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Good grief. I guess I'm not sure what a "legit" spa is now, but these places I saw on the news with "spa" in their name are sure as shit not places my wife would go for whatever it is that lets me play golf from time to time. Regardless, I'm not sure how noting that jumps to me thinking anyone deserves to be murdered. I probably am a cunt at times, though, so I won't dispute that, asshole.

"spas"

I never thought I would see it in Virginia, but when it happened it seemed to go pretty quick. Just be ready for a shitload of ads, like Medicare or whatnot.

I was a kid living overseas in the early 80s. It's funny how memory works - I thought I clearly remembered reading about Hagler vs Leonard back then in the library I went to, but that fight happened later on. Whatever, I do know that at the time I loved finding stuff to read about American sports (I was in Japan). So instead it must have been the leadup to Duran in 83 because we left Japan in 84, but whatever the fight I was fascinated as an ~8 year old by this guy I had never seen (lots of sumo, not as much boxing). I just remember thinking he was a bad bad man. Later in life I read and saw more of him and really had a sense of his run - but I always appreciated him more because of the timing of being a young kid relatively starved for american sports info and him being big at the time. It's funny the memories that stand out. Might have been this issue that I'm remembering:

Good luck y'all, been years since I worried about it (as in living in colder areas for years) but I remember what it can be like when your shit isn't set up for it. Normally I find myself telling people around me "no, it isn't fucking hot as hell and it sure as shit ain't that humid; talk to my friends back home." It's close enough to the reverse - it's pretty fucking cold there, I don't think the surrounding mountains here in the nearby Appalachians have broken below what some of y'all are seeing this year.

Sincere condolences. Hang in there...

About to head off to bed, but hope I remember this thread... Wife and I got certified during engagement and then dove twice a day 4-5 days of our honeymoon. It was awesome - both the training (it was our thing to do for us not friends/family/whatever before the wedding) and then of course the payoff in St. Lucia. Over the last 18 or so years we have been diving every couple of years, mostly when we are in Maui (let me throw some quick love to Mike Severns Diving, love the entire crew). It's one thing that has really been our "thing" as a couple, in that we so far have almost exclusively shared it together. That said, we look forward to bringing the kids into the experience soon as both will be in high school as of this summer. BTW, refresher courses are great. I used to think that they were only for helping my wife feel better about things (she has tendencies toward claustrophobia), but I've picked up tips from some of those instructors over the years. While yes, they have made my wife a more comfortable diver, I have had to become a much calmer diver to not run out of air well before her in the last few years! Looking forward to being out there in some clear water soon!

I think the Kanye quote was along the lines of "I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish" Happy for ya? Let ya finish? Bah... whatever, it all sucks. Let's move on.

Man, I just got through watching the race. Knowing I wouldn't get to see it live or in a timely manner, I was trying to avoid any news but still saw a mention of "a fiery crash in F1". So I knew something was coming, but holy shit... it was still a shock - way worse than what I was thinking I would see at some point, let alone a few turns into the race. Major respect to the various engineers, scientists, etc., that produced the designs that saved his life. I'm sure they are busy learning from this one as well.

Hope she recovers quickly and fully. It sounds like she's got some awesome going on, so hopefully karma works for her here...

My niece had it very early on and fortunately it was a pretty easy experience - she's young, so it isn't surprising. There hasn't been anything else in the family. I did, however, just have the first death in my near orbit: a local doctor who before Covid sang in the choir with me and was a fantastic musician; we often sat next to each other during rehearsals and shared a warm, casual if not particularly deep fellowship. Sucks.

And meant to add... guess it's not that "interesting" after all!

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Holy crap - my grandparents lived in the next town over. As a little kid when we went to visit for Christmas, it was always Farty Fart to me.

So sorry Shooter. Prayers.

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Every bit of this, and nice job pointing it out. I guess I have become so used to similar explanations that I lost sight of how ridiculous it really is - and how much it shines a light on those that would care, locally, in the explanation. Damn.

There is a badass ~11 mile hike or trail run you can do on Haleakala that I highly recommend. Yes, it's at altitude, but it is full of stunning views and experiences. In a matter of a few hours (running), or maybe 6-8 (hiking), you go through several radically different ecological areas - one minute you're in a pasture, the next you are on the moon. Done it a couple of times, and the second was just as good as the first.

Da Kitchen is awesome.