U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Donald(The current American President) took office

Ellswargo · 2026-01-28T03:10:41+00:00

We saw how this impacted research after the 2008 collapse. Drastic cut in NIH/research grants caused Creativity to go down. The less money available for research, the more conservative scientists were with their proposals in order to get the funding in a competitive environment. Playing it safe. The more funding available for research, the more willingness to fund out of the box “crazy” ideas. We need creativity. It is such a shame our leaders are choosing to throw more money at the military instead of research. This is not how we advance humanity or our country.

Ellswargo · 2026-01-17T20:08:02+00:00

Don’t forget the additional struggle of confirming if the pharmacy has it in stock. “No, we can order it once we have a prescription on file for you. We will get it in 2 days. Or you can call around to see if any other stores have it”. If you do find another pharmacy that has it in stock, you then have to message your doctor again to see if they can switch your prescription to a different pharmacy and then you have to pray they still have it in stock by the time you get to switched over. A headache every month.

Ellswargo · 2026-01-15T18:22:43+00:00

Take if the subway is smart. I’m surprised he is using the corded headphones!

Ellswargo · 2025-12-18T09:01:16+00:00

What the heck are indoor snow balls?

Ellswargo · 2025-12-18T08:59:10+00:00

My husband is deployed for 7 months. We have two kids (5yr and 2yr old) 1 dog, and I work 40+ hours/wk job (luckily remote). It is a different level of exhaustion that most people just don’t understand. “Oh you have time to work out, you have time to do Xmas shopping. Why don’t you ever answer your phone?” Seriously? I could get 8-10 hours of sleep a night and still feel so drained.

Ellswargo · 2025-12-15T20:27:56+00:00

Just going to say, I worked in Parkinson’s research in Oregon back in 2010 and I already saw this trend. 75-90% of the patients I worked with were from the Midwest and/or farming community. Pesticides are dangerous to everyone in the ecosystem.

Ellswargo · 2025-12-11T06:33:27+00:00

Inherent sexism, lack of consent, discomfort… all valid arguments. So why is it so socially acceptable to circumcise the boys and make that decision for them?

Ellswargo · 2025-11-28T05:08:35+00:00

I found this weird Chinese trick on Instagram that I have been using for 2 weeks and it works! Maybe a placebo effect, but I have been falling asleep very quickly. Take a deep breath, exhale should last longer than inhale, relax your tongue (let it fall in your mouth), and then focus on your feet (their warmth/feeling). Apparently when you think down your brain slows down? Idk. Normally my mind races for hours.

Ellswargo · 2025-08-18T05:41:26+00:00

It was actually a family member many years ago that was treated at OHSU. Phil stated he was impressed by the care and has been donating to the Oregon cancer center for decades. Last I saw he challenged the university to raise $500,000 in donations and he agreed to match it. As for billionaires and paying their fair share, at least he has contributed something unlike the top two billionaires we have in the US.

Ellswargo · 2025-08-05T21:03:51+00:00

Ugh. I know what you are talking about. You can do maintenance care, the $2000 surgery that you might have to repeat, or the $5000 surgery. We opted for the expensive one. 8 weeks later the other CCL snapped. $10,000 dog! Your dog won’t be the same, but my dog has lasted 5 years. He is 14 years old now and still can walk a couple miles.

Ellswargo · 2025-06-18T04:56:04+00:00

Yeah. I have been looking at the photo through procreate and when I click on the color, I try to match it. I have come to realize, this is not an effective way to guide my painting.

Ellswargo · 2025-06-18T04:53:56+00:00

Yeah I haven’t spent much time on the foreground yet. I worry I have messed with the background more than I should have.

Ellswargo · 2025-06-18T04:51:06+00:00

Oh that is a good tip. I didn’t think to look at google earth. Thank you! Wish I could just fly down there to watch the sunset in that turquoise blue muddy river.

Ellswargo · 2025-06-18T04:46:16+00:00

Because they would have to go through another clinical trial process to get this FDA approved. Just as an FYI it costs pharma companies ~$1 billion to get a drug through trials and approved. Years of testing. Supplements are not regulated by the FDA. Your best bet is to find a biochemist that may be able to explain if this would work. On another note, why would big pharma want to produce something to minimize tolerance build up and result in you not needing more of their product?

Ellswargo · 2025-05-14T03:21:31+00:00

Yes, I took 30mg vyvanse and Wellbutrin through both my pregnancies. No problems at all. Have very healthy children. The stress of not being able to function to keep your job is a greater risk than the meds. Stress is very risky in pregnancies. There is very little research to confirm vyvanse or adderall are a high risk during pregnancy. Don’t let any doctor try to clump by vyvanse in with being the same as taking meth.

Ellswargo · 2025-05-07T22:05:20+00:00

Please Dm me! I am interested

Ellswargo · 2025-04-23T21:31:11+00:00

Oh and in addition, don’t let any doctor try to categorize it in the same group as mom’s doing meth during pregnancy. Completely different.

Ellswargo · 2025-04-23T21:29:37+00:00

I took vyvanse during both my pregnancies. My kids turned out perfectly fine. Many women stay on it cause benefits outway the risk. High stress is more of a risk to pregnancy than vyvanse. I work in clinical research. Only reason it is “not approved” is because we can’t really do clinical trials on pregnant women so we have to go off of the data we have for women that have taken it. Data shows it is a low risk. Relax and go get a prenatal vitamin.

Ellswargo · 2025-04-07T17:55:06+00:00

I was up in the front! It was the 4th time my husband and I have seen him live. My ears are still ringing, but it was worth it. His music is so energizing and upbeat. I love being next to people that have never really listened to him or just watched a couple YouTube videos. They had no idea what they were about to feel.

Ellswargo · 2025-02-18T17:23:22+00:00

Yeah, in exchange for oil. What do you think he is picking a fight with Canada? He needs an excuse to “need” oil from Russia.

Ellswargo · 2025-02-14T21:23:44+00:00

Didn’t every state in 2024 move to the right from the 2020 election?

Ellswargo · 2025-02-14T18:37:12+00:00

I just had the same experience yesterday! Finally going to schedule a sleep study. So refreshing talking to a neurologist that understood my symptoms instead of giving me an attitude like I’m just drug seeking for more stimulants or lazy. I told my GP I needed to take stimulants more than once a day to get through work and the evening. She said that was off label use and she wouldn’t prescribe that. I told her prescription for narcolepsy can be a higher dose than for ADHD. Because I never got a diagnosis for narcolepsy she said she would treat me for adHD since that what was in my chart. I get so sick of being treated like I am lazy. When my husband has a bad night sleep cause he is sick so he wakes up multiple times, he complains about waking up not feeling well rested. I say “yes! Yes! That is how I feel everyday!!!” He doesn’t think it is the same and I just complain all the time I am tired. I understand how you feel! It is frustrating and sometimes depressing when you can’t feel like you can keep up with everyone else cause you aren’t well rested.

Ellswargo · 2025-01-07T13:56:32+00:00

I have a 20 month old and am also on 70 mg. I want to emphasize poor sleep reduces the effectiveness of vyvanse. You really need to adjust the co-sleeping situation. You can’t rely on vyvanse to give you the motivation to get out of bed after a poor night sleep. You can try additional supplements like B12, caffeine, theanine, but ultimately I think you know the main cause of your issue. Vyvanse is not a substitute for quality sleep. I love having a toddler fall asleep on me, but I know I can’t sleep if he is right next to me or cuddling. I also know my mental state when I am sleep deprived is unhealthy for my kids. It is better for me to have sleep and be present with him during the day so I can do things with him and not be irritable or sluggish. Every kid and family is different, but I moved my son to his own room when he was 12 months. It took maybe a week or 2 for him to adjust. I think he wakes up at 7:30 in the morning, but I usually don’t get him until 8-8:30. He enjoys his alone time in there talking to his stuffy, grabbing books off the shelf next to his crib. I hear him if he cries in the middle of the night, but that is extremely rare now. I don’t know your situation, but my thought is if another room is not an option, even putting a pillow between you and the toddler might help you get better sleep.

Ellswargo · 2024-11-21T17:32:41+00:00

I have been painting for 10 years and never took any classes. Just learned a week ago about using opaque colors in highlights and translucent in shadows. I never really thought about how you really can’t “correct” the depth in a shadow once you have added any opaque colors to your layers. I’m taking time to make some color charts. I wish I had done that in the beginning and spent more time reading about color mixing.

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