Not me but my SO is a black belt judoka. He started as a kid and kept on practicing all the way through college where he managed to train and compete as a professional. Went to one edition of panamerican games and scored a first place.

My FIL is also a black belt judoka and at one time him and my SO taught classes for beginners and advanced students alike, they even had a class for little kids with some behavioral issues. They were beloved teachers by many students.

At one point they even had a student with impared vision and a student with impared hearing and that never stopped anyone from practicing judo safely and learning techniques.

Regarding your bit about using martial arts as self defense, I think it is more of a hollywood idea. Noone is faster than a bullet so good judgement is better than any martial art.

My SO has taught me that “It is better to be a warrior who can garden, than to be a gardener who has to go to war” and he is the most level headed, peaceful individual you can imagine.

He also says that judo is the discipline that has shapen his whole life through “Jita Kyoei” and “Seiryoku zenyo”: Mutual benefit and maximum efficiency.

“August and everything after” Counting crows

I really liked the comment about smells, so some of my favorite are: Freshly cut grass, my child’s hair, fresh bergamot peel (cirtrusy in general), baked bread.

For eau de cologne or perfume, I like Aventus by Creed, Egoïste by Chanel, Paris by YSL, Aqua de Loewe by Loewe are some of what I wear from time to time.

In my daily life I do not wear perfume, just like taking showers with nice smelling soap/shower gel. My favorite is Mangue and Coriandre by Yves Rocher.

Spanish, english, german.

Breakfast: Mushroom, spinach and onion omelette. One piece of avocado toast. Lemonade.

Lunch: Cheese and ham sandwich on rye bread, two boiled eggs,half a cup of cherries as dessert. A diet Coke.

Dinner: Chicken broth with carrots, celery, potatoes, zucchini and mirlington squash sprinkled with tajín. One serving of gouda cheese. Sparkling water.

You are in for a treat I’m sure! I hope your doctor gives you the green light to go try it.

Thank you for the very detailed answer. I can tell you have being taking good care of your birds as you speak so fondly of them.

I will show my child your answer so they can read all the implications that you so kindly shared and maybe have a talk about what having a pet chicken entails.

I get this feeling too and actively look for it. My best times achieving this have been scuba diving or snorkeling, sitting still after an intense ashtanga class, stopping by after a storm while driving out of a woodsy lonely area. That lack of auditory or otherwise sense stimuli makes me feel super calm but I try to watch out how I do it so I don’t freak myself or others out. I have been tempted to go to a flotarium, you know like that kid from Stranger things in her giant tub of water, but it kinda scares me.

That is so kind that you are intrigued by it. I will try and find out how to it here on lemmy since I have not being able to do it before.

I knew about the cat distribution system, but chicken distribution system? That sounds so random lol. My kid has wanted a hen for years but we are suburb dwellers and I am afraid of having a chicken indoors. Do you have any tips on how to deal with a hen indoors? I really liked your story, especially the bit about the beard nesting.

Awww senior pets warm my heart so much. I have an eighteen year old that is mostly blind and half deaf but has so much energy and today she pranced on the grass for a bit just like when she was a young fluffy pup. I love my girl to bits.

Team foxcatcher.

Great storytelling and has many interesting elements: Professional athletes, millionaire heir, family life, etc. It is a wild ride. I had never heard about this case until I watched the documentary.

I really liked Wild wild country. It was very well put together and told Osho’s story in a way that showed all the bits and pieces.

Man! Dear Zachary hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t stop crying at every turn of events. Absolutely heart breaking.

A little of this, a little of that.

Positive: Someone reached out to me to tell me that one of my pieces (I am an artist) made them emotional and that it was beautiful. It made my day and I was (am) absolutely beaming.

Negative: Hard earned money that had to go pay some stupid bills. I try not to dwell much on it, but it makes me feel rage at times.

I don’t have one but my SO does and when he first referenced to it I just stared at him like he was hallucinating. Like wtf you mean you have a tiny voice that functions as a narrator at times?, doesn’t that freak you out? Does it use the third person to address you? It still kind of creeps me out because, as I said, I don’t have one.

Wall pushups helped me a ton at the beginning so I could learn proper hand/arm placement, then that evolved to knee pushups like the ones you describe, then full pushups and now yoga ball pushups so my body and my mind keep getting challenges because I get bored very easy and lose interest at an alarmig rate. Slow is your friend! At least it is for me. Rushing a workout or setting unrealistic goals are killjoys that I don’t need at this point.

Me! I did it for years while in my twenties, then stopped because of injury, bad form and other circumnstances. Now I’ve picked it up again but through a personal trainer. My goal is long term mobility and independence, not so much muscle growing so I strength train 3 times a week, pilates or barré 2 times a week and yoga daily to stretch and help my mental health. I love being able to do pushups and other exercises that challenge me and feeling stronger and stronger everyday. Good for you for listening to your body and what it needs, no need to risk injury to kick ass IMO.

Que ricos los huazontles! Mi mamá los hace rellenos de queso, capeados y sumergidos en caldillo de jitomate.

You must have had a class on how to do research, how to cite a paper, how to look for books in a library, etc. No?

I am not trying to come of as condescendent at all, it truly baffles me because I had such classes starting in middle school all the way up to graduate school and they were mandatory. Isn’t that the standard in higher education?