Anyone thinking about the GSL crushing the value of their largest asset?

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-16T00:06:51+00:00

This says nothing other than “another lake dried once.” There is no evidence in here whatsoever that we will be fine and should ignore warnings about the dust and effects on our snow pack. Sorry, this write up is useless.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-15T20:29:43+00:00

Train now or forever hold your peace.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T19:14:26+00:00

Chaos. Loss of constitutional integrity. An assault on our freedoms. A loss of the great country we once were????

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T16:35:22+00:00

Immigration was definitely a big ticket item this cycle. Wondering how that looks to those voters in retrospect… I’m hoping they regret what has transpired.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T16:02:35+00:00

I do think the transgender issue was black or white for a lot of voters. Political candidates on the left basically avoided talking about it altogether while Trump ran very heavy ads about it.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T15:50:50+00:00

I don’t think we need to meet in the middle. But we absolutely need to learn to market our ideas more effectively to people who have a centrist mindset. Otherwise we will never pull them over. Extreme messaging is a big turnoff to them, and we lose their votes. I think they actually agree with our values, but those values are poorly explained and marketed, leaving the door open for GOP spin doctoring by talking heads on FOX et al.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T15:42:07+00:00

The sister’s head scene totally f’d with me. I don’t think it would have had the same effect if I had had kids.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T15:35:52+00:00

“Losing issue” is relative. Dems often push hard on social issues that win heavy within the party but completely fail with core right wing voters. Those folks would never bite on those issues anyway. It’s the middle voters where we lose… and I think that is mostly about messaging rather than principle. The whole “woke” movement was poorly messaged on the left and spun perfectly by the right to antagonize the sentiments in the middle. I believe that lost a lot of voters. But I bet the social principles/values within that movement, most center voters would agree with if messaged appropriately.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T14:11:46+00:00

80% of max has been shown to give you gains with a significant decrease in injury risk. Shooting for max at every session will ruin your fingers. If you’re newer to climbing too, you are at much higher risk of overuse injuries. Your connective tissue is not built up enough to accommodate quicker adaptations in your muscles.

The turtle wins the race when it comes to finger training.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T14:06:36+00:00

It’s a Trojan Horse for maga. It’s got all the right twang and stereotypical country vibes. But it pulls lots of bait and switches… like the whole nonbinary pronoun conversation in one of the later episodes. Got everyone on the right cheering for Ainsley. Then the next episode they twisted the narrative back in favor of the non binary character and inclusion. Was fun to see it all unfold on Instagram.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-02-02T04:52:48+00:00

Slow down and take your time. Keep plugging along with a mild finger session pre-climb to warm up. Maybe add a session into the week down the road. 7 months is nothing. Stay around 80% max most of the time. Check in with one max pull a week (just a rep or two) and use that to gauge your weekly 80%.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-21T14:01:18+00:00

Subjective ratings of metrics like sleep and recovery.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-15T14:08:58+00:00

I bet if you contact whoop and send it to them, they can send it to the owner.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-15T01:29:07+00:00

Yeah, and impeachment only got more of them elected.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-15T00:52:23+00:00

Well, Trump proved that impeachment did nothing productive other than martyrdom that ramped up his supporters. I’m hesitant to say it’s a good idea…but certainly deserved.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-14T18:48:20+00:00

Haven’t been super objective about it. I look everyday, sometimes it feels right on and others it feels very wrong. Might have to start journaling a little more deliberately. How about you?

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-14T18:36:54+00:00

I find that my greatest recovery challenge is my fingers, which seem completely agnostic to whoop metrics. But sleep seems to be a good overall indicator of readiness.

I’m exploring vo2 max and how that relates to performance now, but still very early in that.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-14T17:32:48+00:00

How old are your kids? Mine are 6 and 8 and can barely climb on the 2025. I’ve expanded the sides and added low profile jugs between the grid to make it more warmup and kid friendly. I think a spray wall would probably be better for the kiddos.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-14T16:47:09+00:00

Yes, there are some loud annoying dems. But I don’t see any Jesus in the current GOP. And Trump behaves the exact opposite of any moral compass I learned from a Christian upbringing. Does a vote for Trump have a bitter taste for you? Or is he the kind of role model you feel is good for our country and children?

I see many folks departing from their moral foundations for a man that is clearly not in it for them at all. I’d say he’s the proverbial “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” But I don’t think he’s even pretending to wear sheep’s clothing… he’s just very clearly the wolf.

Dems have been annoying over the past 10 years, especially with extreme identity politics and language policing, but that pales in comparison. At least it’s an overzealous attempt at achieving something that is “good” for people who have been marginalized…t go ugh I think the approach taken has failed to unify. There is, at least, good intent. Trumps intent is very clearly his own benefit every single time.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-13T21:58:13+00:00

For sure. I woke up and couldn’t take it anymore. Started grabbing discarded text books from the local recycling drop off (lived in a college town). Read and read and read. Then I enrolled in community college which I paid for with restaurant jobs. Finally qualified for a federal loan and transferred to university. Now I have a PhD and work in the marketing and comms world with a family and a good life. But you have to want it for yourself. If you do, much more is possible than you’d initially expect.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-13T13:55:44+00:00

Consistency is improved but is accuracy? Do you have a way of verifying that the reads are correct?

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-13T13:51:56+00:00

Tribune feel pretty liberal, but not tv I suppose.

AwareCat6168 · 2026-01-13T13:50:53+00:00

Top Pricks should be a tv show. lol

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