Official Praise Thread

I woke to 41 new messages. I see they're in the dormant harassment thread and this. I thought, "it has to be 40 robot messages in harassment and 1 by Shwafta finding humor in it."
I don't think I'd have made it to 26 (and I don't I would make it to 52) without finding humor in everything. :D
...but I also know when to be serious
 
Coolest thing about the eclipse was how sudden the switch to totality was. For about an hour it gradually got darker and when we were maybe 85-90% to full dark, it was as if a switch was flipped.
it was crazy! Idk about where you were, but by us all the babies in attendance started crying just as it was getting to totality. idk if that was bc everyone was "ooooh"ing or because they sensed the weird quick shift to darkness, but it was still cool
 
it was crazy! Idk about where you were, but by us all the babies in attendance started crying just as it was getting to totality. idk if that was bc everyone was "ooooh"ing or because they sensed the weird quick shift to darkness, but it was still cool
No babies in my small grouping, and didn't hear dogs barking either. But the birds went a bit crazy. I was in Watertown. They had a big event in their largest park, which we avoided. We just hung out on a grassy patch in a hotel/commercial development on the edge of town with maybe 3-4 dozen other people.
 
Change of lifestyle to healthier eating - went from 225ish in august/september to 192 this morning. Steady progress! (I'm 6'1)
Way to go, Shwafta Shwafta! I've been on the same path since my health crisis. Before my mother passed, I had ballooned up to almost 250 lbs. on zappers and snacks. By the time I was hospitalized last August, I was down to 151lbs. and looked a fright -- full Duck Dynasty beard down to my chest, sunken cheeks, basically a walking corpse.

Since discharge on Sept. 1 I've been eating right (for the most part -- I cheat a little on game days), laying off the booze and soft drinks, getting proper rest, and now I'm exercising again, which is always huge for me. Now, I feel terrific. This is me yesterday:

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Which is incredibly ironic. By all measures, I should be in pretty rough shape right now, given my circumstances and the normal course of these things. By the odds I should be on death's door. But I'm probably healthier now than I've been since I was a kid.

So, keep it up. You're doing great, and it will only get better. Give your body a chance and it will do amazing things.
 
Way to go, Shwafta Shwafta! I've been on the same path since my health crisis. Before my mother passed, I had ballooned up to almost 250 lbs. on zappers and snacks. By the time I was hospitalized last August, I was down to 151lbs. and looked a fright -- full Duck Dynasty beard down to my chest, sunken cheeks, basically a walking corpse.

Since discharge on Sept. 1 I've been eating right (for the most part -- I cheat a little on game days), laying off the booze and soft drinks, getting proper rest, and now I'm exercising again, which is always huge for me. Now, I feel terrific. This is me yesterday:

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Which is incredibly ironic. By all measures, I should be in pretty rough shape right now, given my circumstances and the normal course of these things. By the odds I should be on death's door. But I'm probably healthier now than I've been since I was a kid.

So, keep it up. You're doing great, and it will only get better. Give your body a chance and it will do amazing things.
You too man! You look great. I'm glad to hear how you're keeping up through the rough times. Sometimes the rough times make us more resilient as well!
 
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You too man! You look great. I'm glad to hear how you're keeping up through the rough times. Sometimes the rough times make us more resilient as well!
Yes, they do. I'm a better man than I've ever been. In a way, I've gotten the greatest gift of all. Another irony.

Next: another MLS Cup and to make it for Opening Day 2027. I'll take the Cup asap. The other one will be decided at a much higher pay grade than any of us can grasp.

But I wouldn't count me out. 😉