The Coffee House

[snowbear119 50]

Well, here's most of the goodies that Gary sent east.

4 or 5 bags, a Nikon F55, the N8008s, a Coolpix 5700 bridge (likely to be converted to IR), a Nikon and a Sony P&S, darkroom timer (my original request), 35 & 120 tanks and reels, a few 9x12 trays, chargers, cables, a Vivitar flash and an older Sekonik zoom meter. I understand another box is on the way.



Funky crop because the apartment is a wee bit messy.

 

[jcdeboever]

Gary 1 - JC 0.

 

[Gary A.]

Who's pitching tomorrow?

 

[jcdeboever]

Who pitching tomorrow?

I think Boyd vs. Wood, just from memory, may be wrong. I can't watch it, I am interviewing a couple of the board members for the museum and taking portraits shots of them. I am going to get a history lesson on their museum in hopes of making a valid article and promotion for them. I am going to wear a Gary Fedora tomorrow. I am shooting it all in film. Bringing godzilla. They are super excited, I just hope I can sell the editor of the Lansing State Journal when I compIle it all. Jk, I am not wearing a fedora but I am going to act like you....

 

[SquarePeg39 1]

Sox just came back in the bottom of the 8th to beat the Yanks! Look out Gary.

 

[snowbear119 50]

O's pulled it off!

 

[Frank F.]

You can well do your research yourself my dear! I am not here for justification I'm here for the coffee.

For the Public I will give one example:

They did twin studies with genetically identical twins one of the twins was obese the other of the twins was thin.

By barcoding the feces of the two they found that the obese had a low biodiversity in their gut, while the thin had a high biodiversity in their gut.

Of course we do not know all the species we found, we only know there barcodes, we do not know their metabolism.

What we know is: for every edible plant and animal in the course of history of mankind have developed gut microorganisms who are able to digest these plants and animals.

Research is not advanced enough to tell us the exact names of these microorganisms, but we know: if we eat a diverse diet of food that is not far from its natural form, we will foster the diversity of our gut bacteria and other microorganisms.

We also know that by lowering the biodiversity of gut microorganisms, for example by using antibiotics, we Forster obesity. This knowledge is used in livestock. To make livestock gain weight faster, some breeders feed them antibiotics.

And we know that by transferring the feces of the obese to the thin, the thin will stay thin, while if we transfer the feces from thin to the obese the obese will become thin.

Enough for now. Most of the original research is available free of charge on the internet or in public libraries. Help yourself.

 

[limr33 2]

You can well do your research yourself my dear! I am not here for justification I'm here for the coffee.

Who are you talking to? The only thing I saw was a post to waday who just asked for a link but you already responded to him. I'm confused.

 

[jcdeboever]

Dodgers picked up Granderson. He is a fine human being and a clutch hitter. Great in the clubhouse. Dodgers aren't messing around. Great pickup, didn't see that one coming. The Tigers never should have got rid of him, he was the straw that stirred the drink. He is about the nicest human being you could ever meet. He did some amazing, genuine, volunteer work in Detroit and abroad. He will make an impact in any community he is in. LA is perfect for him. He has to be excited. Gary is gonna love reading about him while sipping his Brazilian coffee.

 

[waday]

Who are you talking to?

I'm assuming he's still talking to me.

You can well do your research yourself my dear! I am not here for justification I'm here for the coffee.

Most of the original research is available free of charge on the internet or in public libraries. Help yourself.

Frank, I'm very happy that you found a diet that you like and that has been working for you. Good luck with it!

The only thing that I'm trying to point out is that the burden of proof is on you, not me, to provide this evidence.

As someone in the science/engineering field, please understand that I'm not attacking you. I'm just trying to read the underlying science of a diet that claims it's based on science. If it's too difficult to provide this evidence, I start to question the legitimacy of the claim.

I agree, I'm here for the coffee, as well. If we need to discuss more, we can surely do it via conversation.

 

[terri37 8]

You can well do your research yourself my dear! I am not here for justification I'm here for the coffee.

Who are you talking to? The only thing I saw was a post to waday who just asked for a link but you already responded to him. I'm confused.

And if you're here for the coffee, can you please quit with the talk about feces and gut bacteria?

If you can't back up all this pseudo science with a link to an actual credible study, then quit citing "reports" as fact-based. I invite you again to open your own thread for all of this detail about your interest in this stuff, but for the Coffee House, it's not a good fit.

 

[jcdeboever]

Are these not the most adorable little shoes? My granddaughter left them here last night. She walks around barefoot all the time, if she had her way, she would never wear shoes. As a result, her parents have to really work on getting her shoes that she will wear. She's had issues with that at school too. She is my little pumpkin butt.

 

[smoke665]

Are these not the most adorable little shoes?

Our granddaughter should have been named Imelda, between her Mom and Mimi, I don't think she's worn the same pair twice. Some of those suckers get a little pricey!!!

 

[JonA_CT]

The price of kids' shoes makes me sick. We typically only shop at outlets, so we can get sneakers for a reasonable price (25-30$). But...for my daughter's summer/fall shoes, we ended up splurging on a pair of Keens. They let her foot breath while still being safe. But damn...$55 for a pair of shoes that can fit in my hand. The good news is that we have a pretty solid sharing network set-up. We had the first girl in our group of friends, but our next will be the third boy. So we have all sorts of awesome hand-mes for the new baby, including shoes that should last us for the next couple of years.

 

[SquarePeg39 1]

The price of kids' shoes makes me sick. We typically only shop at outlets, so we can get sneakers for a reasonable price (25-30$). But...for my daughter's summer/fall shoes, we ended up splurging on a pair of Keens. They let her foot breath while still being safe. But damn...$55 for a pair of shoes that can fit in my hand. The good news is that we have a pretty solid sharing network set-up. We had the first girl in our group of friends, but our next will be the third boy. So we have all sorts of awesome hand-mes for the new baby, including shoes that should last us for the next couple of years.

$55 for a pair of shoes that will fit her for only a few months? Yikes! As the mother of the only girl in our family (no hand-me-downs available!), I highly recommend cheaping out on everything but winter coats and snow boots until she stops growing. They grow so fast that you'll be giving away clothes and shoes that were only worn once or still have the tags on. It only gets worse and so much more expensive as they get older. I remember when all the girls at my daughter's school were wearing Uggs in 2nd grade. I thought it was insane to pay $100 for boots that will only fit for one season - if that! We bought $30 Target brand Uggs and they were fine and she never knew the difference.

Princess has pretty much stopped growing at this point so she got a couple of expensive pairs of boots last winter (Timberlands and LL Bean duck boots) that I expect her to have for the next 5+ years. This year her backpack, winter coat, jeans, yoga pants and dresses from last year all still fit! Easily saving me $500+ in back to school shopping - which I needed to pay for the new phone I had to get her after the salt water damage ruined hers.

Can't wait to see pics of the new baby!