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Orale

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    LBGTQ

    It'll be interesting to see how the new Pope treats the LGBTQ community. One of the (many) reasons I left Catholicism was the condescending "love the sinner, not the sin" approach that even a decent guy like Francis took. I don't consider my lifestyle a sin, thank you very much.
  2. I follow a BA expat forum as I've considered buying a small place down there for my retirement years. There is a lot of talk by expats about how expensive day to day living has become the last couple of years. It's obviously related to their economic policies, but I've never bothered to learn the why of it. When I was there for a month last summer, I definitely noticed that everything seemed relatively a lot more expensive than my previous visits in 2015 and 2018. I also noticed the quality of the food, particularly the meat, had degraded quite of bit. I still love it down there, but I won't consider buying until they work through all this mess.
  3. I love egg salad sandos. I'm not a big foodie and plan on eating on a budget, so I foresee many of these.
  4. I spent a month there last summer and loved it. I stayed in Palermo Soho which is a fun albeit touristy neighborhood. All the things you listed are good options for a short visit. Check out Steaks by Luis for an impressive meat culinary experience. Iguazu can be done in a day with an early/late flight out of the Newbery airport. I walked through it in about two hours and was impressed but ready to go after. I went to a pro soccer game which was a lot of fun. An estancia visit might be fun.
  5. Is there a decent free or lower-cost android alternative to YT Music? I enjoy the ease and convenience of using it, but I'm trying to lower my monthly subscriptions to a million services.
  6. When you dig out a big solid booger first thing in the morning and your nose cavity feels so clear and free.
  7. Bezos is a bitch for not doing that.
  8. This is what I'm thinking for an itinerary over 13 nights. I wasn't planning on going to Kyoto again, but it's convenient for the high speed train and as a base to Nara and other nearby smaller destination day trips. Same for Tokyo the last two days. I'm debating getting the 14-day JR Railpass. Some travel sites suggest it might be more trouble than its worth if your itinerary doesn't fall cleanly on their routes. The cost of the individual tickets roughly add up equal to the cost of a railpass, so I'll probably pass on it to maintain flexibility and avoid the strictures of the pass. Tokyo Tokyo Kanazawa Kanazawa Takayama Kyoto/Nara Kyoto/Nara Hiroshima Hiroshima Fukuoka Fukuoka Tokyo/Nikko Tokyo/Nikko Leave
  9. Thanks for that. I'm headed there for 2 weeks the end of next week. I did the big 3 on a previous visit so I'm looking for secondary cities and interesting locales for this trip other than the first two nights which will be in Tokyo to adjust to jet lag. I have Kanazawa as a for sure stop and will post the others I'm looking at after doing some more research today. I'm flying Zipair for the first time which should be interesting. I purchased exit row seats for both directions from Honolulu so I'll at least have good legroom.
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    Fat People

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    Fat People

    I drink the Zero sodas occasionally to satisfy my sweet tooth. Maybe once a year I'll have a regular Coke or Dr. Pepper and it's so goddamn sweet that I can't finish it. I get changing habits is hard, but taste buds can definitely change to transition off sugary foods/drinks using no/low sugar products with a similar flavor profile. Artificial sweeteners and sugar alternatives have their own issues, but I'd imagine exponentially fewer than the problems caused by sugar.
  12. I want the Pepperoni Pizza dude.
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    Fat People

    There are low/zero versions of both, just FYI.
  14. People who leave 10 plus feet open in front of them in checkout lines. Guy at Costco is 20 feet back from the entry point to the self checkout registers for some reason. I head to the front and I get a "lines back here" from the guy. No, it's up here by the cash registers asshole. I get it if it would block some cross traffic, but not the case here. Guy just felt the need to leave a big ass gap.
  15. Umm, so...is it for sale?
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    Fat People

    I was at 177 pounds (5'10") a year and change ago. I quit alcohol and drastically reduced my sugar intake after pre-diabetic level bloodwork and the other ill-effects of too much booze, sugar, and fat. Fast forward a year and I'm down to a consistent 155 lbs and near perfect bloodwork. I recently began focusing on eliminating bad fat from my diet to get to a consistent 150 lbs and lower cholesterol. I'm permanently done with booze, sugar, and bad fats.
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    West Wing

    I loved the series and have seen them all a dozen times. That said, the sanctimony could be too much to bear at times. Whenever someone said it's "President Bartlett" rather than Bartlett or whatever, my eyes about rolled out of the socket. I've always hated the notion that politicians deserve or are entitled to respect or that their titles are sacred. They work for us and earn our respect, not the other way around.
  18. Poor family. There have been a fair number of tourist helicopter crashes here in Hawaii over the years. One on my town's main street a few years ago that killed everyone. I don't understand why someone would take their family on one of those. There's no potential soft landing like a plane can have when something goes wrong.
  19. I'm on Mint unlimited for $40 a month all in. Works fine everywhere and their international add-on plan is easy to use when I travel abroad. I like the absence of a contract and using my unlocked phone with it.
  20. A travel video I watched said it's a top 5 food destination in the world. I'm pumped.
  21. What cologne are you spraying the resume with?
  22. It's like a bad car accident. I don't want to look but it's hard not to.
  23. @texasdago The ABC chainstores usually have fairly affordable to-go foods like sushi, etc... It's fine. There are all the usual chains that are reasonably affordable as well. I live on the windward side and tell friends that are visiting that there really isn't much great food on Oahu in my opinion. There are plenty of expensive places but not very memorable in terms of food quality. So just getting half decent affordable food while enjoying the beaches makes the most sense to me. I will say that the beaches on the windward side, in my town of Kailua and the next town over Waimanalo, are far superior to Waikiki. Waikiki is fun for a couple days, but you might consider Ubering over to spend the day on this side for one of your three days. These photos were from yesterday and this morning at Kailua beach.
  24. I'll be body boarding up there tomorrow. The Turtle Bay poolside bar which is open to the public is amazing. The view is spectacular. Food isn't bad, but you're paying for the view. There's a pretty large food truck park in Kahuku. Lots of good options there. Haleiwa has lots of good options as well. Haleiwa Joes is always great and has a pretty rad view. Lots of food trucks in Haleiwa as well. Seven Brothers burgers, which has locations both in Haleiwa and the Kahuku food truck park is really good. Maya's Tapas in Haleiwa has a really good menu. For eating cheap, I'm a fan of Foodland's prepared food section including solid Poke. There's one on each end of the North Shore. Tamura's liquor store also has a really good poke selection. Enjoy your trip.
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