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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Non-Political Market/Economy/Finance/etc. Thread
« on: Today at 12:43:21 PM »
Yeah, it’s probably not smart to bet against the American appetite until glp1 drugs go generic.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Non-Political Market/Economy/Finance/etc. Thread
« on: Today at 11:30:35 AM »https://twitter.com/yahoofinance/status/1785676405419708895?s=46&t=odWzhuZU7P443NcVwlC1iQI only buy index funds, but if I had the money to take big bets, I’d bet this trend continues and I’d be shorting brands like this (assuming they have upticks against which to enter into a short!).
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Essentially Flyertalk / Non-Political Market/Economy/Finance/etc. Thread
« on: Today at 11:28:31 AM »
I have gained and lost weight many times in my life. Most of my 40’s I was very fit, but last few years after Covid I gained a ton. Using the GLP-1 helps me be happier while I lose the weight. I started trying to get back in shape in January and work out nearly every day, but using the glp1 drug allows me to reduce the agonizing struggle of hoarding and splurging on caloric “points” each day.
Having tried a glp1 drug, I am CONVINCED it’s the best way to live for me. I hope I have access to it, and the fund to afford it for the rest of my life.
Having tried a glp1 drug, I am CONVINCED it’s the best way to live for me. I hope I have access to it, and the fund to afford it for the rest of my life.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Non-Political Market/Economy/Finance/etc. Thread
« on: Today at 08:13:06 AM »Coke needs to come up with their own version of the drug and just put it in coke. Same for Yum Brands, McD’s, etc.
It is truly transformative, and the impact to fast food and junk food will be immense. When I am on it, I have no craving for food. If you offer me something good to eat, I'll eat it and enjoy it, but I won't want more than a few ounces. I was viewing food more as fuel, and would just as soon pound a couple premier protein shakes as bother to eat a "meal."
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Non-Political Market/Economy/Finance/etc. Thread
« on: Today at 08:04:52 AM »
I may need to take Kim Carnes advice and revise my retirement date due to the chance of living too long. Which kinda sucks because I was getting into the idea of retire at 62 take social security to get health care and die at maybe 80 at the latest.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Non-Political Market/Economy/Finance/etc. Thread
« on: Today at 08:02:20 AM »
If the Frito Lays family is reading this blog, you may want to diversify.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Non-Political Market/Economy/Finance/etc. Thread
« on: Today at 07:50:54 AM »
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/30/eli-lilly-lly-earnings-q1-2024.html
So, I tried a month of zepbound (my insurance covered it, luckily) and it’s a rough ridin' miracle drug (assume no future ass cancer etc). It’s out of stock everywhere tho and can’t reliably get more. They give you four shot thingys at a time (4 weeks worth).
Best way to describe its effect is that it makes me feel like I have just eaten a meal that was not too filling and am perfectly satisfied, like all the time. It tapers off by the end of a week, hence the weekly injection
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Analysts say the weekly injection could post more than a billion dollars in sales in its first year on the market and potentially become the biggest drug of all time.
So, I tried a month of zepbound (my insurance covered it, luckily) and it’s a rough ridin' miracle drug (assume no future ass cancer etc). It’s out of stock everywhere tho and can’t reliably get more. They give you four shot thingys at a time (4 weeks worth).
Best way to describe its effect is that it makes me feel like I have just eaten a meal that was not too filling and am perfectly satisfied, like all the time. It tapers off by the end of a week, hence the weekly injection
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions
« on: April 30, 2024, 06:40:55 PM »Pretty sure it's Parkinson's not cancer....or both. My aunt and uncle who are full time farmers have Parkinson's.my grandpa used to have a giant tank of roundup on his 3 wheeler and one in a pickup and on days when there "wasn't as much to do" he drove around and round upp'd all his fence lines to keep cedar out!I ask this with all due respect and seriousness…did he die of cancer? Lot of those guys who were exposed to Roundup 24/7/365 have.
But they made good fence posts when there were no trees anywhere
They also had a giant tank of Roundup on the back of a three wheeler.
That's awful, sorry man.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions
« on: April 30, 2024, 03:15:15 PM »my grandpa used to have a giant tank of roundup on his 3 wheeler and one in a pickup and on days when there "wasn't as much to do" he drove around and round upp'd all his fence lines to keep cedar out!I ask this with all due respect and seriousness…did he die of cancer? Lot of those guys who were exposed to Roundup 24/7/365 have.
But they made good fence posts when there were no trees anywhere
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Kansas State Football / Portal Kombat
« on: April 30, 2024, 10:31:04 AM »
Boulder football facilities for fans are the worst I have ever seen at the BCS level, as of last summer. BUT, players don’t see that…they see weight rooms and crap, so who knows.
The bigger challenge for Coach Prime appears to be building a culture with nothing but transfers. It will happen in time, I would bet. But some growing pains are to be expected.
The bigger challenge for Coach Prime appears to be building a culture with nothing but transfers. It will happen in time, I would bet. But some growing pains are to be expected.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....
« on: April 30, 2024, 08:06:41 AM »
The gap between the big 2 and the rest of college might get even bigger.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-big-ten-developing-plan-to-share-revenue-with-players-in-potential-landmark-change-to-college-athletics/
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-big-ten-developing-plan-to-share-revenue-with-players-in-potential-landmark-change-to-college-athletics/
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions
« on: April 29, 2024, 10:06:50 PM »
Yikes
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: PORTAL KOMBAT
« on: April 29, 2024, 07:32:44 AM »
I think the only way to even remotely "fix" this is to limit it on the school side...limit how many transfers a school can take in a give year. A "demand" reduction.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions
« on: April 28, 2024, 07:31:21 AM »I've been bloviating against woody encroachment for years, but everyone thought I was insane. Well, look at me now.Give me an air conditioned enclosed cab high flow skid steer with a forestry muncher and turn me loose.
Cedars don’t regenerate from the roots.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: CHIEFS
« on: April 27, 2024, 10:55:07 PM »I’m really sad for Sinnott going to dcYeah, that sucks
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Kansas State Football / Re: PORTAL KOMBAT (but for football)
« on: April 27, 2024, 06:58:12 PM »
Yeah, we missed out on Bryce Brown. This would heal us.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Wild Wildcats in NFL Draft
« on: April 26, 2024, 08:08:18 PM »
I'm going to take him in my dynasty league.
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Supreme Court Cases Thread
« on: April 26, 2024, 01:27:38 PM »
Theocracy
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Signs of getting old
« on: April 26, 2024, 08:52:53 AM »Is it the type of stuff that can boost your muscle growth in work outs and make a fellas look better naked? If so, I may be interestedTestosterone and HGH therapy is a game changer folks. Started about four weeks ago and made a few diet tweaks......so far at 27 lbs gone and my energy throughout the day is steadliy improving.what was your level before starting
It was sub 200. I think around 170 if I remember correctly.
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Supreme Court Cases Thread
« on: April 25, 2024, 07:19:20 PM »I assume Trump’s day 1 focus is to pardon himself and friends of any and all federal crimes, and petition the SC to stop that Georgia case.I mean, name one politician you could trust with that power?
There is no human that can go through what is needed to go through to be president that wouldn't abuse the crap out of that power.
Something like 20-30 companies would effectively hold that same power immediately upon the ruling being made. Is this not setting up the king for a day scenario, but forever instead of a day?
I didn't listen to the argument and don't know what the specific case issues are, but it seems to me like SCOTUS could easily avoid almost all the legal questions involved by just saying there is no way you can consider a president's conspiracy to undermine his own elected ouster to be an "official act" of a president. That is, quite possibly, the most ridiculous thing I could imagine any U.S. court ruling--much less the Supreme Court.
Trump's position is premised on the argument that he should only be subject to criminal prosecution if he is impeached and convicted by the senate, but if undermining the political process itself is part of the immunity then that qualification is meaningless in the hands of a tyrant, who could simply threaten/coerce/assassinate any who would seek to carry out impeachment proceedings. The democratic experiment would be over.
That may sound alarmist, but what I'm actually getting at here is "losing" this case only means that the Supreme Court declines to give clearer instructions as to whether immunity for criminal charges is ever an option for acts taken by a president. There's no way he gets out of facing charges for Jan. 6.
Unless Trump wins, I assume.
There's still the Georgia case.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: CHIEFS
« on: April 25, 2024, 07:13:25 PM »the scene in detroit looks hot, makes our hosting look completely amateurThe timing was just bad luck. Obviously it would be wall to wall Taylor’s Version if this year was in KC.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Does playing ISU, in Dublin, Ireland hurt the international image of our program?
« on: April 25, 2024, 03:21:22 PM »zero percent chance i'm wasting an international trip to be surrounded by people from iowa.Didn’t think of it this way until just now.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: CHIEFS
« on: April 25, 2024, 03:05:24 PM »I have seen scenarios where we trade way up for a WR or a LT.Let’s do a Ricky Williams deal for Marvin and then have Andy Reid be the one wearing the wedding dress on the cover of the magazine.
that would be sweet
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: CHIEFS
« on: April 25, 2024, 02:48:10 PM »
My secret wish (does not leave this thread) is that we make huge waves and trade up for Marvin Harrison.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: CHIEFS
« on: April 25, 2024, 02:46:31 PM »
My guess is that we trade up two to four spots for a OT we really like.