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@Mik said in 2025 Pride - Day 4:

I only have anger on one issue - bio men competing in women's sports. It's just wrong.

This bothers me too. And I believe I saw it when I competed in powerlifting. I remember one individual who simply dominated “her” peers.
I do have empathy for those born with ambiguous genitalia. I saw this long ago as a PICU nurse. The boys’ parents were told to raise them as girls and had a team of people helping them. There were hormones and surgery, and psych people supporting that as they matured. How scary for the parents and the children. I don’t know how any of them grew up, whether they competed in sports, whether they had friends, how they felt gender wise. But growing up, no matter who and what we are, we all make comparisons with our peers; we want to be normal; we judge ourselves against others. What a tormenting time for those having to navigate parenthood with a new baby with ambiguous sex characteristics.

@89th …. “It's Trump's litmus test, whether you like him or not.”
Yup .. good observation .

Congratulations!
Gorgeous dresses … I really like the flower girl’s!

“Where’s Jolly? I miss him ”

There are entire chunks of my kid’s childhood I can’t recall. I don’t know if it’s due to stress, exhaustion, or hangovers, but it bugs me when I hear “Hey, do you remember when …”, and I have zero recollection of certain vacations, parties, school events, Christmases, birthdays. Everyone else remembers but me

I think my school did some of these things too. Those last weeks were celebratory. I, though, could not attend. It was determined I had the wrong PhysEd course for my university entrance (my credits were from another school), so in order for a mark to be submitted for the right course, the principal and PhysEd teachers had me doing all sorts of stupid stuff during grad week. One of my tasks was to have the grade 10s practice their golf drives in the field, another was chaperoning students to a local 9 hole course.

Wow. What a trip. Have fun.

I’m told a person needs to tackle first the thing causing the most anxiety. Ha, that’s what I preach to my boyz. So, in my case, perhaps strength training & cardio needs to start with housework!

Truthfully, I gotta get back to some cardio & weight training. Isolation during Covid, menopause, mourning my youth, turned me into a fat lazy hermit. I’m still in this funk.

Well, @89th, I was in a sh*t state of existence at 43, in the early days of tncr. Running (totally new to me) and weight training (also new), helped with clarity, planted better habits. I gotta thank @kluurs for his wisdom, help with this. Now, occasionally, I might feel obliged to order a beer at a pub, but honestly, it’s just to toast with others; it goes unfinished. There’s zippo at home except wine that gets gifted to us. I save, crack that open for visitors. Alcohol sparks zero joy. Wasted calories.

Pretty sure that Jeep is fuelled with beer.

I never saw @Jolly ’s pic either. I always imagined him around 5’6” with real muscular hands.

Good for you @89th. You’re young. And smart. I recognized the binge thingie in myself around your age, and knew I had to do something about it. So I did.

@Renauda said in tncr is sick:

Am going to be in Kananaskis from 5 through 7 June camping and lake kayaking. Our graduation present for the grade 12’er.

@Renauda Lucky Kid! You’re good parents.

@Tom-K Tim Gunn, yes indeed, a stylish dresser!
@Axtremus Do post pics and descriptions of your festive meals. So awesome (and useful since I go to a great Asian buffet monthly and never know what I’m putting on my plate).
I’ve a collection of Columbia fishing shirts (men’s & ladies). That material never dies. Always looks great. Great for hot weather & menopause too!
I wish I could post more here. I’m just flat out busy.
I sure like when people post their travel pics … It’s so unlikely I’ll ever get to visit these places, but seeing everyone’s pics really makes me smile! I learn so much.
I’m leaving town, heading north when the G7 hits town. It will be wild and stupid crazy here, mainly because of Mr Trump’s appearance after his birthday parade. They actually had school children tear out buffalo berry bushes near Kananaskis so your dear leader, security, anyone else wouldn't be threatened by bears. FFS.

@Horace You could well be right of his height. What I see is an age related decrease in lumbar lordosis. So yup, you shrink in height as the spine changes. Trump’s seems accelerated. So, for us .. how to limit it? Exercise and strength training. Walking, shoulders back and squared down. Seated rows, Lat pull downs, all that..

Parents go stupid, common sense and logic flees when kids panic over a pet. Yup. I’ve seen this.

Duh! :blondie smacks her head: .. that kind of pool . I do feel rather stupid now.

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1kk7u8a/nature_is_so_metal/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Sounds like the investor could be grandma, swimming in cash and shortly into heaven, & the pool owner is written up gaining in her will.