I’m aligned with your perspective, and I appreciate the clarity you’ve brought to this facet of the conversation. From a tactical standpoint, I want to loop in the stakeholders to ensure they are also in sync with the continued usage of buzzwords.

If you run into any blockers, please circle back.

Cheers!

Brother laser gang here – highly recommend. I print a handful of things every year and it hasn’t let me down. Still rocking the original toner and I bought it in 2021.

I recently drove eight hours on a trip. It’s brutal, but you’ll be fine.

• download offline maps on your phone
• get lots of music, podcasts, and things to keep entertained
• stop every few hours to stretch your legs, use the bathroom, and maybe get something to eat
• be aware of your route. Think about where you can stop. Be ready for construction and other unexpected delays.
• check your tire pressure before you leave (especially the spare!)
• make sure you have basic stuff like a jack and jumper cables
• make sure you have your license, insurance, and registration
• if you can afford it, dashcams are nice to have

kill me…

That just sucks. From what I saw of her on TV, she seemed like good people.

Yes, going to the gym can be fun. Once you start feeling better and seeing results, there is a feedback cycle that makes you want more.

You should buy a pair of gym shorts and have a spare tshirt for working out.

Without knowing your goals it is hard to tell you what to do when you arrive to the gym. Typically you check in by scanning your card. If you don’t want to change at the gym, show up in your shorts and shirt ready to work.

So now you’ve entered the gym with some proper attire, then what? If you don’t have a plan, a good default is to limber up by stretching for a bit. Then find your favorite cardio machine and warm up on that, maybe for 15 mins or so.

Then you can do what you please. Go lift weights, continue with the cardio, play a game like basketball with some people; variety is the spice of life.

If you don’t know how to lift weights, there are tons of resources out there ranging from books and YouTube to personal training.

Circuit training on machines is a great way to get started, especially if you don’t have someone to work out with.

Home training is ok, but you have to have a lot of discipline to not end up on your phone or the couch. Going to a gym, especially with a workout partner, seems to work best for me.

The show is a standard “loser with little/no ability finds a way to excel above his peers with some small setbacks along the way”. The animation is well done, story is well written, characters are interesting. It kind of feels like a mashup of One Punch Man, an RPG, and a standard fighting anime.

The fights arent too drawn out, and the show generally has a good pace. I personally love it, I don’t think there is a bad episode. Very much looking forward to the continuation.

I can only consume so much bad news before I go binge watch something funny or a show where good triumphs over evil.

It might be learned helplessness, but right now there don’t seem to be a lot of things normal citizens can do. Crazy people took over, and all the protesting and pleading in the world won’t prevent them from doing what they want to do.

My guess is the protests will be escalated by the administration. Maybe they’ll toss in a few paid agitators. A cop or ice agent gets shot. Trump makes a rambling speech about law and order. Declares martial law and becomes a real dictator. The protests have been largely cool so far and it is obvious that is not that he is looking for.

Anyways yeah, sorry I’m going to watch some TV and dissociate.

Edgar Allan Poe, poor guy

I agree it is surprisingly low. I do wonder how many red hats bought one when Elon and Trump were still dating?

I feel like weed Whacker/Eater are brands like Kleenex. In my head it is a string trimmer.

I usually say “I’m going to trim the yard”.

It’ll go on sale for $15 eventually. I can wait.

“US government settles for $200m” – news tomorrow, probably

Kevin Spacey. Bill Cosby. Danny Masterson. Steven Tyler. Anthony Kedis.

They are all gross now that I know more about them; some moreso than others.