Just don’t go too far past what you can deliver in person. The matching party could feel catfished and that will just push your failure down-funnel.
I.E. don’t take shots with perfectly styled hair, a leather jacket, and a motorcycle, if your day to day and date attire will be a t-shirt and jeans and you’re going to arrive on an e-scooter.
Just wanted to add this anecdote in case people want to get frisky with fermented hot sauces. I’ve been experimenting with fermented hot-sauce equivalents of Indian pickles, using green mango, dried lemon, turmeric, fenugreek, nigella, mustard, etc (not all in the same sauce) and it’s shockingly similar in taste to the original pickle but without any oil.
Fish and turtles immediately come to mind. I knew of somebody who released Siberian dwarf hamsters and for a brief period they multiplied in their backyard before the local red tailed hawk caught wind
My town stopped its annual “goats clear the park” setup because one goat would consistently escape and wreak havoc on traffic. Pretty solid enclosure, too
I am not terribly old, but my dad insisted I drive stick (he grew up with a manual crank-start car in India), and all of my cars were manual until I went EV. I think I was far more attentive driving a manual, and that’s carried over but slowly fading. Just the awareness you need of your driving situation —- eg do I need to pass and does that require me to downshift? —- made me far more vigilant than I otherwise would have been.
Rheumatologists in particular care deeply about inflammation markers in both blood and imaging. Unfortunately the presence of inflammation doesn’t always pinpoint which rheumatic condition (if any) you have. But gastroenterologists and even ophthalmologists use these markers in making diagnoses.
Small modifications = don’t plop it into hot oil like you’d do with fresh ginger garlic or it will splatter on you. Usually I saute onion or something else and then add the cube. The brand I find in my local grocery is the same as TJs — Dorot
I buy the frozen ginger and garlic cubes TJs has and that’s been a revelation. Fresh taste, no prep, only slight modifications to use. The snobs can go rub stainless steel with their garlic scented hands!
Americans also often don’t have the same relationship with their nuclear families. In India, and from what I’ve heard Europe and AUNZ, it’s not uncommon to live at home and commute to university and sometimes after. That’s anathema to the American model. 18 and you’re out the door.
Many of my friends’ parents financially cut them off when they graduated high school, and/or immediately moved out of their town to a lower tax area (and these are upper middle class folks). So that safety net of weathering the storm in a hometown may not always be there IME.
I believe their stomach acids are far stronger, their bowels are a faster path to exit, and they often eat adjuncts which I assume help move things along.
If you’ve ever been to a GCC country, you’ll notice that passport control when leaving is extremely long. It’s filled with South Asian men (and some women) who are put through the ringer by the officials and often pulled aside for extra questioning before being able to board a flight. They all seem to be on pins and needles
And Rogaine. It was also created to treat High BP as a powerful vasodilator. Turns out it made you hairy too. Maybe we should spend all of our R&D pursuing High BP -- who knows what other ailments we'll cure!
Also in my experience it’s very standard for dentists to quickly go out on their own —- many towns will have multiple dentists and none to one doctor or vet clinic.
Then again I’m seeing places like Aspen Dental popping up all over the place so who knows
That email about bankruptcy seemed to be a call to action to move funds off platform. Not sure why it was framed that way or sent to account holders — was it supposed to be a shakedown (“support us, or else…”)? Either way, Ledger just got a new customer.
Right. So two furnaces run at 98.6. Is it not possible that one is more efficient at maintaining that temp (slow metabolism) versus one that is inefficient(fast metabolism). That’s why people suggest finding your basal metabolic rate (BMR) and from there everything is CI<CO.
I used to watch Discovery’s “Wild Discovery” animal series every night. Then they spun out Animal Planet, which was cool. Then they started putting filler programming on AP. Now it’s all gone Honey Boo Boo TLC with scripted reality shows that are animal-adjacent. Have to catch reruns of Blue Planet and Planet Earth on BBCAmerica if I want to unwind with a nature doc in the evening
That’s why the continuous motion ones are so sought after and pricy. The mechanical continuous motion watches are really marvelous feats of engineering
I think there’s something about British narration of nature docs that makes them more relaxing and engaging for American audiences. Especially those who grew up in an era of Discovery Channel and PBS where the narration was usually British, or South African, or Australian, or in the Commonwealth-tinged flavor of English of that location. Perhaps it’s nostalgia.
If you’re trying to make “gainz” then don’t ice according to this study [0]. If you’re trying to avoid muscle soreness and swelling however I don’t know. Anecdotally icing areas that I have previous or chronic issues with prevents flare-ups.
Whoa! Probably not wise to casually suggest people pop corticosteroids if their “inflammation is in overdrive” based on some blood tests. Seems like something a doctor needs to evaluate given the serious side effects of their use.