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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

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ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Congrats on the 10k Mike (I think), I didn't even notice.

All hail USS Spambot.

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
No. Starbuck's coffee stinks.

Definately not as good as the smaller cafes but it'll do in a pinch. GF unit likes the Xmas blend. The Pike's Place Roast is awful. The new automachines they have are much better than the crap machines they used to use but still inferior to a hand operated machine. Ironically, given these machines are supposed to 'standardize' the coffee experience, we found that Starbucks coffee on the east coast is far weaker than on the west. We were doing triple and quads in Buffalo (and Starbucks was our only real option there except for SPOT cafe)

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ORIGINAL: USS America

Almost parole time - tithe. 

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

tithe....

I won Triglyceride Lotto.

435.

My doctor told me; "Your gonna die....."


Forget the Lipitor. (Ironically...my overall cholesterol levels were ok)....going straight to Tricor. Many a henhouse is going to be gutted in the next three months.

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

thx for the tips. A big piece of it is hereditary but we'll see how things go 3 months from now.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
I can appreciate the disheartening herald though...in my own way, I'm fighting my own middle-aged 'battle of the bulge' daily too. Having to face one's own physical reality, be it bummer triglyceride genes or BMI or familial cancer predisposition is something we all have to do. But it still bites...

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

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ORIGINAL: USS America

Almost parole time - tithe. 

Congratulations on 10k Mike!

Mike

"Good times will set you free" - Jimmy Buffett

"They need more rum punch" - Me


Artwork by The Amazing Dixie

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ORIGINAL: JWE
Strength is in the concentration of the flavor, not how badly burnt the beans are.

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Try the French roast.

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus
anyway....started the Tricor today and have already adjusted diet to include foods with less saturated fats. Not giving up beef entirely but will try to stick with high quality stuff vs. anything one gets at a cheap market or worse...fast food joint.

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ORIGINAL: USS America

Brother Mynok, you have very recently crossed 10,000 posts as well!  

I guess it's fitting, since we joined the forum only a month apart. 

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
I can appreciate the disheartening herald though...in my own way, I'm fighting my own middle-aged 'battle of the bulge' daily too. Having to face one's own physical reality, be it bummer triglyceride genes or BMI or familial cancer predisposition is something we all have to do. But it still bites...

Despite Terminus's bullcrap, i'm not bad in the weight dept. Could stand to lose about 10 pounds the doc said though. Doctor wants me to exercise in the vein that "Radar" mentioned, (speeding up metabolism and such), and wants me to stay away from 'bad' foods and of course, take the meds given the hereditary thing i mentioned. (Entire paternal side is on lipitor or other type drugs)

The bummer of the deal is i used to not have to work at scheduling the exercise part. Used to work at a barn which kept me busy after the day job ends but now GF and only manage a 3 horse barn which is alot less work than a facility supporting 30+ horses. This summer we plan on being alot busier with the horses and local SCA events. In the meantime, we're hitting the Wii fit at night along with some treadmilling.

probably will be uphill battle though. My dad's been on Lipitor for years and watches his diet......and he's still in the mid 200's for the triG's and other ratings.

anyway....started the Tricor today and have already adjusted diet to include foods with less saturated fats. Not giving up beef entirely but will try to stick with high quality stuff vs. anything one gets at a cheap market or worse...fast food joint.

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ORIGINAL: JWE

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus
I never took John for a coffee snob......I thought that was what Seattle pukes were.

Oh, no, I didn't mean that really; well maybe I did, a little. I mean, like the Coast is pretty well set up.

There's SoCal where you get your tan, do some surfing, do some boat racing where the weather's sweet, and get the best Thai food and Carnitas. Then there's NoCal where you lose your tan, can't surf, but the boat racing is a skoosh more intense; the sushi's good, but SoCal has better tuna, NoCal has better crab; but the wine is what makes it. If it weren't for Napa/Sonoma, we would have booted NoCal out of the Union ages ago.

Then there's this strip of trees and flowers and chirping birds, and it's great to visit and hike in; very pretty. Part of this is called Oregon, and that's where a lot of the old-timey High Times hippies moved to, so it's a big time canabis producer. Unfortunately, them old-timey hippies were too drugged out to pay attention to simple things like growth cycles and optimal climactic conditions, so while Oregon may grow the most dope, it is really pathetic stuff (compare, cf., one toke off a Michuacan bud splif; ok, ok, I prefer Oaxacan, but WTH). Nice place, but pretty sub-par smoke.

And just above that strip is another one called Washington. Don't really know why it's there, except perhaps as an appendage to the People's Republic of British Columbia. Can't get a tan, no surf; sailing is pretty good, except when you hit a submerged tree trunk. Town is kinda jumping, but it jumps with things like "Puppetry of The Penis" (trust me, this is real. I actually lost a bet with my she-unit and took her and her friend to the show - gave them thier tickest and took them right to the door - then I went walkies to a bar - Hey, I know my English).

So to my simple mind, these Washingtonians need to do something that differentiates them from the Socialists next door, so ... Hey! . What if we make coffee (of which the closest bean is perhaps 7,000 km away) and do it in a fake French/demi-espresso style and advertise the crap out of it? Doesn't matter if it tastes like burnt, fermented, owl dung, it's an "American Regional" thing and if you don't like it you are probably a rascist (or a sexist, or a homophobe, or someone who doesn't like trees), and so the steaming pile of burnt bat fewmets became an American icon ... go figure..

Now I ain't no coffee snob, but a well roasted Guatamala peaberry tastes pretty good. Likewise, there's some pretty serious Turkish roasts of Ethiopian Highlands. When the Saudis wish to impress, they do a slow roast of an Ethiop Yirgacheffe. Strength is in the concentration of the flavor, not how badly burnt the beans are. There is an art to roasting coffee beans. Some cultures , who appreciate the thing, get it right. Other cultures, just suck up to their local advertiising pukes and drink piss because they are told they are supposed to like it.

Does that make me a coffee snob ??

" Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room. " President Muffley

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Hotel in Pennsylvania. USA

Me: “Good evening, guest services. This is ***, how my I assist you?”

Guest: “This is absolutely ridiculous! You need to get someone up here right now! This God d*** microwave in my room isn’t working! You had better fix this immediately!”

(Note: our hotel does not have microwaves in guest rooms unless the person is a VIP or if they request one in advance.)

Me: “I am so sorry, Mr. ***. I can certainly have someone come take a look at it right away. If I may ask, did housekeeping bring this microwave to your room?”

Guest: “No! It’s the microwave that is in the room! My nachos have been in this d*** thing for over 20 minutes and they’re not even hot yet!”

Me: “I see, sir. Can you tell me where it’s located in your room?”

Guest: “It’s the one that’s right under the television! I want my nachos and you better figure this out now!”

Me: “Sir, is this microwave an off-white color with a keypad on the right of it?”

Guest: “Yes!”

Me: “There’s not a little window like a normal microwave would have, is there? It’s just a little digital display screen, right?”

Guest: “That’s exactly it. It only displays how long I set the time for! I want my nachos 20 minutes ago. Can you get someone up here immediately?! This is absurd!”

Me: “Again, sir, I apologize that your nachos are not hot. However, I believe I’ve figured out what the problem is. The device you’re placing your nachos in is actually your safe.”

Guest: “Oh…oh my God. I’m so f***ing stupid!”

(He actually called back down later and apologized.)

" Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room. " President Muffley

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ORIGINAL: stuman

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ORIGINAL: scott1964


Hotel in Pennsylvania. USA

Me: “Good evening, guest services. This is ***, how my I assist you?”

Guest: “This is absolutely ridiculous! You need to get someone up here right now! This God d*** microwave in my room isn’t working! You had better fix this immediately!”

(Note: our hotel does not have microwaves in guest rooms unless the person is a VIP or if they request one in advance.)

Me: “I am so sorry, Mr. ***. I can certainly have someone come take a look at it right away. If I may ask, did housekeeping bring this microwave to your room?”

Guest: “No! It’s the microwave that is in the room! My nachos have been in this d*** thing for over 20 minutes and they’re not even hot yet!”

Me: “I see, sir. Can you tell me where it’s located in your room?”

Guest: “It’s the one that’s right under the television! I want my nachos and you better figure this out now!”

Me: “Sir, is this microwave an off-white color with a keypad on the right of it?”

Guest: “Yes!”

Me: “There’s not a little window like a normal microwave would have, is there? It’s just a little digital display screen, right?”

Guest: “That’s exactly it. It only displays how long I set the time for! I want my nachos 20 minutes ago. Can you get someone up here immediately?! This is absurd!”

Me: “Again, sir, I apologize that your nachos are not hot. However, I believe I’ve figured out what the problem is. The device you’re placing your nachos in is actually your safe.”

Guest: “Oh…oh my God. I’m so f***ing stupid!”

(He actually called back down later and apologized.)

Good grief.

At least he went to the trouble of apologizing.

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ORIGINAL: Mynok

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus
anyway....started the Tricor today and have already adjusted diet to include foods with less saturated fats. Not giving up beef entirely but will try to stick with high quality stuff vs. anything one gets at a cheap market or worse...fast food joint.

anarchy is right. Unfortunately, the current medical establishment (a lot of them) are still stuck on the saturated fat/protein is bad and all these carbs are good. Total bullshit.

You need to eat small portions of any damn meat you want, plenty of veggies especially leafy green kinds, and only whole grains. You'll be amazed. Absolutely avoid processed food of ANY kind except in very small quantities. And get rid of any kind of beverage except for naturally brewed beer, wine, water, tea or coffee. Liquor is ok but don't buy the ultra cheap crap.