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bigmoose
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I come back from time to time to catch up on this thread... usually a smile comes to my heart and a chuckle a bit... it seems at times morph999 is back! 
DAND214
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+1 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:bigmoose said:I come back from time to time to catch up on this thread... usually a smile comes to my heart and a chuckle a bit... it seems at times morph999 is back!
Dan
Morph9999, if he's anything like me, he rarely makes serious errors but frequently makes minor oversights because he's spending too much of his time focusing on the more important things in life. lol
Anyway, the persistent low-grade midback pain that I long suspected was of cardiovascular origin, ever since cutting out the fruits and sweets and focusing on starchy vegetables and non-wheat grains for my carbs, it's GONE! And, it's been staying gone ever since this morning. I'm also upping my garlic intake, 2 cloves for everytime I consume carbs. If artheroma had developed during the period where fruit sugars comprised a large majority of my carb intake, I'm hoping the garlic can help regress them; research suggests they can. I might also think about taking that cyclodextrin dietary supplement. I'm going to start upping my 'clean'/'fermented' protein/fat intake, and hoping to start displacing the carbs.
It seems a side effect of this bacterial reduction efforts is that the left temporal artery just above the eye and slightly to the left (In the temple), is no longer bulging, ever. It's receded into the skin and it's barely visible (Unless you really look hard).
Anyway, this 'diet' is actually pretty darn simple. The 'keeping the intestinal bacteria at bay' diet.
-Avoid wheat and other gluten products (rye, barley) [opens the gut lining]
-Avoid sugars in all forms (Basically sweets and sweet fruits; lemons, limes are exceptions. Other tarty fruits might be an exception, further research needed. It's also an additive in a wide array of products, like ketchup, BBQ sauce, etc.; look at the labels.) [grows bacterial colonies]
-Avoid unfermented dairy products (Milk, butter) [boosts blood sugar levels, probably the lactate. Bad bacteria also probably readily ferments the sugars in the milk/butter.]
-Avoid 'dirty' meats (Non-white and non-fish meats, for the most part.). [Bad bacteria readily colonizes said meats, and harmful bacteria can even be in the meat already.]
-Frequently consume antibacterial foods, particularly with meals. Often pungent/sharp/acidic/metallic-or-medicinal tasting foods. Examples: coffee, cocoa, turmeric, wine, vinegar, garlic, onions, peppers(?), various spices, lemons, limes, raw egg whites, etc. [Other foods that use these base foods: Mustard [vinegar, turmeric], Old fashioned mayonnaise [raw egg whites], etc.]
That's pretty much it, I think?
Interestingly, now that I think back to Leta Hollingworth's book which studied the lives of 12 or 13 people(?), there was one person who died in their 20s due to diet. They ate too much pickled foods, and contracted stomach cancer. I suppose eating too many sugary foods (In particular, fruit), can cause someone to contract heart disease. Persistent excess in flavor seems to lead to mortal illness, at least among those two flavors. It's the flavorless things that don't seem to readily lead to mortal illness when consumed regularly, though it'd appear they would if you consumed absolutely too much (Glucose overload -> Pancreas wears out -> Diabetes) and ate it in an unbalanced away (without [enough] vegetables, protein, fat, etc.). Looking at the research, it appears diabetes is caused by excessive wear and tear on the pancreas from regular use (Especially if it's not actively used throughout the day in the form of exercise, physical activity and hard labor; that implies that chronically high blood sugar levels from lack of use wears down the pancreas, and not the use of the pancreas, per se.), not from intestinal bacteria.
Anyway, the persistent low-grade midback pain that I long suspected was of cardiovascular origin, ever since cutting out the fruits and sweets and focusing on starchy vegetables and non-wheat grains for my carbs, it's GONE! And, it's been staying gone ever since this morning. I'm also upping my garlic intake, 2 cloves for everytime I consume carbs. If artheroma had developed during the period where fruit sugars comprised a large majority of my carb intake, I'm hoping the garlic can help regress them; research suggests they can. I might also think about taking that cyclodextrin dietary supplement. I'm going to start upping my 'clean'/'fermented' protein/fat intake, and hoping to start displacing the carbs.
It seems a side effect of this bacterial reduction efforts is that the left temporal artery just above the eye and slightly to the left (In the temple), is no longer bulging, ever. It's receded into the skin and it's barely visible (Unless you really look hard).
Anyway, this 'diet' is actually pretty darn simple. The 'keeping the intestinal bacteria at bay' diet.
-Avoid wheat and other gluten products (rye, barley) [opens the gut lining]
-Avoid sugars in all forms (Basically sweets and sweet fruits; lemons, limes are exceptions. Other tarty fruits might be an exception, further research needed. It's also an additive in a wide array of products, like ketchup, BBQ sauce, etc.; look at the labels.) [grows bacterial colonies]
-Avoid unfermented dairy products (Milk, butter) [boosts blood sugar levels, probably the lactate. Bad bacteria also probably readily ferments the sugars in the milk/butter.]
-Avoid 'dirty' meats (Non-white and non-fish meats, for the most part.). [Bad bacteria readily colonizes said meats, and harmful bacteria can even be in the meat already.]
-Frequently consume antibacterial foods, particularly with meals. Often pungent/sharp/acidic/metallic-or-medicinal tasting foods. Examples: coffee, cocoa, turmeric, wine, vinegar, garlic, onions, peppers(?), various spices, lemons, limes, raw egg whites, etc. [Other foods that use these base foods: Mustard [vinegar, turmeric], Old fashioned mayonnaise [raw egg whites], etc.]
That's pretty much it, I think?
Interestingly, now that I think back to Leta Hollingworth's book which studied the lives of 12 or 13 people(?), there was one person who died in their 20s due to diet. They ate too much pickled foods, and contracted stomach cancer. I suppose eating too many sugary foods (In particular, fruit), can cause someone to contract heart disease. Persistent excess in flavor seems to lead to mortal illness, at least among those two flavors. It's the flavorless things that don't seem to readily lead to mortal illness when consumed regularly, though it'd appear they would if you consumed absolutely too much (Glucose overload -> Pancreas wears out -> Diabetes) and ate it in an unbalanced away (without [enough] vegetables, protein, fat, etc.). Looking at the research, it appears diabetes is caused by excessive wear and tear on the pancreas from regular use (Especially if it's not actively used throughout the day in the form of exercise, physical activity and hard labor; that implies that chronically high blood sugar levels from lack of use wears down the pancreas, and not the use of the pancreas, per se.), not from intestinal bacteria.
shineon102
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+1 on MORPH Burrito made for a man Search that. A whole 'nother world,similar style!
Dauntless
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Morph, ReidWelch, Safe, you could create quite an interesting neighborhood with them all living down there.
Meh. You get over these kind of accusations once you start making enough money and girls after coming for you. It's especially easy when you already intuitively understand that humans males are essentially just like any deers with antlers; always competing with each other and looking for those weakpoints to attack whenever they surface. /Some/ girls are just like that, too, the predators looking out for their prey. It's pretty easy rebuffing them, call them a bitch and walk away. Sure enough, they come running after you after realizing you're some kind of man whose not going to put up with their shit and just keep your true feelings hidden. You're manly enough to let them know what's on your mind, and they see that.
Oh, someone just liked my post on the site I posted my theory to. My existence has now been validated, lol. I'm going to leave a little more information tomorrow in the early afternoon, just to keep the readers flowing (And to stay ontop of everyone else who posts in the morning).
Anyway, I'm glad I finally figured out how this whole thing works, and I'm seeing why places like ancient japan had people live to a very old age (Very rarely ate sweets, didn't eat wheat). Same with the Kuna (Drank antibacterial cocoa quite often), same with Okinawa (Eat primarily vegetable carbs), same with the older greeks (Consumed antibacterial wine and garlic with their meals quite often) etc. The list goes on and on. Also, considering people in the 1600s didn't eat that much sweets in northern europe, you'd expect cardiovascular issues to be rare. Indeed, it seems like it is, as it's rarely mentioned in texts. Bread and potatoes were the peasant's daily staple. It was called a "disease of the rich" back in the day, as they were the ones who could purchase oh-so-dirty meats and sweets on a regular basis, and things like ice cream and cake was considered a food for the royalty. (Hence, the famous phrase from the french revolution, "Let them eat cake!".)
Anyway, I'm glad I finally figured out how this whole thing works, and I'm seeing why places like ancient japan had people live to a very old age (Very rarely ate sweets, didn't eat wheat). Same with the Kuna (Drank antibacterial cocoa quite often), same with Okinawa (Eat primarily vegetable carbs), same with the older greeks (Consumed antibacterial wine and garlic with their meals quite often) etc. The list goes on and on. Also, considering people in the 1600s didn't eat that much sweets in northern europe, you'd expect cardiovascular issues to be rare. Indeed, it seems like it is, as it's rarely mentioned in texts. Bread and potatoes were the peasant's daily staple. It was called a "disease of the rich" back in the day, as they were the ones who could purchase oh-so-dirty meats and sweets on a regular basis, and things like ice cream and cake was considered a food for the royalty. (Hence, the famous phrase from the french revolution, "Let them eat cake!".)
DAND214
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In the last few pages of posts on food, what will you eat? All I kept reading, don't eat this, that and just about everything else. Do You have a list? I would like to see it.
Dan
Dan
I think it's probably /okay/ to eat some dirty foods, as long as antibacterial foods/herbs/tonics/etc. are consumed with it. The Greek/Kuna/French strategy, that is. And fruits are ok, but given my own experience, regular excessive consumption is HIGHLY not recommended.
Anyway, wheat alternatives - starchy vegetables (peas, potatoes, sweet potatos, cassava, etc.) and non-gluten grains like rice, millet, oats, etc.
Alternatives to sweets - Uhhhh... yeah, everything that's not sweet.
Alternatives to the dirty meats - I'm not some omniscient god when it comes to what qualifies here, but - other animal protein sources I think are probably "OK" are egg whites, fish, white chicken, white turkey. Vegetable protein-rich sources - corn and peas. [Corn has more glucose than sucrose; bacteria doesn't metabolize glucose.]
Alternatives to unfermented dairy sources - Greek yogurt, sour cream and cheese.
I think my favorite antibacterial food is becoming the lemon/lime. I'm still regularly consuming garlic for its purported anti-artheroma affects, but it seems lemon/lime really seems to keep everything clean and running smoothly. Eating lemon with my last meal seemed to really pick me up.
Anyway, quick mnemonic - Wheat, Sweets and Dirty meats. Then, Milk/Butter. If egg is mixed in with the milk/butter, than it's /probably/ not a big deal [Mixing an antibacterial with the milk/butter. Although, I'm not entirely sure if cooked eggs are antibacterial... if you're baking some kind of milk/butter/egg mixture.]
Anyway, wheat alternatives - starchy vegetables (peas, potatoes, sweet potatos, cassava, etc.) and non-gluten grains like rice, millet, oats, etc.
Alternatives to sweets - Uhhhh... yeah, everything that's not sweet.
Alternatives to the dirty meats - I'm not some omniscient god when it comes to what qualifies here, but - other animal protein sources I think are probably "OK" are egg whites, fish, white chicken, white turkey. Vegetable protein-rich sources - corn and peas. [Corn has more glucose than sucrose; bacteria doesn't metabolize glucose.]
Alternatives to unfermented dairy sources - Greek yogurt, sour cream and cheese.
I think my favorite antibacterial food is becoming the lemon/lime. I'm still regularly consuming garlic for its purported anti-artheroma affects, but it seems lemon/lime really seems to keep everything clean and running smoothly. Eating lemon with my last meal seemed to really pick me up.
Anyway, quick mnemonic - Wheat, Sweets and Dirty meats. Then, Milk/Butter. If egg is mixed in with the milk/butter, than it's /probably/ not a big deal [Mixing an antibacterial with the milk/butter. Although, I'm not entirely sure if cooked eggs are antibacterial... if you're baking some kind of milk/butter/egg mixture.]
http://people.southwestern.edu/~kamenm/auburn/f0collins.html
After the experience today, I began to wonder if bacteria actually grew on boiled russet potatos. It seems this site suggests it does... Hmmm... how exactly do bacteria colonies grow when exposed to a potato? Or maybe it was the insulin/blood-sugar spike from a 56g carb mashed potato more than anything?
More visual evidence of bacterial growth on potatos.
http://www.science-sparks.com/2013/07/31/dirty-potatoes/
I'm thinking sweet potatos are fundamentally different than regular potatos in this regard. Never noticed any ill affects from sweet potatoes. Never noticed any ill affects from rice. In fact, I usually feel /awesome/ after eating a sweet potato.
After the experience today, I began to wonder if bacteria actually grew on boiled russet potatos. It seems this site suggests it does... Hmmm... how exactly do bacteria colonies grow when exposed to a potato? Or maybe it was the insulin/blood-sugar spike from a 56g carb mashed potato more than anything?
More visual evidence of bacterial growth on potatos.
http://www.science-sparks.com/2013/07/31/dirty-potatoes/
I'm thinking sweet potatos are fundamentally different than regular potatos in this regard. Never noticed any ill affects from sweet potatoes. Never noticed any ill affects from rice. In fact, I usually feel /awesome/ after eating a sweet potato.
Dauntless
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I don't get how it is that they pay you for a basic caricature. What would they need it for?
marty
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[This is how I've always gotten things from women] by morph999 has disappeared. Moderators what have you done? Please put it back.swbluto said:
Nice drawings of girls. Here is another random black and white drawing I saw on the internet.
http://www.andersenchiro.com/potatoes-and-the-variability-of-the-glycemic-index.shtml
It was probably the GI index of the mashed freshly boiled russet potato more than anything, and the 'ill affect' was probably from the blood sugar crashing [feeling dumpy, unenergetic, circulation wasn't strong enough to support certain appendanges.]. Still wonder about the average potatos affect on intestinal bacterial populations... I suspect a higher GI would mean a larger max population size as each individual bacteria has a certain natural lifespan, and more rapidly consumed warmer foods grow the bacterial populations much faster. Anyway, this site confirm cold potatos are digested more slowly than warm ones, due to structural changes. (GI index of 54(cold) instead of 89(hot, boiled).)
This is in contrast to the sweet potato, which appears to have a GI index of 46 when boiled. [Okinawan staple]
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=whfkitqa&dbid=128
It was probably the GI index of the mashed freshly boiled russet potato more than anything, and the 'ill affect' was probably from the blood sugar crashing [feeling dumpy, unenergetic, circulation wasn't strong enough to support certain appendanges.]. Still wonder about the average potatos affect on intestinal bacterial populations... I suspect a higher GI would mean a larger max population size as each individual bacteria has a certain natural lifespan, and more rapidly consumed warmer foods grow the bacterial populations much faster. Anyway, this site confirm cold potatos are digested more slowly than warm ones, due to structural changes. (GI index of 54(cold) instead of 89(hot, boiled).)
This is in contrast to the sweet potato, which appears to have a GI index of 46 when boiled. [Okinawan staple]
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=whfkitqa&dbid=128
Dauntless
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swbluto said:Dauntless said:
Hehe, for me to know and you to find out.
There wouldn't be a way for me to find out if you don't say.
So Morph is gone. There's still ElectricrideFl waiting for your responses to HIS posts.
Dauntless said:swbluto said:Dauntless said:
Hehe, for me to know and you to find out.
There wouldn't be a way for me to find out if you don't say.
Perhaps that my intent. :wink: (See, I have this tragic history of everybody wanting to do what I'm doing. And, I don't think it's because /I/'m doing it, per se, but that it's obviously a great idea to do and they immediately recognize they want to do it too. You should see everyone who copied me in achieving the 'most answered question ever' in another site's question boards. My gosh, /everybody/ copies me.)
Heh heh.
(Do I really have to explain myself here?)If you wanted to do what I do, I would look around and find what sells, start estimating monthly earnings and once a good opportunity is found, COMPETE, COMPETE, COMPETE. But, that's what it takes; browsing and estimation. There are other good avenues, such as keyword data (Look for high CPCs, and keywords that have a lot of cumulative traffic in the derivative forms). But, finding verticals you can actually compete it is a bit tougher (Many require certified credentials/training in this GOD DAMN usa. :x And, then of course, there's those that have high capital requirements. But, on the bright side, as you accumulate capital, you can start competing in those industries and it tends to be more profitable as less people have that much money to spare. And, most people aren't even entrepreneurial enough to look into it. The "high capital requirement" businesses also tend to get more profitable the more local they are; your competitors are even fewer in number at that point and usually less competitive than at the international stage.)
Okay,this diet is working perfectly for me.
Recap of the "previous diet": 100-120g carbs from rice/grains/etc., the rest from fruit. Usually apples, as bananas were available only a third of the time, 8-12 apples a day was the norm. The morning before the shortness of breath after waking up, I ate 2 apples.
What are apples known for? Fructose. Anyway, mercola has a wonderful article on this as they do on quite a few different medical/diet/lifestyle issues that affect health/longevity. (For example, sun exposure and its relationship to heart failure.)
They apparently have quite a few on the subject: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=mercola%20fructose
They recommend 15g max daily for heart disease patients, and 25g max for everyone else and they include fruits in those counts. I'm pretty sure my fructose consumption was /well above/ those limits for at least 1.5 years. When the problems seemed to surface, my idea was "to eat more fruit", because they were "oh so healthy".
Anyway, I'm now limiting my consumption to 2 servings of fruit a day, one apple max. I'm also minimizing sugar where I can. And, I'm now regularly consuming antibacterial foods with my 'meals'. I've noticed that 'sourness'/'tartness' is a pretty consistent flavor among these foods. (lemon, vinegar, greek yogurt, etc.) I'm also trying to up my vegetable carb consumption, things like sweet potato, peas, green beans and the like. The greener, the better, the redder, the better.
Anyhow, that persistent lowgrade palpable midback pain has now been gone for at least two days. Wow! It was cardiovascular related like I suspected. My breathing has felt noticeably more relaxed today and yesterday compared to recent memory. (And, this supposed TMJ is much less painful than normal. Hmmm... I'm not sure if that's characteristic of TMJ. I suspect it may be a bacterial phenomena.)
Anyway, I'm nearly ready to go and depart tomorrow after thanksgiving. Reserved the hotel, so it looks like I'm going to go. I like with this minivan, I actually have room to recline unlike with the blazer. And, nothing is obstructing my side windows/mirrors, which is also nice. This is looking like it's going to be seriously way more comfortable.
Anyhow, Riley said hi. Lifted my mood a bit. It's too bad she probably thinks I'm just moving somewhere in the nearby area, and that'll probably be the last time I encounter her. Eh, well, it's not like she ever entered my life until just a week ago, so she never was in the plan to begin with. And she still isn't. Nothings changed. It's just those "What if"s, that I'm not really concerned about at the moment. Maybe they'll become more prominent in the weeks ahead; then again, maybe not, lol.
Isn't that interesting?
http://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-riley-5295.htm
Her name means "Wood clearing", which is exactly what I told her what I was going to do. ["I'm going to be removing some trees from my property."]
Is this a sign of fate?
Maybe just a coincidence. [The rarity of her name given the year she was born suggests some kind of utter improbability, thus fate.]
Anyway, it's interesting how tastes correspond to different affects with bacteria.
Sweet -> They grow.
Sour/Bitter/Sharp/Acidic -> They die.
Bland -> Little affect.
It's interesting. I've noticed that sweet fruits are a lot less 'likeable' with the current 'sweet potato' palette. It just tastes different and not as sweet as it used to. I've noticed that both bananas and sweet potatos have that "light sweet" taste about them, whereas apples are 'rich sweet'. I'm guessing it's because bananas and sweet potatos have much more starch than apples.
Recap of the "previous diet": 100-120g carbs from rice/grains/etc., the rest from fruit. Usually apples, as bananas were available only a third of the time, 8-12 apples a day was the norm. The morning before the shortness of breath after waking up, I ate 2 apples.
What are apples known for? Fructose. Anyway, mercola has a wonderful article on this as they do on quite a few different medical/diet/lifestyle issues that affect health/longevity. (For example, sun exposure and its relationship to heart failure.)
They apparently have quite a few on the subject: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=mercola%20fructose
They recommend 15g max daily for heart disease patients, and 25g max for everyone else and they include fruits in those counts. I'm pretty sure my fructose consumption was /well above/ those limits for at least 1.5 years. When the problems seemed to surface, my idea was "to eat more fruit", because they were "oh so healthy".
Anyway, I'm now limiting my consumption to 2 servings of fruit a day, one apple max. I'm also minimizing sugar where I can. And, I'm now regularly consuming antibacterial foods with my 'meals'. I've noticed that 'sourness'/'tartness' is a pretty consistent flavor among these foods. (lemon, vinegar, greek yogurt, etc.) I'm also trying to up my vegetable carb consumption, things like sweet potato, peas, green beans and the like. The greener, the better, the redder, the better.
Anyhow, that persistent lowgrade palpable midback pain has now been gone for at least two days. Wow! It was cardiovascular related like I suspected. My breathing has felt noticeably more relaxed today and yesterday compared to recent memory. (And, this supposed TMJ is much less painful than normal. Hmmm... I'm not sure if that's characteristic of TMJ. I suspect it may be a bacterial phenomena.)
Anyway, I'm nearly ready to go and depart tomorrow after thanksgiving. Reserved the hotel, so it looks like I'm going to go. I like with this minivan, I actually have room to recline unlike with the blazer. And, nothing is obstructing my side windows/mirrors, which is also nice. This is looking like it's going to be seriously way more comfortable.
Anyhow, Riley said hi. Lifted my mood a bit. It's too bad she probably thinks I'm just moving somewhere in the nearby area, and that'll probably be the last time I encounter her. Eh, well, it's not like she ever entered my life until just a week ago, so she never was in the plan to begin with. And she still isn't. Nothings changed. It's just those "What if"s, that I'm not really concerned about at the moment. Maybe they'll become more prominent in the weeks ahead; then again, maybe not, lol.
Isn't that interesting?
http://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-riley-5295.htm
Her name means "Wood clearing", which is exactly what I told her what I was going to do. ["I'm going to be removing some trees from my property."]
Is this a sign of fate?
Maybe just a coincidence. [The rarity of her name given the year she was born suggests some kind of utter improbability, thus fate.]
Anyway, it's interesting how tastes correspond to different affects with bacteria.
Sweet -> They grow.
Sour/Bitter/Sharp/Acidic -> They die.
Bland -> Little affect.
It's interesting. I've noticed that sweet fruits are a lot less 'likeable' with the current 'sweet potato' palette. It just tastes different and not as sweet as it used to. I've noticed that both bananas and sweet potatos have that "light sweet" taste about them, whereas apples are 'rich sweet'. I'm guessing it's because bananas and sweet potatos have much more starch than apples.
In the middle of my travels. Nothing too exciting, other then it getting dark awfully early and these state highway roads are pretty darn annoying driving around in the dark. Seeing this huge rectangle of lights heading in my direction at 70 mph just 5 feet to left makes me somewhat on edge. (Semi lights)
Saw Moab. Didn't see the big whoop was, other than the fact it was a town nestled between two very red mountain ranges which was pretty cool, I'll admit, but nothing particularly special. (There's tons of towns nestled between two mountain/hill ridges) And, it seemed like a smaller version of the grand canyon? Oh, it also had the famous "hole in the rock". (People were climbing on it)
Saw Moab. Didn't see the big whoop was, other than the fact it was a town nestled between two very red mountain ranges which was pretty cool, I'll admit, but nothing particularly special. (There's tons of towns nestled between two mountain/hill ridges) And, it seemed like a smaller version of the grand canyon? Oh, it also had the famous "hole in the rock". (People were climbing on it)
DAND214
10 MW
I raced around the country when I was younger. I loved night driving, especially In my van. Car was ok but higher was much better.swbluto said:In the middle of my travels. Nothing too exciting, other then it getting dark awfully early and these state highway roads are pretty darn annoying driving around in the dark. Seeing this huge rectangle of lights heading in my direction at 70 mph just 5 feet to left makes me somewhat on edge. (Semi lights)
Saw Moab. Didn't see the big whoop was, other than the fact it was a town nestled between two very red mountain ranges which was pretty cool, I'll admit, but nothing particularly special. (There's tons of towns nestled between two mountain/hill ridges) And, it seemed like a smaller version of the grand canyon? Oh, it also had the famous "hole in the rock". (People were climbing on it)
Enjoy your ride.
Dan
Okay, now down in Houston. Staying at a near-downtown hotel and just got my van down here. (I used a rental van yesterday to move things to storage because the minivan wouldn't start, even after fully charging the battery [This was at grapevine mills mall in Dallas, Tx]. I went back today and it started for some reason. I'm guessing the battery's internal resistance might've been too high after being drained as much as it had, and that sitting overnight cured its internal resistance. I had the whole minivan extraction planned out, too, even got the equipment for pulling it onto the flatbed trailer using my come-along. Now I just happen to have some hooks, a 30' chain and some clips. Might come in handy with the forest clearing.
Anyway, Houston seems pretty unique among cities. Most cities I've seen either are stretched out with bare land between the neighborhoods/sections/parts-of-the-city or packed together (Most west coast cities). Houston is stretched out with forests between, so the city of houston (Inside the outer loop, at least in the north side) looks like one big forest with shops/buildings here and there. And, yes, the sun felt soooo good this afternoon, felt like a rather warm spring day as if right before summer (It's nearly December.
). The weakass winter sun of Washington state doesn't come close.
It's interesting see the abandoned cars on the side of the N/S houston-dallas interstate (i-45). It seems to be a highly traveled corridor between the cities, and it seems there's a ton of commercial truck(Semis, etc.) traffic between Houston and Dallas. It's a 3.5 hour drive. I don't intend on travelling it often (I only traveled it 3 times between today and yesterday because I had to.).
Seeing the winter temps on the minivan was pretty interesting. It was about 52 degrees about 100 miles north of houston, then it got upto 62 degrees about 50 miles north, and then 67 degrees about 20 miles north.
Anyway, working in this weather is freaking drenching. Just unloaded some of the belongings into storage, and I was drenching. And this is late November, summertime must be prohibitive. I'm guessing early morning is the best time during the summer. I could tell I was losing a lot of water via sweat given how parched I was (The need for water was running unusually high)
Anyway, I'm glad to have my minivan down here now. Seems like it would be a lot less of a hassle (And less cost) transporting it <50 miles, then 300 miles.
Using uber was pretty handy when the van wouldn't start (Dallas isn't exactly a 'walkable' or 'public transportation' friendly city; miles and miles of highways, going from everywhere to everywhere.). There's quite a few uber drivers over Dallas, always less than 5 minute pick up time in the areas I was at.
Anyway, Houston definitely has a pretty high level of commerce. I see way more commercial activity here in terms of store front quality, quantity, diversity than pretty much anywhere in America. It seems this city is definitely a magnet for Businesses and business people, probably for the same reasons it attracted me. (Wealth and freedom sounds pretty darn appealing.)
Anyway, Houston seems pretty unique among cities. Most cities I've seen either are stretched out with bare land between the neighborhoods/sections/parts-of-the-city or packed together (Most west coast cities). Houston is stretched out with forests between, so the city of houston (Inside the outer loop, at least in the north side) looks like one big forest with shops/buildings here and there. And, yes, the sun felt soooo good this afternoon, felt like a rather warm spring day as if right before summer (It's nearly December.
). The weakass winter sun of Washington state doesn't come close.It's interesting see the abandoned cars on the side of the N/S houston-dallas interstate (i-45). It seems to be a highly traveled corridor between the cities, and it seems there's a ton of commercial truck(Semis, etc.) traffic between Houston and Dallas. It's a 3.5 hour drive. I don't intend on travelling it often (I only traveled it 3 times between today and yesterday because I had to.).
Seeing the winter temps on the minivan was pretty interesting. It was about 52 degrees about 100 miles north of houston, then it got upto 62 degrees about 50 miles north, and then 67 degrees about 20 miles north.
Anyway, working in this weather is freaking drenching. Just unloaded some of the belongings into storage, and I was drenching. And this is late November, summertime must be prohibitive. I'm guessing early morning is the best time during the summer. I could tell I was losing a lot of water via sweat given how parched I was (The need for water was running unusually high)
Anyway, I'm glad to have my minivan down here now. Seems like it would be a lot less of a hassle (And less cost) transporting it <50 miles, then 300 miles.
Using uber was pretty handy when the van wouldn't start (Dallas isn't exactly a 'walkable' or 'public transportation' friendly city; miles and miles of highways, going from everywhere to everywhere.). There's quite a few uber drivers over Dallas, always less than 5 minute pick up time in the areas I was at.
Anyway, Houston definitely has a pretty high level of commerce. I see way more commercial activity here in terms of store front quality, quantity, diversity than pretty much anywhere in America. It seems this city is definitely a magnet for Businesses and business people, probably for the same reasons it attracted me. (Wealth and freedom sounds pretty darn appealing.)
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