3 month anniversary, A1C dropped from 11.4 to 7.1.

jordanlund · 2012-05-25T19:50:11.566051+00:00

I take 5000 iu of vitamin d, here in the NW the sun isn't exactly a reliable source. :)

jordanlund · 2012-05-25T06:36:01.628396+00:00

What ws his other one? King Rat? That was decent too...

jordanlund · 2012-05-25T05:59:43.058316+00:00

All of Clavell's stuff is pretty under-rated. His edition of The Art of War was my introduction to that work.

jordanlund · 2012-05-25T04:40:30.516920+00:00

So far I'm managing to stay off the needle. That alone makes me happy. Fasting today was 111 so I'm pretty jazzed.

jordanlund · 2012-05-24T14:20:29.238469-07:00

From what I'm hearing the injection site is the size of a mosquito bite so it's much less invasive than the old device.

jordanlund · 2012-05-24T14:17:56.851683-07:00

This is a new kind that works for either, also allows you to control the depth and speed of the injection.

1amwendy · 2012-05-24T20:45:03.728301+00:00

Problem: The TSA has, in fact, failed to prevent terrorist plots originating in overseas airports. Bothe the Shoe Bomber and the Underwear Bomber boarded in International airports, Paris and Amsterdam IIRC. This leads me to believe that any lack of terrorism in US airports is simply because the terrorists haven't tried.

frunt · 1 day

In the US Butter comes in 1 pound boxes, each box is divided equally into four sticks. So the simple answer is 1/4 pound, but here it's all pre measured and nicely wrapped in wax paper.

Almost forgot, the wax paper has tablespoon markings on it so you can slice the stick if a recipe calls for three tablespoons.

croutonsoup · 1 day

Or the What If? issue where Cyclops had beams come out of his ears instead of his eyes...

tiff_seattle · 1 day

Doesn't appear to be their fault... the car to the left is on the white line which forces this car over.

Here in Portland though we have SUVs in "Compact" spots so I guess I can't complain too much.

horse_you_rode_in_on · 1 day

This doesn't say anything about flu shots in general though, it's this one specific shot. Other specific shots have had documented problems:

Like the traditional flu shot in Canada that had the side "benefit" of increasing the chances of getting the H1N1 flu: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2009/09/23/flu-shots-h1n1-seasonal.html

Or the Swedish flu shot which ended up increasing the chances of narcolepsy: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20031347-10391695.html

Or the 1976 American flu shot which increased risks of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/guillainbarre.htm

So, this one H1N1 shot gave pregnancy benefits (possibly), that doesn't mean that other shots aren't risky and it doesn't mean that the re-formulated shot used elsewhere or the next iteration of it next year will convey the same benefits.

jordanlund · 1 day

Oh, hell no. But when your health depends on learning how your blood sugar works you tend to learn really, really quickly.

One of my favorite authors, Redmond O'Hanlon, put it this way ("Into the Heart of Borneo")

"As a former academic and a natural history book reviewer I was astonished to discover, on being threatened with a two-month exile to the primary jungles of Borneo, just how fast a man can read. Powerful as your scholarly instincts may be, there is no matching the strength of that irrational desire to find a means of keeping your head on your shoulders; of retaining your frontal appendage in its accustomed place; of barring 1700 different species of parasitic worm and Wagler’s pit viper from just about anywhere; of removing small, black, wild-boar ticks from your crotch with minimum discomfort (you do it with Sellotape); of declining to wear a globulating necklace of leeches all day long; of sidestepping amoebic and bacillary dysentery, yellow and blackwater and dengue fevers, malaria, cholera, typhoid, rabies, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and the crocodile (thumbs in the eyes, if you have time, they say)."

Killmehardkissmelong · 2 days

The egg came first. The question does not pre-suppose that it must be a chicken egg. Eggs existed for millions of years before there were chickens.

jordanlund · 2 days

I wouldn't say a lot of lows, but each weekly average has been lower than the week before. The bit where I saw a significant drop was when I added 500mg Magnesium and 600mg Chromium daily. Dropped from 170s and 180s to 140s and 150s almost instantly. Been continually dropping ever snce.

Maslo55 · 2 days

The only photos they could find of the victims were flashing gang signs? Really?

tone_is_everything · 2 days

No karma for a text submission.

revile221 · 2 days

She found inspiration in this poem so her belief system is at least flexible:

Desiderata - by Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly to the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann c.1920

mepper · 3 days

"The feds are coming"? Seriously? If this had been anyone else Reddit would write them off as a conspiracy nut or at the very least tag it as [citation needed] but because it involves pot and Penn you automatically buy in? Um... ok...

Edit: Fed raid in Oakland that seems to me to be perfectly justified:

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Bay-Area-Rappers-Indicted-in-Federal-Drug-Raid-148769095.html

cathline · 3 days

He's working a minimum wage job and 1/2 of his paycheck goes to child support.

So $7.25/ hour x 40 x 52 = 15,080 / 12 = 1256.66/mo. 1/2 of that goes to support... 628.33 / 30 kids... $20.94 per kid per month.

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