I am one grumpy, motherf**ker this week. I simply cannot get enough sleep. One part of it is going to bed later than I should because you are such an interesting bunch. [Waves to slumbrew, Rhywun, Hayeksplosives, MikeS (when he’s off his schedule), and Gustave Lytton. Pours one out for Sir Digby.] One part is my dog needing to get up early to do his business. I can’t get mad at my best friend when he really does have to go long before the rooster crows.
But the worst part of it is some nights the quality of my sleep is just lousy. I don’t drink during the week so it’s not that. I don’t have loud neighbors, so it isn’t that. What could it be? Maybe it’s the ridiculous stress? I’ll go with that.
Stress or no stress, I have got to get more sleep. Let’s see if the brainiacs at Harvard have any solutions. Turns out they do. Let’s evaluate how useful their advice is.
Suggestion 1 – Avoid Caffeine, Alcohol, Nicotine, and Other Chemicals that Interfere with Sleep
Thanks Captain Obvious. I know better than to have coffee late in the day. None of the other substances apply to me.
Suggestion 2 – Turn Your Bedroom into a Sleep-Inducing Environment
“A quiet, dark, and cool environment can help promote sound slumber.” You don’t say. I have this one covered too.
Suggestion 3 – Establish a Soothing Pre-Sleep Routine
“Take a bath (the rise, then fall in body temperature promotes drowsiness), read a book, watch television, or practice relaxation exercises.” We may be getting somewhere. Though if I read a book, then I’ll miss my Glibening. Still, I may have to ponder this one.
Suggestion 4 – Go to Sleep When You’re Truly Tired
If I did this then I would crawl into bed shortly after getting home from work. I’d like to see my kid and the dog needs some loving too. Pass.
Suggestion 5 – Don’t Be a Nighttime Clock-Watcher
Not a problem. I’m tired, not an insomniac.
Suggestion 6 – Use Light to Your Advantage
“Natural light keeps your internal clock on a healthy sleep-wake cycle. So let in the light first thing in the morning and get out of the office for a sun break during the day.” Do these people live on earth? It’s winter. It’s dark when I wake up. Getting out of the office during the day is a promising idea.
Suggestion 7 – Keep Your Internal Clock Set with a Consistent Sleep Schedule
Hahahahahahahahahaha! You people kill me. There isn’t a dog owner among them. If I could keep a consistent schedule, then I wouldn’t have trouble sleeping.
Suggestion 8 – Nap Early—Or Not at All
I’ve got this one covered. Moving on.
Suggestion 9 – Lighten Up on Evening Meals
Okay, this I can use. Usually, I know not to eat a heavy meal when I get home late. Knowing and doing are not the same thing. I need to remember to keep it light on those late nights.
Suggestion 10 – Balance Fluid Intake
“Drink enough fluid at night to keep from waking up thirsty—but not so much and so close to bedtime that you will be awakened by the need for a trip to the bathroom.” Let me introduce you to my 57-year-old prostate. I assure you I’m getting up at least once.
Suggestion 11 – Exercise Early
[Bangs head against wall.] You shit stains! That’s what I’m trying to do. Do you tell you endowment managers the way to get better investment returns is to make more money?
Suggestion 12 – Follow Through
“Some of these tips will be easier to include in your daily and nightly routine than others.” Uh, yeah, I know.
Alright, everyone go back to watching Wild Card Weekend.
This week’s music.
Melatonin.
The older you get, the less you produce, the worse you sleep.
I agree. This is the one I use.
I also take Magnesium before bed every night.
Does it work on dogs?
yes
https://dogtime.com/dog-health/59583-melatonin-dogs-uses-dosage-side-effects
Honestly, getting a dog has done wonders for my sleep hygiene. I can never sleep in, which means I can never let myself stay up late. Sometimes she wakes me barking, but that’s something I can fall back asleep relatively quickly from.
I have the same problem as Chafed where the dogs come break my balls at about 4 am every night. I just have to let them out into the yard but I lay on the couch and as soon as I doze off again they come scratching on the door to come back in.
I feel your pain.
It’s funny, how it seems like things never change, day by day. Yesterday, today, not too much difference.
This morning I started up the stairs, almost to the top and I realized I was going step after step. It was easy and no discomfort. Now that didn’t just happen for the first time, it was something that gradually over the course of time became easier without me paying attention. The first time I tried going up the stairs it was not easy and it wasn’t fun.
Same with walking. When it’s safe (no snow or ice) I can walk fairly fast but my lower back gets tired, because my fat belly is pulling on it. The important part is that the pain/discomfort is gone.
After 9 months I started reading again, I just had no interest for a while. I brought in the last load of wood yesterday, the last load I’ll have to carry in, ’cause Thursday the stove installer shows up and I’ll be on gas by Thursday afternoon. The installer will have the guy that does the gas hook up with him and he’ll make sure it’s safe. I’m not sure how I’ll like gas but I’ll sure like not having to carry wood in and stick it in the stove. OTOH, 30 years is a long time to have a chore that now I won’t have, I’m gonna miss that part but I’m betting by Saturday morning I’ll have gotten over that emotional trauma.
We’ve been using the central gas furnace, the thermostat is set to 71 in the living room, on a sunny day the furnace won’t come on for hours.
I am a happy guy if I only get up twice at night. Usually it 3-4-5 times. Most often I go back to sleep fairly easily.
This morning I started up the stairs, almost to the top and I realized I was going step after step. It was easy and no discomfort.
Excellent!
I’m so happy to read about your progress, Fourscore. Congrats.
And I have found that you adjust to fewer chores quickly and gladly!
I’m glad you have made so much progress Fourscore.
Though if I read a book, then I’ll miss my Glibening
Watch what you read. I’ve been reading Scott Atlas’ book before I go to bed. It is infuriating in parts. I know I shouldn’t read it before I go to bed, but I am not taking my own advice.
Weight is 274.4 lbs. Up a bit. However, based on some pants fitting looser than they did two or three weeks ago, I think I have been undergoing a bit of body recomposition.
The inversion table at the gym was finally fixed. It was good to use it.
I am front squatting now. Only the bar but that’s OK.
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Sleep is one thing I always have issues with. I’m aiming to get 7 hours of sleep (based on the Fitbit tracking). I usually wind up getting between 5 and 7 hours.
As I’ve started trying to drop back to pre-holiday weight, I’m down almost 4 pounds, resting heart rate is back down under 50, and I’ve been hitting the spin studio 3 times a week for two weeks now (burning through all the classes that accumulated over the summer). I managed to get a new personal best for average RPM for one class (96 RPM), been averaging about 180 watts average power.
I’m also trying to decide if I want to commit to the MS bike ride this summer. There’s a 35, 50, 75, and 100 mile option. The start point is close enough to me that I can bike there as well. The team I rode with before (Team Left Hand) is riding it again this year, and it is nice to have team rides with free beer.
Go for it. You know you want to.
I just don’t want to be pissed it (like last year), they switch the ride to a Virtual ride or a short ride with no party at the end.
My dogs go into their kennels about 9 pm, and my wife lets them out around 6 am the next day. So, they are in their kennels nine hours without problems.
My my wife is away, I shift that schedule about an hour. Into the kennel at 10 pm, and out of the kennel at 7 am. We let them run outdoors for 15 to 30 minutes before then go into the kennel at night.
They get a chance to run/play and take care of business and are ready for the evening.
I looked for big mouth jars at Walmart a few days ago, they had small mouth quarts at 11.98 , big mouth pints and the 2 quarts. I didn’t go to Fleet or Cub. I’m starting early this year.
I’ll start checking Walmart soon.
Kennel = crate?
Yes. Kennel = crate.
Crate trained from the day they came home as puppies.
It is not unusual for them to sleep in the crates during the day when the door is open.
It becomes very natural for them.
Crate training senior dogs is a completely different thing.
Note that house-breaking and crate-training is one common process.
These lists always irritate me. They sound sanctimonious, and I get angry as a result.
Thankfully, the snark defused the worst of the irritation.
It’s like writers can’t offer help without a heaping dose of judgement these days.
“Get confident, stupid!”
Lol
I’m happy to help.
#13: Pills.
They already said to avoid alcohol.
Toxteth wins the internet.
Tylenol PM is teh shiz.
Isn’t the PM just Benadryl?
For various reasons I don’t want to enumerate, Benadryl by itself doesn’t work.
I think you are right, it does not work by itself. Plus it makes me loopy until lunch. Plus, I twitch like an epileptic in my “sleep”. It doesn’t matter though for those who partake of the devil’s
sleepunconsciousness aid. No Tylenol with alcohol – period.“No Tylenol with alcohol – period.”
That will rot your liver.
Presumably Moj’s liver can afford it.
The SU (Spousal Unit) and I have used dimenhydrinate (generic Gravol) tablets from time-to-time to take the edge off, and it works pretty well. I’ve also used L-tyrosine and melatonin (sublingual only for the melatonin, please — swallowing it destroys most of it in your stomach acids, and sublingual gets it into your blood stream much faster than via the digestive tract). The SU also takes L-theanine to head off the worst effects of “hamster/squirrel brain” at night. She swears up and down that L-theanine works for her. I never noticed any real difference, so I stopped taking it years ago.
OTC: Benadryl, melatonin (personally gives me nightmares) and other health-food-store stuff
rX: Ambien and other z-drugs, Trazodone, benzos
Don’t mix ambien with benzos, or you’ll be on the ceiling in the morning.
Trazadone didn’t help at all and just made me feel sick the next day.
L-tryptophan with B-complex and C is worth trying if you aren’t taking anything counter-indicated.
Or with ethanol.
THC.
Those all seem like good suggestions except for the late heavy meal. I feel like when I go to sleep hungry I never get into a deep sleep. When I fill up I sleep like a rock. Probably not great for you but as far as sleep goes I think food helps me sleep.
I had the worst sleep apnea for years, had to sleep on the couch, would wake up sweating every few hours, on top of that my bladder sucks and I pee 4-5 times a night.
About a year and a half ago I got this surgery that got rid of the apnea where they cut off my upper and lower jaw bone and moved it forward about a half an inch and screwed plates into my face to hold it together. Brutal recovery and the nerves in my upper teeth are still all fucked up, but I dont snore anymore and it has been a game changer as far as sleep goes. Ever since the surgery I now have vivid dreams all the time after not dreaming for years.
My brother was born with too short of a jaw, which had to be lengthened. Three times when we were kids he had to have it broken, lengthened with pieces of his hip, and his jaw wired shut for six weeks.
Three times.
Fucked him up as a kid.
Damn that sounds awful
My son has this problem… hopefully they have a better solution now? :/
Is it me or is this happening to someone every day? I mean I know the fact checkers are claiming its nothing but where is the actual media on this? This is worldwide? No good journalists anywhere? I think a few guys dropped out of the Australian open with breathing and chest issues too.
https://2ndsmartestguyintheworld.substack.com/p/fully-vaccinated-canadian-soccer?
No, I’ve been yammering on about it for a while now. Supposedly, COVID can cause myocarditis, but I’m skeptical.
One of my favorite headlines was blaming the increase in athletes having issues on increased marijuana use.
Unless what I’ve been hearing is all wrong, I’m pretty sure it’s the shot that causes the myocarditis.
Well, duh. That’ll teach me not to read the original link. ::slinks away in shame::
My apologies. I should have added COVID can cause myocarditis too. I thought everyone had heard about the jab causing it.
” I should have added they’re alleging COVID can cause myocarditis too.”
One day I’ll be able to write an unambiguous sentence. I’ll probably die that night.
Any respiratory disease can cause myocarditis and they were arguing covid is more likely to cause it then the shot.
I should say virus not disease.
Sometimes the reason I stay up too late is because it feels like too much trouble to get up and do everything I need to do before I go to bed. ?
Homemade vegetable broth made, now onto the tomato soup. Then some yummy grilled cheese sandwhiches. It was a good day to cook.
I made corned beef and cabbage and broccoli rabe sausage and peppers. Lunch for the whole week.
Wife is making beef barley soup today. Smells great.
Jealous. Sounds good.
LOL. Oh, they’re serious?
I call it, The Switch
Lol
So cocaine is OK?
So that quote on my author bio from Churchill, it was in reference to Stafford Cripps, a Labour politician and ascetic. Churchill was told that Cripps had given up cigars and he said “the cigar was his only contact with humanity.”
We went from 10º this morning to 27º now, The Tom Brady Football Team Hour is a snooze, so I figured it’s time to get outside. I come back in and the heat and humidity knock me on my ass. I crack open every single window a few inches, and dry my hands off from all the accumulated evaporation, and welcome some fresh air. Glorious!
That’s almost three times as warm!
-3° here this morning.
GlibFit.
https://archive.md/BUvQR
NSFW.
I’d like to see more of #1.
If you drop the tattoos on #2, she looks a lot like someone I used to know that I should have asked out.
#10 – No, I can’t see your nipple.
#59 (I think? I lost count) – Looks like she had a session with Creosote Achilles.
#59 is on a first name basis with CA.
I keep off the weight effortlessly. I sleep a solid 8 hours a night. Firsting exercises the brain, and the brain burns more calories than any other part of the body.
A First a day keeps the doctor away. I First at least 10 times a day even while carrying The First That Will Change Everything.
I found something weird: podcasts.
Everything irritates me; the world seems stupid, and when I get quiet and still all the stupidity just collects and rings in the front of my skull an earworm….and I can’t sleep even if I’m tired.
But I put on any of these and the chatter, the ring of civil debate or the thoughtful essay reassure me and I drift off immediately….every time. I don’t agree with all these people all the time, but I think they’re decent, and they’re all intelligent and well-spoken, well-traveled, and well read. These people can discuss irritating situations without irritating me (although I gave a couple of the neocons a good letting alone during the end times in Kabul); from best to worst:
Free Law Project
Fifth Column
Reason Interview
Remnant
Soho Forum
Reason Roundtable
Advisory Opinions
Dispatch
Radio Lab
This American Life
These guys can discuss irrigation solutions without irritating
https://youtube.com/c/AgPhD
increasingly hungry world
probably not true per capita?
I’d guess true in both actual numbers, and per capita as the world has become richer and more have moved out of abject poverty.
Increase in both consumption/demand and production of food, that is.
We suffer hunger even as we become obese. A real life zen koan.
My sleeping sucks and it’s my fault.
I stay up way too late – 1 am, recently. Way too much to read/watch, including here
I do have alcohol at night.
The only saving grace is that I can sleep in pretty late (wife takes care of the dog in the morning, although she’s not quiet about it).
I’m going to start tapering back my bedtime – 30 minutes earlier this week.
We’ll see how it goes.
I’ve been good about the rowing every other day after being a bit erratic over the holidays. I’m also pushing the duration up to 45 minutes or so. I’ve had a few unprompted “you’re looking good” comments, so I’m getting results, I suppose.
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Consider a noise machine or app. I’m in the Apple ecosphere and use Rain Rain. It has a wide selection of sounds and fully adjustable volume. Rain, surf, and thunder mixed help me get to sleep, but really help me sleep well all night. Might be worth trying.
There have been times I’ve mistaken the sound of rain for the pitter-patter of mousy feet.
I wonder if they have a vermin soundtrack that I’d mistake for rain.
I used a redneck air purifier — an HVAC filter duct taped to a $20 box fan.
um, use
That is a great idea.
Works. I’ve used it to supplement our regular purifier when wildfire smoke was really bad.
There is some extraneous sounds or noise that I sleep with, refrig, freezer, furnace, washer and dryer frequently. I hear them before I get to sleep but never hear them afterwards. I do hear any changes. A refrig quit working properly and I noticed a different sound and checked. Sure enough, it was running but not cooling. It got replaced.
If a toilet keeps running I hear the well pump and it wakes me with the recycling . Can’t hear the rain, wind or thunder in the house.
Yeah, I like running a little fan (not pointed at my face) AND an air purifier.
Helps me a lot. I’ll wake up if it’s silent – reminds you of those bad times when you wake up on a dark, silent ship…someone done screwed up.
Or when a generator shuts down and the radio equipment stops humming. You wake up, wonder who was supposed to refuel and remember it was you. I hate that when it happens.
I have the orphans sing Rachmaninov’s Vespers each night from the balcony overlooking the harem.
Rain Rain is my app of choice too. I wear headband type earphones that are comfy to sleep in.
Listening to audiobooks helps me zonk out too.
I look forward to WCW for good close games. So I’ve seen two games so far, and they were both blowouts.
Chafed!
Great subject. Probably the most underrated quality of life improvement you can make.
The list is good and – as a person who has struggled for 50+ years to get enough sleep – numbers 2 and 3 have had the biggest positive effect for me. Keeping the room cool and dark is really important. I have a nice sleep mask that travels with me everywhere. It is quite remarkable what a difference it makes.
One thing that should be on the list is electrolytes. Most people are deficient in sodium, potassium and magnesium. I have noticed a pretty profound difference since I have been aggressively supplementing. I haven’t had any issues with needing to get up to pee, either. If nothing else, pick up some Natural Calm and try it before bed.
Decent week this week. I’m going to do a 30 day reset shortly and I’m getting my food in order. I haven’t been eating enough lately, so I’m gonna track protein for a month to see if I can’t get things back in order. Got out every day this week, including a gorgeous 5.5 mile – 1355 foot ascent hike in the mountains yesterday. My son joined us and we had a blast. Micro-spikes, FTW!
Have a great week GlibFitters!
Let’s go Niners!
I’m rooting against the Cowboys.
Heheh, good start. Playoff games are usually way more interesting than the super bowl.
About ten years ago during a run of mediocre seasons, I’m taking lunch at an upscale bar and grill in Grapevine and Jerry Jr comes in alone and sits down beside me. I spent about ten minutes slow-playing him, asking how his day was going, where he was from, a bunch of stupid questions (childish, I know, but I have a hard-on for government cronies). To his credit, he never over-reacted, was never insulted, patiently answered most of my idiocy; I figure he didn’t believe for one minute that I didn’t know who he was. I was stumped; well played, Junior: I didn’t know you were that well balanced; I was impressed.
I slightly root for SF if only because I lived there briefly.
Its working.
Let’s go Brandon?
Vol factor: 2-0 Niners
I just don’t care about the NFL, but it’s on in the background
“FBI fly to UK to quiz family and friends of British terrorist, 44, shot dead after taking hostages at Texas synagogue: Gunman Malik Akram’s ‘devastated’ brother condemns attack and blames ‘mental health issues’ ”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10408425/Blackburn-terrorist-Brother-Faisal-Akram-blames-mental-health-struggles-shooters-actions.html
He wasn’t crazy about Jews?
Sorry Chafed. Get sleep. Not that I’m one to talk.
Speaking of sleeping, doggo has been having some incontinence issues. Calling the vet tomorrow to run tests I guess. She’s 13 so not entirely out of the blue.
FWIW, white rice has been a huge help with my dog.
OT: Tour of a Finnish Gun Collection
It’s rare to find a Nazi glockenspiel in private hands.
“A selection of Maxim guns…”
insert Homer drooling sounds here.
Hey Chafed, or anyone who is getting bad quality sleep, when was the last time you replaced your mattress? Somewhere in the 8-12 year range they are usually pretty worn out. I just ordered our second Tempur Pedic as ours was about 12 years old and getting way too hard.
Oh yes, mattresses. Yeah, gotta have a good one.
I love the Tempur. One of the best aspects of them is that if you are sleeping with a partner the mattress doesn’t move when they get into bed or when they move around. Good sleep is worth the price of a good mattress, it really makes a difference. It’s cliche, but it is a third of your life.
My mattress is 14 years old, and it was cheap to begin with.
I suppose I could do something about that.
If you are waking up sore or not getting such good sleep it is worth it to get something good.
I’m convinced hard mattresses are a lot better for you too.
+1 on the Tempur-pedic.
and dump them on the side of the levee road half a click from my house
everything seems crazier the last two years: more red lights run, more littering; I’ve turned my normally B+ situational awareness game up a notch
Absolutely, I have noticed a massive uptick in bad behavior, more littering, more graffiti, more crappy driving, and more general mayhem. Of course the crime rate went way up. It was one of the things I predicted happening back in March 2020 (and was not that hard of a prediction to make). The government purposely ripped the social fabric and we will be paying for it for many years.
Yeah, I am seeing the same thing up here in Oregon. The other PNW glibs will confirm, but what was once an absolutely beautiful area of the country is looking pretty shabby.
Can confirm. And all of what KS is saying. It’s not just trash and litter, but half eaten food and then thrown down a sidewalk. Out of control graffiti and petty nihilist property damage.
Even ordinary people: public spitting, crossing on double yellows on two lane highways, just more general crassness
Not exactly bad behavior, but I’ve noticed a lot of burnt out taillights. People driving their vehicles longer? Just not noticing? Dunno.
The country is turning into what NYC has always been?
I’ve noticed more red light running in my area too.
*raises hand* GUILTY!
Wait. Is it considered “running” if I I come to a complete stop, look around for traffic and bacon empowered thieves, and then proceed on my merry way?
It’s 4AM why is this light cycling to red on the main road???
In my mind, that’s not red light running.
These are folks that plain don’t stop for a red light. Just blow right through.
Somebody just went through the light from the side street?
Nope. There is almost no traffic at all. Plus the road widens to 4 lanes, and the right turn-in going in my direction has a reserved entry lane with a constant green arrow.
Tempur Pedics are tha bomb. We bought one of their “Cloud” series back about ten years ago, and the Spousal Unit’s “carpal tunnel syndrome” in both arms disappeared within about a week (turns out she’s a side sleeper and the regular mattress we had before was partially compressing the nerve bundles in both shoulders, causing what was diagnosed as carpal tunnel, but was actually a form of Impingement Syndrome). Until we got the Tempur Pedic, I hadn’t been able to sleep on my back for anything more than an hour or two.
Great mattresses. Expensive as Hell, though, so buy ’em from some place with a “no questions asked” return policy, just in case.
I should look into a “Bob-o-pedic”. Bob’s is a local chain that does knock-offs.
*gasps at prices* I shudder to think of what a Tempur costs.
They used to sell regular foam mattresses for $50 – 100.
They are not cheap, but if you can afford it they are damn nice.
https://www.tempurpedic.com/shop-mattresses/tempur-cloud-mattress/v/3190/
Hm. That sale price is cheaper than the Bob-o-pedic I was looking at but I don’t really have any idea if these things are comparable.
Judging by the weights given, I suspect these are two different animals.
But yes… I am waking up sore and not getting good sleep.
I think they have sales fairly frequently. Do the research and take some time to go test out some different brands to see what feels best. Your body will thank you.
Yeah, I considered pulling the trigger but not ready yet.
I want a proper bed some day, too. Not just a metal frame.
Oh, bed frames, good lord.
Risers good IMO.
Ikea Leirvik: NO; gets squeaky after a few years. Pretty and good for air-drying socks though. https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/images/products/leirvik-bed-frame-white__0555081_PE660118_S4.JPG
Have you thought of welding the joints to eliminate the movement causing the squeaks?
Else have you thought of oiling the joints?
(Uh, me? If so, lube’s a good idea. Can’t see or angle in well enough for the hex key.)
(yes, you Toxteth. And I was more serious about greasing the joints than welding it all solid)
Yeah, even the Great Bed of Ware might need to move house someday.
I had a “Bob-o-pedic”. I did not like it.
I decided after taking a second look at the regular Tempur prices to go with a hybrid type mattress. It has springs underneath gel infused memory foam. I like it better than the “Bob-o-pedic”.
Plain, firm mattress (20 year warranty). Then throw an inexpensive futon mattress on top. Replace the futon every couple of years.
I sleep very well on mine. Powered bed frame too. I like my feet slightly elevated.
My husband won a Saatva mattress. O.M.G. it’s like sleeping on a cloud.
Looking at their site, I see that they also sell mattress pads and mattress toppers. Thing is, I can’t figure out what the difference is other than price.
I don’t think it’s time to replace my matress just yet, but a resurfacing might help.
Buy a cheap futon mattress on Amazon.
Pass. I used to sleep on one of those. They’re awful. I was so happy to be rid of it and have this mattress instead.
Not what I meant. You can:
1) Buy very expensive “pillow top” or other type of mattress which is a normal mattress with a cushion on top. Note that the cushion on top wears out long before the actual mattress needs to be replaced.
2) Buy a good mattress, and then buy the “pillow top” separately (aka futon mattress). Replace the futon mattress as needed. The base mattress will last 15 to 20 years.
Neither of those scenearios apply to the question I asked.
I’m not looking at a complete new mattress, I’m looking at toppers that go on my existing mattress.
The futon mattress is too thick to do that, and too uncomfortable to sleep on.
ok. my mistake.
“Hullo, my name is Mike Lindell”? He carries toppers.
Depends on depth/s of your current mattress and sheets.
I think the Costco boxed all-foam mattresses are just fine for the price, unless you sleep hot.
*I’m Mike ( / Ron Burgundy)
I have a knock-off topper. It really helps.
But I could use more help.
Looking closer at the site, it appears the pad has sides that wrap around the mattress like a sheet while the topper has elastic bands at the corners.
So why is the topper more expensive? 🙁
I see. Thickness.
Big time.
We bought a 100% natural latex one. It’s amazing. Expensive, but amazing.
That’s what we have too. Two singles so there is less disturbance by fatties tossing and turning.
I got a Casper mattress about 4 years ago – pretty happy with it.
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/208/a_face_in_the_crowd_blu-ray_/large/large_face_in_the_crowd_X02_blu-ray_.jpg
useless mattress history: I though since I knew where the mattress factories in Memphis were that the town was some sort of industry hub. When I saw A Face in the Crowd, I figured the supposed sponsor for protagonist Dusty was part of that tradition.
Turns out all of that is bunk! Mattresses are like a lot of manufactured items that cost too much to ship, so there is a natural set of somewhat monopolistic circles across the US where a given manufacturer tended to dominate…..the local stuff, like beer and dairy. Eventually, a national powerhouse (Sealy or Serta, I don’t recall), created a national branding effort and sold memberships….essentially franchises to own the rights to use the brand in a given area. Indeed, they eventually lost an antitrust case at the Supreme Court, and so, as all of us would predict, they had to pay attorneys 20 or 40 hours’ work to rewrite their contracts to sidestep the ruling and go on pretty much as they always had. I can’t swear on a stack of bibles how much of that remains true.
Simmons was truly a national brand and had a factory in Bateville MS. Like it’s neighboring casket plant, it closed (hums “Mexico” to self). Batesville was the national powerhouse in providing prescriptions to the prone from womb to tomb for about a century. the “MidSouth” is still the national powerhouse in stapling soft stuff to wooden frames, sofas, mattresses, etc; I’m in those plants all the time.
Ha, I was having some serious back issues that one new mattress (Tempur) cleared right up.
I have always been a crappy sleeper. Falling asleep is not an issue, waking up to go to the bathroom (yay, 51) BUT, then my mind is working and it can take an hour or more to fall back under. So, half the time I am up at 4:30 am. If not then, an hour later.
But, got my workouts in this week, which is nice. Now I just need to get started on painting the bathroom.
Better than being a sleepy crapper.
Euh?
https://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/_img/3341-3.jpg
k, fine: http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/5400000/Ewen-Bremner-in-Trainspotting-ewen-bremner-5451583-1024-552.jpg
Second grossest scene in that movie.
Eh, the first grossest was really chocolate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RoMaS1pzOE
Mais oui: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117951/trivia?item=tr0758370
(oh, aye, that is)
Welcome to the Tesla family. Mind you crappy local dealers treat people like shit everyday. It’s just not national news.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/43876/tesla-model-3-owner-discovers-car-was-delivered-missing-a-brake-pad
Funny thing is Europe gets cars made in both CA, USA and China depending on options. Comments are almost universal China has much better quality.
“How to hack Veganuary: Nutritionist reveals why a ‘flexitarian’ diet is the best option because new vegans can end up bingeing on junk food and having TOO much protein”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-10395713/Nutritionist-reveals-common-issues-vegans-face.html
Just stick the language you people already invented.
I count three neologisms.
I read that at first as “Vaguary” and wondered why it would need hacking.
Australian Open starting soon. All the pundits on the Tennis Channel are assuring us that you-know-who did you-know-what to himself and he has lost any good will he has built up over the years because he is such a bad person now.
Bootlickers, every one of them. I’m looking at you too, Martina.
I was pleasantly surprised by Kyrgios.
Me too considering what an asshole he normally is.
“Rand Paul asks if YouTube will ‘kiss my …. and apologize’ as the CDC revises cloth mask guidance months after he was suspended from the site for claiming they don’t work”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10407941/Rand-Paul-asks-YouTube-kiss-apologize-CDC-revises-mask-guidance.html
“Dan Bongino is temporarily suspended from his YouTube channel for claiming masks have not helped stop the spread of COVID”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10407065/Fox-News-host-Dan-Bongino-suspended-YouTube-spreading-COVID-19-misinformation.html
It’s all just so tiring.
I could view this as good news, as maybe this will filter down to the shithead bureaucrats after another month or two, but I’m afraid they double down and say that now you have to wear a real mask. Tiring is right.
“You first.”
Make Congress wear that shit for 10 to 12 hours every day and that goes away real quick.
That would be just fine with me. I have proposed the “In This Together Act” in which if there are ever shutdowns again that all elected government officials get a 50 percent pay cut until things are all reopened.
I rise to propose an amendment that Congress get put on Medicare and that all of their children be drafted into the infantry with any declaration of war (or facsimile thereof).
Not their children, they have to personally deploy to the combat zones and the commander in chief must lead from the front.
I yield to the gentleman from New York
+1 Schooner Tuna
Why only 50%? Fuck them, cut it 100% and send them packing.
Wonder Dog now gets us up 3-4 times a night. Old age is not being kind to her, If we don’t hop to it, she starts crying loudly, then shits on the floor.
So, I still have another step to go.
How old is she?
10.5. Life expectancy for that breed is 8-9.
She’s shitty at guarding, she let Jimbo’s bike get stolen.
Sorry OMWC. It’s no fun for either of you.
Hi Chafed, Greetings from NOCAL-BEL. Thanks for edition! Real nice weather here. Did 6 miles with elevation today, just me and the dog. The lovely and talented Mrs is nursing a hyperextended toe. She is wearing a walking boot to avoid aggravating it.
This is a timely topic for me since my sleep this week was less than good. Probably had to do with restart of work..all projects are behind schedule. Stress wrecks good sleep. Coping inappropriately probably wreck it worse. I think bad sleep may have to do with hormones imbalance or timings.
If you want to get super wonky on sleep Ben Greenfield is out there: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/article/the-last-resource-on-sleep-youll-ever-need-the-ultimate-guide-to-napping-jet-lag-sleep-cycles-insomnia-sleep-food-sleep-supplements-exercise-before-bed-much-much-more/
G-fit update: Sleep was less than good. Food was OK; went out for dinner and splurged on carbs. My gosh, eating out has become expensive. Hike mileage was low at 36 miles. Weight was level at 177.
Goal: Weight (165-170). Not met but trending in right direction. No dead from Covid: MB;MC
Covid Update: Both sons survived their colds. Wife and I escaped symptoms. Younger one went back to Uni. Sad times for the Mrs.
Well here’s to sleep. Comfortably Numb with a Dire Straits twist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTk5JrnS6_g
To live better, fat adapt, skip a meal or three! Have a plan and some Narcan…
So I’m watching “The Donut King” on Hulu.
Being an east coaster I had no idea the Cambodian immigrant community had such a lock on them in SoCal.
I’m a sucker for hardworking immigrant success stories.
Miss Noh Nang Ning: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115396/mediaviewer/rm418848256/
“I’m a sucker for hardworking immigrant success stories.”
#metoo
CELEBRATE HIM YOU TRANSPHOBIC BIGOT
https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/17335509/husband-crossdressing-sex-change/
uh, gobble gooble?
Is there some kind of law that sideline reporters for the NFL need to be female?
The law that says guys like to gawk at hot girls.
I’m not against it per se, I just find it strange for it to be a universal truth.
Didn’t we have cheerleaders for this? That was a more honest time.
Not all teams have cheerleaders.
gig ’em?
enjoying watching the cowboys implode.
NVM, the niners suck too.
Well, the announcer & color commentator never are.
Exactly. Its kind of weird.
You can’t see them.
How is Dallas getting all these false starts playing at home?
<a href="http://
” title=”will Republicans come for the price control but stay for the spiraling scarcity?” target=”_blank” >will Republican populists come for the price control but stay for the spiraling scarcity?
So we’re going to go from Carter to Nixon? God, i hope we don’t get to FDR.
Whip Inflation Now !!!!
My WIN button on my backpack broke, dammit (srsly).
Or regress to Wilson.
NEEDZ MOAR EPA
The link is about Hungary so we can relax, for now.
Jesus, who uses that terminology for foreigners? Thank God the GOP isn’t that dumb…. yet.
I have stayed on plan (low carb, Atkins induction) for almost 2 weeks, since I started. I’m starting to be tempted by carbs and sugar again and it’s getting a little harder to resist. Fortunately we don’t have too much in the way of cheat food in the house, but that doesn’t mean I’m not tempted to go get something I see on TV. I have had satisfactory if not amazing weight loss, but, being on low-carb, I suspect half of it’s water weight anyway, so I’m not going to crow about it.
Keep at it!
Hell yes!
Keeping your environment clean is huge.
Sugar-free gum?
I have my Splenda-sweetened lemonade.
Why do people like dogs? My god.
I have no idea.
I’m at a loss.
I like other people’s dogs.
Constant comedian companions!
Occasional bodyguards.
Always glad to see you.
Warm.
Ice-breakers.
…
Better than people.
Not if they keep waking me up. Most people don’t do that.
My dog is a sweet lovable companion. Every morning when I come downstairs, he is there to greet me. His tail is wagging and he licks my face. It’s pure love.
Also, see Tundra’s comment above.
Gotta Hit ‘ n Run, because work.
I find the droning of some of the professors from The Great Courses, no matter how interesting the subject, to be a great assistance in falling asleep.
maybe I should listen to CSPAN-3 as I drift off?
I have a different response to the great courses. I use them on road trips. I don’t fall asleep listening to them.
That reminds me, anyone know what the piece of music is that they use for the annoying stinger between lectures?
I sleep from 10 to 5 almost every night. I should turn off the light earlier, but . . . I just don’t. I think when I don’t have to be in the office at 8:00, I’ll sleep in a little longer. Maybe.
Mrs. Dean struggles with sleep. No problem going to sleep, but just can’t sleep through the night. She’s tried everything, and I mean everything. The new mattress ($ouch), at least, seems to be helping. I gather this is also a menopause thing. Chicks got to deal with some shit, yo.
It is.
We do.
I have surgically induced menopause and I am not on HRT.
M, I wonder if I should make a forum topic about the latter.
We MLW are not that numerous, but maybe the dudes will benefit from such a discussion.
We would…we actually love our better halves and share your wisdom given!
That’s sweet. I’ll share my travails and joys of menopause … after the game. ?
Don’t hurry on my account. Unless some men here can successfully shepherd their partners towards the gyno.
And some of the chicks might benefit from those of us who have already run the gauntlet,
I would love it, as the wife is in perimenopause right now, and it can be… Challenging, to say the least.
I pretty regularly wake up for a reverse siesta. Obnoxious af. Guessing it’s the benadryl wearing off and not menopause.
Mine is length dependant. I get 6 hours, regardless of when I lay down. Kinda nice for weekends and weekdays. Need to get up at 5? Bed at 11pm. Up at 8? Bed at 2am.
It’s weird.
“Mine is length dependant.”
Dude . . . .
Sometimes it’s the little things that put a smile on my face.
I went and broke down a roughly two pound piece of beef into four servings for meals later this week. After vacuum sealing them I decided to check my work with a scale. 7.35 oz 7.38 oz, 8.06 oz, 9oz. Pretty close for eyeballing it.
Yep.
https://i0.wp.com/wp.stolaf.edu/it/files/2017/06/precsionvsaccuracy_crashcourse.png?resize=579%2C600&ssl=1
but did you flinch on any of those?
Heh you’re supposed to use the kitchen scale beforehand.
I couldn’t live without one.
It’s one slab of beef. How am I supposed to weigh out 8oz before I cut?
Assuming you werecshaving off or cutting pieces smaller, you could get more accurate with the scale. However, it reads you quartered the beef in rough estimates so, no the scale wouldn’t help until after your first cut to help refine your 2nd and 3rd cuts.
Ugh I was thinking hamburger for some reason.
Carry on.
A vacuum sealer is an absolute must.
Especially when cooking for one.
The small portions are so expensive on a per pound basis.
“And so terrible!” ?
This game is getting pretty good.
It will get better if Dallas loses.
Miss Georgia fervently agrees
Absolutely, although now I am nervous.
Well, crap.
Karaoke night has been borderline intolerable but they’ve got a five year old girl singing Alicia Keys out whatever and it’s pretty cute.
Singing with strangers sounds awful.
In the process of doing some tidying up, I’ve come across a stash of unused gift cards from restaurants I rarely, if ever, patronize – including three from Starbucks. And one from Cheesecake Factory, which is clear on the other side of town in a shopping complex I only visit once in a blue moon.
Now I guess I have to decide if they’re worth keeping. ?
I think there are websites where you can sell/donate them.
Hand them out to people doing work for you or friends as a thank you?
Gift donations in their name to The Human Fund
::ponders the prospect of using them to bribe co-workers::
Confirm they haven’t expired.
I’ve been able to look up almost all the balances online (except for Fazoli’s, which lists only a phone number, for pity’s sake!) and they all show active balances. One of the Starbucks ones has an odd balance, so I’ve either used it once or it’s been losing value.
Some websites rip you off. Maybe you could trade them with fellow Glibs who have cards they won’t be using?
I would be open to that if anyone else is interested – if anyone here speaks up, I’ll start a Forum thread to that end.
Soooo…I called the number to check the balance on the Fazoli’s card. After entering the NINETEEN DIGIT card number, the friendly electronic voice asked for the PIN.
There is no PIN printed anywhere on the card. There’s a little sticker that says “$10,” but I guess I’ll have to go to Fazoli’s at some point to see if that’s still true.
(with no dashes or spaces, BTW.)
Nice clock management by Dakota.
The old “We’ll just set the ball ourselves and keep playing” strategy.
It almost worked.
Guess I don’t get a late nighter shout out given it’s morning. Cheers anyways, Chafed.
Morning mofo.
Evening
Sorry Straff. I was tired and dazed when I wrote it.
Yeah so that was exciting!
Now I get to suffer through my 90s Martyball trauma (hello, Cleveland!) and pray the Chiefs don’t screw up, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Martyball was fun to watch. He’d call shit people haven’t tried since leather helmets.
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-bsHJt1-_M
IMO the Honey Badger won the internet ten years ago, but his is a top 20 stab at it.
Sure, if it wasn’t the team you wanted to win.
I just liked seeing plays I only saw on The Flintones.
Best of luck to your Chiefs.
00s Martyball trauma here (San Diego)
We shall suffer together.
Andy was quite the bridesmaid before his breakthrough there, so hopefully no reverting to form.
If you’re struggling with mental health issues and just need someone to talk to, call today. You are not alone.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ADOSWiley/status/1481707163420557322?cxt=HHwWlICsjZK0ipApAAAA
LOL a classic
I was scrollin’, this is hilarious, I hope it is true.
https://twitter.com/OrwellNGoode/status/1482779374063656961?s=20
Glibs After Dark™.
https://archive.md/Sp9Fw/4d08e848e698d93d3d6ffd9746db0c0d1646f4e3.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.md/3B7D2/2bff9112bf9cb6a2de3c54e4c63ebfbe0770c0c8.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.md/fym6K/c98d5ca4cc3572617dbb01cc98a3e5a5ee3db47a.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.md/hMaVL/bec773a5ee8804083a83bc46d36534f0c1ef1e3d.jpg
NSFW.
Thats a nice tub.
Finally, a close game! And the cowboys lost!
That ending was hilarious.
I’ve never seen that before.
The Ice Bowl ended on a QB sneak, but of course Starr got it into the end zone.
Starr’s score came with 13 seconds left. The game ended on a Don Meredith incomplete pass, which was just dandy for Packers fans.
/pedant
7/10 would watch again.
Now let’s see what Sideshow Bob and the Chiefs can do.
LOL The only white guy is from BYU.
I get a good night sleep the same way my father did: by telling someone in the house to turn that shit down.
By that point I’m so angry that I’ll be listening for it and unable to sleep regardless.
XD
Didn’t know you were a dad CS.
I’ve turned into my mom and started banging my foot on the floor due to the out-of-control rug-rats that live below me. Though me and my three brothers only got sufficiently wild on Saturday mornings. The little shits downstairs now are fucking feral from waking to sleeping. And apparently they don’t go to school, either.
I keep a list of requirements for my next residence – at the top is NO CHILDREN.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy senior living.
I’m looking forward to it.
Anyone more than five years younger than me is a kid. Senior living will be infested with kids.
Life imitates art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss
A good noight’s sleep? never had one, work issues or nightmares, sometimes at once,
Scary dreams on occasion but some times wonderful dreams of youth
The radio broadcast of the Chefs/Steelers game have a shout out to the one million people stationed overseas or on ships at sea.
Of course, they didn’t think to question why we have a million military personnel stationed overseas.
I am thinking about where we currently are and I can’t get to 1M even including Alaska and Hawaii.
So we squeezed in a market run before the storm, sorta. On the way back on a two-lane back road with the snow sticking we get to a hill and blind curve. I see emergency lights ahead and attempt to brake (only have it in 2nd gear, so 20ish mph) – and away we slide. Well, the emergency lights are in the opposite lane, so now recovering from slide and get the nose of the car back into my lane only for the rear quarter to catch the bumper of the utility truck (which was parked facing traffic in opposite lane). Like a fucking can opener, including slicing the tire. I’ve got a couple of thousand easy in damage, and our car didn’t even crack the flashing light on their bumper.
Pull over and no one is in the either of the two units (they were doing a welfare check). Wife, in her inimitable fashion goes up to the utility and throws their siren on. Guy comes out and “hey, I know you” to the wife – she’s answered medical calls at his dad’s house. He’s chief of the volunteer fire company in the MD county we’re in. So, they help change the tire, but we need their county LE to come since it is an accident involving an emergency vehicle. Their chief asks about our chief, yeah – he’s still chief; and not 5 minutes later, who drives by? Our chief. An hour+ later before we’re finally clear of the scene.
So, how has your evening been?
I’ve been sitting in my living room all night.
So, who’s at fault in that collision?
Police report didn’t assign fault, I guess given conditions. But in general, it’s a real bad idea to hit an emergency vehicle.
Oh, and the house they were doing the welfare check – blocked off driveway access, thus they were in the road. And it’s a frequent flier.
Sounds like you were lucky. Glad you came out safe.
We were, and we know it. Doesn’t make it any more pleasant. Good to vent about it. First accident I’ve been in in probably 10 years (and the last one was a minor one where I was rear-ended and all the damage was to the other car).
I love it when an unplan comes together. In spite of the seriousness and circumstances you were able to come out pretty well.
Good to hear.
Ouch. Sorry.
ugh
are you naturally mature?
I can play the part, but it’s only because I’m pushing what I really feel deep down and worried what my family would think if I behaved the way the 20 year old boy in me is telling me to
Well, everyone’s okay! (Kill him! snip his valve stems off! something in that range! arrrrgh!)
At my age? Nature has indeed matured me. But you’re right, down inside there was a testosterone-fueled 20year-old screaming to get up into control. Little fella’s been way down there for a fairly long time – he’s only allowed out to play judiciously.
Sorry.
Weird-ass weather. Snow turning to rain with a high of 46º at 4am.
Glad you came out unscathed. Not so much for the car though.
Yeah, wife was more bent then me, but then she’s going under surgery for breast cancer next monday. The good news on that (as if cancer is ever good news) is that it appears to be a very early catch with no signs of spreading. She really didn’t need this shit tonight.
I did not know that was upcoming for her. Will add her to the prayer list.
Hope you have a more calm week in the meantime.
Thanks.
Oh, I am so sorry to hear that she must do that. My prayers for her.
Glad you weren’t hurt in the accident.
Damn,
You aren’t getting many breaks.
Hope she gets well soon.
Glad you are OK.
I’ve had enough alcohol now that I’m pretty relaxed; no answering pages until after the sun is up tomorrow.
Geez, that sucks JI. Worst, for me, is that feeling just before the crash happens and you can see what’s coming but can’t do anything to stop it.
Oof. At least you knew the folks involved and it seemed like it went fairly smoothly. That could have been a lot more trouble for a stranger?
My sore throat has blossomed I to a very sore throat, a headache, nasal congestion, fatigue. Yuck. Another weird thing is that I feel “heavy” like that i gained 40 lbs in an hour.
Might have to cancel my upcoming flight if this doesn’t clear up in a hurry. On the plus side, my sweet kitty cat seems to know I don’t feel good so he’s sitting on my lap and following me around.
Get well, HE, even if you skip your flight.
Another weird thing is that I feel “heavy” like that i gained 40 lbs in an hour.
Hawt.
You’re not tres
Hope you are feeling better.
Cats know things. Cats always know. Feel better, green-eyes.
Mine didn’t do laps but they liked jumping in bed with me or the sofa if I was napping there. But only briefly, before getting bored and jumping off to look for something else to do.
He’s waiting to eat your face.
I keep, I keed… he probably won’t wait ?
HA!
Can you get antibiotics without prescription in the states?
No
After a week of largely sitting on my ass, its back to work.
WRT to sleep- my schedule is all out of whack and I got about 3 today.
Gonna be a looong night. Mind ye olde shoppe
Damnit. Looks like they’re gonna put the steelers to bed before halftime.
Yeah, this is going to be significantly less exciting than the 49er vs Cowboys game.
Even worse it means the Bills will have to play the chiefs again next week. They’re looking scary after they woke up form their first quarter nap.
Conflicted. I like Mike Tomlin and Watt, HATE Big Ben. I like Mahomes, am indifferent to Andy Ried.
I guess I am rooting for Kansas City
It is hard to like Andy Reid if you hate Michael Vick, because Reid brought Vick to the Eagles in 2009. Some others dislike Reid for his Mormonism or for failing to keep his sons off drugs. Still, Belichick probably is the most hated coach in the NFL.
Belichick is a real puzzler because he’s talented enough not to need to cheat, but he’s tainted his reputation with Spygate and subsequent shady dealings.
Found a new theme song – https://youtu.be/NLE6A0aQpd4 Thumb news is droopy.
I get to stay home and drink short cans for a few days, so there is that.
Looks like another blowout.
35-7, there’s still a… oh, never mind.
Found something cool – https://youtu.be/jhicDUgXyNg Check out Tucker Carlson on the skins. Funky!
Roethlisberger looks heavy.
Yeah, he chonky.
Try to say that 3x with a lisp.
重い、重い、重いわ。
Didn’t your people invent karaoke?
Well, not *your* people, but.
I mean I guess they are your people now.
Originally on an 8 track. It seems having people sing with a live band was a thing too and the band took a break and created a taped backing track.
Was a reading exercise in my Japanese textbook.
The fact that they did it live originally was surprising.
OT: is it Mambo #5 yet?
I believe he wears an abdominal brace, like Peyton Manning did, that adds to the chonky illusion.
He needed one of those women’s college track coaches to shame him into losing weight.
The question is will he get fatter in retirement?
Ben has earned the right to get as fat as he wants now. Frankly, the Steelers should be paying him to breed an entire team of little Ben’s to produce the next generation of Steelers quarterbacks. He can get as fat as Jaba the Hut and keep a harem of slave girls for all I care.
A fucking legend, a true Firster walked off the field tonight for the final time. Some of you fucks don’t appreciate that. Ben fucking Roethlisberger. One of the great Firsters of his age.
The hate directed at him, like against many great Firsters, is complete bullshit. Misguided at best, jealousy at its worst. Usually a combination.
And he aint no rapist. You’d think a group of libertarians would know better than to take the word of a grandstanding DA and the media, but once you cross out of the realm of politics, some of the judgement applied there goes out the window.
In my view, Ben redeemed himself from his unseemly but legal behavior when he met his future bride, whereupon he rededicated himself to religion and becoming a family man.
For sure the woman who accused him of rape in Tahoe was lying, as her own friend testified by affidavit.
I think a consistent sleep schedule helps me the most. Also I need to go to sleep between 22 and 22 30 for optimal results. I do get up in the night to drink water and go to the bathroom. And for some reason in the last period I just can’t seem to find the right pillow. I sleep on my side and I have a lingering shoulder issue which sometimes bothers me… I no longer feel shoulder pain at the gym, just when sleeping on said shoulder.
Anyways I slept probably 7 hours with interruptions so that’s alright I guess.
Good morning glibsters
I didn’t realize that a coffin was roomy enough to roll onto one’s side.
The things you learn…
He sleeps in a king-sized casket, all the better to have room for his free swinging dick.
Ugh. Right hand is a hockey glove and the rest of me is feeling mighty sore. Fuck this aging nonsense with a barbed wire buttplug.
Aging sucks, but it beats the alternative. Looking at it with humor helps.
Just remember this Earth is not meant to be our permanent home.*
*(if you believe in God and the afterlife, which I do.)
Yes indeed but I don’t Lady hayek. I just want my owies not to be.
David Suchet (Hercule Poirot) reads Revelation on YouTube.
Might help you sleep.
https://youtu.be/_MwcPf5TjG8
Float upstream, fellow insomniacs: (no ads)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfDrF9s27ec
Most of the snow has been washed away. Yay.
*waves at Glibs*
I kept waking up to the wind trying to push my windows into the room.
https://www.al.com/news/2022/01/atlanta-transit-ceo-jeffrey-parker-dead-after-stepping-in-front-of-train.html
Ironic?
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/january-wolf-moon-to-light-up-sky-monday-night
“Wolf moon”
Awooooooooooo
Mornin’ ☕
I might have to set up a tripod and see what I can get out here in the high desert!!
In a semi-related note, do “we” expect the Tonga volcano to affect sunset and sunrise views for a while? I know it’s tragic etc, but it still might have a bit of good in it.
Relevant
There was about a 50/50 chance the link for “wolf moon” would be furry porn.
So, props for taking the high road, Sean.
Mornin’, Ralphs.
Apropos of nothing: remember this banging song from 25 years ago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iedz_x6Hlhw
27?
Hell yeah. Love Lush.
You’re sweet.
I have no business being here at 3 a.m., my time.
Shanghai’s foremost Peart/Lifeson/Lee tribute act.
I do not. I would have been 11, though. I like it.
Here’s another song from 1996 that I didn’t know at the time: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uprNMi4QPOo
Yikes! muy fuerte. I also wish I’d paid more attention to the Charlatans.
Ya wee bonnie babby.
Now thems I does remember: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBAxEQZViTU
We had to call them Charlatans UK here.
I was not familiar with the ‘merican band.
“I knew I could rely on you.”
I am not a photoshop maven, but I would love to have a pic of Greta yelling “Hiw dare you!” at the Tonga volcano for spewing out more carbon than mankind has done in 100 years.
Back when the Eyjafjallajokull (sp?) volcano erupted in 2010 or so, the greenies claimed it put out far less stuff than the aviation it shut down did. So they’ll handwave the Tonga volcano away.
The rain and snow will cleanse the air, the carbon will return to earth. As it was in the past so shall it always be. There may have been volcanic eruptions in the past but here we are.
Yay snow!
The landscape needed a touchup it was looking kinda raggedy.
Probably wait until 8:00 and clear the driveway before heading out to the park.
Long gone here.
We had about 5″ here. It’s still doing something, so I’m not shoveling until after it stops lest I clear surfaces that then get freezing rain on them.
Good morning, NA, 4(20), Ted’S, HS, TO’G, rhywun, and Sean, and good afternoon to limey and Pie! (And appropriate greetings to any lurkers I may have missed.
We got a couple of inches of snow here, our first real accumulation of the season. And of course, no one knows how to drive in it, so the local traffic map is showing wrecks hither and yon. I sympathize with those who have to venture forth this morning.
But I don’t have to! ?
Oh, in this part of town there were all over the roads.
Jugsy doesnt have to go in either, and Im glad. I suspect she’d be one of those people. The threat of having to drive even in a dusting gives her the hives.
henlo
suh’ fam
whats goody
Good morning, homey! Hope it wasn’t bumper cars for you on the way home from work.
Nah. Due to the holiday, and people being skeered of the White Death, it was pretty light.
It’s a full moon, and the employees are acting in accordance.
Is it time to go home yet?
*sigh*