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  1. Bezos is a bitch for not doing that.
  2. This is what I'm thinking for an itinerary over 13 nights. I wasn't planning on going to Kyoto again, but it's convenient for the high speed train and as a base to Nara and other nearby smaller destination day trips. Same for Tokyo the last two days. I'm debating getting the 14-day JR Railpass. Some travel sites suggest it might be more trouble than its worth if your itinerary doesn't fall cleanly on their routes. The cost of the individual tickets roughly add up equal to the cost of a railpass, so I'll probably pass on it to maintain flexibility and avoid the strictures of the pass. Tokyo Tokyo Kanazawa Kanazawa Takayama Kyoto/Nara Kyoto/Nara Hiroshima Hiroshima Fukuoka Fukuoka Tokyo/Nikko Tokyo/Nikko Leave
  3. Thanks for that. I'm headed there for 2 weeks the end of next week. I did the big 3 on a previous visit so I'm looking for secondary cities and interesting locales for this trip other than the first two nights which will be in Tokyo to adjust to jet lag. I have Kanazawa as a for sure stop and will post the others I'm looking at after doing some more research today. I'm flying Zipair for the first time which should be interesting. I purchased exit row seats for both directions from Honolulu so I'll at least have good legroom.
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    Fat People

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    Fat People

    I drink the Zero sodas occasionally to satisfy my sweet tooth. Maybe once a year I'll have a regular Coke or Dr. Pepper and it's so goddamn sweet that I can't finish it. I get changing habits is hard, but taste buds can definitely change to transition off sugary foods/drinks using no/low sugar products with a similar flavor profile. Artificial sweeteners and sugar alternatives have their own issues, but I'd imagine exponentially fewer than the problems caused by sugar.
  6. I want the Pepperoni Pizza dude.
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    Fat People

    There are low/zero versions of both, just FYI.
  8. People who leave 10 plus feet open in front of them in checkout lines. Guy at Costco is 20 feet back from the entry point to the self checkout registers for some reason. I head to the front and I get a "lines back here" from the guy. No, it's up here by the cash registers asshole. I get it if it would block some cross traffic, but not the case here. Guy just felt the need to leave a big ass gap.
  9. Umm, so...is it for sale?
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    Fat People

    I was at 177 pounds (5'10") a year and change ago. I quit alcohol and drastically reduced my sugar intake after pre-diabetic level bloodwork and the other ill-effects of too much booze, sugar, and fat. Fast forward a year and I'm down to a consistent 155 lbs and near perfect bloodwork. I recently began focusing on eliminating bad fat from my diet to get to a consistent 150 lbs and lower cholesterol. I'm permanently done with booze, sugar, and bad fats.
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    West Wing

    I loved the series and have seen them all a dozen times. That said, the sanctimony could be too much to bear at times. Whenever someone said it's "President Bartlett" rather than Bartlett or whatever, my eyes about rolled out of the socket. I've always hated the notion that politicians deserve or are entitled to respect or that their titles are sacred. They work for us and earn our respect, not the other way around.
  12. Poor family. There have been a fair number of tourist helicopter crashes here in Hawaii over the years. One on my town's main street a few years ago that killed everyone. I don't understand why someone would take their family on one of those. There's no potential soft landing like a plane can have when something goes wrong.
  13. I'm on Mint unlimited for $40 a month all in. Works fine everywhere and their international add-on plan is easy to use when I travel abroad. I like the absence of a contract and using my unlocked phone with it.
  14. A travel video I watched said it's a top 5 food destination in the world. I'm pumped.
  15. What cologne are you spraying the resume with?
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