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UTGrad98

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  1. 9 minutes ago, Nivek said:

    So, while our fascist elements within our state and federal government are restricting women's access to health care, you are simultaneously suggesting we inform women they need to have more kids at a younger age, but not be whores and have them out of wedlock.  And don't do the crime (sex) if they can't do the time (raising kids) because we want to associate child-rearing with punitive responsibilities.   

    It never ceases to amaze me how much people want to dic(k)tate the lives of others.  

     

     

    "The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." - Maximilien de Robespierre

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  2. 2 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

    Oil prices gonna go up, inflation gonna worsen, and the mortgage and real estate thread will be showing continuous footage of acts of poster Seppuku. 

    Fill up your tanks today. Gas prices gonna jump this week.

  3. 47 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

    Half your buddies are going to pull a hammy in the 40.  I’d give up on the bench and maximize your efforts into the other two.  A long term stretching routine is key here.  You should also be laying the groundwork on some sort of sabotage plan.  If your friends are like mine, cheating is not only encouraged but expected.   Laxatives in their food would be a good start. Nobody’s gonna put forth a full effort on the bench when they’re on the verge of shitting their pants.   

    3 of us now have multi week shoulder injuries. The hamstring will get those remaining and this will be a spectacular fail. I don't even need to cheat with how our bodies are giving out 1 by 1.  I just need to be the last one standing the day we do this it seems. We are all in the 43-51 age range.

     

    Update today is its not as bad as I was fearing. I'm gonna take the next 2 weeks off lifting but I can drive/turn the wheel, shower, carry milk, brush my teeth, and wipe my ass without pain although i have to be deliberate in my movements. It's my dominant arm that was fucked but I didn't think I'd be able to do any of those things today. Range of motion also improved in the past 24 hours, markedly. Not gonna try much weight bearing activities though for at least a week. 

  4. 4 minutes ago, South Austin said:

    Look, it's clear you want to tell us how much you can bench, so just do it.

    Our fantasy football draft order this year is determined by how many times we can rep 135, our vertical, and our 40 time. Basically a combine for slow white old dudes.

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  5. I had an unintentional movement and reposition on my back/lower legs while bringing the weight down and had an awkward bar reposition. Felt a muscle "jiggle" in my shoulder area. Stopped and went home. Now the muscle in between my left TRAP and shoulder blade on my back is in pain when I move my arm around. Nothing hurts per se when Im still but its looking like its gonna get worse before it gets better. No issue on my chest. Initially I felt the jiggle in my left shoulder but now the pain is really on that upper back area. What did I do? how long am I out? What do I need to do to recover? I took 4 advil and am icing my shoulder and upper back area on my left side. Getting old sucks

    Pain is where the supraspinatus muscle is on the back side and then the front shoulder deltoid like where my bursa is.

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  6. Navy Seals use box breathing to reduce stress and anxiety. I use it and it helps with most any situation where im nervous or stressed. Breathe in 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4. repeat. See below.

    To begin the practice, expel all of the air from your chest. Keep your lungs empty for a four-count hold. Then, perform your inhalation through the nose for four counts. Hold the air in your lungs for a four-count hold. When you hold your breath, do not clamp down and create back pressure. Rather, maintain an expansive, open feeling even though you are not inhaling. When ready, release the hold and exhale smoothly through your nose for four counts. This is one circuit of the box-breathing practice.

     

    https://www.medicinenet.com/why_do_navy_seals_use_box_breathing/article.htm

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  7. On 4/6/2024 at 3:44 PM, immamac said:

    We will keep absolutely no logs.

    Ive thought about it and while Im sure you wont keep any logs, this is the first thing that popped into my head when I read that.

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    The P in VPN stands for porn, at least for me. So with that...

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    I have to keep my Asian fetishes to myself.

  8. 2 minutes ago, Brew said:

    I will say allowing this to play out in a thread is pretty shitty though. There is nothing positive for Derka that comes out of the slow burn. If you wanted to ban him, the best thing would have just been to ban him. Everyone knows his issues and this just feels like imma kicking him in the nuts a few times on the way out the door as he was never going quietly. He should have banned for some period, let things calm down, and then discuss whether he was coming back.

    After reading this, I completely agree. The thread as run its course and is not a goodbye thread. Time to do what you need to do Imma but letting this linger through Monday isnt right. And delete the thread after please. No reason to keep it running either.

  9. Never in a million years would I think Blacklab's name was Bob. I always assumed he would be like a James or a Caleb. 

    My insignificant contribution to this thread is Derka, put Motown on ignore. Jesus. You arent a child. Take a step back and look at the reality you have created for yourself with this situation. Its stupid and childish. I like having you here on this site even though I dont think you and I have ever interacted with each other. I view you posting here as part of the fabric of Surly and assumed most everything was a tongue and cheek back and forth between you and the other posters. Immamac, I personally wouldnt ban him but you have to do what you have to do. Derka, Motown and Imma all need to take a step back and reassess this as it has gone WAY too far and looks stupid to most everyone else here. Anyway, whatever. The Days of our Surly Lives.

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  10. 1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

    This shit makes me furious. Gotta run up debt during the GFC? Understandable. Gotta run it up during Covid? Yes. (You can argue amounts being excessive, etc.)

    But during the good times, you better be making changes to pay it back. Not continuing to spend like crazy and cutting taxes. I'd argue that 2010-2020 were good times and 2022-Today are good times. Instead, we just keep going.

    When the next black swan hits, we going to run that shit to 200% of GDP?

    Every single Congressman knows if they are the ones to usher in some austerity/balance the budget, they will never be re-elected. And the American public is too stupid to see any further than their next paycheck. 

    There is only 1 solution. Congressional budget limits must be set by an independent committee, IE the fed. Congress can spend it however they wish but the Fed tells them what the limit is per year.

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