llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:My wife needs to buy an SUV for work. We re going to try the Fighting Chance thing but we need to figure out what to get first. Are Consumer Reports pretty trustworthy for reviews and ratings? Other ideas?We've had our Mazda CX-9 for a few years, maybe 30k on it. Reall...

Angus Jung wrote:IANTM, but Sid Gautama had this all figured out a long time back. Check it out. "Google it."hahaha!dingof course. "go read a book" seemed less useful New Dark Age wrote:You got any particular recommended reading?That said...Taking the Path of Zen by Robert AitkenNothing Special by C...

jeff\_fox wrote:It helps you be healthy. I've been biking crazy amounts for 3 years, and lifting weights 3 to 6 times per week. I'm 5 pounds heavier than I was 3 years ago. You'll only lose weight if it's accompanied by a calorie deficit. Which, as Tim said, is incredibly hard when you're exercising...

NewDarkAge wrote:Thanks, Tim. This has comforted me and given me things to think/work on, which is already helping.Oh, great.Reminds me of a great Bill Callahan bit:Is life a ride to ride, or a story to shape and confide?Or chaos, neatly denied?Yeah, it's a ride, and it's chaos.We experience life as...

tbone wrote:tmidgett wrote:Pro. Low dose of sublingual with a small but non-zero amount of indica-based THC is really good for sleep. No real high, no aftereffect.I am really into trying this out. Is this a thing you can go to a dispensary in Chicago to find or do you have to get a bit more, uh, res...

NewDarkAge wrote:Tim ”How do you get over heartbreak? I can t figure it out. It s been too long but it s not getting better.What's too long?My sense of loss or disappointment when I'm let down by life is almost always tied to ego.Our egos tend to be rather fragile, and a big part of heartbreak and/o...

Pro. Low dose of sublingual with a small but non-zero amount of indica-based THC is really good for sleep. No real high, no aftereffect.The non-THC stuff still works, though, if you get it from someplace who can be sort of trusted to have reasonable stock.

mrcancelled wrote:So our bill for basic internet (no TV or anything) is somehow at $100+ a month now. Comcast is the only goddamn option in my apartment complex, and I'm pretty sure they know that, but I'm going to try my best to get this reduced. Does anyone know of options for internet that don't ...

Snowblinder wrote:I have a 400 watt 8 ohm EVM-15L speaker I'd like to sell. Fully functional, never reconed or anything. It's an older one with the info stamped on the magnet as opposed to having a sticker. $125 plus actual shipping.I also have one of the same speaker but blown that I'd let go for $...

TheMilford wrote:Simply eating a low-carb, high-fat diet in a 6-8 hour window, with no snacking, will make you lose weight and it will be easier to maintain than calorie restriction and tons of exercise. Calories don't fucking matter. Obesity is a hormone issue. If you are fat it is because you are ...