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ClinicalABA said:
Here's more recently informed gear review. Just did the bi-annual 5-day backpacking trip. Here's some shots of the lower leg gear:
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Oboz ankle high (I can't find a specific model name on them) with yak-trax slip ons and Hill Sound gaiters. I love the gaiters- fit great (especially like the adjustment strap at the top of the thigh) and incredibly water/mud resistant. they are pretty thick, waxed (or more likely plasticized) canvas. Not sure if they are rattler proof, but combined with a thick canvas pant underneath, there's a lot of protection there). Our March trip has historically been in the snow (often with snowshoes), and the set-up is great with snow and ice. This year it was very muddy and wet, with lots of puddles. Low top hikers and gaiters kept all the mud and water off the pants. The yak-trax actually gave an added bit of grip in the mud, which was a bit suprising- i thought they would be overkill. I'm still up-in-the air with the Oboz, as they are VERY stiff in the sole. However, this hike involves a lot of logging roads. The area we hiked (Merck Forest in VT- yep, the pharmaceutical Merck family), uses the road for ATV vehicles to access forestry projects and mapling operations, so they put down a lot of litttle, sharp rocks for traction and erosion control. Made me really appreciate the stiff soles (my wife has lighter hiking Keens, and she felt some of the rock poking into her- I did not). We got 3 inches of snow for the hike out, so I was happy to have the gaiters and the yak-trax.
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I’ve been thinking about getting some gaiters for snakes! I love the beefy toe on those boots.
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the competency / capacity debate -- too real -- and the "late onset schizophrenia ..... in an 85yo" - swear I got that consult last week!
 
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Traveling to a resort with psygal. She gets to lay around and get massages. I get to work somewhere else.
 
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a day of no shows at externship, has given me the chance to finalize my diss proposal presentation for monday! just gotta get through group supervision for the final hour of today.
 
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I've got a bike race in two weeks and haven't rode the course yet. But, a weather system is supposed to roll in starting tomorrow with big wind gusts - yuck and rain on sunday. I know I can do the distance no problem. But, I don't know how fast I'll feel, it's my first race in like 10 years. I'm going it with my bro in law - so that'll be fun. I told him i'll be his domestique. I probably need another two 70 mile rides to fully prep. I'll start tapering next week. But, i've been so focused on trail running near our new house that I just haven't been cycling as much.

So tomorrow, I'll prolly harden the F up, wake up early, and just get some distance in, wind and all.

I'll prolly cook some lamb chops on saturday with lemon pepper and then easter egg/in-law stuff sunday.
 
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Clinical work done for the week. Today is a coffee + grading papers marathon day.

I am always in awe of the wild range of undergrad psych paper quality. A roller coaster of good, bad, and wtf.
 
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borne_before said:
I've got a bike race in two weeks and haven't rode the course yet. But, a weather system is supposed to roll in starting tomorrow with big wind gusts - yuck and rain on sunday. I know I can do the distance no problem. But, I don't know how fast I'll feel, it's my first race in like 10 years. I'm going it with my bro in law - so that'll be fun. I told him i'll be his domestique. I probably need another two 70 mile rides to fully prep. I'll start tapering next week. But, i've been so focused on trail running near our new house that I just haven't been cycling as much.

So tomorrow, I'll prolly harden the F up, wake up early, and just get some distance in, wind and all.

I'll prolly cook some lamb chops on saturday with lemon pepper and then easter egg/in-law stuff sunday.
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How far is the race?
 
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NYC metro area here: I was in the middle of a telehealth session with a client about 20 miles away from me when it happened. We both paused and were like "wait...do you...feel that too...?" Took us a minute to figure out what had happened.

I thought my dog would be more alarmed but he barely lifted his head.
 
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Anyone else living for the Kendrick VS Drake beef?
 
borne_before said:
I have been eating up all the Drake/Kendrick, P Diddler, and Katt Williams tea. Feed me the chisme.
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Metro Boomin has SoundCloud rappers using his beat internationally to drag Drake. It is amazing.
 
Shiori said:
Metro Boomin has SoundCloud rappers using his beat internationally to drag Drake. It is amazing.
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God, that entire sentence made me feel old. I'm still over here listening to Ether and remembering the good old days of battle rap.
 
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For probably the first time in my professional life, all the reports are done and sent out, and all the final grades are entered. I literally have no professional responsibilities until next week (7 assessments across 4 days!). I have my first doctoral defense as a chair tomorrow, but it was a very nice study and there won't be any issues. Celebrated by picking up a bottle of Amaro (Lucano) and bourbon (Old Forester) and am now enjoying a black Manhattan. Heading to a ska/dub/rocksteady show tonight (which I'm pretty sure I'm way too old for!) with a friend. Dinner tomorrow with wife to celebrate 28th anniversary (I told you I'm old!). Seriously though- such a weird feeling to be done with all the reports and grade stuff.
 
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borne_before said:
I have been eating up all the Drake/Kendrick, P Diddler, and Katt Williams tea. Feed me the chisme.
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Was driving with my daughter this past weekend and she played all the dis tracks for me. I'm on team Kendrick though I prefer Drake's music (the old punk in me thinks Kendrick stuff is too mellow). I'm pretty sure the beef is fake though- how can you release a response song less than an hour after you've been attacked?
 
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Anyone else living for the Kendrick VS Drake beef?
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This has been a goddamn feast. And I'm all here for it. Drake dug his grave with that last track

ClinicalABA said:
Was driving with my daughter this past weekend and she played all the dis tracks for me. I'm on team Kendrick though I prefer Drake's music (the old punk in me thinks Kendrick stuff is too mellow). I'm pretty sure the beef is fake though- how can you release a response song less than an hour after you've been attacked?
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I mean it took Drake 3-4 days to respond. That's enough to put another track in, yeah?
 
It has been amazing. Even Kendrick likes Drake's stuff when he's not trying to act tough.
 
WisNeuro said:
Can't we just go back to dude's shooting each other?
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It never stopped. The artists just changed. (I don't listen to this rapper, but that's beside the point)

But disses have been long-standing in Rap and Hip-hop. 2Pac, Ice Cube, Eminem. The artists have just changed.
malcom tucker GIF
 
PsyDr said:
You have to choose between the millionaire artiste that was on Degrassi or the millionaire artiste from George Bush's old neighborhood.

(now they don't sound so tough)
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Writer has disagreement with former actor, news at 11.

Also, I learned something about George Bush today.
 
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