Last week was the second anniversary of my writing GlibFit 4.0. None of you sent me a gift or even a card. Now I know how Winston’s Mom feels. You know what? You look fat in your jeans.
Some of you drink diet soda. You probably reason (drink!) you are avoiding the calories found in regular soda. Ergo, you are losing weight or you are avoiding the calories and weight gain from those calories. I have some bad news for you.
The folks at JAMA did a study. The study is not about racism, masking, or Covid-19 so I’m going to give it some credence; Gell-Mann amnesia effect be damned. 74 participants who drank soda with nonnutritive sweetener (NNS) were given soda flavored with sucralose. In the two hours following consumption, participants showed increased brain activity related to appetite and food cravings. They also had decreased hormones related to satiety. In other words, the diet soda caused the participants to feel hungrier.
Demonstration of the well-known “denim effect.” Wearing this fabric is known to increase viewer perception of the size of a woman’s gluteal area.
But surely, consuming NNS must be healthier than sugar since sugar creates so many physical problems. I have more bad news for you.
In a separate study, researchers surveyed about 104,000 participants on their dietary choices over an 18-month period, including beverage types, and compared that data to cardiovascular events in that group within a 10-year timeframe. They found those with the most frequent consumption of both sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages had higher cardiovascular events compared to those who did not have these types of drinks. That means the “diet” drinks were not more protective compared to the non-NNS type. So, that diet soda isn’t doing you any good in any way.
OT: I watched Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer.” The idea he is anti-transgender is ridiculous. He was funny, passionate, and heartfelt. He absolutely drew a line when it came to denying the reality of biological sex. At the same time, he clearly sees the humanity in every transgender person. He told a moving story about a transgender comic he befriended. The friendship grew from the potential and guts he saw in a fellow comic, not from her sexuality. You would have to be a shrill activist to have it in for this guy.
I don’t drink soda, so that’s not what’s making me fat.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. 🙁
I have been losing my taste for soda (never drank diet unless that was the only thing available) over the last few years. I have trouble finishing a can of soda, and I can only drink a fountain soda is if it has lots of ice, and I ‘m either really thirsty or eating salty food.
The advent of good-tasting sparkling waters is also helpful – I can still have bubbles. Sometimes I think the bubbles are just as addictive as the caffeine and sugar.
ICYMI – my GlibFit this past week
https://youtu.be/YDcqLnJ7DwQ
#metoo. When I discovered Aha and Bubly, it really helped me get off of pop. I still really like having a Coke (sugared version) with some meals…pizza especially. But we buy the 8oz cans for those occasions. And, I’ve noticed after getting used to the 8 ouncers, I generally don’t finish anything larger anymore.
Needs more hula hoop.
(and I am with you on the soda, sparkling water for the wife and me.)
You done good. That’s why I have a power splitter. I would have UPSed you some pre-split, had I known. Your pride probably have rejected my offer though. Next time swing by and we’ll load up the trunk of your car or the back of your pickup, whatever.
Hell yes – it was so fun! I’ll need some good gloves, though. And a slightly heavier maul (the one I was using was 4lb.)
What you need, in my humble opinion, is a good 10-12 lb maul with a splitting wedge like this:
https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/log-building-tools/wedges/100506-gransfors-splitting-wedge?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=USA+%7C+DSA+%7C+URL+%7C+Woodworking&utm_term=Log-Building-Tools+en-us%2F&utm_content=Hand-Tools+%7C+Log-Building-Tools&item=48U0525
Gloves
https://www.loggingsupply.com/products/north-star-white-ox-gloves-1014?variant=55864267851
Once again, Essential Craftsman has a good video on them
https://youtu.be/dD4r1sWqc4w
Next week: Chafed comes out with an article that bubbles are just as bad as sugar and not-sugar.
Feel free to guest blog.
SodaStream + Adapter hose + 5lb CO2 tank = cheap and easy sparkling water.
Chopping wood (not a euphemism) is definitely GlibFit. ?
It worked for these guys
https://rossboxing.com/floyd-mayweather-sticking-to-the-basics/
I drink Diet Coke because it tastes better. Regular Coke to me tastes like drinking Karo white syrup right out of the bottle. Ugh. And I’ll go on drinking it, studies be damned.
Mexican Coke or GTFO
Cane sugar FTW!
That said, I can only have it every once in a while. My taste buds are adapted to water and coffee.
I can deal with McDonald’s coke and that is about it. I don’t know if they get a different formula or their mixture is spot on…but other than that…I cannot drink soda beyond one a year
That’s about my limit, too. Don’t mess with the coffee though, hot weather be damned.
Yeah same here…or after 6…I will have my coffee.
You can get Coke in Alaska?
/ducking
Last I checked, haven’t been to town for three weeks.
I used to drink Coke Zero for the same reason. I havent tried the new (as in 3rd) formulation of coke zero yet. It’s a good excuse to cut the crap out.
That woman’s ass is fat.
I know. It’s glorious!
You would have to be a shrill activist to have it in for this guy.
Self-fulfilling prophesy.
I’m gonna go roast some Brussel sprouts with bacon.
OBE approved
Lately, I have been using the airfryer to make b-sprouts. Olive oil, salt, red-chili flakes, ect; shake. You can really dial in the cook. Since I like them just short of burnt..but not too burnt. Then just a dash of balsamic. Last time my son crushed up some Jalapeno chips for texture and added on top.
I’ll probably top with spicy sour cream when serving.
I don’t much care for carbonation and prefer water. I have been known to open a pop and let it go flat before I drink it.
“I have been known to open a pop and let it go flat before I drink it.”
Satan?
Close…Mormon.
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No static at all.
I… can’t even.
Yeah, I don’t even like the smell of flat beer.
You familiar with Hint water, Moj? Developed by a dentist, I hear. No CO2, no sweetener.
So, like well water?
I like the stuff that comes out of the faucet.
In my house that tastes metallic and I have to put it through another round of filtration to get it drinkable.
I PREFER filtered water (hello fridge, Brita pitcher, and bottled-water guy), but I am okay with tap water.
We swear by our Berkey.
https://myberkeywaterusa.com/
Bonus: if need be, we can run water from the pond down the road through it.
Our market is right across the street and I love days when I am smoking meat cause you can see people sniffing the air trying to figure out where it’s coming from.
Consuming something with zero calories won’t make you fat.
The studies are reiterations of post hoc ergo propter hoc without an identified physiological mechanism.
Homple – there’s a lot more going on than simply calories in/calories out. That is the wrong model for the human body. It’s the hormones that the foods and drinks you eat cause to be released by response. There are three hormonal axes, the most important of which (related to storing fat) is the insulin-glucagon axis. Non-sugar sweeteners still produce an insulin response; they also impact your gut biome.
The lack of calories is a red herring; Arsenic isn’t bad because of it’s caloric content. The same is true for every substance you put in your body. Slow acting poisons are still poisons.
Correct.
I’ve read that aspartame (nutrasweet, used in Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, etc) is bad for your pancreas because it still spikes your blood sugar and helps lead to diabetes type 2. Might also be linked to Alzheimer’s.
But Sucralose (Splenda, used in Diet Rite) doesn’t have that problem. So while it might make you feel hungry, it’s not hurting you unless you give in to your cravings.
I’m trying to switch over to mostly tea.
When I want to encourage myself to drink water, throwing in cucumber or lemon slices. A squirt of “Mio” flavoring is helpful too.
How well measured is gut biome response?
Perhaps. OTOH, the more sweet stuff (calories or not) you consume, the more sweet stuff your body craves. I eat a “fortified” oatmeal every day and to me it tastes like cake, although I don’t actually eat much cake, nor do I eat much with added sugar or added sweetners. If I do eat sweetened stuff it makes me want to eat more sweetened stuff.
FWIW, I seem to be doing well with my diet.
I eat the generic oatmeal, with a squirt of honey. I eat very little sweet stuff other than fruit and an occasional cookie. The belly seems to be there forever though. I do very little physical work and according to the missus very little mental work.
My oatmeal is 1/3rd cup dry oatmeal in 1 cup of water, microwaved for 3:30 at power level 5. I then add 1/2 tablespoon Udo’s oil (No, don’t get a kickback), 2 tablespoons of chia, two tablespoons of hemp hearts and a bunch of soy milk. It seems to work for me, but I could be kidding myself (many people do).
Glib fit update: My get is getting worse by the day, so I have cut my game down to maybe 5 or 10 holes a day. so with food stamps and a lot of downtime I ended up gaining 5 lb. so far.
i don’t like it but it won’t kill me to add some insulation for the Winter, if I get that far.
or my Back, durrrrr,
For once, a proper GlibFit photo!
Zwak *Smack!* approved!
On a personal note, I had a cortisone shot in my L4-5 disc, and while this one seems to help, I don’t think I am all the way there yet. So, the workout was good, but this week was kept on the low side. Not down low, though.
The cortisone shots helped me. One round of them plus a second round of physical therapy plus some weight loss, and I’m much improved.
P Brooks: Her ass is plump, not fat. There’s a difference.
Chafed: Monster Magnet is one of the most underrated bands out there. Powertrip is a great album.
I’d spank it.
With years of experience my vote goes to P Brooks. Two axe handles are usually considered over the limit.
4×20: She has a waist that is noticeably smaller than the circumference of her butt. I’d stand by ‘plump’.
Although, admittedly, I do look at all of Count Potato’s links to Demi Rose pics, so perhaps I’m not the best judge of these things.
Luckily, there’s someone for everyone. Fortunately for all of us it works out perfectly.
Proper answer to 7+ billion persons on the planet.
I’d like to see the rest of her before passing judgement, but I think she has potential.
You’re the man (I think) Penguin!
Hi Chafed, Greetings from NOCAL-BEL. Thanks for 2 yrs of editions! Hope your dog’s schedule has improved. NO Hike this morning. Called on account of sideways rain…Dog didn’t care and I draw the line at wet underwear. Yesterday did 8 miles with 800 ft climb.
I don’t drink much pop; diet or not. I do luv me some Sodastream strait..tiny bubbles. I drink 2-3 liters a day, sometimes with electrolytes; salts for you hillbillies. I do enjoy a tonic water as a mix but usually cut it the soda water. I have been looking for a low cal tonic. Fevertree isn’t bad but still not as good and tonic/soda mix.
G-fit update: Sleep was excellent. Food was protein and too much fruit. Hike mileage was down 33 miles. Wim Hoff/meditative “ancient man” techniques; Did 4 times with cold swim. Weight down 174. I fasted for 30 hrs. No problems.
Goals: Met goal weight range max (175-170)..still damn. Still not dead from Covid…MB;MC
To live better, fat adapt, skip a meal or three!
https://www.whiterockbeverages.com/mixers/y9pmdnubxcxcbu53h6lf5s8evn2a0z
This is what I use.
Thanks. I’ll give it a try.
Thanks IRBE. For no particular reason, my dog’s sleep has improved. I’m grateful it happened.
Great..that too has passed.
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/pennsylvania/gov-wolf-signs-new-order-to-protect-workers-raise-minimum-wage/article_bfd7ca56-34ca-11ec-b610-d3b548c20d8d.html
Who needs the legislature? I’ve got this pen right here!
JFC.
It looks like it only applies to companies “getting money from the state.” But unless the programs were originally set up with a minimum wage requirement, it still shouldn’t fly.
Is he trying to turn PA into NJ?
Yes.
Yes, but that won’t happen until Governor Shapiro takes over in Jan. 2023.
Chappelle is boss.
So many comedians of yesterday wouldn’t be working these days. Dean Martin’s innuendo, Edger Bergen’s Mortimer, Flip Wilson, the youngsters coming along today have to avoid offending anyone and then they aren’t funny. If we can’t laugh at ourselves who can we laugh at?
Dean Martin, funny drunk
“Chappelle is so inappropriate! We should go back to the good ol days of Richard Pryor and George Carlin!”
They could laugh at Joe Biden but then they’d never get another gig.
The century ride I was scheduled to do today was cancelled on account of the global atmospheric bomb cyclone river change we’re having. Riding asking Highway 1 in this wind would have been a challenge. Instead I’ll be doing a diy century next week.
I usually don’t drink soda except for the occasional San Pellegrino. Today will be an exception since we’re going to see the new Bond movie and need something to mix with our little bottles of cheap whisky.
Even in theaters that serve alcohol I will sneak it is…it’s a time-honored tradition that shall never die
Oh, Lord, from what I’ve heard, you’re going to need those drinks.
Still – hope you have a good time, Jaime.
My son just got home and said the roads are pretty sporty. Car on top[ another car in Caldecott tunnel, 5 car wreck other side of tunnel. 3 car wreck half mile later… a couple years of oil and phenomena call hydroplaning with clueless drivers is a recipe for crashem-up derby. Stay thirsty my friend…
First rains of the year. Bay Area mayhem ensues.
I got your century right here.
Nice.
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/-vr1zfQmSUW7LlwfrHn9BQ.nK28u7S_bzDbKfg10a0uCB
Brussel sprouts are done.
Now I want Brussels sprouts
Salt, pepper, bacon grease, and little crisp leaves…I may have licked the spatula clean.
My wife threw my bacon grease away!
Isn’t that a country song lyric?
I got (and binge-watched) seasons 1-5 of Better Call Saul. I thought that was the full series when I bought it. Oops, it turns out the final season will be in 2022. A tad disappointed with that, but at least it was good so far.
Excellent show, they need to end it soon though because everyone’s starting to look implausibly old considering it’s a prequel.
Luckily, there’s someone for everyone.
Still waiting.
It has been pointed out to me (with varying levels of vitriol) that the girl I’m looking for is not necessarily looking for me.
You should check the threaded comments.
I lower my expectations and so did Mrs F but she thinks she lowered hers more. She’s probably right.
https://cms.thepostmillennial.com/the-fck-joe-biden-trend-continues-to-sweep-america-as-college-stadiums-erupt-in-chant/
Fuck Joe Biden.
“Let’s Go Brandon” number one on iTunes (and number three too somehow).
http://www.popvortex.com/music/charts/
That is the perfect picture of Joe for that article.
Speaking of football… I marvel that there is a “covid list” that players routinely go on and off of without comment, and as far as I know there are not dead football players stacked up outside any of the stadiums, and yet the rest of us are supposed to continue to tremble in fear and rearrange our lives around this shit.
KK…
https://pasteboard.co/irKpYdLW1BSg.jpg
Now just need to wipe down and populate. Otherwise of it is our firepit.
Now we need a pool
Aren’t you supposed to wipe down *after* you copulate?
Nice!, I had the firepit in the Background when I lived in Cali,
Nice! Now you need tiki torches
Ordered…along with some decorations.
You’ll be planning violence in no time!
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/booster-covid-19-teachers-school-district-20211024.html
Booster shots for the rest of their lives. They went there.
Honk honk.
Isn’t that the plan for everyone really? I almost want to applaud them for their honesty.
It’s some Karen/teacher spouting off. Why her demented fever dreams need to be aired in a major newspaper is a mystery to me.
That’s funny, I remember when the flu shot was supposed to go primarily to seniors.
Now they are constantly running a commercial here with some asshole who calls himself “Director of Equity” whatever the fuck that means telling everyone over six months old to get it.
I love how that person demands the school district jab her over and over. If it’s that important to you why don’t you just fucking get one yourself?
Last week was the second anniversary of my writing GlibFit 4.0. None of you sent me a gift or even a card. Now I know how Winston’s Mom feels. You know what? You look fat in your jeans.
I was in Florida last week. The Tom Woods 2000th show party was good. And Happy Anniversary to Chafed for two years of GlibFit!
So, that diet soda isn’t doing you any good in any way.
The rare times I drink soda I almost always drink soda sweetened with cane sugar. I never touch diet soda. Barf.
On GlibFit: I got in two trips to the gym while on the road. My friend and his wife moved to The Villages last winter so that they could have normality back. There is a gym 200 yards from their place. It was… adequate. I have only been to the gym once since I got back. Instead of the gym, I’ve been doing a lot of work outside. It’s Fall clean-up time.
That video is trippy. I like the featured image.
I didn’t know if you would like this week’s music. I’m glad you did.
It was good.
I am watching “DeathGasm” from GlibFlick last week. That’s good too.
GlibFit.
https://archive.md/Ngr1U
Excellent gallery. Some actually fit women in there.
Schwing!
Is Barnorama owned by the The Chive? I swear they use a lot of the same photos.
I’ve noticed a lot of repeated content in their galleries.
That was a fine lineup.
New Yorkers going off the reservation.
https://nypost.com/2021/10/24/mob-of-anti-vaxxers-storm-barclays-center-in-support-of-kyrie-irving/
If you’ve lost New York… This is simultaneously promising and frightening.
Lotta melanin-enhanced people in there. Totally White supremacists.
Tanning salon addicts?
Jan. 6 was an insurrection. This must be some kind of uprising.
“anti-vaxxers” ?
That article is employing some sort of anti-copy tricknology that also prevents clicking the link to the “wild Twitter video” of the insurrection.
Hmm, worked OK for me.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1452356957768138760
Why is it frightening?
Mobs frighten me, what can I say? They tend to be indiscriminate once they get going.
Fair enough. I counted about four or five belligerent assholes and the rest were either milling about near the doors or never advanced beyond the outer barriers in the first place.
Pretty tame, considering how pissed off people rightly are.
Of course, it could get worse.
Hey has anyone seen Baked Penguin lately? He hasn’t been here or on the zoomies.
I think he’s just Penguin now.
*whistles*
Sorry, Mo. I went sober, so I took off the ‘Baked’. I fell off the wagon, but I’m getting back on soon, so I didn’t feel the need for re-re-branding.
I believe in you.
Best wishes. Let’s go Penguin!
Thanks, guys.
Good for you getting back on Penguin. I wish you success.
Best wishes.
Fuck yes. Get after it, Penguin!
{{{{hugs}}}}
Just as long as you get up one more time than you fall down.
Hip Hip Horray!
Go go go! Good on you friend.
Hang in there, Pardner, it gets easier…
Thanks, guys. And Mojeaux, if she doesn’t like being called a guy.
Meat is at 150 here and soon to be wrapped to retain moisture.
https://pasteboard.co/vqfVYJwJwAjv.jpg
Chops will go on soon after I wrap that meat so I can throw more fruit wood on.
“Let’s go brisket!”
Works on so many levels….poor tritip wanna be it’s big brother
Nice euphemisms!
And threading. *cough* Brooksed it *cough*
We are all Brooks.
Chafed!
Happy anniversary, baby!
Once again, thanks for doing these. In an amazing collection of weekly features, GlibFit stands out.
Sodas, like most processed foods, suck. Once in awhile, who cares? Every day? No bueno.
I am lucky in that I don’t really have a sweet tooth. I like coffee black or with heavy cream. My vices are chips and booze (the best vices).
This week was ok. I only lifted Wednesday for (weak) reasons, but I got a lot of miles in. Yesterday the kids joined us for some hiking in Rocky Mountain NP. We did about 8 miles and had a great time. Higher elevations had some snow (we got a few flakes) but it was really pleasant. It’s fun to see snow and ice and then head home to warm and sunny!
Have a great week, Glibfitters!
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https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/10/24/report-baldwin-crew-did-target-shooting-with-prop-gun-armorer-had-incident-on-prior-movie-n462524
So you use the gun off hours to have fun, no problem…but still a lot of failures of basic firearm safety.
The armorer is looking more and more as the genesis with Baldwin being the idiot.
WTF would you be using the prop gun with live rounds? Never never never. Use a comparable one for familiarization fire but the two should never mix.
*thinks about the lack of firearms safety in the army*…
I think we should stop calling it a prop gun…
And…if reports are correct…mixed live/blanks in same bucket
Yeesh, whoever was responsible for the film crew and general safety is going to be sued into insolvency. If that’s the case it’s as irresponsible as it gets.
I am very comfortable around ammunition and firearms and I still double check whenever we go out shooting. Fuck these people for being so damn responsible.
Me too and there’s no way in hell I’d have mixed rounds on a movie set. That’s just blatantly stupid, stupid to the point that it almost seems like a setup.
The 24 year old green armorer accounts for the stupidity. I get it..your daddy was a legend. He was a legend because he took it serious and didn’t make softcover porn tiktoks in his past time
On top of that…we account for every round. ‘Here is 50 rounds. Is it 50? Yes”
Overkill? Maybe but I will be damned if my kids lose a round or whatever.
Hard to understand live ammo even being anywhere near a movie making event.
There’s no possible situation that could justify having live ammo on set. What a clusterfuck…
Well, if you had murder on your mind I guess that would be one reason.
While negligence is the likely answer, I still have nagging thoughts of sabotage as union action. There was big walkout by the New Mexico based crew over hotel accommodations that morning (or perhaps the previous day) and they were being replaced by non-union folk. But I’m just an armchair conspiracy fan, what do I know?
The conspiracy theory I’m going with involves the Clintons.
Sure there is, filming the shooting of things other than people is a lot easier and cheaper with live ammo, not every filmmaker has a million dollar special effects budget.
Forgotten Weapons has a great episode on the subject. https://youtu.be/GnOUrRTf6jg
Those things are cheaper, until you get hit with a wrongful death suit and a charge of negligent homicide.
I’m going to assume that you’re joking around here, and that you don’t actually think that firing live ammunition on film is in any way an acceptable practice.
Contrarians gonna be contrary.
Do all those shooting videos on You tube use blanks and squibs, or are all those guys irresponsible jack asses?
“Prop gun” is a garbage term. All it means is a gun used as a prop. That includes actual weapons handled by idiots.
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=C9DClYso2FA&feature=emb_logo
There’s is more NSFW….
Okay…there is a shirt in that video that says Biden Sucks, Kamala Swallows. That’s funny right there
I loled at the “Sleepy Joe” callback.
I enjoyed it. Not at catchy buy the more youtube bans…the more it will rise up. Apparently rap is the new punk and I am okay with that.
I may be drunk
Or correct or both.
I don’t know. I see Kamala as a spitter.
Nah… Saver; some goes into the freezer and kept viable, some goes into evidence for future use.
Good point.
Almost brings a tear to my eye.
Another rainy afternoon, let’s play with coloring books, I started an easy one,
https://photos.app.goo.gl/THHNk5rTVBFvuzvU6
It comes from this, I bought many moons ago and forgot all about it,
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QjQsFV7RDT1gpEv29
Mindless pleasure,
This only works when you don’t continue the threading.
I see what you did there.
So true
I’ve heard about the “feeling hungrier” issue before…happens sometimes, but not always if you’re getting a lot of fluids in too IMO.
Also regarding the second part….
Just to clarify – did they test ANY who had the artificial sweeteners AND NO sugary drinks – or just a combination of the two??? That’s my main question – I mean, coke zero a few times a week, but I drink those great walmart sweetened fizzy flavored waters (phenylalanine) – at least one a day (easy way to get a liter in me). I think in general they help me in terms of hydration (as well as my tea, coffee, and water bottle of sugarless juice mix)…my parents are trying to get me on plain green tea all day long, but that’ll take some adjustment – especially since it would mean more work in prepping bottles before/after work.
I don’t know Fish. What I read didn’t make that distinction.
Russell Brand always someone who fought the narrative or is he just riding the wave…
https://youtu.be/zTtzGhYd0Po
Brand’s a lefty I can respect a la Jimmy Dore, Aaron Mate, and Glenn Greenwald. I can respect them, they have principles at least even if we don’t necessarily agree on the solutions to recognized problems.
So much this.
When I drink pop* I am normally at work and I don’t have any food there, so I am not sure this study applies then.
Also, the best drink of the day is the one when you are switching from morning coffee to afternoon pop. It is the mix of whatever coffee was left in your mug with the first jolt of Diet Coke. That is the best.
* MikeS might be a NoDak, but he is right about what to call bubbly water.
It is the mix of whatever coffee was left in your mug with the first jolt of Diet Coke.
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^ this, Ugh,
What the hell is wrong with you
He’s a Minnesodan. What do you expect?
I only drink pop with vodka, mostly with and/or after dinner. Tried a bunch of sugar-free options and sucralose is the one I could stick with.
I don’t know if it’s impacting my cravings but I’ve managed to cut out most of the junk food like potato chips so there’s that.
Glib fit exercise for this week has been unpacking stuff and moving furniture. Lots of walking. More to come!!
Taking a rest for the sake of my back now.
I found a product at Walmart produce: broccoli slaw. It has thin strips of broccoli like green cabbage strips in regular slaw, done carrot and red cabbage (mostly for looks). I’ve been making “wraps” using low carb tortillas, Mayo, deli Turkey, Swiss cheese (lower sodium than other cheese), broccoli slaw, and dried blueberries and glazed pecans. Yummy.
Yeah, it’d be lower calorie without the glazed pecans nuts it’s just a few and enhances my enjoyment of the wraps immensely, which Is more sustainable than too strict a diet.
Tracking my weight in a notebook now. We shall see…
Broccoli slaw is one of my very favorite things.
It does sound good. I’m not a huge fan of broccoli but thin-strip form sounds a lot more appealing than the thick stalks I usually leave on my plate.
I love broccoli, so that helps. But even if I didn’t, broccoli slaw is great. I used to make homemade broccoli slaw with dried cranberries and bacon crumbles, and now I’m feeling the need to do another batch.
Daily Drink Schedule,
3 Cups Covfefe then,
Milk with breakfast, then,
A few bottles of water, then
a Powerade, Then,
!2 beers or so,
Not every day, but that’s typical, and yes I eat like a pig.
Twelve beers,
How many beers in are you?
Now? 6, porking on snacks, deciding on dinner, maybe a steak.
I take that back, on #5 now, started at the park at 2 pm,
Sarsaparilla or nothing.
Thank you, Chafed, for two years of fit & fun.
Mexican Sasparilla!
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/10/drag-queens-shine-at-missd-america-contest-in-nj-photos.html
What ever happened to glamorous drag? That looked no different than a frat house fundraiser
Gotta say the talent portion of that show looks one hell of a lot more entertaining than the usual fare from the Miss USA’s that I remember. “oh look the leggy girl with thousands of dollars of orthodontic work can play the violin.”
HOLY MACKEREL! Dryft Wood and Fyre Wood have to be villains from a Sturgill Simpson video.
Looks like two dudes who threw on some make-up and dresses after an afternoon at the gym and the tanning salon.
I went looking for a clip from Tales Of The City where the drag queens have these 8′-10′ wide hats/sculptures. Couldn’t find it but I found this https://youtu.be/9IUSCVH61xw Did this happen? Can the folk responsible be rounded up and shot? The Canal 4/Showtime productions were absolute perfection; this reeks of pandering and the seem inability of Hollywood to create a new franchise.
Ugh. Yeah, that looks overwrought AF.
Chops on in a cheery/apple blend. Tritip wrapped unconventional and going to 200. In spirit of Yusef..on beer 4 or 5 or maybe 8 🙂
I love the food you got going,
Tall Cans!
Thanks buddy. Fat cans for me tonight.
Hey, 220, 221, whatever works, 🙂
Life is crashing, my back is just getting worse, it’s becoming harder to get up every day. Whether I get up at 4, 5, 6 or whenever, it still takes until aboot 2pm, before I can walk and function, and then only aboot 6 hours, then my back crashes again. I’m looking for work i can do and have some prospects, but nothing yet. Doctor told me excerise is best if I can do it, so I do, but I need surgery, the PT and drugs aren’t the answer, and I worry aboot losing my ability to function, and Fuck the Dole! but I have no choice right now.
You may have posted before, but have you gotten a full diagnosis with xrays or other stuff?
My tailbone was insane – esp while sitting at work – but seems to have been treated pretty effectively with a steroid injection (hopefully won’t need another one in 6-12 months) – pretty cheap even before insurance.
From the dead-thread…
just got asked to stand for a line-officer role again in the fire company. I can see the stars have spoken.
I must be dragging Aries down. It’s always some variation of this.
GlibFit: been good w/ the rowing & general activity (just rowed an hour+ while watching the excellent F1 race). But I’ve been less good with the eating, so up a couple pounds.
Not the end of the world, though heading into the holiday season, so I’ll need to watch things.
On topic: I don’t regret dropping diet drinks a bunch of years ago. Just fizzy water is fine now.
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Eagles “game” was on Fox and at least twice they showed a replay of an Eagles goal line play with some guy in the end-zone stands clearly displaying a “Let’s Go Brandon” sign that looked professionally printed.
What is that? /WH Staffer
I’m doing a vacuum pickling experiment with mushrooms.
So far I’ve sealed the mushrooms in with a 50/50 mix of redwine vinegar and apple cider vinegar, 1/4 cup salt, and a collection of herbs and spices.
The first rest let the pickling liquid soak into the mushrooms, releasing the air trapped in the structure. So I opened the bag and vacuumed out that air.
I’m going to sous vide the bag at some point to kill off whatever might still be living in there (if I can).
In other culinary experimentation, I diluted my cili adobo marinade with coconut milk before soaking chicken breat in it. I roasted some of the chicken chunks tonight and made a sandwich with havarti and swiss.
Assessment – the bread, cheese, and cocnut milk took off the front-end heat, but when everything else is down, the heat lingers in the mouth and builds over time.
Not the best outcome.
Should have made a honey mustard spread then
I might have been able to type all of the characters.
“Heat”
*laughs*
Pikers. Brooks uses italics to quote.
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Whoohoo…and…got it wrong lol
I just saw a fox in the driveway. He skedaddled when I started walking in his direction. That’s the second time I’ve seen him (her?).
Xer/them.
Pikers. Brooks uses italics to quote.
You are absolutely correct.
Screw it. Threading makes it easier to follow a conversation.
Yes. I don’t hate Brook’s non-threading schtick like some, but I am not a fan. C’est la vie
I actually kind of like it. It generally reboots a convo that had petered out.
Yes, that can happen, but it also makes it difficult to have a conversation with him on a subject.
Also, *whispers* ⬇he’s right there!⬇
Elixir of life
People vaccinated against COVID-19 are less likely to die from other causes than their non-vaccinated peers, a new Centers for Diseases Prevention and Control study found.
The study, released Friday, shows that those who have gotten one of the three available vaccines against COVID-19 from the two-shot Moderna, and Pfizer doses were almost three times less likely to die from causes other than the virus.
Those taking the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine were about 50 percent less likely to die from other causes
Magic potion is magic.
It is the greatest drug known to man. It will cure all ailments and even ward off your mother in law. Warts? Boils? Death? No match for this elixir I have here.
Looks like the making of a crisis here. It would appear the researchers believe that large numbers of people are going to die from no cause at all! Let’s throw trillions at the problem and see if we can identify the mysterious “cause of death.”
Just returned from dinner with my sisters. Crazy Cat Lady middle sister did not protest when oldest sister and I (the baby) strongly urged her to get rid of all but one of her cats and move ASAP from the rented house she has utterly trashed and move into an apartment. Now the question is whether she’ll do so without continued pressure from us … and before she gets evicted.
it also makes it difficult to have a conversation with him on a subject.,/em>
Feature, not bug.
*skates away*
Drat!
Another tag fail.
Feature, not bug.
Ha! I was going to add that but hit “Post” too soon.
Thanks for this series. I started walking this weekend managed 4 miles today. I have a long way to go fitness-wise and these keep me inspired.
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Still no word yet from my company on the vaccine mandate. I’m sure we have more than 100 employees. It’s really affecting my attitude in a negative way lately. I feel like I’m just waiting for the hammer to drop on me. I won’t be getting vaccinated so if they try a mandate they’ll have to let me go.
I’m not a great engineer by any stretch but I don’t think they want to lose me. I’ve been with the company long enough that I think I am a valuable employee despite not being a great engineer.
Same.
Especially this.
They love me and I think they will be shocked if I “have” to leave.
We had a meeting about it where I work. They made it clear that they have no plans on mandating vaccines. If Biden’s wish comes true, they said they will consider setting up a vaccine clinic for those that want it, and they are also looking into providing weekly tests for those that don’t want it.
Not a bad take. Of course, “Fuck those fucking fucks, right in their fuckholes!” might be a bit strong for some folks.
Weekly testing is not an acceptable option for me. They would have to let me go.
@ Chafed:
Happy second anniversary. Thanks for doing this. I don’t often comment on much more than the usually awesome tunes, but I do come away with some fitness ideas from time to time. Last weeks installment and some of comments under it motivated me to start taking supplements. I’ve been thinking about it for a couple years now, but finally just did it. Taking One-A-Day Men’s 50+, vitamin D3, and Boron.
Thanks also to the guys who made these recommendations! Love this place!
Toss in a calcium as well. I’ve been doing 81 mg aspirin for over 30 years. If I bump the back of my hands I get a discoloration but it’s the blood under the outer layer of skin. The spots are ugly but only temporary. A result is that I don’t have high blood pressure. Ask the doc, I know there is controversy over the benefits but I’m a believer. I eat a lot of fresh veggies and fruit but I take a multi vitamin too. Who knows?
That’s not a bad idea. I stopped drinking milk due to lactose intolerance. And I’m guessing I don’t eat enough veggies to make up the difference. Although, I’m not positive what veggies have high calcium…but, I’m about to go learn.
I need to check with my doctor about calcium – my folks warned me today about calcium increasing some blockages – if you don’t have enough magnesium, etc to improve dissolving.
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Glibfit work for the day. I put two 12K BTU aircon away up two flights of stairs and on relatively light on from the upstairs.
My quads are feeling it.
I changed the filter on the furnace today, I’m tuckered out. That and a nap was all I did but tomorrow starts a new exercise week..
https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/let-computers-do-it-film-set-tragedy-spurs-call-to-ban-guns-1
Maybe they should get rid of cans from the set too?
Loved this part from the linked article:
“With all of that Hollywood talent and imagination are we still writing stories about shooting one another?” he asked. “Do we really have nothing better to spend millions of dollars on than the glamorization of gun battles?”
I think he forgot the part about story archetypes, y’know, one of them being “conflict.”
Yeah, all that Hollywood talent and imagination. LOL.
Sounds like some hippie shit.
I can’t wait until they add the actors in post production. Then, no more preening prima donnas to lecture us poors about how we should live.
Call it SkyNet.
Make moar porn. Damn lemon stealing whores…
So what do I mix my rum with?
A blow job?
Ok sounds good to me. I will simply inform the GF of our new soda policy. I’m sure it be met with approval.
Nothing?
https://www.liquor.com/best-sipping-rums-5088963
Lime juice. Embrace your inner pirate.
What do I do when he embraces me back?
https://archive.md/TpJvm/e1674b659736d22c888e9a38f715fad5b9ecad75.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.md/LOnl9/f578638e98d7eefc1eb3f76060ed427bb9325cbc.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.md/WeZs5/c2afa7dc7f6aa9d1186337a6e3316f369bc6b17a.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.md/o0iUw/0fbd3f14c3bdaecc5d36ebcc6e1f73dcc5d58df9.jpg
NSFW.
shiny
That gets my motor running.
So, IFSAB, but I’m good at drinking. IFSAB = I fucking suck at biking. Although I’m 16th @ Tortugas Mountain, that was a course record in the drinking division, where the participants must drink 1 beer (>= 12 oz. >= 5% ABV) before each loop. 14 beers is the new record. Whee!
Oh, and yes, sweeteners (sugar-based and artificial) are bad for you, because they upwardly recalibrate your sense of what sweet is.
That’s something my wife really noticed in both Japan and Europe was that much of the sweets were less sweet.
I drank only diet sodas the whole time I was in ‘merica. I suppose there was the “Mexican cola” but I wouldn’t drink that anyway because sugar. I knew there was some problem in drinking the artificially sweetened stuff but in my head I rationalised it away as being the lesser of two evils for the duration. I haven’t drunk any sody pop for a long time now, despite the fact that there are cokes in the fridge at work.
To clarify (as a limey?) I very much wanted to avoid the HFCS.
Lemon Curry?
*checks in on the NFL for the first time in weeks*
Wow, the Chiefs are garbage this year. Huh.
The Niners are pretty crappy too.
Welp, I guess it’s basketball season now.
What should I mix DJ’s rum with?
Quaaludes?
Music link sounds like a 2021 version of Simple Minds.
Wut? Have you been drinking?
“It’s Brett’s bubble time!” makes me grin every time.
https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/pourex/miniature_diy_mini_functional_makita_circular_saw/
Meanwhile I let another Sunday go to waste, mostly.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/10/25/septa-workers-authorize-strike-nov-1-contract/
Do it, pussies.
Shut it all down.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/10/22/mcdonalds-union-us-workers-strike-tuesday-latest-labor-action/8537451002/
Do it, pussies.
Shut it all down.
Yay, Monday. ?
OFFS ?
I foresee more kiosks incoming.
They don’t like the Male Gaze at their nubile buttocks? Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I mean really, all I wanted was a McChicken and to be on my way…
I just find it hilarious that they think a union will accomplish anything beyond rewarding mediocrity and making everyone at the bottom a little poorer. Oh well, live and learn.
Well, they could pull a UAW and kill the host organism.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/10/23/gas-prices-surge-again-in-new-jersey-around-the-nation/
Fuck Joe Biden.
https://ktla.com/news/james-michael-tyler-best-known-as-gunther-from-friends-dies/
Be kind to your prostate, and it’ll be kind to you.
*trickles a bit* Shut Up!
Don’t massage it more than once a day though, that’s just being self-indulgent.
My finger is so stubby, though.
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/buccaneers/tom-bradys-600th-touchdown-winds-back-team-after-initially-landing-fan
Sportsball.
Also sportsball:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/india-vs-pakistan-16th-match-group-2-1273727/match-report
On Topic – That chick in the jeans has a fat ass. Mornin’ Glibs!
“U.S. President Biden Unveils Unrealized Capital Gains Tax for Billionaires”
https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/89077/u-s-president-biden-unveils-unrealized-capital-gains-tax-for-billionaires
The super rich today, the less rich tomorrow, the middle class in a decade. Don’t let the camel’s nose get under the tent on this one or we’re screwed.
Stupid fuck thinks that the ultra-wealthy swim in Scrooge McDuck pools. Their money is tied up in bonds. He’ll be tickling their asses with a feather. Morons. I’ve never seen the like and I remember real stagflation.
15-20% mortgage rates? Jesus, I was just finishing high school. No one was hiring, everyone was hedging their bets. This is how we build back better? Let’s Go Brandon!
I have attempted to explain this before, but again it’s just one of those things that seems to just run up against a brick wall. There’s maybe an angrily furrowed brow and an AOC-style eye-flash for a second or two while they try to compre-stand what was said, only for them to return to trying to argue the same point again.
On a broadly related note, I just spilled out 900 words as notes for the first part of a piece that perhaps three or four people may read in its entirety. It’s largely about the futility of trying to communicate ideas in good faith and the acute reality that even close family members and friends will default to a very bad faith and emotional resp.. ah you know what I’m too close and I need some distance between me and this topic before I continue. Some folks have enough going on that they are less concerned about just severing ties and letting go… Part of it is about the increasing irrelevance of the ages-old adage “never talk about politics” in a world where “everything is political” and it becomes easier, in certain situations to be caught unawares, or to be pinned by a certain question to which there is an expected answer, even if the asker hadn’t even considered that it might be political and ideological.
My particular situation makes it somewhat difficult for me to escape this Catch-22, the assumptions, the insanity. There are things that many glibs may, to their relief, only encounter in the links here most days, that are rather more close to home here. There are other glibs in varying situations with family members and friends who do run into this kind of thing reguarly, and are either better suited to avoid it, or perhaps can deal with it better than me, but anyway, there were some things I wanted to articulate, and just write down.
When it happens at work I just work faster. Family and friends? I have nothing.
So is a tax on “Unrealized Capital Gains” a tax on losing money/not making a profit?
It’s a tax on the kulaks and wreckers.
Whatever it is, it only hits rich people so the rest of us are good.
5 bucks a gallon for gas doesn’t mean a thing. 7 bucks means less.
suh’ fam
yo whats goody yo
Good morning, homey! It’s back to work for me today. Hope I don’t find TOO many burning ducks waiting for me at the office. And it looks as if the heaviest rain of the day will arrive just in time for my commute! ?
Looks like we’re getting the edge of the latest global warming here. West Coast is about to be saturated. We’re inland but soaking in it.
Mornin’, Festus. We’ll be getting that here on the east coast tonight/tomorrow, expecting 2-4″ of rain. Which has never happened before, thanks climate change!
sup’ playa
Yeah, Im happy for the rain. I dont have to feel shame for not cutting the grass (again).
That ass, while small-ish, is just fine with me.
If you manage to get the zipper down it will be a cottage cheese catastrophe. You have been warned.
Oh, just see if I wont.
Based upon a discussion the other day, I rewatched Clarkson’s Farm. I think y’all should as well; it’s good “telly.”
I am shocked that he hasn’t been “Savilled” yet.
Morning, Glibs.
Wasted a perfectly good weekend messing up and resetting my sleep schedule. 🙁
#metoo! I was lazy and blew away one of the last weekends of the year.
Good morning, U. Are you back in sync?
I think so.
Unsurprisingly, my test from thursday came back negative. I mean, I’m just going around living my life without paying any attention to their panic porn, so it’s not like I nuked my immune system or anything.
I hope the required testing isn’t too uncomfortable. It isn’t the brain swab, is it?
It’s not the brain swab, it’s the sneeze swap (nostril rim, makes you want to sneeze).
Mornin’, reprobates.
Morning.
Good morning, ‘patzie!
suh’ cuh
“Reprobates” Smiles and nods.
Local media sez Murphy needs to crack down harder.
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/10/murphys-equity-excuse-on-vaccine-passports-is-flimsy-editorial.html
“Gov. Phil Murphy says vaccination rates in Black and brown communities are lagging and is using this as a rationale not to impose vaccine passports like in New York City.”
But wait…
“First, solid evidence shows the racial gap on vaccines is either closed or closing fast, depending on which data you’re looking at. In a September survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71 percent of white adults, 70 percent of Black adults and 73 percent of Hispanic adults said they had gotten at least one shot.”
Ah. Now that those recalcitrant field workers are on board it’s totes OK to go full fascist.
That Brooklyn Nets thing. Why was that one really loud dude carrying two baseball bats in his backpack? That’s not kosher.
I guess everyone is an asshole, nowadays.
Maybe that was the FBI plant.
More seriously, angry protests are gonna attract some of those types. Wait till the real violence starts.
This is what concerns me, there is always an element that just wants to burn shit down. I was in HS when the 1967 riots in Newark and Plainfield went down. There were legitimate issues in the inner cities, but the protestors wound up devastating their own neighborhoods.
“How to Lie with Statistics: Black and Brown Edition”.
That’s not fully vaccinated. Let’s lock it all down again. For the children.
Probably a plant.
Those bats were brand new and not even taped.
Who goes to Sportcheck and buys brand new bats just to show them off at a riot?
I don’t get it.
The dude had two brand-new baseball bats in his back-pack. Who does that? He was a plant.
But what does taping have to do with anything?
Tape around the base of the bat where you hold it. For grip.
Taping the handle means that you are playing the sport. Without the tape you can’t swing the bat properly. Both of those bats were brand new.
Kinda what I said, too.
WE know this, Chubby-Chaser!
Mornin’
I was at the gym early today. Time for a shower and then I head into the office for my first day. Pouring rain and a wreck on the highway between me and the office. Yay.
Good luck. March right down to HR and proclaim your pronouns.
DEG, Motherfucker and Fuck Right Off!. These are your pronouns.
Good luck on day one, Friend!
Huzzah! Go do great things!
Knock ’em dead!
He’s not working at the post office…
Zing!
#2 Son called from college last night. His CS class is cancelled today due to the absence of the Prof who teaches the course. Prof is another COVID victim – he was put on probation a month ago for refusing to provide proof of vaccination, and as of this week is barred from campus; apparently he circulated a petition protesting the mandate. Unlike most protestors, he stands alone. My son is of course upset, I think he gets that the Prof is not the villain here. Part of a higher education.
Fuck a duck.
Meanwhile, in Sudan…
Odds they’re going to follow-through with the claims that they’re trying to keep the transition to elected leadership on track?
Or are they seeing an opportunity to take over themselves?
What could possibly go wrong?
Utopia, here we come!
“In place of the government, Burhan announced the formation of a revolutionary parliament of youth.”
Cultural Revolution? Great idea, that always works out well.
The Dunce Cap! Later the single Baldwin.