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Everyone has pain, be it physical, emotional, or existential, and everyone does what they can to alleviate it. Every alleviation strategy has risks. Narcotics seem to be a poor choice for pain management, but then it is impossible to understand someone else's pain and what it might drive them to. I think the best we can do is hope that none of us are ever in such extraordinarily pain that something so risky seems like a viable option.

by pure dumb luck i called in sick today well looky here.... thank god i was here. lifting straps on the way. i thought i had like 2 more weeks.

Not a great whisky, but a pretty great whisky ad.

Should have, could have, would have Come on over and get your ear PMC massaged, I want to wipe off your smug face.

The thing is with addiction there is usually not one cause short of someone walking up to you and stuffing a needle in your arm. Every person is different and so are their addiction's, sure there are similarities but everyone has their own causes and reasons. People just like to put labels on it so it's easier to judge and that happens with allot of things and i think it's fucking stupid. Put em in a box! Oh wait there are more who do that? Get a bigger box! Anyway... I've struggled with addiction for about 20 years and i have been clean for about 4.5 years now and the only reason i got clean was because i found the reason why i felt i needed it. If you have the willpower and motivation you can fight it but you can never truely win because the battle goes on till you die, i know i have to fight urges every single day but i know myself and my limitations and i found some ways to adapt or make it work for me. For example get addicted to good things. Like good sounding music, working out allot and generally keep yourself busy and be tired at the end of the day. Make your addiction work for you... Like the saying goes an idle mind is the devil's playground and that certainly is true in my case.

Bruno Mars is singing now so this is a good time to check the progress of the pork shoulder. Eight hours in.

Ingredients Vegetable oil cooking spray 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 medium fennel bulbs, outer layers removed, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes One 15-ounce can cannellini beans One 10-ounce bunch kale, center rib removed, leaves chopped into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth 4 turkey or chicken Italian sausage links Directions Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a grill pan with vegetable oil cooking spray. In a Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the fennel, onion, 1 teaspoon of the salt and the red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring constantly, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes (plus juices), beans, kale and broth. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and transfer to the oven. Cook until the vegetables are tender and the kale has wilted, 25 to 30 minutes. While the stew is cooking, place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Add the sausages and grill, turning occasionally, until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Cool and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Remove the pan from the oven and add the cooked sausage slices. Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Spoon the stew into bowls and serve.

I consider headphone species to be more different than amp species. And much more influential, regarding sound,.... And, of course I won't be wearing all the headphones together and at the same time (you fucking dunce) .. And as counterpoint to my stax cans? Hmm ... Beyer T1's or Grado GS1000's both come to mind ... Both of which are way less "flat" sounding. Both of which, too, are outside of my price range. But they are good examples of what I am looking for. And they are both nice counterpoint to the sort of mid centric, flat sounding Stax cans that I have. Spendy, though ... PS500's are looking good ...

I *Finally* got my new Dynamo-hub built into a wheel, and I rode most of the way home from Brooklyn today.

Entered everything into Turbo Tax but can't file for a few weeks when some schedules are released. Want our money now damn it.

Rather than two teams I don't care about in a Game I couldn't care less about* Three Blokes cocking about. * When I said this yesterday, I remarked that I don't appear to have integrated very well

Just put down some loot on a pair of PMC twenty 22s, got em secondhand, slightly used off ebay. Plain Jane in looks, hopefully big in sound, many rave reviews, who knows... Thanks all, I’ll let you know how I get on.