A few weeks ago, I overlooked rowing as a favored Glib exercise. Slumbrew was not happy. So, I’m stricken with a case of the guilts, you get to learn about it this week.
Rowing, otherwise known as crew, is just what it sounds like. We have all seen the pictures of one, two, or eight preppies in a really thin boat sitting low on the water. If you get ESPN 8 (“The Ocho”) you might have seen it live just before you fell asleep.
Of course, if you want to row after college then you might not have the equipment and nearby water. So, the rowing machine was invented. Most machines, I’m told, have some sort of adjustable resistance.
Rowing is one part aerobic and one part anaerobic. Aerobic rowing workouts consist of prolonged periods of rowing at low to moderate intensities. Rowing at submaximal levels will give your body ample time to take in oxygen, break down carbs and fat and produce energy to continuously fuel your workout. Submaximal aerobic workouts derive a large portion of energy from fats, gradually shifting to higher use of carbohydrates if your intensity increases.
Anaerobic rowing workouts consist of high-intensity, intermittent bouts of exercise; for example, rowing with maximum effort for one minute and then resting for three minutes, repeating the work-rest cycle several times. To keep it anaerobic, you have to keep the working time short and the recovery time longer to give your body ample time to replenish energy stores. Longer work periods and shorter rest times will create an environment for an aerobic workout. Anaerobic workouts depend almost entirely upon carbohydrates for energy and, because of the high intensity, burn a substantial amount of calories.
I stumbled across this video. It’s not directly on topic but I think a good number of you will appreciate it.
This week’s music is the flip side of the video.
I enjoy the upper body workout I get rowing my Kayak upstream, go non stop for twenty minutes or so, then get out and strech a bit, then as many as you want after that.
Speaking of rowing this is a hilarious interview with the two Irish rowing brothers from Rio 2016 if any of youse hadn’t seen it before. They’re from my grandfather’s village in the Ole Sod.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFvT-KoGgEM
I only understood about half of what they said.
That’s what makes it funny.
There are elements of the Deep South accent in there, kind of the way that fiddling entered country music with the Irish Immigration of the 19th century.
Heheh. You should hear my relations from Kerry. When I brought a friend there when we graduated high school I was translating everything for the first several days.
I’ve thought about adding rowing to my conditioning. I’ve held off because I’m a little worried about putting stress on the disc herniation.
My last deadlift day, where I used 25 lb bumper plates as risers, went well. My next deadlift day will be full range of motion conventional deadlifts. Today was arm & shoulder day. I was pressing 115 lbs. At the end I was struggling to keep my presses from turning into a standing bench press, so I cut it short. I’ll try 115 lbs again next to see if I can get all the work in with good form.
Weight is slightly down from last week.
I broke the lawn mower while mowing the lawn this afternoon. A bolt that holds one of the back wheels came loose. I tried tightening it by hand, and most of the way in, I stopped. Instead of realizing that something was wrong, I got a wrench. The bolt started spinning freely. I pulled it out. Sheered off. It probably had two spots where it sheered. The first when the bolt worked loose, getting a piece stuck which I ran into when I tried tightening the bolt. The second when I tried turning the wrench. In the Spring I have a place tune up my snowblower and lawnmower. I’ll let them deal with it. I won’t need the lawnmower again.
The music is good. I like the blonde on the left who is holding the drumsticks.
How To Pick Up A Girl – Advanced Class
Part one
Part two
Pretty damn impressive.
I like the ambiguity in your response.
Yes.
🙂
Check out Rip’s press videos. Pretty aggressive hip drive and lean back is perfectly fine. Also, do you do rack pulls?
I’ve seen Rip’s videos. This was getting out of his hip drive territory and into standing bench press territory.
I was doing rack pulls. They were part of the “get [DEG’s real name here] back to deadlifting” plan. They’ve evolved into what I’m doing now: deadlifts with risers to slowly increase range of motion.
Hi Chafed, Greetings from NOCAL-BEL. Thanks for edition! Nice hike, 6 mi with 900 ft. altitude. I am starting to get worried about Gavin. I feel lost without his guidance and leadership; in this time of emergency. 10 days without a peep is like..forever. I hope he is OK for the sake of our nation-state. Keep him in your thoughts…and hope for the best!
G-fit update: Sleep was better. Food was better. Better discipline. Hike mileage was level at about 35 miles. Wim Hoff/meditative “ancient man” techniques; Did 1 time with cold swim. Went to gym 3 times. Less sore. I am pretty much at the levels before ‘Vid. Didn’t fast. Weight was level to little under 177!
Goals: Failed goal weight range (175-170)..but trending down. Still not dead from Covid…MB;MC
I think I will do a 48hr fast to go into the holidays…
Rowing is a pretty good workout. It take some practice to become efficient. I read somewhere that if you could do 500 meter in 90 seconds—you are in pretty good shape. The Boys in the Boat about the 1936 Olympic team is a very good read.
To live better, fat adapt, skip a meal or three!
His absence explains why things haven’t gotten even worse the past 10 days.
Maybe Brandon can take a similar absence and give us temporary utopia. I see Cali is getting some pork infrastructure monies from the passed fed bill…nothing for water infrastructure; water projects must not be griftie.
Am I a bad person for hoping that he had some side effects from the booster?
No! Don’t beat yourself up over your feelz..if it is for the right reasons. :’Friends’ arm rub:
Actually I think it’s more likely he’s back on the coke and went to rehab. Some of the press conferences he gave the past couple years made it seem like he was coked up, especially the “nation state” one.
That’s a possibility but I saw him do a flex after his booster, which I don’t think is a good idea. He squeezed the vax out of his deltoid and into his bloodstream. He probably has myocarditis or had a stroke. Tis but a flesh wound…
It has to be something major to keep a preening gasbag like him away from a camera.
Rhywun gets it.
Nice job as usual IRBE! I’ve been working on the breathing and it definitely helps. I also started mouth taping at night again. Game changer.
Rowing, crew, or sculling always reminds me of Oxford Blues.
Ah, the 80s
There’s several high schools that do crew in the Cuyahoga.
I don’t know about rowing, but their dinners look fun – https://youtu.be/m-hB3n3E0Pw?t=1944
My mom sent me a copy of this book. Generally not my cup o’tea but the story is compelling and the writing top notch.
Never read The Boys in the Boat but I have seen the movie adaptation of The Man in the Canoe.
GlibFit.
https://archive.md/8cngp
Goodness gracious.
Ripped girls are fun to admire but they aren’t much fun IRL.
I’d like to hear your stories.
I may try the “rowing” cardio element for the navy fitness test in the future – this month I think I’ll stick with the bike though – had a good test run earlier this week – at least I can pass that with no knee/etc issues.
Also…re: the pedialyte discussion earlier. Don’t think I’ve ever really had a hangover – tend to puke before lying down if I drink anywhere close to that much…
Did see a few discussions from this guy I follow on the topic yesterday: https://twitter.com/JoeSilverman7/status/1456970812221702150
Still consistently at the gym on weekdays, but weight is a little higher than I want so I started eating Low carb. About 6 days in down a few pounds and Im im ketosis.
Went through a few days of low energy. Read that was my body adjusting to burning fat for energy. Dragged myself to the gym and got some work in anyway.
Dying for some oreos and milk.
I’d love to know for sure whether I’m in ketosis but I just don’t see myself buying a blood meter….
I got these.
https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Keto-Ketone-Testing-Strips/dp/B01MUB7BUV/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=XIYM5HMGVTRD&keywords=keto+sticks+strips+urine&qid=1636320008&smid=AE9NHKM2LLI68&sprefix=keto+sticks%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExV1lLVU9YQVk5RURGJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjY0OTE1NUJDVVNGWThOTlpGJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4ODA2NDIzRFlTOVVEOUFHNFpQJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
keto strips are available.
I bought mine from CVS.
Unless I really try, I’m rarely in ketosis, I just keep <50g-carb/day. Give or take.
It gets harder to get into ketosis once your body starts and prefers to burn ketones. It is probably a good indicator that you have become fat adapted and metabolically flexible.
Dont you drink like 30 beers when you get home from work ery day?
Yeah, good point..15 lite beers is probably max to stay under 50g of carb.
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That goes away pretty quickly. Make sure you are pounding salt and other electrolytes.
You will be a fat burning beast in no time!
+1 on the salt
Salt? Really? I definitely will but why?
Salt and potassium are essential to the electrical function of your heart. Lack of either (hyponatremia/hypokalemia), sometimes from dehydration, is life-threatening. I was hospitalized for dehydration (hypokalemia), but I’m not sure my sodium was anything to write home about, either.
https://mariamindbodyhealth.com/redmond-salt-helps-stop-the-keto-flu/
I’m not endorsing the brand, but Maria breaks it down for ya.
I think we have a couple of her keto cookbooks on the shelf.
More from Robb Wolf.
I like rowing machines. You can choose to put more effort into legs or into arms as needed, and the resulting chest muscle fitness makes ladies’ boobs “perkier”.
I just have never managed to get a gym routine worked into my lifestyle, and I don’t want a room full of gym equipment at my house.
I suppose I have to MAkE time for it.
Back when I traveled more, I made sure I keep a set of gym clothes & swimtrunks in my bag. Was actually more convenient to have a gym (albeit not well equipped) and pool (pretty much every business hotel has one these days, and outside of summer months, usually don’t have to contend with families using them) right in the same building, both getting up first thing and in the evening rather than sitting around drinking beer or eating snacks.
It’s like you don’t business travel bro.
I’ve dealt with far too many shitty stationary bikes in hotels to have faith in them.
Now you’re getting it HS.
I think lifting might be more important for women than men. Bone density can’t be fixed with supplements, despite what the docs say. Loading your skeleton is a great way to keep osteoporosis at bay.
I finally added a gym at the house and I absolutely love it. I loosen up while I’m standing at my desk, head downstairs and knock out my workout. I can usually be done in 45 minutes. It’s awesome.
But let’s get back to this whole “perky boobs” thing 😉
I think lifting might be more important for women than men. Bone density can’t be fixed with supplements, despite what the docs say. Loading your skeleton is a great way to keep osteoporosis at bay.
Yes.
I didn’t have the heart to tell my mom after she broke her ankle in two places that drinking lots of milk, taking Vitamin D, and other supplements isn’t enough to have healthy bones.
Cooking up some health food.
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/LMSDYThzSZaOzAZwzZUANg.prIEC6pDdImWdPXpLLsW-7
(Not steak)
Question is – do I top with shredded cheddar or sour cream when eating?
Yes.
In a just world, there’d be green onions on top, too.
I have none. ?
Lowered expectations!
I should probably point out that steak is up for dinner.
I have a reputation to uphold…
Since I did the brisket, Jugsy got pizza.
I promise Ill scrape the toppings off and forego the crust.
Well, maybe a piece or two…
What is it? Looks like a kind of taco or chili meat mix.
I’m making chili. Ancho, chipotle, and NM chilies as the base.
Italian sausage, tomatoes, black olives, with a Scotch brain pepper.
Salt, pepper, and black garlic.
You make it sound like you have to choose one or the other.
You and Ted have shown me the error of my ways.
I woke up with a headache this morning, which is odd as I am not prone to headaches in general. This one won’t leave.
I decided to listen to my body so I just crawled back into bed. I hope this isn’t the beginning of a cold or something similar.
Crockpot is in charge of dinner. Peace out!
It’s covid. You’re doomed.
She sure burn the crockpot just to be safe.
Because Babs had been feeling better, we were walking more and faster. I’ve also been making use of my standing desk at work. Lastly, I’ve been moderating carbs. It’s paying off. I now fit back into a pair of jeans and tightened my bra strap one notch. Victories!
Tres Cool hardest hit.
Exceptions have, and will, be made.
Huzzahs all around!
That too.
Good!
Great job Tulip!
I was sorry to read that Babs isn’t feeling so well today. I hope she’s back to fine form soon!
Since Chafed went with the all beefcake squadron, I’d add that rowing is coed.
https://pac-12.com/sport/womens-rowing
Another candidate for the opposite of Harvey’s elevator speech
https://youtu.be/CdHMuMuaj8Y
complete with anti-Glibfit lyrics, according to the top YT comments
I’m only responsible for the Brock Samson graphic. Tonio, who does a great job adding photos, gets credit for everything else.
at Tennessee rowing is a women’s sport, and a new one at that (1995?)
the men have always had club rowing, and there were always sculls on the river, but only the ladies are sanctioned
My exercise today was stirring a kettle of boiling honey for an hour.
Really, you boiled it? I generally went with the moderate heat method.
Bochet. Burn that honey. 😉
Glibfit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oUBS-CUlXCyX0JLJNpqKQ-FnCH205W71/view?usp=sharing
Wherever you are walking looks gorgeous.
Won’t play on my kindle.
I love your Dad’s pup. Although he/she appears to be determining the route!
I don’t have the energy to train her when we’re on a mission walk (i.e. pee & poo ASAP so we can go home). It’s just the driveway, but it’s steep and I have to do it about 5x/day
She’s very ill-mannered. But she’s very good at pulling me up the hill
Again with the Vikings’ defense! If you score 31 points, you should win the fucking game!
At least its a game. Cincinnati reminded me of where I live.
That Vikes loss was a heartbreaker. I went into my nap assuming they’d win. But then the Vikes did what they do.
Sorry KK, there was a group of us at the local cheering for the Vikings to win. Especially after the pick.
It was a helluva game. Cousins is just not a prime time QB.
They scored 31 points (not sure how many were defensive) – what more is the offense expected to do??
One of the TDs was a kickoff return. The defense got two picks. The one in OT was amazing! Cousins threw the ball to no one in OT. He makes great plays and then fucking bonehead ones.
I don’t know who has paid any attention, I’m just now watching it to find out WTF sports radio is referring to, but Aaron Rogers gave an interview to Pat McAfee Friday, and it sounds an awful lot like covid discussions from Glibfit articles.
Prevea, local hospital chain dropped Rogers as their spokesperson this weekend.
I saw the Rodgers’ fiancée stuff, but didn’t realize his fiancée is Shailene Woodley. I wonder how many other leftists are going to be outed as not on the covid plantation.
Didn’t know anything about her.
Sounds like an A+ grifter
I’m sure Rogers is worth a couple hundred Million. She’s needs a couple side-projects as trophy wife of an NFL QB.
Boy does she.
Had no idea about the Bernie bro (Bernie sis?) stuff. Only knew of her as the actress who always looks like she’s on the verge of crying.
The quotes I heard were reasonable. I did not nor will I watch the whole thing. Maybe there’s nuttiness that I did not hear, I don’t know.
The media have him pegged as the Antichrist, naturally.
https://www.pennlive.com/coronavirus/2021/10/ice-cube-exits-jack-black-comedy-after-declining-covid-19-vaccination.html
Oddly silent on Ice Cube though.
My local paper described the interview as “bizarre”, but I couldn’t find much bizarre from his quotes. Some things here and there that I might quibble with, but far more reasonable than what we hear from Fauci or the woman from the CDC.
TMITE. They claim anything that goes against THE NARRATIVE® is nuts.
As I posted earlier in the week, the FDA apparently turned down Moderna’s application to have their covid vaccine approved for adolescents due to myocarditis concerns. Local media said it was denied because of worries over “a heart condition you can get from getting the virus”. No virus there, no sirree.
The end of humanity is near. I’m hoping the Packers win the Super Bowl now.
I knew nothing about rowing/crew when I showed up for college in Boston in the fall of ’87. A good friend of mine rowed for BU’s men’s team. His girlfriend – and future wife – rowed for the BU Women’s 8 that went pole-to-pole as NCAA women’s champs (1990, I think), did not lose a single race. Several of the women in that boat went on to the US Women’s 8 that won gold. There’s an absolutely fantastic Bud Greenspan documentary about that 8. Just amazingly inspirational.
Holy shit! you can get really fit just using that *&^%^ing Concept2 Rower. I promise you. They’re not cheap, but they’re an amazing piece of gear. Very comparable in ‘misery quotient’ to an assault bike.
For those of you, like me, who have rough backs (I’ve been walking around with a ruptured L5-S1 for years now, second time), you have to treat the slide forward to ‘the catch’ like a deadlift and keep the lordotic arch in your back. Huge temptation to collapse the back to get more return and a longer stroke. Don’t do it!
Also, ease into it. You pay a huge price for just 5-10 sec faster /500m pace. (i.e. going from a 2:10/500m down to a 2:00/500m is a BIIIIGGGG commitment. Like a serious life decision, really).
If anyone wants to publicly commit to a million meter club for 2022 on Jan. 1, I’ll join in and be accountable. I’ve been meaning to do it for a while now.
For those of you, like me, who have rough backs (I’ve been walking around with a ruptured L5-S1 for years now, second time), you have to treat the slide forward to ‘the catch’ like a deadlift and keep the lordotic arch in your back. Huge temptation to collapse the back to get more return and a longer stroke. Don’t do it!
Thinking back to the run up to when my disc herniation acted up (*), I wonder if rowing did it. I was trying out some rowing, and I’m certain didn’t keep my core and back braced like a deadlift.
(*) I’m certain I herniated this disc twenty or so years ago, and wrote whatever I felt when I herniated it and all the aches and pains later off as something else.
I tried to outdo myself rowing in a pretty competitive environment and wound up in the hospital because I collapsed in a parking lot with back spasms. “Some men just cain’t be lurnt.” We all learn the hard way; there is no other.
Skipped my exercises this week (boo) but raked both front and back, which is workout enough. Also, walked a couple of miles yesterday at an indoor flea while being forced to wear the shame muzzle. So, harder to breathe, combined with bending and walking. Real-life exercise for the win.
Today, FedEx showed up with my new (to me) super accurate air rifle, Walther lg55 from the fiftes. Ten pounds of shooting goodness to force my body to obey.
Today, FedEx showed up with my new (to me) super accurate air rifle, Walther lg55 from the fiftes. Ten pounds of shooting goodness to force my body to obey.
🙂
https://archive.md/OvyHh/3ee7c91cb59e7834eb504504c9f996fe4cf2c814.webp
NSFW.
https://archive.md/NPbK0/b7dd5d1796ff7c0dff307e0a09e196e296dbf99b.webp
NSFW.
https://archive.md/mQtgB/c002f81da057d5c30551d08c4950bf85758f72b6.webp
NSFW.
https://archive.md/Deknl/f9bdccd3b5b5e9fc13a87881ec250f4a791bd70c.webp
NSFW.
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u/fitnsmall from reddit.
https://old.reddit.com/r/BreedingMaterial/comments/qovb0h/young_tight_body_desperate_for_you_to_breed/
Desperate for you to breed? Quite a tagline for Tinder.
All hail the before and after photos.
It’s not before and after. It’s clothed and unclothed.
Before and after Chafed whips out the shumash.
? ?
HAH!
I guess my mind wasn’t as deep in the gutter as it should have been.
That woman is perfect
Except for the part about posting nude photos of herself online, yeah.
Ugh. I can’t see .webp
What is wrong with .jpeg’s?
Took the dog for a walk today on a trail that goes over the creek, although you can walk across some rocks to cross it.
I get halfway across the creek, and the dog sees a couple of mountain bikers on the next trail over.
Thankfully I didn’t fall in.
One more weekend, and then it’s hunting season with guns.
What’s your limit on mountain bikers?
??
The mountain bikers are actually good people. They put most of the trails in. (There’s one old woods road and one wider path that was probably a cart path 100 years ago.) It’s those walkers that let their dogs go off-leash who are the problem.
Thanks, Chafed! I’m, uh, slightly less jacked then Brock.
Another nice part of rowing is involves 86% of your muscles when your form is correct. Hard to find a more complete exercise.
It requires specialized equipment of course but you can find Concept 2 rowers used with regularity. They’ll last forever under a home workload.
Been good with the rowing and did a rare back-to-back day yesterday and today; like anything else, you can over do it and rowers elbow is a concern (a.k.a. tennis elbow, golfers elbow). I had a minor tear in my elbow years ago and it has never been the same. That, combined with RSI stress from work means I need to be vigilant.
/looks at the stationary bike upstairs and the trainer with no bike on it
There was supposed to be alt text that read, “Pictured: slumbrew.” So you’ve got that going for you.
It’s there.
How odd. I’m not seeing it on my phone.
It’s on my desktop PC when I hover over it, and was on my tablet when I touched and held down. Don’t know if it’s on my phone.
I see it on my desktop too.
Chafed!
I used to use the rowing machine all the time until the concept of working without moving started to drive me crazy (the idea of a treadmill fills me with dread). I wouldn’t mind trying actual rowing, but there is no water here.
One of my daughter’s pals joined the UC San Diego crew team as a walk on. She loved it and apparently had a decent career. She was a physical specimen, though, six feet tall and an awesome athlete. I don’t think it’s a sport for shorties.
My week was meh. I had some travel, so food, sleep and lifting suffered. I was able to get my miles in and the weather here the last couple days was glorious. Yesterday we did a 5.6 mile, 1050 elevation hike near the Flatirons. Absolute perfection. We also had kind of a cool experience: we ran into a young couple who asked us to take their picture. Turns out he had just proposed. They were so happy and it was a fantastic setting for an impromptu engagement photo session. There were even cows.
Have a great week Glibfitters. Whether you know it or not, you motivate me. I hate coming here on Sunday and reporting my failures.
So here is some vintage Minneapolis new wave for you.
I don’t think it’s a sport for shorties.
That’s what the coxswain is for. It’s a non rowing position
https://admin.usctrojans.com/sports/womens-rowing/roster/olivia-lau/12532
“I don’t think it’s a sport for shorties.”
I thought they outlawed midget tossing?
I just re-watched the Pilot for the 1990 Swamp Thing TV show, they called a Little Person a ‘Dwarf’. So un-PC.
How does one find this awesome athlete? Asking for a friend.
#metoo
On Monday I will get some blood work & physical and this find out my cholesterol and other stats whether I like it or not. It’s a routine thing at my new employer; they’ve done it for years.
It’s supposed to be a baseline test to see if I have pre-existing beryllium disease, hearing loss, etc and to make sure I’m “healthy” enough to do my job. Having seen some of the loads who work down in the mines, I’m sure I’ll be fine.
Still seems like an invasion of privacy.
I had blood work done and appt last Friday. Good: blood work good, no problems. Bad: no explanation for why I keep being tired for no reason and queasy. Doc suggests stress (I am under lots of stress, should be easing) which is another way of saying they don’t know and therefore it is my own fault. ?
standard stuff for industrial (dangerous/loud) settings since even before the litigation craze
Is it a beryllium mine or because of using BeO for electrical heat sinks or the like? The stuff is an incredible material. Highly thermally conductive but a good electrical insulator. It was bound to have some unfortunate trade offs.
Guessing it’s because Be was/is used in a lot of nuke technology, so they are just establishing a baseline in case of later exposure.
Yeah. It’s the use of Be for Nuke purposes. It was a long time before it was recognized as a hazard for guys who had to machine it. Shouldn’t be too much of an issue for me except going to legacy areas.
You are working for the government. Of course they invade your privacy.
https://youtu.be/zXt56MB-3vc
RIP Astro
I thought the Astro died in 2005.
Oh no.
I like that version of the song.
Maybe a bit too much. This is my third time through the song.
I’m out for a bit. I’m late for a local liberty meet-up. I’ll have beer and a burger while I’m there, so not GlibFit, but oh well. I’ll drive the Mustang to and from the place, and get to chat with some like-minded folks in person.
Meeting with other people face to face!?! You are liberty minded.
Oh yeah. Hanging out with a few Free Staters and other libertarians.
A waitress at the place used to bartend at the brewpub I hang out. We recognized each other and chatted a bit. She’s good looking…
Did my DIY century ride last week. Did about 25,000 feet of climbing for the month. Tapered off a bit on the bike this week since it’s getting dark earlier and earlier. Need to set up the garage for the indoor trainer now that the time has changed. Off to Tahiti next weekend, so I’ll probably be putting on the pounds.
DOCTOR Jill Biden’s First Lady role model
As the season changed from summer to fall, first lady Jill Biden has found a spot to sit outside at the White House to grade her students’ essays.
“On these cool afternoons, I like to go to the Jackie Kennedy garden,” Biden said Thursday night at a gala to honor the 60th anniversary of the White House Historical Association.
Her nod to one of the most iconic first ladies was a fitting tribute to the association’s founder, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in whose namesake patch of green the current first lady enjoys taking in “the burgundy oaks and maples blazing over the grounds,” she said. The dinner was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, a location that is also an homage to Kennedy, the White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin told CNN.
Jackie Kennedy? I would have bet anything it was Edith Wilson.
OFFS!
Her nod to one of the most iconic first ladies
Only iconic because Boomers jerk off to her.
And that’s just the women! /Bah-Dum-TISS.
Boomer men considered her flat chested, bow legged, and prissy voiced.
Lol
Seemingly on topic:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/firefighter-proposes-to-girlfriend-during-l-a-marathon/
Don’t put me on the spot in front of a bunch of people. Do it again in privat.
This made me giggle. The replies are fun too
https://twitter.com/GladiatorLandon/status/1457033512234614790
It means “Pull over to the side of the road, raise the hood and let ‘er burn.”
“Service engine soon”
Ever wonder how they make flame decals? Well, a mommy engine and a daddy engine burst into flames….
Corona
White Claw
White Claw
Corona
Least dignified drinking day of my life?
Nope, I’m at the beach.
Dignity is overrated. I mean who are you, the queen?
F**k it.
Thanks again Tulip or whoever posted the Fried Cabbage recipe earlier this week – worked great (albeit I added a whole kielbasa.) Stupid head of cabbage was a little larger than I expected for my pan, so it looks like I’ll be making another batch next weekend ;p)
OBE, I think.
I’d go gay for Brock.
Said every man.
Welp, I just opened custodial IRAs for my three step-grandchildren. The youngest is less than a year, but the oldest is already 9 y.o. I guess there’s nothing I can do about the fact that it won’t be “fair” when the kids take custody of their own accounts later.
I just hope that when they get to that age they will be interested enough to ask StepGranny about investing and compound interest etc.
I am probably never going to become a grandmother, and I’m totes okay with that.
I don’t feel like a grandmother. I am very much the caring adult, but my version of caring is equipping them to be functional adults. Never been a baby cuddler.
These are my husband’s kids from 2 different baby mommas, one of which he actually married and meant to procreate with. The grand babies’ moms are both hopeless liberals, so I am skipping a generation with the financial help.
my version of caring is equipping them to be functional adults.
This is an excellent way to care. Hugs are good too, but this has a better pay-off.
I think you’re doing a good thing.
but my version of caring is equipping them to be functional adults.
As Dave Ramsey says, your job isn’t to raise good kids. It’s to raise your kids to be good adults.
Applies to step-grandkids, too.
“I don’t feel like a grandmother.”
You mean GILF?
Mia t correct:
“ These are my husband’s GRANDkids who issued from progeny of his 3 kids, from 2 different baby mommas”
It’s early. I’d still test positive for alcohol.
This still reads like a Jerry Springer episode.
That’s generous and wise of you.
Thanks, Chafed.
I am trying to do useful things with the leftover money I took from an early distribution (I know, I know—but it cleared all my debt and bought my new house outright, so worth it) but the IRS won’t let me invest in it this year.
Next year it might make sense to open an IRA for my husband who is already over 60. I’m gonna get a financial review from a pro for once. I gotta pad up my own retirement ASAP. Once I hit 50 I can do catch-up contributions so that will help.
and bought my new house outright
Don’t forget that the first $10k of that is penalty free.
Thanks—yeah, I’m trying to do it all but I think I need to get a professional opinion on taxes this time.
No idea how to find someone reputable, so I might ask Schwab.
Definitely get professional help. I suspect you are looking at a substantial tax bill. If there is a way to mitigate the hit, you will definitely want to do it.
I already withheld and prepaid 25% fed and a bunch of Cali, but I thing there will be another 10% penalty so that’s what I’m trying to keep liquid for April 2022.
But then we are also selling our California house so I am in way over my head.
Speaking of sports, ADV China had an amazing Chinese promo for the 2022 Winter Olympics on their podcast a week ago, and the one from this past Friday has a hilarious follow-up.
Grimfrost Academy on YouTube is interesting. Watching a cool show on Viking religion
Crap! Planned to make beef stroganoff and mashed cauliflower, but the beef tips are still frozen. Can’t wait for my new refrigerator. Instead, I ate roasted veggies tossed with a tahini lemon dressing and hard boiled eggs. Healthy and tasty and what I’ll have for lunch tomorrow.
Just the tips?
LOL.
Don’t tempt me
*waves clever at Ted S.’s crotch*
Cleaver is word autocorrect
Was just chatting with a friend from Portland (of the western variety). She & husband are planning a trip with the kids to DC in March. She’s terrorized by the idea. She said they only recently went to a restaurant for the first time in COVID. She said she would never set foot in FL, and feels the UK (husband is a limey) is “too lax”.
People’s brains are broken.
There are millions of people out there like that. So many who have only been out in public a handful of times or less since March 2020.
Meanwhile, life is more or less back to normal in many places.
And TMITE is in no small part responsible for fomenting panic.
Hard to believe
Those are the people you see driving, alone, with a mask on.
I’ve only been out to a restaurant once since the start of covid, but that’s because I’m not well-to-do and don’t normally go out to eat.
I’ve not been out to a restaurant at all but that’s because I don’t eat out as a rule and especially with the current theater in place, I will never set foot in a restaurant again.
Hear hear! As long as kung flu theater is in place I see no reason to go out to eat.
I’m disappointed that more restos aren’t fighting back. Unfortunately they are an easy target for the state.
If you did, you’d quickly notice that 98% of people don’t really give a shit about masks
That seems to be highly location-specific.
Masks are not required in supermarkets here but 95% of folx are wearing them anyway.
Better here in the ‘burbs, but still not great.
Was with the family at the NJ shore and it was much better. Maybe 20% or less masked.
50% of people were masked in the Kroger across the street from me. 25% in Sams Club and Walmart. 75% in Target. 80%+ in Costco, 15% in our very conservative church, 10-20% at kiddo #1’s (outdoor) soccer games. Hell, there were people who brought masks to kiddo #2’s outdoor birthday party yesterday.
Granted, we’re in the middle of the Californicated corridor of the Dallas north suburbs, but I’ve heard it’s not any better in the city proper, and I’ve experienced even worse in less free states.
Damn, I’m in purple California and there’s less masking here.
Employees at big chain stores/restaurants tend to be masked, employees at smaller places are maybe 50/50, and I’d estimate that at most places customer masking is around 10% at most. The most masks I see are at the Taekwondo studio, the instructors mostly wear masks and students are probably at around 75% masked, but nobody has given me or my kids any shit for being there maskless.
This. Every door around had a ‘mask required’ sign, but no one adheres to it.
Yeah, these people haven’t dined for the simple reason they’re terrified of COVID. Not because they’re protesting something.
I very rarely dine at a restaurant when I’m not travelling. In other words, I don’t know much about restaurants in Boston or LA. Honestly, I’m more familiar with dining out in Barcelona or Tel Aviv.
Tell her to stay home and enjoy her views of urban rioting.
Also, my kid goes to college in DC. You can assure the DC masking rules will make her feel right at home.
Other than a useless trip to the office to get re-badged (turns out it could have been done online), and a trip to the office to get my Trusted Traveler card, I haven’t been to DC at all since March 2020. Hope I never need to go again.
Which college? Is the mascot an Eagle, a Colonial, or a Bulldog?
Colonial.
The winds are absolutely walloping the house right now, and there’s not even a front coming through.
Hooray for Mojeaux’s hoofball team
They should be thanking the Packers’ special teams.
It might be time for the Great Mason Crosby to hang it up and watch NFL from Adam Vinatieri’s rec room now.
Yay. /s
We are sloppy. Mahomes the wünderkind with ze wündersalary is sloppy.
Ted’S, yes I see the Packers’ special teams contributionsand am grateful.
I’m just not feeling it this year. I haven’t been since the middle of last season, when they were playing sloppily but learning nothing because they were winning. Till they didn’t.
See also: Buffalo
We’re already in “oh well, there’s always next year” territory.
Well, feel better, Carr just totally shit the bed and at least twice missed a wide open Darren Waller, once in the end zone. I’m all out of talking about the foozball today.
Meanwhile the Niners lost to a team with a starting QB who I thought died of a drug OD last month.
I’m considering going fishing right now, I learned a few new recipes, Garlic dipped hot dog chunks on a 2/0 Hook, and, thawed out shrimp on a 1/0 chatterbait, yeah boy!
Grab the lamps and a beer!
Just stop that already and fish right, bro. Fish love plastic, it’s what they crave. I can teach you.
How about chatterbait with plastic and Hot dogs? Fish, they eat it up!
WUT?
If y’all dudes would stop bleeding out your ass, we’d get back to some sort of normal, instead of this bizarro universe we now live in.
*snort*
The way I look at it is, either your GF choose too big a size of her pegging tool, or you best see a doctor asap, I’d suggest the ER.
Funny thing, I seem to have thin skin in that area. And I’ve wondered about selling Ass Tampons as a joke, it would also stop skid marks. I can see the infomercial style ads now.
From a marketing perspective, I hear they also work as earrings.
I posted this yesterday, but it’s relevant here.
I can’t get too worked up over this.
Unless I’m paying for it.
But it’s going to be less than 6 trillion this time, why don’t you want to pay your fair share?
Jordon Love looked as impressive as Brett Hundley.
I have been busy most of the day and just occasionally lurking here. Between the lurking bits I have been perusing quotes from Bastiat, Rothbard, Hayek and Mises.
Every single one of them is directly instructional regarding our current administration. Incredible that people never learn.
Let’s go Brandon.
Incredible that people never learn.
What I can’t figure out is whether we’re in a particularly stupid cultural moment or if this is the standard operating procedure for humanity.
It’s the cycle of civilization and prosperity because humans gonna human.
Humanity is a social species. We have always had people who drift into positions of authority, and people who fall in line behind them, People have always lived in FUD, wanting someone to lead them out of the darkness.
Sad, but here we are. It really is a failure of leadership.
Just like the Pied Piper led rats through the streets.
Symphony of Destruction
My answer depends on how cynical I’m feeling.
There’s also:
Hard times make hard men
Hard men make good times
Good times make soft men
Soft men make hard times
Speaking of time, time for me to go to bed. ‘Night!
Humans = trash. So it has always been so it will always be.
“I have been perusing quotes from Bastiat”
You really can’t go wrong there.
“Let’s go Brandon.”
You mean President Pedophile Poopy Pants.
That’s the one. Aside from Hillary he is probably the worst possible…..no, never mind. There is not a shortage of ‘the worst’.
He’s one of the few assholes on the planet that can actually make Hillary look good.
No. Hillary is objectively worse than Biden.
It only doesn’t feel that way because Biden lost his mind and is being remote controlled by… well, I don’t know who. Let’s call it the “deep state”.
I agree. Hillary has a certain malice that Pres. Poopy Joe doesn’t seem to have….at least not as much.
Anyone else see the video of Poopy Joe spitting on a woman in a crowd for asking something he didnt like? The look of disbelief on her face is priceless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaGcI5lyI0w
The ol’ tongue and eye teeth jet. Now we know what he thinks of us.
The complete breakdown of even the facade of impartiality in the judicial system is an interesting twist. That, more than anything, is what will hasten the collapse. Give taxpayer money to bankers? You can live with that because it’s unseen. Grandma going to jail for strolling into the Capitol? You see that.
Mom and dad denied the ability to provide for their family, even more so.
True. A variation of “rules thee, not the French Laundry”.
Gonna say it once again. Read that article I posted about South Africa a couple of days ago. That is the course we are now on.
When companies start firing employees for not being vaxxed, despite the mandate being under a temporary injunction, thing are going to get… erm… contentious.
Still silence from my work. Other than some HR fluff about “how to cope with WFH” there have been exactly two references to all of this shit.
(1) about ten or twelve weeks ago, a request for us to “anonymously” report our stab status
(2) about six weeks ago, a note in the weekly newsletter that they were still “examining options”
My company has several thousands of employees so it’s not like they’re slipping under anyone’s radar.
PS. If I see this “no gas, no squeegee” commercial one more time, I’m going to hurl a brick into my television. Specifically, at the pretentious asshole who stars in it.
I’m sick unto death of every single Amazon commercial this season. They’re all weird non-sequiturs. Some woman did all her Christmas shopping on Amazon and now she can give big bear hugs to her grandchildren? Wut? And the Cleopatra one? Commie claptrap.
I don’t recall those. Just the one about “15 dollars and health care on day one for everybody but we still need to do more!”
Yay, good for you. Why should I care about that?
Cleopatra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7SRqkIr9QY (“newbuddy loiks a diva, hawn”) Barf.
Non sequitur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7SRqkIr9QY
Oh, I have seen that one. Didn’t know what it was for. The narration is so off-putting I can’t listen to it.
The narration in the Cleo one is just heinous. It’s not the accent in and of itself, it’s the kind of Brit Valley Girl thing she has going on. Gah.
And the Cleopatra one? Commie claptrap.
Alternate take- Tyrant realizes that she should compensate her slaves for their labor and everyone ends up better off. Yeah! Capitalism!
Oh, there was one more.
(3) About three weeks ago, they gave us the option to WFH on Mondays and Fridays.
I ignored it since I haven’t been to the office since around June and have no intention of returning unless they force me.
Are things better in the land of the rising sun?
My friends there with one are non political so I can’t get a good feel from them. From the outside it seems like they are better than the US is now, but not where the US was a decade or so ago.
My life is fine.
Lol
also LOL
The Mitchell’s versus the Machines made that joke
The Steve Harvey speech can basically be summarized by this Vince Lombardi quote:
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of will.”
QED
There are many variations on the same theme. Lombardi didn’t invent it. I appreciate hearing it from both older and contemporary sources.
How many championships did Nietzsche win?
You know who else thought the will would triumph?
These Sesame Street memes are top shelf
Some good summaries via Fox of the Twitterati here:
Twitter reacts to CNN’s Sesame Street town hall on COVID vaccines: ‘Government propaganda’
The only thing won’t with the way people are reacting to this is that they think the rest of sesame street isn’t propaganda too.
Went from Snuffalufagus to Liccalottaboot.
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Nicaragua’s Sham Elections
Wondering if he will do the same about elections in the US?
I doubt Joe has even read any of his “statements” there.
Hey Senile Joe, they ruled Nicaragua as autocrats from 1979-1991. They weren’t freedom fighters then or now. Fuck you and your commie apology.
I’ll give him a little credit. He at least managed to call out an authoritarian.
The authoritarian is calling from inside the house!
Yeah, but is it because Ortega turned his back on Marxism or because the Nicaraguan embassy didn’t purchase an original Hunter for their offices?
mmmm samosas
Rowing seems like a good exercise for those of us with bum shoulders. Thanks.
Please look the other way while I blatantly violate the NAP.
https://mobile.twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1455392084421009411
I never, ever want to hear the phrase “Joe juice” again.
*wipes last fifteen seconds of brain-tape*
⬆
Killer Jazz! and stuff!
https://streamdb9web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/KCSM?CFID=1ee4e722-4ab5-401d-9abd-9011a649da04&CFTOKEN=0
10 MIN ABS & BOOTY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCVyWi-B-YI
Glib fit update: I was doing great a few weeks ago and had great results lowering my BP. I was well on my way to getting off my meds. Then, a week of hanging with friends and eating “normal” followed by another week of struggling to get back on track with many “normal” meals. I felt like shit and lost all gains I had made on my BP. It skyrocketed. Now I am back on track and feeling much better. I listened to another book, and am convinced TPTB have no interest in us being healthy and they are out right evil with their recommendations. If you follow a “normal American diet” as recommended by TPTB you are poisoning yourself. The evil thing is they know the truth. I learned yesterday that the Navy Seals routine to help a brain injured soldier is keto. Keto chemistry heals a persons body and they know it. The dishonest government in bed with dishonest food manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies won’t recommend it to you though. Fuck them. I am getting healthy out of spite.
Eat more bacon.
6 years keto here.
Added sugar is poison.
Ya, the price of bacon slows that. Damnation!
Oh also. If you are going to track carbs, Cronometer is the best app. You can set it up keto and it tracks total carbs and not net. You want total carbs. Last week I thought I was doing great keeping under20g a day, right up until I realized the gum I am addicted to chewing is 1g a piece. that bumped me up to 26ish carbs a day. Now I chew a half a piece at a time and am trying to quite gum chewing.
Speaking of evil government…
https://www.wfmz.com/news/feds-urge-schools-to-provide-covid-19-shots-info-for-kids/article_fcdcb29a-f7b1-5da9-a3c4-35b748ee8c28.html
What possible “benefits” could they explain when a kid has a better chance of drowning in their bathtub than dieing from Covid. This push to vaccinate kids makes zero sense other than just plain money grab by big pharma and their government stooges.
Good Morning folks.
Bunch of yelling coyotes woke me up, don’t they respect DST?
Thanks for the rowing reminder Chafed. I got out of that habit and need to dust off the machine.
It snowed and stuck last night. That’s an extra hour and a half of hard labor tacked onto my night. Fuck. I don’t need a rowing machine, I need a time machine. Mornin’ Friends!
Good morning, Fes! So sorry about the snow. ?
Just bought materials for projects on Saturday. Hopefully it melts away so we get a window of opportunity before real Winter hits. Lumber is stupid expensive. Even with the contactor discount it was $275 for just a few pieces.
Good morning, Glibboys & Glibbroads!
I just remembered that I failed to restock my Atkins breakfasts & lunches for work, so it’s probably PopTarts & Timmy’s for me today. ?
Morning.
I’m not sure what breakfast is today.
Good morning, U! Can you at least drag your feet a bit before signing in to work?
I’m already signed in. I would take today off, but they want to do the post-mortem and root cause analysis on the server failure.
Russian haxors.
No, I don’t think [Redacted] is Russian.
[Redacted] is certainly not a haxor.
Mornin’, GT!
Good morning, ‘patzie!
it’s probably PopTarts & Timmy’s for me today
Heh.
Timmy is my youngest. When he was 3, I’d give him a hug while saying “I’m gonna eat you up!” With a horrified look, he’d reply “But then there’ll be no Timmy!”
Mornin’, Glibred!
My dear sweet wife made a pile of pumpkin pancakes and sausages for the week. ?
Of course, I forgot the syrup though. ? Oh well, they’ be fine without it.
Turkey sausage patties and raspberry waffles are our usual Sunday brunch. I’ve been using agave nectar, though I don’t know if it’s any healthier than murple surple.
HOLY SHIT!!! The baby momma just told me to stop by the free vaccine truck before school and get 7 y.o. son the jab…. FUCK NO!!!
Oh dear… So sorry my man.
She didn’t put up a strong argument when I refused and started in on a litany of reasons not to do so. Her only counter was she didn’t want to risk the kids giving Chi-Com Pox to her parents or 93 y.o. granny when they go to Florida for Christmas. Hate and urge to burn grows and grows.
I was under the impression the latest talking point is the vax does not stop transmission that well just serious illness, which children don;t get
That is my understanding as well. When I mentioned that and the fact 5 – 15 year olds are still under the EUA (authorized not approved) and the ONLY approved vaccine Comirnaty isn’t available yet, she said there will probably be a vaccine mandate for kids so go ahead and do it now. Wait until a mandate is in place before we even look into it said I. I think this might be a hill upon which I happily die if I can go out swinging.
At least you know what the arguments between you two over the next few months are going to be over.
My attitude today – https://youtu.be/LbWAFu3H3rw?t=20
I don’t blame you! You’re a good Dad, Lolbot. I can’t imagine the stressors right now but you get all of my agnostic prayers.
Stay strong, lobot.
+1
Good luck.
This is the correct response.
“Get Ready For Your ‘Woke’ 401(k)”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/get-ready-your-woke-401k
Used to be they (The Dept of Labor) had to make decisions based on providing a return, now they’re proposing a rule that allows mutual funds to “make investment decisions that reflect climate change and other environmental, social, or governance (“ESG”) consideration.” Looks like it’s time to shift my investment strategy towards crypto and lottery tickets.
Back-alley dice games.
Robbing back-alley dice games maybe but that’s more exposure than I’m willing to take on.
I don’t have a problem with this as long as I can still choose the real funds. Let woke people short themselves – it will be funny.
Stay away from State Street…
https://www.rt.com/news/539643-state-street-denies-diversity-panels-reports/
I have a feeling they’re all going to do this. With a little “encouragement” from FedGov.
Disgusting.
As I’ve said before, if the poo hits the fan, I will be reserving my ammo for the white woke asshat progtards who brought us to it.
First time this year putting the truck into 4×4 mode and also first time test of the abs. I hate living here. Slid right past my driveway.
So, how did the abdominals go?
They clenched and then relaxed. It was never a fear factor, more of an and I ooped.
That’s scary. Before moving to Damn Yankee territory, I just assumed everything North of Atlanta, Georgia was blanketed with snow from September to March. At first I was disappointed to be wrong, but now I’m happy NYC gets a big snow or freeze maybe once a year.
Part if the fun of growing up hereabouts was waking up at 5AM to see if the weather idiots were right this time. Snow day!
On Topic – When I blew out my shoulder (again) about 23 years ago, after the surgery I found that rowing and recumbent bike were the best methods of getting my heart rate up in rehab.
Need to be careful driving for a while. Looks like rutting season is here, just saw two bucks chasing a doe across the yard. Those critters get real stupid when the juices start to flow, will bolt out into the road with no warning.
fun
Mornin’, UCS. Post-mortems suck. Some poor bastard always winds up being the designated fall guy, hope it’s not you.
Yep. High beams on the way to the remote site. There are three wildlife corridors on that stretch of road. Do not hit a moose!
Oh yeah, no street lights, either.
Do not hit a moose!
Boris Badenov haz a sad.
My sistre was once bitten by a møøse.
Judi has me on the vitamin binge since the snake-bite. I pee yellow.
Zinc, Vitamin D, etc. I don’t need them but she’ll get teary-eyed if I stop. Fuck this world and what it is doing to us.
‘Life is hard for beautiful people:’ I’m so hot, people think I’m fake
https://nypost.com/2021/11/05/sexy-model-says-life-is-harder-for-beautiful-people/
A Slovakian model who is regularly attacked by “jealous” online trolls says life is “harder for beautiful people.”
Veronika Rajek, 25, boasts 1.1 million followers on Instagram, where she frequently posts sizzling snaps of herself busting out of bikinis.
But the blonde — who is now based in Vienna, Austria — says her account is constantly being deleted because users believe she is “too pretty” to actually be real.