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I think that’s firmly in ‘if you have to ask’ territory.

@Daniel said in Ukraine “peace plan”:

I want peace in Ukraine. I don't want Ukraine to be given membership in NATO, either.

But that's just me.

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich want peace in Gaza too.

Everyone wants peace. But under what terms?

said in Replacing the range:

I’ve used induction in various Airbnbs and never noticed any noise. They’re common in Europe.

After reading the Reddit page I realize that could be just because I’m old. I should ask the boy if he heard any.

I’ve used induction in various Airbnbs and never noticed any noise. They’re common in Europe.

@wtg

I’ve read that it becomes more of a problem as we age. I remember my parents incorporating decaf into their mix when they were about my age (my mom probably 10 years younger).

@ShiroKuro

The thing about the coffee I buy is I literally can’t tell the difference. Every ounce of enjoyment is still there. And no need to cut back on the number of cups (coffee is quite good for the liver and is dose dependent, and given my AATD it’s a good habit to have).

So, so far, this seems to be a change that’s pure upside and no downside.

So I basically weaned myself off of caffeine.

I drink a full pot of coffee a day, and have for as long as I can remember. A few months back I switched to decaf after noon, but still had 5-6 cups of caffeinated coffee a day.

My sleep has always been bad, and I've been listening to Michael Walker and Peter Attia on the subject and decided to see if I could improve it and to see what the effects might be in the short and medium term.

So instead of switching mid-day, I started mixing caffeinated and decaf (both the same 'make and model' - Pete's Major Dickenson's Blend) and drinking that all day. I started with 50/50, then kept adjusting the percentage until I got to 0/100. I've also done a couple of other interventions to tamp down the cortisol-driven 2am wake ups.

It's been a couple of days and I've noticed:

(1) No caffeine headache. This surprised me. But 'decaf' still has caffeine in it, and can range from ~2% to 10 or even 15% of regular coffee depending on how it's made. I have no way of knowing where my decaf falls in that range.

(2) My sleep has been north of 7 hours a night. My long term average is in the low to mid 5 hour range. I go (literally) years at a time without a singe 8hr night.

All this comes with caveats, It's early days yet. But so far it seems like I've (basically) eliminated caffeine and paid no price.

@DougG said in Happy Thanksgiving - What's your story?:

Where to start? I got up at 8 AM, made myself a coffee and drove off to the gym . It was surprisingly crowded with a mixture of kind of scary-looking motorcycle gang types and elderly retired geezers. Weird- I don’t think of myself as a motorcycle gang type….

I actually went to the gym twice today. For a quick 45m at 7 when it opened then I had to leave so I came back around 9. At 9 it was as busy as it gets. Normal crowd.

Wow.

I’ll start cooking about noon. Turkey, scalloped potatoes, and Caesar salad. Apple crumble pie for dessert is the only thing I bought rather than attempt to cook.

Oh and cranberry sauce with a splash of orange juice mixed in. A recipe from the NYT that I’ve been using for a decade or more.

It’s totally the Jon show in the kitchen. If I let Mayla help we might end up with a guinea pig instead of a bird. lol

Ha

Sorry late to this thread.

Nothing worse than foot pain. I broke a bone in my foot in early 24 and got so sick of the constant pain.

Hope it resolves well and soon.

Except they choose that role. They don’t have to. It may cost them their seat (Don Bacon, I’m looking at you) but if they’re going to leave anyway do it with their head held high.

I grew up eating their tomato soups.

My mom made homemade soup all the time but claimed she couldn’t make tomato soup as good as theirs.

I’ve tried it as an adult and it’s like licking a block of salt.

He said the quiet part out loud.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/campbell-soup-executive-comments

Well the anti-modern medicine stuff isn’t me, and I’m fine not being able to eat my deodorant.

But there’s some good stuff in there all the same.

Not 100%, but most of it

https://x.com/camp4/status/1992958445885198805?s=46

He did Kangchenjunga two years ago at age 62.

The 7 summits are the highest peaks of the 7 continents - McKinley, Everest, Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, and look up the rest. lol

A buddy of mine is a big climber and has done 5 of the 7 summits including Everest. He did Mt Whitney once (with another friend of mine) but never thought to start at the basin.

@AdagioM said in It’s a Human Service I suppose:

I’m afraid to click that link. The pop up ads that would result!

It works with an ad blocker. You should still fear the link though.