Iāve probably posted this two or three times over the last several years and on the other site as well, thereās no need to despair about your 60ās and 70ās. Stay fit, lose weight (if needed) and be active and the golden years can be awesome. Read Younger Next Year. Itās a book by a retired NY lawyer and his internist about staying fit into your 80ās. Eat right, exercise and your 60ās and 70ās can be fabulous. Then again, thereās a reason that life expectancy is still mid 70ās.
I had my second one last week. My first was 10 years ago. Propofol is a great thing. I was beginning an awesome dream when I woke up. The prep is way better now than 10 years ago. What amazes me is how painless it is post procedureāespecially compared to a digital prostate exam which is about the most unpleasant thing I ever do and the pain lingers for about two days. There is zero discomfort after a colonoscopy, at least for me:
Just had my second one at 62. Two very small polyps were removed (same as at 52) so Iām guessing Iām good for another 10 years. Iām waiting on the follow up. Had propofal and it was nice but not as nice as the first time. Prep is the only unpleasant part.
I was bored several weeks ago and looked up the predictions vs the outcomes since around 2000. Usually they are not way off either way. Knowing the law of averages the forecasters rarely make predictions that are way off the average. The official prediction is usually just a few storms higher or lower than the historical average. And, not surprisingly, the actual number is not way off. Sometimes they really do miss it though. Lately, they really donāt want to be caught way off on the low side so itās safer to say it will be average to above average in terms of number of named storms. My take away is that they are doing their best to predict it, but they really donāt know.
The front should protect SE Texas for several days. In September, every day without a storm approaching Texas is good news and one day closer to the end.
As for the thread title, I usually suck at homemade pie crust. Sometimes it comes out great but mostly itās tough and not flaky enough. And Iāve seen and tried all the tips online and from cooking shows. Good news is that Pillsbury Already Made pie crusts and even the frozen Mrs. Smithās are very good.
I use the Instapot for beans and they cook more evenly if I presoak them all day. You can cook them longer but then I seem to get some beans that are fine and others will turn to mush if I donāt presoak.
That brings back so many memories. Our maid growing up, who was like a second mom to me, made the best pinto beans Iāve ever had. She always used salt pork.
I know, jinx and all, but we actually are below the average number of named storms for this time of year in the Atlantic. An above normal year was forecast. Next 4 weeks are critical.
Iāve never skied Highlands or Buttermilk but I need to. Snowmass is my favorite ski area in the country. Been going there since the mid 90ās and it just gets better and better. It has very long ski time with very little lift time. I donāt believe Iāve ever had a lift line of more than 10 minutes and that was just a handful of times. The on mountain restaurants are very good and then thereās Aspen just 12 minutes away. Canāt wait for January when weāll be back for two weeks. The last two years have been near perfect ski conditions. Hope it continues. And the summer doesnāt suck. Weāll be back in two weeks.
Some timeshares/fractional ownerships are actually good deals. The ones I know about in Aspen and Snowmass have done well and thereās an active buy/sell market for them.
LOL. There are so many fucking trees in places they shouldnāt be. Every major wind event will result in massive power outages. Nobody wants to be serious about trimming trees and vegetation. CenterPoint is lax and homeowners donāt want to cut their precious trees.
Reading the other thread, it seems we have two more seasons. This thing will move very slowly. I thought this season would end with Reyneara (sp?) taking the throne in Kingslanding. They might drag that a full season.
That was a concern. There could be a gap in coverage for bad drainage. In my case, Iām pretty sure it would not have been a āfloodā for purposes of flood insurance. It was too specific to my property.
I did not have flood insurance for Harvey and I did not flood. Iām about 2/3 mile south of Buffalo Bayou near Tanglewood. My street barely had standing water during Harvey. I did, however, have a ton of drainage flowing from a neighbourās property into a drain in my front driveway near my front door and during the heaviest rain it backed up and water was about 6ā below my front door. That probably is not a āfloodā under the definition of flood in flood insurance policies. I assume that homeowners insurance would have covered water damage caused by a drainage issue. All that said, after Harvey, I have flood insurance. If the Addicks or Barker dam failed, I suspect it would flood as far south as San Felipe. Upstream would be even worse than during Harvey when the dams held.
Golf? Whatās that? No golf in Houston for a while. This fucking rain just will not end. Itās been crazy all summer. Hope it rains in the Hill Country but we need about 8 weeks of no rain in Houston.
Well, two more inches and still coming down. I hope it rains more where it is needed, but Iāll say it again. Fuck this rain. I want eight weeks of no rain.
I had a law partner die of that and I keep an eye on it. I also have a known issue with my lower oesophagus and a hiatal hernia. Iām otherwise pretty fit for 62.