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I see a similar mindset in my father, who was a young child during WWII in Britain. Even after the war, rationing and shortages persisted for quite some time. Fortunately it has also made him very compliant with regard to government authority and restrictions during emergency situations so he hasn't balked at being…
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One of the worst things was developing a sudden intolerance to caffeine. :'( 10 cups a day was normal for me at one time. Soooo yeah, now I can't sleep and can't even rely on a little chemical stimulant to get through the day.
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I may steal this idea just to hang some ornaments for a change, I have a lot of the old family ones that haven't been used in decades. With two dogs who think everything is a chew toy and tails that can sweep a coffee table clear, I've only put up a little fiberoptic tabletop tree for years. Well... and laziness... it's…
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Luckily I have a home gym so I don't have to worry about wearing a mask. Or underwear. Or shoes.
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I am a longtime fan of the British series Coronation Street. When the UK went into full lockdown earlier this year they ceased filming and reduced the number of episodes airing weekly from three to five. When the restrictions lifted and filming resumed, Covid was written into the script. There are references to "things we…
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Hey, ya never know! You might end up as the most chill, narcoleptic menopausal woman ever.
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Finished my in-person Christmas shopping today! And I really only have one more online purchase to make, just waiting to see if any deals come along. I'm not normally this organized but I'm getting leery about spending time in the retail world as our cases are climbing.
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Just wait.... you're in for a treat... menopause is yet to come. When I was younger all the older women in the office used to say that, "Just wait..." and I've turned into one of them. Take everything you thought you knew about your body and turn it upside down, that's menopause. I miss being able to sleep. I miss being…
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And packaging!!! :s I recently bought a couple of larger items, one a storage unit, on Amazon. I ended up with THREE extra garbage bags containing only massive chunks of styrofoam, which can't be recycled here. Since I can only put out two bags a week and my regular household garbage is one of those, that was three weeks…
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I'd say I'm alone for about 95% of my food consumption, unless you count the dogs. I wasn't eating "frequently" in public even pre-Covid, one meal a week at most. Currently I'm at two meals a month that are consumed with one other individual present. Not that I'm secretive about my eating, just the normal life of a person…
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Oh good, I was starting to think I was using an incorrect position! For many years my cardio was a stair machine so I figured this was an improvement and ellipticals are just... weird. I am very lucky to have a physiotherapist who has worked with me to modify my lifts where necessary, and I have additional Theraband…
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There's a good chance I'm a dysfunctionally lower over-user since I have chronic rotator cuff issues. I kid you not, I feel the most exertion at the glute-hamstring junction. Or maybe I've been doing it all wrong for the past year (this wouldn't surprise me)? :D Even the SO noticed a difference and he's normally pretty…
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Except I got the 300 g version.
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I'll concur on the benefits of rowing. And I'm not even going to pretend I have good technique, I just watched a bunch of Youtube videos when I got the machine. Genetically, I was given a pancake derriere. Thirty years of desk jobs sitting on the thing sure didn't help matters. Four years of barbell squats, deadlifts and…
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When I worked at a uni library there was a student with a very distinct dark stache. However, her dress made it apparent that she was a member of a faith that doesn't permit cosmetic enhancement. Presumably the idea is that if God put it on your face, it stays on your face. I'm acutely aware of my most minute flaws, I…
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Hey! I played clarinet too! (and dated a lot of drummers, does that count?)
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That probably eliminates 99% of the guys here. ETA: "here" as in my neck of the woods, not MFP I'd say the other 1% eliminate themselves with (empty profile) "I'm an open book, ask me anything" or bitter rants about their exes and how they don't want another one like that.... but obviously there's a lot of overlap.
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I had metal braces as an adult and I concur with this. They're more dangerous to the wearer than to others. Although I did hear about another woman who apparently snagged skin in a delicate area with hers. :o
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Our daily self-screen questionnaire has the runny nose question but includes the phrase "not due to seasonal allergies". We have to ask permission to leave our district but fortunately it's a very large district.
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It's much the same here. If you're buying beer or wine you have to go to a designated checkout with a cashier who is Smart Serve certified, because that's a requirement to sell alcohol in this province. The store where I shop most often requires the cashier to enter numbers from your DL (probably the last 6 as those are…
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Hopefully you have all your receipts for non-insured medical expenses and can claim them at tax time, and maybe get a big refund. Not sure if you can access a provincial plan for high medication costs? In Ontario we have the Trillium Drug program, but I am honestly not sure how that works with partial insurance coverage.…
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I'm hoping it gets touted as the next Superfood but with my luck it will be the next pumpkin spice.
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Where does ruby cacao fall on that spectrum?
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Correct! Order soda here and you will get soda.
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Back when we could still DM without the FR rigamarole I would message super tall men for clothing recommendations because the SO is super tall and shopping options are nil here. Retail Research.
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Wow, that's interesting! Computers learning wasn't even on my radar, although I have seen 2001 a Space Odyssey :D I think that frightened me off the idea of AI at a young age. (I do have a friend who insists AI is much more advanced than "they" allow us to believe.)
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Not directed to me but I'll agree anyway. The brain is just a mass of neurons firing on and off. Learning, whether academic or social or emotional, is accomplished through repeat firing of neurons in the same pattern, which creates neural pathways. Computers are basically also a mass of on/off switches firing in patterns.
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All of them. I also leave it screen down a lot of the time to make it easier to ignore and I'm thrilled when I forget to bring it with me.
