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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 10:19:26 GMT -5
this past weekend I went insane and ate two small Papa Johns pizza's over a three day period Insane, indeed. Two large pizzas would've been a much better deal, surely. /cheapskate
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 18, 2014 10:19:38 GMT -5
Fecal transplants? Yikes. The only symptoms I have are intense bloating and mid-range constipation (not mild but not quite severe) and I never get heartburn or diarrhea. I suspect that it's an odd combination of lactose intolerance(I had issues with this as an infant) and years of drinking soda. At one point, I was drinking 10 cans of Coke Zero a day when I was of and 5 or 6 when working. Those drinks can seriously irritate your digestive system, but I'm not sure if they can do permanent damage.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 18, 2014 10:20:17 GMT -5
It's a very different level of healthy. Even green beans aren't allowed.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 18, 2014 10:20:45 GMT -5
this past weekend I went insane and ate two small Papa Johns pizza's over a three day period Insane, indeed. Two large pizzas would've been a much better deal, surely. /cheapskate I've order enough from them that I've been able to order two free larges so far. I was alone, so I didn't want to order a large and eat the whole thing over a few hours...
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 18, 2014 10:24:26 GMT -5
All this drink talk made me remember something I was pondering the other day: Does anyone else like Big Red? Everyone else I talk to hates it but me. They don't sell it in the Northeast... when I've been travelling and seen it I'll pick some up, I like it, I'd probably get it now and again if it was available.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 18, 2014 10:27:34 GMT -5
Mountain Dew... looks like urine and tastes like it too. Besides which, all the corn syrup and other chemicals? Pass. I take my coffee with cinnamon and stevia. Yum. But lately I've been getting more into tea. Specifically yerba mate', which has just as much caffeine as coffee but by some magical property doesn't leave you all jittery. I particularly like the mate' teabags they sell at Whole Foods, which are blended with green tea, peppermint, and a hint of licorice. I've been drinking it with lemon juice and some raw honey a beekeeper friend of my sent me. Delicious. I am struggling right now to open a bottle of merlot... it's one of those non-cork corks, and this little keychain corkscrew is just pulling out rubber from the center of the cork, leaving the rest in there. If I can get this thing open, I will pour a little glass, and pour a little on some chicken tenders (along with sea salt, cayenne, butter, garlic) and throw them in the oven.... It's the Blue Mountain Dew that is truly nectar of the Gods ... regular is good, naturally, but not as good as Voltage. It made me LOL when you say Mountain Dew has lots of chemicals in and, then mention you use Stevia in the very next line... just because it's a plant doesn't mean it's good for you, but to each their own
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 18, 2014 10:32:10 GMT -5
[ Yeah, it seems like a culty new-age thing, and it is, Did you apply crystals to your chakras as well? (Reminding me that my 2nd wife -- we divorced in 1990 -- is delving into things like remote viewing & Edgar Cayce & such big-time these days. And I thought I was the ... uh ... open-minded one when we were married.) I sell lots of books to people who swear by that sorta thing... no judgement on it's effectiveness, mind, but there are definitely enough people who think it's the way to go out there to make me think it's at least sometimes effective.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 11:08:46 GMT -5
Borderline as to whether this would be better-suited to the books thread than here, but the issues involved are more general, at least for someone with my background, so ...
Came across an interesting-looking thriller Monday evening on the new mysteries shelf at the library by a veteran author I'd never encountered before, David Rosenfelt -- Without Warning. Finished it last night; pretty solid, & I'll be on the lookout for more of his work, especially since he's apparently got a series in which dogs play a big role (he's a bigtime golden retriever rescuer in real life, it seems).
But.
During a 10-or-so-page stretch heading into the novel's one-third point, his credibility re: newspapering (one character is the publisher of what's apparently a small daily) goes completely out the window, as:
(1) a character who's a target in a murder plot is allowed to keep covering the story about said plot & all related development; he's the managing editor of a 5-reporter staff, so obviously someone else could've stepped in.
(2) said character, after an attempt on his life, files his story on that incident straight to the newspaper's website for public consumption without anyone else looking at the copy -- not the publisher, not a lawyer, not nobody.
(3) said character, we learn, has long had a paid informant in police headquarters.
Uh, no. No, no, no. We appear to be dealing here with someone whose idea of how newspapers -- large, small or in-between -- (don't) work stems directly from the Daily Planet version of journalism.
A later plot twist mitigates some of the above nonsense a tad ... but only just.
*sigh*
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 18, 2014 11:18:38 GMT -5
Trebor, is it possible your problem is the artificial sweetener in your Coke Zero? I had to give up any beverage made with Nutra-Sweet decades ago after it started making my kidneys ache horribly, 24/7. Terrible, toxic shit, Nutra-Sweet. Somebody bribed the hell out of somebody to get it approved by the FDA.
Cei-U! I summon the low-cal poison!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 11:26:59 GMT -5
Good lord, sir -- I see the gloves are off. And here I haven't insulted you in (I think) days.
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Post by DubipR on Jun 18, 2014 11:45:20 GMT -5
I love this cat...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 11:47:06 GMT -5
What cat?
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 18, 2014 11:49:01 GMT -5
I did see a pus... uh never mind.
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Post by MDG on Jun 18, 2014 12:02:17 GMT -5
Rolling Rock ( a light beer for those of us who loathe lite beer. Like wine coolers, they are an abomination) Rolling Rock is a sentimental favorite for me. My problem w/ wime coolers is that on a hot day, you can down four or five of them without even realizing it.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 18, 2014 12:02:20 GMT -5
For those with digestive troubles, I've had great success with slippery elm powder. A spoonful in some warm liquid every night does it.
I also like yerba mate tea - there's a brand that has it blended with stevia leaf - Yerba Mate Royale.
Never liked coffee and gave up sodas years ago but I drink black & green teas every day. About noon I switch to decaf in order to sleep better at night.
As for alcohol, I generally stick with fermented beverages - beer, wine, cider, and mead. Distilled liquors are harder on your body.
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