to make "law enforcement" (but really the *franchise* of "law enforcement") whatever kind of mess they want and people should just continue to participate because of "racism".
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 04:51 PM (krQz2)

Good. The only biznesses that be needed in Da Ghetto are liquor stores and pawn shops, all behind barbed wire and plate glass.

It's all they really need.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 26, 2024 04:54 PM (R/m4+)

304 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (mwCIn)

I laughed. Thx.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 04:54 PM (Ki//m)

305 Russell's Paradox

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at January 26, 2024 04:53 PM (lpvLE)
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I donna know why he needed-a two!

Posted by: Chico at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (krQz2)

306 I intend to live forever.

so far so good

Posted by: Steven Wright at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (lpvLE)

307 296 This busty blonde in relatively little clothing has now satisfied her resolution of "appear on a thread on AoSHQ:"
http://tiny.cc/an4fwz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (mwCIn)

=======

More photoshop that woman.

2/10

Would not bang.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

308 'I thought about doing a brief commentary on bookmarks on the Sunday Morning Book Thread sometime...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel'

You should. I use a tv remote and a piston. Sometimes another book.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (vFG9F)

309 My leg day consists of crossing them occasionally.
Left leg: hold for 5-10 minutes.
Right leg: hold for 5-10 minutes.
Phew.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (v0R5T)

310
Biden Admin just killed LNG shipments to Europe until it studies the way it affects "climate change".

Europe just got screwed

Posted by: Frank Barone at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (+oR7L)

311 I thought about doing a brief commentary on bookmarks on the Sunday Morning Book Thread sometime...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (7fElN)

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I'm almost guaranteed to miss a Sunday morning, but I will say that the best thing I ever did was start taking little significant things that would otherwise be thrown away like silly little kid drawings or receipts from Legoland and putting them in books for both memento storage and bookmarks. It's neat to get out a book from the shelf to finally read and find a drawing of Sonic the Hedgehog done when the little guy could barely hold a crayon straight.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:56 PM (CxCEK)

312
If we can just live to the day that breakthrough happens, we can have our lives extended another 40-60 years

That's something I have little to no interest in.
Posted by: Notorious BFD

The longer I live, the more I learn about other people.

The more I learn about other people, the less I like them.

Ergo, live far longer and wind up hating everybody.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2024 04:56 PM (xG4kz)

313 The New York damages jury that put Trump in the White House.
Shining light on a corrupt legal system in liberal communities.

Posted by: Redenzo at January 26, 2024 04:56 PM (oFYvE)

314 Posted by: Frank Barone at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (+oR7L)

Gotta love it.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 26, 2024 04:56 PM (1jfyW)

315 I donna know why he needed-a two!
Posted by: Chico

slow clap.

Posted by: Audience at January 26, 2024 04:56 PM (lpvLE)

316 >>> 310
Biden Admin just killed LNG shipments to Europe until it studies the way it affects "climate change".

Europe just got screwed
Posted by: Frank Barone at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (+oR7L)

Germans chopping down even more trees is GREAT for da erf!!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2024 04:57 PM (llON8)

317 Blue City Politics:

We're going to decide--and you are going to like it, racist.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 04:57 PM (krQz2)

318 I don't usually make resolutions, but this year I decided to clean/fix/upgrade something every day, something small mostly. It's going well so far, been throwing out a ton of junk that had just been sitting around because I wouldn't have cleaned out just 1 cabinet in a day (waiting for time to do them all) for instance.

Posted by: Memories at January 26, 2024 04:57 PM (mwcEF)

319 This busty blonde in relatively little clothing has now satisfied her resolution of "appear on a thread on AoSHQ:"
http://tiny.cc/an4fwz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
......

15 minutes of fame!

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:57 PM (v0R5T)

320 Can't vote for him because of all of the drama he forces me to endure something something

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:58 PM (CxCEK)

321 This busty blonde in relatively little clothing has now satisfied her resolution of "appear on a thread on AoSHQ:"
http://tiny.cc/an4fwz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (mwCIn)

She looks a little artificial but still...yes, like the fist of an angry god

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:58 PM (xcxpd)

322 Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 04:56 PM (CxCEK)

I owe my wife a hug. I give her shit for keeping everything from the kids.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 26, 2024 04:58 PM (1jfyW)

323 BREAKING: E. Jean Carroll Awarded $83.3 Million in "Trump Defamation" Case.

Posted by: ShainS -- Civil War 2: 10th Amendment Revolution Boogaloo at January 26, 2024 04:58 PM (QeRqx)

324 My narcissistic, OCD, health nut mother died at 102 in October. She was on her feet til a day of the very end and she was MISERABLE. She out lived husband's, 2 sons, all her friends and was demanding and depressed. She took no pleasure in anything. If you want to live that long you'd better have socked away $30k/month and figure out a way to just not be angry and bitter.

Posted by: dagny, first of her name at January 26, 2024 04:58 PM (U8kCF)

325 BREAKING: E. Jean Carroll Awarded $83.3 Million in "Trump Defamation" Case.
Posted by: ShainS -- Civil War 2: 10th Amendment Revolution Boogaloo at January 26, 2024 04:58 PM (QeRqx)
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Irony News: Crazy Nutbag Defamed.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 04:59 PM (krQz2)

326 Good God, that lying bitch is getting rewarded for being a lying bitch.

Posted by: dagny, first of her name at January 26, 2024 04:59 PM (U8kCF)

327 Ergo, live far longer and wind up hating everybody.

I'd prolly end up hating myself, as well.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 26, 2024 04:59 PM (V8he0)

328 Good God, that lying bitch is getting rewarded for being a lying bitch.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at January 26, 2024 04:59 PM (U8kCF)
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No. Trump is being punished for being OrangeManBad.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 04:59 PM (7fElN)

329 318 I don't usually make resolutions, but this year I decided to clean/fix/upgrade something every day, something small mostly. It's going well so far, been throwing out a ton of junk that had just been sitting around because I wouldn't have cleaned out just 1 cabinet in a day (waiting for time to do them all) for instance.

Posted by: Memories at January 26, 2024 04:57 PM (mwcEF)

That's the best kind of resolution. Easy and satisfying. Also helps to reward yourself with chocolate after each achievement. :-)

Posted by: Peaches at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (14URa)

330 My only rezzzolushunnzzz is to drink less.

So far, only moderate progress. But better than last year.

Baby steps.

I would like to get back to the outdoor things I love, like hiking and camping. Been doing way too little of that over the past few years.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Disgustipated at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (T/Lqj)

331 Did anyone yet mention the documentary on the drawbacks of living forever, Death Becomes Her, I think was the title...

Posted by: mindful webworker - still able to walk... most days.... at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (1MY66)

332 My grandparents all lived to 90ish. Longevity is probably 85% genetics. None of them smoked or drank much booze. Cattle ranchers and apple growers. So, hard physical work. Food was all homemade and rich in milk, butter, fats, meats and carbs.

They pretty much outlived everyone they grew up with.

Posted by: 13times at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (J3ppD)

333 Biden Admin just killed LNG shipments to Europe until it studies the way it affects "climate change".

Europe just got screwed
Posted by: Frank Barone at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (+oR7L)
......

Fucking Euroweenies.
They will soon be begging us to re-elect Trump.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (v0R5T)

334 don't usually make resolutions, but this year I decided to clean/fix/upgrade something every day, something small mostly.

-

I like that. Good for you.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (CxCEK)

335 Biden Admin just killed LNG shipments to Europe until it studies the way it affects "climate change".

Europe just got screwed

Posted by: Frank Barone

They can get it for a third of the price from Russia.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (lTGtQ)

336 We all need a reason to get out of bed in the morning.
Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 04:39 PM (v0R5T)

What, to empty the ashtray? get rid of the empties?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2024 05:00 PM (D7oie)

337 Dumbbells, I can understand and handle.
Posted by: screaming in digital

Indeed. I have watched you handle a few right here.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 26, 2024 05:01 PM (zdLoL)

338 307 296 This busty blonde in relatively little clothing has now satisfied her resolution of "appear on a thread on AoSHQ:"
http://tiny.cc/an4fwz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 04:52 PM (mwCIn)

=======

More photoshop that woman.

2/10

Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, walking with hope in America with Frank Capra at January 26, 2024 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

Plus she's going bald.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:01 PM (xcxpd)

339 E. Jean Carroll is being rewarded for her service to the State of New York in "Getting Trump".

Making life livable on the street is too hard a goal. Rigging the law to go after a universally hated "enemy", far more within reach.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (krQz2)

340 Biden Admin just killed LNG shipments to Europe until it studies the way it affects "climate change".

Europe just got screwed

Biden was actually moving forward on approving this until the EU begged him to cancel it in order to save them from the "climate apocalypse". Really.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (FD5dr)

341 Greg Price on X (yesterday)

I just want to remind everyone that in addition to once saying on CNN that "rape is sexy," E. Jean Carroll's accusation against Trump is an exact plot line from a 2012 Law & Order SVU episode.

She claimed that this was a complete coincidence when asked about it.

Her lawyers also tried to get the judge to instruct jurors that there's no evidence in the record that the episode "actually exists."

(More on X)

Posted by: L - Confident they're working on new 'rope-a-dope' techniques for the Presidential election at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (GshMh)

342 And with that, it's time for me to go take my walk. Have a great weekend, Morons!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (mwCIn)

343 Posted by: dagny, first of her name at January 26, 2024 04:58 PM (U8kCF)

Sorry about your mom being so angry and bitter. The oldest women in my church are 95 (The organist) and 96. The organist in particular has been through a heck of a lot, but both while feeling somewhat frustrated by limitation are very loving people and have family and friends who adore them. They are about as far from bitter as you can get and their faith is a great help to them. I am blessed to know them

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (Ki//m)

344 I owe my wife a hug. I give her shit for keeping everything from the kids.
-

Good to see you. It gets out of hand after a while and you'll run into storage problems, so the sooner you figure out how to take pictures of some stuff and let go of it the easier it will be later, but I'm a pretty sentimental guy and like seeing that stuff.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (CxCEK)

345 >Single leg stuff is hard AF anymore. My balance sucks. I should start doing those.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

Pistol squats FTW!

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 05:03 PM (GTqXr)

346 I dont want to live forever either. Just long enough to see my great great grandkids see their great great grandkids. Is that too mush to ask?

Posted by: Lancelot_link at January 26, 2024 05:03 PM (iA7vM)

347 That No Bill of Attainder thing is just a complication that really ingenious people--who can't solve the city crime problem--can work their way around.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (krQz2)

348 Biden Admin just killed LNG shipments to Europe until it studies the way it affects "climate change".

Europe just got screwed

Posted by: Frank Barone

I laugh and laugh. They blew up the pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe, demand everyone stand against evil Russia, then refuse to permit LNG plants to send our gas to Europe.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (lTGtQ)

349 Stick to masterbation Ace, trust me, you never give that up.

Posted by: Stourma at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (oodzO)

350 This busty blonde in relatively little clothing has now satisfied her resolution of "appear on a thread on AoSHQ:"
http://tiny.cc/an4fwz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
***

Well, she is standing in front of an exhibit hall. She needs to get on with it.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (W/lyH)

351 I actually lost 4 lbs over the holidays but walking the velociraptor is a challenge as I learned I have a broken bone in one foot and both ankles are shot much to the consternation of my Podiatrist.

Posted by: Beartooth at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (5FnZt)

352 Plus she's going bald.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side
.......

Picky, picky.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (v0R5T)

353 Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (CxCEL)

Likewise man.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 26, 2024 05:05 PM (1jfyW)

354 I laugh and laugh. They blew up the pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe, demand everyone stand against evil Russia, then refuse to permit LNG plants to send our gas to Europe.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (lTGtQ)
----
It's only funny until you realize they are dead serious about destroying any and all viable means of energy production in this country. They WANT a return to 19th-century living, where they live like robber barons and the rest of us struggle just to live.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 05:05 PM (7fElN)

355 It'll be a while, if ever, that E. Jean Carroll sees a dime.

Probably.

Every single time there's a defamation case it seems like the bar is so high there' seldom a payoff.

But... OrangeManBad so YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2024 05:05 PM (Q4IgG)

356 Yeah, that dude will be dead in 5 years getting choked out in some wierd sex thing.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 26, 2024 05:06 PM (uKeRS)

357 Yeah, write a book Ace. I did several years ago. It only sold, I think, in the "high severals" (to borrow a friend's description), but I found it a highly satisfactory creative experience. With your following, you ought to be able to rack in sacks of gold.

Posted by: Paco at January 26, 2024 05:06 PM (njExo)

358 But the main problem is just: Reading is boring and I am stupid.

========

Reading isn't boring, books however can be boring. Well the solution to that is find a book you are interested in. You can put soft music on, have a beverage and snax there, all of that.

Reading might be hard due to lack of practice or something, but practice is the answer to that.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:06 PM (eoQWY)

359 E. Jean Carroll's accusation against Trump is an exact plot line from a 2012 Law & Order SVU episode.

She claimed that this was a complete coincidence when asked about it.

Posted by: L - Confident they're working on new 'rope-a-dope' techniques for the Presidential election at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (GshMh)
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Clearly pointing it out that it could have been a Law and Order episode is defaming her.

Getting your own ideas about something decided officially is increasingly not allowed.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 05:06 PM (krQz2)

360 Greg Price on X (yesterday)

I just want to remind everyone that in addition to once saying on CNN that "rape is sexy," E. Jean Carroll's accusation against Trump is an exact plot line from a 2012 Law & Order SVU episode.

She claimed that this was a complete coincidence when asked about it.

Her lawyers also tried to get the judge to instruct jurors that there's no evidence in the record that the episode "actually exists."

(More on X)
Posted by: L - Confident they're working on new 'rope-a-dope' techniques for the Presidential election at January 26, 2024 05:02 PM (GshMh)
******
I cannot believe the jury just awarded her 83.3 Million dollars.
Absolutely insane.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2024 05:06 PM (NpAcC)

361 242 I read the post title as REVOLUTIONZZZ.

...

Me too. I confess I was disappointed.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at January 26, 2024 05:06 PM (w6EFb)

362 Stick to masterbation Ace, trust me, you never give that up.
Posted by: Stourma at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (oodzO

Joycelyn Elders, is that you?

Posted by: Beartooth at January 26, 2024 05:06 PM (5FnZt)

363 Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 05:03 PM (GTqXr)

Indeed.

The phrase “always be an athlete” is my mantra as I get ready to turn 40 this year. I promised myself I would not be a fat out of shape dad. I failed on that promise. I did do the 75 Hard, completed it, lost over 40+ lbs in the process. When it was over I was on vacation and never stopped. Needless to say I gained it all back.

Gonna run it back and keep the habits.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 26, 2024 05:07 PM (1jfyW)

364 OMG a "jury" just awarded that weird as lying freak 83.3 million dollars against Donald Trump

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2024 05:07 PM (n2vyf)

365 I resolved to write more Poetry this year.

Yet.
Here I sit.

Broken hearted...

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2024 05:07 PM (mdhFC)

366 Absolutely Hulk angry that they are allowed to give this lying skank a penny much less 83 million dollars. She can't even testify to the year the alleged incident occurred. Case should have been thrown out . And even if she could , calling someone a lying ugly skank is not defamation when the plaintiff is the one who accuses you of rape. That's defamation.

We need to split this country up or it will split violently on its own.

Posted by: Cobalt Blue at January 26, 2024 05:07 PM (zB5jo)

367 Stick to masterbation Ace, trust me, you never give that up.
Posted by: Stourma at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (oodzO)
***

Given all the ads I seeing, Ace must be making money hand over fist...

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2024 05:08 PM (W/lyH)

368 Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2024 05:07 PM (n2vyf)

Alex Jones laughs in billion dollar settlements

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 26, 2024 05:08 PM (1jfyW)

369 That dude is an attention whore creep and I’m taking bets that he’ll end up overdosing on drugs or plastic surgery.

I only had one rezz: to kick more ass and take more names and chew less bubblegum. So far, so good.

Posted by: Elric Blade at January 26, 2024 05:08 PM (iD/Km)

370 I laugh and laugh. They blew up the pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe, demand everyone stand against evil Russia, then refuse to permit LNG plants to send our gas to Europe.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (lTGtQ)
----
It's only funny until you realize they are dead serious about destroying any and all viable means of energy production in this country. They WANT a return to 19th-century living, where they live like robber barons and the rest of us struggle just to live.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 05:05 PM (7fElN)

The 19th century couldn't support the number of elites we have. Hell, half the population of the cities would have to go out and farm for one thing. Its just like these idiots to cut off the branch they need to live their lives.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:08 PM (eoQWY)

371
It's going well so far, been throwing out a ton of junk that had just been sitting around

To the extent that I have a program, that is it. I ask, "Krebs, you're 29 y/o and change -- do you really think that you will do whatever it was you had in mind when you set this stuff aside?" A "NO" means hasta-la-bye-bye for that stuff.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2024 05:08 PM (xG4kz)

372 "I'm more interested in what people of the 25th century think of me,"

Hate to break it to you, but it will be "Who?"

Posted by: t-bird at January 26, 2024 05:09 PM (KfN19)

373 >>> 354 I laugh and laugh. They blew up the pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe, demand everyone stand against evil Russia, then refuse to permit LNG plants to send our gas to Europe.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (lTGtQ)
----
It's only funny until you realize they are dead serious about destroying any and all viable means of energy production in this country. They WANT a return to 19th-century living, where they live like robber barons and the rest of us struggle just to live.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 05:05 PM (7fElN)

Down a rabbit hole a couple days ago, I found a comment to the effect that a better measure of GDP would be energy consumption per capita and that by *that* scale the US peaked in the early 70's.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2024 05:09 PM (llON8)

374 Ah, there we are. USA today

"Judge Kaplan said outright Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll. Republicans don't seem to care.

So-called party of law and order has as its far-and-away leading presidential candidate a man whom a jury has definitively found 'forcibly and without her consent' inserted his fingers into a woman. "

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the South will right again at January 26, 2024 05:09 PM (CxCEK)

375 345 >Single leg stuff is hard AF anymore. My balance sucks. I should start doing those.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

Pistol squats FTW!
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 05:03 PM (GTqXr)

IDPA does require those on some stages....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:09 PM (xcxpd)

376 It's only funny until you realize they are dead serious about destroying any and all viable means of energy production in this country. They WANT a return to 19th-century living, where they live like robber barons and the rest of us struggle just to live.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2024 05:05 PM (7fElN)

The 19th century couldn't support the number of elites we have. Hell, half the population of the cities would have to go out and farm for one thing. Its just like these idiots to cut off the branch they need to live their lives.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:08 PM (eoQWY)

A fair bit more than half. Funny enough, urban populations having to move out and become farmers is also what happened in the collapse of the Roman empire.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 26, 2024 05:10 PM (eYoxG)

377 @354

>>It's only funny until you realize they are dead serious about destroying any and all viable means of energy production in this country. They WANT a return to 19th-century living, where they live like robber barons and the rest of us struggle just to live.

And as long as the Donks offer up infanticide, reparations and student loan forgiveness, a plurality will support them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2024 05:11 PM (XV/Pl)

378
Broken hearted...
Posted by: garrett

Go on ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2024 05:11 PM (xG4kz)

379 "and a recent round of experimental gene therapy in Honduras. "

Honduras, huh? Not a place I would buy an aspirin, let alone receive "experimental gene therapy". As some who was involved with gene therapy patients back around 1997 or 1998 I remember the intense restrictions around giving gene therapy to patients; I would never get it from some shack without the appropriate expertise in providing it, and there aren't many of them on the planet.

Also, which altered genes have been shown to extend longevity in animals?

Posted by: caf at January 26, 2024 05:11 PM (/+mVZ)

380 .

NOOD

DOJ Preparing Another "Sweetheart Deal" for an Approved Criminal; Merrick Garland Is Gearing Up to Let The Guy Who Leaked Trump's Taxes Off Lightly

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2024 05:12 PM (qPw5n)

381 That reminds me of the case of Tucker Carlson "defaming" Ray Epps by showing footage of him walking around the night before Jan-6 and saying "We've got to go INTO THE CAPITAL" when that's precisely the thing people say that Babbitt "deserved" to be coyote-shot for, and people need to go to prison for years for.

Not to mention that also publicizing that Ray Epps tweeted out "I orchestrated the whole thing" while it was going on. And his defense is that it was a venial brag.

Much like everything else, progs changed the meaning of what it means to "defame" someone.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 05:12 PM (krQz2)

382 Biden Admin just killed LNG shipments to Europe until it studies the way it affects "climate change".

Europe just got screwed

Posted by: Frank Barone

I laugh and laugh. They blew up the pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe, demand everyone stand against evil Russia, then refuse to permit LNG plants to send our gas to Europe.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (lTGtQ)

There is a theory going around that what is behind current policy is holding Europe back. Now I think Europe died sometime in the 70s-80s myself, but that doesn't mean that our government isn't trying to kill the corpse.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:12 PM (eoQWY)

383 Judge Kaplan said outright Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll. Republicans don't seem to care.

Really? What year?

Posted by: t-bird at January 26, 2024 05:12 PM (KfN19)

384 It's only funny until you realize they are dead serious about destroying any and all viable means of energy production in this country. They WANT a return to 19th-century living, where they live like robber barons and the rest of us struggle just to live.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

What is flat out fucking hilarious, is that they think we are just gonna quietly accept it and live like that. They don't realize that we will just simply end them.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2024 05:12 PM (Qvbnh)

385 The Left needs the Ukraine war heated up. The only way to get enough NG to Europe is Russia. Therefore, up the Ukraine war to get rid of Putin and the gas will flow.
I have patella tendinitis that is relieved by quad extensions.

Posted by: Jamaica at January 26, 2024 05:12 PM (Eeb9P)

386 It's only funny until you realize they are dead serious about destroying any and all viable means of energy production in this country. They WANT a return to 19th-century living, where they live like robber barons and the rest of us struggle just to live.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

The good news is that the bulk of our energy sources are in Texas, on private property. There is no federal land here, outside of a few parks Texas gave them.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:13 PM (lTGtQ)

387 Ah, there we are. USA today

"Judge Kaplan said outright Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll. Republicans don't seem to care.

Judge Kaplan allowed a case to go forward where the plaintiff couldn't provide the year the alleged assault occurred much the date. Case should have been thrown out immediately.

Posted by: Cobalt Blue at January 26, 2024 05:13 PM (zB5jo)

388 OT, report of PA gov voicing support for TX was fake news ?

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:13 PM (V13WU)

389 >IDPA does require those on some stages....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:09 PM (xcxpd)

They are a struggle for me. My daughter on the other hand can go ass to grass with one leg parallel to the floor. She didn't get that from me that's for certain.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 05:13 PM (GTqXr)

390 "He dropped dead jogging home from the health food store".

Posted by: Archie Bunker at January 26, 2024 05:14 PM (V5BDR)

391 Dumping boring books and moving on to the next book is a constant. I think that’s the real challenge to sustained, long term reading. Non-fiction history books usually keep me engaged.

Posted by: 13times at January 26, 2024 05:15 PM (J3ppD)

392 The good news is that the bulk of our energy sources are in Texas, on private property. There is no federal land here, outside of a few parks Texas gave them.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Big Bend National Park, LBJ National Grasslands and Caddo National Grasslands.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2024 05:15 PM (Qvbnh)

393 Zen and the Art of Hobo Hunting sounds like a a good time for Ace.

I have two book titles I really like but moving beyond the title is the hard part.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 05:15 PM (RwRUc)

394 um..."Nearly 30% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ, national survey finds
About half of the Gen Z adults who identify as LGBTQ identify as bisexual, according to the Public Religion Research Institute report."

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:15 PM (V13WU)

395 tell me we are not goin to hell...

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (V13WU)

396 389 >IDPA does require those on some stages....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:09 PM (xcxpd)

They are a struggle for me. My daughter on the other hand can go ass to grass with one leg parallel to the floor. She didn't get that from me that's for certain.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2024 05:13 PM (GTqXr)

I used to be able to do burpees for hours, it seemed like.

Time marches on...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (xcxpd)

397 from abt 4% to 30 in a generation

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (V13WU)

398 I laugh and laugh. They blew up the pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe, demand everyone stand against evil Russia, then refuse to permit LNG plants to send our gas to Europe.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2024 05:04 PM (lTGtQ)

Europe was planning to replace it with Gas from West Africa. But Niger, on the route, kicked France out and is less than thrilled about dealing going forward. Turns out France got their uranium there basically for free, but not any more.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (eoQWY)

399 "He exercises for an hour every morning and takes up to 111 pills a day. "

The shorthand is the guy swallows.

Posted by: jeremiah at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (+lYqz)

400 393 Zen and the Art of Hobo Hunting sounds like a a good time for Ace.

I have two book titles I really like but moving beyond the title is the hard part.
Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 05:15 PM (RwRUc)

Start with an ending and a character you like and work backwards from there.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (xcxpd)

401 Cultural conditioning is working.

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:17 PM (V13WU)

402 OT, report of PA gov voicing support for TX was fake news ?
Posted by: runner

Haven't seen confirmation in print yet.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2024 05:17 PM (Qvbnh)

403 Dumping boring books and moving on to the next book is a constant. I think that’s the real challenge to sustained, long term reading. Non-fiction history books usually keep me engaged.
Posted by: 13times at January 26, 2024 05:15 PM (J3ppD)

If you are into the Civil War, Shelby Foote's 3 volume "The Civil War: A Narrative" is very well done. A bit dated in parts due to its age, but readable.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (eoQWY)

404 "Twenty-eight percent of Gen Z adults — which the survey’s researchers specify as those ages 18 to 25 — identify as LGBTQ, according to a report released this week by the Public Religion Research Institute, or PRRI. That compares with 10% of all adults, 16% of millennials, 7% of Generation X, 4% of baby boomers and 4% of the Silent Generation, the institute found. "

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (V13WU)

405 Start with an ending and a character you like and work backwards from there.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (xcxpd

I can see that working.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (RwRUc)

406 Haven't seen confirmation in print yet.

==

right, it was too good to be true , wasn't it

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (V13WU)

407 Judge Kaplan said outright Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll. Republicans don't seem to care.

Really? What year?
Posted by: t-bird at January 26, 2024 05:12 PM (KfN19)
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Welcome to a world where judges in a Civil Court cite as official findings they couldn't officially prove in a criminal court.

They are probably holding off the criminal case until they get enough of the jury pool polluted with the idea that Trump raped an incoherent (homely) nutcase.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (krQz2)

408 "He exercises for an hour every morning and takes up to 111 pills a day. "

The shorthand is the guy swallows.
Posted by: jeremiah at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (+lYqz)

Yeah, that's gonna leave a mark.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:19 PM (eoQWY)

409 o test and evaluate all methods of slowing or reversing aging that he can find in medical literature.

Spoiler alert: it won't matter.
Posted by: Heavy Meta

Didn't read all the comments, but a lot of aging is genetics. That is, you were born with it, or without it.
Good diet, excercise, etc. can add QUALITY to your years, and may add some time on the end.
But when your genetics tells your body to shut down, it shuts down.
Live forever? Well, not in this earthly realm.

Posted by: A face in the crowd..... at January 26, 2024 05:19 PM (vcOmj)

410 um..."Nearly 30% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ, national survey finds
About half of the Gen Z adults who identify as LGBTQ identify as bisexual, according to the Public Religion Research Institute report."
Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:15 PM (V13WU)

Bisexual is what you say when you aren't LGBTQ but want to be in the club.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:20 PM (eoQWY)

411 Start with an ending and a character you like and work backwards from there.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo and keep your rifle by your side at January 26, 2024 05:16 PM (xcxpd

I can see that working.
Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (RwRUc)

The story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" did that literally.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:22 PM (eoQWY)

412 Posted by: runner at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (V13W

Depends where they did the surveys .

Posted by: Cobalt Blue at January 26, 2024 05:22 PM (zB5jo)

413 A bit dated in parts due to its age, but readable.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 26, 2024 05:18 PM (eoQWY)

Dated? A history book? Unbelievable!

Posted by: Overheard in emergency cabinet meeting at January 26, 2024 05:23 PM (wu87C)

414 Without a thread of evidence and bolt of lies Trump was convicted of sexual assault. And when he spoke the truth about this injustice he was hauled into court for saying the truth and then stripped of his wealth not by a jury of peers but a partisan Democrat star chamber. This isn't an injustice. This is criminal and grotesque perversion of the law. The Democrats goal is to steal every last penny from him and incarcerate him for life.

Posted by: Lost In Space at January 26, 2024 05:26 PM (LowZZ)

415 One of the book titles is The Adventures of Paisley Poirot Doggie Detective. It will end in Heaven and the happy, perfect life she has there, which goes from perfect to somehow better when I arrive.
She takes me to all her favorite doggie places in Heaven.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2024 05:26 PM (RwRUc)

416 I might go at least 18th century over the 19th for that low-energy living comparison. The 19th was characterized by new sources of energy and its distribution, even before electricity became a standard fixture. Coal, steamboats, railroads, the replacement of the wood hearth with the much more efficient stove, the laying on of town gas, kerosene for lighting instead of candles -- people thought they were living in a science fiction future.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 26, 2024 05:28 PM (zdLoL)

417 I still hope for death by misadventure but it needs to pick up the pace.

I just hope my last thought isn't "Well, this is a stupid way to die"

Posted by: Chuck C at January 26, 2024 05:30 PM (xttsV)

418 Bisexual is ~~what you say when you aren't LGBTQ but want to be in the club~~ how you score with a LUG. Nothing more or less.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 26, 2024 05:31 PM (zdLoL)

419 Without a thread of evidence and bolt of lies Trump was convicted of sexual assault. And when he spoke the truth about this injustice he was hauled into court for saying the truth and then stripped of his wealth not by a jury of peers but a partisan Democrat star chamber. This isn't an injustice. This is criminal and grotesque perversion of the law. The Democrats goal is to steal every last penny from him and incarcerate him for life.
Posted by: Lost In Space at January 26, 2024 05:26 PM (LowZZ)
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Do not step in NY. It's a trap.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at January 26, 2024 05:33 PM (krQz2)

420 Sock-B-Gone

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at January 26, 2024 05:34 PM (wu87C)

421 I have some GAINZZZZ I can brag about. I finally finished my novel. It took seven years, but it's done. (It went through a lot of drafts over that time, plus I had to take breaks because, man, writing is HARD.

Anyway, it's now getting proofread. (The person I'm paying to proofread it has done it professionally.) After I make the corrections, I have to figure out how to use Amazon's self-publishing platform (or another self-publishing platform, if any of you have any recommendations). Then I have to come up with a title (I am TERRIBLE at titles) and then come up with a cover. I have no idea what I'm going to do for the cover since I completely blocked that out of my mind while I was writing.

So maybe not 100 percent finished. But hopefully I'll have something out there for sale by the end of 2024...

Posted by: Ex-liberal at January 26, 2024 05:36 PM (XdH1u)

422 Bisexual is what you say when you aren't LGBTQ but want to be in the club.
Posted by: Oldcat

Until it comes time to get your asshole stretched.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2024 05:36 PM (GIBR7)

423
When my wife and I hit about thirty we invested in exercise equipment; stepper, treadmill, free weights, etc. For a few, maybe more, decades we've been very active.

She now looks mid 30's. I look mid 40's.

There's no magic pill except forcing your body to run at 75 mph every day (for a while) when it wants to run at 25 mph all the time.

Standard: See a Dr before doing anything remotely strenuous in life. Even breathing.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 26, 2024 05:41 PM (nIvob)

424 I have to admit I wish I was like Elijah and Enoch, the only two men who didn't die in Scripture.

Of course some believe they are also the two witnesses in the last days, so they get to come back from the glories of heaven and be murdered by the Antichrist (before they themselves resurrect and return to heaven)

So, uh Im good here with a nice natural quick death of getting hit by a train

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Esteemed Trump-Ho and Searcher of Wagshambas at January 26, 2024 05:56 PM (VTu1l)

425 I missed the RESOLUTIONZZZ thread because I'm finishing up book #3 in my series.

Hey, ace, my book grabs you by the balls and doesn't let you go until you've vomited your guts out, check it out.

That's book one.

Book two gives you a little breathing room then hits you like a meteor, leaving only a smoking crater.

I DARE, no, I double-DOG-DARE you to read them!

Posted by: moviegique (buy my book!) at January 26, 2024 05:56 PM (k4dou)

426 Since Ive been doing keto for a long time a lot of people have comment that I looked like I was getting younger.

I reckon a large part of that is eliminating sugar completely, which absolutely does accelerate the aging process

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Esteemed Trump-Ho and Searcher of Wagshambas at January 26, 2024 05:58 PM (VTu1l)

427 I lost 27 lbs last year and put about 5 or so back on over the holidays. Number 1 was to get that 5 back off and then lose another 5. Struggling on that one but getting better.

The biggie: I've wanted to start writing regularly. Making progress on a goal I have failed at every year for many, many years. This year, I tried writing a minimum of 5 minutes every single morning. So far so good. The best part of this approach is that 5 minutes is nothing. And once I gat going it is usually more like 15-30. Every piece is different and very diary like. Once the habit is seriously ingrained I'll start doing more deeply researched multi-day writing projects. Hopefully I can get to that starting in Feb.

Posted by: Burton M at January 26, 2024 05:58 PM (q+BD7)

428 Now that I've gone out of wrestling promo mode, good job on the gainzzz, boss.

The singularity is nonsense.

I introduce a race of beings in book #2 called The Rosicrucians. They are humans, nominally, who are over 200 years old. They're insane patchworks of human and robotic technology.

If you wanna know what I think about the whole "live forever" thing.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my book!) at January 26, 2024 05:59 PM (k4dou)

429 35 years ago I was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer and given a prognosis of 0-20 % chance of living 5 years. I spent a year among mortally ill people. Many wanted desperately to live, but their bodies were just too weary. Many others claimed not to give a damn, but their bodies ignored them and chugged along.

I'm deeply grateful that my body was one that chose to keep chugging. And my attitude since then has been, if my body wants something, I do my utmost to see that it happens. When it's happy, I'm happy.

My husband died last year, and it was a rugged year, but it was also a significant birthday for me, and I got some affirmations from docs that just made me shake my head. My dentist says I'm his only patient my age who has all her teeth and they're all in good shape. My DEXA scan says I have the spine of a woman in her twenties. My physical therapist can't believe I still have all my own joints. Yay. But you know what? I wake up every morning thanking God just to have another day. Even when I'm unhappy.

Posted by: Wenda at January 26, 2024 06:00 PM (wJ0Sm)

430 || This year, I tried writing a minimum of 5 minutes every single morning. So far so good

Good job. I started back (after a long time away from the fiction keyboard) by just writing every day. Not even five minutes. But the more I did, the more I liked it and wanted to do more.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my book!) at January 26, 2024 06:00 PM (k4dou)

431 Wenda,

That's amazing. To come back from cancer and strong!

Very inspirational.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my book!) at January 26, 2024 06:14 PM (k4dou)

432 Hey, Ace! If you really want to finish your book, you might wanna try what I did when I wrote my last novel: Just commit to writing ONE PAGE per day. It doesn't take long, and in a year or less you'll have a completed book.

Posted by: Marc D. Giller at January 26, 2024 06:34 PM (XP6wL)

433 Is he an idiot? A visionary?
He's a man who fears Hell. He fears what comes after life.
Don't fear Hell, and you don't have to fear Death.

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