BarneyPiccolo

Back when MAGA 2.0.was starting, and the Wrestling Bitch (I'm being nice) took over as Secty of Destruction of Education, and she did an interview where she kept saying that the standards at the Dept of Ed were going to be A-1, and eventually it was clear that she had read something about AI being used, but since she had never heard of AI, because she's stupid, she thought it meant A-1, and proceeded to demonstrate just how stupid she really is.

Yeah, next time.

Exactly. Soon they'll start closing and locking the doors to their meetings, and we'll find out what's going on when the authorities are busting in your front door.

Man, they really want to find out who they need to murder, don't they?

Because that's the bottom line. Everybody understands that, right?

AI is all about replacing as many human jobs with automation as possible, and the Age/ID laws are about tracking down anyone who complains about it.

This is what we've known was coming for decades. It's finally here.

These drugs were originally diabetes drugs, that had the side effects of weight loss, but that wasn't their original use that they got FDA approval for.

So they are going back and getting them approved for different uses, and maybe one of those will get by the insurance company. I saw one being advertised for Sleep Apnia, which is common in obese people. It works because when you lose weight, your Apnia usually improves, so while they aren't selling it specifically for weight loss, that's the mechanism that improves the Apnia. Maybe your doctor can get it approved for that reason, or another one.

I was 350, and I've lost 100 pounds, without the drugs. I quit all sugary beverages, and only drink ice water or unsweet tea. I only eat when I'm hungry, and only until I'm not hungry. It allows me to eat whatever I want, but in strict moderation. It doesn't feel like a diet, though, because when I'm hungry I eat, but only until I'm not. I never eat more than a half sandwich. I will eat cookies, but only two, not half a package. When I have craving for chocolate, I'll eat 4 or 5 chocolate chips, one at a time, and let them melt on my tongue, so my chocolate craving gets fulfilled, without an entire candy bar.

And importantly, I developed a distraction. My Dad quit smoking years ago, by doing a Rubik's Cube whenever he got a craving. I took up the guitar. I keep an acoustic guitar next to my chair, and if I get a craving, instead of heading to the fridge, I pick up my guitar.

I didn't even increase my exercise, although I have a pretty physically active job. I've plateaued now, so I think it's time to increase my exercise for the last 50 I'd like to lose.

Keep at it, don't give up. It is far easier to lose weight at your age than after about 30, so do it now. Keep making adjustments in your diet and exercise, and eventually your metabolism will shift and start working with you.

He sounds like like the kind of entitled loser John Wick should be hunting down.

No, he's too tall. They have a height limit.

Some are saying that this is a brilliant tactic by Trump. They took Venezuela, where China gets much of their oil, and now we've blocked Hormuz, where China gets the rest of its oil. They think this will crush China.

But China still has about a 100 day reserve. When that runs out, they will do something to get leverage for more oil - like take Taiwan. They need the oil, we need the chips. We've always worried about them taking Taiwan, and now Trump is going to force their hand with his "brilliant" chess playing.

I am. We don't need permission to call it what it is.

I don't even need a whole band. I have a bunch of recording gear, so I'm always laying out a drum track, doing a rhythm guitar track offer that, then the bass line, then I usually go back and for a different rhythm track with the new bass line, then start soloing over that.

So if I can find a buddy, we can lay down the drum, bass, and rhythm guitar track all at once, then start trading solos over that. Or maybe just acoustic duets. We'll figure it out.

Good barbecue isn't all that hard to do, regular guys are doing it in their backyard every weekend. The secret behind every good barbecue place is their sauce. Pulled pork or ribs are pretty much the same wherever you go, it's the sauce that makes the difference. I've had excellent meat in places with terrible sauce, and it's a really disappointing situation. But average meat can be elevated by an excellent sauce. One sauce has to be spicy.

And good crinkle fries to dip in that great sauce.

We probably will.