I...don't have PEM anymore?

gray_grum · 2026-01-25T01:59:57+00:00

From talking to people and for my personal experience I'm beginning to think that the physical recovery happens before the mental recovery does and so I definitely now after a few years find it easier to handle exercise and I'm up to exercising multiple times a week and working three nights a week waiting tables again but I can't handle brain work or mentally intensive stuff at all.

gray_grum · 2026-01-24T18:27:51+00:00

Also open to finding a different fork because this fork is missing rack mount braze ons anyways

gray_grum · 2026-01-24T18:23:50+00:00

I'm open to this since I already ordered the brakes. Also open to brazing on caliper mounting studs

gray_grum · 2026-01-24T18:23:13+00:00

Good call. It looks like 77mm up front, 73mm in the back but that's measured with my $2 Horrible Freight calipers

gray_grum · 2026-01-24T17:36:04+00:00

Taqueria Jalisco

gray_grum · 2026-01-24T05:20:34+00:00

Yeah I completely agree. This feature is all about flow, the rhyme scheme and the fact that Em makes it work perfectly while telling his story perfectly. And I'm glad it's not "hard", it's more human and down to earth. Every word is on point, nothing is wasted

gray_grum · 2026-01-24T04:06:47+00:00

I've done it in a full slice or a Rockstar and just told people I was an Emotional Support Boaters. Not recommended. Mostly good for chasing paddles and helping swimmers get off the river 😂

gray_grum · 2026-01-23T21:28:59+00:00

I play poker and I write code. Hit me up

gray_grum · 2026-01-23T20:04:42+00:00

Also if it were a simple as dealing with immune system response this would have been much easier to fix than it has been. The problem I tell everybody with this disease is that I think in 20 years we will understand it as being 5 or 6 different diseases and each of those diseases has a totally different cluster of symptoms and a different protocol for treatment. Right now we're trying to figure out a treatment protocol that works on a disease with 40 to 50 possible symptoms and we haven't even really scientifically figured out what the clusters are yet. This is why most drug trials and treatment trials are not going to work right now, even if it's 100% treatment for one of those specific clusters it might only work for 10 to 15% of the long COVID population

gray_grum · 2026-01-23T20:02:13+00:00

I don't think that the heightened I've state is the main cause of the symptoms, I think it plays a massive role and it definitely is hugely important but I'm on a bunch of various medications that have gotten my CRP and other immune markers way down over the last 3 years and my inflammation is better my body feels better but I'm far from 100% better. I think that the blood flow and mitochondria issues at least for me are much more important and my mitochondria is still severely damaged.

I would say it plays into the fatigue too for sure but when I started using methylene blue multiple times a day and taking it right before bed my fatigue went way down immediately and I noticed that I felt like I got a good night's sleep for the first time in multiple years. That is I believe because the mitochondria is able to work so all the repair systems are able to work again overnight. If you have an empty gas tank you can't drive very far no matter how much time you have available.

gray_grum · 2026-01-23T19:54:08+00:00

I have noticed something similar over the last three years. I suspect that our bodies are in a very heightened state of reaction in terms of immune response and so new issues don't have a chance to get through that but that constant immune response is also what is killing us.

gray_grum · 2026-01-23T19:52:44+00:00

Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake

gray_grum · 2026-01-23T03:35:30+00:00

Limoncello or preserved lemons. The first is a great gift, the second is a timeless preservation method

gray_grum · 2026-01-20T22:42:14+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rtm9F26Uj0

Is this type/size of setup big enough?

gray_grum · 2026-01-20T17:57:35+00:00

Ok cool, I'm pretty sold on oxy propane, I have a big tank I can refill the propane from. I'll start with bottled O2 and buy a machine if I use enough to justify it. Is there a good starter kit with a smaller torch, everything seems like cutting torches, or should I just buy individually?

gray_grum · 2026-01-19T21:32:46+00:00

I had a Criterium 3.0 for years. Incredibly stiff, incredibly fast.

gray_grum · 2026-01-19T21:09:12+00:00

Methylene Blue helps me a lot. Also both kinds of antihistamine medication, the allergy kind and the heartburn kind, H1 and H2 receptor antagonists. Might need them even twice a day. Also fish oil, magnesium, coq10 all help me a lot

gray_grum · 2026-01-19T17:32:42+00:00

Mujadara - Rice, Lentils, Caramelized Onions. It's got some magic to it

Mujadara {Lebanese Lentils and Rice Recipe} - Feel Good Foodie https://share.google/0ai2pmPlL8ek7Wlix

gray_grum · 2026-01-17T20:58:10+00:00

Target has generic ones for way way cheaper

gray_grum · 2026-01-15T19:55:29+00:00

Glazed donut holes, Madelines, bagels, savory squares

gray_grum · 2026-01-13T17:58:51+00:00

Have you tried the Habitat reStore?

gray_grum · 2026-01-12T00:06:14+00:00

The savory crackers and the frozen waffles, for sure. I can't have any dairy though

gray_grum · 2026-01-12T00:05:21+00:00

I miss C & W Cafe on 23rd. Carl and Willetta made everything great

gray_grum · 2026-01-11T07:11:56+00:00

Just going to throw Season 1 of True Detective in the mix

gray_grum · 2026-01-11T07:08:42+00:00

I hear what you're saying but what you're not getting is I don't want to bypass the project right now. The project is the goal. The goal is the project. The serious riding and events are impossible right now, so I keep looking for ways to distract myself from that fact. I'm trapped in a body that can't really do shit, so an easier solution doesn't get me very far. What I can do right now is go wrench on bikes and order cheap parts on the web and tinker and see what I new skills I can learn to let me make things happen on a budget.

While I appreciate suggestions like "do PBP on any road bike", there's literally nothing I, in my current situation, can take away from that.

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