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  1. I hope this thread doesn’t go CR. We’ll see. Seems to me like in countries w/o term limits, the popular leaders wear out their welcome. Thatcher, Bibi, Trudeau. As flawed as our American system is, the Presidential term limit is about right, imho. ETA If I were to change it, I’d go to one single 6 year term. Seems incumbents lose steam in their last 2 years. And a 1 term President who knows he/she has nothing to run for, nothing to lose, might be braver? Maybe?
  2. And Hugo Drax no less. The worst bad guy from the worst Bond movie yet. His decent has been notable. Started out as Tony Stark. Cool tech, hot babes. Then he became Justin Hammer; a tech poseur. He bought Twitter and became Elliot Carver (“Tomorrow Never Dies.”) Now he’s just a weirdo fascinated with space and making lotsa babies. Sad. And scary. What’s he gonna become next?
  3. In my experience, men's brains start slowly dying around age 43.
  4. Yogurt has added sugar? Gotta check the label.
  5. Dude has ice in his veins. Pretty sure a Millennial woulda flaked out long before he landed in the river.
  6. I'll add that my New Year's resolution was to cut out all they added sugar. No soda, no sugar in the coffee. Started a few days early and I'm already seeing results. And it hasn't been as hard as I thought; pretty easy tbh. Let's hope it stays that way. Kinda sad I didn't do this a long time ago.
  7. I'm a bit envious for the wonder you're about to discover. "It was consexual."
  8. I presume every Russian knows how to make booze in their bathtub. They can compensate.
  9. And Brolin strolling in to an 8x40 shipping container wearing crocs.
  10. Something, something, South Austin’s mom.
  11. We have a fitness thread already, but I think a dedicated health thread is warranted. This was inspired by my recent yearly physical, and accompanying lab results. I'm upper 40's in moderate physical health. Got the regial blood screen, and A1C was not on it. I have diabetes in my family and that got my attention. Has A1C fallen out of fashion? Or do I need to ask for that specific? Triglycerides are high, LDL Cholesterol good, HDL high. I know HDL is the good cholesterol but high can be bad. I presume this is something I need to watch closely? Dr. talked about going to the clinic periodically through the year for a blood screen. Avera website says it's pretty cheap. Question is how often. Quarterly? Monthly? What?
  12. I’m not advocating for a ban or anything, but treatment similar to tobacco needs to be discussed. Heavy drinkers pay the same health insurance rate as teetotalers. Same for Medicare. Perhaps insurance rates need to be tied to drinking rates. We get a Social Security saving because drinkers likely (sry for this) die sooner. Those people are less of a drag on the SS trust fund.
  13. I didn't realize Shannon Sharp was a hack.
  14. This war’s gonna be won by whoever doesn’t collapse first. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/02/ukrainian-soldiers-go-awol-before-shot-fired/
  15. Scale yourself every day, starting now, and follow your 7 day running average. Alcohol in moderation won't kill you, and you can get #gainz whilst drinking. But make no mistake, on single drink will make you just a little bit fatter, weaker and slower than you would otherwise be. No problem with that, but you need to be intellectually honest with yourself.
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