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At 70, Joan MacDonald Was Huffing And Puffing Up Stairs. Now, At 75, She’s In The Best Shape Of Her Life And Inspiring Millions
In 2017, MacDonald began her fitness journey. She was 70 years old, weighed nearly 200 lbs, and had rising blood pressure and kidney troubles. She was also on medication for cholesterol and acid reflux, and her doctor wanted to double the dose.
“I was sick and tired of being sick and tired”
The Way A Person Does One Thing Is The Way They Do Everything
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Meet the men paying to have their jaws broken in the name of ‘manliness’ – GQ
He Played Bobby on The Brady Bunch. See Mike Lookinland Now at 62 – Ned Hardy
This thing is super practical…its a foldable cart that fits easily in your car and is great for hauling groceries, stuff on camping trips, beach trips, picnics and even hauling kids – Amazon
U.S. regulators rejected Elon Musk’s bid to test brain chips in humans, citing safety risks – Reuters
Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents. What could go wrong? – Wired
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey launches new social media platform Bluesky to rival the bird app – Engadget
A flight attendant’s secrets to surviving long-haul flights – CNN
A brief history of horror’s obsession with group sex – i-D
20 Crazy Facts That Are Totally True – Linkiest
Mosh Pit jerk gets served some justice! – Reddit
Microsoft’s new AI chatbot has been saying some ‘crazy and unhinged things’ – NPR
Man lost in Amazon for a month says he ate worms and drank own urine to survive – The Guardian
Take the crummiest, most uncomfortable chair you have. Buy a lumbar support (lower back) for it. Absolute game changer – Amazon
A Short History of Interest Rate Cyles – Wealth of Common Sense
Crypto industry distances itself from Silvergate as bank collapses – Yahoo
How Long Does it Take to Double Your Money? – Of Dollars and Data
Why mortars are increasingly important on the modern battlefield – Task and Purpose
15 Places to Take the Solo Trip of a Lifetime – Thrillist
LinkedIn has officially entered its ‘cringe era,’ and it’s working – Fortune
The Dumping Grounds
A Few Photos To Help You Scratch That Nostalgic Itch
Confessions from Forever Alone Women
1. Every time you see another engagement announcement, another set of wedding photos, another anniversary post it fucking kills. It kills knowing you’ll never have that.
I want to be happy for people, but it honestly just makes me suicidal. Everyone just wants to be loved, wanted and needed. It’s inate. People don’t understand the deep, relentless pain that comes with being alone, being unloved and unwanted.
Who Are The MS-13?
The Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13 is one of the most notorious and prolific street gangs in America and perhaps the Western world. To know the gang, their status and their rivals you need to know a bit more about their history and what made them who they are today.
Who Are MS-13?
While the average mostly thinks that MS-13 is simply a loosely organized street gang that deals in murder and drug trafficking, in actuality they are a multinational criminal organization that spans much of North and Central America as well as having reach as far as Europe.
Picture of the Day
Mevlut Mert Altintas, an off-duty police officer, shouts after shooting Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 19, 2016.
As an off-duty policeman who had just assassinated Russia’s ambassador to Turkey stood in front of Burhan Ozbilici waving a gun, the veteran Associated Press photographer summoned the composure to stand his ground and keep taking pictures.
“I don’t have time”
(photo: @sonjalangford)
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.