My youngest was diagnosed with anxiety some time ago. Unlike many of purported diagnoses of kids nowadays. I believe this is real deal. She received a prescription, and the medication has been a big help. Fortunately, she has a therapist who has made clear the medication is not a permanent solution. Among other things, he has told her to get some exercise. That was music to my ears.
My fatherly intuition, however unerring, is one thing. Medical expertise is another. Let’s see what the good people at the Mayo Clinic have to say.
Regular exercise may help ease depression and anxiety by:
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- Releasing feel-good endorphins, natural cannabis-like brain chemicals (endogenous cannabinoids) and other natural brain chemicals that can enhance your sense of well-being.
- Taking your mind off worries so you can get away from the cycle of negative thoughts that feed depression and anxiety
Regular exercise has many psychological and emotional benefits, too. It can help you:
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- Gain confidence. Meeting exercise goals or challenges, even small ones, can boost your self-confidence. Getting in shape can also make you feel better about your appearance.
- Get more social interaction. Exercise and physical activity may give you the chance to meet or socialize with others. Just exchanging a friendly smile or greeting as you walk around your neighborhood can help your mood.
- Cope in a healthy way. Doing something positive to manage depression or anxiety is a healthy coping strategy. Trying to feel better by drinking alcohol, dwelling on how you feel, or hoping depression or anxiety will go away on its own can lead to worsening symptoms.
Some research shows that physical activity such as regular walking — not just formal exercise programs — may help improve mood. Physical activity and exercise are not the same thing, but both are beneficial to your health.
Physical activity is any activity that works your muscles and requires energy and can include work or household or leisure activities. Exercise is a planned, structured, and repetitive body movement done to improve or maintain physical fitness.
Doing 30 minutes or more of exercise a day for three to five days a week may significantly improve depression or anxiety symptoms. But smaller amounts of physical activity — as little as 10 to 15 minutes at a time — may make a difference. It may take less time exercising to improve your mood when you do more-vigorous activities, such as running or bicycling.
The mental health benefits of exercise and physical activity may last only if you stick with it over the long term — another good reason to focus on finding activities that you enjoy.
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Alternate take. (My favorite line: Do you realize know how much blood is in the human body? Do you want to see it motherfucker?)
I always feel better after working out/exercising. It’s also a good time to listen to music without too much distraction.
I turn on the tune box too. I don’t really listen too much to the music but it helps anyway.
The music I listen to has a driving beat, which gets me going (weights and exercise bike).
Makes perfect sense.
Fortunately, she has a therapist who has made clear the medication is not a permanent solution. Among other things, he has told her to get some exercise. That was music to my ears.
Good.
I’m back in my gym routine. Lots of deadlifting and pressing movements for this month.
I’m also making some dietary tweaks to get my weight down. It went up while I was on the road, and is dropping again.
Bike tricks and the Austrian landscape.
Cool video.
“The hills are alive with the sound of music…”
Every day I’ve been planning to ride this week, there have been thunderstorms predicted. One of the four days was accurate. This irritates me.
Maybe go outside, flip the weatherman the bird, and go for a ride?
The problem is getting caught 10+ miles from home in a thunderstorm is both unpleasant and dangerous.
“But I’ve got rubber tires!”
“Do you think that a lightning bolt that has just traveled through two miles of air cares about one inch of wet rubber?”
Padded shorts are nice to ride in, until they squish water out with every pedal stroke. Same goes for shoes.
I’m less concerned about a lightning strike then I am about a car/truck not seeing me.
As a motorcyclist your second statement is very near and dear to my heart. I always assume that my Cloaking Device(tm) is operating while riding. That assumption has saved my butt on several occasions.
BH:
At least on a motorcycle, you can get up to speed faster then a car. That option doesn’t exist on a bicycle. While I acknowledge there are lots and lots of asshole cyclists out there, I’ve learned to truly hate the drivers who don’t follow basic rules of the road. If there’s a car behind me with a right turn signal on, I’ll wave them in front of me (I prefer to see where the car is going to be, instead of letting it turn behind me). I’ve almost been hit by two cars who sat behind me, no turn signal, and then tried to jump the light to turn in front of me (one was a cop, which pissed me off more).
I’m back on the treadmill again, today was a mile that I finished at 2.4 MPH. Then a little pushing stuff with Mr Weider. I know that I need exercise in spite of the difficulties. Back in the running days at the mid way point I’d always wonder if I would finish. The last 1/4 mile was up hill, I’d be cursing and slowing down a little but then sprint (not very fast) the last 100 yards. Get to my driveway and huff/puff for 5 minutes. Then do it again the next day
I’ve dropped a few lbs, want to lose another 10 or so from the belly.
When my kids were growing up we played basketball in the driveway, they still exercise even as their hair has turned white. My daughetr would ride her bike sometimes while I was running, didn’t seem fair.
👍
Nice job, Fourscore. Keep pushing!
I like the outdoor aspect of exercise, but since that is not always practical, a brisk walk during the lunch hour at work is better than nothing.
Today was ideal for as swimming.
And yeah, sure I just ordered Chinese, full of msg no doubt, but I feel good.
I found video of your cats playing together.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xrr5uNIdYj4?feature=share
Lulz.
So cute.
Happy to report that the Butlerville weekend did not have a lasting effect on my recent weight trajectory. Down about 5-6; want to drop another 5-7.
Well, I edged but did not hit my July goal of breaking the 200lb barrier; too much partying and disruption of my exercise routine. So I revised my August goal of 5lb of loss to 7lb of loss. Despite the disruptions, condition has stayed good and I tacked another mile onto my walk this morning.
If I’m going to be hot man-meat, I intend to be lean hot man-meat.
And the walking/hiking vastly improves my mood.
👍 And are you still winning your competition with WebDom?
Hell yes. And you are in a perfect place for it.
Enjoy!
We seriously miss getting dragged up and down the hills of the local park by my doggo.
I was 201 today, need more walking…less eating…
Go for it, OM, as your mood improves so will your chances.
“My fatherly intuition, however unerring, is one thing. Medical expertise is another.”
Yeah. One I would approach with skepticism.
Deadlift Day!
Up another five pounds to 225 for my 5 rep max. It did not want to come off the ground. Total lifted was 9,650 pounds over 50 reps.
The extra lbs I picked up over my birthday are hanging on. Still have 3 – 4 to lose before I get back to where I only needed to lose 5-7 pounds
I’m officially half-time now, so I’ll have more time for workouts. Hate losing the excuse for wimping out, but I need the time to get stronk like bull. I’ve decided that, as a lawyer, I am handicapped at cardio, what with my small, cold, black heart and all.
Not complaining……
So one of my older sheep dies this afternoon, so my glib fit is digging a sheep grave.
With the drought, having to use a breaker bar.
Just had to rehydrate.
Stay safe everyone, its hot out there.
I’m sorry you’re having to do that. 😔🐑 I hope Sheepie had a wild and wooly life. (Well, as “wild” as a domesticated sheep’s life can be.)
Sorry to hear that about your sheep. Dogs get buried on the farm, but I compost down all livestock. It’s much easier than digging a grave.
Chain the body to your tractor and haul it to your composting area. Wrap a couple hog panels around the body and anchor with a couple tposts. Cover with hay. A cow corpse will be completely composted down in a few months except for a few bones. Bones take a little longer. No smell and no flies. Just keep topping off with hay as necessary.
It goes even faster if you turn the compost. Spirko mentioned a farm in Australia that completely composted down wallaby in something like 96 hours, including bones, by turning it. But I’m content to just toss in hay as needed even if it take longer.
Walking is a superb way of reducing stress and anxiety. It’s a connection back to our DNA.
When my parents went on Weight Watchers way back in the 80s, they started nightly walks and took me and my sister along with them.
We talked and shared silences and saw shooting stars, heard peepers (little frogs), and just ~were~.
Those are good memories.
Another shameless plug.
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Last time during the unique donor phase (two weeks ago) we were 15th out of 442 non-profits, and we are hoping to improve. The top three this week get a bonus grant. A strong showing also helps when they decide on the bigger grants (up to $100,000).
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And thank you to those that donated already. If you donated in the last 7 days, you don’t need to again as it won’t count as a unique donor.
Link no work.
Crap, try this.
I see that Winston’s Mom just donated. Many thanks! Now if we can just get Krugman to do it.
The worst part of it was that I had to explain to Mrs. Whiz who Winston’s Mom is.
I spent yesterday walking way more than I probably should at a Tractor and Steam engine show. I pushed myself past limits, and am quite tired today, but that is a good tired. I find I walk much more if I attend an event that I enjoy, as it beats walking around the block. I find out in two weeks if I can start working out again, which I am looking forward to as my core has gone to shit even more.
By the way, my wife suffers from legit depression, and it is no joke. It is good that you are getting a grip on this early.
This.
One of the very few good things to come from increased “awareness” and tolerance in recent years is that much of the stigma from seeking help for mental depression or other mental health issues is gone.
Still some way to go, but I see most employers, family members, and public in general very supportive of folks going through depression/anxiety and such.
Speaking of shooting stars, mental health, unplugging and returning to DNA, tonight is peak Perseids!
I wish all of you good viewing conditions.
I might actually get lucky with the viewing conditions for once.
“Get more social interaction.”
Haha, we’re Glibs, remember?
Cloudy tonight again, no stars
Oh, man! It’s peak Perseids!!
I remember driving pretty far up north in Minnesota to try to get away from clouds and city light pollution, but I think that was for the Leonids? It was cold; that I recall!!
15-20 years ago a group of us used to rent a houseboat on a remote California reservoir every mid-August, where there was never a cloud in sight. After a fun day of splashing around in the clear cool water and drying in the desert sunshine, we’d park the boat, get pleasantly altered, and lie on our backs on the top deck, then let the Perseids do their show. A nice shooting star or two every minute, followed by hilarious wisecracking that had us all laughing hysterically until late in the night. Great memories of the Perseids, wish I was doing that again tonight, instead of being in the cloudy suburbs.
My youngest was diagnosed with anxiety some time ago.
Bummer but I can relate. I suffered for years with anxiety. Some years it was debilitating. A panic attack when pre-paying for gas is terrifying. That has pretty much righted itself and yes, exercise helped but did not fix it. I am now of the mind it may have to do with diet. What does your daughter eat? I think most ills, mental and physical could be alleviated if people just stopped eating processed foods. I know I do better when I eat real food. I recently had a week of eating shit food and my arthritis came back and I felt like shit. It is easy to come up with an excuse to eat a pack of cookies. I trust your daughter will get rid of all that.
RE Wim Hof as was mentioned this weekend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8ALm2M09qA&t
I had a panic attack once. Such a weird experience. I really thought I was having a heart attack. Apparently that’s a pretty common characteristic of panic attacks!
Ordinarily I am blessed not to have depression, bipolar, anxiety, etc. Pretty even keel.
So when I had the panic attack it was bizarre to me. Happened to be when I knew I needed to leave my company and also realized that moving to California was a mistake. I believe those things triggered it.
Youngest is far from perfect with her eating but it’s generally pretty good.
Apologies to those who aren’t on WiFi, since Imgur barfs on cellular.
Here is NuKitty.
I gotta figure out a name for him!
https://imgur.com/a/p8rUbgI
You’re a Glib.
Your cat’s name should be Minion.
“NuKitty” could also just be “Nuke.”
“Nuke Mac[Applicable Clan]”
The hubs is a combo of clan Colquhoun and MacAlister.
It looks like there a black “M” in his fur on his forehead. Have it start with that.
What clan’s tartan was he cozying up with in the dresser drawer? That may be a hint.
Adorbs.
👍
You located the little scamp?
We brought home a couple strays yesterday. Really young, still in the stiff-legged toddling stage. A friend of my wife posted a note on facebook about how these two appeared in her breezeway and she couldn’t keep them due to her terrier dog. They’re in isolation from our other cats until we can get them vaccinated and tested for FIV. Two males. We’re thinking of grumpy old man names. Unfortunately, the wife nixed Statler and Waldorf.
Our other cat is Felix, so suggested Oscar.
No dice.
Fritz!
X file is an anagram of Felix.
We adopted a bonded pair a year ago, and I wanted to name them Beans and Rice.
That did not fly.
Awww!
Looks like a George to me.
(Note: I only use people-names.)
Obligatory
https://youtu.be/12aoJyPim6k
(<30 seconds)
Dearly Departed Black Cat was a George. He loved to be petted and petted.
Did you hug him and squeeze him?
Lol
My mom’s yellow tabby was a big fat George. He was a vicious bird murderer but an absolute sweetheart with humans.
Asshole. All cats need to be named Asshole.
“Dammit” saves even more time when addressing the cat.
Shithead.
Dad named of ours Dingleberry. Mom didn’t know what it meant.
Tangental, but TIL my wife didn’t know what a “gloryhole” was.* I don’t know how she made it this far not knowing that.
*minor “Only Murders In The Building” spoiler*
* great line by Michael Rappaport in S2: “we’re getting more anonymous tips than a Grand Central gloryhole”
Take it she’s not an It’s Always Sunny fan?
A jingle for Dingleberry! (Also a record store/head shop in Dayton back in the day.)
Love all the political crap at the bottom of the page. 🙄
Huh. I don’t see that.
“Explore Posts” at the bottom. It’s like the contents of CNN vomited up in picture form.
Weird – when I go back it’s gone. Must be my ad-blocker sometimes kicking in and sometimes not.
Back in the day a buddy of mine had a cat named Roadkill.
Tex.
Or maybe Watson.
That’s a cool looking cat. His fur reminds me of a grey wolf.
That’s a cutie. An active cat could be named Rocket.
Rocket was the name of my husband’s absolute favorite cat that carried him out of depression and has long since passed on.
If I suggest Rocket, it would be considered blasphemy.
“Missile”?
I understand.
Aww
The looks like my Ollie! Just a little younger.
Come up with a name that rhymes with a part of the female anatomy.
TS Eliot, The Naming of Cats: https://poets.org/poem/naming-cats
Mulva?
Gipple.
Regina
Your daily Sanford and son:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dyjNib9qbtA
Children and anxiety; it couldn’t possibly have anything to do with not letting kids run around outside and play, could it?
Silly me.
Do you realize know how much blood is in the human body?
“Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?”
OMG I just launched a Bob’s Burgers on my DVR from October, 2020.
The first commercial was some agitprop from Facebook about voting, “stay safe!”, vote by mail (early and often!), and “social distancing”.
Man, I almost forgot how much 2020 fucking sucked.
Strongly related: https://youtu.be/WjRMz7w7UwM
No way.
2020 was the year of lockdown sex. Epic.
LOL they just showed a Kohl’s commercial where lockdowners were communicating with each other by showing messages through their windows.
And it’s December now, so a news plug about grrl power Kamala seems appropriate.
It’s like a time capsule of suck.
As every, GlibFit is a battle against innate sloth.
Trying to reset things a bit and focusing on staying in Zone 2 on my rows – feels like I’m not working hard enough but, in the past, I did a bunch of Zone 2 rowing & cycling and weight just melted away
So, trying that experiment again.
Rowed for an hour yesterday – it wasn’t much of a challenge at that level of effort.
I’ll keep this up for a few weeks, see how it goes.
innate sloth
I watched five Premier Games today
Needles out for JoJo
https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/jojo-a-vaccinated-silverback-gorilla
SAGDS?
Chafed!
Sorry I missed last week. I was in the mountains helping my youngest find positivity again. I swear, these poor kids are just carpet-bombed with negativity. Happily, she has found a chick who emphasizes diet, exercise and social contact over drugs. We’ll see. My daughter has discovered climbing. While not always perfect, it brings the physical, social and challenge that I think they need.
I agree with ‘sloper up there, diet is a huge part of the equation. When I have the food, exercise and social dialed in, everything is better.
I turned 55 today and have been thinking about the the next challenge. I am dropping beer for the rest of the year (because it rhymes and I have a vacation starting 12/27). I’ve gotten too thicc across the middle and want to nuke it. Vacay is a good excuse. It’s also a good challenge because beer is really the only alcohol I ever crave.
Your first song is a frequent deadlift last-set-song for me. Excellent choice!
Have a great week, Glibfitters!
Beat the blues.
Happy Birthday, Tundy! 😃
Thanks, GT!
Happy Birthday!
Thanks. Sloper!
Hot as hell there?
2° from perfect. We don’t do hell over here. I drove down to the river this morning and had coffee when it was cooler. It’s been a great day.
Happy birthday! I thought you were at least 3 years older and wiser than me, but you’re only 2 years and 364 days older.
And wiser!
Happy birthday tomorrow Pud!
Pudweiser. 🍺
Happy birthday, although I question dropping beer just for a rhyme.
Who doesn’t?!?
That’s why it’s a challenge!
But Beer is Good… and Stuff!
I just prefer my challenges to be obtainable.
/looks at the depths of beer in my fridge right now
Happy birthday old fart!
🎂🎉🎁🎆🎈🍸
Happy birthday, whippersnapper!
HB!
You are the Sammy Hagar of ages.
I can’t turn… 55!
I had Sammy CRANKED on the evening of my 55th.
Happy Birthday, Tundra. And an early HB to Pud.
Tundra did the math wrong. My birthday was yesterday – Hiroshima Day. Thanks for the birthday wish. I had a good day, with 3 naps and dinner at my favorite restaurant with some great friends.
I read your nice article about your 50th wedding anniversary. Congratulations! It was a heartwarming post.
Tundra did the math wrong.
Story of my life.
Come out to CO, Pud and we will finally make that hike.
Otherwise, I’ll ping you when I’m back there.
I really want to get back to Colorado and do some skiing. I also want to see a show at Red Rocks and Mishawaka. Plus, one of my favorite cousins lives in Longmont.
Unfortunately, it will be at least another year before I can make it out there. Just don’t have the extra help to cover for me. I’m gonna try to get out of snow removal after this year, or scale way back to get more free time. Then I’ll be making a trip out there for sure.
Until then, hit me up if you come back this way. Are you going to Honey Harvest? I’m gonna try to make it this year if I can get there on Saturday. Monday I have a golf outing in the morning in Sheboygan, which is at least 7 hours away. Still trying to figure out the logistics to make it work.
Happy birthday, pal! Hope it was a good one.
And a belated birthday to Pud!
…belated happy birthday to Pud!
Happy Birthday Tundra and PudPaisley!
Happy Birthday Tundra!
Happy Birthday Tundra (you ooooold!)
Happy BDay, Tundra!
Here, have some Skynyrd
Thanks for this, Chafed. On point. Kind of a kick in the buttocks.
I’m always glad to help.
Looks like one of my rambles posts tomorrow evening. It’s just a slice of life deal, not important at all.
I’ll miss whatever commentary…will catch it later.
All the best: go OT instantly if it suits you.
First time visiting a BevMo. Underwhelmed on selection and pricing. Safeway has cut back their selection of liquor since I last bought in a grocery story. I remember their own private label on liquor (“Safeway Select Scotch”?).
Redwoods NP visitors center has masks required in federal building all over the stairs up to the entrance. Turns around and left. The feds can get stuffed. I’ll get my passport stamps some other year. If they’re so worried about COVID, why even be open at all? Or not be inside of a enclosed building? Can’t wait til the county monkeypox threat levels goes to red.
Safeway scotch? If you do happen to find some I would think a review is mandatory.
Regarding feds and bullshit: I had to wear a damn mask to climb down Carlsbad Caverns. Screw the feds.
I think it’s been discontinued.
https://www.reddit.com/r/whiskey/comments/k9qjzn/cheap_safeway_whiskey_presumably_1996/
Too bad. It would be a contest to try to figure out which supplier made it. Is it rebranded Jack Daniels? Is it Old Grandad? Who knows?
“Finest” Scotch whiskey!
They make a vodka; dunno about scotch or gin. Just came from there; wish I’d known to look.
Last summer i climbed Overlook Mountain, and the fire tower at the too had all the mask up shit *on the tower*.
Thankfully I had climbed the north side, so there was next to nobody on the way up and down.
One of the other places we visited was: https://www.polymathpark.com
Photo dump: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/8_-6prwdSH6vEwZP7Mbsig.NGFsm2sNmmvwcjiMQYtpWM
Inside of two Usonian homes.
Frank Lloyd Wright haters can keep their comments to themselves. Tyvm.
Cool pics. Out of curiosity, what was the ceiling height?
It varied.
Wright had a thing about tall people, he generally despised them.
Therefore he tended to build houses that did not cater to them.
I like the style, but probably not comfortable for me.
I tend towards the Greene style of arts and crafts.
Didn’t he also have a thing about forcing people to adapt their lives to the design of his houses?
Great pictures, Sean. Not my cuppa but still. Unusual but FLW. Thanks for sharing.
Might want to re-sort to oldest to newest when viewing.
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The couple photos at the beginning were of the Treetops restaurant on site. This is where the tour starts.
I can’t even.
Odd: Amazon wouldn’t let me log in
Have you checked out The House on the Rock? FLW at his finest. Actually a house by him that I could live in.
We’ve been to Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob.
He has an awesome house in Buffalo
that’s in danger because Buffalo(I guess they restored it – nice).I don’t hate him, but, he’s a one, maybe two, trick pony, it’s a hell of a trick, I’ll give him that, but he’s the AC/DC of architects. Edwin Lutyens, now that there is an architect.
Art Vandelay, now there was an architect.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I’m a FLW fanboi. I really hope I can make it to Fallingwater one day.
Only if you like a leaky concrete mess, Falling water is a failure
There’s some issues with the roof, but the rest of your comment is fucking ridiculous.
I do structures, that one sucks from a practical point of view, but hey, it looks nice
Few of FLW designs were meant to be practical.
Fair, but how about a non leaking roof at least,
Architects, such dreamers
Cool, I love FLW designs. This is the one in the town I grew up in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundert_Medical_Clinic
This is where the gentleman in the Buffalo link I posted above worked.
Demolished in 1950.
Nice!
My mother was an alumna of the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in one place. I toured the campus a couple of years ago. His buildings are cool to look at from the outside, but “liveable” and “built to last” were not among the man’s priorities in a place where it rains.
Skynyrd?
Damn, Tundra, I thought you were about 40. Glad you had the vacation.
Anyway, a Happy Birthday to you and the Pud.
You fellers will soon be thinking of retirement, unless things keep on keeping on.
Thanks, Fourscore! I keep thinking you are 60!
The best thing about this series is to remind people that there is a shit-ton of time left. Get your shit together and you can experience some really cool things!
Maybe in base 14….
Inside of two Usonian homes.
Most excellent.
Name your cat Stealth.
Or Schrodinger- “When I looked, he wasn’t there.”
There can be but only First.
The Firstonomicon foretold this.
What is the number of the beast? 666
What is the number of a First? 1
What is the number of a can of Milwaukee’s Beast?
And the Lord said,
“There are six cans of Milwaukee’s best in a pack.
Six is the number of the best, no more, no less.
Tall cans last longer, I must confess.”
Damn day drinking, whoopy!
I have an ancient am/fm radio down in my basement brewing room. The radio is failing.
I am looking for recommendations for a replacement. I do not use any music streaming services; however, I do have a Sirius XM account that covers three vehicles. {feel free to explain to me why that is dumb}.
Go!
I like SiriusXM (except for the yearly game of threatening to disconnect in order to get a reduced rate). Get a home receiver for the SiriusXM. I have one connected to the radio in the shop and we love it.
Except that is another charge on the monthly bill. The current contract allows me to listen to Sirius XM via an Internet Browser or an app on the phone. I don’t want to put a computer down in the brewing room. And, I am not thrilled with trying to run bluetooth speakers from my phone.
I am a dinosaur. I don’t understand all this new fangled hardware.
I have a Sonos in the dining room/kitchen area. It was pricey, but it connects to wireless, and can stream any audio you want (even FM/AM if you want to use IHeartRadio). No monthly charges over what you’ve already got.
Sean and GT have you pointed in the right direction.
Do you have an old unused smart phone? If you didn’t want to mess with using your phone cellphone, you could connect the old one to your wi-fi and use that to run the SXM app to the radio.
#meneither
When I need music somewhere unusual, I take my portable speaker job that an old iThing player is plugged into – they don’t even make them anymore. It has most of my collection up to 3 or 4 years ago which is good enough for me.
We have a Sirius XM radio in the den, which we also bring on the patio as needed, which gets a free connection as long as we have the car connection. I don’t think they charge additional for a home connection any more if you have one with your car, it changed a couple of years ago.
https://smile.amazon.com/Sangean-WR-16-Bluetooth-Cabinet-Charging/dp/B07GB85KJY/?th=1
I saw this and similar on Amazon. That’s when decide to consult the the brain trust that is Glibs.
I saw a variety of radios with wireless charging. So something with bluetooth to play audio from SXM app while charging the phone might work out.
I ordered one of these.
This is the one in the bedroom. It’s set at a bit of a tilt just so the sound isn’t going straight up. It has Bluetooth, so you could download the SiriusXM app and play “the comfort from above” through it. Also available in a refurb!
Apparently the Model One BT lacks the clock but has the speaker in the front instead of on top (and has the Bluetooth.)
Thanks for the ideas so far.
I’ll be back later.
Sorry, I was busy snarking. It’s Sunday and I need to get my snark points.
I love all the Sangean radios. They even make ones with that new digital FM which is free over the air.
As far as music services- Pluto has dozens of free music channels. Radio worh digital FM can be great too.
I agree, screw more subscriptions.
I’ve been very happy with my free Pandora stations. They do allow (after some curation), really niche stations. When the girlfriend and I were heading up to NY last weekend, a notice popped up that the “Crowd Favorites” flavor of my station had been exhausted, so it went to the base station.
Free is good. Subscriptions bad. I will say that the digital FM popping up the past eight years is taking forever but adding tons of new stations
I’ve been very happy with my free Pandora stations.
#METOO
Listening right now.
The article left out the booming voice heard from the sky at the time of the strike that said:
“MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/washington-dc-lightning-strike-that-killed-two-serves-climate-warning-2022-08-05/
The article left out the booming voice heard from the sky at the time of the strike that said:
“MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/washington-dc-lightning-strike-that-killed-two-serves-climate-warning-2022-08-05/
Lightning strikes twice! 😳🌩🌩
Indeed. The comment so nice it got posted twice.
Would you believe that Don Adams is now God’s play by play announcer?
Im off to work.
Leave a light on.
GlibFit.
https://thumbs2.redgifs.com/MildDazzlingGalapagosalbatross-mobile.mp4#t=0
NSFW.
https://archive.ph/EM7EP/efbdd1363c9c7b7cbce6dd4b76e1ca541a6943c1.webp
NSFW.
https://thumbs2.redgifs.com/ProfuseSleepyBrahmanbull-mobile.mp4#t=0
NSFW.
https://archive.ph/AjKxH/f571795ae5fa7e9f1f73c58061240f89d5432ca1.webp
NSFW.
Hypnotic
Being distracted from anxiety IS important. Good advice, Chafed.
Sent this video to my Soprano fanboy friend. He was pissed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=niP6hMyjLdo
BTW, Worst mafia show wasn’t Sopranos. It’s West Wing.
That guy has an extremely annoying voice.
Not happy about it, but what did they think would be the reaction?
https://mobile.twitter.com/DagoSupremacy/status/1556272637403439104?cxt=HHwWgIC94fvt_pgrAAAA
My mom asked how little kids got Monkey pox yesterday. I explained it to her. She wasn’t happy.
I will literally be flying between Hiroshima and Nagasaki tomorrow.
Fat boy or little man?
One very fortunate unfortunate man survived the Hiroshima bombing and got to Nagasaki in time to live through that bomb.
Mornin peeps.
https://theconversation.com/a-volcano-is-erupting-again-in-iceland-is-climate-change-causing-more-eruptions-187858
No. It’s not.
Climate change ate my homework.
That might be the dumbest question ever asked. And I have a four year old.
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/08/she-says-she-spent-months-in-a-fog-in-a-nursing-home-when-she-left-everything-she-owned-was-gone.html
That’s pretty fucking evil.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jessica-chastain-zelensky-ukraine-1235335662/
OFFS.
🙄
I have no recollection of ever even hearing of this movie. Of course, I wouldn’t have gone to see it even if I had heard of it.
At this point, the oscars are awards for movies made to play to the proclivities of the awards commission, but which are commercial flops, because they’re only like by hollywood types and not the general public.
There are a few rare concessions to the hoi polloi.
I do not go to a movie theater to see any film that does not feature Minions. (This distinction was formerly held by hobbits, but then Jackson ruined that.)
Last time I went into a movie theater was 2008, and then only because my Dad wanted to.
What did you see?
She’s finally reached the big leagues.
Casting couch of international politics.
Mornin’ folks. Gym time.
*waves*
I need to start doing this again.
https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/roger-e-mosley-magnum-p-i-star-dies-after-car-crash/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/i-dont-feel-safe-to-be-here-anymore-el-monte-sneaker-shop-shutters-store-after-repeated-break-ins/
Good job, California.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/08/07/pete-rose-dismisses-sexual-misconduct-questions-at-phillies-alumni-weekend/
This is dumb.
“ Rose acknowledged in 2017 that he did have a relationship with the woman, but he said it started when she was 16. He also said they never had sex outside Ohio.”
Didn’t make it to Cooperstown, but he made it to Youngstown.
Boo this man!
Good morning, Sean, DEG, and (somewhere upthread) TARDy! I’m expecting a much quieter work week – proofreading the boss’s Board report memo at some point, trying to write up the minutes of last Thursday’s meeting. Ideally, nowhere near as hectic as last week. I wish for all of you a similarly calm time of it!
Morning.
I hate it when they reboot my work desktop on me.
Good morning, U! How are you today?
Throat’s a bit scratchy, didn’t get as much sleep as I needed, logged in from home instead of driving in to work.
I hope the morning Dew takes care of that scratchy throat. Were you running A/C in your bedroom overnight? Sometimes if I wake up in a cool(ed) room, my throat feels a bit tight until I get something to drink.
I had to run the AC, it’s too warm to sleep otherwise.
Indeed. Today is predicted to be the last really hot day of this week (forecast high of 88,) dropping to very low 80s, then to the upper 70s by Friday. I hope this less-sweltering weather makes its way to you quickly.
No relief here until Wednesday. 😥
Good morning, rhy! Hang in there – cooler is coming!
Mornin’, reprobates!
Chillin’ in the lab waiting to get jabbed by some random phlebotomist. Everyone is masked up, I feel really safe.
Good morning, ‘patzie! Insist they give you a lollipop for being so brave!
Morning. You getting a full frontal phlebotomy?
Hey, straff! Fancy seeing you here this time of day! What time is it on your side of the globe?
Evening. Made Yakisoba and made horrific mistake of buying cabbage even though we already had some. Sigh.
I would suggest coleslaw, but can you even get real mayo over there?
Yeah, but why make coleslaw when slightly salted raw cut cabbage is so good?
Because it’s not?
Honestly, I think we get better cabbage here.
Probably a different species.
“You getting a full frontal phlebotomy?”
Now I have a mental image of a bloodied Samantha Bee. Thanks, Straff.
Not a visit with the Phrenologist?
Good Morning everyone. Suns coming up.
Could be a grand day for everyone.
Stay hydrated its been hot out there.
Good morning, ‘bodru! I hope all the rest of your sheepies (other than the older one you said yesterday you had lost) are doing OK!
One of the sheepies is gone?! What happened?
Make sure the neighbor is not BBQing?
From upthread:
😢
Mornin’. According to the local weather shamans we are in for two more days of misery before the heat breaks.
So hot…forecast is for 81 degrees!!
Interesting apology *not* by AI.
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/08/07/amnesty-says-it-fully-stands-behind-ukraine-report-findings-amid-backlash/
““Amnesty International’s priority in this and in any conflict is ensuring that civilians are protected. Indeed, this was our sole objective when releasing this latest piece of research. While we fully stand by our findings, we regret the pain caused,” the group added.
Is it a sign of Amnesty International’s decreasing relevance that when I saw “AI” I thought “Artificial Intelligence”? Now I’m wondering what an apology generated by Artificial Intelligence would say.
“To those of you that I wronged, ‘FUCK YOU!’, and to those I didn’t wrong, ‘FUCK YOU TOO!'”
We apologize for giving you Terminator 3 and 4.
The AI is gonna send it Terminators your way Straff for blaming it for shit done by stupid humans…..
Oh noes, distress and anger.
So much more important than dead civilians.
Yet they “stand by” it. It’s a bigger insult to be told “I’m truly sorry that the truth made you feel bad.”
Howdy Glibs!
Just to pop in and thank ya for being there all these years.
Off to work!
Cheers
This poster was in the window of a regular old izakaya (bar and grill type place). The translation probably is spot on.
https://ibb.co/BcQTb8s
Is that your biopic?
I am mesh bikini not for sunshine.
Thank you very much.
I’m in this picture, and I like it. I think.
Izakaya sounds interesting.