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Today was salted ham, eggs, salsa, and avocado. I'm out of pickled jalapenos, but bought some today to make.

Look up savory oatmeal recipes. Even if you think you don't like oatmeal, just try it. They turn the oats into something like a risotto. It's very easy to make a 600-ish calorie dish quickly and it's tasty and filling. Taco seasoning, jalapeno, avocado and a bit of lean beef Shrimp, spinach, garlic, a touch of mozzarella That sort of thing.

I know it's a popular thing at the moment, but there's no scientific basis for drinking a set amount of water each day. Depending on activity levels, moisture content of your food, etc. there's no such thing as generic advise that's meaningful. Your body isn't stupid, just listen to it and drink when you're thirsty. The "you're already dehydrated by the time you feel thirsty" is nonsense for the vast vast majority of people. Is your urine dark? You aren't drinking enough. Is your urine light or clear? You are. Absent medical conditions and a doctor's advise to the contrary, there is zero reason to make it more complicated then that. Pretty much nobody in the developed world isn't getting enough salt. Use something like myfitnesspal to track your intake for a bit and see what your sodium levels actually are.

Impeachment isn't the trial, it's the thing that starts the trial, let alone a finding of guilt. The House is sort of like a Grand Jury, deciding on if a person should face charges and go to a trial. The Senate is then "the court." Clinton was impeached but found not guilty by the Senate. You need 2/3 of the Senate to vote "guilty" for a guilty verdict. The criminal court equivalent would be being arrested but then the judge or jury failing to convict. You still have an "arrest record" but no "criminal record" and no punishment.

You have to find something you enjoy and then do it long enough to make it a routine. If you make it punishment, you'll lose long term. Find something you like, then set short term goals, mid term goals, and long term goals. Hiking/walking/backpacking is my "thing" but when I was younger it was weights. Now I can't really lift weights like I used to without risking of literally crippling myself due to nerve damage and joint issues. I can still carry a ruck and walk forever, though, and I like to do that. I'm up to 15 miles of hilly terrain with a light pack without ill effect, 20 miles if I don't mind being pretty sore after. I'm doing the 26.2 mile Bataan Memorial Death March next Spring, which is a big motivator for me. https://bataanmarch.com/ I put on nearly 60 pounds after I slipped the disks in my back. Using a combination of diet, goal setting, and exercise I've lost 41 of it this year. I hope to do another 30 next year. I've found Garmin Connect to be a big help. You can get some semi-personalized workout plans there for cardio, but not so much for strength training.

I was asking for time management purposes. We're all on US passports so no visa concerns as far as entry. It just matters if we fly back to Madrid on the day we fly to the US or if we fly back to Madrid the day before and just get a hotel overnight. We have 10 days on continent, so we just want to figure out which cities to hit and in what order. I have no connection to Iran. My father-in-law was originally from Palestine but got Jordanian citizenship. I have in-laws in Jordan, Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar, and a few outside the ME, but nobody in Iran. Out of the US, I've visited, in no particular order: Cyprus Qatar Bahrain Jordan Spain France Italy Canada England I'd like to visit a lot of places. Peru, Greece, Ireland, Germany, and Japan are currently on our "check airfares" list.

OK, thanks. That's probably going to change things a bit, then.

I shipped my pants one. I even shipped my bed. I've never shipped my PC, though.

That's a bother, then. I was hoping I could treat it like a layover and not have to go through customs just to turn around and go back through customs/security.

I'd highly recommend reading The Richest Man in Babylon if you have not done so. That book, along with Ric Edelman's "The Truth about Money" helped me change my life. One line of the Richest Man in Babylon book is a guy (the one who eventually becomes the Richest Man) complaining he can't save money because he doesn't make enough. He is told that no matter what you make, someone else is getting by on 10% less. Figure out how they do it and you now have 10% of your income to save. Seems simple in hindsight, but that one line set me on the path to, over 16-ish years, increase my net worth by roughly a quarter million dollars. I started with negative net worth and almost no savings. Now I'm on the path to retire comfortably at the time of my choosing and could go a year without a paycheck before I really had to impact my lifestyle. That's mixed with still enjoying the "now". We take a vacation every spring and fall break, travel out of the country for one of those every other year, etc. It boils down to priorities.

We're flying to Madrid next March and are strongly considering taking a budget flight to Lisbon while we're there. We'd fly into Madrid, spend 5 days, fly to Lisbon for 4 days, then back to Madrid then home. I know, but it was way cheaper this way. My question is if I fly in on Easy Jet, do I have to "reenter" Spain (go through customs, etc) to check in with Iberia to fly back out? Or can I check in with Iberia and get my tickets for my return flight without having to leave the secured area?

Yes, we spent a week in Barcelona. The Sagrada Familia is the most moving and humbling man-made structure I've ever seen. I absolutely loved the city. We're considering going to Madrid at some point as well. Next year is our next "abroad" vacation. Should have been this year, but we needed to put a lot of money into home renovation/repair this year and pushed our schedule back a bit to keep the finances comfortable.

Blame Dave Grossman, retired colonel, author, and fraudulent academic. "Killology" was his invention and he gained fame through the books "on combat" and "on killing". The problem is he went way outside his lane and made claims he has no research to back up. He's usually the poster child for "researcher" who's linked video games with violence, though. If the fucking media and politicians would stop making the shooters famous and giving big blocks of time to airing their agendas, we'd see a decline. Girls who need fame make sex tapes. Boys go kill some folks. You can be the biggest loser nobody with zero voice and zero fucks given about you, but you go mass murder and suddenly you are famous and everybody wants to know what you believed and why. You think other loser nobodies don't fucking notice that and crave the same attention? Of course they do. In the US you can use a gun, other nations you may have to use fire, a knife, or a vehicle, but it's a global problem because you become globally famous for 15 minutes. Quit making these assholes folk heroes, watch the decline.

Paris was the only place I had trouble finding someone who fit my parameters quickly. Usually you don't have much of a wait for a weighty gal to wander by.

Collecting Cars | 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z/28 OWNED BY CHRIS HARRIS COLLECTINGCARS.COM A high-performance American muscle car that has been cherished by Chris Harris. The winning bidder will get a personal handover, including... There you are, one already imported.

I feel like perhaps I should share my system for finding good local restaurants when traveling. I assure you that the system always works and that this is not a joke. When I told a buddy of mine about it he assumed I was just being funny, then he saw it in action when we went to Memphis and it lead us to an incredible local barbecue place. So what you do is scout for a reasonably well dressed fat woman. Not morbidly obese fat or you're just going to get a buffet, but fat enough that you're reasonably sure she'll get winded on a flight of stairs. Nobody under 30 or over 50 years old. Nobody with children in tow. If possible, someone without a wedding ring, but if it's a low target environment you might have to go with a married fatty. The manner of dress isn't as important as the apparent value of the clothing. Someone dressed like someone who'd date her could afford the sort of restaurant you're interested in. She must, of course, be local and not also a tourist. Once you've spotted an appropriate fat woman, simply approach with a "pardon me, Ma'am, we're from out of town and was curious as to a good local restaurant." sort of line. I generally don't specify what type of restaurant so as not to pin them down or make them search their memory. I want their gut instinct (so to speak). I have done this in multiple states in multiple countries and it has *always* worked out well.

It's definitely a lot of fun to drive and has a few modifications. The suspension is a Peddar's adjustable that lowers it about 1.25" and the stiffness can be adjusted easily with knobs. Well, the front is easy. The rear requires crawling under the car. You can set it to road, track, drag race, etc. The newest 'Vettes you can do it from the driver's seat as they use a magnetic system. The seats are Catskinz, which is real leather vs the synthetic/leather mix of the factory seats. While not really a big deal to me, JR Hildebrand's autograph is in the glove box. J. R. Hildebrand - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG I've been kicking around doing an intake, headers, and custom tune on it. Maybe some 3.91 gears. Not that it isn't already stupidly fast, but I want a bit more, you know? Always a bit more...

We don't have Nando's, but when I lived in Qatar I remember liking it. We have a ton of independent and/or small chain pizza places that would make you spit on Pizza Hut. Jockamo's, New Bethel Ordinary, and (if you like Chicago-style) Giordano's are all excellent.

Bump because the new Corvettes are mid-engine. I was prepared to hate them as Euro-trashed versions of an American classic...but they look pretty nice. (Nothing against Euro-trash, you understand, but I want American mullet inspired styling on American cars, Euro-trash on European cars) I'm driving a 2011 Camaro SS/RS at the moment and intend to keep it until my son is through school. Then look at a mid-engine 'Vette

Unless road tripping and staying close to the Interstate, I generally avoid chain restaurants. For convenience on longer trips I typically stick with McDonald's for fast food. When I visit my Dad we usually go to Logan's steak house. It's a middle-of-the-road steak chain that's a good value to dollar and has a chopped steak my (denture wearing) father can eat. He's also wheel chair bound, so if he's too tired to get in and out of my truck again we'll go to Sonic for milk shakes. Sonic is a drive-up where the staff (often on roller skates) brings the food to your vehicle for you. If he feels like getting out, we'll go to Culver's. Now, the exception is if I'm in Texas. Whataburger is awesome. Best fast food burger joint by a mile, but only in Texas. Close to where the cows grow up, you understand. Indianapolis has a pretty decent international selection. I'm always down for Turkish or Peruvian.

I got to be somebody's hero today. Just a right place/right time thing but I was glad to be there to help. I kicked up a pursuit of a clown car full of robbery suspects. 5 were apprehended at the termination point, more fled. Seriously, clown car shenanigans. What I should have done is stay at the termination point and do sergeant-y stuff. What I did was snatch up my rifle and go with K9 because I'm fucking retarded and can't help myself. As we were walking over an overpass the K9 handler turned his head right and the dog jumped left...right over the barricade and into empty space. I saw the dog jump but before I could even open my mouth it as gone. Luckily the handler kept the end of the leash wrapped around his wrist. The weight of the dog jerked him up against the barricade and he was off balance. I was able to run up and grab the leash as well and help hoist the dog back up onto the overpass. I don't know if the dog would have survived the drop but the handler said even if he had he'd probably have to be retired. He offered to buy me dinner at whatever I deemed to be my favorite restaurant but I told him snag my outstanding suspects and we'd be even. Two bit bad guys later I think we're good to go. The termination point was just short of the county line and we had multiple agencies respond. I've never seen a better example of teamwork in law enforcement. Us, park rangers, two sheriff's departments, two neighboring districts, three dog handlers, and investigations all responded and took care of business. I'm pretty damned proud of the lot.

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Any can't miss bargains out there? I'm strongly considering picking up Fallout 4 and/or New Vegas for the PC. I had a ton of fun with them on console and figure mods might extend the fun a bit.

I'd really like a new Fallout that's properly done. Zero interest in this one even as they continue to tinker.