Didn't you go to UIUC Corto? All we drank there was Everclear in Hawaiian Punch, or beer. Although as a freshman, I do remember ordering Tequila Sunrises, Whiskey Stone Sours and Sloe Gin Fizzes in the bars. Ick. Yep. Everclear. Ahhh, yet another night, that if I did now, I would most certainly hav...

Dinner tonight: 6 hard boiled eggs. 1 Old fashioned 48 oz Tomahawk ribeye I bottle of 8 year old Zin 1 slice NY style cheesecake. 2 mugs of collagen broth Next meal in 2 days. Isn't there (gasp!) sugar and other refined carbs (crust) in that? Curious if there is anyone else here but me that had zer...

Mark, this is what I picture every time you discuss your life

Namely, too few cases means it's more likely that Trump will win. Well, that's not going to happen. I am curious what people will make of Europe getting hit with a big second wave. I assume masking in general is probably much more adhered to in most countries than the US? If so, what's the reason? ...

I think part of the issue is hospital capacity. This is a legitimate concern if many recoveries are due to improving treatment options. Would Trump or Christie have lived if they hadn't had very prompt hospital treatment? That's a good question. If the case numbers climb to a point that prevents tr...

Basement sits a couple degrees cooler than the rest of the house, yes, heated, ~68-70. Perfect for growing.

Why is everyone so fixated on test numbers here then if they are so fraught with problems? Why not just look at excess death stats? Can't we compare years worth of data and compare to 2020 to give us a pretty good picture of what is happening? Yes...WHY? Why are news outlets so focused on cases? If...

Wow, fancy!!! and, looks fantastic, Cortopassi. You are hereby nominated as the hydroponics master. Sorry, I thought the growing medium was soil. Changing out the 13 gallon tank....how do you do it? It looks like this is outdoors, so I guess you just dump out the water? I have to carry containers i...

So NOW it matters again to the market. What a joke.

Tortoise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:22 pm game is rigged against him.

He's built a lot of that rigging with his attitude and attacks, which is the main reason I did not vote for him this time.

I am not the only person in the US affected by how he operates and have changed their mind from 2016.

Found this interesting. I don't want to read too much into it. "Ending" vs. "Ended?" Is this trying to say it's over, or still a work in progress? How do you guys take it? "Accomplishments from first term" https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000175-6bc5-d2df-adff-6fdfff5c0...

Mark Rippetoe talked about the water thing on his Starting Strength podcast one time. He was mocking people who constantly "sip" water from a bottle throughout the day. He said (to paraphrase), "I don't sip water from a damn bottle all day. I drink a big glass of water when I feel th...

Most of us are of the thinking in this book (I think). He covers everything in 4-8 page snippets. Things that I have otherwise read whole books on are nicely summarized here.

Like cholesterol, fats, wheat, food pyramid, salt, etc.

https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Doctor-T ... 162860378X

But, still, even if, I cannot vote for Trump. I'd rather take my chances with a quick Biden exit and a 50 something Harris taking over than Trump. I watched the 60 minutes Trump interview. They had him pretty close up when he was talking. I can understand why even grown men don't question him direct...

No one has answered my basic conspiracy question about the dem governors in particular. If Biden wins, does it all start magically disappearing? Given their current postures, I think not. It would be too obvious. So they either really believe it, or are really good liars. The health director in IL, ...

I have partial discussions about this with people at work about Pritzker. Some givens: --Cases are rising --Hospitalizations are somewhat rising --Deaths seem stable In what universe does doing what Pritzker is doing help him? I really really want an answer to this question! If people really think ...

sophie wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:22 pm Hey Ad, can you put the solid Biden #s in a lighter color, e.g. light blue? I can't read the dark blue against the black background.

I use dark mode to save on battery power.

You have an OLED screen?

vnatale wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:11 pm
All the social media platforms and the Main Stream Media all had their secret cabal meeting sometime today to agree not to pursue the story? It's the same as believing that it was only me and you who were not in on the Kennedy assassination.

You weren't invited?

I have partial discussions about this with people at work about Pritzker. Some givens: --Cases are rising --Hospitalizations are somewhat rising --Deaths seem stable In what universe does doing what Pritzker is doing help him? I really really want an answer to this question! If people really think i...

I wonder if this will be enough to dissuade Biden supporters? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/breaking-exclusive-text-messages-show-vp-biden-wife-brother-key-family-members-aware-concerned-colluded-suppress-hunters-actions-around-certain-minor/ That website looks like the Enquirer, web edi...

At that rate it will be over 100% approval by election!

This might give some insight

https://www.thestreet.com/mishtalk/poli ... s-as-crazy

Hahaha. Biden ain't the only one....so who has dementia/senior moments? Two old men. https://twitter.com/i/status/1071111891873865728 -------- https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1012058352493490176 -------- “I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen down there on 7/11,” Trump told hi...

And Cortopassi, your pseudo-hydroponics setup is beautiful!!!! I do the same thing, got food-grade plastic bins on Amazon and a hanging T5 grow light, and grew a ton of greens last winter. I found that soil with regular watering & nutrients worked better than pure hydro though. Monitoring pH an...

In the future, when an egg can be fertilized and grown in a lab to create a child, vs. in a woman's body, and let's say the egg and sperm came from either unknown or outside the US parentage, is the baby a US citizen? And what if the egg and sperm were stored in the US? Are they residents? For 30 da...