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Participant[quote=Blogstar]Sort of related, I guess some of the exercise addicts take lots of PEDS too.
I understand that elites do it, apparently lots of average hobby athletes too maybe even some slugs.Anti-aging clinics handle a lot of the doping/steroid stuff for them.
http://www.totaltclinic.com[/quote%5DMost of the stuff those “anti-aging clinics” tout is very dangerous. For example, testosterone supplements are known to cause very high blood pressure and other circulatory problems … and the list goes on.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]ok, not free, but cheap and not budget busting.
Mexico City’s subway fare is 25c…[/quote]One can still ride all over SF on the streetcar, cable car or bus (or a combo of the above) for $2.50 or less per day.ParticipantChase Freedom gives 5% cash back for gas in the 1st and 3rd quarters every year. I DO travel the third quarter of every year so I use the Chase card for gas on the road. The 2nd and 4th quarters of the year, I use AMEX Blue Cash Preferred for gas which pays 3% back on standalone gas station purchases.
I don’t use much gas unless I am on the road but this system works out the best for me.
Participant[quote=BoomerAang]Certain Amex Blue rewards gets you 6% back for supermarket purchases. Buying gift cards from supermarkets count towards that category.[/quote]I’ve had the AMEX Blue Cash Preferred for 18 months now and have been using it to get 6% back in (standalone) grocery stores. I can’t imagine going through that whole gift-card buying routine and transfer those funds twice just to earn more Chase Ultimate Rewards Points (as was suggested by the link in NSR’s post). I’ve had a Chase Freedom Visa as well for about 14 years but the machinations described in the link seemed to me to be way too much to keep track of, unless one is a big spender in a lot of consumer categories. I use my Chase points to get things I need on Amazon. If one just needs groceries, gas, and occasionally lower-cost hotels or motor lodges, then they are only going to earn so many points per year, even if they pay their cable and cell phone bills and insurance premiums with a card. In order to get all those flight and hotel points to spend, one would actually need to spend $50K year on 1-2 credit cards. That’s not me and will never be me cuz I don’t fly much, I don’t rent vehicles anymore and I don’t really need anything. Every 2-3 years, I get a “free night” at a Best Western and that’s good enough for me :=0
ParticipantI think Trump and Cruz made a backroom deal to force Rubio out after he loses his home state of FL in the primaries next week. They want Rubio’s voter base added to their own SINGLE campaign when they start campaigning together.
ParticipantCase in point re: the relationship between Trump and Cruz:
At 5:15, Trump is asked why he’s still “attacking” Rubio when Rubio doesn’t appear to be a “threat” to his campaign in FL. Why is he not attacking Cruz, who is coming up right behind him in the FL polls?
Trump deflects the question to re-remind them about Rubio’s lagging behind in the FL polls and his absence record in the Senate and there’s a rumor that he may be dropping out, blah, blah, blah. He doesn’t even mention Cruz.
Why? I don’t think he CARES if Cruz wins FL … or not … as the two are “one and the same.”
They just haven’t announced it …. yet.
ParticipantI finally had a chance to research when the photo of Trump and Cruz was taken at Trump Tower. It was on July 15, 2015, after they both had announced their candidacy. It’s very possible that each realized they were “outcasts” at the time and thus saw each other as their only viable competition for votes (from a crowded field at the time). They met primarily to to strategize over Plan A, B, C and D, for their respective campaigns, in that order, since neither man’s candidacy would be looked upon very kindly by the “old guard.”
….Then Cruz made a quick stop to visit and old friend in town: Donald Trump.
The two 2016 Republican presidential candidates met at Trump Tower around 5:00 p.m. local time, where they discussed a wide variety of topics in a “very friendly” meeting, according to Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler.
Cruz said Wednesday that he had met with Trump several times before they entered the race and that he’s friends with many of his 2016 rivals. Despite Trump’s entrance sucking away support from the senator in poll, Cruz has defended the mogul’s controversial comments about Mexican immigrants and praises him for drawing attention to illegal immigration. ….
(Emphasis mine)
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/ted-takes-new-york-cruzs-day-in-the-big-apple.html/
“…summit in Manhattan” is a fitting description of their meeting, IMO.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/15/trumpcruz-summit-in-manhattan/
In spite of all their wrangling of late and Trump deliberately playing the go-nowhere “birther card” against Cruz as a distraction and Cruz playing into some of his games and bouncing insults back, I think the joke is on the American people who are watching all of these shenanigans unfold. H@ll, even one or more of the networks who aired the debates might even be in on it!
After all, why team up too early and give the “old guard” too much ammunition? This will only incite them to caucus at midnight with pizza in a dark conference room in attempt to put their collective heads together to figure out how to successfully bust the “Trump/Cruz” ticket. Why not drag it out until the 11th hour and get as much voter support as possible (individually and severally) before making it “public” that they will be running mates? By then, it might be too late for the “old guard” to attempt to do anything about it without looking like flaming idiots to the American people thereby causing their waning voter base to revolt to the dems (or any Independent candidates who might be on the ballot).
Trump may be a lot of things but the one attribute he has which no one can take away from him is that he has had a LOT of practice as a master at the chessboard of life. Cruz will follow along, all the while knowing or believing he will eventually have a better job than he currently has regardless of the outcome of the election. (Cruz and his family are actually enrolled in Obamacare thru the Senate’s Federal Employee exchange offerings), lol …:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/24/politics/ted-cruz-obamacare/index.html
ParticipantJust ran across this e-mail poll from last summer/fall: Would you support a Trump-Cruz ticket?
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https://lockerdome.com/7060952575121473/would-you-support-a-trump-cruz-ticket-6200
edit: I just noticed that the above pic was taken in Trump’s Manhattan office. The $64M question here is “When?” Was it taken before Trump and/or Cruz announced their candidacy for President? Could it have been taken a year ago or last spring? The date of the photo would be very telling.
Participant[quote=no_such_reality][quote=bearishgurl]
If Trump should get elected, I predict he will find a cabinet post for every . single . one of his Republican opponents … yeah, even “little Marco.”[/quote]True, he plays political back scratch game very well to get his projects approved.
What you described is old boys money club, and wow would his followers get sold down the river. . . . [/quote]
I disagree about the “old boys money club” NSR. You forgot about Carly Fiorina and NM Gov Susana Martinez, for starters. Both of these accomplished women have skill sets which Trump will need for his agenda, and if elected, he will find posts for both of them.
I feel it would be in the best interest for the Grand Olde Party (but the “Old Guard” is too short-sighted to realize this …. yet) if Trump and Cruz “coupled up” BEFORE March 15 and campaigned together in populous FL (“Little Marco’s” state). Cruz speaks “the King’s” fluent Spanish (not quite the same Spanish we hear around here, lol) and so does Rubio. Trump will really need Cruz on his ticket as he heads west in the coming months.
Perhaps the two have already made a tentative “backroom deal” to pair up, contingent on the outcome of the primaries in MI, ID and MS and HI on Tuesday.
I haven’t yet decided what the outcome of the general election will be (a R or D president) but I predict the R candidate will take all the “border counties” in the US (yeah, even SD and Imperial Counties). The Lincoln Club is very influential in this town and they will set a up a staged rally (with heavy security) for Trump/Cruz along the (urban) Int’l border just south of the Tijuana Estuary or the 905 fwy with all the bright lights on high beam (for TV “effect”). This will give Fmr Rep Duncan Hunter a platform to introduce Trump/Cruz to their many thousands of disgusted border-dwelling supporters. Trump will start off the rally by pointing to the exact location the high wall will be going up that he’s planning on having MX pay for amid a full two-minute roar from the audience of “Trump, trump, trump …” Cruz will manage to calm the crowd down and begin speaking Spanish to them. :=0
If Trump gets the nomination, the same as above will happen this summer/fall just east of the Juarez border entry gates just south of El Paso, TX and Gov Martinez will proudly introduce the pair to a HUGE crowd, again with all the lights on high beam and the crowd shouting over and over “Trump-Cruz!”
OK, you can pick yourself up off the floor now and stop laughing, people …. I know a thing or two about how all of this stuff works and can tell you that the “fat lady” has only begun singing her second number for the evening.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]What happens if you don’t get 2-4 mugs of coffee daily? . . . [/quote] This has happened when I ran out of coffee and couldn’t get to the store in time (I will only buy SB coffee when it is $6 or less a bag). I drink tea but my energy level usually plummets by about 4:00 – 4:30 pm, when it is usually at its highest :=0
Participant[quote=moneymaker]Yeah I guess I miss the old days when realtors would put a sold sign out on top of their list sign. Not sure if this is done after accepting offer or at close of escrow though.[/quote]It’s typically done when all the buyer’s contingencies have been removed but many agents don’t do it until the property has closed escrow. Then they leave their sign in the yard for another couple of weeks so all the neighbors can see that they were the agent who successfully sold the home (even if there was a buyer’s agent involved in the transaction).
ParticipantMM, the “ghost listings” you are seeing are likely “Exclusive Agency” aka “pocket listings” which are pretty common in older areas where if something comes on the market, it is usually one-of-a-kind and gets pounced on right away. For example, it is common for probate listings to be “pocket listings.” Many agents keep lists of prospective buyers who have been waiting for months … or even years to buy something in a particular micro-area (the agents “farm”) or even a particular street. Often, there is no need for an agent who gets a listing in their longtime “farm” to market it on the MLS right away and offer a co-broke fee right out of the gate. Their seller can always consider any offer coming from a buyer represented by another agent and decide on a case-by-case basis whether they are willing to pay another 1-2% commission than they agreed to (to give the buyer’s agent at least 2.5% of the commission) based upon the terms of the offer and accept, reject or counter the offer.
Hence, you won’t typically find these listings on the major online MLS aggregators.
IIRC, zillow even shows photos and details of properties which haven’t been listed or marketed in any way for many years.
Participant[quote=moneymaker]I started thinking about everyone I know and it seems that everyone is addicted to something, except my mom. Sister is addicted to wine, brother is addicted to swimming, son is addicted to video games, wife is addicted to religion, my dad was addicted to smoking and coffee before he passed, I’m addicted to coffee and my wife would probably add beer to the list but I will only admit to the coffee being a habit that would be difficult for me to break. If I did break that addiction I’m pretty sure it would be replaced by another addiction, perhaps more beer or sex.[/quote]I’ve tried mightily to drink a variety of teas in the morning instead of coffee but it’s just not the same. I always go back to my Starbucks Morning Joe or Espresso. I’m really spoiled now because I can’t even drink the (much less-expensive) Yuban out of a can anymore which I did for several decades. Drinking 2-4 travel mugs of coffee daily is my “guilty pleasure.” I don’t care for the sweetened “foo-foo coffee” that much (ex: lattes at SB). I just like the darkest coffee possible plain or with a little milk made in my own coffeemaker, which filters tap water :=0
Participant[quote=moneymaker][quote=bearishgurl]Overuse of ibuprofen can lead to liver damage. Not sure how much per day/week constitutes “overuse” but I am careful. I DO need to use it but not regularly. Only after sessions at the gym where I have increased my weights.
I don’t believe that the use of ibuprofen or naproxen leads to opioid abuse.[/quote]
Actually BG it is acetaminophen that is the culprit when it comes to liver damage. http://www.goodrx.com/blog/is-ibuprofenadvil-bad-for-my-liver-and-kidneys/%5B/quote%5DYes, you’re right, MM, my bad. I actually do take one aspirin everyday (if I have not taken an ibuprofen in the past 24 hours). It’s easy to take an ibuprofen every morning for minor aches and pains but it’s much better to go back to the gym in the morning (if possible) and work the same muscles again, instead.
Also, bear in mind that the ones sold over-the-counter are typically only 200 mg each but the prescribed ones are 600-800 mg each (equivalent to 3-4 OTR tablets).
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