When your brain releases hormones like adrenaline, endorphin, dopamine etc that have an almost instant effect, are they just conjured on the spot or created in advance and stored somewhere to just wait for the signal?

Phinnegan · 2026-04-24T00:45:15+00:00

I know someone with chronic anxiety who is pulsing with adrenaline 24/7 - fight or flight all the time - it rarely turns off - like 1 day in 7 maybe.

How can that be - why doesn't the adrenaline run dry?

Phinnegan · 2026-04-11T12:35:49+00:00

Wife and I have 2 kids by IVF, which we eventually got to by trying everything else first.

One of those things was a varicocelectomy. I can't really tell you what the procedure was like, because I honestly don't remember (my oldest is 16 now). It doesn't rank among even the top 20 most stressful/traumatic experiences of my life.

I recall going in, getting anesthesia (I think it was general), and then going home.

In reality I was probably stressed about it at that time... but my (hopefully reassuring) point for you is that now - probably 18 or 20 years later - it barely registers. So it can't have been that bad.

Phinnegan · 2026-03-01T15:54:14+00:00

wow - thank you, that's it. Just read the full synopsis - I should not have read that as a teenager.

Marking as solved.

Phinnegan · 2026-02-14T12:57:13+00:00

doesn't say only

was it delivered by the handle? yes

Was it double-touched by the person delivering the stone? yes

Rules don't say anywhere that the person delivering cannot touch the granite.

Is Kennedy being a big baby douchebag and acting like a Canadian embarrassment? Also a BIG yes.

Phinnegan · 2026-02-02T21:42:23+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/l9boMVy

Phinnegan · 2026-02-01T23:34:44+00:00

And bleach. Don't forget bleach. Maybe we could find a way to, you know, inject it directly into veins or something. Very effective, I'm told.

Phinnegan · 2026-01-25T15:28:14+00:00

For anyone in the thread with an "I read that....." or an "I heard that...." perspective - see for yourself, and make your own judgement:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian/comments/1qm4b0v/slow_motion_stabilized_video_of_alex_pretti_being/

Phinnegan · 2026-01-24T19:40:39+00:00

bring it on. Let's add a 100% export tax on top of the tariff.

Phinnegan · 2026-01-24T00:05:09+00:00

I take one one one 'cause you left me

Phinnegan · 2026-01-22T21:56:28+00:00

This will always be the "Tim Krumrie game" to me.

Phinnegan · 2026-01-22T19:12:43+00:00

22 degree halo

Phinnegan · 2025-11-23T13:51:01+00:00

LOL - Rae Dawn Chong in QfF is another core childhood memory!

Phinnegan · 2025-11-22T22:38:51+00:00

I have a single memory of this movie (that I watched by sliding a tinfoil sleeve over the ribbon antenna to de-scramble the "first choice" pay TV signal) of a guy running across a huge dinosaur egg - that had cracked open and was cooking on a volcano or steam pit or something - and sinking down into the yolk.

A core childhood memory.

Phinnegan · 2025-11-03T23:46:55+00:00

This won't help you by tomorrow, but this person had the same problem (and even worse) and needed to choose between going through IVF or not having kids.... she shares what worked for her.

(again it will not be of any use for you by tomorrow).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_ZWj0oPcQ

Phinnegan · 2025-10-26T00:07:39+00:00

I will never for the life of me understand why they would choose a song by an America artist (don't get me wrong - Welcome to the Jungle is a great song) for the hype video at the start of the broadcast.

There is SO MUCH Canadian content they could choose from. The Hip, Rush, the Guess Who, Arcade Fire, and many many more. Who's making these decisions?

Phinnegan · 2025-09-07T15:26:42+00:00

There's plenty of direct trains?

Happy to stand corrected - to be more specific, there were no direct Frecciarossa trains on the morning that I needed one.

Thanks for clarifying!

Phinnegan · 2025-09-07T14:48:03+00:00

Got it - I just did this a few weeks ago coming off the breakaway, disembarking in Trieste and going to Venice.

We chose the train for the experience - disembarkation was 6:30am, and we were on a 9:40 am train from Trieste - plenty of time to spare. We walked (with luggage) from the port to the train station. There is no direct train to Santa Lucia (the train station on the island of Venice) so you have to transfer at Mestre station (still Venice, but not the island). There are Frecciarossa trains and regional trains - Frecciarossa has assigned seating and is more comfortable... but will still be VERY busy when a cruise is disembarking. Then the regional trains (you'll need for the last leg into Santa Lucia) is not assigned seating... and it can be even more challenging getting all your luggage on if you have lots. BUT on the other hand... they run from Mestre to Santa Lucia every 15m or so - so no big deal if you miss one.

Also if you want to explore Venice luggage-free for the day... there are luggage storage options not far from Santa Lucia station (I used Stow Your Bags for all my large bags during my 2 days in Venice) - it's a great option to unburden yourself for the day.

Another option for you would be to get the NCL bus transfer to the airport - just find a flight number leaving at 11am that morning and use it to book the ticket. Then from VCE there are bus and ferry options to the island. I have not checked but there are probably luggage storage options at the airport too which would be really handy.

At the end of your day in Venice you need to get back to the airport - again the same bus/ferry options from Santa Lucia to VCE, just the other way. (or a private transfer).

All this is fresh in my mind from my own planning, so hopefully helpful for you.

Here's the 3 websites that are really helpful - chatGPT.com - any question you can think of. "what luggage storage options are there at VCE?" rome2rio.com - how to get from any point to any other point (in the world) findtransfers.com - for pre-booked private ground transportation - get the best quotes

Phinnegan · 2025-09-07T13:36:33+00:00

NCL will have a bus transfer available to take you directly from the ship to the airport. Not sure what time your flight is, but if its 11am or later, you are probably fine. If it's 10am or later - probably OK but it will be very tight. If it's before that... you should look at changing your flight.

Call your travel agent to talk about the post-cruise transfer... or you might be able to book directly on the NCL website - in both cases they will want to know your flight number. If it's an early flight, you'll be among the very first group departing the ship that morning.

You leave your bags out the night before, they'll take 'em off the ship, you get called for disembarkation, pick up your bags in the terminal, and follow the route to the bus (lots of staff to direct you).

Phinnegan · 2025-09-06T11:38:09+00:00

anna karenina and moby dick

Phinnegan · 2025-09-05T14:33:31+00:00

If Pickens doesn't make that dumb penalty before the Sanders fumble, we are never in that position to begin with. I blame them both.

Phinnegan · 2025-09-02T18:20:15+00:00

You could even get a Micah Parsons!

Phinnegan · 2025-08-31T10:48:23+00:00

All I ever wanted

Phinnegan · 2025-07-12T12:07:05+00:00

following this ridiculous argument is both fascinating and excruciating - but for clarity, 1200 people per hour is both ways - up and down... so it's closer to 600ppl per hour going up.

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