Yes, I know this is being published on July 5th. Indulge me. I wrote it on the fourth.
There are two secular holidays that really hit home for me. The Fourth of July is one of them. Going back to grade school, it struck me as remarkable the world had not seen anything like a functioning democracy in over a millennium and yet here we were, about to give it a go.
Between my religious beliefs and the civics I was taught, it struck me as deeply unfair that not all citizens could participate in the new democracy. But it was still a huge departure, for the better, from anything else in the world. Of course, I also had the benefit of hindsight so I knew our democracy improved with time.
It wasn’t until high school that I was taught the deep divisions among colonists. That this was, in fact, a not entirely popular uprising was a shock to me. There were colonists that left for England. There were colonists that were rooting for the Crown. But the cause was just even if not everyone recognized it.
Well, perhaps that is overstating it. The three-fifths compromise struck me as deeply immoral from the moment I learned about it. Every year at Passover, I thought being freed from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago, while The Founding Fathers sort of shrugged their shoulders hundreds of years ago. I don’t have any brilliant insight about what should have been done differently. It seems to me, fallible men were grappling with an impossible situation resulting in a flawed, but perhaps necessary-in-the-moment, outcome. Slavery truly is our original sin.
But our history didn’t end with our founding. The franchise has expanded in fits and starts throughout our history. The application of our natural rights has also expanded. It often takes too long but we correct our mistakes. We keep getting better. The Founding Fathers created a remarkable, enduring system of government.
All of this makes our current situation both infuriating and predictable. Humankind hasn’t changed. The responses to government crackdowns in the time of the pandemic are just the same as during our founding. Some people will gladly give up their freedom out of fear; others will always demand their freedom.
I am sure the vast majority of you are drinking all you can this weekend. Have at it. I’m not going to scold you for celebrating freedom.
This week’s music. (Hat tip: KSuellington.) And one more.
“I am sure the vast majority of you are drinking all you can this weekend.”
I did yesterday and then was woken up early to go into work and do…I can’t believe I am saying this…physical labor, like I am a Poor…in the brutal humidity. And I survived, mostly because of my physical conditioning, mental toughness, and natural God-given gifts.
Also, work is stupid and I want to go on unemployment.
I don’t think I’m shitlording correctly. I asked the girlfriend to pick up some citrus fruit on her way home from work yesterday. She bought bags of every citrus she could find. Half the oranges were already on the way out (and you can’t do returns now, because COVID), so I took three of them, juiced them, mixed with some simple syrup and some cream, and I’ll be making some sherbert today.
I asked for citrus for cocktails, and I’m somehow making desserts out of it.
Mmm, sherbet
/raises a pint glass of beer to Chafed
The trend line has been bending back down this weekend. I’ve done shit for exercise other then walking up to a bar to eat lunch on Friday.
On the plus side, I’m now looking at planning two 300+ mile bike rides this summer to burn vacation time. Right now, the real decision is do I bike down to Cincinnati, or ride down with the girlfriend and bike back up from Cincinnati? On the psych side, biking home is usually an easier ride, and the first stop on the ride out would just be near my office, which kind of kills any excitement to kick off the big ride.
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OT: Underappreciated babes
Mary Tyler Moore.
Give her the god damn camera!
I hear she was like that IRL. *shudder*
That movie was filmed at my high school, which is also the site of the book the movie was based on. Unfortunately they filmed after I graduated, but many friends appeared in the film, especially the choir I had been a member of. My kid sister even has a very brief, easy-to-miss line as an extra.
Weird trivia… when the book was written I was a sophomore in that high school. Timothy Hutton’s character in the movie, as in the book, was on the swim team and a tenor in the choir; I was the only person in the school who also matched both of these. But I never had a brother who died in a boating accident.
Cool stories (for real).
Concur.
…and lived in Mpls…Oh, only for the show?…
Who can turn the world on with her smile? https://youtu.be/Ks0to2QuJtM
*sigh*
The Minneapolis I loved…
I loved that show as a kid, and our family watched it every week.
We want to come out to the Honey Harvest, will Minneapolis be open/operating? My wife keeps a list of places we’ve seen on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives and other shows we’ve seen on Food Network/Travel Channel. Alot of our vacations involve “Let’s go to Chicago and eat at Lou Malnati’s.” I’m sure there’s a few spots in mpls we want to try. At this point, though…
Honestly, I don’t have a clue.
I’m sure HH will happen, but who knows what kind of bullshit the government will foist on businesses.
I’ll definitely keep you in the loop!
-2 lb again this week.
I may try intermittent fasting on low carb.
Progress is good.
Yes, I’m reading comments here instead of pouring a shot and reading your story. But I’ll get to your story finally.
Awww, don’t feel obliged, but I hope you enjoy it! 😀
I read it. I liked it.
A couple thoughts I had as I read it:
– I think the mother might have been a little more isolated or naive than her son thinks. He said at one point, “For reasons I do not ken, you refuse to acknowledge these things, though you have borne the brunt of some”. Actually, I’m probably being too harsh here.
– Fury and the son definitely love each other.
– In this bit: “I know the exact spot, too. Five hundred miles inland from the coast, along the Cuyahoga River. A thousand acres of virgin land with two wide, clear streams running through a valley, and hundreds of thousands of wildflowers between them, begging to be plowed.” That sounds like a good plot of land. And I noted the euphemisms.
HAH! I’m just now reading the comments on that article. I see I’m not the only one that picked up on the euphemisms in the description of the Ohio land.
See I was just guessing it was the Cuyahoga Valley National Park area she was talking about. But it’s not really 500 miles from the coast, and anyone here in Ohio considers Erie a coast.
I’m glad you liked it! I was hoping to spark a philosophical discussion about duty and opportunity cost and suchlike.
Yes, Elliott and Fury very much love each other. The question is, can they get together AND STAY together? So many obstacles.
The mother is very naive and very sheltered. She’s also been very privileged, something Fury later calls her on. Actually, Fury calls her on many things and basically ends up emotionally and intellectually kneeling to Fury because she knows she can’t win. Her privilege is what leads her to believe man can solely direct his own path. She also doesn’t understand what Elliott has become throughout his years at war; he hasn’t been home that much and she still sees in him her beloved little boy, not the man of war he has become.
Anyway, he and his mother fight the entire time they’re together until he leaves for good.
The MOTHER ends up falling short of Fury, not Fury to the mom.
You know, I didn’t notice that mistake until you pointed it out.
Good on you, Mo. I’m holding steady at my preferred weight. Eating garden stuff but not hungry. Limited carbs but still a few at every meal.
Last fall’s venison is almost gone but that’s OK, too.
Trump
Biden
Kanye
Jo Jergenson
Who ya got?
SMOD
The sad thing is that Kanye is not the worst in that set. Maybe not second worst, either.
Yeah, he’s looking better ‘n better, compared to the front runners. Certainly can’t be any worse.
I bet Kanye has no idea how tough it will be to get ballot status in any but a handful of states. Maybe ballot access reform should be his new crusade.
How is this not funded by the CIA?
That’s glorious.
Scroll down.
Never feed the wildlife.
I knew I shouldn’t have done that.
Better ask Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Fucking beautiful.
…and made in China…or Mexico…
Speaking of which, I’m currently reading The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789, about those Founding Fathers – Washington, Jay, Hamilton, and Madison – who were convinced that the United States would NOT endure under the Articles of Confederation and who thus helped steer the country toward the Constitution. My public school education glossed over the Articles era, so it’s interesting to learn about their drawbacks, especially thinking about them from a libertarian perspective.
In Glibfit progress, I resisted chocolate temptation for four straight days at the office. Of course, Friday my employer bought us box lunches, and since it came with a cookie, I made mine a triple chocolate with walnuts. (Fewer calories than the chocolate chip!) And Saturday Tom T. bought me a brownie, so what could I do? But…but…FOUR DAYS!!!
There are two cookies left from what I bought yesterday when I got beer. Local place, $5 each cookie, and they’re all over 4 ounces and stuffed. Very nice punk rock girl doing the baking, she was complaining about needing to be on the books of Face to run a business site.
The patriarchy is working to undermine you.
Someone on here alerted me to the fact that carrot cake Oreos exist, may they burn in hell.
The carrot cake Oreos, or the person who told you they exist? 😉
The person who put me on to them. I curse them.
I have bought 4 or 5 packs so far and it is the same story each time. I get them home and decide…just two or three cookies. I pour a glass of milk. I open the pack. I put one cookie in my mouth and take a swig of milk. Then I tear into the pack and turn into the Cookie Monster. Then I throw the empty package away and resolve never to buy them again.
*loosens belt one notch*
All of those specialty Oreo flavours are basically just evil. Thank god that most of them are just a temporary thing.
And not available in Canada. I already have enough food temptations to deal with.
that is excellent
You’re probably going to curse me to Hell for telling you these Oreos exist.
So to derail CJ, and get back on topic. The girlfriend is slowly realizing how out of shape she is (she hit peak heart rate on a walk for the majority of it, per Fitbit). I’m trying to come up with a good plan for her that will have goals, and stats that can be used. All without being too much of a dick about it (I’ve had issues with that).
Equipment we have: recumbent stationary bike, Bowflex, bicycles, trainer (that can be hooked up to a bike), and Switch Ring Fit Adventure. My first thought is to build a baseline by doing test to failures (and realizing that falls astray of the dick rule), so any advice or recommendations?
That’s a risky strategy if she’s already hesitant about working out.
Yeah. That’s why I’m hoping for advice. The spin studio I go to has stats and metrics that are displayed (more or less depending on the class). The girlfriend has been in last place every time, and she gets sad for me if I’m not in the top three. She doesn’t get upset that she’s in last, and I can’t wrap my head around that. That’s why I’m asking for advice. I’m not looking for her to run a marathon or ride a century, but walking a mile shouldn’t be a challenge.
Set easy goals at first so she feels good about accomplishing something and she’ll stick with it longer.
Yes.
yes
this is good for most things: small steps, small wins, small changes, small pains
I’ve said it before here: just lose a pound a year for the rest of your life; anything more is a happy accident
Strategies I have used in the past: Take her camping (gathering wood, hiking, swimming)
Buy her a bicycle and go on rides together. Go for long walks or hikes to somewhere fun…restaurant, pool or park.
Getting exercise doesnt have to be self-flagellation.
She actually has a better bike then me (she won it a couple years back). She dislikes camping, hiking, and swimming. I tried using destinations to get her to ride bikes with me, but she considers a 10 mile ride long, and completely fears riding on streets.
How about close by? Like a mile or two away? Heck, a 1/2 mile ride down to the store/shop instead of getting in a car. It doesn’t have to be much if it’s more frequent.
The frequency for that will be the issue. She expects immediate results from any exercise, and has said she doesn’t want to lift weights because she’s worried she’ll get too bulky. Me trying to explain that no one gets that way by accident doesn’t help.
The problem is also finding a place that would be worth going to .5 miles from here that aren’t their own problem (walking up to get frozen custard is not a good long term fitness goal, but it is delicious).
How about custard samples? Do they have the teeny spoons?
Go walk to the custard place. Get a teeny-spoon sample, walk home.
^^^ this
Be more active, whatever it is. Cut down sedentary time.
If she’s hitting peak HR on a walk, slow it down and walk a little bit further. It doesn’t have to be a race.
This was a 1.4 mile walk. She was at peak heart rate for 80% of it. I didn’t even hit cardio heart rate per my Fitbit. There’s already been arguments about walking speed, since she’s a foot shorter then me.
On the plus side, it sounds as if she may be willing to try an exercise routine. The Peak HR on the walk may have been the tipping point.
Try to slow it down even if you’re no where near your own peak, at least in the short term. My wife walks slower than me, and I don’t walk that fast either, and it’s annoying in stores or airports but I just have to pace myself to her.
Exercise separately (which it sounds like you already do) and use the together time for her conditioning.
@ Gustave Very good advice.
Maybe start with fun walks and increasingly challenging hikes with small picnic lunches. Why spook her out with all that technology and statistical hogwash? She’s your girlfriend, not a racehorse or running back.
My pony can handle non-homogeneous differential equations.
But my running back can’t balance a checkbook 🙁
I had something similar happen with daughter 1. This is sensitive territory.
You have to meet her where she is and figure out her motivation. What does she want to get out of exercising? What activities does she like or dislike? Does she perceive your presence as helpful or intimidating?
The motivation is her wanting to get into shape again. BUT she expects quick and easy results. So when there’s no gains in a couple days, she gets discouraged and gives up. She’s not a fan of any outdoor activity, and I’m probably more on the intimidating then helpful side (my family has me as a cyclist, my sister who runs marathons, and my BIL who does triathlons). I had gotten her riding a bike for a bit, but she tried to drift up a curb and hit the ground. She’s ridden less then 20 miles since then (and that was a couple years back).
BUT she expects quick and easy results.
She is going to have to get over that.
^This. Chicks gotta play a long game. I honestly believe there are biological factors that make it harder for women to lose weight than it is for men to lose weight. It probably has something to do with babies. (Never had one, never will.) I’m having a much harder time dropping the relatively small amount of weight I want to lose than I did less than a year-and-a-half ago. For all I know, losing about twenty pounds, then gaining it most of it back may have put my body in “self-preservation” mode.
I’m trying to do what I can – with an emphasis on what I enjoy doing – and trying to become more conscious of what factors hold me back from making quicker progress AND what helps. For instance, being busy at work helps keep me from snacking out of sheer boredom.
One idea I just pulled out of my butt: Let her pick out some nice article of clothing and buy it one size too small, then keep it out and visible where she exercises (assuming she works out some at home.)
Menopause is hell for weight loss.
GT: I love the concept of aspirational clothing (and I have several). She’s been sticking with a restricted hour diet for a couple weeks (which is longer then she’s stuck with most other things), and has started seeing results, which has made her want to stick with it. I’ve tried asking her what she enjoys for exercise, and the answer is usually yoga (or nothing).
Yoga is good for strengthening and flexibility. Strengthening means more muscle, which means higher metabolism.
There are many versions of yoga. I once took a yoga class that included stuff designed to increase “core strength” and it just about kicked my butt. (I forget what they called the class.) I just checked our local Y schedule, and they have a couple of classes that combine yoga and Pilates – one called “PiYo” and the other called “Yogalates.” Don’t know what the difference it, but it would certainly be more intense than standard Hatha yoga.
(“Yoga with Wine” sessions are The Best Thing Ever, but might kinda defeat the purpose.)
I have my own biases, one of which is based on the fact I’m hyper mobile (double jointed in the before times). I’ve been having my own issue trying to find good stretches that actually have me stretch.
(“…what the difference
itis…”)“I once took a yoga class that included stuff designed to increase “core strength” and it just about kicked my butt. (I forget what they called the class.) ”
That sounds like the Sthira Bhaga of Ashtanga.
Anyway, there are a bunch of vinyasas. You could just have her do sun salutations.
That’s a tough one. My suggestion is getting her to keep track on a weekly basis. When she loses a pound or two each week, it’s a celebration. That may keep her in it for the short term. After three or four weeks of victories, she may, on her own, realize how she gets to her long term goal.
I suspect as she has some victories, she may become more willing to try different activities. That doesn’t mean she will like what she tries. But each time something is not objectionable it can be added.
Yeah.. I’m really trying to ratchet back my asshole and competitive traits for this.
I’ve gotten her on board with realizing weighing in every day is a good thing (as long as you look at the trends, and not the daily weights). That took a while.
“So to derail CJ”
🙁
Don’t look sad, bunky. He said he was a dick.
Man, it’s like you didn’t even read the rest of the post.
/looks to see what can be made from the leftover mixers from last night
When you go out, park farthest from the door and walk. For instance, if you went on a pub crawl, park at one end of the route and walk.
Not walk. Stroll. Just…stroll. Make it about ANYTHING but walking. Have a destination.
My current goal is to be able to walk to the grocery store and back. I’m nowhere near that, but I’m not just walking around the block, which I cannot ABIDE.
Have a destination. Make it okay to stroll. Park at the back of the lot.
She’s finally come around to my side about parking near the exit, not the entrance. The needing of a destination is why I hate the stationary bike so much. Getting on a bike and being able to bike somewhere trumps going upstairs, sitting down, and peddling for 30 minutes. Hell, the reason I’ve stuck with the spin classes is to keep them open for winter, and because they give me stats (last week I hit a new max power of 927 watts).
The only way I could tolerate a spin class is to be somewhat back in shape and not feel like a complete loser for staring.
I signed up for the spin classes because the first one was free, and it let me keep up my cycling conditioning through the winter. I was planning on suspending my account when I could ride outside, but then the COVID happened. I’m generally the oldest one in the classes, one of the only guys, and I’ve realized I’ve aged into “safe old guy” territory. The place I go has RPM, Power, and their own point system. The point system is based on age, gender, weight, and some secret formula. I got first place when they first opened up again, and was shocked as hell. Previously, I may have had a higher RPM and Average power, but the formula always had me lower.
“I’ve aged into “safe old guy” territory”
It’s called ‘wising up’.
Me – “Look out! Dont do that or it will be a disaster”
Step son – *looks at situation, light comes on* “I didnt see that. Hey, how do you always know what is going to happen?”
Me – *rugs scars* “How do you think I know?”
Rubs, not rugs
I was referring more to that I’m now allowed to be the cute old guy in the fitness club. Me chatting up the girl in her 20’s is somehow not leching any more, just because I’ve got grey in the beard and no hair.
If you don’t have rug scars, you’re not doing it right.
Now you you can power your own stereo.
“so any advice or recommendations?”
Call her Fatty Fat Tits and oink everytime she walks by you.
Have her research gout?
This is disgusting…but…trying to plan active couples activities. I just vomited in my mouth.
Don’t mention her fitness level at all, concentrate on getting really fit to make yourself feel better, repeatedly embarrass her with your sexual stamina, and then hope she gets the picture.
So, what’s the opposite of subscribing to your newsletter? 🙂
[Mute]
Never will I mute anyone. I even made it a point to read the -1 posts back when I was still regularly reading /..
This is what you get for asking.
*snortlaugh*
You don’t subscribe to Crusty’s newsletter. It subscribes to you.
The “Switch Ring Fit Adventure” has to be something in Creosote Achiles’s arsenal.
It’s a gaming thing. Nintendo Switch console, they released a fitness RPG called Ring Fit Adventure. For me, it had enough gamification to keep me going forward in it.
Do you shit in the streets Amy, huh?
You left out one very important piece of equipment: a dog that needs to be walked.
(I’m only half-joking.)
I’ve never had a pet in my life. The girlfriend’s mom had an ankle biter (who outlived the mom). I’d be on board with a big ole Irish Wolfhound or the like. The girlfriend doesn’t like the idea of a dog being larger then her.
You cannot motivate anyone except yourself. Difficult changes in your life, whether it is weight loss, quitting an addiction, or dealing with a mental illness can only come from within. This is why court ordered programs virtually never prodice lasting results. My suggestion is to offer non judgmental support when you are asked and otherwise keep silent because the odds are very long that any particular attempt at something will fail (most people fail overall, and those who succeed usually take several tries) and if you push you will be the face of the failure and inherit the resentment.
Upstate woman charged with tossing Molotov cocktail at NYPD car falsely claimed she got explosive from Black man, new court papers show
Blame the Nergo!
My God done in by the drink.
Maybe it was two black guys
It’s always a black guy….average height, average build…30-45 years old….
I am glad the people we are up against are morans.
“Amerman, 29, of Saugerties, N.Y., admitted in a Facebook post that he “kitted up” Shader with glass bottles, paint and a hammer to throw at Brooklyn cops and counter-protesters, the complaint said.“
Not mentioned that I noticed: Amerman’s skin color. Default assumption: when a criminal’s skin color is omitted, they are not pale.
Up at 430, played a tournament at 7, took Bella to the beach and drank a 12 pack, that’s Glibfit!
or, nobody noticed……………
Glibfit food:
We just tried some of the Rebel keto ice cream.
https://rebelcreamery.com/products/mint-chip
The store only had a couple flavors, and we got this one. Decent. Good flavor, but the texture could be creamier.
We will definitely try more flavors.
Ive really, really, been craving Big Boy onion rings and a proper Super Big Boy sammich. Today @ our local franchise (Frisch’s) I pussed out and got just the burger, and once I was home stripped it down to just the meat. Ive been doing this diet for nearly 2 years, no sense in blowing it now.
Gonna drink a bunch of (3.5g-carb/can) beers tho!
We’re rapidly approaching 5 years. #ketolife
I’m glad to hear you liked it, I’ve been working through all the flavors and some are definitely better than others, but they are mostly all good, especially considering the very low carbs.
Did you follow the recommendations and let the carton sit out 15 minutes before eating it? It’s much creamier that way. But I agree that overall it could be creamier, and some have a touch of aftertaste.
I did let it sit out first.
A couple times I couldn’t wait and tried to eat some straight out of the freezer. Practically needed an ice pick. However, that was still better than when I give it time to soften, only to get berated multiple times by my wife, saying “honey, did you know you left a carton of ice cream sitting on the counter?”
Cheers Chafed and the rest of the Glibs on this Independence Day weekend. I’m not sure if the hat tip was for an idea or Jimi (I am a huge Hendrix fan). This one wasn’t easy to celebrate, I was really not feeling it. But then I had the riff raff of the neighborhood over here in my garage and out front last night. This neighborhood always goes off on the 4th as there are a couple growers around that throw down some serious cash to set off a show. Always good to see a bit of healthy disobedience, especially after these months of way too much submission to authoritah.
Glibfit will have to wait until tomorrow and a clear head!
I saw your link to Hendrix’s Freedom the other day.
GlibFit.
http://archive.li/aoevn
I’d get dirty for thirty.
40 frightens me
The look in her eyes says bunny boiler.
#7
It’s asking me for a captcha again.
#1. Wow.
#29 is a RealDoll.
#39 is Curriejune Anne Bowlby.
#40 looks like she wants to kill people.
I like #46’s shirt.
With a couple of exceptions, the selection is excellent.
“#39 is Curriejune Anne Bowlby.”
Ew
Sad.
Rode 24 miles yesterday. Getting my bike legs back fairly quickly.
Trying to get up to two thirty mile rides a week by the end of the month.
I’m finding that my back is the problem as the fifty year old spine is not as tolerant as it used to be.
If you are on a road bike you may want to switch to a more upright handlebar setup. I love riding my wife’s hybrid because of the super comfortable flat handlebar that’s more like something on a mountain bike. You lose a bit of speed tho.
Depends on how you’re sitting and the tires. There’s been some interesting (to me at least) studies showing that the thinner tires don’t increase speed over long enough rides as the potential of a flat tire increases.
My next bike will probably have 700×32 tires instead of 700×23
I can decrease the pressure some without sacrificing much performance.
Currently on my wish list
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/defy-advanced-3-hydraulic
I’ve got a hybrid touring bike on the list for next spring. I’ve currently got a Giant OCR3 road bike, and a Specialized hybrid.
Hi Chafed, Thanks for the edition. Great music selection but I am more of a fan of Richie Haven’s version of Freedom. 3 hrs at Woodstock.
Good week of hiking. 42 miles. Drank too much beer because it is kind of warm/hot…got to stay hydrate and bloated. Met up with an Ultra marathoner, doing a virtual run. 76 year old. Pretty impressive, says he runs 60+miles per week.
Had an interesting experience at the Costco this week. Was at the frozen food section and struck up a conversation with a fellow shopper about langostinos. What was weird is that I am the most unapproachable person without a facemask and with a mask there is no good reason to give me the time of day. It was a fantastic conversation, witty and fun; completely at the engagement of the other person to have it continue. What was most interesting to me other than the what was discussed was the person was what she would describe as African American. It got me thinking that she was probably lonely and that any conversation, even at Costco, was worth the engagement. I wondered if this person because of BLM/social/media and their nonsense has ended up being ostracized from the community (east Oakland, no less; very diverse), since there is the perception that any non-black response or non-response can be misinterpreted to just about anything. She is just an average person with no celebrity and no hustle; who people are scared to engage because they really don’t know what to say or can be said. There are no canned responses like at a funeral..sorry for your loss; ….How about that BLM…took down that Target like a pro. No one sets up the bricks like those guys. I was at CHOP…I met my wife and we had our baby there!
What kind of damage has occurred to this person and others. She will receive no benefit from the BLMgeddon and probably, will be negatively affected in the short and long term of this divide and conquer…There is nothing she can do about it but be collateral and talk about frozen crustaceans.
Damn. Started all happy and shite, and made me sad at the end.
If it makes you feel better at all, back in the 90’s, I was working at McDonald’s with a black girl. She was Jamaican, not African-American, and would vociferously bitch out anyone who called her African American.
I am sure the vast majority of you are drinking all you can this weekend. Have at it. I’m not going to scold you for celebrating freedom.
I actually didn’t drink all that much this weekend. On the other hand, I stuffed my face with food and sweets.
I attended the Reopen NH rally yesterday. It was good. I made a chocolate rum cake for the potluck portion of the event. It was well received.
I indulged in some sweets earlier this week. I suspect that is why I only lost a half pound over the course of the week (277.5 to 277). Given how I stuffed my face this weekend, I expect to be flat or only slightly lighter next Friday.
My physical therapist OK-d me trying more stuff out at the gym. I’m working with a different trainer there. He evaluated me and noticed a few things like my knees tending to cave in while squatting or doing RDLs. I thought I had beaten that as I remember doing it years ago, but he saw that I did it again. He has ideas about how to fix it which my physical therapist likes.
I must have done something stupid yesterday at the rally. Either I wasn’t paying attention to how I lifted things as I helped set up, or I was slouching during the rally. I had more than usual morning pain. It has been fading pretty quickly.
I was in Kittery, ME earlier today with some friends at the Kittery Trading Post to look at their gun selection. I eyed up but did not handle (these euphemisms) a Ruger 57, but not being a Maine resident I’d have to have it sent to a local FFL in New Hampshire. I’d rather just have my local FFL order it if he doesn’t have one in stock.
Time to enjoy the Jimi Hendrix songs and maybe have a shot of something. Speaking of euphemisms, I am finally going to read Mojeaux’s story posted earlier this week.
One thing I should add about the trip to Kittery Trading Post: Gauleiterin Mills has plans to update her mask mandate to mandate masks in stores in certain counties and certain cities outside of those counties. The update has not yet, as far as I know, been released. KTP is in one of those counties.
There was a sign at the door saying employees are required to wear masks, but customers are only recommended to wear masks. The store has masks available.
My friends wore masks inside the store. I did not. I’d say I was one of about 5% of people not wearing any type of face covering.
I stopped by a local gun store yesterday, just for kicks. They had mostly bare shelves and wildly high prices on bulk ammo.
Same here. I know what Sig Sauer I want to buy. It’s been out of stock for nearly 4 months.
Oooh, which one?
/Sig fanboy
P226. It has to be CA compliant so either MK-25 or Extreme version.
I bought 2 6 packs yesterday, but only drank 7 beers. That’s not a big win, but it is a win. Oh well, I’ll try harder this week.
In other news, Sanders also gave a speech at Mt Rushmore. But this was in 2016.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-mount-rushmore-monument-two-slave-owners
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A CNN reporter on Friday described Mount Rushmore “a monument of two slaveowners” situated on stolen land ahead of President Trump’s visit to the national monument.
Grabien founder and editor Tom Elliot tweeted a clip of the report by correspondent Leyla Santiago in which she discussed Trump’s planned remarks.
“President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where he’ll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans,” she said. “I’m told that, uh, he’ll be focusing on the effort to ‘tear down our country’s history.'”
…
In 2016, however, a CNN reporter described Mount Rushmore as a “monument to four great American presidents” while narrating a story about a visit to the monument by then-presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,
“This is our country at it’s very best,” Sanders said at the time. “What an incredible achievement.”
The unidentified reporter’s voice can be heard talking about the “majesty of the moment.”
…
“Just the accomplishment and the beauty, it really does make one very proud to be an American,” Sanders added.
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So my buying two growlers yesterday was better, right? Since 128 ounces is less then 144 ounces.
/currently on a double tall gin and tonic
Yeah. My problem is I have fitness standards to meet for my job, and I have been slacking for a while now. Oh well, at least my weight and waistline have stabilized despite my gluttony.
My new plan is everyday I will do my full body dumbbell and weight vest routine to failure in the AM and a 3 mile run at night. I did that twice last week.
My work is all from home, no cameras. I’ve at least started seeing the trendline for my weight curving back down. But, I’m getting into a really unhealthy headspace with the lockdowns and work. I’m trying to find a good way out of it.
Buy a bulldozer and learn to weld?
I’m sure the guy across the street from me with a contracting company would be willing to teach me. For a couple hours, and then I could learn what a hammer to the head feels like.
Nice musings and thought provoking article.
OT: I had a fun evening shooting off fireworks with my 90% blind nephew. It was assuming when his lighter was 2″ from the wick and I would have to guide him in.
Typical racism of white amerika
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/07/racial-harassment-illegal-fireworks-lead-to-arrests-on-oregon-coast-beach.html
Totally American southern rednecks:
“Gennadiy Kachankov, Antoliy Kachankov, Andrey Zaytsev, Oleg Saranchuk, Ruslan Tkachenko and Yuriy Kachankov,”
Those sound like white names.
After four years of blaming Russians for everything, they found actual Russians. But now only skin color matters.
One of the charges was “riot” lol
That story sounds… suspect …..in more than one way.
Really sick and tired of this pablum.
Completely not GlibFit. I believe I’ll have another beer.
And speaking of Jimi, here is a song everyone knows but probably few have heard this cover version of it. I have this on a great Curtis Knight\ Hendrix LP that I believe is out of print now.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uOR03EBP2XU
Excellent.
Hi Chafed!
Jimi is always a good choice.
Good thoughts. I’m not ready to write off the experiment yet, either. I was just chatting with a dude about my age about the insanity. “We’ve seen some shit. We’ll see more. We’ll figure it out.”
I like that.
No boozing for me. Day 55 has found me another few pounds lighter (166.4). Great week at the gym, too. The old rhythms are coming back. I’m digging being this light. I feel great and none of my clothes fit.
Now I’m trying to decide what to do as my challenge comes to a close. The modified keto really works well for me, so I think I’ll continue. I’m going to experiment with protein and carbs to see at what point I get bumped out and just try to best support muscle growth. And sleep. I need to work on sleep.
Thanks as always for this, man. I hope you and all the peeps have a swole week.
Sounds like you’re doing well! Good for you 🙂
That fitness watch that takes BP, SpO2, etc is a $45 V19.
Happy Independence Day!
Thanks!
That would be a cool feature. I use my machine every morning, but I have wondered how it varies during the day.
I used to mock the health monitoring devices, but I dig mine a lot.
I hope you had a happy Independence Day, too!
Great work Tundra. I’ve also shrunk out of some clothing. I’m a little nervous to replace anything because I keep thinking at some point I’ll slip and the weight will return.
You too!
I say burn the ships, though. I don’t want to go back and do this again. Do you?
I bought some clothes awhile back, hadn’t even worn them. Gave them to my brother.
A song:
https://youtu.be/7XEDlzz0kmU
More Independence Day fun
https://youtu.be/HhVF4Sp3lig
“Go get the backhoe.”
LOL!
“I can’t emphasize enough how dangerous and unnecessary this is. It’s also a whole lot of fun.” He’s a wise man.
More Glibfit food suggestions:
https://www.yaisthai.com/products/thai-almond-sauce
Absolutely delicious.
/looks up my goal weight restaurant
/sees they’re still closed
/gets another beer
***SIGH!!!*** ::bellows:: NEXT!
Defund China!
Is next… DAYWEAR
That is hilarious.
If it were shown today, would wokesters understand it’s about govt control and socialism, or would they somehow conclude the commercial is about big business and capitalism keeping the little guy down?
I remember that! One of those things I would never have thought of if I hadn’t seen it again, thank you for that.
Very nice.
I don’t care for the musical format, but the movie/musical “1776” was good.
A quick intro to the driving personalities and issues the Founders dealt with. It was my first exposure to the idea that not all colonists, even their elected representatives, wanted to rebel, and to the idea that the Declaration almost didn’t happen at all due to disagreement on slavery.
The very annoying (but charming) John Adams had to be persuaded by fellow abolitionist Ben Franklin to sign now as united colonies, then sort slavery later.
It’s a worthwhile diversion.
I am a hypocrite I suppose. I hate the masks and think that at best they are theater and at worst they are a test of the pliablity of us sheep.
Yet I wear a mask every day to work because the employer requires it. So I wear the mask to keep my job. I have to be honest with myself: what are my limits? At what point do I help dump tea in the harbor?
I’ve spent the past couple months trying to decide where my limits are. I don’t like what I’m learning about my coworkers or myself.
I’m finding that wearing a mask is just a minor inconvenience. I’m not going to die on this hill; rather don’t let some asshole in Harrisburg rob me of the few joys in life just because I’m too stubborn to engage in the role play. Your mileage may vary.
We’re in a situation at this point where there’s huge value in simply saying “no” regardless of how big a deal it is. If we don’t start telling them no when they start issuing unconstitutional “executive orders,” they’re not gonna stop anytime soon.
At this point, I only put on a face covering (bandana, useless except for quieting fears in the sheep) if I go into a place which is under a government’s thumb, like businesses in Nashua. Otherwise, I will take my business elsewhere.
Even the times I will put on a face covering, it doesn’t cover my nose and sometimes doesn’t even cover my mouth. Fuck ’em.
If The Clown Prince imposes a statewide mask mandate on New Hampshire, my plague doctor mask will come out.
I’m looking at plague masks again (and I’m half tempted to go full SHARP masks) since CLE has mandated masks.
I got mine from here. Someone here, I think kinnath, said this is a friend.
Amazon has plague masks for $20. I’m looking to read the law to see how offensive I can be.
Hm, I have a friend who does leather work – corsets, kink, etc.
I’ll have to look up if he has a plague mask.
Fear really is the mind killer. No one would put up with body scanners and taking their shoes off at the airport if not for people being scared because of a massive terrorist attack.
And now that people have been scared out of their wits by kung flu, we have had months of these absurd open-ended mandates.
It’s interesting that food irradiation is not widespread even though it would prevent almost every case of food poisoning, which kills thousands of Americans every year.
I carry a mask and carry it if asked or if I see a sign on the door. Enough of this nonsense. The virus was never that dangerous to being with.
I don’t wear or carry a mask, but I respect stores that require masks to go in. I go elsewhere.
Now it’s looking like I’ll be required to wear a mask. I am totally looking for the most offensive mask I can find.
oopsy – replace that second carry with wear.
Derpy’s fingers: don’t blame us; we just go where the boss says
I have a few nifty leather masks that don’t cover the mouth.
I’m thinking of trying one at a “face mask required” zone.
1. When they tell me to bend the knee, or else.
2. When someone gets in my face for not repeating the words of goodthink.
I have to wear one at work unless I am outside. (which is much of the time) Well, supposed to. I don’t if I am not around any other people. I am also looking for another job. Not so much because of the mask restrictions but they are part of it in a round about way.
Enjoyed your historical article, Chafed. My high school history days preceded yours but I was amazed as to how astute you were compared to me at the same age.
I read the days’ lessons, took the tests, never questioned what I was reading or being told. There was never any discussions or challenging, not because we couldn’t but rather we didn’t know enough. We took every thing at face value. We just sat, waiting for 12 years to pass us by and we could claim to be high school graduates and our parents could be proud of us.
It’s only been since I drifted into libertarianism and realized how little I really knew. I always liked Washington and Lincoln ’cause we got both birthdays off in Feb (from school). I just started a bio of Andrew Jackson, a 2005 edition by H.W. Brands. Looks like I’m going to learn more. Finished a Patrick Henry bio that would be current today with name changes and we’d hardly recognize any differences.
Thanks to you and all the Glibs for making every day a 4th of July for me.
Interesting question I received from an email friend which I think well displays how many people are viewing things these days, emphasis mine:
wonder how you see the mental illness from stress in both medical and racial strife especially in your area, can we get through this until we get change in leadership? </strong
C. Anacreon, feel free to tell your friend my response is: “Fuck you you fucking fuck who can’t fuck so fuck you you fucking fuck”. With all due respect
send him this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19oUVarhM4Y
Or “this is what you sound like”
https://twitter.com/sullydish/status/1279850423390810117
That is fantastic. I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it.
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know you want to vote Biden to make it all go away.
Anyone who thinks a vote for Biden is a vote for normalcy is deluded. Though Biden himself is no longer living in reality, so maybe it’s oddly fitting.
It must be acknowledged that a big part of change elections is exhaustion or at least an urge for the do-something-this-is-something. When the hordes just-does-something and the correct person is elected, it’s okay of course.
One wonders what fraction of Changy McChangefaces contributed to the elections of Mssrs Eisenhauer, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Obama, et Trump.
Yes because Obama did a marvelous job in that arena.
I assume your correspondent is in California also and is referring to Newsome.
/not really assuming that
Good evening, health conscious glibbies. Just finished a smoked smoked brisket cheesesteak sammich. Time for some healthy NA beer.
Tell me this is not a cult.
https://twitter.com/sullydish/status/1279850423390810117
Did you mean to post it twice, or were drugs falling out of your ass?
It just fit for LOLS above. This was for the “this is what they actually believe” moment.
From Taibbi’s review of the book mentioned: “DiAngelo writes like a person who was put in timeout as a child for speaking clearly.”
I read that. Taibbi is a bit of a puzzle to me. I disagree on most things economic with him. On social issues he is more often right than wrong. He is un flinching and unsparing critiquing his own tribe. He has earned my respect.
Greetings!
Just woke up from a safety nap, things are clear now, except for my vision and beer intake, they remain constant……….
/Carry on….
I never could nap, but my rage is reaching unhealthy limits.
That is what depressants are for. Start with valium and work your way up. If you reach fentanyl, you went too far.
Alcohol is a depressant, is that not enough, or should I drink more?
I started at 7 am, 8 beers and a 2 hour nap, let’s party,
Churchill style nappy time….
Bloke on the Range on Lee-Enfield target rifles. He covers the L39A1, Envoy, and No. 4 converted.
I took a look at my L39A1. I have a different front sight block, but I still think mine is legitimate. Mine has a No. 8 buttstock and his has a No. 4 buttstock, but as he points out and my research supports, often people changed the butt. Mine also has a 7.62 NATO magazine, but, again, those could be switched out.
Way to get your comment on topic…
today I learned
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Juragua Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant under construction in Cuba when a suspension of construction was announced in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the termination of Soviet economic aid to Cuba. Russia and Cuba sought third-country financing to complete the plant in the mid 1990s but in 2000 the two countries agreed to abandon the project.[1]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juragua_Nuclear_Power_Plant
There are several of those around the United States as well. One near my grandparents home are Nashville was nearly complete back in the 80s when we abandoned nuclear power here in the US. At least it kept the local concrete suppliers fat with cash for a decade or two.
“There were colonists that were rooting for the Crown”
Aka Canadians.
The Loyalists were Americans who stayed loyal to the Crown.
The origin of the flapping mouth is a mystery though.
A lot of them went to Saint John, New Brunswick.
….and they became known as the Trailer Park Boys.
And now you know the rest of the story.
When do we get another SNP?
Either WIR or RSN.
(WIR: When It’s Ready. RSN: Real Soon Now.)
Both of those! {insert smiley face emoji]
Seriously, though, there’s something coming up relatively soon.
Not so S these days.
Trumpitler!
can we get through this until we get change in leadership?
Seriously. When will the Democrats finally find some people who can get their heads around the fact that Trump won the election?
It’s the only way they can process that Herself didn’t win.
They are in such a bubble—having cut off contact with moderate, libertarian, and conservative friends—that they can’t believe roughly half of the nation didn’t support Herself.
Around 2060.
Animals sing Rammstein’s Sonne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck9yB10Cy78
I was hoping for better. I now provide the song that’s been on repeat in my house the past couple of days. Today, because of Mojeaux I learned the lead singer was accused of being a libertarian, which makes me like the band even more. She also wrote a song for some unknown called Ron Paul back in the day.
I love that song! That link is not sweet at all 😉
/goes SHARP and kicks Gdragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ol-YDS4Jc
/shaves his head again
The singer was accused of being a libertarian and supporting Ron Paul.
here’s a point where I’m sad that this is considered a good thing.
Saw them a few years back opening for DKM’s only problem with ska punk Irishy music is that after three or four songs you might as well go home because they all start to sound the same.
“Accused of being libertarian”
How dare he support individual rights and freedom!!
The Interrupters actually pop up as a suggestion for me quite a lot and I never click. I will now though, so thanks Neph!
Also, someone mentioned the idea of an “anthem” the other day and I thought of this classic .
And it is now on loop for me too, so thanks again Nephilium! I’m gonna look through more of their catalogue later.
Heavy Metal Cookie Monster – he head bangs so hard his eyes roll around in his head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdl6qdQVPV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUMgR_Bm-6M
Party Guests Wouldn’t Talk After 9 Tested Positive. Then Subpoenas Came.
Holy shit.
yeah duh
They should assert their 5A rights, except that a pliable court will say those rights no longer exist.
As long as the County officials are acting in good faith they are ok to do anything. / Roberts
Stare decisis, mutherfckr. Sara mutherfckng decisis
None of them need incriminate themselves, they will be used to incriminate each other.
I. WILL . NOT .COMPLY.
What’s next? Children testifying of their parents’ sins to the state?
The officials are determined to break down our sense of community.
Does the ghost of Ernest Hemingway write every headline now? It’s always 2 short sentences.
For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_sale:_baby_shoes,_never_worn
“I will not allow”
Or what fucko?
GO. FUCK. YOURSELF. RUPPERT.
Stop giving power to the public health officials.
Are you now, or have you ever been… a member of the house party?
LOL.
Laughing >> despair
*golf clap*
Terrified shrieking
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced Friday he intends to introduce a bill banning the sale of tickets for middle seats on flights for as long as the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the U.S.
Merkley first tore into American Airlines Thursday after he flew on a packed flight, accusing the airline of putting passengers’ lives at risk.
“.@AmericanAir: how many Americans will die bc you fill middle seats, w/ your customers shoulder to shoulder, hour after hour. This is incredibly irresponsible. People eat & drink on planes & must take off masks to do so. No way you aren’t facilitating spread of COVID infections,” he tweeted.
It’s just like Murder, Incorporated.
Cue Remy’s people will die song
If everybody knows AA has this policy, and they choose to fly with them anyway, so what? You aren’t free unless you’re free to be wrong (for whoever is defining what’s “wrong”).
You no longer have the right to make your own health decisions because now “society” gets stuck with the medical bill.
Because free healthcare was never going to be free.
We’re setting up an impressive worst-of-all-possible-worlds arrangement with “healthcare” in this country, it’s really a sight to behold.
I called it when it was debated: “this will be the door that leads to full socialism, because everything can be tenuously linked to health: environment, nutrition (bank shows too many chocolate or booze transactions this month), gun safety (doctors started asking this crap a few years ago). That doesn’t even touch medical care itself: rationed food, quota of prescribed exercise…
Will we have to pay “fat credits” like carbon offsets? One sure thing: all will be arbitrary, and none will lead to greater freedom.
That’s what drives me nuts about all this.
‘Do this or else you’re a drain on the system’.
It’s as bad as the extortion plea of ‘wear your mask if you want businesses to be open’.
Son of a bitches.
SMOD, Please Save Us!!!!
He stayed on board did he? Reminds me of the joke about the two (((ladies))) dining at a Catskills resort: “The food here is terrible, and the portions are so small.” Maybe American Airlines knows all the people they put in middle seats are immune to the ChiComVirus because they attended BLM protests.
Merkley sat in back? Bullshit.
Burn
https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1279903031631347712?s=19
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to not read “they” as an exclusively plural pronoun.
I agree with him.
If you block traffic you must accept the risk. You’re crazy if a person in a car should just sit there and pay and hope they won’t be beaten up.
And Kamala Harris absolutely doesn’t give a fuck about that girl.
Thy don’t call her Horizontal Harris for nothing.
Say I was to create a custom mask, what one word would be suitable for the front of it?
/I am going to do this…
COMPELLED?
CITIZEN 207831
(Or some other fandom number)
Random, not fandom.
Heck, make the serial number one of those scannable codes leading to this website.
Or to the Constitution.
Oooh! A QR code to lemonparty.
Fear.
Sheep.
Fuck you.
I’ve thought about this too.
BAAAAA!!
+1
Billy Ripken
Or you could buy the Glibs #talismask.
OBEY
I’d be concerned that others would see that as me being A Karen.
I like Compelled, Ted wins a prize!
STEVE SMITH! Tell him what he won!
Sounds like masks will be made mandatory here tomorrow. But, if you have certain health conditions, you don’t have to wear one.
One of the conditions? Hearing loss.
What?
Thank God Almighty!
Government = Force
Science
Courtesy
Respect
Frustrated by the response, county officials on Wednesday took the unusual step of issuing subpoenas to eight people who they believed were at the June 17 party. Those who did not comply and share what they knew by Thursday would face fines of $2,000 a day, officials said.
Ship them off to GITMO and make them talk.
Gitmo is not an Acronym, just say’n
Say I was to create a custom mask, what one word would be suitable for the front of it?
FARCEMASK
this is good,
A drawing of a moth.
I bought my Gadsden Flag mask on Amazon the other day. Probably racist.
A pair of painted, parted lips above the word Kamala.
In case it hasn’t been posted here, yet.
Thanks for the Fish!
American Dream? That’s racist!
“what’s your favorite fish?”
“Samantha”
Hercules beetle – from egg to adult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFbu21AGSho
They metamorphose inside a a cocoon made of their own shit; kind of like me in my early 20s.
Remy throws some cold water on patriotism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWloySIHcvg
Well, at least I live in a country where people are free to say such things. For now, anyway.
today I learned
concrete comes from the Latin word concrescere, meaning to grow together
Coarse aggregate is engineering speak for the little rocks mixed into concrete.
Heavy metal cover of Come Together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPi-MOxR0l4
Relevant
I make no exaggeration when I say that you are the world’s foremost expert on weird/bad music.
I can’t find the clip, but when Churchill was asked to speak at the unveiling of his portrait he said: I make…no exaggeration…when I say…that this…is the greatest portrait…of all time.
You’ve never seen the movie Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
Here’s another song from the movie; sorry I could only find a “point a camera at the TV” video.
This is the equally spectacular finale, with an all-star cast that rivals any of the later Airport movies.
The only Beatles’ movie I saw was Yellow Submarine with the blue meanies. I’ve heard the Sgt Pepper song though.
A Hard Day’s Night is actually quite good.
AHDN is excellent, highly quotable, very Liverpudlian. Even Help! is amusing, if inferior.
Also relevant.
Best “ version
” is still Chuck’s original I think
Here is another tidbit for. you.
The aggregate we have here in Louisiana is the result of the mountain range that was located more or less where the Appalachian range is now. It rivaled the Alps but it eroded away entirely, the Appalachians were pushed up and most of them have eroded away as well. What washed down here was ground up to fine sediment except for the hardest stuff so when it was deposited here only the very hardest material survived….let me tell you…hard doesnt really describe it. The Canadian Shield may as well be chalk compared to this stuff.
The trip down here still polished it to rounded smooth shapes. All of our roads and concrete were made with the stuff until a decade or two ago.
I tried to demolish some concrete posts that were poured ini the ’40s and contained that aggregate. It took me two days and I think I wore out two 8lb sledge hammers. Christ…the hammers would bounce off and make a little puff of dust.
Some time back the state mandated that all aggregates have to have two broken faces. The local stuff is smooth and rounded so we have to import our aggregates now. Nice, huh? That doesnt smell like graft at all, does it?
Recently I had to break up some concrete that was poured post-aggregate change. It was like breaking sugar candy. I could almost do it with my bare hands. That might be a little bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea.
It is weird. Gravel from the entire region looks like fake gravel. Beautifully polished and rich in color. When I was a kid, my grandfather’s driveway was made of this beautiful polished pea-sized gravel. It looked like the driveway for some 17 bedroom mansion. And they were dirt poor.
Maybe (probably) I’m missing something but why would smooth aggregate be better. Aren’t the ribs on rebar there so the concrete has something to grab onto? Also why it’s rusty and not polished and smooth?
Your rationale is perfectly sound. But if you make the mix of aggregate/concrete mix about 50/50 the surface area of the aggregate becomes about the same as broken faced stuff and since it is so hard….nearly indestructible really….it makes up for it. You have to see it to believe it.
ABC just reported that the leading new name for the Washington Redskins is “Redtails” to honor the Tuskegee airmen. Personally,I’d go with “Revenoors” or “Leeches” or “Bloodsuckers” if they really want to terrify the Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, etc. etc. and fight for old D.C.
Isn’t the “Washington” part also problematic?
As is the “National” in the NFL.
That’ll be next.
The cultural revolution is never finished as long as someone still breathes.
Maybe they could call themselves the crabs. They’re close to the Chesapeake, and let’s face it- at the end of the day, crabs don’t scare anyone.
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/weekend-update-segment—the-masters-tournament/n10855
My vote is the Washington Thinskins. If they get a penalty, they get sent to a “safe” room.
Thinskins. Perfect.
Let’s change the Washington to Capital City too.
the cut of your jib – I like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Ulgtvx-NA
I vote for Mordor.
I have to second that.
Tuskegee airmen? What in the world does that have to do with Washington DC. At least the Utah jazz moved the name with the team.
Wasn’t “Redskins” an honorific name too?
Keep the name and change the mascot to a red-skinned potato.
baby condor learns to fly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGuNJ-nEYg
reminds me of this old cartoon: https://youtu.be/f05vn-OqZc8?t=270
oops – some kind of goose
I remember once being at a pond and watching a bunch of baby ducks try to fly. There were some awesome wipeouts.
After Golf, we went to the beach until it hit about 112, then came home to cool 83 degree air,
Caption this,
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NQgZiKacwA3AoXf16
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NQgZiKacwA3AoXf16
My post was eaten,
https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1279906378685931520
What?
Hilarious if farce, tragic if real.
It’s a publicity stunt and a damn good one:
https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/people-are-falling-for-a-spoof-video-in-which-a-tom-cruise-impersonator-says-hes-running-for-president-11832700
fun fact: stunt is related to the word stump; its original meaning was something foolish/stubborn.
Like.
Very clever.
You are here.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcJfS3QX0AE_AQk?format=jpg&name=large
Um?
Glibfit. My exercise bike.
? Q is going to have to up his game.
I’m over there.
[points in a different direction]
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No, i’m really not. Would consider trading places though….
She is going to kill you.
I got bitten for posting my elephant pic because in the background, for scale, was a 4X6 with my favorite of Mrs. Suthenboy in it. We were canoeing on the Calcasieu and had the best day ever….I had no idea why she objected but there you go.
Yeah, been nice knowing you straffin.
I could hardly make out the canoe photo, FWIW. “Hm. Somebody on the water.”
Exactly…WTH?
NSFW
Yep. Figured I was probably the only one at W.
Just got back from a 40 mile ride with about 2500 feet of climbing. Hot as hell.
2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2OfCkCJg2E
Better one.
https://youtu.be/Yf5LX6TGLX0?t=68
I just got done trying to press the wrinkles out of DRY CLEAN ONLY pants that Jugsy tossed in the washer on full-blast hot, and then dried with the dryer set on CERAMICS KILN.
Bitch, really? You cant read a tag?
/end vent
Lesson learned. Next to.e do your own laundry.
#thatsmywife
I do it for both of us, but she sneaked those in on me
Ugh. I had a half of a dozen or so of vicuna wool sweaters I bought in Bolivia for about five bucks each….here they are 500 bucks.
My housekeeper, whom I asked not to do laundry, did the same thing to them. After her laundering you might have been able to stretch them out enough to fit on a Ken doll. Maybe.
*sigh*
Oops. I was thinking in 1985 dollars. Ok that stuff is up to 7000 dollars now.
https://www.ebay.com/b/Vicuna-Coat-In-Mens-Coats-Jackets/57988/bn_7022170036
It’s amazing how much wool can shrink.
/welshjoke.exe
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/armed-black-nfac-protesters-march-stone-mountain-georgia-4th-july-bait-white-militias-armed-conflict/
Fuck. 2020 has broken people.
This NFAC group has seemed to show up out of nowhere.
I’m not worried about them at this point. Don’t appear to be on DNC payroll like the rioters.
Never heard of it.
I hadn’t until today.
Texas? I don’t think so. How about Seattle and Portland?
https://meaww.com/nfac-grand-master-asks-us-to-give-them-texas-black-ethnostate-black-nation-what-is-military-shooters
Is Oklahoma taken?
Maybe we can put their names down for a reservation.
Why do natives hate snow? Its white & settles on their land
linguistic quirks
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy had Slartibartfast and Hayg Hurtenflurst; Rick and Morty has Floopfloopians and Gazorpazorpians.
Why do sci Fi writers use reduplication in alien names? I suppose because it is an uncommon feature in Indo-European languages.
Some languages do not have plurals. In others, the plural is formed by saying the word twice. For example, in Indonesian, guli means a piece of candy and guliguli means candy or a lot of candy. Candy comes from a Sanskrit word that means piece.
Never eat candy from India. I did once and it took 3 days to get the taste out of my mouth. It was like tooth paste mixed with kerosene.
In Swahili reduplication in verbs means an action which is done continually, habitually, or repeatedly. Kukata means to cut. Kukatakata means to cut into little pieces. Kutembea means to walk. Kutembeatembea means to stroll. You can do that with almost any verb in Swahili.
Plural forms don’t really exist in Choctaw but are implied by other words in a sentence; if you will: I will trade you three ax.
Similar to Japanese, which doesn’t have plurals either. Even the verbs lack conjugation. Yukimasu can mean anything from “I go” to “they went” depending on the context.
Some languages use adverbs of time to indicate tense. Today, fish. Tomorrow, climb mountains.
In English, plurals are formed by changing the end of a word. In Swahili, they come by changing the front: Mtu = person, watu = people; kitabu = book, vitabu = books
In Arabic, plurals follow various patterns and must be learned by heart. Kitab = book, kutub = books; bayt = house, bayoot = houses; raqam = number, arqam = numbers. There are many other patterns.
Aren’t vowels elided in written Arabic? How does one tell kitab from kutub in writing?
Short vowels are not written most of the time. The Koran was various markings for vowels, emphasis, and breath control, like a sheet of music.
For example, kitab in Arabic, transliterated is KTAB whereas kutub would be just KTB with maybe a short vowel marker called a dhamma on the K. KTB could also mean “he wrote” but it would be obvious from the context whether this was a verb or a noun.
It’s sort of like to, too, and two in spoken English. The meaning is obvious from the context even though the words sound exactly the same.
has various markings, I mean
Why do I always see typos right after I hit reply?
Damn you, beer! You taste great and make me stupid.
Even the verbs lack conjugation
Uhhh??? There isn’t subject based conjugation and the present/future tenses are pretty much the same, but there is conjugation generally.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_verb_conjugation
And there are some plurals 😉 …
木 tree
林 woods
森 forest
Japanese “verb conjugation” is very complicated and is less 1st/2nd/3rd person conjugation than inferring relative status. For instance, if I am speaking to a customer to my business I would use a more honorific term/phrase to express receiving something from them than the term I would use when receiving something from a family member.
tree – 1 tree symbol
woods – 2 trees symbol
forest – 3 trees symbol
Bravo, China. Way to show us stupid foreigners what with our incomprehensible sound based writing systems.
The character for wash in Chinese has two parts: the first part means water and the second part means tree. The first part tells the reader about the word’s meaning and the second part tells about the word’s sound, because the word for wash in Chinese sounds like the word for tree.
Reading Chinese is like a game of charades.
Chinese verbs also do not conjugate (there is no “I am, you are, he is” just “I is, you is, he is”) and also does not have tense. Tense is generally implied – for instance “Yesterday you go” – instead of “Yesterday you went“. The “Yesterday” implies the tense.
However, as Chinese is a high context language, one often will exclude stating “you” as it is implied from the conversation that we are talking about “you”. So instead of the way we would say “You went there yesterday?” they will usually just say “Go yesterday?” with an interrogative particle “Ma”.
You point out plot holes in Saturday morning cartoons too, don’t you?
Yes.
“A wizard did it” is not enough for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVgVB3qsySQ
Am I a bad person for hating Ty Pennington?
Hate might not be the right word. The sappiness makes me want to hurl.
“Read a book!”
“Fine. Can you recommend a good MGTOW author?”
https://twitter.com/pxlitic/status/1279306013657759744
Video of drugs falling out of straffinrun’s ass
I think that’s been posted three times in this thread.
Sorry. It’s just so perfect. Much like that SE Cupp letter.
I must have missed the SE Cupp letter.
Enjoy, then.
https://mobile.twitter.com/secupp/status/1279646009468039169/photo/1
Thanks
I remember when see seemed smart.
um, she
My favorite read a book! admonition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZhJlGV2s_k
Relevant
https://twitter.com/sophsa/status/1279831375642800130
“Ted S. to the white discourtesy phone. Ted S. to the white discourtesy phone.”
Lol
Guffaw.
JFC, it’s FFS, FFS.
Hateful.
Do you want 500 people posting the same link?
https://mobile.twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/1279912944642359296
Short clip. Not really breaking new ground, but a concise summation.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ShootyMcBeard/status/1279904760783605762
Agreed. In fact, it’s an art form.
“Donald Trump warns he’s ‘ready’ to intervene as 80 are shot in Chicago and 41 in NYC – with cops fired at in their car – and 29 are killed across US including girl, 7, as July 4 bloodshed continues”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8491507/Independence-Day-chaos-two-children-shot-dead-Chicago.html
Couldn’t he already? Doesn’t the ATF work for him? I seriously doubt any of these are legal guns.
It is probably racist for Trump to keep Blacks from killing each other.
NOI, NAACP, and BLM are all over it. And as long as they have CoVID masks on, everyone should be safe.
“I seriously doubt any of these are legal guns.”
Ruger prefers you don’t question where the guns came from…
Let me help fix that for you:
Eric Holder R̶u̶g̶e̶r̶ prefers you don’t question where the guns came from…
Your new avatar reminds me of this gem. https://imgur.com/gallery/BEmQN8X
Thats actually a sex toy. Not a BLM endorsement. Ill change it.
As far as I am concerned every citizen shoud have firearms, and the words “illegal firearm” have no valid meaning in these United States.
That’s nice, but unfortunately it’s almost impossible for people to legally carry guns in NYC and Chicago.
Also, none of this would be happening if drugs legal, either.
Oh man. Could you imagine if he somehow manages to clean that shit up?
Then they will change their name to White City.
George White will need to change his name.
Good idea to create a tourist attraction.
Pete Townshend— White City Fighting https://youtu.be/IYJuuRALcWs
And here’s a great tune by Pete where he was gay https://youtu.be/dkT8W6u81Ks
Power grids are measured by the amount of electricity that can pass through them at any one time.
Con Edison’s grid, with 62 power substations and more than 130,000 miles of power lines and cables across New York City and Westchester County, can deliver 13,400MW every second. This is roughly equivalent to 18m horsepower. On a regular day, New York City demands around 10,000MW every second
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Case 49,205,708,147,320,932 of a journalist demonstrating early in an article that he has no idea what he is writing about
Lol
Check your ass for the drugs I put up there earlier. That article dropped out with them this morning.
every second!
weekends I don’t, but most of the time I ready or at least skim every article and comment here
You bastard! I had a legit a/c question for you last night and you didnt show up on ZOOM
#DonMakesShitGetCold
I’m agnostic!
Or at least even-handed: give the Devil his due. Making things hot pays just as well. Of course you know all that.
A supplier just rolled out a heatpump to generate domestic hot water; the waste stream (cold air) can be used however you might, maybe duct it to some handy spot. Gee, I’ll hafta think about that one for a minute; what to do, what to do. It’s CaliCrap™, but that’s the way of the world: bad ideas to solve contrived problems so that we spend way too much. I believe in reducing energy use, in reducing everything if it makes sense, if it saves money; I try to be elegant. But some of the games being played today aren’t funny any more, and we’re committing people to decades of problems and higher maintenance costs with some of these solutions.
My favorite example of this was from a CNN article from years ago where they equated a rise of 2 degree C in Antarctica to a rise of 36 degree rise in F, because the writer was too stupid to understand the difference between temperature and change in temperature.
A change of 2 degrees C is the same as a change of 3.6 degrees F.
I was nominally managed by a kid at this French company in their heat exchange division. Similarly, he thought translating superheat between systems required the freezing offset. Real smart people who don’t actually know how to do anything are very dangerous; of course, I’m just an arrogant engineer for thinking this.
Absolute temperature? What the fuck is that?
[nightmares about reading steam tables]
/loans you my B&W steam book
I had a project in engineering school to simulate a chemical plant. With the program they told us to use, there was an option in sandbox mode to define the inlet and outlet pressures of a valve. So I had a stream exiting a valve at a higher pressure than it entered.
Turns out that is impossible, and there were many muffled laughs from my professors when I presented my design.
At least somebody learned something useful in school; I went through with guys who seemed to never put the theories and the practical together whatsoever.
I’m a heat transfer and fluids guy, much weaker in mechanisms, but the latter never cost me at the levels or in the areas I’ve practiced. A loner and a few years older than my classmates, I didn’t realize that steam and refrigerant charts weren’t easy to everyone. I didn’t even know I was special until I got a 100 on a Thermo 2 midterm.
I was considering comp sci or EE, but my HS chemistry teacher laughed that off: said I was the most obvious mechanical engineer he ever knew. I took his advice and have never felt lost or overwhelmed a day in my career.
I often say really stupid people and really smart people often ask the same questions – a lot of decent people won’t ask questions that are “stupid” – end result they grossly miss the mark in application.
There are stupid questions because there are stupid people. They don’t get smart just in time to ask the questions.
Although my engineering career fizzled, I’m glad I tried because it sharpened my thinking.
I beat Roger Corman – his engineering career lasted just 4 days:
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In 1948, he worked briefly at U.S. Electrical Motors on Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles, but his career in engineering lasted only four days; he began work on Monday and quit on Thursday, telling his boss “I’ve made a terrible mistake.”
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“Moment off-duty police officer fires 11 rounds at man suspected of shoplifting a BBQ from Walmart – who is then rushed to hospital”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8492029/Off-duty-police-officer-fires-11-rounds-man-suspected-shoplifting-Walmart-parking-lot.html
https://www.newson6.com/story/5f015658d597d20bbccc700c/offduty-police-officer-working-security-fires-shots-at-alleged-shoplifter
WTF?
Pig Smoker Swiper Smoked by Plump Pig
News at 11.
Pig Hunt https://youtu.be/1adhLDn2jYw
Pigman https://youtu.be/aJ7wb8Wt44M
Something…. something…. feared for my life.
On another note, can we talk about that gangsta style pistol handling?
MythBusters did it.
As a glib this facebook joke takes on a much darker feel.
But do they take their revenue in inches?
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1279585827350122496
LOL
No zoom today?
Generally I don’t think we do this on Sunday.
Praise Jesus H. Koresh. My hepatic system cant take it.
Is that strong enough…?
Is it just me or does anyone else think some of the professional fireworks got”liberated” for yesterday’s festivities. I some home displays yesterday that would have fit in the professional displays.
XY went to a friend’s yesterday and went fireworks shopping with them. They dropped $2k. And I was pissy about $200 for the A/C.
Anyway, he said they were really top-notch.
OFFS
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/07/oregon-state-police-say-troopers-hand-gesture-in-viral-video-was-innocuous.html
OFFS is right. From the article
While the OK hand symbol has been used innocuously for centuries, in recent years it has been appropriated by some who support white nationalism. Use of the hand gesture to mean “white power” started as a hoax online, but has since been used earnestly, according to the Anti-Defamation League, including by some police officers.
Another white nationalist
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=g%2fqlbufD&id=2C3D1C2F2AAB20E5C2320AF7A3BB61F4DCE08DFF&thid=OIP.g_qlbufDmg-Y-o7hnTerjgHaGC&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2f736x%2f8d%2f7a%2fec%2f8d7aecfe7d359651550db7be4156676a.jpg&exph=253&expw=310&q=John+Cena+OK+Sign&simid=608053157145545125&ck=F5D1BFB0709C09519789241D240602E9&selectedIndex=38
One drop rule?
https://twitter.com/KwCongressional/status/1279562816324763648
This takes Florida Man to a whole new level.
I mean…Kevin Spacey is akshually “Kevin Fowler”
Jay-Z is “Sean Carter”
They’re all actors people pay to see.
I think Kevin Spacey now goes by Gropey McBabyraper
Roman Polanski may like a word…..
/through counsel