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troph

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  1. his statistics on 1 in 5 kids on stimulants or SSRIs is false. appears that 3.2% are on SSRIs and about the same for ADHD meds. estimates are 7-10% of kids per science direct. you can slice and dice the numbers to get close to 20% but blanket statement that 20% of kids are on mental health drugs is just false. all of his testimony including the gravel in his larynx pisses me off to no end and I do have a real problem with kids with out of balance lives, parents without of balance lives turning their kids to pharma first instead of doing the hard work of making sure diet, exercise, sleep, relationships, be outside, and stress are handled first before popping pills for mental health. But more than anything, FUCK THAT GUY FOR LYING.
  2. Sesame oil for stir fries only but I do love the flavor so much. avocado oil is really great for pan sauteeing, searing, etc. olive oil preferred when you want the taste and know you won't go past the smoke point.
  3. agree could be both. this is the mental health thread so I will reiterate there are no short cuts for good mental health, even if an SSRI is working for you, the things you need working right are non-negotiable: (1) nutrition/supplements/calorie restriction, (2) exercise (sport, weight, intense cardio, moderate cardio), (3) sleep, (4) destress your life, (5) good relationships (not just sex with your wife but good relationships with friends, family etc), (6) be productive (work), (7) be in nature (fishing), and (8) focus on cognitive health (a lot of this stuff overlaps but if you live to be 95 you have to focus on cognitive health independently). so yeah, get your pump checked, but the rest of that stuff is not negotiable for the good life.
  4. that would destroy me on so many levels. hang in there. figure out the best way to make that drive and do it as much as you can. as for bad decisions, man we do the best we can then they get their turn. god knows we've done stupid shit too. ugh.
  5. PB is awesome and training so you can play better without injury is a perfect combo. good luck!
  6. I use this one and with the exhale valve and horizontal straps as opposed to the vertical straps it even eliminates the "I can't breathe" or "it fogs up my glasses" or "I'm breathing my own CO2" or "it hurts my ears" arguments. granted it doesn't filter out my breath but in this environment I see 4 people from beginning to end on a trip that wear masks so it doesn't matter.
  7. You’re quite welcome. ours is now with my fishing guide I traded use for guided trips. I get $4000 worth of guided trips for letting him use it as his base in rockport. motorhome is *still* in the shop but inspection is upcoming so we should have it just in time for fall fishing season. I think we will take it on the road some this next few years too.
  8. All this talk about being conservative, if arch hits his wide open receivers - let’s just say the 6-7 passes we know of and flip to plays the Collins face mask and arch’s stupid sneak right when he shoulda snuck left and Texas wins 17-7, at least. I just don’t buy the game plan itself was an issue. fact is Texas is still on the cusp like Clemson, Georgia and Ohio state were before they went on championship runs. yes 4th and go for it was abysmal, and arch made youthful mistakes under nfl style defensive duress, but I do think *if* arch can learn quickly that this team can still win it all.
  9. Love is love… initially thought that guy was open carry (I don’t know the rules) and then realized nah he’s just an old with a belt holster for his phone.
  10. First I hate it when hot straight women wear the lesbian flannel uniform, it’s so unfair. second, I rarely wear Texas gear anywhere except at a game or watching a game on tv, and I squat to pee but I can fight you so fuck the haters.
  11. N95 masks as opposed to fishing and hunting gaiters work. I religiously wear an N95 when traveling and it’s money. Proper face masks reduce the transmissibility of COVID to an uninfected person by 99.99% if I recall correctly the stats. Not a surgical mask, not a KN95, anyway, social distancing, proper masks and vaccines were 100% on the money the correct course to take. To be blunt there’s not much the CDC did wrong. CDC didn’t pass the mandates - GREG ABBOTT closed Texas down, not the CDC. TRUMP passed the first of two major bailouts that spun up inflation (partly) not the CDC. To be fucking blunt, the CDC trains for this shit and they fucking hit a grand slam here. How we can sit here and criticize the pillars of public health and the recommendations that in hindsight actually saved millions of lives is beyond me. and what’s worse is we need to keep the research, the monitoring rolling not just Covid which still presents a major health risk (albeit much less) but for future pandemics as our planet is getting really crowded with viral hosts.
  12. Vax rates are declining but many districts are near, at or above the 95% threshold considered necessary for herd immunity. Take this “form” away and laziness will be the likely culprit for most opt outs.
  13. You caught the stupid when in Oklahoma? Man it’s worse than I thought. I’m so sorry, thoughts and prayers.
  14. Negs are dumb, I give 1 neg to 100 positive (excluding rage +1). Only reasons are tranny jokes - I’ll fucking fight you before I tattle tell and report - and opposing team trolls, that’s it. 200 negs given to 19,000 positive rep (various sorts). I’ve received 80 negs from the dregs of surly society. ignore is a beautiful feature.
  15. Goddammit I had “mother goose, you pussy” then second guessed myself. oh and I’ve added protein powder, creatine, glucosamine / chondroitin, and collagen peptides (powder) to my daily regimen to make sure my muscles and joints have what they need. 50+ is no joke, but you can still athlete the fuck out of sports and the gym if you go slooooow, listen to your body and care and feed it right.
  16. I was still playing tennis but after I finally got well after long Covid i wanted to get back into peak shape. I have a frame that makes push ups unbelievably hard and I’ve never successfully done a single pull up in my life, so I went a different route. One day at the gym per week for a month then two days then I hired a trainer and that took 2 months, so I started with a trainer in the third month. Inside those unsupervised gym days I started with one set of 10 light weight, I was curling 10 lbs per arm. I did like 90 lbs on the leg press. I did only one set. Full body and I did some basic core work like planks for 20 seconds per rep. I try to use dumbbells as much as possible. Machines isolate too much but I use a few especially lower body. I did curls, triceps, lat pulls, overhead press, chest press, row lift, leg press, leg curls, calf press, and all light weight, like “ goose you pussy” (top gun reference) level light weight. Second week I did two sets, third week 3 sets, 4th week added weight, fifth week added more, sixth week even more, you get it. Then by the ninth week I had some reasonable strength and then moved into let’s get this going. I was train wrecked exhausted the first 3 weeks maybe 4 I can’t remember. I was going to bed at 8pm. I was so sore. I think stretching, hot baths, lots of water and electrolytes, and plenty of protein matter. I devoured food I would eat so much food. But after about 4 months it leveled off and I started dialing it in. i was also walking some not enough and that’s a great active recovery for people our age, days off go get your 7000 steps. now I’m 200 lbs on leg press, 25 lbs each arm for curls, etc. pretty close to where I want my 3x10 weights to be. now I’ve added 2+ miles of sprint intervals on the stationary bike for heart, max oxygen capacity, and blood flow (organ and brain health). Usually 8 all out max sprints with zone 2 (easy) cardio in between. Max sprints mean you can’t talk when the sprint is done. And you get your heart rate to peak super quickly. These are so good for you and beat the shit out of 30+ minutes of zone 2 cardio. go slow, consistency is what matters. I’m 7 months into this after letting my early 40s peak fitness fade and I’m rolling and it’s awesome. Never ever let your lower back strain too much, stop immediately. listen to your body, feed it, give it the right care and nutrients and enjoy the process! and honestly, if you can find a sport to play that workouts help make you better it might stick more permanently. Ball sports have always been the only motivation that keeps the train going. you can do this, it’s so worth it.
  17. You’ll be fine I’m sure. Even if there is something to deal with. Cardiologist visits on the regular are a good thing, I’m set up now for an annual and got my baseline at 49. Made me feel a lot more comfortable.
  18. wha? that's not funny that's really really disturbing.
  19. but we are in year 4 of this nightmare, i'm done assuming he will fix it. so really it's the hopeful vs. the pessimists. and the pessimists have thrown their hands up and said, fuck it, just kick the FG. which I recognize is also a futile exercise.
  20. if ever there was an appropriate use of this gif… this situation is it.
  21. 4th and 1 from the goal line you have to go for it unless a FG ties or wins the game and even on a tie you might still go for it. That said, don't hold your fucking breath with this coach. The broader question of general analytics role in the decision of whether or not to go for it inside the 25 is absolutely up for debate.
  22. this is helpful. Couple of points, inside the 35 is too far out, that's a 52 yard field goal. Let's assume 40-42 yard FG is guaranteed, so that number needs to be inside the 25 when we are talking about leaving points on the table. There is no man's land around the opponents 35-40 where 4th and short has almost no risk - points are hard to get, punt likely a touch back, etc. Then I wonder how that plays out in games that matter - what about OU, UGA x2, tOSU, WA, play off games... and what is the percentage that we need to be at for this to be a no brainer? I don't think it's 50% - straight up that's 4.5 points instead of 3. Plus I bet the percentage is lower against these teams that really matter. I'd be willing to bet that inside the 25 against OU, UGA, tOSU, playoff games, etc. that he's below that 50% average making the above analysis situationally useless. and that doesn't even take into account the defensive slug fests, knowing your defense is only going to give up 2-2.5 scores per game, on the road where momentum matters, what happens when you time and time again go for it and now you need that FG to tie or win. there's just so much more to this than raw averages. every situation is different and analytics matter but they aren't the only factor and general analytics (as opposed to situationally relevant analytics) have nearly zero value to me.
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