fujiters
22d ago
The idea of a 30 yr. old being on permanent medication scares me.
I don't understand this fear. Statins are an incredibly low risk medication, and can be started at a low dose with later increases (as needed and as your body tolerates). No one frets about the various other things one needs to permanently do ("the idea of having to permanently ensure sufficient b12 intake scares me"), why be so concerned about a very low cost medication?
fujiters
2mo ago
Was this actually just chatting, or was there relationship possibility? If the latter, I can see the appeal of screening political incompatibility quickly. Similarly, it makes sense to ask about desire for children very quickly, and completely disengage if incompatible.
fujiters
5mo ago
If the Republicans actually wanted to end the shutdown, they could do so immediately without Democrat support by changing Senate rules to make voting on clean continuing resolutions not subject to the filibuster. They could also change the number required for cloture from 60 to, say, 55 if the point was that a simple majority is too dangerous. Extending the enhanced ACA subsidies is also very popular with voters (~80% approve). It feels like the compromise to extend them for a year isn't a huge ask. Republicans could counter with only extending the enhanced subsides for those under 400% of the FPL, which would probably be accepted. If you want your opponents to do something for you (give you a few votes), you have to give them something. And, to reiterate, the shutdown could be ended without any Democrat votes.
fujiters
6mo ago
I've found that prioritizing sleep above all other things helps to keep my stress in check. In school, I would sleep immediately after class to ensure I got enough and I'd fit homework and studying in the hours that remained between waking and having to be in class.
fujiters
6mo ago
When I read it around age 17 (circa 2002), I found it really invigorating. I got a kick out of the detailed detours (especially the footnotes) and it struck me as novel and true. I reread it 2-3 years ago and it was a bit of a slog (though I still finished it--I just wasn't excited each time I picked it up). Sometimes you have to be in the right place in life for a book to speak to you, and sometimes you've already seen the tricks that make a book notable that the charm wears off.
I no longer feel compelled to continue reading books that don't hold my interest though. Give it 100 pages. It should be clear at that point if it currently resonates with you.
N=1, but I've been a vegan for 27 years and my HDL has been around 90 mg/dl for as long as I have records for it.
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