I was a crappy student 99% percentile SAT taker. Standardized tests are how I got I to my excellent private school and college. I will be sad to see the, go.
Marque: I keep getting reminded to : pledge my support, so here: I pledge my undying love and loyalty to this Substack and you...lol...
I grew up upper middle class, not college endowments rich, but, pretty decent...my dad and mom both grew up in abject poverty, both were quite smart, but, didn't get an opportunity to go to college...my dad just worked his way to the upper echelons in retail, working for Sam Walton at the end.
He didn't believe in showing off wealth, and consistently told us being well to do, didn't make us better than anyone else, nor meant anything important. I went to the local HS, where most families and pretty much most of my close friends , were not well to do, some even lived in that abject poverty and I saw them struggle where I didn't have to, being blessed with good role models, money and above average intelligence ( none of which was anything I did, but what I inherited) I often felt guilty about it, and tried to help where I could. I did well on my SAT's, and was accepted everywhere I applied..( I didn't apply at any Ivy Leagues, looking back I may have had a chance it I had, but, as my father had six children , the financial burden was probably more than he could have done, yet he made way too much money for me to get any financial help.
Our whole system already favors the upper class, and it would be good for the individuals and the country if we could affect some change that leveled the playing filed, not perpetuated the status quo and the "elite" as the only educated and worthy people. Or so many white men ( nothing against white men, there are many I adore...lol...)
So, I've been thinking about the conversations we have here vs. the ones that go on in Dispatch Comments 2.notquitefinished.
And while I understand that some find it too combative over there, I'd like to suggest that for those who feel they can spend a little time, it would be good to do so. I'd like to see our various caucuses (EBDCEC, JSLC, Badinage, etc.--put in appearances occasionally. (It wouldn't have to be every day and it could just be one selected article if not TMD.) Over time, it might help convey to some of the more recent arrivals that this is supposed to be a community and not a free-for-all. And animals aren't the only way to do it, though I'll welcome their return when Cynthia is ready to wrap up her current time-out.)
I do sometimes post...but, most of the time the only people who notice are the ones that already agree with me
Though I did ask one the newer posters over on today's TMD to please ( I did politely) stop generalizing about the left , as I don't do it to the right, I think expecting the same is fair
He ignored it I think ,unless he gets it later, but another newer poster did upvote it
I, like you, have promoted the community thing ever since things changed, I don't think we can break through to the worst offenders to be honest, they aren't going to listen to me, especially if they are very anti left, and know I am one
Edited to fix numerous typos and missing words..sigh...lol
I'm thinking they're still perceiving you as an isolated individual. The community needs to demonstrate its presence as a group, and do it more consistently.
I did , I think, make a point to D Truitt about the community thing in the beginning, he asked me who was I to tell him how to post, and I said as a member of the community and doing what the owners of The Dispatch asked us to do and I explained about this is a community not just a forum, and our only rule was civility.
He backed off from me after that and I didn't see him do it too much to others, so maybe he did get my message?
Maybe he did get the message. Maybe he also got it from some others. He is still being a bit of a jerk.
The other day he jumped on me about statements I made about Chicago politics, how wrong I was. I usually don't interact with him at all, but I replied with a simple question: "How long have you lived in Chicago?"
Didn't get an answer. At least one other person suggested he had probably gotten all his knowledge of Chicago from Google.
My parents raised us with the understanding that if you want to be seen as a classy person, you should behave well. Good manners (showing respect for others) was a big piece of that, honesty also loomed large, education was also an element, but showing off with luxury goods was not. Why? Because classy people don't waste their money on things that aren't actually useful. They just can't substitute for the effort of doing what you're supposed to be doing. That's for . . . wait for it . . . lazy people.
(That our family had to be budget conscious did support the don't-waste-your-money message, but years later I figured out that there was a lot more to it than the depth of your pockets. My parents eventually got to buy some nice things, but these were not about showing off, they were about quality in things you will use.)
Ha, I think useful means different things to different people....my dad was big on practical, but wasn't adverse to buying non practical or fun things too
Oh yeah. Mine was an early adopter of Polaroid cameras and Volkswagens. We also had a CB radio for family road trips and a walkie-talkie set for camping and hiking. (And he probably ordered them from sources that offered wholesale pricing.)These items enriched our lives, though the status-conscious would have said "I don't get it, how can you impress anyone with that?"
By the way, my mother's sister married a guy who worked hard and made a lot of money, so they had some nicer stuff than us, but they didn't go overboard, and it didn't affect how they treated people (except that they watched for opportunities to be generous but didn't talk a lot about it). And they raised my cousins about the same way my parents raised us, with the right priorities including a work ethic.
I was thinking about the Thursdayness of today and realized there wasn't a G-File yesterday, which was Wednesday, although there was that nice piece from the darling Mr. Lincicome. I see that our "polis of origin" has not adopted my suggestion of letting the readers know if scheduled content will not actually appear as scheduled.
Maybe the twits need to call a plumber to clean out the twit pipes. There've been a few mentions on Jonah's feed that things are not appearing where one might expect them to go. More stuff that "Must" guy is up to, I guess.
Kevin Williamson's Monday article didn't go out by email, but it did show up on the site, and then someone said, "Hey, I should have gotten an email!" and Mr. Williamson mentioned "software," and eventually the email came out.
This has not happened with the Wednesday G-File. It's just not there.
Okay, after reading about a number of health related issues, does anyone here take statins for high cholesterol? If so, have you had any problems with side effects? My problem appears to be inherited, and it’s really frustrating! Most of my life it was low, and then there was good old menopause, which has a way of exacerbating a lot of things.
Inherited? Are you still blaming your parents? I take a statin, but I have no side effects to either side and none to the front or rear, either. Are you sorry you asked?
I’m well informed in the critical/skeptical view of statins—it is my strong bias. The basics of the case against:
1) LDL is not a good indicator of long-term health outcomes. HDL is a much more sensible marker. Having high HDL is more important than low LDL. Triglycerides should preferably also be lower, too. But statins (to my knowledge) don’t raise HDL.
2) Serum cholesterol is a health system obsession with a poor track record in predicting much of anything. The science to support the assumptions about heart disease is weak to non-existent.
3) This one’s a doozy: The statistics used to promote statin use are skewed ridiculously in favor of the pharma companies. Specifically, they use relative rather than absolute risk. They claim, for instance, that statins reduce heart attack risk by 50%—but that’s in relative terms. In absolute terms, for 1000 patients who were prescribed statins and 1000 who had a placebo, there were two cardiac incidents in the statin group and three in the placebo group. (Relying on numbers poorly recollected by me on the fly.)
4) Statins unnaturally beat down your body’s production of essential cholesterol, which itself can cause long-term side effects. The pharma cos have downplayed these risks. At the very least, those who take statins should at least take CoQ10 supplements.
5) Much of the research on heart disease was conducted before it was recognized that women have different patterns. In other words, most of the statin research is based on how they affect men, not women, despite the fact that women have very different pathologies here—but the health system still pressures doctors to prescribe women statins as if they were men. (Probably due to path dependency.)
The case for statin use:
—They may be helpful specifically to men in their 40s and 50s who have a history of heart disease. But not to anyone else.
I just had an argument with my dr because my "bad" cholesterol was slightly elevated ( 218, )this happened once before , and i adjusted some things and it dropped back down, he insisted I needed to go on statins ( I am not a fan of taking prescribed meds unless I really half to, I take an anti reflux, I have an inhaler because of my bronchitis issues , and I use 800 MG motrin for arthritis pain mostly, but if I take 10 a month I would be surprised...
Anyway, I also have had low BP my whole life... against their preconceived assumptions that I shouldn't..80/70 was normal for me most of my life, it has risen a little as I have gotten older, my top number has never been higher than 120 ( except for the day I saw him it was really high, it was stress, I told him that, both seeing him and not wanting to be yelled at and other stuff) , and my bottom number runs as low as 63 to no more than 80...( one time it was 43...lol) it is all hereditary obviously, both my mom and her mom ran low too...and it dropped righ t back down right after seeing him
So, they get the blood work back and the cholesterol is raised...( My triglycerides and good cholesterol are very good., along with all my other stats, oxygen level is 98%)..he calls me in a script for a Statin...I am not happy, but, i took it for three months...and didn't refill it ( even my pharmacist, whom I love is angry at me...)..I had no side effects that I am aware of...
They won't listen to me, I know my body, my heart is fine ( and there is no history i my family for any heart stuff) , my only real issue is the bronchia thing, which I have had since I was an infant...I don't know how male drs talk to men, but, all my life I have been not taken seriously by most of my male drs...they always say it is in my head, or I don't know what I am taking about , or I am too emotional, etc etc...it is very annoying...female drs are easier to talk to and they get it, but, I have an issue that I don't want to go into with women on another area...
Ok, sorry for rant, but, after reading what you said, I am glad I rebelled...lol
It really depends on the individual man. My surgeon, the one who operated on my fractured tibia) was wonderful. Of course, he was an orthopedic surgeon, and I wonder if getting inside the body, and actually seeing what’s going on makes a difference?
When I talked to him about not wanting to go on Fosamax for bone density, I bet he spent an extra 30-45 minutes with me, talking about what he and his fellow surgeons had discovered. He was so helpful.
But, overall, I think doctors are too busy, and I think they are also pressured by their organizations to push certain things. Our clinic/hospital was recently purchased by a group that seems to be buying up a lot of the medical facilities in the area. They are extremely profit driven, and testing and prescribing seem to be the thing they push the hardest.
I don’t even know how or where to look for a good doctor. Which reminds me, I had a couple of other very good male doctors years ago. Since then, it’s a toss up.
Yeah, I have had several that were great, my family dr growing up , that I used unti l he retired , my gatro ( who I used as my GP at the time) guy I also used till he retired and my oncologist, who I haven't needed to see, but would be who I would go to if I needed an oncologist again, my urologist is pretty cool too...my new gastro guy is pretty awesome also. The specialists seem to be different overall...and several of mine refused to be under the thumb of a hospital or medical conglomerate, so I suppose that matters...they didn't want them dictating how to practice.
For a while I was just seeing a PA as I had no need for an actual Dr...the one I have now was assigned to me by the hospital I use...Mercy.
I started out liking my PA a lot. She seemed better than my doctor, who ended up leaving. It’s difficult to attract doctors here because they’d rather be closer to Madison, and I can’t say I blame them. I love it where I live, but if I was young, I’d be moving.
Specialists often seem better, but you have to know what you need. I’m seeing this PA for my yearly wellness checkup through Medicare. I don’t know if she’s burned out (I think a lot are), but I’ve gotten to feel as though she’s mostly following a set of guidelines. Maybe that makes sense?
But, of course, Medicare sets the guidelines. They decide what they’ll pay for, and how much.
To add an external source, biology/psychology prof Dr. David Diamond, who researched the subject in depth when he was prescribed it, and became a furiously outspoken critic of the corrupt science he found backing up the recommendation. Here he talked to cardiologist Bret Scher.
I’ve been sharing this stuff with a friend, and she feels the same way. She said her mother was on lipitors for years, and she had dementia. Okay, maybe they aren’t related, but there’s also a good chance they were.
I finally looked at my numbers from my bloodwork last week, and it’s not that bad. I certainly wouldn’t qualify for statins UNLESS I wanted to make sure everything was lower. I’m right on the line for most of it is and well under for other parts.
Thanks again for the links.
Also, my husband has been watching and reading, and I think he’s going to get off of statins. I’ve been trying to get him to do that for a couple of years.
My husband and I have been watching this. I’ve seen the entire thing, and he got in about halfway through. It’s really interesting. I’ve been unhappy about my husband being on statins, but they lowered his cholesterol a little and he hasn’t had any side effects (that he’s aware of). I first became aware of potential problems years ago, listening to The People’s Pharmacy. I don’t agree with everything they say, but this caught my attention. We’re currently watching the first part.
Thank you so much, Marque. I really appreciate all the information, and it’s helpful for me because I really do my best to avoid long-term use of any medication. I took a very low dose stimulant for awhile for ADHD, and for me, it really only seemed to help for a short time. This is how people end up taking such high doses, and I’m not doing that.
I’ve taken antidepressants a few times over the years. The first one made me really sleepy, and driving a car was dangerous. (It made me wonder how many people are driving while take meds that could impact their’s and other’s safety.) I stopped that, but eventually I tried something different the. (I’m talking years in between.) That made me dizzy and nauseated. I got to day 3, and I wasn’t better so I contacted my doctor. She said it could take up to 3 WEEKS to adjust. I stopped that day. The third time, I found something that seemed to work, but only for awhile, and it was helpful for the short term. However, my choice again was to increase the dosage. So, I weaned myself off.
I’ve even reached a point where I only take a couple of supplements. Based on blood tests, none of them were making any difference, and I read enough to realize that none of the stuff (remember when C was so popular?) lives up to the hype. The only thing I’ve actually had noticeably help me is L-lysine for combating cold sores.
I’m not saying everyone needs to get off their meds. I know some things are important. High blood pressure comes to mind, and of course, diabetes that can’t be helped by diet. But, I do think there are a number of medications that are prescribed too often. So, thank you for the information you provided!!! ❤️
I've been on atorvastatin for several years as has my wife, and we have not noticed any side affects (although my wife especially is on multiple meds).
My husband tends to higher cholesterol numbers and refuses to take statins based on research showing that the benefits are largely assumed rather than demonstrated by experiment.
If he's ever not in a meeting using Grandmama's Bank Voice, I can ask him for some references.
Thanks, Cynthia. This is exactly what bothers me. They want to put everyone on drugs, and they don’t seem to be bothered that there are bad side effects. Mine is high, but it’s not over the top. One thing I read is that it tends to go up as we age (of course).
The other thing is (I’ve probably complained about this before) because I’m small, they have been bugging me for years (about 30 now) to get bone density tests. I think I did it a couple of times, and then they wanted to put me on Fosamax. So, I checked into that, and the side effects aren’t just bad, they’re dangerous. I told the clinic to stop sending me reminders because I’m not doing it.
Then I fractured my tibia, and of course, once again I’m getting the bone density and Fosamax lecture. So, I told my PA I would talk to the surgeon who put my knee back together. I’ll tell you what—there should be more doctors like him! I was sure he was going to tell me I needed drugs, but instead, he told me about how he had talked to other surgeons, and they were all seeing problems with Fosamax and the other drugs being used to increase bone density. One of the worst is that they are too often seeing a fracture that runs across the upper thigh bone. He said he was fine with my choice not to take anything.
And BTW, I was online, looking for information about tibia plateau fractures, and it is one that is extremely common for people, young and old. I couldn’t believe all of the young people who had fallen off a bike or some other thing, and had this same injury.
For Grandmama's Bank Voice, imagine Maggie Smith in "Downton Abbey," only not British.
Young Josh, my physical therapist, had some choice words about doctors who push drugs for everything, when what people really need is ... well, physical therapy ;-), but also, better life choices or even just not drugs.
Maggie Smith was one of my favorites! My mom could be pretty stern, too, and she had a very light Southern accent.
And I like your PT!! I’m a big fan of PT, as you know. Plus, I like that they show us how to do things that are good for us, in general. I’m still doing some for back pain, and it makes such a big difference. I’ll occasionally take some Tylenol, but not very often. Staying strong, limber and balanced makes such a big difference as we age.
Marque, thanks for this link. I only listened to the start of it but will certainly get back to it. It did strike me, in the first few seconds, that he is right and why the concept of a colorblind society is so important, as an aspiration. It reminds me, too, of the massive complexity of dealing with inequality in opportunity and circumstance.
Interesting. I have been thinking about this a lot since listening to a podcast called The Gatecrashers, which is an 8 part series of the history of Jews at Ivy League schools. Well researched through the archives of these schools. For example, the college interview and formal application was the creation of Columbia when their Jewish student population hit 25%, a number that was discouraging "Knickerbocker" young gentlemen from applying. They also created a junior college in Brooklyn just for Jews (such as Isaac Asimov). The other Ivies had similarly creative policies. Highly recommend this pod, whether or not you're Jewish.
We are listening to an audiobook that's the memoir of a man from small-town Oklahoma who served in Patton's 3rd Army in World War II. He was drafted in the spring of 1944, as soon as he turned 18, and arrived in Europe just in time for the Battle of the Bulge. The co-author interviewed him in 2018-2019, when he was about 90.
Anyway, he told an anecdote about meeting a Jewish soldier, the first Jew he'd ever met, while they were waiting to embark for the Channel crossing. The soldier was from a Russian immigrant family from Philadelphia, and he told the narrator about the pogroms in Russia and about the stories of the concentration camps that Jewish Americans were hearing from their relatives in Europe.
The Jewish soldier, Eli Cohen (maybe: the co-author mentioned in the intro that the old guy didn't always remember people's names), said that he was going to Europe to fight for his people, and the Oklahoman said, "I never heard of any of this, but now I'm going to fight for your people, too!"
What's the name of the audio book? There are all kinds of stories like that. My girlfriend is the daughter of Holocaust Survivors. She lectures on the topic at schools and often brings her teenage audience, and their teachers, to tears.
You're welcome. He didn't really "march with Patton," but he did see him in person a few times ;-). The soldiers seem to have traveled in trucks mainly, anyway. There are lots of original anecdotes, such as his squad's going into a German city (Cologne?) and finding the German people were starving. He and another soldier went into the fields outside the city, shot fifty rabbits, went back and distributed them to the citizens - one rabbit per two family members - and then went back and shot fifty more.
I'm not a fan of the educational practice of marinating students, especially younger students, in the world's worst events. When that's done in an institutional setting, children are forced to produce "approved" reactions and attempt to "empathize" in ways that can't reasonably be expected of almost anyone, as well as to form categorical moral judgments.
I think that exposing children to details about the Holocaust is best done in small doses, in a context where they can say, "Can we listen to music now?" if it's distressing, and where they don't have to react in any particular way. That can be done with an audio book narrated by a nice young man from Oklahoma or a Venezuelan journalist investigating her family's past, or - for older students - with a speaker such as your girlfriend. As long as there's not a judgment being made that, "If you don't cry, there's something wrong with you."
Pressuring people, especially children, to emote publicly is psychologically abusive.
She does it very sensitively and gets lots of questions and reactions and notes from the students. I think her job is more important now as the survivors die off.
This was something that was not really taught in public school standard texts when I was coming up. Nor were all the other layers of discrimination to protect the WASP ruling classes and elites a century ago.
I suspect it doesn’t fit too neatly into the preferred narrative—which is a more sinister-sounding phrasing than I mean it. The people who write, authorize, and design public school curricula have biases to confirm just like the rest of us.
Also, who is or isn’t eligible to get into Ivy League schools isn’t much of interest in most parts of the country, I’d say. Even if the knock-on effects have been considerable.
As a Jew, and a graduate of an Ivy, I found it fascinating. Columbia was the most vicious in its outlook and treatment as they had all of the Jewish immigrants in the Boroughs. Some of the schools were quite patronizing; the president of one school really thought they were doing a good job with "the Hebrews."
Like Cynthia, I have given up something that I really enjoy during Lent. I think of Lent as a reset in a way. This year I have decided to refrain from drinking any wine/alcohol. I normally employ a glass of wine when I get home from work to unwind while getting dinner ready. I decided that during this period to do otherwise... have a cup of tea, a sparkling water or a Vitamin C smoothie instead and just try to be present.. maybe a little tylenol or cbd to answer the ache in my back, hips, feet and head. The trouble with a glass of wine is that it often leads to a second glass of wine. Over a week, this puts a person in a category of alcohol overuse. I am getting older and already have a case of CRS (can't remember shit). I don't need any help. Plus, I read an article about the effects of alcohol on the body and it is disconcerting how little can cause so much damage. So I want to honor the gift of life and the body I have been given and decided it is time to show gratitude by taking care and to, in real time, express it. This is not to mean that I won't, once in a while (after Lent) have a glass of wine with friends once in a while. Even Jesus drank a glass of wine in communion with others and major events and dinners.
I’m still having my glass of wine, but I started measuring it awhile ago, and the majority of the time, I’m good with one glass (mostly because more gives me a headache). Age has a way of forcing us into moderation! Still, good for you. Being thoughtful towards ourselves as well as others might be one of those things that doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
CRS is reaching epidemic proportions. Of course I say that about most things that afflict me. What’s interesting though is the reaction I get from my wife on those times when I dig deep with my master of useless information skills and remember an obscure, meaningless fact. I won’t say she’s impressed; more like puzzled.
Oh I don’t know about that. I think it’s wonderful to be able to recall so much so quickly. I’m paralyzed by the stress of trying to come up with things quickly. It’s one of the main reasons I’m not good at debating. I know a lot, actually, but it’s accessing it that’s the hard part!
😂 That happens to me more than I’d like to admit. Most of the time it’s because my husband is driving (yes, his fault!) so I’m not paying attention to where we parked in the first place.
But, one time I took my mom (she had Alzheimer’s) to the mall. Of course, I couldn’t remember where I’d parked which is annoying at best. But, I also had that awful moment where I thought, is it happening to me, too?!
Okay, I started to Google CRS (can't remember shit) and asked Kim if she knew what it was. I read her your comment to give CRS context and she pointed it out to me. Duh. :)
I didn’t know either, and when you just ask what CRS means, you get: Common Reporting Standards: It sets out the financial account information to be exchanged, the financial institutions required to report, the different types of accounts and taxpayers ...
Turns out it helps if you add “medical” to the search.
😂 It also means this: Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is an acute systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fever and multiple organ dysfunction that is associated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, therapeutic antibodies, and haploidentical allogeneic transplantation.
There are so many acronyms these days, I can’t begin to keep up! AND, I also can’t remember stuff either!!!
"This year I have decided to refrain from drinking any wine/alcohol."
Same! Because of my history of anorexia, I don't like to have food-related "fasts," which can easily result in flipping that, "We can lose weight!" switch. An advantage of abstaining from alcohol is the amount of money one saves - even if other adult family members continue drinking. This can be used to help others in a variety of ways.
Only recently learned that anorexia is one of the deadlier forms of mental illness—my ignorance was a deep as it was broad.
Recently watched a video podcast about keto diets hosted by a French engineer lady who said she benefited from the diet—but would never participate in any fasting. The experience would be too close to her history, and she’d be very good at starving herself thanks to her prior behavior.
The convo between two very science-y ladies is here if anyone’s interested:
I had anorexia in my late teens and into my 20s. It is still something I have to be careful about, and one thing I don’t do is weigh myself on a regular basis. It is very hard to see yourself realistically, and I could always focus on one spot that looked too big (usually my stomach). Photos is when I could see how thin I was.
I lost a fair amount of weight last year after my riding accident, which was shocking because I couldn’t do anything other than lie in bed or sit in a wheelchair for a couple of months. I remember my mom (an RN) saying it’s not good to be too thin in the event you get sick. I’ll admit that it was a scary time in that regard alone.
I remember feeling that it was the ONE thing I was really good at: losing weight. I think for me, a lot of it had to do with feeling like I was in control of something.
I have to stay away from the fire water altogether, I’ve learned.
The more I’ve read about the biological effects on different organs all the way down to the cell level, the easier it is for me to remember not to imbibe.
We've got Overnight People at the store. They sometimes leave messes, too. The more difficult ones to clean up are a result of their putting incoming merchandise on a shelf other than where it belongs, or not unpacking it all the way.
You don't see them, just their mess. When I run away to Colombia to be a bilingual nanny, they'll wish they'd assimilated wash-rinse-dry-putaway.
That said, Shannon is moving slowly today. I expect it's her arthritis. The vet said he can give her pain medication if she seems really uncomfortable.
I was a crappy student 99% percentile SAT taker. Standardized tests are how I got I to my excellent private school and college. I will be sad to see the, go.
Greetings and Salutations my fellow travelers...
Marque: I keep getting reminded to : pledge my support, so here: I pledge my undying love and loyalty to this Substack and you...lol...
I grew up upper middle class, not college endowments rich, but, pretty decent...my dad and mom both grew up in abject poverty, both were quite smart, but, didn't get an opportunity to go to college...my dad just worked his way to the upper echelons in retail, working for Sam Walton at the end.
He didn't believe in showing off wealth, and consistently told us being well to do, didn't make us better than anyone else, nor meant anything important. I went to the local HS, where most families and pretty much most of my close friends , were not well to do, some even lived in that abject poverty and I saw them struggle where I didn't have to, being blessed with good role models, money and above average intelligence ( none of which was anything I did, but what I inherited) I often felt guilty about it, and tried to help where I could. I did well on my SAT's, and was accepted everywhere I applied..( I didn't apply at any Ivy Leagues, looking back I may have had a chance it I had, but, as my father had six children , the financial burden was probably more than he could have done, yet he made way too much money for me to get any financial help.
Our whole system already favors the upper class, and it would be good for the individuals and the country if we could affect some change that leveled the playing filed, not perpetuated the status quo and the "elite" as the only educated and worthy people. Or so many white men ( nothing against white men, there are many I adore...lol...)
So, I've been thinking about the conversations we have here vs. the ones that go on in Dispatch Comments 2.notquitefinished.
And while I understand that some find it too combative over there, I'd like to suggest that for those who feel they can spend a little time, it would be good to do so. I'd like to see our various caucuses (EBDCEC, JSLC, Badinage, etc.--put in appearances occasionally. (It wouldn't have to be every day and it could just be one selected article if not TMD.) Over time, it might help convey to some of the more recent arrivals that this is supposed to be a community and not a free-for-all. And animals aren't the only way to do it, though I'll welcome their return when Cynthia is ready to wrap up her current time-out.)
Good suggestion and I will try.
I do sometimes post...but, most of the time the only people who notice are the ones that already agree with me
Though I did ask one the newer posters over on today's TMD to please ( I did politely) stop generalizing about the left , as I don't do it to the right, I think expecting the same is fair
He ignored it I think ,unless he gets it later, but another newer poster did upvote it
I, like you, have promoted the community thing ever since things changed, I don't think we can break through to the worst offenders to be honest, they aren't going to listen to me, especially if they are very anti left, and know I am one
Edited to fix numerous typos and missing words..sigh...lol
I'm thinking they're still perceiving you as an isolated individual. The community needs to demonstrate its presence as a group, and do it more consistently.
I did , I think, make a point to D Truitt about the community thing in the beginning, he asked me who was I to tell him how to post, and I said as a member of the community and doing what the owners of The Dispatch asked us to do and I explained about this is a community not just a forum, and our only rule was civility.
He backed off from me after that and I didn't see him do it too much to others, so maybe he did get my message?
Here's another exchange I had, on "How Fox News Created a Safe Space." Think my reply is too subtle?
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Ken Motamed
"Am I not getting through?" You're right about the grammar, but you need to get over yourself.
C C Writer
Thanks for the advice.
Maybe he did get the message. Maybe he also got it from some others. He is still being a bit of a jerk.
The other day he jumped on me about statements I made about Chicago politics, how wrong I was. I usually don't interact with him at all, but I replied with a simple question: "How long have you lived in Chicago?"
Didn't get an answer. At least one other person suggested he had probably gotten all his knowledge of Chicago from Google.
Yeah, he is pretty confrontational, even when there is really no need to be
It's so peaceful and stress-free here in the far-off suburbs of the solar system ...
I get that.
And I'm turning out reams of (ahem) really important content for my church committees.
As we all would expect.
One of my Stewardship Commission members said, "I like to use bullet points in my emails." I said, "I like to use paragraphs."
Well, in some places these days one has to defend the very idea of using the written word.
My parents raised us with the understanding that if you want to be seen as a classy person, you should behave well. Good manners (showing respect for others) was a big piece of that, honesty also loomed large, education was also an element, but showing off with luxury goods was not. Why? Because classy people don't waste their money on things that aren't actually useful. They just can't substitute for the effort of doing what you're supposed to be doing. That's for . . . wait for it . . . lazy people.
(That our family had to be budget conscious did support the don't-waste-your-money message, but years later I figured out that there was a lot more to it than the depth of your pockets. My parents eventually got to buy some nice things, but these were not about showing off, they were about quality in things you will use.)
Ha, I think useful means different things to different people....my dad was big on practical, but wasn't adverse to buying non practical or fun things too
And he gave me a work ethic also...
Oh yeah. Mine was an early adopter of Polaroid cameras and Volkswagens. We also had a CB radio for family road trips and a walkie-talkie set for camping and hiking. (And he probably ordered them from sources that offered wholesale pricing.)These items enriched our lives, though the status-conscious would have said "I don't get it, how can you impress anyone with that?"
"Because classy people don't waste their money on things that aren't actually useful."
A Scout is Thrifty.
By the way, my mother's sister married a guy who worked hard and made a lot of money, so they had some nicer stuff than us, but they didn't go overboard, and it didn't affect how they treated people (except that they watched for opportunities to be generous but didn't talk a lot about it). And they raised my cousins about the same way my parents raised us, with the right priorities including a work ethic.
I was thinking about the Thursdayness of today and realized there wasn't a G-File yesterday, which was Wednesday, although there was that nice piece from the darling Mr. Lincicome. I see that our "polis of origin" has not adopted my suggestion of letting the readers know if scheduled content will not actually appear as scheduled.
Cebu.
I spent some time looking, just to make sure.
So did I.
Maybe the twits need to call a plumber to clean out the twit pipes. There've been a few mentions on Jonah's feed that things are not appearing where one might expect them to go. More stuff that "Must" guy is up to, I guess.
Kevin Williamson's Monday article didn't go out by email, but it did show up on the site, and then someone said, "Hey, I should have gotten an email!" and Mr. Williamson mentioned "software," and eventually the email came out.
This has not happened with the Wednesday G-File. It's just not there.
Okay, after reading about a number of health related issues, does anyone here take statins for high cholesterol? If so, have you had any problems with side effects? My problem appears to be inherited, and it’s really frustrating! Most of my life it was low, and then there was good old menopause, which has a way of exacerbating a lot of things.
Inherited? Are you still blaming your parents? I take a statin, but I have no side effects to either side and none to the front or rear, either. Are you sorry you asked?
Yes I am!! 😉 And, no, I’m not sorry I asked! 😂 (You’ve obviously seen a few of the joke emails!)
But, also glad you aren’t having any side effects.
I’m well informed in the critical/skeptical view of statins—it is my strong bias. The basics of the case against:
1) LDL is not a good indicator of long-term health outcomes. HDL is a much more sensible marker. Having high HDL is more important than low LDL. Triglycerides should preferably also be lower, too. But statins (to my knowledge) don’t raise HDL.
2) Serum cholesterol is a health system obsession with a poor track record in predicting much of anything. The science to support the assumptions about heart disease is weak to non-existent.
3) This one’s a doozy: The statistics used to promote statin use are skewed ridiculously in favor of the pharma companies. Specifically, they use relative rather than absolute risk. They claim, for instance, that statins reduce heart attack risk by 50%—but that’s in relative terms. In absolute terms, for 1000 patients who were prescribed statins and 1000 who had a placebo, there were two cardiac incidents in the statin group and three in the placebo group. (Relying on numbers poorly recollected by me on the fly.)
4) Statins unnaturally beat down your body’s production of essential cholesterol, which itself can cause long-term side effects. The pharma cos have downplayed these risks. At the very least, those who take statins should at least take CoQ10 supplements.
5) Much of the research on heart disease was conducted before it was recognized that women have different patterns. In other words, most of the statin research is based on how they affect men, not women, despite the fact that women have very different pathologies here—but the health system still pressures doctors to prescribe women statins as if they were men. (Probably due to path dependency.)
The case for statin use:
—They may be helpful specifically to men in their 40s and 50s who have a history of heart disease. But not to anyone else.
I just had an argument with my dr because my "bad" cholesterol was slightly elevated ( 218, )this happened once before , and i adjusted some things and it dropped back down, he insisted I needed to go on statins ( I am not a fan of taking prescribed meds unless I really half to, I take an anti reflux, I have an inhaler because of my bronchitis issues , and I use 800 MG motrin for arthritis pain mostly, but if I take 10 a month I would be surprised...
Anyway, I also have had low BP my whole life... against their preconceived assumptions that I shouldn't..80/70 was normal for me most of my life, it has risen a little as I have gotten older, my top number has never been higher than 120 ( except for the day I saw him it was really high, it was stress, I told him that, both seeing him and not wanting to be yelled at and other stuff) , and my bottom number runs as low as 63 to no more than 80...( one time it was 43...lol) it is all hereditary obviously, both my mom and her mom ran low too...and it dropped righ t back down right after seeing him
So, they get the blood work back and the cholesterol is raised...( My triglycerides and good cholesterol are very good., along with all my other stats, oxygen level is 98%)..he calls me in a script for a Statin...I am not happy, but, i took it for three months...and didn't refill it ( even my pharmacist, whom I love is angry at me...)..I had no side effects that I am aware of...
They won't listen to me, I know my body, my heart is fine ( and there is no history i my family for any heart stuff) , my only real issue is the bronchia thing, which I have had since I was an infant...I don't know how male drs talk to men, but, all my life I have been not taken seriously by most of my male drs...they always say it is in my head, or I don't know what I am taking about , or I am too emotional, etc etc...it is very annoying...female drs are easier to talk to and they get it, but, I have an issue that I don't want to go into with women on another area...
Ok, sorry for rant, but, after reading what you said, I am glad I rebelled...lol
Thanks for reading
It really depends on the individual man. My surgeon, the one who operated on my fractured tibia) was wonderful. Of course, he was an orthopedic surgeon, and I wonder if getting inside the body, and actually seeing what’s going on makes a difference?
When I talked to him about not wanting to go on Fosamax for bone density, I bet he spent an extra 30-45 minutes with me, talking about what he and his fellow surgeons had discovered. He was so helpful.
But, overall, I think doctors are too busy, and I think they are also pressured by their organizations to push certain things. Our clinic/hospital was recently purchased by a group that seems to be buying up a lot of the medical facilities in the area. They are extremely profit driven, and testing and prescribing seem to be the thing they push the hardest.
I don’t even know how or where to look for a good doctor. Which reminds me, I had a couple of other very good male doctors years ago. Since then, it’s a toss up.
Yeah, I have had several that were great, my family dr growing up , that I used unti l he retired , my gatro ( who I used as my GP at the time) guy I also used till he retired and my oncologist, who I haven't needed to see, but would be who I would go to if I needed an oncologist again, my urologist is pretty cool too...my new gastro guy is pretty awesome also. The specialists seem to be different overall...and several of mine refused to be under the thumb of a hospital or medical conglomerate, so I suppose that matters...they didn't want them dictating how to practice.
For a while I was just seeing a PA as I had no need for an actual Dr...the one I have now was assigned to me by the hospital I use...Mercy.
I started out liking my PA a lot. She seemed better than my doctor, who ended up leaving. It’s difficult to attract doctors here because they’d rather be closer to Madison, and I can’t say I blame them. I love it where I live, but if I was young, I’d be moving.
Specialists often seem better, but you have to know what you need. I’m seeing this PA for my yearly wellness checkup through Medicare. I don’t know if she’s burned out (I think a lot are), but I’ve gotten to feel as though she’s mostly following a set of guidelines. Maybe that makes sense?
But, of course, Medicare sets the guidelines. They decide what they’ll pay for, and how much.
To add an external source, biology/psychology prof Dr. David Diamond, who researched the subject in depth when he was prescribed it, and became a furiously outspoken critic of the corrupt science he found backing up the recommendation. Here he talked to cardiologist Bret Scher.
https://youtu.be/YaEmiUfL7ts
Here’s a link from The People’s Pharmacy, and they are continuing to say the same thing. I know you don’t need to read this, but my husband is definitely having second thoughts. https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/the-statin-bandwagon-rolls-on
Here’s another video presentation in exchange:
https://youtu.be/o_QdNX9etCg
It’s more technical explanation about how cholesterol works normally, and different complications statins can cause.
I’ve been sharing this stuff with a friend, and she feels the same way. She said her mother was on lipitors for years, and she had dementia. Okay, maybe they aren’t related, but there’s also a good chance they were.
I finally looked at my numbers from my bloodwork last week, and it’s not that bad. I certainly wouldn’t qualify for statins UNLESS I wanted to make sure everything was lower. I’m right on the line for most of it is and well under for other parts.
Thanks again for the links.
Also, my husband has been watching and reading, and I think he’s going to get off of statins. I’ve been trying to get him to do that for a couple of years.
I’ve heard some of them should be discontinued gradually—might look the type up at Mayo or Cleveland Clinic or WebMD.
My husband and I have been watching this. I’ve seen the entire thing, and he got in about halfway through. It’s really interesting. I’ve been unhappy about my husband being on statins, but they lowered his cholesterol a little and he hasn’t had any side effects (that he’s aware of). I first became aware of potential problems years ago, listening to The People’s Pharmacy. I don’t agree with everything they say, but this caught my attention. We’re currently watching the first part.
Bless you, Marque. ❤️
Thank you so much, Marque. I really appreciate all the information, and it’s helpful for me because I really do my best to avoid long-term use of any medication. I took a very low dose stimulant for awhile for ADHD, and for me, it really only seemed to help for a short time. This is how people end up taking such high doses, and I’m not doing that.
I’ve taken antidepressants a few times over the years. The first one made me really sleepy, and driving a car was dangerous. (It made me wonder how many people are driving while take meds that could impact their’s and other’s safety.) I stopped that, but eventually I tried something different the. (I’m talking years in between.) That made me dizzy and nauseated. I got to day 3, and I wasn’t better so I contacted my doctor. She said it could take up to 3 WEEKS to adjust. I stopped that day. The third time, I found something that seemed to work, but only for awhile, and it was helpful for the short term. However, my choice again was to increase the dosage. So, I weaned myself off.
I’ve even reached a point where I only take a couple of supplements. Based on blood tests, none of them were making any difference, and I read enough to realize that none of the stuff (remember when C was so popular?) lives up to the hype. The only thing I’ve actually had noticeably help me is L-lysine for combating cold sores.
I’m not saying everyone needs to get off their meds. I know some things are important. High blood pressure comes to mind, and of course, diabetes that can’t be helped by diet. But, I do think there are a number of medications that are prescribed too often. So, thank you for the information you provided!!! ❤️
I've been on atorvastatin for several years as has my wife, and we have not noticed any side affects (although my wife especially is on multiple meds).
My husband says he doesn’t have any side effects either, but I have a friend who does. Maybe she’s taking something different.
We share the same prescription, he wrote mediculously.
My husband tends to higher cholesterol numbers and refuses to take statins based on research showing that the benefits are largely assumed rather than demonstrated by experiment.
If he's ever not in a meeting using Grandmama's Bank Voice, I can ask him for some references.
Thanks, Cynthia. This is exactly what bothers me. They want to put everyone on drugs, and they don’t seem to be bothered that there are bad side effects. Mine is high, but it’s not over the top. One thing I read is that it tends to go up as we age (of course).
The other thing is (I’ve probably complained about this before) because I’m small, they have been bugging me for years (about 30 now) to get bone density tests. I think I did it a couple of times, and then they wanted to put me on Fosamax. So, I checked into that, and the side effects aren’t just bad, they’re dangerous. I told the clinic to stop sending me reminders because I’m not doing it.
Then I fractured my tibia, and of course, once again I’m getting the bone density and Fosamax lecture. So, I told my PA I would talk to the surgeon who put my knee back together. I’ll tell you what—there should be more doctors like him! I was sure he was going to tell me I needed drugs, but instead, he told me about how he had talked to other surgeons, and they were all seeing problems with Fosamax and the other drugs being used to increase bone density. One of the worst is that they are too often seeing a fracture that runs across the upper thigh bone. He said he was fine with my choice not to take anything.
And BTW, I was online, looking for information about tibia plateau fractures, and it is one that is extremely common for people, young and old. I couldn’t believe all of the young people who had fallen off a bike or some other thing, and had this same injury.
I need “Grandma’s Bank Voice!” 👍😂
For Grandmama's Bank Voice, imagine Maggie Smith in "Downton Abbey," only not British.
Young Josh, my physical therapist, had some choice words about doctors who push drugs for everything, when what people really need is ... well, physical therapy ;-), but also, better life choices or even just not drugs.
Maggie Smith was one of my favorites! My mom could be pretty stern, too, and she had a very light Southern accent.
And I like your PT!! I’m a big fan of PT, as you know. Plus, I like that they show us how to do things that are good for us, in general. I’m still doing some for back pain, and it makes such a big difference. I’ll occasionally take some Tylenol, but not very often. Staying strong, limber and balanced makes such a big difference as we age.
Maybe I'll go back for more PT when we blow through our insurance deductible ;-).
It’s never a bad thing. I could use a little more help with my knee.
What a place this is, with stories of Overnight People and lessons about CRS and alcohol consumption. Who needs Big Media?
I really do get a kick out of all the stuff we get into! 👍😂
Advertisers and propagandists.
And the lazy. Or is that redundant?
No, I think it's a separate category. I don't think advertisers and propagandists are lazy: I think they're quite purposeful.
They're purposeful, but quite willing to cut corners and kid themselves about the results. I spent many years in advertising.
Very interesting!
Okay, that makes sense.
Marque, thanks for this link. I only listened to the start of it but will certainly get back to it. It did strike me, in the first few seconds, that he is right and why the concept of a colorblind society is so important, as an aspiration. It reminds me, too, of the massive complexity of dealing with inequality in opportunity and circumstance.
Here is a heartfelt comment. It seems we can give the page 2 hearts if we do one on the phone and one on the laptop.
Interesting. I have been thinking about this a lot since listening to a podcast called The Gatecrashers, which is an 8 part series of the history of Jews at Ivy League schools. Well researched through the archives of these schools. For example, the college interview and formal application was the creation of Columbia when their Jewish student population hit 25%, a number that was discouraging "Knickerbocker" young gentlemen from applying. They also created a junior college in Brooklyn just for Jews (such as Isaac Asimov). The other Ivies had similarly creative policies. Highly recommend this pod, whether or not you're Jewish.
I just downloaded the first two episodes.
That sounds very interesting! Thanks for the recommendation.
I was hoping my school would come out better , but no
We are listening to an audiobook that's the memoir of a man from small-town Oklahoma who served in Patton's 3rd Army in World War II. He was drafted in the spring of 1944, as soon as he turned 18, and arrived in Europe just in time for the Battle of the Bulge. The co-author interviewed him in 2018-2019, when he was about 90.
Anyway, he told an anecdote about meeting a Jewish soldier, the first Jew he'd ever met, while they were waiting to embark for the Channel crossing. The soldier was from a Russian immigrant family from Philadelphia, and he told the narrator about the pogroms in Russia and about the stories of the concentration camps that Jewish Americans were hearing from their relatives in Europe.
The Jewish soldier, Eli Cohen (maybe: the co-author mentioned in the intro that the old guy didn't always remember people's names), said that he was going to Europe to fight for his people, and the Oklahoman said, "I never heard of any of this, but now I'm going to fight for your people, too!"
What's the name of the audio book? There are all kinds of stories like that. My girlfriend is the daughter of Holocaust Survivors. She lectures on the topic at schools and often brings her teenage audience, and their teachers, to tears.
“… and often brings her teenage audience, and their teachers, to tears.” I’ll bet.
Surprisingly, there are funny stories as well
My husband is a Jew, and I have a bias towards Jewish humor.
"I Marched With Patton"
A Firsthand Account of World War II Alongside One of the U.S. Army's Greatest Generals
by Sisson, Frank (with Robert L. Wise)
Thanks!
You're welcome. He didn't really "march with Patton," but he did see him in person a few times ;-). The soldiers seem to have traveled in trucks mainly, anyway. There are lots of original anecdotes, such as his squad's going into a German city (Cologne?) and finding the German people were starving. He and another soldier went into the fields outside the city, shot fifty rabbits, went back and distributed them to the citizens - one rabbit per two family members - and then went back and shot fifty more.
I'm not a fan of the educational practice of marinating students, especially younger students, in the world's worst events. When that's done in an institutional setting, children are forced to produce "approved" reactions and attempt to "empathize" in ways that can't reasonably be expected of almost anyone, as well as to form categorical moral judgments.
I think that exposing children to details about the Holocaust is best done in small doses, in a context where they can say, "Can we listen to music now?" if it's distressing, and where they don't have to react in any particular way. That can be done with an audio book narrated by a nice young man from Oklahoma or a Venezuelan journalist investigating her family's past, or - for older students - with a speaker such as your girlfriend. As long as there's not a judgment being made that, "If you don't cry, there's something wrong with you."
Pressuring people, especially children, to emote publicly is psychologically abusive.
Also, she only does this in high schools and colleges.
She does it very sensitively and gets lots of questions and reactions and notes from the students. I think her job is more important now as the survivors die off.
This was something that was not really taught in public school standard texts when I was coming up. Nor were all the other layers of discrimination to protect the WASP ruling classes and elites a century ago.
I suspect it doesn’t fit too neatly into the preferred narrative—which is a more sinister-sounding phrasing than I mean it. The people who write, authorize, and design public school curricula have biases to confirm just like the rest of us.
Also, who is or isn’t eligible to get into Ivy League schools isn’t much of interest in most parts of the country, I’d say. Even if the knock-on effects have been considerable.
As a Jew, and a graduate of an Ivy, I found it fascinating. Columbia was the most vicious in its outlook and treatment as they had all of the Jewish immigrants in the Boroughs. Some of the schools were quite patronizing; the president of one school really thought they were doing a good job with "the Hebrews."
I wondered how you managed to get an "in" to the JSLC!
And there was no entrance exam!
Good Morning.
Like Cynthia, I have given up something that I really enjoy during Lent. I think of Lent as a reset in a way. This year I have decided to refrain from drinking any wine/alcohol. I normally employ a glass of wine when I get home from work to unwind while getting dinner ready. I decided that during this period to do otherwise... have a cup of tea, a sparkling water or a Vitamin C smoothie instead and just try to be present.. maybe a little tylenol or cbd to answer the ache in my back, hips, feet and head. The trouble with a glass of wine is that it often leads to a second glass of wine. Over a week, this puts a person in a category of alcohol overuse. I am getting older and already have a case of CRS (can't remember shit). I don't need any help. Plus, I read an article about the effects of alcohol on the body and it is disconcerting how little can cause so much damage. So I want to honor the gift of life and the body I have been given and decided it is time to show gratitude by taking care and to, in real time, express it. This is not to mean that I won't, once in a while (after Lent) have a glass of wine with friends once in a while. Even Jesus drank a glass of wine in communion with others and major events and dinners.
I’m still having my glass of wine, but I started measuring it awhile ago, and the majority of the time, I’m good with one glass (mostly because more gives me a headache). Age has a way of forcing us into moderation! Still, good for you. Being thoughtful towards ourselves as well as others might be one of those things that doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
CRS is reaching epidemic proportions. Of course I say that about most things that afflict me. What’s interesting though is the reaction I get from my wife on those times when I dig deep with my master of useless information skills and remember an obscure, meaningless fact. I won’t say she’s impressed; more like puzzled.
I trash the young folks at Nintendo Trivial Pursuit.
I wish I could make the same claim! But, that doesn’t surprise me at all about you. 😊
All the worthless facts.
Oh I don’t know about that. I think it’s wonderful to be able to recall so much so quickly. I’m paralyzed by the stress of trying to come up with things quickly. It’s one of the main reasons I’m not good at debating. I know a lot, actually, but it’s accessing it that’s the hard part!
🤭 My husband puzzles me, too. Meanwhile, I do nothing that puzzles him!! 😂
Real time update: I just exited a coffee shop and stood in the parking lot with no idea where my car was. Epidemic I tell you.
I have done that numerous times...why I like having a key chain that makes a noise so I can find it...lol
Yes! I actually did use my key fob to find the car. Whew!
😂 That happens to me more than I’d like to admit. Most of the time it’s because my husband is driving (yes, his fault!) so I’m not paying attention to where we parked in the first place.
But, one time I took my mom (she had Alzheimer’s) to the mall. Of course, I couldn’t remember where I’d parked which is annoying at best. But, I also had that awful moment where I thought, is it happening to me, too?!
Sounds like my house. So one-sided!
But just remember, you’re here! You’re in your Happy Place now! 😘
Okay, I started to Google CRS (can't remember shit) and asked Kim if she knew what it was. I read her your comment to give CRS context and she pointed it out to me. Duh. :)
I didn’t know either, and when you just ask what CRS means, you get: Common Reporting Standards: It sets out the financial account information to be exchanged, the financial institutions required to report, the different types of accounts and taxpayers ...
Turns out it helps if you add “medical” to the search.
Anne, it means Can’t Remember Stuff. =D
I drew a similar blank earlier, too, tbqh…
Aren't you polite...lol
😂 It also means this: Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is an acute systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fever and multiple organ dysfunction that is associated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, therapeutic antibodies, and haploidentical allogeneic transplantation.
There are so many acronyms these days, I can’t begin to keep up! AND, I also can’t remember stuff either!!!
"This year I have decided to refrain from drinking any wine/alcohol."
Same! Because of my history of anorexia, I don't like to have food-related "fasts," which can easily result in flipping that, "We can lose weight!" switch. An advantage of abstaining from alcohol is the amount of money one saves - even if other adult family members continue drinking. This can be used to help others in a variety of ways.
Only recently learned that anorexia is one of the deadlier forms of mental illness—my ignorance was a deep as it was broad.
Recently watched a video podcast about keto diets hosted by a French engineer lady who said she benefited from the diet—but would never participate in any fasting. The experience would be too close to her history, and she’d be very good at starving herself thanks to her prior behavior.
The convo between two very science-y ladies is here if anyone’s interested:
https://youtu.be/fKff-wxmiAc
I had anorexia in my late teens and into my 20s. It is still something I have to be careful about, and one thing I don’t do is weigh myself on a regular basis. It is very hard to see yourself realistically, and I could always focus on one spot that looked too big (usually my stomach). Photos is when I could see how thin I was.
I lost a fair amount of weight last year after my riding accident, which was shocking because I couldn’t do anything other than lie in bed or sit in a wheelchair for a couple of months. I remember my mom (an RN) saying it’s not good to be too thin in the event you get sick. I’ll admit that it was a scary time in that regard alone.
My mom says the same thing.
I like your mom.
She's a pistol.
I have anecdotes and opinions, but it's best not even to get thinking about it.
I remember feeling that it was the ONE thing I was really good at: losing weight. I think for me, a lot of it had to do with feeling like I was in control of something.
Yep. Power!
I have to stay away from the fire water altogether, I’ve learned.
The more I’ve read about the biological effects on different organs all the way down to the cell level, the easier it is for me to remember not to imbibe.
I guess I’m the one holdout here! At least I stopped smoking 40 years ago. Oh, and I exercise 6 days a week. AND, my cholesterol is still high!!!
Good morning and Happy Thorsday to all. I'll be back after I wash the Overnight People's dishes.
We've got Overnight People at the store. They sometimes leave messes, too. The more difficult ones to clean up are a result of their putting incoming merchandise on a shelf other than where it belongs, or not unpacking it all the way.
Oy.
Are they like the Sea People of yore?
Perhaps. Sounds at least as if Cynthia would like to see less of them...
You don't see them, just their mess. When I run away to Colombia to be a bilingual nanny, they'll wish they'd assimilated wash-rinse-dry-putaway.
That said, Shannon is moving slowly today. I expect it's her arthritis. The vet said he can give her pain medication if she seems really uncomfortable.
So, like the Sea People, the Overnight People might set civilization back a generation or two.
Oh, don't get me started.
I think you should make the Overnight People wash their own dishes. Shannon can enforce.
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