Would have been funnier if it was the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Cool - thank you! That makes sense. I know there are so many types of rice, so I’ll do some research too.

Any particular type of beans? Red? Black? Lentils?

Does the type of rice matter?

I’m intrigued by this possibility.

Troll 2

There’s even a documentary about how bad it is.

Yes, absolutely. But if you’ve caught feelings, obviously that’s different. But make no mistake, there are those of us who can thoroughly enjoy the connection and physicality, but not translate it to anything long term. You have to talk about it. No (healthy) way around that.

My 5GHz: Hot Signals In Your Area

My 2.4GHz: Mediocre Signals In Your Area

I’ve been GMing “Tales from the Loop” lately and having an absolute blast with it! Everyone in the group is 40s-50s, but totally gets into it. Never stop “playing,” whatever that means to you.

I’m in my 50s and actually still LARPing, and playing TTRPGs, and MMORPGs. No need to grow up for anyone else’s sake as long as you’re not harming others.

Ready for his mission.

I did this about 8 years ago and was Paul Stanley (the one with the eye star). By the end of the night my makeup was smeared and I’d gotten separated from my band, so people started asking me if I was a “domestic abuse mime.” In my head I was like, “that’s a thing?!?” Out loud (miming of course), “Why yes, yes I am!” It was a weird night.

I’ll be the first to admit that in no way have I been even close to perfect in terms of doing all the doctor recommends, but I do cook 90% of my meals at home from actual ingredients, drink a lot of water, have a great group of close friends who like to get out and do stuff, and generally continue to stay active mentally and physically. I don’t have kids, so from what I hear that may help somewhat with sleep patterns. I definitely stay out too late on occasion, and probably drink too much alcohol, but am at a normal, healthy weight, and have good checkup numbers. So yeah, just that same old damn boring stuff…eat right, stay active, stretch, strength train, drink lots of water. Lame, but effective.

I will say, there was a time in my life when I was very unhappy with my job and location, so I sacrificed a lot to move across the country (to Denver) to pursue the lifestyle I thought was best for me. I was dead broke, and it sucked for a while, but ultimately, it was well worth the challenges and I feel like I got an extended youthfulness by doing that.

Best of luck to you…every time I have an injury, it renews my appreciation for trying my best to stay healthy.

FWIW - I’m in my mid-50s and still feel basically the same as I did in my late 20s / early-30s. All of these aging memes strike me as odd and/or maybe people who haven’t been kind to their bodies. I sleep like a rock on a normal bed, with one pillow, and wake up rested with no pain and get out of bed and do normal stuff just fine. Weird, huh?

Haha - yep, exactly! I started the first video like, “Meh, I’ll give it two minutes.” And ended like, “I need to watch ALL the things!”

He’s my lowkey hero.

I highly recommend checking out this video regardless of what model you get:

https://youtu.be/jHP942Livy0

Crickets taste like cornnuts to me.

Kremlin: Trump just needs his blankie and a nap.

Otherwise just get trained in first aid, trip them, and carry around a bunch of bandaids and rubbing alcohol. The Florence Nightingale syndrome is sure to kick in as you tend to their wounds.

Use “social props.” I’m not sure if that’s a real term, but like the colored-hair guy said, it’s about creating an easy conversation starter and giving people “permission” to approach you. An interesting hat, reading a book where people can see the cover / title, a pet or a friend’s pet, doing a hobby like painting (you don’t have to be good at it), comic books, musical instrument, D&D manual, playing dominos…whatever! If someone wants to chat, just give them a small natural conversation starter and frequently look up from it, take breaks, smile; so they know it’s ok to interrupt you. If someone shows interest by a prolonged or repeated glance, just smile and say, “Hey are you into ‘whatever’ too?”

Check out Mango for an alternative. I was able to get a free subscription from my library (although I think there’s also a free tier).