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MC Fresh Breath

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  1. I guess if I were in a business model that seriously relied on Twitter I'd have some concerns. But overall I find the communication style of Twitter to be something I have been mostly dis-engaging from as a whole. Certainly enjoy random humorous tweets that get posted here. But often I find I'm clicking on the link to the story within a tweet. Which means someone could just as easily bypass Twitter and just post the link to the story itself. I have not had a Facebook account for quite some time, and was already very, very rarely going to tweetdeck to check my curated feeds. As to Zuckerberg, Murdoch, Bezos, Musk, I root for the guillotines every time. Always pulling for the underdogs. To do that I think we would have to go further back and go to things like Citizens United (and that one case after which everyone says was effectively worse, but I forget its name). We have been aware of being batteries for the Matrix for some time. Time and again we have seen how we are all already under corporate control, and there isn't a damn effective thing we can do about it that I have seen. The entire system is rotted out, imo, and even certain 'core' ideas and tenets imo don't make sense in 2022, but that's another discussion. All that said, I still confess to browsing Instagram for hot model action snowboarding and action sports clips. Just don't read the comments. Ever.
  2. I bought a refurbed Voyage in 2017. Still on it. Bought an 'origami' cover for it in 2018. It absolutely meets my needs, and I prefer it to the paperwhites I've seen. Think I've become used to the way it 'fits' for me. Never knew of this site, what handy link. Thanks for that head's up. Looks like they have a Voyage on there for $55. Tempted to buy it as a 'back up.'
  3. New Pusha T is worth your time.
  4. Disappointing that “Doomed” isn’t an option.
  5. Think I read about a fall distribution of it. Thinking I will hold off on a second booster until then.
  6. I don't think he's playing at being a vile piece of shit who is directly responsible for spreading anti-vaxx conspiracy theories that have killed people. He should be in jail or at the very least kicked off the airwaves. Problem being, there are vile pieces of shit all lined up to take his place.
  7. From the group who sure shout quite a bit about "grooming."
  8. ^^^ Related. https://apnews.com/article/shootings-south-carolina-columbia-8587b95c3e87935cc9274aef31bf2ad3
  9. Read an article a while back about Macron wanting to raise the retirement age, which I think both of his opponents leaped on. He appears to be back pedaling on that idea now.
  10. https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/emily-robertson/sen-cornyn-im-convinced-pot-harmful-its-premature-legalize-it
  11. "dope smokers," lulz. Living in a State with real freedoms--as opposed to say, Texas-- I consume cannabis once or twice a week and all without smoking at all.
  12. Beautiful Clovis NM about to get a lot of Texas tourism. https://apnews.com/article/health-business-texas-new-mexico-marijuana-f786a646543955f1db4a9e51cee79e8c
  13. So locally, Middle School starts at 9:10. Elementary something like 7:20. Which to me makes no sense. The more I read about things and kids the more I think yeah, everything should start at 9:00.
  14. I like getting outside after work and having daylight. I didn't as much when I lived in Texas though, so maybe I get your take.
  15. There's a joke in there somewhere about Rubio and clocks being right twice a day or year or something. One of you wittier folks will have to come up with it.
  16. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-bill-that-would-make-daylight-savings-time-permanent-2023-2022-03-15/
  17. When I got the local shop hook up on wheels for the Santa Cruz skateboard they put Spitfire 80HD 56mm chargers on it. Seems to handle smallish pebbles about the same as the longboard, which is pretty good.
  18. Then they should move him to 3B and let him attempt silly steals when he gets on.
  19. Kate's been on LL for a few years now. Not that I read LL as much anymore.
  20. Don't get me wrong, I like the additions. But if Jerry isn't posturing then I am disappointed. Not exactly the 'opening the checkbook' we were promised.
  21. I missed most of last 'season' thanks to a snowboarding ankle injury. Up to that point I found I could do the two hands down slide if I planned it. The unexpected going too fast slide was still usually a disaster. Now I am working on basic skateboard tricks so my long board slide attempts are on hold for a bit. While I'm tired today I'm stoked that the time change happened. Between board sports and mountain biking I need more daylight.
  22. Hey dude, first off, welcome to the club! Very similar to you as to when I started getting into this. I really enjoy the landyachtz videos (I don't own one of their boards) : For me, practicing foot stopping over and over was key to getting comfortable. You really have to bend your knees more than you think. Then the more you skate, the more you'll get comfortable with speed. I know, duh, but the thing to keep in mind is those of us who take it up as adults are different than adults who "get back into it." No muscle memory to go back to, and now that we're older, our progress is slower. So during warmer months I try to set an 'every day' goal of getting on the board. Maybe some days its just 10 minutes. Other days shoot for an hour. But every day, a little something. In terms of stopping for a long time every time I went out, I would just start out with get going, stop under control. Repeat. Add a little speed and you can use the foot drags to slow down w/o stopping all the way. Have fun!
  23. Yep. Trevor Noah, among others, has had some pretty good stuff on how Poland treated Syrian refugees versus Ukrainian refugees. The differences are stark and brutal.
  24. Yeah, I'll probably take a breather for a while.
  25. My point was as a M's fan I would have liked to have seen them improve enough to where they could make the playoffs w/o the need for them to be expanded. Mainly just bummed about how the lockout just put owner greed in the face so obviously. And they essentially won, as they always do. And the parallels to America and corporate life. Baseball certainly mirrors a lot of society, both good and bad. The owners of this country always win. Oops, slight CR there. Sorry, but not totally sorry.
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