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  1. Paisley

    Who Does Without TV?

    After years as a subscriber, I ended my Netflix subscription a few weeks ago. I enjoyed some terrific shows on it over the years--Firefly, The Dresden Files, Sanctuary, Death Note, and tons of classic movies--but they're focusing more on their own programs now, which generally don't interest me...
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    The discussion about the general lack of vitamin D3

    For people who insist on getting dietary advice from a medical professional, I tell them to ask their dentist. Dentists are generally slim, trim and in good health. They spend all day looking at the effects of the modern diet and advise people to avoid flour and sugar. Most doctors, nurses, and...
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    The discussion about the general lack of vitamin D3

    Back in the day, people did get vitamin and mineral deficiencies: beriberi was rampant in Asia, pellagra was the scourge of the South, and the Midwest had the goiter belt. Weston A. Price traveled the world documenting the effects of a modern diet high in flour and sugar: people's teeth rotted...
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    The discussion about the general lack of vitamin D3

    Back in the early 20th century, people took cod liver oil for vitamins A and D: http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/cod-liver-oil-basics-and-recommendations/
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    The discussion about the general lack of vitamin D3

    Even living in sunny Colorado--with over 300 sunny days a year--my level was at the low end of normal when I had it tested a few years ago. But like most people, I don't work outdoors. Being almost entirely of northwestern European stock, according to a DNA test, spending my days in the North...
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    A persons word is their bond

    Reminds me of Scarlett O'Hara (an SOB) putting a sign in her shop that read, "The war is over. Don't ask for credit."
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    Indianapolis: A Vintagey Place to Live

    I think the temperature variation is a function of humidity. Dry places like Denver get chilly after the sun sets. All the naysayers warned me about the humidity, which is bad because of...no nosebleeds? Less watering of the yard? Fresher-smelling air? I guess I am just a satisfied fool.
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    Which funny videos are you watching?

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    Does your name date you?

    I'd like to see a comeback of Eulalie.
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    Indianapolis: A Vintagey Place to Live

    Thanks, Ian! A lot of people think I'm nuts for moving here from Colorado. But between the lower cost of living, less time in traffic, a nicer, paid-for house, and beautiful parks and museums close by, I'm just not seeing whatever big mistake they think I've made.
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    Indianapolis: A Vintagey Place to Live

    The heat in Denver is a dry heat, doncha know. Kidding aside, though, the past several years have been a lot hotter in Denver than I recall it as a kid. My parents' house, which just sold for over $400,000, had no A/C; my little cracker box had just a window unit and security screen doors that...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The snake oilers are still at it: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/308269/ I had a neighbor whose medication made him paranoid, according to a friend who came by looking for him. I had to tell him his friend committed suicide. My mother's...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Robert Atkins wrote that some of his patients really were chocoholics in that one taste sent them on a binge. His advice: don't take the first bite.
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    From Merriam Webster: "Intoxicate: to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished." No, I don't drink to the point that I am excited, stupefied or out of control, i.e., intoxicated. And yes, I stand by what I said about...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Sorry, but no sale. Not everyone likes being intoxicated. I don't drink more than a glass of wine because I don't like how any more makes me feel. I enjoy the taste with certain meals in spite of its other effects. I pay an arm and a leg for Mucinex because I hate being doped up on cheaper...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    You're speaking from a biochemical perspective. By that standard, many, many thing are drugs, including coffee, Sudafed, sugar, and antihistamines, and everyone who takes any of those is a drug user. I'm talking about real-life usage. In real life, someone who has a glass or two of wine with...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Alcohol use isn't the same as recreational drug use IRL. People drink alcohol for reasons other than getting drunk. A visit to a variety of bars shows this--there are bars where people enjoy music, food, conversation and a few drinks without getting sloppy and stupid and others where the patrons...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    An employer cannot be expected to know whether a particular drug user is going to be an outstanding employee or a dangerous one. They might be like Chris Titus's alcoholic father, who never missed work, never missed a mortgage payment, and never missed a party (and had custody of his children)...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    tonyb, your argument seems to be that people who use drugs aren't necessarily bad people; they can even be fine people. I agree with this up to a point. Drugs do have, as you say, drug-like effects, and those effects alter users' moods, judgment, energy level, thinking, and motor skills. These...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    @tonyb, do drugs have drug-like effects, or don't they?

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