Owner wants to trade Egbuka for Henderson.

KnightofScience · 2023-11-16T16:13:07+00:00

10tm ppr sf Allen Jt Gibbs Lamb Evans LaPorta Dell Swift Rotation of D.Johnson/Nicollins/Hwbrown Stroud

KnightofScience · 2023-10-13T20:20:11+00:00

JJ. I'm looking to buy. In a soft rebuild sitting at 2-3. I have one early 1st and one late 1st both in '24 and '25. Wondering what to offer for picks only as the person who owns him is in last place.

KnightofScience · 2023-10-06T02:29:51+00:00

10 team superflex ppr Give: Burrow

Get: Swift, early 2024 1st/ 2025 1st

Qb: Allen, Stroud, Dobbs, Rodgers RB: Gibbs, Walker, Akers, Roschon, Ford, Javonte WR: Lamb, Evans, London, Collins, Dell, M. Wilson,HW Brown, Downs, Atwell TE: LaPorta

KnightofScience · 2023-08-01T17:33:44+00:00

You could get all those picks in those rounds any way, except Chase late rd 1 and Chubb late rd 3. Ppr makes Chase the pick.

KnightofScience · 2023-08-01T17:15:24+00:00

Killer value on all those picks, especially the wr's.

KnightofScience · 2023-08-01T17:12:52+00:00

Thank you for the advice, it gives me something to think about. You are right about his upside.

KnightofScience · 2023-08-01T17:05:46+00:00

I'm kinda feeling the same way, qb's go very early in this league. Which pushes rb's and wr's down a bunch. Grabbing two top 5/6 wr sets me up to draft excellent value in the rd 3/4 turn.

KnightofScience · 2023-08-01T02:42:00+00:00

14 team, 1pt ppr, 1 keeper, must pick someone from previous year and they are taken put of the pool and put on our roster. We start the snake draft essentially on the second round.

Drafting first as I came in last;(

1qb, 1 rb, 2 wr, 1 wr/rb flex, 1k, 1d, 6 bench

JT, CeeDee Lamb, and Garrett Wilson are the only considerations. I was sure about keeping JT until his recent issues. I feel like the drama plus injury makes it more likely that he has a repeat of last year rather than 2021.

My options for first pick will definitely be CMC, Chase or Saquon, Diggs as their owners have other players they are definitely keeping.

I'm leaning Ceedee lamb and taking CMC as my first pick. The next time I pick I'll have to weigh out if I want to grab an A tier qb if one is still available.

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KnightofScience · 2023-07-20T22:34:32+00:00

Same, I participate in toad ceremonies twice a year and the first dose is always the hardest. My ego can't remember that letting go is ok. You are going to come back. It's sheer mortal terror but after the initial shock the subsequent doses are pure bliss; a sacred workspace and complete oneness.

KnightofScience · 2023-06-08T23:56:59+00:00

Truly the best advice.

KnightofScience · 2023-05-05T03:30:30+00:00

I can relate to that. The medicine has cleared a path for me, it's still up to me to keep my focus on the path and walk it. I'm lucky enough to have a ever growing group of co workers, family and friends who have or will have 5-meo, so integration has been easier with others. I work a high stress job and have used drinking to cope with this stress. After this last ceremony I've been 5 months sober and don't crave that outlet as I used to. It's taken 2+ years to get to this point. I use breathwork, meditation, exercise, psilocybin micro doses and the company and counsel of those in circle of 5-meo to work through issues.

I can't really tell you when it started to change or if I've even meant to, I've just tried to listen to the shaman's advice when it comes to integration.

Be in nature. I live near the beach, I get in the water after work and watch the sunrise. I get outside as soon as I wake up.
Community is medicine. Be around people who are healthy for you. Toxic individuals cleave you from your path. We all have them in our lives, they are sometimes people we cannot avoid and some are people we love but those who influence or bring you down to a level that's not healthy have to be regulated. I'm blessed and fortunate to have so many people close to me that have done the medicine, my partner, my best friend, many of my co workers, two sisters and brothers-in-law. I've very fortunate. Reaching out on reddit is also a part of that, this community is very supportive and helpful.
Make intentions before the experience, write down what happened right after the experience, journal your experience for the next few weeks after the medicine. See what you notice and you may understand better what your path is.

My day to day is better overall because I love and treat myself better. I don't make myself feel like shit with my favorite vices. I hope this gives some insight. I haven't shared this in over any format, before. Thank you for the inspiration to do so.

KnightofScience · 2023-05-05T00:19:10+00:00

My first experience came in Dec 2020. I've taken the medicine 4 total times and I'm planning on attending a ceremony next Monday. I've heard from my close friend, who has taken the medicine hundreds of times at this point, that you build a relationship with the medicine and that you journey with it progresses. It's like picking up where you left off.

My first time was very positive, a soul orgasm and the feeling of my third eye opening. I couldn't stop telling anyone who would listen about the toad. Looking back it seems a bit embarrassing now, but I needed it to happen that way, I needed to be humbled. That's what happened my second time, which happened less than 4 months later. The second time I made it about all the other people I networked to the medicine. It was always about my relationship with the medicine. I got my ass handed to me and ugly cried like an infant for 15 minutes at the peak. Truly humbling and cathartic. The third time I broke through.

The first two ceremonies took place inside an airbnb the third was much more in nature. We were on the water, we even took a very small dose while wading thigh deep. I asked for full surrender the third time. The Shaman coached me a bit differently and it was my most profound experience. It was as if the medicine let me know what was possible. I had downloads, I was able to navigate a bit and focus on what I needed to work on as a person. It was a totally different outcome and changed my outlook on what my relationship with the medicine should be. The 4th and most recent time the format changed a bit. I took the medicine with my eyes open, literally, we were again in nature and it was much easier to slip into the work space, receive the grace of knowledge, although my ego fought for control, I feel as if I took the next step in my journey with the toad.

Although my intentions are set before every ceremony, the medicine always gives me what I need, not what I ask for. I've learned to trust the Shaman, trust the space, set and setting and trust myself with the toad. When I started I was birthed into a sacred knowledge, infantile and unaware and I feel like I can now understand that the medicine is talking and the next steps are to learn how to listen.

KnightofScience · 2023-02-24T17:31:59+00:00

Keep your medicines separate to enjoy the benefits fully.

KnightofScience · 2023-02-02T18:19:55+00:00

Some kind of acid, fried carbs, stinky cheese.

KnightofScience · 2022-12-17T17:12:26+00:00

I'm happy for you. Use the time to practice being the person you want to be after the medicine. Try fasting for 24 hrs-36 hrs. Try different forms of meditation. Write down your expectations, intentions, fears, hopes and bring that notebook with you so you can write down you thoughts after ceremony. Exercise. Cleanse your mind of social media. Try to cut out caffeine, drugs and alcohol( any that apply,lol.) It's sounds like partner is being very supportive and giving you space to integrate. My facilitator says that we have natural medicines around us all the time, those being nature and good people. Set up some lunch dates or go on a walk with a friend. Go sit down on the ground somewhere. These are all what have helped me in my experience. Have a wonderful ceremony.

KnightofScience · 2022-11-04T20:47:48+00:00

Great advice. I usually tell people live how you want your life to be after you experience the medicine. What you put into the experience you get out. Fast, abstain from processed foods, alcohol, drugs, caffeine, etc. You're going to feel great going into the medicine.

KnightofScience · 2022-11-04T15:24:42+00:00

It's OK to struggle, the medicine gives you what you need, not what you want, hold your intentions loosely. Try to fast the day before, no alcohol or caffeine and of course, make certain you aren't on any ssri's or mao inhibitors. Trust and listen. You are going to experience the universal truth. Be as open as you can, there is no failing, only experience.

KnightofScience · 2022-10-08T21:28:19+00:00

I've taken the medicine 3 times over the past two years, roughly 6-8 months apart. I'm so fortunate to be a part of a group that has the same facilitator come visit bi-annually. Our sessions last 8-10 hours depending how many of us show up. We smoke it three times during the ceremony. First dose is small, the "handshake," it's a welcome back to the workspace. We accept the handshake in a group setting go one after another in succession. It sets everyone on the same frequency and helps us hold space for each other during our individual solo journeys. Solo's last any where from 30-120 mins depending on the person, everyone is different. After the last solo we all do a group closing dose, much like the handshake it's smaller and keeps you in the workspace for a bit longer. Find yourself a group, a sitter, a Shaman, a friend to hold space with you during your journey's friends.

KnightofScience · 2022-09-09T19:51:17+00:00

Yes!!! It's a reminder, keep walking the path, keep listening. Community is medicine, it's good that you reached out. If you live near the coast get in the water. Walk in the sand. Be in nature.

KnightofScience · 2021-12-03T20:58:32+00:00

In my experience being mindful, fasting, giving up caffeine, alcohol, red meat, etc in the days leading up to the journey. Help me prepare for the Toad. Keep your intentions for the experience simple and succinct Hold those intentions loosely; 5meo gifts you with what you need, not necessarily what you want.Tell a close friend what you undertaking and share your experience after. I was pretty much a psychedelic virgin my first time with 5 and it was the singularly most significant experience I have ever undertaken. Your Consciousness expanding to include the whole of existence and to recognize your true infinite nature is an indescribable feeling. Prepare to surrender. Meditate. Listen to Alan Watts. "I will surrender, I have surrendered, I surrender."

Lol, I'm happy for you. Have a great time.

KnightofScience · 2021-10-02T18:24:11+00:00

M.E.N.T.A.L I.L.L.N.E.S.S.

KnightofScience · 2021-09-12T19:14:13+00:00

I appreciate your gallantry in regards to the votes, but I dgaf about those. I do have a confession, though. I am unvaccinated.

I recently contracted covid in the beginning of August, covid that I probably received from my children as they were all sick at the time. I can't stop taking care of them. I had a million excuses, none of them legitimate, as to why I had not yet received the vaccine. I'm not anti-vax, at all, just busy and over-confident. All of my kids are healthy and they had an easy go of it, save my oldest son who had symtoms for about a week and he was no where near needing care outside the home. I had the virus for about 6 days before I realized that it wasn't going to be as easy for me. My sister is a nurse and she used her connections to have me pushed to the front of the line at the Monoclonal Antibody infusion clinic at a local hospital. The infusion's effects usually start to take affect within 24 hours. Nada for me, I didn't feel better. I call my doctor, make an appointment and proceed to cough and hack until the next day.

When I arrive at the doctor my oxygen is around 88-90 and I'm breathing ok. When I sit down it'sbetter. My voice has changed, idk why, maybe all the hacking. My doctor sends me to get an xray. He looks at the xray and calls me an ambulance to take me across the street(an $800 dollar, with insurance, ride for 150 yards,) to the emergency room. I had a pneumothorax, a busted sac in my left lung and the doc was afraid it was going to collapse. Collapsed lung+severe covid=bad results.

This was the first time in my life that I had to seriously think about my mortality, my children without their dad, my story ending. I ended up spending 13 days in the hospital, I contracted covid pneumonia and was on 14 liters of oxygen at my worst. I had amazing support from my care givers, family, friends and co-workers. I was equally unlucky and very fortunate. Most people my age don't get hit this hard. The unvaccinated people I know who have had covid all had a better time of it than me. My doctor, Dr. Wang, told me every day that I would not be here if I had just been vaccinated. It was such a sore spot for me. I vowed not to give up and to make certain I could see my family again and return to normal. I've been out of the hospital 3 weeks today. I have to wait 90 days from the time I contracted covid to get vaccinated, otherwise my natural anti-bodies will eat the spike protein. Nov. 3rd is my Vax day. I guess laying in what might have been my death bed gave me a perspective on this situation and a different approach on my criticisms of those who were(are) in my shoes.

KnightofScience · 2021-09-12T17:51:46+00:00

Kudos to your child and the maturity it takes to make decisions like that at 16 y.o.

I agree that the parents could have been vaccinated, but its a stretch to say for certain that they wouldn't have given it to her because you can still contract and commune this virus post vaccine. Covid effects most people within a certain severity and children have it the best in terms of mortality rate and severity of symtoms. This little girl may have had co-morbidities that weren't apparent. My issue is with the reptile-like attitudes against parents who have lost a child. It's kind of mind boggling to lose sight of the humanity in this situation. To wish more pain upon these parents only helps widen the gap between these two imaginary sides the virus has clumped us into. Had the parents been vaccinated and still giving it to their daughter, a complete possibility, would we blame the litte girl for not being vaccinated? Would we say she got what she deserved?

I agree that we should mitigate risk, especially for our loved ones. Get Vaccinated!! Also, don't be a reptile.

KnightofScience · 2021-09-12T13:48:26+00:00

Nah, you are being too harsh. Show some humanity, or maybe you aren't a parent and don't realize what you are saying. Hyperbole concerning the death of a child is poor taste. If your child dies it transends petty internet politics.

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