I get that “judgement free zone” is supposed to mean that a pudgy dotard like me won’t feel intimidated by the fit young people, but I am judging people all over the place. I respect the chunky rascal on the treadmill, trying to get hammered into shape. I appreciate the crotchety bastard who just finished the rehab regiment after cardiac surgery. He can’t lift much, but he’s lifting. It’s the other people.
Current trends are expected to continue. At 40 years old, hitting the gym gets you results. At 50, you’re attempting to slow the decline. At 60, you hope to retain full functionality. At 70, you’re just plugging leaks. If you are over 40, whatever shape you are in today, is probably the healthiest you will ever be. It’s like this scene from Office Space.
WSJ: Is Aspertame Bad for Your Health?
WSJ: Is Aspertame Bad for Your Health?
This is one of those times when it would be great if WHO had some credibility.
When I’ve asked colleagues what they intend to do after they retire, the stock answer is, “Whatever I want!”
That’s a bullshit answer, so I ask follow-up questions. “After eating Ben & Jerry’s ice cream for breakfast, how are you going to spend the rest of the day?”
Retirement is such a foreign concept, people think about it in weird ways, and it’s different than people expect.
When my doctor tells me that I need to lose weight, I could tell him that I’ve tried 6 meals per day, 1 meal per day, eat early, eat late, low carb, low fat, joined a gym, bought an exercise bike, and everything else. I don’t tell him that. Instead, I say, “No shit. Unless you want to write a script, let’s move on.”
My doctor is about my age, used to wrestle for St. Ignatius and knows what’s up.
It only took a month for the federal government to propose rules to ban gas stoves. Do you suppose the gas stoves that can still be sold will be the expensive ones?
Natural Immunity Against Covid
Protection from past infection against re-infection from pre-omicron variants was very high and remained high even after 40 weeks.
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