My dad died at 48… my older brother died at 47… as I approached 48 I had quite a bit of anxiety about it. Around age 40 I let my doctor know that I wanted to keep an eye on my heart (that’s what took them both out) and he said that he didn’t see anything wrong with me, but relented. The first thing we did was got a heart scan. It was a $50 imaging cost and even the woman doing the imaging said that she never sees anyone under the age 50 getting that scan, but they did it… and saw that my aorta was slightly enlarged. Then my doctor had me do a sleep study since I’m a snorer. Sure enough, sleep apnea. I got a cpap and both my wife and I are sleeping so much better now. I felt like I was doing everything right and then around the age 42 I started getting consistent heart palpitations. Even when laying down or resting. That’s when I started seeing a cardiologist. She put me on a beta blocker and that fixed the palpitations (or managed them because I’ll likely always be on these meds now). But my cardiologist says that I’m her favorite patient because I’m doing everything right (other than exercising)… with the meds, the scans and the cpap she said that I’m on top of it. And my last 2 scans have shown that my aorta is back to its normal size and I won’t need any other scans for a few years (likely when I reach 55). I turn 49 next month and as much as I was dreading turning 48, I’m really looking forward to 49 so I can put it all behind me and stop feeling like I have some barrier put up by my brother and dad that I have to get over.

Good luck to you over the next 2 years… I know that dread feeling and I wish I knew a way to get past it rather than just going through it, but make sure you’re seeing doctors and doing what you can to stay on top of your heath. That’s really the only thing you have control over.

When I left one of my prior jobs I wrote up several very cathartic resignation letters… it was good to get it out of my system before doing a proper and professional resignation letter. I’m glad I did because the tech community in this area is very tight and you end up bumping into a lot of the same people over the years.

The original, original version of the image showed US Soldiers up there… but I’m sure trump’s team decided that it might not be a good look to show US Soldiers in Heaven while trump is waging war.

Gosh, it’s almost like Israel is everyone’s enemy.

“ones”? That would seem to imply you did it more than once.

My cousin gave me a gallon bag of the stuff once… it was all he had left and he just wanted to be done with it. I packed a bowl in my bong and had a huge hit. It last about 10 minutes and I saw some pretty fun stuff (stuffed animals getting up and dancing), but the overall experience was not fun. I handed the rest of the gallon bag off to a friend. That was over 20 years ago and I’m pretty sure that same bag is probably still being passed around.

Out of curiosity how would you see someone not fitting into typical gender roles as clashing with your religious beliefs?

And to clarify, this is an earnest question with no judgement attached. I’m just hoping to get a better understanding and not looking to change your opinion.

Daisy is really Nicole, June’s youngest daughter with Nick (Max Mighella). Due to Hannah and Nicole’s age differences in the series finale of Handmaid’s, Miller confirmed Daisy is not Nicole in The Testaments series.

I’m having a hard time understanding this line in the article. Anyone know what they are trying to say?

I think I prefer ‘2 WEAK TRUMP’ over ‘TACO TRUMP’.

It is even more important after retirement… gotta keep the market healthy so you don’t have to go back to work.

I thought the whole partial shutdown was over ICE funding, surely they aren’t still getting paid while the rest of DHS isn’t?

When my daughter was 7 she got really interested in graffiti and had tons of questions about it. She asked if there were any famous graffiti artists and I told her the names of some of the more prolific local artists, but of course told her all about Banksy.

I told her that she’s really lucky to live during a time when Banksy’s identity is unknown because at some point it will become known and the magic will be over.

That was 2 years ago, and I haven’t told her about this story yet because until Banksy confirms it, I don’t accept it. And because it makes me sad that the magic might be over.

We can unmask Banksy but just let the Panama Papers fade into obscurity.

We’ve effectively put sanctions on ourselves, amazing.

And that guy almost gets it… trump is successful at burning everyone else and walking away with the money. Which is exactly what he’s doing with the presidency.

He isn’t a successful businessman, he is a successful conman. Idiots can’t tell the difference.

Isn’t Nova Scotia poorly located to be an efficient spaceport since it won’t get nearly the same boost from the Earth’s rotation as it would if it launched closer to the equator? I imagine that a Caribbean or South American country would gladly take $200 million to lease them a spaceport location.

Time to pivot to Cuba!

I’m actually shocked that he hasn’t already declared victory and pulled all ships from the area.

I work for a company that makes lab and medical testing equipment, if you’ve had a medical emergency that required blood tests then odds are good our equipment was used. It feels good knowing that I work somewhere that has a positive impact on many people’s lives.

But, I’ve met our company president and he’s a complete piece of shit. I almost quit because the idea of making him even richer makes my stomach turn. Unfortunately I’ve been unable to find someplace else that will pay me what I need to continue to support my family… so I look at the positive things that we do and try to forget the psycho.

Does Japan have any of that?

Not really. Their unions are actually designed to be part of the company rather than external for an entire industry. Since the delivery drivers appear to be contractors they aren’t considered eligible to join the union.

I can’t imagine not being able to run a company that charges for parking.

That’s what FOSS is all about… the steady march to perfection.

While commercial applications must enshittify themselves in order to survive, open source is mostly immune. It isn’t fast, but it is inevitable that an open source product will eclipse the commercial one.

I saw a new Honda Prelude on the road this week and fell in love with it. Such a beautiful car and looks nothing like when it was first introduced. I had assumed that at this point it would be a full EV, or at least a plug-in hybrid… but no, it’s still just a regular hybrid with a tiny battery. It’s a shame they aren’t trying to push the line more.