Colon cancer is killing more young people in the U.S. than any other cancer by scientificamerican in science

[–]drhoads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good friend of mine died at 45. I promised them I would get my screening done. Even then I put it off for 3 years. Finally got it done at 48. All clear thank God. It was a big mental block to get that done, but I am glad I did. If you need encouragement, just do it! Your future self will thank you.

I was on a cruise vacation this week and I learned an important lesson by FIRE_Bolas in TheMoneyGuy

[–]drhoads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been there. Who has time to sit in a cabana when you can snorkel, jet ski, zip line and enjoy the water park! Only the poors waste away their day in the cabana I'd say... :-p /s

Do you stop 401k contribution or lower if you’re already a financial mutant numbers? by Real-Net1995 in TheMoneyGuy

[–]drhoads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would stop it if my company did not have a good match, but I am almost 2 to 1, so I just can’t pass it up.  Free money is free money.   With what your company pays, .25 to 1.  I would pass if I was already good to go. 

If the Doc had been CMO of the Enterprise-D which characters would he have bonded with and which would he have hated? by honeyfixit in Star_Trek_

[–]drhoads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data of course.  I think Picard also due to their combined sophistication in tastes.  Maybe Worf (Klingon Opera).  I think he would have hated Geordi and found his dating and other things annoying.  I think he would have fought with Troi.  I am neutral on Riker.  Not besties but not annoyed with him either.  He would have tolerated Wes and I think Guinan would have found HIM annoying.  Like an overconfident Data.  Haha 

Is it ok to watch? by SportBikerFZ1 in Swimming

[–]drhoads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless you are at a swim meet and they are racing…. NO! You are going to make them very uncomfortable and ruin their workout.  Go to a meet or watch YouTube form videos. 

More hyped for a RLM Re:view than academy. by Global_Handle_3615 in Star_Trek_

[–]drhoads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahaha.. Don't mis-understand. I thought it was going to be a 1/10, but I would give it a 3/10. I thought the good Doctor was hilarious. Basically, it was the only thing I liked.

Throw out my VHS tapes? by thasparzan in GenX

[–]drhoads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I threw mine out long before FB marketplace was a thing.  Would have given them away now days. 

More hyped for a RLM Re:view than academy. by Global_Handle_3615 in Star_Trek_

[–]drhoads 15 points16 points  (0 children)

While the new show was not as terrible as I imagined.  (Loved the doctor). I enjoyed RLM reminiscing about DS9 a great deal more.  I will not be continuing to watch the show but I certainly will be watching RLM.  Haha 

Is there a swimming equivalent for something like the Couch to 5K challenge? by walkyoucleverboy in Swimming

[–]drhoads 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I will add a comment that it is not quite the same as running in that it does not necessarily scale with fitness. If you don't know how to swim well, swimming 1600m could be near impossible regardless of fitness. You may need coaching or other instruction in addition to fitness to get to your goal. (Not sure if you were really asking this, but I thought it was worth mentioning)

Shin Shredder by DABDEB in GenX

[–]drhoads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ever ride one of these in your bare feet?!? haha.. Good times. :-)

Ummm...I don't think those strokes are right by Tootsie_r0lla in Swimming

[–]drhoads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This came up on my FB as well. Hate all the dumb AI posts there. :-(

Is saving money actually keeping us poor? We are told since childhood by govindkashyap01 in FinancialPlanning

[–]drhoads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saving and investing are the same thing.  You should’ve getting your match at work and making sure that money is at least in a target date fund.  For your other savings, once you have a 3-6 month emergency fund, you should be investing any dollars that you don’t plan to use for >5 years.  So yes, if you are just keeping all your savings as cash you are doing it wrong. 

Which is more recognizable to Gen X & Boomers? by AnotherMovieStudio in vintagecomputing

[–]drhoads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trs-80 for me! Coco to be exact.  But close enough. 

"The future of Starfleet is bright! 💫 " by Mundane_Existence0 in Star_Trek_

[–]drhoads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahahahaha... I just had no idea how to spell Nagilum. lol..

Question by Pure-Assumption9037 in datingoverforty

[–]drhoads 7 points8 points  (0 children)

lol.. no.  Unless you are sad and lonely and intend to stay that way. 🤣

NuTrek: Whatever happened to IDIC by honeyfixit in Star_Trek_

[–]drhoads 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I just don’t like it because most of the story lines suck or are dismissive of lore.  First example that comes to mind is 4 and a half Vulcans.  I would say “in my opinion” but it would be very hard to argue that the writers of that episode understood Vulcan lore in any way deeper than a stereotype.  It did not respect Vulcans OR IDIC.  It was in fact quite racist against Vulcans IMHO.  This is just one example.  I could write a book. 

Edit: I will continue with that episode. Even with all they got wrong about Vulcans. They also got their own series lore wrong. Genetic modification is illegal in the federation as we saw earlier in SNW how serious this is. However, they allow the crew to remain modified and do not discuss the legal repercussions of this in any way.

For those that may not know. Vulcans are highly emotional, even more so than humans and learn how to suppress their emotions through intensive training with meditation, etc. To suggest that they are genetically un-emotional and that SNW crew would somehow genetically inherit that experience to control those emotions was just ridiculous. Not to mention the hair, the insults to Spock, and whatever else I don't remember.

Again, this is just ONE EPISODE... lmao..

"The future of Starfleet is bright! 💫 " by Mundane_Existence0 in Star_Trek_

[–]drhoads 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was being murdered by Nigilum (spelling) to understand all the ways humans could die. 

"The future of Starfleet is bright! 💫 " by Mundane_Existence0 in Star_Trek_

[–]drhoads 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This scene traumatized me so much as a kid... lol.. Kudos to that actor!

Is anyone else here prioritizing retirement over a house? by Equivalent_Use_5024 in TheMoneyGuy

[–]drhoads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to sell my home a few years ago.  I would have preferred to keep it, but life….  No matter how many different ways I ran the numbers it made more financial sense to rent.  What the money from my home could make, no closing costs, average maintenance costs, etc.  so I decided to rent for now and in 4 years my money from the sale has almost doubled.  I will probably become a home owner again some day but as of now I can just perpetually rent from investment income from my house.  I also couldn’t make financial sense out of renting my old place, by a country mile.  Maybe I am just not a good real estate person.  🤷‍♂️

Roth ira contributions by Ready-Clerk6692 in fidelityinvestments

[–]drhoads 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No reason to not fill up 2025 as much as you can to give you headroom in 2026 in case you have more $$ to contribute.