It’s actually getting weird; mosquitoes just aren't feeling my vibe. Like, instead of swarming me like they do everyone else, they basically give me a wide berth. Yesterday I was tracking one: it flies right up, "sniffs" the air around me, and then just drifts off. No bite attempt whatsoever. I haven't been bitten once all season, even though I'm constantly outside hanging out near the woods.
What could possibly cause these bloodsuckers to act this way?
Samuel Collins said:Only a moron thinks hiking taxes actually fills the coffers. You grow a budget through tax breaks and cutting red tape—that’s how you jumpstart the whole economy, from the guy running a taco truck to the massive corporations on Wall Street. The smart money knows that.
Honestly, I couldn't care less what they decide to do tomorrow. I stopped relying on the whims of corrupt idiots a long time ago.
They probably know that too, they just don't give a damn. As long as they can line their own pockets, they wouldn't care if the whole world burned down tomorrow.
The new grading and enrollment system seems fine on paper, I guess, except for one glaring issue regarding those extra credit points. Isn't it a little ridiculous that a kid finishing music school gets just one point while athletes get three? It also makes zero sense to weigh electives, religious studies, and math all the same way when they carry equal weight in the general GPA.
Angela Wright said:Then please, enlighten me—how exactly can you be so sure? What if a doctor just follows their own conscience and looks at the actual research, deciding one company makes better meds than another, rather than just doing it because they were told to or got a kickback?
It's whoever prescribes the meds based on their own damn judgment instead of just following whatever the pharmacist tells them to write down to secure a kickback...
Dana Reyes5 said:any actual athlete who’s actually put in the work is gonna give you a look of understanding, because they get it.. since everyone’s had to deal with that awkward beginner phase at some point.. why can't you just stay positive? why wouldn't one of those seasoned pros come over to offer some good advice and help you reach your goals... everything starts with that first step, so just go for it—even if it feels weird, that feeling eventually fades and you'll find your groove... get your ass off the couch and start living a life where your heart rate actually goes up, and honestly, you'll just regret not starting sooner...
So, did you guys know that in the US, you can’t actually call in sick just because you have a runny nose?
If you want to stay home, you basically have to burn through your PTO.
Since the average American spends about a week four times a year dealing with a stuffy nose, your entire vacation fund just vanishes into a pile of used tissues...
And don't even get me started on those times of year when everyone is sneezing at once, making it impossible to even request time off if you actually wanted to.
redhawk76 said:Exercise, exercise, and more exercise... It remains the most cost-effective and genuinely effective solution available. However, it demands effort—something people seem to find incredibly difficult to embrace, even when their own physical well-being is on the line.
(I truly cannot fathom anyone being unable to carve out 15, 20, or even 30 minutes a day—or perhaps just two or three sessions a week—to focus on back exercises. In my view, there are simply those who lack the discipline and instead cling to the hope that spending a few hundred dollars on some plastic gadget will magically fix their issues. Unfortunately, they end up paying the money and keeping the pain...)
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And that’s really the whole point.
Any kind of support brace like those Kozmodiska things just makes the situation worse.
Sure, it feels easier in the moment, but the muscles that are actually supposed to be supporting your spine just keep getting weaker because they're letting something else do their job, and eventually, the fallout is even uglier.
Brenda Peterson29 said:...P.S. Personally, I spent years messing around with my health just because I refused to take anything for my condition, strictly because it was mental/psychological....
Sorry, but what you're doing right now is basically playing Russian roulette with your health.
40 mg of Valium?
Four pills?
My dad, being a heart patient, takes half that much...
And you're out here trying to play pharmacist and dose yourself too? 🤦
So your back aches a little and suddenly you're popping two or more Johnson & Johnson tablets? 🤦
Yeah, theoretically, if you’ve got a wool-poly blend, you could probably digest the wool part, but that polyester has gotta go. 😬
But honestly, even more than what the fabric is actually made of, wouldn't the dyes and those nasty chemicals they use during processing or finishing be a much bigger headache for your health?
