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re: Why is the National Championship game not tomorrow?
Posted by TU Rob on 1/16/26 at 1:34 pm to RIPMachoMan
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Most are home on a Monday night. Tv ratings
Yep. It isn't like any other Saturday during football season by the time you get to the middle of January. Sunday and Monday nights have always been high ratings nights for TV. Friday nights, not so much.
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re: How bad is your energy drink/caffeine habit?
Posted by TU Rob on 1/14/26 at 5:13 pm to Big Scrub TX
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It's also annoying how disruptive servicing this addiction is when traveling with others.
On all of our trips, the driver determines the bathroom breaks and stopping for food. Passengers should plan accordingly.
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for those drinking lots of coffee....please make sure it is filtered and not french press. very important for overall health
you can google studies on filtered vs unfiltered coffee and the effects on all cause mortality.
The only time I do French press is when we're on a camping trip. The troop has a couple of percolators, but there always are a bunch of grounds in there. I've got a little Stanley french press for camping. The filter screen at least keeps the grounds in the bottom and they don't end up in your cup.
6:30 is wake up most days, and I'll have about half of a 16oz white monster. Finish it when I come home at lunch. And one Mountain Dew zero during the day. If I do anything else, it is some green tea after work.
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And you didn't even Landry on your list.
Knew I was probably missing one or two. Was trying to think of coaches with multiple rings off the top of my head. I might have missed on some on that list, that might just have one.
re: When it’s all said and done with Tomlin, what will the narrative be?
Posted by TU Rob on 1/13/26 at 9:44 am to Paul Allen
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He will be considered a top 5 NFL coach of all time.
In no particular order, where would you put Tomlin among all of these?
Bill Belichick
Vince Lombardi
Don Shula
Bill Walsh
Chuck Noll
Joe Gibbs
Andy Reid
Mike Shanahan
re: Ridiculous College Football Playoff Timeline
Posted by TU Rob on 1/12/26 at 2:25 pm to lsufball19
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This year that would have produced:
round of 16 - December 6
Round of 8 - December 13
Semi-Finals - December 20
Finals - NYD
This would also solve a lot of the bullshite with the portal calendar and coaches leaving programs during the playoffs.
If they end up moving to 16 teams, it also solves the issue of all the teams with a bye losing after having 20+ days off.
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It’s amazing what sleep and hydration can do. Most people are negligent about both.
I'll add, if you're not having some sort of electrolyte mix at least once a day, start doing that. Hydration is more than just chugging water right before working out.
Avoid having a ton of soft drinks and sugary coffees too. Keep the majority of your liquids as water or electrolytes, and if you like coffee in the morning, just don't add a bunch to it. I get the little bottles of liquid stevia, and one tiny squirt in my first cup of coffee is good, then after that it is just black for my second cup.
Green tea is also good if you feel like you need some flavor, along with electrolyte tabs. When I was doing a bunch of long distance bike rides, you start to realize that a preworkout drink and a water bottle while riding aren't going to cut it. You need to start out thinking consistent hydration throughout the day.
Several years ago, we had a really bad flea year in Alabama. At the time we had a couple of dogs and one cat. I tried bug bombs in the basement where the dog beds were. The kind for bed bugs was recommended to me for fleas. I learned way too much about the flea life cycle. I think from egg laying to hatching was something like 14-21 days, and even if you had killed all the living fleas, the ones that hatch would get nutrients from the dead fleas bodies, so you had to vacuum constantly. I tried Diatomaceous earth spread all through the basement next. That seemed to help. What finally got rid of them was our pest control company spraying something meant only for outdoor use down there. Dude made me promise no humans or pets enter the basement for a week and he'd knock them out.
Since then, I have started doing my own pest control, and use Bifen in the yard, around the deck, hitting all the windows and doors both inside and out, and along the perimeter of the basement. Every 3-4 weeks when the weather starts getting warm, and we no longer have issues with fleas, ants, roaches etc.
Since then, I have started doing my own pest control, and use Bifen in the yard, around the deck, hitting all the windows and doors both inside and out, and along the perimeter of the basement. Every 3-4 weeks when the weather starts getting warm, and we no longer have issues with fleas, ants, roaches etc.
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sounds like a case of the runs is all that's happened
still, a crappy situation
I took my sons with our scouting troop to the space and rocket center in Huntsville this past weekend. One of the presentations there was about living aboard the ISS, from exercise equipment, food, water treatment, all the way to the space toilet and how all that works. Kind of neat to learn about, but also a little disturbing. It is a tiny little toilet seat with an opening 5-6 inches across, so they train them to "lock in" over the hole. Inside is a plastic bag, and if there is an especially large BM, they have a metal stick to poke it down into the bag before sealing it up. Liquids, there is a vacuum hose with a cone shaped nozzle at the end. I'd imaging trying to capture a loose liquid stool in near zero gravity would not be a pleasant experience.
re: What are your tips to maintain energy throughout the day?
Posted by TU Rob on 1/7/26 at 7:07 pm to RickAstley
7-8 hours of sleep, if you're not sleeping well, consider having a sleep study done for apnea. I had one done about 10 years ago, ended up having the UPPP surgery as well as a tonsillectomy. Opened up my airway, since I loathed the CPAP.
If you're a coffee drinker, try having it black and no added sugar or creamer. And limit it to 1-2 cups. I mostly skip breakfast before work, and have a protein bar around 9:30 or 10:00. Don't go heavy on carbs or fats at lunch.
The best thing though, is go for about a 15 minute walk a couple of times during the day. I do this while eating my protein bar, and again about an hour after lunch and have some green tea. Circulation and a little caffeine or nutrients does wonders.
If you're a coffee drinker, try having it black and no added sugar or creamer. And limit it to 1-2 cups. I mostly skip breakfast before work, and have a protein bar around 9:30 or 10:00. Don't go heavy on carbs or fats at lunch.
The best thing though, is go for about a 15 minute walk a couple of times during the day. I do this while eating my protein bar, and again about an hour after lunch and have some green tea. Circulation and a little caffeine or nutrients does wonders.
Sort of similar, I was delivered the wrong door dash order a couple of weeks ago. Local Mexican restaurant, and we ordered a large cheese dip, steak quesadilla dinner, a few beef tacos, and a cheese quesadilla. The order arrived, and the tacos were chicken, the steak quesadilla was missing the rice and beans, and the cheese dip was missing. It was just a couple minutes away, so I drove over and they told me the driver probably dropped the wrong order off, since they had 2-3 orders picked up by one driver. The restaurant made it right.
re: The Peloton Thread
Posted by TU Rob on 1/7/26 at 4:02 pm to jordan21210
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JJ, Logan (non-tabata), and Adrian are my go-to’s.
I mistakenly took one of Logan's tabata strength classes once. Just picked some arms/shoulders 20 or 30 minute class, and it was awful. I get the idea behind it, but hated every minute of it. Ben Alldis has some decent strength classes too. If you don't mind hearing the same songs every time.
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The Smashburger might be the best thing they’ve put on their menu since the patty melt
BLT is still my go to most of the time, but the smash burgers are good.
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A lot of places get around this by having a $1 popcorn bowl or pretzels kind of bar snacks that you have to get with the drinks
I'll have to ask her and see if she remembers, but I think it was some limited appetizer menu, and maybe sandwiches/burgers were the only options at the pool. What I do remember is her texting me pictures of this lady sporting a bright red thong by the pool making out with her man, and at first I missed that, because I thought it was just PDA, but then she pointed out the cheeks to me.
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The alcohol laws in Utah are far different than we are used to for sure.
Yeah, my wife ran into this at a work conference last summer. They had a little downtime late in the afternoon, and went to the rooftop pool. Not sure if it was Utah laws or hotel policy, but they couldn't get a beer without ordering food, and only one drink at a time. Plus they shut it down at like 7 PM. You could still get food, but no more beer/wine after 7. And even though it was still on the property, they were not allowed to buy a beer at the pool and take it back to their room.
re: The Peloton Thread
Posted by TU Rob on 1/7/26 at 9:05 am to Paul Allen
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Anyone planning on riding in 2026?
I took my first one in over a month the other night. Really most of 2025 was a lost cause for my riding. Dealing with a foot injury on my left foot sidelined me for a while. As soon as it was almost back to normal, had an issue with ingrown toenails on my right foot. After both of those, I sort of lost motivation to start back up. My youngest got a bike for his birthday in the spring and I took him to the park 2-3 times a week to ride, and I rode along with him, but it wasn't really getting a good workout in. Started riding more outdoors after that, and when it started to turn cold I thought I would get back on the Peloton, but it just never happened.
On the Mary B's, don't set the oven to what the bag says. I drop the temp by about 25 degrees, so they take a little longer to cook, but they always rise. I think the bag says 375-400, and I set the oven to 350. I also put them in the oven as I turn it on and don't wait for it to preheat, since they're frozen.
re: Stranger Things Season 5 Discussion Thread - All Episodes Released - Finale Spoilers
Posted by TU Rob on 12/31/25 at 12:08 pm to TigerFanatic99
We are almost caught up. Still have Ep 7 to go, but so far it has ranged from really great action, to awfully boring speeches. And too many scenes of the group talking about their plans, which inevitably never work because of some unforeseen variable.
Will and Robin talking in the tunnel, and again at the radio tower. Nancy and Jonathan sitting on a table in a building that is turning into a white goo around them. Dustin and Steve on the staircase when Dustin starts bawling crying in Steve's arms. Anytime Robin goes off on a rant.
I get the need for dialogue to move things along, but it always seems to happen when something obviously more important is going on around them. It is at the end of the last season, we don't necessarily need character development anymore, we all want to see some final battle or endgame.
Will and Robin talking in the tunnel, and again at the radio tower. Nancy and Jonathan sitting on a table in a building that is turning into a white goo around them. Dustin and Steve on the staircase when Dustin starts bawling crying in Steve's arms. Anytime Robin goes off on a rant.
I get the need for dialogue to move things along, but it always seems to happen when something obviously more important is going on around them. It is at the end of the last season, we don't necessarily need character development anymore, we all want to see some final battle or endgame.
I only nap when I’m sick, which isn’t often. I rarely sleep late either. About 8:00 is the latest in a Saturday but I’m still usually up before 7:00. Doesn’t matter if I slept well the night before, or horribly, I still can’t fall asleep during the day.
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It's quieter and less busy that the "downtown" Gulf Shores madness.
There are few restaurants on that end, and it's a bit of a drive back to Gulf Shores.
We rented a house there about 10 years ago, and this was exactly what we experienced. Going out for dinner was a chore, so we just cooked at the house most nights. It was some gated neighborhood with a community pool. We spent most of the days on the beach. I think we took the kids to the pool once or twice. Obviously with a condo you'd have better access to a pool, but it is a much quieter relaxed part of the beach compared to Gulf Shores.
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