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I like to have a suite of small things from which I can pick. Exercise is one, yoga has been life changing. I bought a digital piano and play that a lot, a little guitar and drums too, but the piano has been a godsend. Books are good too. I try to practice meditation in small bits.
That's great! I've gone in and out of different phases, been in a good spot the past 5 years with yoga at the core of my fitness, and I feel great as a result. I hope you keep finding strength and happiness in your fitness!
So Good, Iām a huge fan and jealous
No recovery tips for the sprain, but after a few years of daily yoga, I do advocate for improving range of motion and strength across all muscles. Iāve avoided a few injuries I can attribute to more holistic fitness than Iāve ever had.
This soup looks hot, thanks for sharing the recipe
Iām not a huge fan of ladders and hiked that many years ago. It was very thrilling and a gorgeous view at the summit.
I discovered this one in college. The view from my room looked down on the RPI field house, with the hospital chimney in the background, strongly evoking the album cover. Hit hard as the market crashed and I neared graduation.
Iām so sorry, sending you hugs and a wish for all your favorite memories of him to bring you peace š
This, so much, please. This is when NY state needs to once again lead the nation, when our federal institutions are failing to carry us forward.
Crane Mountain?
Iāve never owned an air horn but a tactical supply may be in order
Itās quite something when the ābusinessā party understands so little, to the point of defiance, of the ramifications of their stupidity in the everyday operation of the foundational enterprises that keep society functioning.
How do I apply for a refund, who gets paid for the time to process it, and by which company whose books reflect the loss? And who do they sue to reclaim some of that loss? Which shippers, insurers and brokers are collateral damage?
šµ I took off in thŠµ dead of night But before I did, got my affairs in ordŠµr and my boots on The Hallelujah choir needs a score And they're knocking at my door, let them knock some more šµ Long weekend into the night, let's fucking Spoon www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4vl...
The iron curtain is drawing close
I think, therefore I YEM #bobby
Thoughts ephemeral Bytes upon electric breeze Alight on paper #bobby
I was there for Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
If the UPS saga our family is dealing with re: tariffs on a modest purchase from Canada is any indication, all international shipping into the US is completely fucked, and it's likely that the de minimis change isn't the sole cause of the embargo. UPS must have lost $00's on our order already.
When I was a kid the cats loved to puke in the path between my bedroom and the bathroom. Not how a teenager wants to wake up.
Depending on your insurance and access, you may be able to get it at a pharmacy. I took a booster in mid-2022, when it was only available for high risk, and all I had to do is say I was high risk on the pharmacy scheduling form. I figured, I had Omicron, so that changed my risk profile.
This is the way
šµ Take me back to Stevie and Sly Take me back to 1975 Give me some Memphis motor city Hit me in my heart, deep down and gritty šµ Loving this song and the video's They Live motif is inspired www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6O...
Just overheard someone pronounce the Ts in āhustle and bustleā
When you look at the 10yr price performance, the big moves since the election really stand out. Seems like a lot is priced in, but I expect itās only the beginning. Itās good for oneās health to have a little something set aside no matter what happens.
Amtrak has two daily routes that get close with a stop in Fort Edwards, taxi or bus transport from there might be easier
Had a few jams with friends over the SPAC weekend and it was as special as the shows
NBD, German eBay was my primary source for hard to find VW Corrado parts and they usually shipped by DHL. Fucking hell.
Showered outdoors every day this week
While I disagree with the laws, itās a prime opportunity to tout the benefits of living in a sane state such as ours. Legal weed, legal porn, legal gender, legal sex, and social services. Sprinkle some arts and culture on top and youāve got yourself a fine state to live in.
For unrelated reasons I shifted my 401k assets into cash before the inauguration. While the initial tariff decline was halted, I think thereās still a big crash looming. Tariffs, AI, federal layoffs, ICE. Too many forces putting downward pressure on the market.
The safety of people in my family is very concerning to me but Iāll leave the details out of a public post. Suffice to say that they are next on the list after immigrants.
Iāve been told to not talk about these things around the family, and I get it, but my kids are similar age and I honestly donāt know if weāll make it to their adulthood as united states. I bury a lot inside my soul each day so they can be children, and hope Iām just overreacting.
A recent investment into our family property needed Canadian produced components: we had to fight UPS on a claimed 50% tariff because our goods crossed customs before new rates took effect, and so āonlyā paid 35% on the aluminum, a 15% tax on the total, which was around $3500 in materials.
Sheās adorable and Iām so happy for your family!
Mere weeks before my senior year in HS I had to attend a family friends wedding and miss the Clifford Ball. And the groom turned out to be the most monstrous person you could imagine, and too many years and too many victims later, went to jail for it.
I didnāt know of them until the Worcester 98 show and years later I found that album online. I dig it.
Thatās right on point in this thought exercise and a book I need to reread.
I like to think through scenarios where forces reach their natural conclusion. Like, what if half the population has 20% of the representation? Or what if, we can and do concentrate production to .001% of humans, but still expect capitalism to keep the peace? Enlightening but harrowing thoughts.
Ugh I canāt even imagine, that sounds so painful
Freaked TF out but I gotta play it cool. All I can do is the little things to be smarter, stronger, more ready tomorrow, and enjoy today as best I can. Itās truly a dual reality at times, to be aware and preparing for the worst, a happy dad to my family on the outside.
Just drove through NJ, MD and VA, I am here for this
I was only loosely aware of his record but now that I am I want nothing to do with him. Sure sure, at the moment of voting I will do whatās necessary but Iām not lifting a finger or donating a dollar to anyone but a sincere democratic, empathetic person who will put fascists where they belong.
For as much as my kids find garbage on YouTube, thereās a wealth of useful information and itās been invaluable in projects Iāve undertaken
For real. I donāt have time for anything but a working machine with easy maintenance, and so I landed on Ubuntu after trying many others, and itās what runs our business for similar reasons. But theyāre all cool, welcome one and all.
Post-2020 and the war on cars radicalized me. I started biking more and driving much less, and now I look at my built world completely differently. Itās ridiculous how everything we build is exclusively for cars at the expense of anything and anyone else, and most of my biking is on a path.
I havenāt seen a beer ball in ages, Iāll try to get there next time Iām mid state
My dad never got on the bus back in the day and I have no idea why, itās totally his vibe. He and I have hiked many winter mountains, and a favorite memory is him and I at JRAD Westville May 2021, in the cool pouring rain, comfortably dancing all night in our mountain gear.
Iām glad you shared, I hadnāt heard! Iāll try to hit the Albany show
At 20 secret police per sandwich, it wouldnāt take but a hot dog cookout for the people to assert their power.
Yeah both books are a great read. My hair stylist and I were chatting and she brought up a question as to how and why the peoples of the Americas structured their agriculture and societies differently. And I immediately responded with, horse power. Eurasia was full of domesticated work animals.
Slightly diminish a band: Plastica
My wife's first show just as we started dating and a highlight in the year I saw my most shows with great moments all around. I already had it in rotation frequently before the official release, which really emphasizes Mike's and Fishman's work that evening. 10/10 would sit in that traffic again.
My grandfather worked at Bethlehem Steel as well. That side of the family arrived in the Buffalo area late 1870s, and bought the Ellicottville farm that we still own in 1884.
First I'm hearing Sophie Hunter and she kicks ass www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHkZ...
I was ready to reprise Heavy Metal Parking Lot
First night was going to overlap with a concert next door that featured Def Leopard, Motley Crue and Joan Jett, if I recall the lineup. I was so ready for that day that never came.
Congratulations, that takes a lot of training and grit!
I love our state. I love its people, its earth, its sky, its water, its history, its culture.
And just like the Russian army
It was the closest Iāve seen the lawn look like the Korn crowd at Woodstock 99.
I started as an early morning practice, it really gets me going weekdays. I havenāt read anything. I lucked into finding Julia Marieās several series, and she hits the balance of athletic, instructional, mindful and varied that Iām looking for.
Which notably reduces a governmentās interest in ensuring a supply of dollars within their currency zone
Itās been life changing for me, I hope you find it positive too! Things that were very difficult when I started five years ago are now easy, and itās been invaluable in improving my cardio and skiing.
I agree, and itās one of the many reasons their spam texts upset me. Theyāre training their base to click links from texts, one of the easiest vectors for malicious links.
Hope you get well soon and can cruise the rest of the year without incident
MC 900 ft. Jesus was the first band I remember Trey recommending, long ago in the early 90s www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ulm...
One of those moments where Iāve gotta dig in and let this wealth of emotion pass through me. I canāt control the shit the GOP is throwing at me, canāt bring back our medical research, canāt control random road hazards, canāt make my body heal any faster. Deep breaths and steely resolve.
Yikes! That must have made a ton of of noise. Mine was just a rattle but after many close calls, today was the day that I actually broke the tire. I drove to and back from Westville once without knowing I had a giant nail in a tire š¬
Thanks. Not ideal but I just bought them this spring and road hazard warranty is going to help cover most of it. Itās a hassle but the tire is on order and our mobile repair scheduled, so I just need to get through a couple days around town. I might throw a snow tire on instead of the spare.
Return to office, good times. Though in fairness, I was commuting between office and summer camp pickup, so it could have happened regardless of our office mandate. Still, I have feelings.
Blue lives matter but not pedestrians? Contrary to that truck ownerās opinion, I would not have made a quality hood ornament. Take your blue line, shove it up your ass, and stop when pedestrians are in a crosswalk.
I have not compared but I have enjoyed Tidal for a couple of years now. The catalog is at least as good as what I recall from Spotify, the quality is good, artists get paid more (last I knew), and I like the daily discovery playlist, where I've found a lot of new music.
Same. I love Folly Beach but I hate the SC politics.
I desperately need our party to stop spamming me. I cannot justify rewarding them for their behavior, I need my highest priority communication platform back, and I need to contribute to candidates who will end fascism.
These texts have been far more costly than just this number. Iām surely not alone in dropping donations by orders of magnitude after theyāve broken my priority communication platform that was reserved for family and friends.
For my first two shows and Iām still learning the huge catalog, last night was great but I have little comparison. I volunteer as tribute to hit the tour so I can form a nuanced opinion. This was the closest theyāve come to Albany in the years since Iāve been paying attention.
Love you King Gizzard š©·
First King Gizzard show and I was as blown away as I expected. Second show tonight and I might have to leave the fam here at the hotel and jump on tour. I think theyāll understand.
Our family has been working towards a major investment in the roof of our shared farm property. The only manufacturer is in Canada. We finally put the order in, but not soon enough, and now we have to pay an unknown but possibly 50% tariff, and who knows how long it will take to successfully move.
Wife and I are talking about the boroughs and 7 starts chanting āNo! Sleep! Til Brooklyn!ā The kids are alright.
I have one extra floor ticket, is anyone looking to send it last minute to KGLW tonight?
Iām so pumped but I wish I had slept in. That early curfew is gonna be my crutch.
My first two shows are this weekend. I canāt wait.
My parents have done that a couple of times. I'll pass on the visits to plantations, but the bourbon cruise they did sounded like a good time.
You're right in line for major lake effect snow. It'll be all or nothing, where "all" is "the lake is now fluffy, frozen, and sitting in your driveway". I do recommend snow tires and close attention to the forecast and radar, as a short drive can cross the boundary of those bands.
Emma-Jean Thackray brings a gospel and groove sound to Save Me, my favorite track from her new album Weirdo, where she pulls from a diverse indie sound that plays well in any decade www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNvO...
Telling my co-workers, it's not you, this stink face is because Phish threw TF down this weekend and I can't stop listening to the shows
I used to think critically of each one, but these days I just try to take it all in. We are so incredibly lucky for everything this band brings to our lives. One show, many shows, or just listening to the recordings, we're all so fortunate.
If you havenāt experienced this yet, itās coming!
Itās a lot of fun and comes with the pros and cons of a very small community and a mixed spectrum of ambitions. I hope your kid and your family have a good time!
Well now that I'm relistening with the volume turned to 11, I'm even more disappointed I missed this insane Mike's Song from SPAC N2. Holy hell, what Mike Gordon is doing right now is next level Phish.
31 years after my first show at SPAC and Phish throws down a show for the ages, and thatās saying a lot after the epic moments I witnessed over the years. What a band, what a night!
Icculus?
And to think the previous contender was two days ago!
Whatever the fuck just happened, I loved it and I canāt wait until set 2. Best band ever.
IA@TS, itās insane
In case youāre That Guy in your crew and forgot to charge your pen, guest services has a USB charger FTW
I did not catch that but Iāll listen for it. That was my first show and my ear wasnāt trained yet.
