I think it’s similar to trying to help an alcoholic out of that addiction. Once metabolic syndrome reaches a certain intensity, it takes both psychological and physiological discipline, much like alcohol addiction. A friend of mine just had gastric bypass surgery, and thankfully it has given him an edge in the fight. I believe he could have accomplished the same end with a less risky approach: one 72 hour fast, then one hour of eating as much and anything he wished every 48 hours until the desired body mass is achieved, then same every 24 hours to maintain. This approach avoids the complexity of controlling appetite and food selection desire. A person learns very quickly that carbs don’t offer the benefits that meat and fat can provide. I gain ten to twenty pounds during the holiday season, come the new year it’s back to reasonable alcohol consumption and OMAD eating. It’s nice to be able to choose gluttony for a time and know how to recover the tailspin.
The difficulties are compounding. Interesting times we live in. The huge corporate land owners with ensure net export, but the people will get poorer and have less representation in legislative decision making.
I think freedom to choose how you spend your time is the best return on the investment of saved money. Maybe look at high dividend 30 day yield ETF investments. It’s not quick wealth, but it’s consistent low risk reinvested capital that can be routed to current income when need be. I use Robinhood, but there are lots of options out there. 🤘🏻
My experience is that retire is more dependent on state of mind. I retired when I had the “right” amount, suffered terrible depression and promptly went back to work for twenty years. Could I afford to be choosy about what I worked at? Sure. Still “working”. 😁
I’m glad to learn of this, and I agree. Tyranny tends to react to technology that undermines control of peer communication and effective surveillance. While Kim Dotcom was certainly supporting copyright infringement, it is telling that the US was able to conduct an incursion on a citizen of NZ, in NZ, seizing the property of and arresting a person who had never stepped foot on US soil. Tyranny is as tyranny does I suppose. I’m just surprised that the AUS government hasn’t at least rattled a saber at Session. I fully support the aims of protocols like Nostr and Session, success is imperative. I think distribution of development and nodes is key.
From the California Air Resource Board, because people living like this (see image), certainly see federal ozone impact regulation as a priority. Meanwhile even new tractors don’t meet the proposed emissions limits. I wonder what the store shelves will look like six months into 2024? #homestead #selfsuffciency
The majority of densely populated areas in California, such as the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley air basins, exceed federal ozone and PM2.5 standards. Many major populated regions and economically disadvantaged communities are situated near heavy trucking traffic areas. The successful implementation of Clean Truck Check is critical for achieving State Implementation Plan commitments, moving closer to meeting federal ambient air quality standards, and improving public health in these impacted regions across the State, especially in disadvantaged communities disproportionately impacted. 
We’re on it! Maybe some leftover apple pie and a snort of whisky too. Of all the things that don’t cure a cold, whisky is my favorite!
Or inside. My wife and I are both feeling under the weather in a familiar way. My guess is that we are fighting off a slightly mutated respiratory viral illness, and while we’re not fully sick with it, antibody memory, a percentage of the viral bodies are different enough to cause the lack of energy. This process of exposure, infection and immune adaptation is critical to the process of keeping viruses under immune control. Masks inhibit that process and make fully novel deadly mutations of viruses more likely.
Recently read Green Lights. Matt shares his humanity so willingly. Quality guy. I generally don’t like bourbon, but I assume this has nothing in common with most bourbons?
Ahh this Christmas. The morning spent with family, vibrant and energetic in the way only youth can imbue an occasion with. A gift given that made my wife cry, a bottle of excellent Scotch whisky received, cigars, and an unimaginably beautiful set of French kitchen knives. I am so thankful to be surrounded by such beautiful people.
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I think Noam is one of the great thinkers of this era. Have you seen Requiem for the American Dream?
Sorry to hear this. I hope you have effective treatment and a speedy recovery.
Yep, but the ISP is much more important to shield traffic from. A no logs VPN with options for wise node and exit location choices is an excellent privacy start. A person can run TOR inside the VPN to obfuscate traffic from the VPN provider.