George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
The things you lean on / are things that don't last
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George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
17d ago
I have to get up early AF so I'm going to bed (it's 9:15 pm in Japan, yes I'm on farmer's hours).
I hope when I awake the country hasn't exploded. Good luck, my fellow countrymen and women.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
17d ago
Your link suggests sarcasm, though this showed up in my filter feed.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
17d ago
I'm still not entirely clear on the difference in shabu shabu and nabe except that shabu shabu meat is somewhat thinner, is removed from the pot almost immediately and eaten with a sort of ponzu sauce (and vegetables eaten with a sesame sauce) while the soup continues to simmer. In nabe it's all just in there and you spoon out portions and add more of whatever until everyone's full, sometimes adding either udon at the end or even leftover rice and an egg to stir in and create what's called zousui which is like a brothy rice soup. (This prevents leftover soup from just sitting there).
Then there's sukiyaki, which is beef (while shabu shabu and nabe are usually pork-based). Sukiyaki sauce is also considerably sweeter and some people (who are not me) dip their beef slices in a beaten but otherwise raw egg.
The division for a spicy and non-spicy is new to me, and I think that's a good system. Generally in my experience any broth-level spiciness I would assume to be Korean. The spiciest Japanese condiment is yuzugosho (as far as I know) but I've never seen it in broth. Wasabi is spicy but in a different way.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
18d ago
Post one!
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
18d ago
We have about three such places within a kilometer. My recent favorite is yakiniku king though it's a little pricey for every week. Dad (I) also gets the all-you-can-drink. That means 3 + beers to make it balance out. I quite like the garlic sauteéd in butter in the little foil pan that you let heat as you're cooking meat/vegetables.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
18d ago
Sounds a lot like Japanese nabe, which we have at home about twice a week in winter Last night's was kimchi nabe. It's one big pot here though that you spoon (or long chopstick) off into individual bowls.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
18d ago
What's your take on Future Shock? It must seem a bit dated by now? (And the Bernay's book is even older)
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
20d ago
I agree with the suggestion that you see a doctor, preferably a specialist (an otolaryngologist or Ear/Nose/Throat doctor) if you can be referred to one. Chronic sinusitis can result from ongoing inflammation from allergies, from environmental irritants, or anatomical abnormalities (think nasal polyps.) It sounds like this is affecting your quality of life and that's a good enough reason to talk to a competent doctor if you can.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
20d ago
Because he's written this before, unironically, and just a few days ago.. If his behavior catches up to his rhetoric, this would not be a good thing. Not every comment is meant to be taken as a thought experiment.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
21d ago
it's an argument for why we should grab our guns and start shooting.
Please stop saying this.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
24d ago
A lot of people have responded to you and covered more substantial ground than I will cover here, but I'd like to bring up the odd point of maturity, which I believe is relevant. Many of the Epstein girls readily went along with his cash-for-sex deals in the 90s or whenever. Courtney Wild, One of the most vocal women in the various documentaries, has admitted that, after initially pleasuring Epstein and I guess ageing out(?) she became a kind of tout for him, corralling other girls who might have wanted to make some extra money (for drugs or whatever). While she presumably did not do this for erotic pleasure, she did do it to cash out.
That she could do this then and now regret it is no impenetrable conundrum. She was something like 14 or 15 at the time. By current standards, just a dumb hustling kid. We get older, we realize how stupid we were.
In another infamous pop culture case, Mackenzie Phillips, former star of the 1970s sitcom One Day at a Time, claims to have had an ongoing consensual sexual relationship with her own biological father for ten years .
If this doesn't trip your WTF meter I don't want to know what does. Anyway she regrets it now, has admitted to being really messed up in the head, and over the ensuing years of regret and shame wrote a book about it (as one does.)
My point here is that we are all always growing, and the orgasm of yesteryear may today be something we look back on later with feelings of guilt and shame (Notably I have never had this experience). It doesn't really matter. To enjoy rape as the raped surely still does not excuse the rapist. The old Monty Python skit springs to mind:
MANDY: Well, Brian,... your father isn't Mr. Cohen.
BRIAN: I never thought he was.
MANDY: Now, none of your cheek! He was a Roman, Brian. He was a centurion in the Roman army.
BRIAN: You mean... you were raped?
MANDY: Well, at first, yes.
The crux of your question is whether some women (or men?) might actually sensually enjoy the experience of violent rape. I would suggest that looking at the macabre list of salacious and bizarre experiences that people report enjoying (a list I shall not enumerate) no doubt this is one of them. I also don't think this is necessarily anything we need to worry about collectively or individually.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
25d ago
Similar to various so-called health influencer claims, I suspect the panic over seed oils is bullshit.
The claim is that omega-6 fatty acids in seed oils cause inflammation. There's a 2017 study that suggests there's no relation between systemic inflammation and linoleic acid (the typical source of omega 6 in seed oils.)
Some pundits, like the endocrinologist Robert Lustig, claim things like olive oil, when heated up enough, become transfats. This is, alas, bullshit, at least for the home cook, as olive oils would have to be heated to >200 C (about 390 F) for extended periods to have any effect. The typical temperature for deep frying may reach around 180 C, but not when sauteéing. And you'd have to be reheating the oil numerous times.
I'm not the biggest fan of Consumer Reports but here is an article suggesting the claims against seed oils are overblown.
I'm also not really comfortable with claims against so-called "processed" or "ultra-processed" food, as there's no widely accepted definition outside certain bubbles. All food really is processed--once you wash it, peel it, cut it, you're processing it. All of these things have different effects, and sometimes take away vitamins (see: washing your rice--a common, even culturally prescribed method of rice preparation in Japan--this rinses away some of the few nutrients contained in white rice) but it is not going to kill anyone. This may sound like a weasel-wording way around the term "processed" but like the push for "organic" or against "GMO" (both bullshit alarmist claims) I think the terror of processed foods is largely a storm in a teacup.
The basic knowledge we have about not eating tons of saturated fat (some is fine, just don't make it your whole diet) and eating plenty of fiber I think really covers the bases as far as a healthy diet goes. Most foods called "processed" (think things like apple juice) are essentially stripped of fiber even when it's in the original fruit. So eating lots of food that is high fat and low fiber, and doing this exclusively and all the time, is bad for you.
Sauteéng using canola oil or something, contrary to being bad for you, can actually be heart healthy.
This post appears to contradict a lot of others replying to you, which is one of the reasons I've tried to add sources (though you may not buy them, of course.)
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
27d ago
I'm neither a rationalist nor rationalist adjacent but I would personally never advocate suicide. If your life or existence isn't aligned with your values the answer is either rethink your values or rethink your life, not just pull the fucking trigger. Much less murdering people who aren't of your preferred political stripe. That's monstrous and I'd like to think is just the depression talking. Don't do that.
It's interesting to me however (and why I resist responding) when you reject, subvert, dismiss, or otherwise ignore literally every piece of advice or suggestion given to you, even when that advice (as in @Southkraut's rather harsh assessment) seems to be what you are saying you want.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
27d ago
Again, thanks. Just watched the first WS game, that was amazing. I bet LA nightspots will have a good night.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
27d ago
All very helpful, thanks.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
27d ago
Anyone know anything about LA? My family and I are passing through around NYE, going to a Laker's game Dec 28th, but I haven't been through there in probably 20 years. Looking for an area that is relatively calm, safeish within reason, and at least not terribly far from LAX and the cryptoarena as we'll need to get from one to the hotel to the other within a few hours. Will have a rental car.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
29d ago
Thanks for the new word. I guess.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
29d ago
"classist" is not a word
Of course it is. Though you may not like it. It's much more a word than those on the Website of unrequited affection or whatever the hell that site is that came up with reddit darling terms like sonder.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
1mo ago
Out of curiosity, what do you find interesting after having slogged through those two and a half centuries?
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
1mo ago
No doubt--I'm in Japan, so there's that. I don't have a feel for what it's like on the ground in the US.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
1mo ago
I was thinking you and me specifically, but others are welcome to join.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
1mo ago
I may be wrong of course but the reason most don't discuss these issues is because they want (if only unconsciously) keep the fragile illusion that all of their surrounding peers hold the same views as they themselves hold, regardless of how tenuous. Broaching such topics in the current climate has the potential to create a bloodthirsty ideological combatant or lifelong enemy, where before there was just Rusty, the guy at the Hardee's on Tuesdays.
If not gone, certainly dormant are the days when healthy political discussion was a way to pass the time. I was at a group gathering recently where when someone brought up the election I said offhandedly that I would really prefer a Trump to Harris (though I was clear I did not in any way like Trump) and it was as if I had said I believed the moon was made of cheese. All eyes turned toward me with what seemed a sudden constriction of pupils and sphincters. It was a beer garden however and Bacchus hates a serious tone, so the boat eventually righted itself and we carried on (on far different topics.)
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
1mo ago
We are doomed.
George_E_Hale
insufferable blowhard
1mo ago
Are we talking impulsive immediate anger or the slowburn, constant anger of the jaded?
For 1, counting to (insert number) before reacting is homespun, but works. Increase the number as needed.
For 2, you got me. Finding humor in situations seems to help, but real laughter is a balm for the soul, if you can manage it.
Something up?
I'm surprised that you're surprised, actually.
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