May 15, 20214 yr On 5/10/2021 at 9:34 AM, EaglesRocker97 said: Fast food has always been a weak spot for me, but I've done really well during the pandemic. I've almost cut it out completely, but I do get some cravings every now and then. When I do, though, I'm kind of afraid to give in, like a drug addict ready to fall off the wagon, lol. Wendy's was my jam, though. I had a standard dollar menu order: 2 crispy chickens, Junion Bacon Cheeseburger, and value fry. For the longest time, it was like $4 and change and really filled you up. You couldn't beat it, but they started bumping prices aggressively. It was over $5 last time I got it, which was probably over a year ago. 5 dollar biggie bag is good
May 15, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Joe Shades 73 said: 5 dollar biggie bag is good I'd been considering that. Maybe this weekend I'll say f*** it and give into the gluttony for lunch. It's been pretty long.
May 16, 20214 yr In case anyone was wondering, this is what happens when you bullseye-kick an orange rolling down a steep incline while running at full speed.
May 16, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: In case anyone was wondering, this is what happens when you bullseye-kick an orange rolling down a steep incline while running at full speed. So add to my bucket list?
May 16, 20214 yr 23 minutes ago, wholesale_Melvin said: So add to my bucket list? It was pretty satisfying, lol.
May 17, 20214 yr 19 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said: In case anyone was wondering, this is what happens when you bullseye-kick an orange rolling down a steep incline while running at full speed. You should start a YouTube channel of kicking fruit
May 17, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, paco said: You should start a YouTube channel of kicking fruit Lol, that honestly might be just crazy enough to be a goldmine. These "influencers" never cease to amaze me.
May 17, 20214 yr On 5/15/2021 at 9:07 AM, DrPhilly said: 2021 Cicadas - Update please. Have they started coming out yet? They have to tell their parents first.
May 17, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, paco said: You should start a YouTube channel of kicking fruit Lemony Pinch-Hit.
May 17, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, TV Guy said: They have to tell their parents first. Yeah I think they've already covered that one
May 17, 20214 yr BAD TIMING: READ THE EMAIL FROM MY DAUGHTER'S SOON TO BE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT THE SAME TIME THE OFFICE NEXT DOOR STARTED SLICING UP A BAG OF ONIONS.
May 18, 20214 yr Wow would not want to be there with the teacher and your daughter having onions LOL!
May 19, 20214 yr shelby i think if you and i were to have a kid it would come out as the confused emoticon. one eye constantly bigger than the other.
May 20, 20214 yr 21 hours ago, wholesale_Melvin said: shelby i think if you and i were to have a kid it would come out as the confused emoticon. one eye constantly bigger than the other. Like you can produce kids
May 20, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, greend said: Like you can produce kids dammit, good point. the twins turn 24 next week. so there's that.
May 20, 20214 yr Author 47 minutes ago, wholesale_Melvin said: dammit, good point. the twins turn 24 next week. so there's that. That’s got to be satisfying as hell but when the was the last time you had an hour to yourself
May 20, 20214 yr Quote Drinking any amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain, study finds London (CNN)There is no such thing as a "safe" level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study. In an observational study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some 25,000 people in the UK, and their brain scans. The researchers noted that drinking had an effect on the brain's gray matter -- regions in the brain that make up "important bits where information is processed," according to lead author Anya Topiwala, a senior clinical researcher at Oxford. "The more people drank, the less the volume of their gray matter," Topiwala said via email. "Brain volume reduces with age and more severely with dementia. Smaller brain volume also predicts worse performance on memory testing," she explained. "Whilst alcohol only made a small contribution to this (0.8%), it was a greater contribution than other 'modifiable' risk factors," she said, explaining that modifiable risk factors are "ones you can do something about, in contrast to aging." Type of alcohol doesn't matter The team also investigated whether certain drinking patterns, beverage types and other health conditions made a difference to the impact of alcohol on brain health. They found that there was no "safe" level of drinking -- meaning that consuming any amount of alcohol was worse than not drinking it. They also found no evidence that the type of drink -- such as wine, spirits or beer -- affected the harm done to the brain. However, certain characteristics, such as high blood pressure, obesity or binge-drinking, could put people at higher risk, researchers added. "So many people drink 'moderately,' and think this is either harmless or even protective," Topiwala told CNN via email. "As we have yet to find a 'cure' for neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, knowing about factors that can prevent brain harm is important for public health," she added. No safe limit The risks of alcohol have long been known: Previous studies have found that there's no amount of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for your overall health. Alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths, according to a study published in The Lancet in 2018. "While we can't yet say for sure whether there is 'no safe level' of alcohol regarding brain health at the moment, it has been known for decades that heavy drinking is bad for brain health," Sadie Boniface, head of research at the UK's Institute of Alcohol Studies, told CNN via email. "We also shouldn't forget alcohol affects all parts of the body and there are multiple health risks," said Boniface, who was not associated with the University of Oxford study. Tony Rao, a visiting clinical fellow in Old Age Psychiatry at King's College London, told CNN that given the large sample size, it was unlikely the study's findings could have arisen by chance. Rao said the study replicates previous research that has shown there is no safe limit in the level of alcohol consumption for its role in damage to the structure and function of the human brain. "Previous research has found that subtle changes which demonstrate damage to the brain can present in ways that are not immediately detectable on routine testing of intellectual function and can progress unchecked until they present with more noticeable changes in memory," he said. "Even at levels of low-risk drinking," he said, "there is evidence that alcohol consumption plays a larger role in damage to the brain than previously thought. The (Oxford) study found that this role was greater than many other modifiable risk factors, such as smoking." "The interaction with high blood pressure and obesity on increasing the damage done by alcohol to the brain emphasizes the wider role of diet and lifestyle in maintaining brain health," he added. https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/health/alcohol-brain-health-intl-scli-wellness/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-05-20T13%3A31%3A05&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR30SDJo9witQQhnFA2C5Gj4c44r5xw81ql4Uiujv_ycPMhlYeSP6X991iw
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