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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Fair enough. I'm not unhealthy but there is always room for improvement. I also would prefer a doctor to be blunt and more open about what they would do. My PCP comes across more passive (to me) and perhaps he and I are not a good match. As an example, I'm quickly approaching the age where my father died of an unexpected heart attack. On a 2023 checkup, my BP and cholesterol were slightly elevated into a category of time to do something. My doc was more like, eat better and exercise more and I will see you in a year. I raised the point of why not take meds AND follow a healthier lifestyle. And I strongly dislike taking meds but I didn't want to wait. I didn't pressure him but he agreed to prescribe low dosage which has greatly lowered the #s. I've read that some cardiologists and PCPs believe that you should aggressively attack even slightly elevated numbers as why wait for it to become a problem that may have caused unreversible damage. I feel better around this approach.
  2. As I wrote about earlier in this thread, I have slightly elevated BP and cholesterol #s which are controlled via meds. I would describe my PCP as not into uncommon tests or numbers for which he says that there is little to be done. I like him but that aspect bothers me a bit. I have a family history of heart problems so I interested in learning more even if its just understanding the genetic component. This week I signed up, on my own, for more health tests at Labcorp: LP(a), and their Heart Health Test including ApoB. Is there anyone else into testing on their own? My PCP has rightfully indicated that if I'm that concerned about my heart health, then I should follow as healthy of a diet and exercise regime as possible and then not worry about anything. I don't disagree with that advice but I'm also a numbers guy. I also wouldn't describe myself as worrying about my health as I can be fairly unemotional about it.
  3. Ha. Zaslov basically ran the Warner Bros/Discovery merged company into the ground (while paying himself $100s of millions from shareholder value), and now he's effectively spinning off the pieces that are dragging down the company. And keeping the profitable areas for himself to run. Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two public companies by next year I don't hate him for putting so much money in his pocket but rather pointing out how boards fail to protect shareholders against strong CEOs. It's a big flaw in the public company space. Regardless good news for shareholders that a good portion of their holdings will be separated from him.
  4. thanks for posting. I will check out the podcast. Like you hit on, it's easy to point out there's a problem. And its cool to identify and/or vent about a problem. We all do it. But what are possible and realistic solutions. It's like when I hear about a young person vent how it was so easy for boomer and gen x to buy their dream house at age 24 (spoiler, it wasn't easy or possible for most) but the person offers zero solutions to help younger people today with home buying. I agree there's a problem today but I don't know the solution either.
  5. Elon's immediate threat to dismantle the Dragon capsule, potentially stranding Americans in space, proves the point that he shouldn't have control of SpaceX. A reasonable CEO of SpaceX could over time decide that they don't want to be in the business of ferrying NASA astronauts but that would be a long term decision with years of notice. Instead Elon is making that decision between snorting line 3 and 4 of ketamine. given the national security implications of SpaceX & Starlink, the US govt should force him out of SpaceX leadership as well as prevent him from seeing some information. He can still own a large percentage but he shouldn't have day to day control.
  6. Can’t stand elon as much as Trump but truly scary that we have a president having an internet fight with a business person and threatening to ruin that persons business because of their disagreement. It’s just one more demonstration that Trump is a wanna-be autocrat who governs by fear. im hopeful that elon does continue to stand up to trump because of the worlds richest man caves, maybe we’re not far off from 2015 Trump saying that he could get away with murdering someone on 5th avenue.
  7. I would have bet anything that Trump and team never paid a dime, and have ignored any invoice that was received. Like some poor intern has the invoice on her desk and no on in the WH will respond to her request on what to do with it. However if Trump didn't pay for it, I would have thought Elon would have brought this up yesterday, if he knows.
  8. Assuming that he still had some of his Cheers money, he really shouldn't have been in that bad of shape. Then again you don't normally see many men his age at that weight. Maybe his money kept him alive.
  9. A couple of years back I listened to the All-in podcast. 4 Silicon Valley tech bros, each ~50. Very wealthy. To me, they became unbearable as the 2024 election approached because even the "liberal" of the group went full on MAGA, and one of them is now in the Trump admin. They're also very aligned with Musk. I may have to listen in this week but I bet they refuse to discuss other than perhaps saying they hope trump-elon work it out. But maybe they will say something.
  10. No Truths. Is that really a glitch?
  11. I don't have a problem punishing parents when they're criminally negligent. I don't care if they're punishing themselves more than society can. We can do both. I'm talking in generalities. I would need to know more about this tragedy.
  12. my sentiment wasn't that people shouldn't celebrate or acknowledge whatever they want. I'm supportive of they should do what they want, whenever they want. Go for it. However it's turned into you're taking a month, then I'm taking one as well. And so on. And I think that white Americans, especially conservatives are complete snowflakes they get riled up by all of it.
  13. for all intensive purposes, it's a blessing in the skies that a map has many blimps.
  14. There's no doubt that every cabinet official and agency lead have told their staff to never release numbers that are bad for Trump. Unless they want to lose their job.
  15. Honesty, do we really need month long celebrations for anything? I don't care if groups want to hold celebrations or awareness campaigns for themselves or their cause, but come on. I would bet that every month has many causes that claim it as their own, not to mention that every single day has 10 national _____ day proclamations. I also doubt that dc_drano ever referred to June as Pride Month. Everyone refers to June as June.
  16. and his twin brother Deimperial
  17. I imagine that we will soon see guidance from the AG that confronting an ICE agent will be considered a federal felony and will lead to an arrest. and subject to accidental falling down 3 flights of stairs (in a 2 story federal building.)
  18. I didn't watch full video but can you explain the scale in which 60% is calculated from? Would 100% been the full destruction of all planes at each of the bases, and did Ukraine bring that much firepower to those drones to make that possible?
  19. Setting the text content aside, I wouldn’t want to associate myself with someone that sends that much info in a text. honesty I’m on the fence about blocking you on surly for pasting that much crap 😀
  20. I don’t see how operation spider’s web doesn’t significantly disable Russia’s military permanently . Perhaps losing up to a 1/3 of their strategic bombers that can’t be replaced. The Tu-95 has been out of production since ‘93 not to mention its doubtful Russia has the funds to rebuild lost aircraft. Ukraine struck an airbase that’s described as being in eastern Siberia. They could have attacked the Kremlin if they had wanted. Russia will need to be on constant alert now across the country. i hope this attack scared the pentagon in recognizing our need to be prepared for a similar attack. I’m unsure how you fully can’t protect an air base, or whatever target, when drones are now flying many miles with fiber optic control wires.
  21. Alex, I will take people who will soon be pardoned by Greg Abbott for $200.
  22. the source of the problem is that our past and current leaders failed to find a method for the 25 year resident to obtain legal residency
  23. I wouldn't put money on it, but I could see Cornyn defeating Paxton.
  24. If foreign steel will cost another 25% tariff, US Steel can just raise their prices. They have zero incentive to actually produce more steel especially since they will know that tariff could be eliminated at any moment and may potentially never occur. They most likely will have a press conference stating that they have a plan to increase production and hire more, but they won't follow through.
  25. someone like Karoline has no limits. When Trump says something awful or just flat out factually wrong, she will tell you that he didn't say that. Or in case that she wants to repeat it, she will say it's aligned with the American public. I don't expect a WH Press Secretary to ever disagree with a President but she comes across as happy that Trump is cruel to people. And the major news sources will only push back on her so much because they need access to the briefing room and the WH. Not to mention that reporters are not supposed to be opinion writers but rather to ask questions and report back on the answers.
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