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I haven't been hammered with spam calls this week, but there are just random weeks where I get A TON in a short period of time, and then they go away for a while, then come back in bursts.

I wonder why that is.
My biggest work meeting pet peeves are when someone is clearly just asking a question to look engaged or just to suck up and the person asks some ridiculous, irrelevant question that extends the meeting longer than it should be.
Arch Manning WAS massively overrated.

People then dropped him like a bad habit after the OSU game (and even more so after the Kentucky game), and somehow, some way, by the Texas A&M game, he was UNDERrated.
Texas A&M curb stomped LSU, Vandy did a mercy-victory kneel on the goal line, and Ole Miss beat LSU last year too.

Let's see how Lane ends up doing next season before talking crap.
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The first sign was was that I stopped sweating. Then my skin became clammy, and I started to get dizzy and weak.


It was a few years ago, so I'm trying to remember exactly how I felt. The best way to describe how I felt was that my head felt like an appliance that was overheating. It was like a weird combination of dizziness and nausea. I didn't want to throw up, just felt like my body was shutting down.

It's that direct exposure to the sunlight, like what happened to you, that gets you

I don't know how you felt after that incident, but I started taking heat-related illness much more seriously after my incident. I had that "I'm fit and from Louisiana, I can take any heat," not realizing how naive I was.
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Your cardio and weight training isnt helping you one bit in the heat baw.


Three summers ago, I had what had to be heat exhaustion and nearly had a heat stroke playing tennis outside in the summer (felt like I was going to collapse, full body cramps on the drive home, etc.).

Was in excellent shape, could run and never get tired.

I was so confused why I was suffering from the effects of heat, being extremely fit and having grownup in Louisiana and having lived in Florida, as well.

It dawned on me then that heat exhaustion/heat stroke isn't about fitness. I don't think it's always even about how used to it you are. I used to do fairly-long distance running in Louisiana/Florida in the summer time and play tennis in that weather, as well.

I think it can sometimes just be a combination of direct sunlight on you, combined by high temperatures, and lack of proper food/water.

Growing up in the southeast can help, but if you're not properly hydrated, didn't eat properly that day, and are standing in the heat with the sunlight beating down on you for a long time, then eventually your body is going to crack, regardless of fitness level.
I am so sorry to hear that.

I have posted this on here when I've seen something similar in the past, but it's provided me with a lot of comfort...hang in there...

“There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings and walked its rocky path, our willingness to give our hearts with full knowledge that they will be broken seems incomprehensible. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we receive; our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient measure of the joy we have been given.” - Suzanne Clothier
I am so sorry to hear this.

Were you looking to potentially make changes to your life? Were you unhappy in your career? Sometimes, I feel, an unexpected life event can be the best thing that can happen to you in the long-term.

Short-term, of course it's going to suck. Long-term, this could be the kick in the butt that you need to make the changes necessary to find more happiness in your life.
I wouldn't do "van life"...but a dream of mine is to buy or rent a camper and drive out to the national parks out west.

I wouldn't do it without it being a full-blown camper with a bathroom and a bed. "Van life" seems way too cramped for me.
I absolutely believe this.

The world that a lot of 50-60 year olds grew up in, that I'm sure many of them think still exist, isn't there anymore.

The job market sucks, inflation is extremely high, gas prices are horrific, it's a lot harder to date than it used to be with the dating apps now...and then once you find a job, a lot of the times apartment rent prices are completely out of control.

A lot of middle-aged and older folks don't realize how extremely tough it is nowadays to have a nice house in the suburbs with a stable job nowadays.
One of the FEW remaining perks in my office is that they are not strict at all with the dress code.

Khakis and then either a t shirt, sweat shirt, or sweater.
ESPN was always terrible with tennis, but they've gutted the little credibility they have left.

Most actual tennis fans want ESPN to give up the Majors. I don't need Rece Davis or Malika Andrews pretending to know tennis.
When I am ordering at the bar, usually just beers, I will throw the bartender 1 dollar for my first beer, but after that, I don't usually tip.

I never understood why I would tip every time. She's just opening the beer? I would do it myself if I could.
I know there's some nostalgia with Mike & Mike in the morning, but that was always a super weak radio show back when it was on.

Anything with Mike Greenberg on it is too corporate and bland.
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Like what is the fricking point of this boost


To get you hooked.
I get it's really annoying how many services have that tip screen now. And I do think it means that services that legitimately should be tipped won't be.

With that said, I have no problem hitting that "No Tip" or "0%" button, even if a worker is staring at me.

At the end of the day, you just click "No Tip" and move on.
Lack of American representation aside, this has been a wildly entertaining tournament on the men's side. Just what men's tennis needed tbh
During my busy season, it can be probably as high as 60 hours a week (maybe a little less). Outside of busy season, usually, it's much more needs-based. So it can be a lot, it can barely anything, just depends on my clients and if they are requesting my help or not during those quieter times.

re: 2026 French Open Thread.

Posted by pelicansfan123 on 5/30/26 at 4:24 pm to
Tiafoe SHOULD win from here. What a great comeback in that third set!
This has been the best Major for the men in a long time. Tons of intrigue, very close, physical matches, the winner completely up in the air.

Finally, it feels like men's tennis has some juice again. And I'm not talking about Sinner's doping.
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Curious….what would make drivers who are just starting out get lower ratings?


You can have up to 500 ratings affect your overall rating before each rating falls off and, unlike Lyft (where if you don't rate you get five stars and Lyft will drop your lowest rating), Uber doesn't drop any ratings and only about half the people rate.

So if you have 400 rides, you might have 200-250 ratings, so each individual rating means more. Whereas, if you have 2000 rides, you have the full 500 ratings, so each individual rating means less.

Plus, as a new driver, you are just figuring out how it works and trying to work the app, so you're more likely to screw up.