Caffeine was the hardest addiction for me to kick, and we are wired for sugar addiction. Sugar triggers an insulin spike, which is the fat storing hormone. In the late summer and fall, when fruit ripens, our genes caused our ancestors to gorge on fruit and store fat for the long, hard winter ahead. Now that we live in abundance, with a surplus of calories available everywhere we turn, this storage of fat for the winter is unnecessary. Worse, food companies recognize that we are wired to want sugar, so they add sugar to virtually everything to make it more addictive. This is why I minimize the highly processed foods I consume and when I consider any food with a nutrition label I look and see if there are added sugars (which there almost always are.)

I tried LSA and it just made me sleepy. Maybe my does was too low?

So we have a person that intentionally files frivolous lawsuits against people to harass and bully them as President, who controls the justice department and is now having the DOJ file frivolous criminal complaints against people to harass and bully them. Not a good thing for a healthy society.

The judge should formally refer the matter for prosecution. Perjury is a felony, and when we fail to prosecute it we just reward the liars that get away with it.

Sound like there will me more criminal indictments tossed.

This is exactly it. Trump is a malignant narcissist and views people and policy only in terms of how it affects him. Mamdani was a useful foil to scare people with while he was running for mayor (“look at the Democrats pushing Socialism!”), but now that he spanked the field, Trump sees the potential to score points by riding his coattails.

I talk to cats as well. They may not understand everything you say, but they know that your talking specifically to them and they can understand some things like praise or rebukement by tone and inflection. They also probably pick up common words, and they regularly talk back when you pause for a response. They’re living, thinking beings that operate at a higher level than many people realize.

You picked the one with the lowest percent. What I think is bizarre is that in every single instance of the jobs listed professional licensure is necessary to practice. How can you need a degree and a professional license and the degree not be considered professional? It makes zero sense. It seems pretty clear to me that there is an ulterior motive, with the most reasonable view within the context of this administration and the disproportionate impact on women is that it’s calculated to punish women.

What should you do? Become president of France. Problem solved.

This is why I think the basic brown tabby is so cool. They’re friendly kitties, but they wear the camo their ancestors gave them.

Ass for chin. Once you see it, it can’t be unseen!

Cancel culture pushed by the most fragile snowflakes.

I fully expect them to say something like “Trump can’t change the tariffs but the government doesn’t have to return anything”

I think that’s where this will end up. I doubt they’ll say straight out say that Trump’s unconstitutional tariffs have created a ridiculous mess that would be a nightmare to untangle, but that is what will be behind the ruling.

As opposed to “hard” Republicans pushing for underage girls.

There’s a horse in the hospital…

I’m old enough to understand the context.

They think they’re delivering “cool” like a motorcycle and “safety” like a car, but what people really see is the “cool” of an economy car coupled with the reduced “safety” of a motorcycle. People ride motorcycles for the visceral experience. People drive cars largely for the practicality (sports cars excepted). This delivers neither the visceral experience of riding a motorcycle nor the practicality of the average grocery getter. I agree, the market for this is very limited and it’s virtually guaranteed to fail, like every iteration of this concept before it.

SO what do you do if you get a puncture and the sealant isn’t sufficient to stop it? The tube is bonded to the tire, so just pulling the tube out and patching it isn’t an option, as it’s bonded to the tire. Personally, I just run Slime tubes. They’re a bit thicker than other inner tubes, and they generally stop all puncture leaks. The only exception is if I get a large cut by running over glass or something similar.

I grow weary of living in interesting times.

That didn’t happen.

And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.

And if it was, that’s not a big deal.

And if it is, that’s not my fault.

And if it was, I didn’t mean it.

And if I did, you deserved it.