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I know nothing about martial arts, but physical 100 is pretty entertaining and one of the contestants is judo gold medalist Lee Won-Hee. They showed some of his highlights, and holy shit. The speed with which he slides completely between someone's legs to flip them is insane.

Great bump, guys. I definitely needed to discover this thread and was helpless to avoid clicking on the videos of the "injured" brawlers. Someone should bump the Russian guy eaten by a shark thread so we can all get some restful sleep tonight.

This is my favorite new show since at least Severance probably. Watched all 4 episodes over the weekend. Episode 4 kicked ass. The subtitles don't really bother me, but I find that they do in some languages, or at least some shows. Maybe because I've watched a fare amount of Korean films, but I barely notice Korean, Japanese and Spanish subtitles. I'm kind of glad I caught up and will be forced to wait between episodes, or I'd finish the show in the next day or two.

Korean War 2.0 almost started over chopping down a poplar tree in the DMZ.

Listened to them regularly from about 2010-2016 when I lived in Houston and sports talk was my go-to. RIP

In more positive news, my cabinet doors are coming along pretty nicely. The wood grain is mostly hidden. Just need to paint one more round of them, install handles/knobs and sand+paint the actual cabinets... oh and do all of the lower doors, drawers and cabinets as well. I'll probably take a hiatus before I begin the 2nd leg of the project.

It doesn't have a drip pan or any way for the water to not cause a huge problem in the event of a leak and I guess a bunch of other stuff is hooked up in a not ideal fashion. I generally distrust anybody trying to upsell me, but this previous owner obviously loved to take on projects that he didn't know how to properly complete.

I went on a guided nature walk last year south of Tulum, which started with a walk through the neighboring town of Chunyaxche. Trash piled up in ditches in front of every house, as well as a huge trash pile right outside the entrance to the preserve. They simply don't have trash collection, so people have to dump and/or burn everything.

Dude, same. Reassuring to see I'm not the only one who experiences existential dread any time I walk into any large store.

Replace Boebert and MTG with a couple of Australopithecus and the average house majority intelligence shoots up substantially.

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One of the true joys of being a new homeowner is discovering unexpected problems during projects or when getting "minor" repairs done. The previous owner apparently fashioned himself a DIY king. Painting the ceilings and removing the AC vent- Oh shit, there's mold in the ductwork. Replacing a gfci outlet- Well, the one that tripped is actually on the ceiling, where it's not meant to be and by the way, your entire breaker panel, and even the box itself is completely fucked because he cut a hole in it for this random power source. Also, it appears all of your outlets are backstabbed so they'll probably start giving out soon, because they're old and they used the wrong gauge wire. Gas leak that is fortunately just within the oven itself- By the way, your water heater, despite being only 2 years old, is a disaster waiting to happen because it was installed by a moron. Somehow, much of this was undiscovered during the inspection, or chalked up to a bunch of little things that you can slowly fix over time. And I'm sure there is some upsell by the repair people who have been out here. But other than the HVAC unit, the universal, and immediate, response to anything they've looked at is pretty much "Wow, uhhhh.... that's interesting."

For those that refaced your kitchen cabinets, did you bite the bullet and do the interiors as well? I'm torn between not having that nagging annoyance when I open the cabinets and not wanting to chug paint thinner by adding more time on to this project.

Putting the toddler down when it's bright outside will go off without a hitch, I'm sure. The guy has been a real asshole about bedtime, and just about everything else, as it is. Getting an early start on the terrible 2's, I guess.

I heard some "good" news on NPR the other day. They had a researcher studying ice loss in the Antarctic on, and he said when Thwaites goes, they now believe the ice shelf it's holding in place won't lead to abrupt sea level rise (10 ft) measured in years. It will instead take place over several decades! We've seen how great we are at adapting to gradual (on a human timescale) climate change and taking the necessary steps to avoid catastrophe. I'm sure we will respond appropriately to the world's largest glacier breaking off and melting, and not just let our coastal cities and island nations gradually drown, right?

Are we sure that was the real rebuttal and not just some random Moms for Liberty SOTU reaction video?

The other fucking guy is nearly as old, and far less healthy. It's like complaining that he's a white man, or an east coast elite. If the only other opponent is the exact same thing, how is that an argument?

So what im gathering from this and the presidential thread is there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and staying to fight is going to get us all killed. Great. If this is how we're all feeling today, imagine how waking up on 11/6 is going to feel.

If it's daylight and I'm not working on something with the house, I NEED to be outdoors. I get so restless, and even depressed, when I'm cooped up for any period of time.

I find most of my political news here or listening to NPR. And I've gotta say, this place gives me the warm fuzzies compared to national media reports. I might need to tune out for a few months to let my brain recover.

Yea, I feel like the "traditional" Republicans brought back into the fold by a non-Trump ticket would be greatly outnumbered by the true believers who wouldn't bother to vote if Trump wasn't the candidate.

I wouldn't say exactly the same, seeing as they have at least elected a democratic senator. We can't even get rid of Ted.

It would be nice if those people were in shorter supply though

I just looked her up to confirm. I'm guessing her recent aneurysm/stroke didn't unfuck her already scrambled brain?