Happy SMother’s Day to all you birthing people. Thanks for using your manginas to bring a new person into the world. I won’t be with you today. I’m taking my parents out to lunch to celebrate Birthing People’s Day. Since it’s all the rage to smash the patriarchy, maybe I’ll ask my 81 year old mother what she is doing to be anti-racist. I hear sensitivity training makes a great gift.
This has been another crazy week at work. I have had to put in some long hours and my sleep has suffered for it. When I get home late, I eat late. When I eat late, I can’t go right to sleep. So, I hangout with the dwindling number of Late Night Glibs. You people are way too interesting. I stay up too late and the cycle repeats.
I was going to post one of those guides on how to get good sleep. But I think we all know the drill. Keep a regular sleep schedule, no caffeine late in the day, don’t read on your device for an hour or so before sleep, and so on. I wonder if one of these scientists can tell me how to get home earlier so I can do all these things.
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Restaurant rules in Gavin Newsom’s California are confusing the life out of me. I go out for lunch a few times this week. One restaurant allows diners to refill their drinks at the fountain but hasn’t served iced tea, brewed separately from the fountain drinks, since this nonsense began. Another is serving their full complement of beverages but only staff can fill a drink. If you want a refill, then throw our cup away and they’ll give you another one. A third one is totally self–serve, everything is available, and they have widely ignored signs to get a new cup for refills. WTF is going on? Aren’t we long past believing covid spreads on surfaces?
This was going to this week’s music but one of you had the bad taste this week to say you didn’t like Ozzy’s solo material. This week’s music choice.
I managed to hit the mid-goal weight this week, and am on track to have a full week of being under 200 lbs for 7 days. This meant I put resistance training back in the rotation. Weather this week (rain, seriously rain every fucking day and snow today) meant no real rides took place.
Snow? Fuck.
Good on hitting your weight goals.
Appreciate it.
Final goal is still 180 with a body fat percentage of 22%, currently just over 195 with a body fat percentage hovering around 25%.
At least for the past few days I halted the steady upward climb in my weight and began to go back down again, but I’m still too heavy. I didn’t get a walk in yesterday, and it’s possible I’ll not have one today.
Scratch that. I’ll walk at least a mile. But it is about to rain.
1.8, but I beat the rain.
Good.
GlibFit.
https://archive.li/k1oLG
Further: Springtime in the Rockies.
I’m under a winter storm watch right now.
I do like me some squat booty.
Good. No face diapers.
That was some good motivation for a session on the rowing machine.
I’m going to be too old to enjoy VR exercise machines when they finally arrive. I imagine bikes, treadmills, climbers, and rowing machines that motivate you in incredible ways. My two favorite scenarios would be cycling away from a pissed off bear, or running after some super hotties that offer sex if you can catch them. The USB penis attachment will be extra, of course. There will probably be some heart attack lawsuits, but that’s okay. They can factor that into the cost.
There needs to be something that offers VR weight training too. A good climbing scenario would be crawling out of cavern to get away from Godzilla.
running after some super hotties that offer sex if you can catch them
Worked for Jonathan Hemlock.
Nelson Rockefeller says “Howdy”
Man, I haven’t seen that since I was a teenager.
This guy gets me.
I’m cooking healthy for our various medical needs (low carb for diabetes ii, low fat for heart, low salt for heart and liver, no undercooked shellfish).
Still using Home Chef to help with 3 meals a week, and the rest we fend for ourselves.
Husband has gained ten pounds since his low after losing 80 lbs since January on the extreme Near Death Diet. He doesn’t like that he’s gaining weight but he needs to build muscle so I suggested taking measurements too so he doesn’t misinterpret the gains/ losses.
I am ready to settle into a healthy eating pattern too now that my work life is approaching normal.
I haven’t weighed in 2 weeks. No idea what I weigh.
I have a scale somewhere.
H, I missed your Q yesterday re local outings. I think I mentioned Ramona (little OK) and Julian (little CO) once. My suggestions would depend on how far you want to go and how able husband feels.
I’d better get my skates on in the direction of chez maman.
Oh, and nearly olvidado: do estudiar el español if you have time, but only if.
Es muy fácil (mais le français est plus facile que ça, je trouve!).
Ramona (little OK) and Julian (little CO)?
Really? artsy fartsy Tourist towns full of angry locals? no thanks,
So sorry to have disturbed you. Perhaps you have better suggestions.
I do, Joshua Tree Driving tour, Mono Lake driving tour, Salton Sea driving tour with a stop at Salvation mountain, Glamis Dunes driving tour,
that’s for starters, try them sometime,
I am not the theoretical tourist; it was Hayek and the mister.
that’s why they are driving tours, and IMO you are the theoretical tourist, I’m the Local, sorry Hun,
Palomar observatory is a nice day or less trip, particularly in the summer months so you can escape the heat.
that one is at the Top of the list, close by, in the hills, and a Beautiful place,
I suggested taking measurements too so he doesn’t misinterpret the gains/ losses.
Good idea.
How is he doing otherwise?
191.0# yesterday morning. Only 7 to go.
Congrats!
Yep. Dropping weight is hard.
Seeing the trend lines helps me continue the work.
Dropping the weight is easy. Picking it back up off the floor is hard.
😛
Depends on the weights.
/looks over at the girlfriend’s 1 pound dumbbells.
You lost 191 in one day? What happened, radical torsoectomy?
Woodchipperotomy.
Good!
i’m still averaging 10 miles a day walking, and 20 holes of Golf after work, the Old Man can still keep up with the kids,
and 130 pounds of slinky, smooth form, I’m built for the Game,
🙂
I made pizza for lunch. I stopped at 11/2 pieces and the rest is going to work for the boys. I just like making pizza.
I have not got on the bike or anything for over a week. Stretching most days but I am not feeling the workout bug. I suck.
Pizza… mmm
With the stretching – at least you got something in.
Chafed!
Just got back from a hike with my mom. Still moving pretty good for 76!
Loved that bear video! Sorry to read about your sleep challenges. Closing the laptop can be a challenge, for sure.
The week was decent. Part of my 75 day challenge is exercising twice a day – so on days that I don’t lift I’ve been simply walking twice. I will add some mobility work this week.
Keeping track of my food is always enlightening. If I don’t, I almost always undereat protein. The best part of a meat-centric diet is extreme satiety – I’m just never really hungry. However, building muscle requires lots of protein, so moar steak it is!
Good luck this week, Glibfitters!
Just got back from a hike with my mom. Still moving pretty good for 76!
Excellent! I’m jealous.
I’m proud of her. She looked really good today and seemed very upbeat. She is a Branch Covidian, but I even got a hug!
She and my dad are both quite fit, but it’s the walking that does it. Especially outside on uneven surfaces.
Waliking is the best thing they can do, it helps keep me going,
#metoo. During a normal workday I get 12,000 steps. I used to to get more, with some stairs too. But the mask BS ruins it for me.
Hmm. Obstacle courses for parents.
An interesting idea ?
That’s called Disc Golf, Trees Hate me, and want me to die,
I lost a few lbs recently, through an unexpected life style change. My newest work out buddies encouraged me to eat the protein, do some exercises. I haven’t had much appetite for a few weeks but I discovered the bottled drinks, rediscovered whole milk and cottage cheese as well as yogurt. I believe I’m picking up some of the missing poundage.
Hopefully Joe Weider and I will rekindle our friendship in a few weeks and sleep will follow. I get enough sleep, naps come easy, just that time in bed has been limited.
I can only encourage everyone how important exercise is, it’s a life long contract. Maybe not a panacea for everyone but the best time time to exercise is before you need it.
My newest work out buddies encouraged me to eat the protein, do some exercises. I haven’t had much appetite for a few weeks but I discovered the bottled drinks, rediscovered whole milk and cottage cheese as well as yogurt. I believe I’m picking up some of the missing poundage.
This is good.
Yay. The protein drinks aren’t as bad as you would think, even the ones marketed to old ppl. Slowly drinking down my supply before they expire.
Cereal, bro. Not lucky charms, but the grown up stuff with fiber. A good excuse for milk and a banana.
Yep, oatmeal, juice, whole milk, a protein drink and a banana, I can make that myself early while the lady of the house gets to sleep in after cleaning up after me all day.
I can only encourage everyone how important exercise is, it’s a life long contract. Maybe not a panacea for everyone but the best time time to exercise is before you need it.
Chafed, this should be the slogan of GlibFit.
Great job, Fourscore!
I’m not doing enough, and even less while dog was sick, but I do SOMETHING every day. That makes it easier to add stuff and keeps the habit
Habit. That’s the most important thing. I don’t care what your program is, but if you can make it a habit, you will succeed.
Good job, Tulip! Pup better now?
Yes, she’s much better
Heh. As I ready Tulip’s message, I thought “habit. That’s the way to go.” It’s huge.
Then I read your message and it was basically the same idea.
Great minds think alike. So do ours.
So happy to hear that!
And yes, deadhead, we are the (fit) blind squirrels!
Go Tundra’s mom!
OMG, that bear video was so full of squee. No, it’s smoke in my eyes. Really.
Just got back from a hike with my mom. Still moving pretty good for 76!
Excellent.
Yesterday, a couple buddies of mine and I spent the day hiking up six different routes on the local mountain. I drove us down after the midnight ascent; then we took the tram down the next four times. After those five ascents, one of us bailed, but the other one and I did the final climb, where we were picked up by my brother-in-law. A little more than 40 miles of hiking with 23,000 feet of ascent all on one calendar day.
This was the first “event” I’ve done since about a month of doing my exercise in a fasted state (yes, even my Sunday morning hundred mile bike rides) and limiting my caffeine intake to a single double espresso (at 5:15am) per day. I ate (a lot!) during the event and had three double espressos and four caffeinated gels. I have attempted this feat six times and not only was this the first time I succeeded, but I had a lot more energy and power throughout the day than ever before.
The best part of a plant-exclusive diet is (at least many endurance athletes believe) is extremely quick recovery.
OK, that’s insane, good on ya Brother!
FWIW, that event is called “Elevation Insanity” and it was the eleventh time it was held in the last thirteen years (we had to skip last year and the year they changed out the tram cars because the tram is essential but was unavailable those two years).
The first two years were just three ascents, then I took over and increased it to four. Four worked well, so I increased it to five, which begat six, but we’ve been stuck at six for several years because we hadn’t gotten all six done in a single calendar day, … until yesterday.
That’s incredible, I’m happy with 45 holes of Disc in a day, you are a Monster!
A little more than 40 miles of hiking with 23,000 feet of ascent all on one calendar day.
Impressive.
Beast!
Beyond impressive, brother.
This has been another crazy week at work. I have had to put in some long hours and my sleep has suffered for it.
Last week for me at work was rough. I drank heavily. I still made it to the gym. This week will be rough at work again but I will drink less.
Those restaurant rules are stupid. All the lockdown rules are stupid. Fuck.
Yesterday was the first full day of no business restrictions from the Clown Prince. The state of emergency is still in place for a few reasons. I think one is he’d like to be able to bring back restrictions. The others involve his still in place emergency orders and Federal money. The still in place emergency orders involve things like relaxing licensing restrictions and allowing National Guardsmen to administer Lil Rona vaccines. Oh, there’s the also the one stating that you cannot opt out of the state vaccine registry for the Lil Rona vaccine. The Clown Prince also claims that there must be a state level state of emergency for Federal aid, but as far as some folks in Reopen NH can tell, only a supplemental food stamp program from the Feds is affected by a state level state of emergency. All other Federal aid currently available is not conditioned on a state level state of emergency.
Yesterday I had dinner with some friends in Manchester. The staff at this place had stopped wearing masks weeks ago, long before the Clown Prince’s restrictions ended. Except for a few masked up zombie customers, the place was completely totally normal. The food, beer, and company were good.
Unfortunately, Nashua still has its mask ordinance. My gym is in Nashua. I got back a little bit ago from the gym. The front desk staff are still wearing masks and you still have to wear a mask in the lobby. The Nashua ordinance has provisions for gyms which require staff to wear masks at all times and members to wear a mask unless the member is are actively working out. At my gym, once you get past the lobby, just about everyone, staff and members both, takes off their masks. A handful of masked up zombie members wear masks all the time, even when working out. Other than them, once you get past the lobby, my gym is normal.
About my gym renovations: There will be progress this week. I don’t know if the still-missing equipment will be set up, but some of the work that is not done for parts of the floors will be done this week after the gym closes.
I’d go on a rant about work, but I won’t. This also a long enough comment.
I took the Mustang when I went to the gym. I put the top down on the way back. It was nice.
Weight is holding steady at 264.8 lbs with a bodyfat percentage of 26.4%. I blame the drinking last week. I don’t blame the ice cream I had last Sunday since I did eat a little less overall last Sunday.
I think it was Tundra that recommended “The Barbell Prescription” to me. I started reading it last night. Let me get through a few more chapters before I form some thoughts on the book.
I’m skipping the Beatles song. Ozzy’s solo stuff is awesome.
I wanted to ask you before, but what are you using for measuring BF%?
It’s a hand-held device. Probably not at all accurate, but as long as it is consistent I don’t care.
I don’t remember the manufacturer. I’d have to go find the device.
Not accurate.
The Supreme Guide To Body Fat Percentage With Pictures & Charts
Just use the circumference measurements. Close enough for monitoring.
Ultimately, the ‘tight pants test’ is probably the best!
I’m just using the scale. I’m more interested in a trend line and watching numbers go down then accuracy.
Thanks for this. It’s very useful.
But as per DEG, if you have a device and it shows consistent progress, at least that’s something.
And that doc says the circumference measure isn’t accurate either.
I have been taking body measurements every few months, and will be due in a few weeks, but I’ll stick with what I have.
Pre-covid, I’d drive over to UNM and get hydrostatically evaluated every once in a while. Not sure that UNH up in Durham could help you out, especially nowadays, but it probably doesn’t hurt to make a phone call or do a web search.
Last weekend, our microwave crapped out, so we replaced it – happily, with relative ease using Sam’s curbside pickup.
This weekend: Woke up yesterday morning to a trail of blood spots from the edge of the kitchen, across our off-white plush carpet through the dining room, and into the living room near the front door – where the cats hang out. (Note: not certain which was Point A and which was Point B – forensic examination was low on the priory list.) Both cats were acting normal…well, as normal as they ever act, and not apparently any the worse for wear. All we can figure is that they were doing their usual tom-on-tom tussling and it got out of hand. Coexisting peacefully by morning.
So I spritzed all the spots with Oxi and scrubbed them with an old toothbrush. Didn’t get around to following up before we went out for the evening. After brunch today, I spritzed and scrubbed them again, then went after the seldom-used Bissell carpet cleaner. Luckily, I found the manual – it’s been so long, I’ve forgotten how to operate the damn thing. Finally managed to get it set up and ready to go. And no water came out. Not on the “floor cleaning” setting, nor on the “tool attachment” setting. Water will not come out.
Admitting defeat, we researched carpet cleaners on the Consumer Reports website, found the one they deemed a “Best Buy,” and I ordered it from – where else? Best Buy. Two household appliances replaced in two weekends. I’m almost afraid to start any more laundry.
Long story short (I know, I know – too late): My checking account will lose considerable weight when I pay off my credit card this month.
And I just got done going after the grease-encrusted stovetop with 409, Comet, multiple pot scrubbers, steel wool, and an attitude. Can that count as Arm Day for GlibFit purposes? (I’ll get on the treadmill later after TT’s up from his nap. In the meantime, I hope to get some reading done.)
Stoves? yes, that’s a full workout, Congrats!
that’s a full workout,
Agreed. Hell, I get a backache washing a pile of dishes when gourmet chef wife gets going.
You got your exercise in, GT, with the squats on the floor, lifts carrying the Bissell back and forth and stretches finishing up on the back of the cook stove.
You done good and deserve a cinnamon roll as a reward, easy on the butter and only 10-15 seconds in the MWave.
Ooh! Now I want to drive down to my ol’ alma mater (after all it IS Mother’s Day!) and treat myself to one of these – essentially a cinnamon roll on steroids. Many fond memories…
Good thing it’s a dreary day, so such an excursion isn’t terribly inviting right now.
Two household appliances replaced in two weekends.
Sorry.
And I just got done going after the grease-encrusted stovetop with 409, Comet, multiple pot scrubbers, steel wool, and an attitude. Can that count as Arm Day for GlibFit purposes?
Probably.
I had flash-backs to a job I worked in college. /shudder.
GT, seriously, give Method all-surface cleaner a try. It was one on America’s Test Kitchens top recommendations years back (8-10 or so). I was *amazed* and it’s become my go-to cleaner for stove tops and kitchen grunge.
Thank you! I’ll look for it.
Barkeepers Friend and, if that doesn’t work, Easy-Off.
Thank you, too! I’ll add those to my arsenal! 🙂
Weight slowly going down (yay) as I cut carbs, and increase exercise. My baseline exercise is 1.2 – 1.6 miles brisk walk with doge (with occasional pauses for sniffing), and I’m adding yard work, second walk, cycling, etc.
Planning to get back in my kayak this week. I used to have pecs that made the lads whimper. I want that again.
“Planning to get back in my kayak this week” Ha! I’m planning the same thing, turns out all my Golf Boys Kayak as well, come up and Play Tonio, we have lots of water up here,
Where? Assuming that you mean disc golf, as opposed to ball golf, because of handle.
It’s Yusef Buddy, we can Golf, Kayak and hang out, lot’s of Summer things to do up here,
Manistee! We Rock!
E mail sent,
Weight slowly going down (yay) as I cut carbs, and increase exercise.
Good.
Pretty much status quo – rowing every other day for ~ 40/45 minutes.
Did a long walk to the dog park today, so I’m already at 5+ miles.
I’m about to row for an hour or so, watching the F1 race (I have successfully ignored any updates on my phone today – nobody ruin it for me).
Scale ate another set of batteries, so not sure where I am there; I feel like I’ve been overdoing it on the carbs, so I’m watching it closely this week.
Next thing to adjust is my sleep – it’s been terrible and I’m staying up way too late – like, 1:30 during the week. Aiming to be in bed by at least midnight all this week, even if I’m reading for a bit.
In days long ago I was a serious coffee drinker, 65 years worth. Anyway I decided to cut off the coffee, withdrawal was surprisingly easy, a day and a half.
Then during my recent spa vacation I started drinking a cup of the locally brewed stuff after breakfast and lunch. The quality, quantity and temp were lacking but I wasn’t a paying guest, not directly, so I said nothing.
When my vacation was over it was very inconvenient to make coffee, then I remembered I had a jar of Maxwell Instant in the cupboard, left over from fishing trips. The Missus found the coffee and my favorite cup this morning I made a cup in the microwave. I couldn’t remember what it was supposed to taste like but I drank it, beggars/choosers.
I looked at the Best Used date. Whoa boy! May 2005! Well, I just had a second cup, as long as I have nothing to compare it to and I can do it myself with a minimum of cleanup I’ll drink it. Now only a cup or two a day though, it ain’t that good.
I limit myself to one cup per day. Maybe a second cup on rarest of occasions, but never as a pick me up. My body does weird things when I have that second cup.
Instead, I switch to tea.
Coffee is for flavor, it doesn’t do shit as a pick me up, I’m already up I guess,
Interesting. I use coffee as a pre-workout.
Not shocking, though, as it turns out we are all very different!
I have three days per week I don’t get to really eat well and have to grab what I can. This also means very little coffee, unless it’s the occasional cup of instant I can grab. I don’t know what it’s doing to me because the other four days I’m quite strict about keeping my carbs below about 30g per day, but if I ever achieve the magical ketosis it’s gone as soon as I’m away again, not that I eat much at all for those three days where I just eat what I can, when I can. No idea on mass because I haven’t been on the scales in some time.
Oops, anyway I heard coffee increases your GNG so bad for keto? I guess that’s the trade off.
Keto up your coffee. Add fat. No sugar.
A tablespoon of butter will work.
Never sugar. Sometimes a dash of almond mi- uh, emulsion?
GNG?
Gluconeogenesis. In reality it’s just what your body does to make whatever blood glucose it needs. Nothing wrong with it, but supposedly coffee stimulates it so you don’t burn so much fat as you would without the covfefe. I imagine it’s far far more complicated than that.
OK
I live in Ketosis, I can drop if I don’t maintain my intake, I’m literally starving all the time, no shit,
#STAYHUNGRY
I expect to see that replacing the “Arbeit macht frei” banner at my gulag.
Call me a Heathen, but I drink Double strength Nescafe dark Roast Instant, bottled water, 2.5 minutes in the Microwave, the result is a Dark, rich, creamy Coffee, I love it,
Not Gold Blend? Did you get the commercials featuring Anthony Head back in the 80s(?)/90s?
I discovered it, Mom drank Tasters Choice, Blech,
Nescafe works well, but 2 Tablespoons are needed to get the taste I look for,
A double spoonful for hot, black, and bitter.
Not Nescafe Dark, it’s Bold like my Beer and my Women,
FWIW, it took me a while to realize that when I go cold turkey on caffeine, I get body aches several days later, but nothing else. However, the only times I would go cold turkey was when I was sick (and then I’d interpret the body aches as part of the sickness) or … when I got into ultrarunning, before a big event, so that when I took caffeine during the event it would punch harder. So, there were at least two–and I think more–events where right before the event I got body aches and thought “What bad luck! I have an event coming up and now I’m sick.”
It’s comical in retrospect, but at the time it really sucked, because the body aches would interfere with my sleep, so I’d go into an event sleep deprived and convinced that I was on the cusp of coming down with something serious.
So now my non-race regimen is a single double espresso, every day at 5:15 “whether I need it or not” and that’s both to avoid the horrors of withdrawal and give a daily signal to my GI system saying “it’s time!”
Philadelphia challenges Florida!
“Her blood alcohol content was 0.45 percent at the time of her death”
So a bit tipsy?
Apparently John Bonham was a lightweight.
And proving that not all mothers should be honored on this day.
Everything they* want is “infrastructure” now.
*commies! Fight me, The Hyperbole!!
So, the Glibs Qualifies as infrastructure? i’m in, where’s my cash?
What’s a “key breadwinner”? Where do these stats come from? What counts as being “pushed out” of work? Who’s “we”?
I think they mean school closures.
Anyway, before the pandemic, back when Trump was in office, women unemployment was at all time low.
I can’t see what Juris linked (This site can’t be reached) so I don’t know who they* refers to or if they* are actually commies or not. Without this information I can’t fight you.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/552497-weathering-the-storm-of-motherhood-requires-a-care-infrastructure
Meh, seems that They* are Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, an idiot who has carved out a space in the grievance/victim grift using “Moms” as her wedge. I’m certain she is fine with big government and nannyism, and wants the state to spend more on her pet projects, but I don’t see anything about the state owning the means of production. She doesn’t even call anyone “Tovarisch” on her website.
Fair enough.
What is the precise difference between an idiot grievance monger and a communist? They both expect that someone else is supposed to cater to their wants/needs, right? That the only reason all of their infantile needs aren’t currently being met is because of oppression/alienation. OK, one is content with a pacifier stuck in their yap while the other wants to burn down the nursery.
Almost 5k words so far today.
Nice!
I am also in the midst of the climactic battle of the book, which means I can finish this. I mean, it’s almost all wrapped up!
I am glad to hear this. It sounded like it has been a struggle for you.
It’s been months since I’ve made progress on anything.
~6500 words today and counting.
~10,500 all weekend so far.
That’s wildly impressive, UnCiv!
Congrats on working through the stall.
WOW! That IS progress.
Looks like you are transitioning to something new for you. Great news!
My kids have been teasing me, after 47 years of marriage I had to move into the basement of my own house. I told them it’s only a preventative measure and they need to pay attention.
Thanks Chafed, hope you can get back in the groove, keep the articles coming.
The shifter cable on my road bike busted so I’m back to the old school mountain bike this week. Only about 30 miles of riding but about 2500 feet of climbing.
Discovered that the dishwasher was leaking so now we have moldy cabinets to that need to be replaced which has my heart rate up.
Is the moldy part the face or the bottom? I’ve had good luck replacing the bottom of cabinets by framing them in with 2x4s and laying OSB as the new bottom. Add some of that contact paper to the bottom and nobody is the wiser.
Until I remodel 45 years later, thanks Homeowner……
I would wash off the mold and hope wood prices drop.
Clorox does wonders.
“MORE ? FEMALE ? CIA ? AGENTS (The CIA’s Creepy YouTube Channel)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CRk_GddN7c
This came up the other day. Someone posted a Twitter thread from someone who had done a rundown of the content. Wokeprop psyops weirdness. Is it too uncanny and bizarre to suck people in?
I agree with what she says, that it for PR not actual recruitment.
It’s the same thing with brands tweeting woke platitudes so customers think they are good.
That’s the overall impression I got, but I think they went a bit too far and it came off weird even to the true believers. It’s all weird to me.
I don’t know. I’ve read plenty of serious things that sounded like SJW madlibs.
Good going, Elmer
A hiker in Missouri was seriously injured after being shot by a hunter who mistook him for a turkey, according to the St. Charles County Police Department.
In a statement posted to Facebook, officials said they responded just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday to a hunter-related incident on the Lewis and Clark Trail at the August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Area.
Neither the wounded hiker nor the hunter have been identified. The hiker was in serious condition after being shot, officials said, according to KSDK.
Pssst- Fudd. If you want to run around portraying yourself as the voice of responsible gun ownership, learn to differentiate between wildlife in season and people.
They have turkey season in May?
We do here.
Do you have a lottery before Thanksgiving?
https://twitter.com/ddogsbbq/status/1391449277755318273
So orange man black?
Wait, how did that get here?
Spring turkey season is the main turkey season. It’s mating season, so the males’ minuscule IQs get even lower.
Anyway, never use white toilet paper during deer season.
To be fair, if he didn’t want to be shot, he shouldn’t have been wearing this.
I am putting together an air rifle range in my basement. I have almost the length of an Olympic air range (10 meters) put a nice-ish diopter sight on my vintage BSA, have a bullet trap on order, so I should be good to go. There are two reasons for this. 1, there is a rodent of unusual size now inhabiting my backyard. A Nutria. And as these are an invasive species, I am not allowed to catch and release it somewhere else, it has to either die in my backyard or leave of its own accord. So, die it is.
This leads to part 2. Somewhere, somehow, I developed a flinch in my shooting. Low and to the left, the most common. And, this is (and here is where we get to the physical exercise portion of what I am doing) physically correctable. But, I don’t have time, or money for that matter, to go to the range every day, so I stand in my basement, shooting for practice. Waiting for the beast.
I should probably write an article about this.
You should, it sounds interesting,
“Wait. Whaaaaaaaaa… did Elon Musk just … like… aggressively flash the white power sign during the Weekend Update?
Please tell me I’m insane. Please. No really. Going to need you to tell me I’m insane.”
https://twitter.com/daisy/status/1391268045872533505
You’re insane.
If someone loved that idiot, they’d take the smartphone away.
Insane and quite possibly a danger to self and others.
Better call the cops to do a welfare check…
Yup. Somebody that crazy definitely has assault weapons and explosives. Make sure they let the police know.
“Definitely never thought Saturday Night Live would send me into a tornado of existential despair. But here we are.
I almost don’t have words but I will say I hope his Tesla catches on fire and he dies. :)”
https://twitter.com/daisy/status/1391277522675855360
“SUPER shocking that the white supremacists are searching Twitter to “correct” people about the never-been-more-obvious Elon Musk white power sign. It’s like … I want to just roll my eyes, but that’s the last thing to do with Nazis.
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(obvi blocking them though)”
https://twitter.com/daisy/status/1391312254579011586
I forgot to watch that.
Was reminded today how credulous my relatives are.
If these shit-for-brains hysterical ding bats have any influence, the stick will tank because it will be understood that the government will punish Elon for wrongthink.
Maybe I should have sold at $800.
On the other hand, maybe the US govt shouldn’t punish the only guy keeping us from having to beg Russia and China for a lift into space…
Or providing wifi to the wild spaces. He’s a fucking hero, rent-seeking or not.
He provides Launch Services cheaper than anyone else, why is that Rent seeking?
I’m sick of the Statement, Elon Rules!
Not gonna argue ,but most Tesla income is selling indulgences. I think that qualifies.
Nevertheless, I’m rooting for him.
i got to drive a Tesla recently, ho lee Fuck, a badass machine!
Agreed!
Still cheering him on.
Stick with Elon, you won’t be disappointed, He is the Future we need,
I’ve always thought Elon was mostly a carnival barker, but him triggering all the woketarians makes it all worthwhile.
It’s the first time I’ve ever had the slightest interest in anything he says or does, so there’s that. Subjecting himself to the braying seals could be the smartest PR move of his career.
Yes, Daisy. I want to roll my eyes too.
Yo what’s up my Glibs?
Apparently, it’s a slow night. Not even a night article.
I’m watching The Church from 1982.
You should too.
I played that song, it was my 80s contribution to the band, good tune,
I’ve seen Lords of The New Church.
I thought the post was being held open for my illustrious return. ?
Dad called to ask the girlfriend and I to come over today, so after she got off work, we drove the 90 minute round trip out to chat with the parents. My sister and her family stopped over as well. The girlfriend, me, and my nephews are the only ones who haven’t gotten vaccinated yet.
Tres Sr. has been on my ass to get the jab. I made the mistake of letting him know I have a Dr’s appointment this week, and Ive been told numerous times over the past few days “get that fuckin’ shot”.
Nope.
Hows about fuck off? Don’t care who, not gonna do it,
Can I still visit and drink tall cans with you?
If it ever stops being Winter here. Currently 40º and damp/shitty
Damn, we hit 57 here today, I can handle it in cold Ohio, I’m there!
Heard similar from my dad today. I forget that my family aren’t Glibs…
Thankfully my brother in law made the comment that the vaccine is now available for those who want it, and anyone who’s not getting the shot has made their choice, and taken the risks. From that he continued that everything should be opened up.
That’s interesting, because most of the true believers are taking the position that if you don’t want to be the guinea pig, you’re putting them at risk.
Yeah. No excuse for anyone if vaccines are easily available. But, I fear there is no end game.
Yeah, I got the Jan for reasons of my own but had anybody been telling me that I had to get it I probably would have skipped it. I haven’t even told any of my proggy relatives. Personal information they don’t need to know.
Assuming that was on a base somewhere as that isn’t available in Japan.
I just spoke with my friend a few minutes ago and she managed to get her father an appointment in end of July in Kobe, but they did better with her mother in law in Amagasaki for beginning of June.
I got Jan as well and seems like my arm was much more sore than my co-workers who got Moderna or Pfizer.
OT- EMS to USA is scheduled to resume next month
Wow. Finally.
Yup. I got it on a local military base.
I had no reactions at all. No pain, nothing. Basically the same reaction had it been a saline solution.
This is about the only place I’ve been talking about it other than to a few close friends here.
Saw my parents yesterday. They had their shots, and know we didnt . No persuasion efforts were to be had. We did discuss those assholes in DC though.
I’m off to work, kids. Mind the store.
Losing a DX plastic disc, meh, losing a super Stingray in Champion plastic, a heartbreak at 30$ getting a call and getting it back, Priceless, Disc people are so cool,
Monday. Ugh.
Did your wife like the cake?
Yes. It was a little heavy, but overall ?. Thx again.
Good sleep advice, Chafed. Any ideas for a label to put on this?
https://ibb.co/HTgD2rg
That’s good work, Straff.
Reflections are a bitch! Agreed.
Something Doraemon themed? 😉
I assume you already drank it.
Excellent work!
“Chateau Glibtrus”
Mommy’s helper.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
For Chafed, a GlibFit edition of Glibs After Dark.
https://archive.li/Jp6Ua/005c55404f44439d688bf93f7c147f42a8e4511d.webp
NSFW.
https://archive.li/VV22u/8820541aa0d9964837d16a7ee94c2683633dd75f.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.li/Y314z/030692ea0ebf28eb49599a7cf7f05c8a7db72a6f.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.li/q5pzF/5007bfd4f29a8d16553ae04f2086ddb14545e9a0.jpg
NSFW.
You the man Q!
Retouched, but lovely. Strong and beautiful.
But what is that terrible pubic tattoo? Is that a face?
Look away. Look away.
You shut your filthy mouth!
The quartet of shots in link number 2 is _so_ much better.
Agreed.
Spectacular.
Hey slumbrew. You probably commented on this earlier today. Any additional insights from our on-site reporter?
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/liberals-covid-19-science-denial-lockdown/618780/
The circle is complete – I _think_ I posted that link originally (but maybe I saw it here to begin with?)
I can’t contradict any of it – people are nuts around here. People wearing masks walking by themselves, people wearing masks _driving_ by themselves.
I’m sorry to say my wife falls into that camp – we had a rather heated exchange over regarding wearing a mask outside. I kept falling back on “the CDC says it’s unnecessary”, since that carries weight with her, but we’ll see how it goes.
Bad times.
Sorry to hear that.
I am lucky in that my wife, who is Japanese, has possibly less interest in wearing a mask than I do but knows she should go along like all proper Japanese do. We often have that pointless conversation about counting the seconds until it becomes no longer normal to wear the GD’mned things. This little point of commiseration is one thing that helps me stay in the same grid square as sanity.
I hope your Prime Minister is smarter than our President.
https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2021/05/08/heres-the-completely-anti-science-reason-president-biden-still-wears-a-mask-inside/
Good Lord. Sorry you are dealing with that.
The description makes Somerville completely unrecognizable compared to 1983-1987 when I was there. I don’t want to glorify it. The place had its warts but you could definitely have your fun. It sounds positively joyless today.
Just like slumbrew I live in this town.
The reporting is accurate.
The real issue is that we cannot pay cash for anything good in FL, also we don’t want to stay here in the summer either. We were in Florida in March and the beach was so awesome, so I mentioned how about getting a HELOC and buying something here. Turned out it was one of the most expensive places in the country (Marco Island), allegedly.
However, even Boston is more mask-free than Somerville.
Sounds like it’s come down to Somerville and Brookline to take the gold in the proggie Olympics.
Here it comes, another Monday, I hope you alluns are ready, I’m not
The weekend is too damn short!
Elon’s monologue, pretty good,
https://twitter.com/i/status/1391242333467947014
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/shooting-at-leicester-mass-police-station-under-invesitgation/2375611/
He’s no Marvin. “Learn to weld.”
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/police-draw-long-guns-while-responding-to-domestic-incident-in-coplay/article_f493c9ec-b11d-11eb-80ea-27f826685126.html
Right handed cop shouldering on the left?
Also, lay off the doughnuts, you fat fuck.
What else did you expect in Co(s)play county?
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2021/05/pipeline-hack-could-push-gas-prices-higher-even-ahead-of-memorial-day.html
I won’t be surprised if we get over $4/gal this year.
And no discussion of the perpetrators of the hack?
Prices jumped 10 cents per liter yesterday.
And it’s such unnecessary bullshit. Having low gas prices is like getting a raise for a lot of people and that’s all up in smoke.
“Under my plan….”
Congratulations morons.
“Under my Five-Year Plan…”
Let’s start off today right:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCh9OhDiCI
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OK,
/passes Sean a Bowl of Michigan’s Finest,
Another frost advisory this morning! It seems awfully chilly for this far into May in SW OH, but at least it’s sunny again. Of course, that may mean there’s frost on my windshield I’ll have to scrape… 🙁
Good morning, Sean, snek, and….whoever Yusef is today. 😉
Morning Glibs.
10,801 words all weekend has done wonders for my morale. Even if I didn’t get anything else done.
That’s happy news! I’m glad to hear about you climbing past the block.
I’ve only got two plot beats left, and they’re there to tie in previous strands so they’re not just “things that happened”
That’s great!
Good morning, U. In honor of your prodigious literary output over the past few days, I propose you adopt this as your personal theme music..
Mornin’ all! Red, you didn’t need to replace your Bissel. Just flush the reservior and clean the solution filter with straight vinegar. Letting old solution sit in the machine is not good and the filter is generally easy to find.
Ah, well! The new one is on its way, and it didn’t set me back TOO much. I think it may also be significantly lighter and thus less daunting to operate. Ergonomics goes a long way toward making me more inclined to use an appliance. I searched years for a vacuum cleaner I didn’t mind using. Mind you, I still don’t vacuum often enough, but I enjoy it more when I finally do.
When I see “Significantly lighter” these days, my mind goes to “flimsy” rather than more advanced.
I’m hoping its position near the top of Consumer Reports’ list is a sign that reasonable durability is among its good qualities.
“With our new lighter body infused with antigravitons, your cleaning experience will be like floating on air! *rapid disclaimer voice* warning – rmoving the ground tether is a violation of FAA regluations and may result in damage to ceilings and rooves. AirLite steam cleaners is not liable for any damages resulting is removal of ground tethers”
Made in China.
Like I said, flimsy.
It’s a Hoover. Is “MADE IN THE USA WITH GLOBALLY SOURCED COMPONENTS” close enough?
I have a belt with that dodge.
You know what they did in the US? Affixed the buckles to the bands. Mind you with this model, that’s a user-servicable task In another instance with busses, all they did was attach the headlights, which had shipped with the main body from the foreign company.
What brand of carpet cleaner is made more completely in the US?
Don’t know.
I don’t have carpets.
Ellen?
I had a shit day on Sunday but it was pretty much me beating my own self up. Fretting and worrying at my age. Good God, man, grow a fecking spine!
I hope today – and all this week, etc. – is better!
Please take my advice about the Bissel! It’s just like all the advice here, check the filter! 😉
I thought it was change the filter, check the thermostat.
Tip the veal.
Thanks, Red! I need to work on that even at this late date.
Thunderstorms. Power on, power off. Set clocks, power off again. I think we are two days in and two days to go.
Us as well. It’s been a strange Spring.
Mother’s Day is a weird one for me. Mom’s been gone for a few years and I still don’t miss her presence at all. I’m a fucking monster. I miss my Dad some but not very much. Ah well, some folk grew up happy, others not so much.
I am sorry to hear that. My parents…ugh…yet I still love and miss them. They are my parents, what can I say.
Yes, this so much. I wish my parents gave enough of a damn about their health to enjoy their grandkids for a bit. My mom died at 57. She never met my son.
Right?
Poorly matched?
Sorry to read again about your anxiety. You don’t seem to be the only one around here with that problem.
(Uh, meant @ Festus)
No worries. They’re both long dead so we don’t have to pretend to care anymore.
Still too skinny.
Must eat more.
Doom!