2021 how is going?

sweetcell wrote:
entertainers make for good politicians. win elections for no other reason than they are famous

FTFY

There has been some talk that the Dem's need to think like this a little more on the top of the ticket and just make sure the bottom of the tickets are filled with the policy wonks who will get the job done

there are a lot of holes in that theory, but it's all about getting elected and having power in order to move your policy goals forward
If clooney is at the top of the ticket and we get M4A, job training programs, infrastructure and climate bills passed…I'd say that's a good stragety

not so good for those in Myanmar

31 days sober
8 lbs down (haven't lost one pound since my last post)
31 days of exercise
One thrown out back (thanks shoveling or sledding)

Shoveling is the worst… so many people have heart attacks shoveling ⛄️

I once suffered a broken back from sledding years ago. I have never suffered a heart attack from shoveling. Never been to Myanmar.

I've worked out every day in 2021, and almost every day in 2020, but my weight keeps creeping up. :(

I signed my wife and I up for the vaccine in Fairfax County. It was unclear whether those in the 25-29.9 range qualified, but we're both on the high end of that range, so….even it we do qualify, it will probably be months from now…

Space wrote:
I've worked out every day in 2021, and almost every day in 2020, but my weight keeps creeping up. :(

Define working out…14 mile run with Grateful vs 20 min brisk walk around the neighborhood

At this point, you are doing the right thing with exercise, you should focus on the intake (Higher ABVs, pastry stouts and barrel-aged beers are 350-500 cals per can).  Look for high carb/Sugar things and eat way more leafy greens (watch the salad dressing tho)
What is killing me is the mindless TV eating.

hutch wrote:
Shoveling is the worst… so many people have heart attacks shoveling ⛄️

very dangerous in Plains Township, Pennsylvania too

Side-reconciliation wrote:

Space wrote:
I've worked out every day in 2021, and almost every day in 2020, but my weight keeps creeping up. :(

Define working out…14 mile run with Grateful vs 20 min brisk walk around the neighborhood

At this point, you are doing the right thing with exercise, you should focus on the intake (Higher ABVs, pastry stouts and barrel-aged beers are 350-500 cals per can).  Look for high carb/Sugar things and eat way more leafy greens (watch the salad dressing tho)
What is killing me is the mindless TV eating.

20 pushups and 40 situps a day, most days
two sets of 12 reps with free weights every other day, a half dozen different upper body things
3-6 mile run (usually six) two or three times a week
75 min paved trail ride on mountain bike on non-running days
60 mins (supposedly 500 calories burned) on stationary bike (on days when neither running nor biking is possible)
1.77 mile dog walk, daily

FWIW, I'm up to an 18 mile long run, usu Saturday mornings.

excontradiction wrote:
FWIW, I'm up to an 18 mile long run, usu Saturday mornings.

How do you avoid arthritis? I was doing a 13 mile run every Saturday morning (and making fun of half-marathoners) up until years ago..but the knee arthritis has slowed me down to a pace where my run is barely faster than my walk, and six miles is as hard as 13 used to be.

Impressive, Space…

Side-reconciliation wrote:
Impressive, Space…

Thanks. In spite of working out, I've still gained weight during the pandemic. When I had an office to go to, I limited my food intake to what I brought from home. Now my food intake is limited to whatever I have at home. The biggest culprit is dark chocolate, which I nibble on all day. I also tend to mindlessly shove food in my mouth when i'm cooking, which I do four nights a week.

Space wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
FWIW, I'm up to an 18 mile long run, usu Saturday mornings.

How do you avoid arthritis? I was doing a 13 mile run every Saturday morning (and making fun of half-marathoners) up until years ago..but the knee arthritis has slowed me down to a pace where my run is barely faster than my walk, and six miles is as hard as 13 used to be.

Consider rowers and ellipticals. Far easier on the knees. Of course, you'd be stuck in one place unless you got an actual row boat.

Justin wrote:

Space wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
FWIW, I'm up to an 18 mile long run, usu Saturday mornings.

How do you avoid arthritis? I was doing a 13 mile run every Saturday morning (and making fun of half-marathoners) up until years ago..but the knee arthritis has slowed me down to a pace where my run is barely faster than my walk, and six miles is as hard as 13 used to be.

Consider rowers and ellipticals. Far easier on the knees. Of course, you'd be stuck in one place unless you got an actual row boat.

Thanks. I did the rower at the gym pre-pandemic. I also have back issues, so have to be careful not to overdo it on that. But I really like doing it. I have considered buying one for the house, but haven't pulled the trigger. Would love to have a kayak, if i lived on or near a lake. So usually save the kayaking for vacations.

Ellipticals have always seemed like something that requires much more coordination than I have…

There are ellipticals w/o the arm things. I put very little arm effort in and rely mostly on my legs. I do the opposite on a rower.

From what I've seen, most people adapt to an elliptical right away. It's rowers they seem to eschew much more, thus why they're far less popular in the gym. Adapting to a rower doesn't take long, and once you get it down you can go forever. Plus they're fantastic for the upper body.

i do about 20 minutes of elliptical a day, 6 days a week.  sometimes up to 40 mins, other times i'll do a 15 minute high-intensity sprint… but it's all elliptical, all the time for me.  wanting to save my knees is the main driver, my family has a history of bad knees and knee replacements.  sometimes bike a few miles with the kids on the weekend, dunno if that counts.

might need to get back into pushups, sit-ups, flailing weights, etc.

Space wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
FWIW, I'm up to an 18 mile long run, usu Saturday mornings.

How do you avoid arthritis? I was doing a 13 mile run every Saturday morning (and making fun of half-marathoners) up until years ago..but the knee arthritis has slowed me down to a pace where my run is barely faster than my walk, and six miles is as hard as 13 used to be.

Dunno!  I've run 13 marathons in as many years (plus countless half-marathons, 10Ks, etc) and never had any knee problems.  Can't say that my 50+ year old bones won't give out eventually, but in the meantime, I just keep going…

I'm a Realtor. I have clients who constantly are losing out on contracts even though they're coming in $20,000 to $30,000 above list price. They are losing out to people who are writing contracts on homes (sometimes built in 1900) and waiving all inspections including home inspections / septic inspections / well inspections / any type of inspections and appraisals . . . and just hoping that the house is A-OK when they sign all the papers.

I have clients crying over the phone to me because they've lost out on 6 or more contracts because people will do anything and everything to buy a house now including selling their children.  I'm almost ready to take a break and come back when people aren't so stupid.  Every client I have ever worked with who told me they bought a property in the past without doing a home inspection said it was the worst decision they ever made in their life.

So needless to say . . . Fuck 2021.

OTOH, those sweet sweet commissions!

You should reach out to people in the neighborhood and tell them how much they can make selling their home. Maybe even do it via postcard. - sidefi