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Bodhi

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  1. My fav nickname so far is Tiger King.
  2. I started drinking at 13 and smoking weed by 15. I always liked to experiment. Thankfully, I thought, I didn’t have an addictive personality. While I experimented, it never went past that. Weed, shrooms, extasy, Oxy, etc. never sank their hooks in me. When I was 18, I went off to some below average state school. For most of us, no matter your major, your minor was binge drinking. Nobody I was around drank a few beers. We drank all the beers and as quickly as possible. Kings Cup, quarters, asshole, etc. were all fun games to accelerate our drunkenness. That’s what it’s all about, right? You threw up, no problem, puking rally. Still, things felt under control. Drinking was mostly done 2-3 times a week and I was Dean’s List routinely. Drinking to excess couldn’t be a problem if I was excelling in other areas. My 20’s were more of the same. Drink twice a week to excess. Only now, I realized that plenty of people around me weren’t behaving in the same manner. My excessive consumption was more noticeable and it brought a dose of shame. So, I did what any reasonable person would do, isolate myself from the non-drinkers. They were too uptight and boring to hang around anyways. That left me surrounded by people with similar behaviors and nobody to make me feel guilty. Problem solved and let the good times roll. It wasn’t until my mid 30s where I realized my drinking was becoming an issue. Most of my friends had slowed way down by then. I hadn’t, but most of them didn’t notice or at least didn’t say anything. I knew I was abusive with alcohol but still figured I had it under control. I wasn’t getting arrested, stayed in good shape, was moving up the corporate ladder, and had married an absolute amazing woman. That didn’t excuse my drinking, but it gave me the illusion that the damage from it could be mitigated. I just hit my 40s and know my behavior is unacceptable and I don’t have this under control anymore. At first that didn’t stop anything, rather just made me very secretive about my drinking. I’m fairly bright, detailed oriented, and observe a lot around me. These qualities were key as I started to hide my drinking. Bottles hidden around the house, stopping at a bar before I go to the party so I can have an extra 3 drinks nobody sees, picking up a tall can and drinking it on the way home so my wife only notices me having a couple beers that night. Recently, not surprisingly drunk, I admitted to a close friend I have a problem. The next morning, I informed my wife as well. She already knew but probably not to the full extent. She also admitted she has a problem with alcohol which brings me unbearable guilt. I brought her into this drinking culture and truly don’t think she would have this issue if she hadn’t met me. I still think, perhaps naively, I can get this under control. Telling those two people I have a drinking problem created some accountability that was lacking before. I set some strict drinking rules I feel any normal person should be able to abide by. If I can’t follow those, then I shouldn’t have a drink ever again. Maybe that is the inevitable outcome of this and I’m just the last to know.
  3. Made a variation of this last night. Wife loved it but I was a bit underwhelmed. Just didn't feel like the stew base developed enough flavor for me. Started by charring the veggies and browning the pork, let stew for 30 mins, natural release, serve topped with cilantro, avocado, green onion, and lime. Wife opted to add some cheese, crema, and a tortilla chip base to hers. She stays alot thinner than me naturally and thus gets to eat alot worse. Might try making enchiladas with the substantial leftovers. Also, still much better than anything my incompetent hands could make on the stove or in the oven.
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    USMNT 2022

    Now if we could only look like this against Canada and Mexico. That said, a good night.
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    USMNT 2022

    Not that it matters but how is that a foul? GK came out and initiated the contact and managed to hurt himself.
  6. I can't cook at all and my wife is great at it. When we got married we thought separating duties was a good idea. She would take the skilled labor meal roles(cooking) and I would take the unskilled roles (cleaning up and dishes). This worked for 10 years until we got a pellet smoker (judge away). Turns out any dumb monkey, which I am, can make decent food using it. I was able to finally contribute to our meals which happened most weekends. I saw this thread and felt like it might allow me to do even more cooking. When cooking I'm looking to make tasty and easy meals that I can tweak to be healthier. Healthier for me means more veggies and less carbs. This meal was great. The base was Low Carb tortillas, 50 Cal and 3g net carbs each. The protein was this recipe with some small changes. The toppings you can get at most standard grocery stores. Great stuff, green chili Verde next weekend.
  7. Wife and four children, is there a GoFundMe page established yet? I'm not certain this is factual but it seems like a lot of those too dumb to get vaccinated were also too dumb to be fiscally responsible as well. Hope "Owning Libtards" has a good posthumous pension plan.
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    USMNT 2022

    2015 seems generous. Feel like we peaked as a team in 2002 WQ. Some veterans mixed in with the daring youth. I didn't think we would be winning WC's by now but certainly thought qualifying would be a given.
  9. 7 Super Bowls is insane. Will Allen, Mahomes, Herbert, and Burrow win that many combined? Might be one of the most untouchable records in sports
  10. Bluebird Friday at Keystone. Better than working.
  11. At least I hope you are being over reactionary and not dead on. I'm not sure yet but the former will help me sleep better tonight.
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    AFC: Bills v Chiefs

  13. That is part of it. But perhaps a larger part is he is smug, thin skinned, refers to himself as a "critical thinker" because he is more intelligent than the average football player (low bar), lied about being vaccinated, didn't follow the rules for unvaccinated players, and loses in the playoffs all the fucking time.
  14. As he is Manning 2.0 he will follow the blueprint and head to Denver.
  15. Green Bay has enjoyed nearly 30 years of great QB play between Favre and Rodgers. After tonight they are about to experience what it's like to be the NY Jets. Enjoy the decade of suck to come.
  16. You are thinking of regular season Rodgers. This is ~.500 post season Rodgers. Peyton Manning lite.
  17. Do Republicans not believe in tailoring suit pants? Is that just for "the gays" in their mind? When attempting a coup at least try to look like you should be the ruling party.
  18. "don’t swing and miss”
  19. The last few years have really worn down my sympathy. I didn't want to enjoy anything posted in this thread just 12 months ago because it made me feel mean and cruel. Now I read it daily and my current feelings are: And I'm at peace with that.
  20. I can't explain the why behind my feelings but I am the same way. Found out my cat of 10 years had cancer last year. He went from seemingly healthy to in the ground in 3 weeks. The grief I felt was far more intense than I had ever expected. Still get a bit choked up when thinking too long about him. RIP Charlie, you were a good cat.
  21. Don't care, got paid. Jerry gets to be on Entourage, makes tons of money, and grab stripper tits in the bathroom. Winning is a plus but he is doing just fine without it.
  22. Is this like a reverse jinx thing?
  23. Not yet, but a lot of us might want to. Anyone know which Central American country has the best healthcare?
  24. Goodell works for the owners. They are making money this weekend and DGAF about player safety (unless you QB1). He might be soulless but he isn't dumb.
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