The General Chat Thread (2023)

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The Late Night Gourmet said:
Have you ever gotten light treatments? I know someone who would go once or twice a week during the fall and winter, in particular, and it seemed to help him.
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Yeah I am thinking about doing something like that, it seems to be necessary if this goes on for much longer
 
The Late Night Gourmet said:
I've never heard this term before; I thought "processed food = bad", but some processed foods are good. Examples include frozen vegetables and broccoli cut into florets. They're processed, because they aren't in their natural state, but nothing bad is done to to hurt their nutritional value.

Then, there are the ultra processed foods. These are what you'd expect: chocolate bars, packaged cookies, fast food. According to a study published in The BMJ, ultra-processed foods are the main source (nearly 58%) of calories eaten in the US, and contribute almost 90% of the energy we get from added sugars.

What are ultra-processed foods and are they bad for our health? - Harvard Health
Processed vs. ultra-processed food, and why it matters to your health
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I definitely credit my reduction in weight mostly to cutting out the amount of ultra processed foods I was eating before. I'm stable at the weight I lost (60 lbs/30 kilos) and that seems to mainly be because I eat an 80/20 diet of 80% whole foods and 20% processed/ultra processed. I eat cereal with breakfast which is ultra processed (half a serving), and later in the day I either have a ready made dessert (sometimes) or some other ultra processed food but I never eat more than 1.5 servings of ultra processed food a day.
I used to eat them at every meal and in between. I cut out snacking completely!
 
The Late Night Gourmet said:
A quick search shows that you can get home light therapy for as low as 20 USD:

https://www.amazon.com/SUXIO-Light-Therapy-Lamp-Daylight/dp/B0BCWCLJ4R/

I would consult a professional, but I'm not sure how much of a wait there would be (or how much that would cost). Maybe a small investment can make a big difference?
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I've considered one of those light therapy lamps, but just never pulled the trigger. I only need something like that in January/February each year.

CD
 
caseydog said:
My best friend and I talk about the drinking we did, and the stupid things we did while drinking as teenagers, and wonder how we never got arrested. It was the 1970s, so weed was mixed in there, too. But, being in the small, blue collar town of Port Arthur, Texas in the 1970s, being arrested would have led to a call to our parents. Today, it leads to thousands of dollars in legal fees and some jail time.

As an adult, with a good career in progress, a 20-year mortgage to pay, and other responsibilities, I moderated my drinking. So did my closest friends. At my 40-year reunion, I couldn't believe he/she is dead. :( And, I couldn't believe other Hes/shes were alive. :eek:

Now, it doesn't matter. Genetics caught up to me, and I had to give up drinking. Go figure. 🤷‍♂️

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At dinner (family) my kids were having me on about drinks tequila. They started talking about their early days. Wife and I were horrified about it. I'm still shocked today.

Russ
 
caseydog said:
The life size replica of the ark that Noah built when he was 600 yers old, and stuffed with two of every animal. Kentucky taxpayers lost somewhere between $18 million and $62-million on it. It sits empty and rotting, last I heard.

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Noah's wife is still deciding on launch date??

Russ
 
There is a new cat in our area, one who came into our house once, it looks similar to this. Beautiful creature, but we don't want it in our house again, last night Merlot chased it off so hopefully it might get the message.

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Lullabelle said:
There is a new cat in our area, one who came into our house once, it looks similar to this. Beautiful creature, but we don't want it in our house again, last night Merlot chased it off so hopefully it might get the message.

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Be careful. We had a cat wander into our house once. I ended up getting bit really bad trying to get it out. We were able to capture it and luckily I was able to find the owner so I didn't have to get rabies shots.
 
Lullabelle said:
There is a new cat in our area, one who came into our house once, it looks similar to this. Beautiful creature, but we don't want it in our house again, last night Merlot chased it off so hopefully it might get the message.

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That looks like a bobcat, which is Native to North America, and we occasionally have one wander into a neighborhood in Frisco. They are dagerous to small pets, but don't generally mess with anything their own size or larger. Psycho-poodle was roughly the same size and weight, so he was big enough to be safe.

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medtran49 said:
Be careful. We had a cat wander into our house once. I ended up getting bit really bad trying to get it out. We were able to capture it and luckily I was able to find the owner so I didn't have to get rabies shots.
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The downside to having a cat flap in the backdoor, any old Tom, Dick or Harry can just wander in. It looks like a youngster, hopefully it will learn with age to stay away.
 
Lullabelle said:
There is a new cat in our area, one who came into our house once, it looks similar to this. Beautiful creature, but we don't want it in our house again, last night Merlot chased it off so hopefully it might get the message.

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Beautiful. Looks like a Bengal cat to me. American Bobcats have short, naturally bobbed tails.
 
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