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The other day I got an email from a young person where he asked one question. He was 24 years old and he wanted to know if he should marry. It took me back in time whenI was 24 years. Please email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanMedia@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Spotify if you listen to the episode there.Please do check my other podcasts Agile Malayali, Vayanalokam, Penpositive Outclass, Cinema Malayali and Agile IndianI have planned to write and each day on a different blog. Personal notes and poetry in english at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vinodnarayan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and personal notes and poems and translations in malayalam at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pahayanmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and notes on profession, work and career in english at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Also checkout the YouTube channels ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Agile Malayali⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for content on professional development and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vayanalokam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for malayalam reviews of books and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinema Malayali⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for malayalam reviews of non-malayalam movies and my Hindi (Hinglish) vlog ⁠⁠⁠⁠Agile Indian⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pahayan Media on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pahayan Media on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

"(Elders)... they are not running, they are this steady force,...whenI speak to you,...I am not going anywhere.  You might run off, but I will be right here waiting for you when you come back...That's what Elders get to do. They are creating space for people to be there best self." ~ Marlene AllenElders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.True Elders bring stability, shade, and strength to their communities. Elders who are deeply rooted, know who they are and can see those around them through the eyes of heaven are invaluable in their community.  But what happens when Elders pull up their roots and try to replant themselves in a different community? Can they ever regain the depth of connection? Can they grow taller and stronger? Will their branch provide the covering they once did? If so, how?Join Tennison and Ginelle as they begin a new conversation with Life Model Works Executive Director, Marlene Allen. She is an author, teacher, mentor, networker, licensed minister, and joy-starter. Her passion for teaching spiritual principles to young people led to a forty-plus-year journey of serving in schools and churches. Marlene is called ‘Momma Marlene' by most, and she truly is and 'Momma' to all.Listen in as Marlene talks about her own journey of up rooting and replanting. Discover how she continued to be 'Momma Marlene' in her new community. You don't want to miss out on the wisdom and joy that explodes through this podcast.If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#supportTo learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call For more information about Table Experiences go to: tableandwell.org/tablesTo start on your journey to relational health go to: Connection CureTo watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"(Elders)... they are not running, they are this steady force,...whenI speak to you,...I am not going anywhere.  You might run off, but I will be right here waiting for you when you come back...That's what Elders get to do. They are creating space for people to be there best self." ~ Marlene AllenElders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.True Elders bring stability, shade, and strength to their communities. Elders who are deeply rooted, know who they are and can see those around them through the eyes of heaven are invaluable in their community.  But what happens when Elders pull up their roots and try to replant themselves in a different community? Can they ever regain the depth of connection? Can they grow taller and stronger? Will their branch provide the covering they once did? If so, how?Join Tennison and Ginelle as they begin a new conversation with Life Model Works Executive Director, Marlene Allen. She is an author, teacher, mentor, networker, licensed minister, and joy-starter. Her passion for teaching spiritual principles to young people led to a forty-plus-year journey of serving in schools and churches. Marlene is called ‘Momma Marlene' by most, and she truly is and 'Momma' to all.Listen in as Marlene talks about her own journey of up rooting and replanting. Discover how she continued to be 'Momma Marlene' in her new community. You don't want to miss out on the wisdom and joy that explodes through this podcast.If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#supportTo learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call For more information about Table Experiences go to: tableandwell.org/tablesTo start on your journey to relational health go to: Connection CureTo watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

Episode #221: Electric Cow.  (Song starts at 4:52) I would say the main take away from this particular episode is perhaps this: no matter how strange, how silly, how childlike a creative idea that pops into your head is, I would suggest it's really important not to dismiss it. In fact, I would say these are perhaps some of the most important sparks of ideas. The unedited & unbridled joy of creativity - the sort of domain that comes so naturally to us as children. I think perhaps that voice, that state, is something we tend to lose as the years go by. We're taught not to be silly, to focus on ‘what's real' (which brings to mind: anything that is manmade that we would consider ‘real' in todays world didn't exist, once upon a time - it started in someone's mind. Imagination is the key). A great way to unlock this ability that cam come so naturally to us (and I really do think most of us have the ability, we have to - to be human is to create. So I choose to create beautiful things or funny things. Life might as well be beautiful and it sure as heck may as well be fun. Having this sort of state of mind was instrumental to bringing Electric Cow in to being. A decade ago. I was biking home from teaching 17 private piano lessons (big day, eh? You do what you have to to get by financially. I'm teaching 22 in 2 days each week, these days & that's plenty. And it's a privilege. One of the things I say often to my students before we start is: are you ready to have some fun? Ready to make some mistakes …because that's where some of the most interesting most important moments in art, science, you name it, happen). Anyway...on my bike, this whole verse electric cow, electric cow, what the hey do I need an electric cow for?came through loud and clear. Now, I could have dismissed this as rubbish. But I didn't. I'm so pleased I didn't dismiss it. In fact, the next 4 or 5 verses came though as I was biking. I went over them in my mind and whenI got home, my family saw the look on my face. I marched though the house to my studio, wrote out the whacky words and quickly found the chords f f g, FF g. And that was that. Speaking of teaching, today I taught an hour's cartoon drawing with 20 children, sharing creative ideas about how to get into a free creative state. This appears to be something I'm really into. On this episode I have included audio of the demo, and the recorded parts of the final arrangement. This is because sometimes the production, the recording can be part of the composition, and I think this is perhaps true to a degree with this song. It's all good fun, I guess it has to be with a title like electric cow… Electric Cow is the 4th song on the new album by myself and Paul Dredge: River walking - streaming now! I hope you enjoy hearing how another song came together.

Three adventures of rediscovering my hot Milf empty-nesterBy Fugman. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.The Side of the RoadBlame it on the classic car and the mix tape.By Fugman.Sometimes you just need a drive through the countryside to calm your nerves. Things have become hectic at work lately, and I told Cherish that we should go for a long drive this Labor Day weekend, just to get away from everything for a day. Cherish agreed with me and we made plans to be gone for the weekend. Our daughter went off to college last weekend and we were finally back to just the two of us. All those memories of our early married years, before a baby surprised us; they were days of enjoying our nude sanctuary. We pledged we would return to that life. But life gets complicated and pressures mount, even when we aren't parenting. The upside was that a pregnant bride at nineteen, can still be a hot-looking empty-nester at age 37. And Cher is one hot milf.We agreed we would go to the bed and breakfast a couple of towns over, the route we took brought us through the very sparsely populated countryside, exactly what I needed.I could not wait until our trip, it seemed like the rest of the week dragged on and on; working late. Once Friday afternoon hit, I was anxious to get home, pack the car and grab Cherish for our weekend away. When quitting time came around, I was already in the car and on the way to load the classic car and go.When I reached the driveway, Cherish was waiting on the porch wearing a little tank top, white shorts and a light denim jacket. She was holding a small overnight bag.She smiled when she saw me arrive, “Ready to go?” she asked. I shook my head yes, went inside and grabbed my bag, and loaded the old 1969 Charger I kept just for weekends like this. I opened the car door and she jumped inside. I think she was as excited as i was to get out of the area for a couple of days. We went on our merry way.  It was a beautiful early September evening.“I made a playlist for our ride,” she smiled and started the first song. “I Wanna Sex You Up” by Color Me Badd; came through the aftermarket stereo sound system.I wanna sex you up(A tick tock, ya don't stop-stop, to the)All night, girl, you make me feel goodI want to (let me rub you down)I wanna sex you upI glanced at her and smiled. “Let's Get It On,” by Marvin Gaye, came on. We slowly worked our way out of the neighborhood, then out to the highway.I've been really tryin', babyTryin' to hold back this feeling for so longAnd if you feel like I feel, babyThen, c'mon, oh, c'mon, whoaLet's get it onAh, baby, let's get it on. We stopped just outside of town, at my favorite country Barbeque restaurant for a meal. Not in any hurry, we had a couple beers after the meal, then came out to the car as a gorgeous sunset was in its early stages.Then “I Want Your Sex” by George Michael.I've waited so long babyOut in the coldBut I can't take much more girlI'm losing controlI want your sexI want your loveI want your sexI want your, sex, sexCher bounced to the beat and held an imaginary microphone to her mouth as she pointed her sultry finger at me, while mouthing the repetitive lyrics.It's naturalIt's chemical (let's do it)It's logicalHabitual (can we do it?)It's sensualBut most of allSex is something that we should doSex is something for me and youSex is natural, sex is goodNot everybody does itBut everybody shouldSex is natural, sex is funSex is best when it's, one on oneOne on one I was starting to see a pattern, “Lay Your Hands on Me” by Bon Jovi started to play and I pulled over into the entry to a field, next to the pavement.Now, now, now babyDon't you know I only aim to please?If you want me to lay my hands on youWhat you gotta do is(Lay your hands on me), lay 'em on me(Lay your hands on me), come on, come on, come on(Lay your hands on me), everybody's gonna help me nowI opened her door and brought her to the front of the car and pushed her back and kissed her deep.The next track started to play, “I'm on Fire” from Bruce Springsteen.At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wetAnd a freight train running through the middle of my headOnly you can cool my desireOh, oh, oh, I'm on fireOh, oh, oh, I'm on fireI broke from our kiss and smiled at her, then I asked; “How long were you planning to let me drive before you wouldn't wait anymore?”“Not much further, you got the hint pretty quick!” she said with a sultry grin.Her heel found a solid ledge of the front bumper, and she hiked herself up onto the corner of the warm hood, I stroked her legs as she reached for my belt. I looked around at our surroundings, and other than an old barn located about 300 feet from where I pulled over, the sun set on the tall grass around us. We were completely alone, no one would know or care what we were about to do.Kim leaned back a little and unhooked my pants and licked her lips, “That's What I Like,” by Bruno Mars came on and we both giggled.Jump in the Cadillac(Girl, let's put some miles on it)Anything you want(Just to put a smile on you)You deserve it baby, you deserve it allAnd I'm gonna give it to youCool jewelry shining so brightStrawberry champagne on iceLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeSex by the fire at nightSilk sheets and diamonds all whiteLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeIt was perfectly timed. Her hand moved over the front of my pants and she moved it slowly up and down.I went to work on getting her white shorts off, she lifted her ass so that I could remove them without hesitation. She laid down on the hood as I dropped my mouth to her opening.“I just want you inside of me now, we can do all of that tonight at the room!” she said insistently, “Just do me now!”I pulled her down off of the hood, “Turn around, hands on the car ma'am!” I commanded as if I was pulling her over.She obeyed and got into character, “Okay officer, I'll do whatever you want, just don't give me a ticket!”I pushed my pants and underwear down, my turgid cock escaped and lurched outward, as if it caught the scent of a wet cunt, nearby.“Spread em, I need to check you for weapons” I said as she followed every instruction I gave her.My hands slid up her bare legs and grazed over her privates.“Do Me Baby!” she begged as “Just What I Needed” by the Cars came over the speakers. I don't mind you comin' hereAnd wastin' all my timeI guess you're just what I needed (just what I needed)I needed someone to feedI guess you're just what I needed (just what I needed)I needed someone to bleedI stood straight up and pushed her further onto the car. I held my erection and moved forward to slide into her. “I need to do a cavity search, miss. Your compliance will make this more pleasant for both of us.”“Oh Yeah, that is what I need!” she said as I slid into her moist opening. I slid in and out of her slow and shallow at first, but with each thrust, I went further inside of her. Her hands firmly planted on the hood, accepting my thrusts while pushing into me to gain more depth. She started to breathe heavier as I started to pick up speed.I held her hips firmly as I took control and plowed back and forth into her hungry body. She moaned every time i buried my hardness deep within her. Her hands gripped the edge of the hood as I forcibly took her and did not stop. I was pumping in and out of her as she was begging me to make her come.“Oh please baby, I need to come, make me come,” she said softly.I took it upon myself to push her over the edge as quickly as I could. I slipped a hand around and touched her clitoris.“Oh yes, just like that!” she was begging me to finish her off again.I pinched her clit and she pleaded for me to shoot inside of her. “Please baby, I need you to fill me with it!”She was talking dirty and I was loving it, my erection was rock hard and plowing deep inside of her as I felt the tickle way back inside.I said to her softly as I am plunging in her “I hope you are ready baby, because here I...”She screamed out her orgasm, “Come!”I pushed into her for all I was worth and grabbed her hips tight as I exploded deep inside of her. I held myself inside deep as every last drop of semen flew inside of her wanting hole.“Oh Baby, I needed that!” She said. Once I started to get feeling back in my legs, I started to slide back, removing my softening member. “No, not yet, I'm still enjoying you being inside of me.” I couldn't argue and I remained inside of her until she released my softened manhood with a slurp sound.“Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard came on and she laughed.  Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweetLittle miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeahNow c'mon, take a bottle, shake it upBreak the bubble, break it upPour some sugar on meOoh, in the name of lovePour some sugar on meC'mon, fire me upPour your sugar on meI can't get enoughI'm hot, sticky sweetFrom my head to my feet, yeahWe started to get dressed and we noticed that we weren't alone anymore. I never heard the police car pull up behind me, and we were too into it to notice anything anyway.The officer told us “Sorry, I didn't want to interrupt, you two looked so happy, but can you take it somewhere else.“Sorry officer,” Cherish said as she pulled her clothes back on and jumped in the car.“Sorry about that, the moment struck sir!” I said “Thanks for not interrupting us, we were close to finishing anyway.”He said “I know, I heard!” smiled and walked away singing ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me!'I hooked my belt and opened the door, just as I was about to get in, the police car went by slowly as he told us to have a good night. I'm sure that won't be a problem.“You Make Loving Fun” by Fleetwood Mac came on as I pulled out onto the road and we headed out of town.It would be different and you know it willYou, you make loving funAnd I don't have to tell you but you're the only oneYou, you make loving funIt's all I want to doYou, you make loving funIt's all I want to do We spoke about the experience and re-lived it all weekend long.By Fugman for Fugman's Sexy Stories.The Surprise!Road Trip surprises, and then even more surprises.By Fugman.My wife Cherish and I found ourselves driving across the state on a beautiful autumn day, for a friend's wedding. On the way there we stopped at a big truck stop for gas and a bite to eat. Cher was seated at a table in the sandwich shop when I finished fueling. I opened my phone's lodging app as we ate. A few minutes later, Cherish went to the travel plaza's restroom as I booked the room just 20 minutes down the road. I asked for a nice room and some champagne to be waiting in the room. I had already picked up massage oil to surprise her.When she came out of the bathroom, I told her; “Our room is booked, it's just 20 minutes down the road. “We left the travel plaza and made the short trek down the highway, then pulled in and parked in a big modern hotel-motel complex. It seemed like one of the newer & nicer motels and the ambiance of the lobby was nice. It had 2 stories, with both interior halls, leading to a massive indoor solarium & pool. About 20 rooms lined the walls of the solarium. Another 20 penthouse suites were on the 2nd floor balcony. About 40 exterior-facing rooms were accessible from the parking lot which wrapped around the complex. I checked in at the desk and got our key cards. I'd gotten the last available room, which was on the backside of the building. I went over to the lobby sofa where Cher was relaxing. I told her, “Go ahead down the hall, past the solarium, then out the far door, and go to room 128, there is a surprise waiting for you!"She kissed me and said "don't take too long, sweetie.""I'm just gonna park the car around back & grab the bags. Don't start without me," I said, as I headed the other direction, out the lobby front entrance.I parked just beyond the room. The lot was full and the sun was setting. The car next to mine had white letters on the back window, announcing; “Kyle & Betty' and ‘Just Married' written in shoe polish. I slung my duffle strap over my shoulder as two obviously tipsy bridesmaids giggled while walking toward the solarium entrance. Grabbing my wife's 2 bags, I muttered to myself; "How can one person need all of this for only two days?" I finally got all of her things ready and I headed down to the end of the sidewalk, towards room 128. I used my key and was shocked to see Cherish naked on the bed kissing and fondling a mysterious curvaceous naked woman. This woman was incredibly sexy and both of them woman seem to be enjoying themselves."Um, honey; what's going on?" I asked sheepishly. I was shocked and excited at the same time. My wife has told me in the past that she never had a chance to experience the love of another woman, and she was always curious and excited by the thought. But come on, I only left her alone to grab the bags for 5 minutes."Hi, honey;" she said with a smile, "thank you for Leah, she is sexy as hell."

Three adventures of rediscovering my hot Milf empty-nesterBy Fugman. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.The Side of the RoadBlame it on the classic car and the mix tape.By Fugman.Sometimes you just need a drive through the countryside to calm your nerves. Things have become hectic at work lately, and I told Cherish that we should go for a long drive this Labor Day weekend, just to get away from everything for a day. Cherish agreed with me and we made plans to be gone for the weekend. Our daughter went off to college last weekend and we were finally back to just the two of us. All those memories of our early married years, before a baby surprised us; they were days of enjoying our nude sanctuary. We pledged we would return to that life. But life gets complicated and pressures mount, even when we aren't parenting. The upside was that a pregnant bride at nineteen, can still be a hot-looking empty-nester at age 37. And Cher is one hot milf.We agreed we would go to the bed and breakfast a couple of towns over, the route we took brought us through the very sparsely populated countryside, exactly what I needed.I could not wait until our trip, it seemed like the rest of the week dragged on and on; working late. Once Friday afternoon hit, I was anxious to get home, pack the car and grab Cherish for our weekend away. When quitting time came around, I was already in the car and on the way to load the classic car and go.When I reached the driveway, Cherish was waiting on the porch wearing a little tank top, white shorts and a light denim jacket. She was holding a small overnight bag.She smiled when she saw me arrive, “Ready to go?” she asked. I shook my head yes, went inside and grabbed my bag, and loaded the old 1969 Charger I kept just for weekends like this. I opened the car door and she jumped inside. I think she was as excited as i was to get out of the area for a couple of days. We went on our merry way.  It was a beautiful early September evening.“I made a playlist for our ride,” she smiled and started the first song. “I Wanna Sex You Up” by Color Me Badd; came through the aftermarket stereo sound system.I wanna sex you up(A tick tock, ya don't stop-stop, to the)All night, girl, you make me feel goodI want to (let me rub you down)I wanna sex you upI glanced at her and smiled. “Let's Get It On,” by Marvin Gaye, came on. We slowly worked our way out of the neighborhood, then out to the highway.I've been really tryin', babyTryin' to hold back this feeling for so longAnd if you feel like I feel, babyThen, c'mon, oh, c'mon, whoaLet's get it onAh, baby, let's get it on. We stopped just outside of town, at my favorite country Barbeque restaurant for a meal. Not in any hurry, we had a couple beers after the meal, then came out to the car as a gorgeous sunset was in its early stages.Then “I Want Your Sex” by George Michael.I've waited so long babyOut in the coldBut I can't take much more girlI'm losing controlI want your sexI want your loveI want your sexI want your, sex, sexCher bounced to the beat and held an imaginary microphone to her mouth as she pointed her sultry finger at me, while mouthing the repetitive lyrics.It's naturalIt's chemical (let's do it)It's logicalHabitual (can we do it?)It's sensualBut most of allSex is something that we should doSex is something for me and youSex is natural, sex is goodNot everybody does itBut everybody shouldSex is natural, sex is funSex is best when it's, one on oneOne on one I was starting to see a pattern, “Lay Your Hands on Me” by Bon Jovi started to play and I pulled over into the entry to a field, next to the pavement.Now, now, now babyDon't you know I only aim to please?If you want me to lay my hands on youWhat you gotta do is(Lay your hands on me), lay 'em on me(Lay your hands on me), come on, come on, come on(Lay your hands on me), everybody's gonna help me nowI opened her door and brought her to the front of the car and pushed her back and kissed her deep.The next track started to play, “I'm on Fire” from Bruce Springsteen.At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wetAnd a freight train running through the middle of my headOnly you can cool my desireOh, oh, oh, I'm on fireOh, oh, oh, I'm on fireI broke from our kiss and smiled at her, then I asked; “How long were you planning to let me drive before you wouldn't wait anymore?”“Not much further, you got the hint pretty quick!” she said with a sultry grin.Her heel found a solid ledge of the front bumper, and she hiked herself up onto the corner of the warm hood, I stroked her legs as she reached for my belt. I looked around at our surroundings, and other than an old barn located about 300 feet from where I pulled over, the sun set on the tall grass around us. We were completely alone, no one would know or care what we were about to do.Kim leaned back a little and unhooked my pants and licked her lips, “That's What I Like,” by Bruno Mars came on and we both giggled.Jump in the Cadillac(Girl, let's put some miles on it)Anything you want(Just to put a smile on you)You deserve it baby, you deserve it allAnd I'm gonna give it to youCool jewelry shining so brightStrawberry champagne on iceLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeSex by the fire at nightSilk sheets and diamonds all whiteLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeIt was perfectly timed. Her hand moved over the front of my pants and she moved it slowly up and down.I went to work on getting her white shorts off, she lifted her ass so that I could remove them without hesitation. She laid down on the hood as I dropped my mouth to her opening.“I just want you inside of me now, we can do all of that tonight at the room!” she said insistently, “Just do me now!”I pulled her down off of the hood, “Turn around, hands on the car ma'am!” I commanded as if I was pulling her over.She obeyed and got into character, “Okay officer, I'll do whatever you want, just don't give me a ticket!”I pushed my pants and underwear down, my turgid cock escaped and lurched outward, as if it caught the scent of a wet cunt, nearby.“Spread em, I need to check you for weapons” I said as she followed every instruction I gave her.My hands slid up her bare legs and grazed over her privates.“Do Me Baby!” she begged as “Just What I Needed” by the Cars came over the speakers. I don't mind you comin' hereAnd wastin' all my timeI guess you're just what I needed (just what I needed)I needed someone to feedI guess you're just what I needed (just what I needed)I needed someone to bleedI stood straight up and pushed her further onto the car. I held my erection and moved forward to slide into her. “I need to do a cavity search, miss. Your compliance will make this more pleasant for both of us.”“Oh Yeah, that is what I need!” she said as I slid into her moist opening. I slid in and out of her slow and shallow at first, but with each thrust, I went further inside of her. Her hands firmly planted on the hood, accepting my thrusts while pushing into me to gain more depth. She started to breathe heavier as I started to pick up speed.I held her hips firmly as I took control and plowed back and forth into her hungry body. She moaned every time i buried my hardness deep within her. Her hands gripped the edge of the hood as I forcibly took her and did not stop. I was pumping in and out of her as she was begging me to make her come.“Oh please baby, I need to come, make me come,” she said softly.I took it upon myself to push her over the edge as quickly as I could. I slipped a hand around and touched her clitoris.“Oh yes, just like that!” she was begging me to finish her off again.I pinched her clit and she pleaded for me to shoot inside of her. “Please baby, I need you to fill me with it!”She was talking dirty and I was loving it, my erection was rock hard and plowing deep inside of her as I felt the tickle way back inside.I said to her softly as I am plunging in her “I hope you are ready baby, because here I...”She screamed out her orgasm, “Come!”I pushed into her for all I was worth and grabbed her hips tight as I exploded deep inside of her. I held myself inside deep as every last drop of semen flew inside of her wanting hole.“Oh Baby, I needed that!” She said. Once I started to get feeling back in my legs, I started to slide back, removing my softening member. “No, not yet, I'm still enjoying you being inside of me.” I couldn't argue and I remained inside of her until she released my softened manhood with a slurp sound.“Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard came on and she laughed.  Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweetLittle miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeahNow c'mon, take a bottle, shake it upBreak the bubble, break it upPour some sugar on meOoh, in the name of lovePour some sugar on meC'mon, fire me upPour your sugar on meI can't get enoughI'm hot, sticky sweetFrom my head to my feet, yeahWe started to get dressed and we noticed that we weren't alone anymore. I never heard the police car pull up behind me, and we were too into it to notice anything anyway.The officer told us “Sorry, I didn't want to interrupt, you two looked so happy, but can you take it somewhere else.“Sorry officer,” Cherish said as she pulled her clothes back on and jumped in the car.“Sorry about that, the moment struck sir!” I said “Thanks for not interrupting us, we were close to finishing anyway.”He said “I know, I heard!” smiled and walked away singing ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me!'I hooked my belt and opened the door, just as I was about to get in, the police car went by slowly as he told us to have a good night. I'm sure that won't be a problem.“You Make Loving Fun” by Fleetwood Mac came on as I pulled out onto the road and we headed out of town.It would be different and you know it willYou, you make loving funAnd I don't have to tell you but you're the only oneYou, you make loving funIt's all I want to doYou, you make loving funIt's all I want to do We spoke about the experience and re-lived it all weekend long.By Fugman for Fugman's Sexy Stories.The Surprise!Road Trip surprises, and then even more surprises.By Fugman.My wife Cherish and I found ourselves driving across the state on a beautiful autumn day, for a friend's wedding. On the way there we stopped at a big truck stop for gas and a bite to eat. Cher was seated at a table in the sandwich shop when I finished fueling. I opened my phone's lodging app as we ate. A few minutes later, Cherish went to the travel plaza's restroom as I booked the room just 20 minutes down the road. I asked for a nice room and some champagne to be waiting in the room. I had already picked up massage oil to surprise her.When she came out of the bathroom, I told her; “Our room is booked, it's just 20 minutes down the road. “We left the travel plaza and made the short trek down the highway, then pulled in and parked in a big modern hotel-motel complex. It seemed like one of the newer & nicer motels and the ambiance of the lobby was nice. It had 2 stories, with both interior halls, leading to a massive indoor solarium & pool. About 20 rooms lined the walls of the solarium. Another 20 penthouse suites were on the 2nd floor balcony. About 40 exterior-facing rooms were accessible from the parking lot which wrapped around the complex. I checked in at the desk and got our key cards. I'd gotten the last available room, which was on the backside of the building. I went over to the lobby sofa where Cher was relaxing. I told her, “Go ahead down the hall, past the solarium, then out the far door, and go to room 128, there is a surprise waiting for you!"She kissed me and said "don't take too long, sweetie.""I'm just gonna park the car around back & grab the bags. Don't start without me," I said, as I headed the other direction, out the lobby front entrance.I parked just beyond the room. The lot was full and the sun was setting. The car next to mine had white letters on the back window, announcing; “Kyle & Betty' and ‘Just Married' written in shoe polish. I slung my duffle strap over my shoulder as two obviously tipsy bridesmaids giggled while walking toward the solarium entrance. Grabbing my wife's 2 bags, I muttered to myself; "How can one person need all of this for only two days?" I finally got all of her things ready and I headed down to the end of the sidewalk, towards room 128. I used my key and was shocked to see Cherish naked on the bed kissing and fondling a mysterious curvaceous naked woman. This woman was incredibly sexy and both of them woman seem to be enjoying themselves."Um, honey; what's going on?" I asked sheepishly. I was shocked and excited at the same time. My wife has told me in the past that she never had a chance to experience the love of another woman, and she was always curious and excited by the thought. But come on, I only left her alone to grab the bags for 5 minutes."Hi, honey;" she said with a smile, "thank you for Leah, she is sexy as hell."

Three adventures of rediscovering my hot Milf empty-nesterBy Fugman. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.The Side of the RoadBlame it on the classic car and the mix tape.By Fugman.Sometimes you just need a drive through the countryside to calm your nerves. Things have become hectic at work lately, and I told Cherish that we should go for a long drive this Labor Day weekend, just to get away from everything for a day. Cherish agreed with me and we made plans to be gone for the weekend. Our daughter went off to college last weekend and we were finally back to just the two of us. All those memories of our early married years, before a baby surprised us; they were days of enjoying our nude sanctuary. We pledged we would return to that life. But life gets complicated and pressures mount, even when we aren't parenting. The upside was that a pregnant bride at nineteen, can still be a hot-looking empty-nester at age 37. And Cher is one hot milf.We agreed we would go to the bed and breakfast a couple of towns over, the route we took brought us through the very sparsely populated countryside, exactly what I needed.I could not wait until our trip, it seemed like the rest of the week dragged on and on; working late. Once Friday afternoon hit, I was anxious to get home, pack the car and grab Cherish for our weekend away. When quitting time came around, I was already in the car and on the way to load the classic car and go.When I reached the driveway, Cherish was waiting on the porch wearing a little tank top, white shorts and a light denim jacket. She was holding a small overnight bag.She smiled when she saw me arrive, “Ready to go?” she asked. I shook my head yes, went inside and grabbed my bag, and loaded the old 1969 Charger I kept just for weekends like this. I opened the car door and she jumped inside. I think she was as excited as i was to get out of the area for a couple of days. We went on our merry way.  It was a beautiful early September evening.“I made a playlist for our ride,” she smiled and started the first song. “I Wanna Sex You Up” by Color Me Badd; came through the aftermarket stereo sound system.I wanna sex you up(A tick tock, ya don't stop-stop, to the)All night, girl, you make me feel goodI want to (let me rub you down)I wanna sex you upI glanced at her and smiled. “Let's Get It On,” by Marvin Gaye, came on. We slowly worked our way out of the neighborhood, then out to the highway.I've been really tryin', babyTryin' to hold back this feeling for so longAnd if you feel like I feel, babyThen, c'mon, oh, c'mon, whoaLet's get it onAh, baby, let's get it on. We stopped just outside of town, at my favorite country Barbeque restaurant for a meal. Not in any hurry, we had a couple beers after the meal, then came out to the car as a gorgeous sunset was in its early stages.Then “I Want Your Sex” by George Michael.I've waited so long babyOut in the coldBut I can't take much more girlI'm losing controlI want your sexI want your loveI want your sexI want your, sex, sexCher bounced to the beat and held an imaginary microphone to her mouth as she pointed her sultry finger at me, while mouthing the repetitive lyrics.It's naturalIt's chemical (let's do it)It's logicalHabitual (can we do it?)It's sensualBut most of allSex is something that we should doSex is something for me and youSex is natural, sex is goodNot everybody does itBut everybody shouldSex is natural, sex is funSex is best when it's, one on oneOne on one I was starting to see a pattern, “Lay Your Hands on Me” by Bon Jovi started to play and I pulled over into the entry to a field, next to the pavement.Now, now, now babyDon't you know I only aim to please?If you want me to lay my hands on youWhat you gotta do is(Lay your hands on me), lay 'em on me(Lay your hands on me), come on, come on, come on(Lay your hands on me), everybody's gonna help me nowI opened her door and brought her to the front of the car and pushed her back and kissed her deep.The next track started to play, “I'm on Fire” from Bruce Springsteen.At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wetAnd a freight train running through the middle of my headOnly you can cool my desireOh, oh, oh, I'm on fireOh, oh, oh, I'm on fireI broke from our kiss and smiled at her, then I asked; “How long were you planning to let me drive before you wouldn't wait anymore?”“Not much further, you got the hint pretty quick!” she said with a sultry grin.Her heel found a solid ledge of the front bumper, and she hiked herself up onto the corner of the warm hood, I stroked her legs as she reached for my belt. I looked around at our surroundings, and other than an old barn located about 300 feet from where I pulled over, the sun set on the tall grass around us. We were completely alone, no one would know or care what we were about to do.Kim leaned back a little and unhooked my pants and licked her lips, “That's What I Like,” by Bruno Mars came on and we both giggled.Jump in the Cadillac(Girl, let's put some miles on it)Anything you want(Just to put a smile on you)You deserve it baby, you deserve it allAnd I'm gonna give it to youCool jewelry shining so brightStrawberry champagne on iceLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeSex by the fire at nightSilk sheets and diamonds all whiteLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeLucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I likeIt was perfectly timed. Her hand moved over the front of my pants and she moved it slowly up and down.I went to work on getting her white shorts off, she lifted her ass so that I could remove them without hesitation. She laid down on the hood as I dropped my mouth to her opening.“I just want you inside of me now, we can do all of that tonight at the room!” she said insistently, “Just do me now!”I pulled her down off of the hood, “Turn around, hands on the car ma'am!” I commanded as if I was pulling her over.She obeyed and got into character, “Okay officer, I'll do whatever you want, just don't give me a ticket!”I pushed my pants and underwear down, my turgid cock escaped and lurched outward, as if it caught the scent of a wet cunt, nearby.“Spread em, I need to check you for weapons” I said as she followed every instruction I gave her.My hands slid up her bare legs and grazed over her privates.“Do Me Baby!” she begged as “Just What I Needed” by the Cars came over the speakers. I don't mind you comin' hereAnd wastin' all my timeI guess you're just what I needed (just what I needed)I needed someone to feedI guess you're just what I needed (just what I needed)I needed someone to bleedI stood straight up and pushed her further onto the car. I held my erection and moved forward to slide into her. “I need to do a cavity search, miss. Your compliance will make this more pleasant for both of us.”“Oh Yeah, that is what I need!” she said as I slid into her moist opening. I slid in and out of her slow and shallow at first, but with each thrust, I went further inside of her. Her hands firmly planted on the hood, accepting my thrusts while pushing into me to gain more depth. She started to breathe heavier as I started to pick up speed.I held her hips firmly as I took control and plowed back and forth into her hungry body. She moaned every time i buried my hardness deep within her. Her hands gripped the edge of the hood as I forcibly took her and did not stop. I was pumping in and out of her as she was begging me to make her come.“Oh please baby, I need to come, make me come,” she said softly.I took it upon myself to push her over the edge as quickly as I could. I slipped a hand around and touched her clitoris.“Oh yes, just like that!” she was begging me to finish her off again.I pinched her clit and she pleaded for me to shoot inside of her. “Please baby, I need you to fill me with it!”She was talking dirty and I was loving it, my erection was rock hard and plowing deep inside of her as I felt the tickle way back inside.I said to her softly as I am plunging in her “I hope you are ready baby, because here I...”She screamed out her orgasm, “Come!”I pushed into her for all I was worth and grabbed her hips tight as I exploded deep inside of her. I held myself inside deep as every last drop of semen flew inside of her wanting hole.“Oh Baby, I needed that!” She said. Once I started to get feeling back in my legs, I started to slide back, removing my softening member. “No, not yet, I'm still enjoying you being inside of me.” I couldn't argue and I remained inside of her until she released my softened manhood with a slurp sound.“Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard came on and she laughed.  Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweetLittle miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeahNow c'mon, take a bottle, shake it upBreak the bubble, break it upPour some sugar on meOoh, in the name of lovePour some sugar on meC'mon, fire me upPour your sugar on meI can't get enoughI'm hot, sticky sweetFrom my head to my feet, yeahWe started to get dressed and we noticed that we weren't alone anymore. I never heard the police car pull up behind me, and we were too into it to notice anything anyway.The officer told us “Sorry, I didn't want to interrupt, you two looked so happy, but can you take it somewhere else.“Sorry officer,” Cherish said as she pulled her clothes back on and jumped in the car.“Sorry about that, the moment struck sir!” I said “Thanks for not interrupting us, we were close to finishing anyway.”He said “I know, I heard!” smiled and walked away singing ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me!'I hooked my belt and opened the door, just as I was about to get in, the police car went by slowly as he told us to have a good night. I'm sure that won't be a problem.“You Make Loving Fun” by Fleetwood Mac came on as I pulled out onto the road and we headed out of town.It would be different and you know it willYou, you make loving funAnd I don't have to tell you but you're the only oneYou, you make loving funIt's all I want to doYou, you make loving funIt's all I want to do We spoke about the experience and re-lived it all weekend long.By Fugman for Fugman's Sexy Stories.The Surprise!Road Trip surprises, and then even more surprises.By Fugman.My wife Cherish and I found ourselves driving across the state on a beautiful autumn day, for a friend's wedding. On the way there we stopped at a big truck stop for gas and a bite to eat. Cher was seated at a table in the sandwich shop when I finished fueling. I opened my phone's lodging app as we ate. A few minutes later, Cherish went to the travel plaza's restroom as I booked the room just 20 minutes down the road. I asked for a nice room and some champagne to be waiting in the room. I had already picked up massage oil to surprise her.When she came out of the bathroom, I told her; “Our room is booked, it's just 20 minutes down the road. “We left the travel plaza and made the short trek down the highway, then pulled in and parked in a big modern hotel-motel complex. It seemed like one of the newer & nicer motels and the ambiance of the lobby was nice. It had 2 stories, with both interior halls, leading to a massive indoor solarium & pool. About 20 rooms lined the walls of the solarium. Another 20 penthouse suites were on the 2nd floor balcony. About 40 exterior-facing rooms were accessible from the parking lot which wrapped around the complex. I checked in at the desk and got our key cards. I'd gotten the last available room, which was on the backside of the building. I went over to the lobby sofa where Cher was relaxing. I told her, “Go ahead down the hall, past the solarium, then out the far door, and go to room 128, there is a surprise waiting for you!"She kissed me and said "don't take too long, sweetie.""I'm just gonna park the car around back & grab the bags. Don't start without me," I said, as I headed the other direction, out the lobby front entrance.I parked just beyond the room. The lot was full and the sun was setting. The car next to mine had white letters on the back window, announcing; “Kyle & Betty' and ‘Just Married' written in shoe polish. I slung my duffle strap over my shoulder as two obviously tipsy bridesmaids giggled while walking toward the solarium entrance. Grabbing my wife's 2 bags, I muttered to myself; "How can one person need all of this for only two days?" I finally got all of her things ready and I headed down to the end of the sidewalk, towards room 128. I used my key and was shocked to see Cherish naked on the bed kissing and fondling a mysterious curvaceous naked woman. This woman was incredibly sexy and both of them woman seem to be enjoying themselves."Um, honey; what's going on?" I asked sheepishly. I was shocked and excited at the same time. My wife has told me in the past that she never had a chance to experience the love of another woman, and she was always curious and excited by the thought. But come on, I only left her alone to grab the bags for 5 minutes."Hi, honey;" she said with a smile, "thank you for Leah, she is sexy as hell."

词汇提示1.underpinning 基础2.embodied 体现3.atrocity 暴行4.perplexing 令人困惑的5.stagnation 停滞6.beset 困扰7.ethics 道德8.criteria 标准9.enlightened 开明10.forebears 祖先原文Takako Doi: 'Politics, Future, and Hope'Theunderpinnings of our lives is hope.If wehave the smallest margin of hope, we can continue to exist.Ibelieve what is sought from politics is to expand that hope even by thesmallest margin.Whenwe think of it, however, it seems politics has cast a shadow over people'shopes.Icannot ask help but ask myself if there has ever been so much urgency embodiedin the words "future of hope."However,even knowing the absolute destructive capacity of nuclear weapons, and havingexperienced its atrocity, mankind still has not been able to walk the road tothe destruction of nuclear arms.Tothe contrary, some countries see the retention of nuclear arms as the symbol ofa national power.Inthe 21st century, are we going to gain richness with science and technology, orwill humanity be subjugated to science and technology.Wewill be faced with the choice of one or the other.Ibelieve the advances of telecommunication technology will present us with similarchoices in the future.Fiftyyears after the war, the Japanese society is caught in a very perplexingstagnation.WhenI look back on the last 50 years of Japanese history, I am beset by the deepestsoul searching and painful frustration, when I find that we Japanese have notbeen able to overcome our mistakes on our own volition.Westill have not been able to reach a reconciliation with many of our Asianfriends.Politiciansshould speak of the future, of ethics, and life.Adiscussion of hope should be based on fundamental principles.Inparticular, politicians must speak with children and young people and women ifwe are to retain hope for the future.Politiciansmust be accountable for their decisions, and they must also question thecriteria in which their responsibility would be assessed.Thatis why our enlightened forebears and predecessors who have translated idealsinto reality continue to be respected and be a source of encouragement.EmmanuelKant wrote, "Truly lasting peace is not an empty ideal, but a challengegiven to us."Thischallenge will be solved gradually and we will eventually reach our goal.Wemust all share a firm resolve to realize our goals.Thecritical stimulus for that will be the recognition of human rights andcoexistence.However,there are many problems that face us.Butwhen we think of how we can respond to such difficulties and challenges, Iquestion where we can place our starting point.It isat this fundamental question that the future of hope must be questioned.Thatis the question I entertain for myself and which I believe has to be resolved.翻译土井贵子:政治、未来与希望我们生活的基础是希望。只要我们还有一线希望，我们就能继续生存下去。我认为，从政治中寻求的是扩大这种希望，即使是最小的差距。然而，当我们想到这一点时，似乎政治给人们的希望蒙上了阴影。我无法请求帮助，只能问自己，在“希望的未来”这几个字中，是否曾有过如此紧迫的含义。然而，即使知道核武器的绝对破坏力，并且经历了它的暴行，人类仍然没有能够走上毁灭核武器的道路。相反，一些国家认为保留核武器是国家实力的象征。在21世纪，我们将凭借科技致富，还是人类将沦为科技的奴隶?我们将面临二选一的抉择。我相信，随着电信技术的发展，未来我们也会面临类似的选择。战后五十年，日本社会陷入了令人费解的停滞状态。当我回顾过去50年的日本历史时，我被最深的反省和痛苦的挫折感所困扰，当我发现我们日本人并没有能够凭借自己的意志克服我们的错误。我们仍未能与许多亚洲朋友达成和解。政治家应该谈论未来、伦理和生命。关于希望的讨论应该以基本原则为基础。特别是，如果我们要保持对未来的希望，政治家必须与儿童、青年和妇女对话。政治家必须对他们的决定负责，他们也必须质疑评估他们责任的标准。这就是为什么我们把理想变为现实的开明的祖先和前辈们继续受到尊重和鼓舞的原因。伊曼纽尔·康德写道:“真正持久的和平不是空洞的理想，而是摆在我们面前的挑战。”这一挑战将逐步解决，我们最终将达到我们的目标。我们必须以坚定的决心实现我们的目标。这方面的关键刺激因素将是承认人权和共存。然而，我们面临着许多问题。但是，当我们考虑如何应对这些困难和挑战时，我怀疑我们的起点在哪里。必须对希望的未来提出质疑的正是这个根本问题。这是我自己思考的问题，我相信这个问题必须得到解决。

I had the pleasure of having Eric Hale stop by the GRP Studios today to record his session about DreamQuest Tiny Neighborhoods Inc. Coming from a small town in Southern Idaho(they didn't have a traffic light) and working his way through the construction industry, facilities management and seeing all of the things that are done wrong from a construction standpoint, he decided to do something to address the affordable housing issue starting in Florida. This was not at all what I expected whenI invited him on the podcast a month or so ago, I did not expect someone that was passionate about solving a real problem with some outside the box, or house, thinking. I am excited to see where he ends up taking this and what kind of an impact he can make!! You can check out more of what they do on the website...https://dqtn.org

A couple of years ago we had a small earthquake in our small town. Everyone was talking about it. The last time our town talked this much about an event was when we had a grand opening ofa new Dairy Queen. We were the epicenter of east Tennessee hot fudge Sundaes.After our quake, neighbors would ask, “Can you believe how loud the rumble, and how it shook everything in the house?” I would honestly answer, “ I didn't hear or feel anything.” They looked at me in disbelief.Let me explain. I arrived home from some concerts, and was unpacking at my usualhyperactivity, break-neck speed; my cat , seemed spooked, and ran past me in the yard at the same speed I was walking, as I carried a suitcase, guitar and backpack.I rushed into the house and noticed my daughter Gabrielle doing homework. I went into another room, whenI heard Gabrielle say,” Whoa! Did you hear and feel that? I said, No, I'm working. She said it last several seconds and moved thing on the mantle. I can't believe you didn't feel it. Later that day the official Richter scale reading posted and I told Gabrielle the quake was a 3.8, to which she quipped, “ Just think, since you couldn't tell it was happening, you are at least a3.9.”I am sure the earthquake story in the Bible was much larger than 3.8. God used it to unshackle prisoners and draw others to Him. God also moves and shakes our world spiritually for a greater purpose. Let's not get so busy and focused on our current circumstances that we miss the magnitude of the great things God is doing in our lives.

Hey there! I'm Pedro. My family's probably the richest in our city. But Inever had the easy life that you'd imagine I'd have. Dad was demanding. WhenI turned four, he wanted nothing but perfection from me..Please Kindly share this podcast on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and so on by clicking the share button ........ thank you for your support ❤️..Thinking of engaging with Q&A Click this link

In this week's episode of the Get Lit Minute, your weekly poetry podcast, we spotlight the life and work of poet, Anis Mojgani. He is the author of five books of poetry. His work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in journals Bat City Review, Rattle, Buzzfeed Reader, Thrush, and Forklift Ohio, amongst others. His latest book is In the Pockets of Small Gods. SourceThis episode includes a reading of his poem, "Hon or We have both traveled from the other side of some hill, one side of which we may wish we could forget,"  featured in our 2021/23 Get Lit Anthology."Hon or We have both traveled from the other side of some hill, one side of which we may wish we could forget."Love me stupid.Love me terrible.And when I am nomountain but rathera monsoon of imperfectthunder love me. WhenI am blue in my facefrom swallowing myselfyet wearing my best hearteven if my best heartis a century of hungeran angry mule breathinghard or perhaps evenhopeful. A small sun.Little & bright.Support the show

Sound Ag: https://www.sound.ag/ Ripe Robotics: https://www.riperobotics.com/ Today's episode features Hunter Jay, CEO and cofounder of Ripe Robotics, a startup working on autonomous harvesting of fruit. The prototype is in small scale commercial trials, and will be ready to scale up in 2023 & 2024. The company has 2 commercial trial partners and another 30 companies on its waitlist, who spend a combined $85m USD on picking annually.Most of you have probably heard about robotic apple picking startups in the past, some that are still going and others that have failed. But one thing I really appreciate about today's episode is Ripe's commitment to keeping costs low and iterating fast. I think this is what it's going to take to find automation that works for specialty crops like stone fruit. Hunter is a software engineer, and has a particular focus on artificial intelligence. He previously founded a mobile game startup, and whenI asked him about that company is where i'll drop you into today's conversation with Hunter Jay of Ripe Robotics.

A shopper who ordered six eggs from Sainsbury's received a box of eggcustard tarts instead as the country struggles with a shortage on thesupermarket shelves.据英国《每日邮报》网站16日报道，在英国艰难应对超市货架商品短缺之际，一名从塞恩斯伯里超市订购了六个鸡蛋的消费者却收到一盒蛋挞。The customer, who made theonline order through Uber Eats, said she ‘burst out laughing' when she realizedthey had substituted the product in her basket.这名通过优食公司网上下单的顾客说，当她意识到他们替换了她购物车中的商品时，她“大笑起来”。The shopper told the Mirror: “I didn't receive any notifications to let meknow they were out of stock so was bemused whenI saw the egg custard tarts and twigged it was a substitute when I realized the eggs were missing.”这位购物者告诉《镜报》，“我没有收到任何通知说他们断货了，所以当看到蛋挞而不是鸡蛋时我蒙了，后来反应过来蛋挞是替代品。”The woman said she hascontacted Uber Eats over the order but they are yet to respond. 这位女士说，她已经就订单问题联系了优食公司，但是他们还没有做出回应。It comes as pub chainWetherspoon, and supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Lidl and Aldihave been hit with supply disruption.报道称，与此同时，连锁酒吧韦瑟斯普恩斯以及乐购、塞恩斯伯里、阿斯达、利德尔和奥乐齐等超市都受到供应中断的打击。According to officialfigures, the price of a box of a dozen eggs has gone up by more than 22%.根据政府官方数据，一盒12个鸡蛋的价格上涨了22%以上。Some supermarkets havebeen limiting the number of eggs you can purchase. The shortage has been partlyblamed by another outbreak of avian flu, but also a delayed knock-on impact from millions of birds dyingduring the heatwave over the summer.禽流感的爆发导致约4800万只鸡被扑杀，一些超市已经开始限制消费者购买鸡蛋的数量。Supplies are now underthreat as farmers are fighting to tackle soaring costs alongside an outbreak ofbird flu.报道称，农民因为能源、燃料、劳动力和饲料等方面的开支飞涨而遭受重创。Speaking to MailOnline,the outspoken farmer said: ‘It's notbecause we as farmers don't want to produce eggs, it's because we can't affordto produce eggs. All we want is a fair price to cover our costs and continueproducing British eggs.'在接受《每日邮报》采访时，一位直言不讳的农民说道：“并不是因为我们作为农民不想生产鸡蛋，而是因为我们负担不起生产鸡蛋的费用。我们想要的只是一个公平的价格来支付我们的成本并继续生产英国鸡蛋。Food and farming ministryDefra said that there was no ‘immediate threat' to the food supply chain,including eggs. 英国环境食品和乡村事务部表示，食物短缺对包括鸡蛋在内的食品供应链没有“直接威胁”。 Outspoken 英[aʊtˈspəʊkən]；美[aʊtˈspoʊkən]Adj. 坦率的，直言不讳的Knock-on 英[ˌnɒk ˈɒn]；美[ˌnɑːk ˈɑːn]Adj. 使产生连锁反应的Bemused英[bɪˈmjuːzd]；美[bɪˈmjuːzd]Adj. 困惑的；茫然的Twig 英[twɪɡ]；美[twɪɡ]v. （突然地）懂得，理解

INTRODUCTION: Let's start withthe basics I am 29 and identify as non-binary, pansexual and demisexual. I amon the spectrum and neurodivergent. I also have mitochondrial disease, ADHD,associated mood disorder, anxiety, depression and more. I am however an openbook on everything.  I am deeply engrained in the kink community and alsothe furry community. So I was born and diagnosed with mitochondrialdisease when I was young. Over the course of my life my single mother did herbest but like most parents of those with chronic illnesses she protected me wayto much. When my brothers were born they also were diagnosed with mitochondrialdisease I often joke that my mother hit the lottery 3 boys with mito with notrace of it anywhere else in our family.Having mitochondrial disease has posed manychallenges in my life from school where I had an IEP all the way intoadulthood. I have always known I was different from everyone else and growingup with that knowledge has made life hard for sure. I also decided however whenI was 24 that I was going to stop feeling sorry for myself and not let mycondition define me. It was at this point that I launched Lights Out, BarksOut! Or LOBO! for short. LOBO is a night club event that focuses on beingsex positive, kink positive, body positive, gender inclusive, and creating asafe space for all. When we started we were mostly a party in dc for pups andfurries but we have grown now to be in 8 cities and to include a wide anddiverse group of patrons. LOBO has changed my life and the lives of many otherswho have found their community and safe space through us. We actually as of afew days ago launched our non-profit wing called the LOBO Initiative whichfocuses on LGBTQ+ youth and adults and those with disabilities who need ahelping hand to achieve their dreams. In addition to LOBO I am a full time professionalDJ and producer and I get the opportunity to play all over the world at circuitparties. This however is at great expense to my overall health.  Havingthe Mito and being on the road 24/7 working late hours into the 3-5 am timeslot isn't good for someone with a mitochondrial cell deficiency. As I saidthough I made the decision that I wanted to live my life my way and if thatmeans taking a few years off so be it. IN SHORT:- Professional touring DJ and Music Producer aswell as event promoter (including events geared for kinksters, furries, andthose with sensory issues)  - Non-binary, Pansexual, Neruodivergant (High Functioning Autism), ADHD, Associated Mood Disorder, GAD-Reporter for Switch the Pitch Soccer Covering the USMNT-Founder and COO of The LOBO Initiative Non-ProfitINCLUDED IN THISEPISODE (But not limited to):·     An Explanation Of Mitochondrial Disease·      Jake'sTotally Kick Ass Grandma·      YAYCHOSEN FAMILY!!!·      Jake'sPath To Becoming A DJ·      ABreakdown Of LOBO (Lights Out Barks Out)·      HowJake Helps Other Rise In The Music Industry·      DifficultiesFor Creatives To Get Their Break·      NightClub Events For People With Sensory Concerns·      PupPlay & Furry Community ·      KetamineTestimonial  CONNECT WITH JAKE: Website: https://jakemaxwellproductions.comMixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/jakeMaxwell/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LightsOutBarksOutFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DjJakeMaxwellInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightsoutbarksoutdc/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djjakemaxwell/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LightsOutDCTwitter: https://twitter.com/DJJakeMaxwell   CONNECT WITH DE'VANNON: Website: https://www.SexDrugsAndJesus.comWebsite: https://www.DownUnderApparel.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3daTqCMFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabooTopixLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannonPinterest: https://www.pinterest.es/SexDrugsAndJesus/_saved/Email: DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com  DE'VANNON'SRECOMMENDATIONS: ·      PrayAway Documentary (NETFLIX)o  https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370o  TRAILER:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs ·     OverviewBible (Jeffrey Kranz)o  https://overviewbible.como  https://www.youtube.com/c/OverviewBible ·     Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (Documentary)o  https://press.discoveryplus.com/lifestyle/discovery-announces-key-participants-featured-in-upcoming-expose-of-the-hillsong-church-controversy-hillsong-a-megachurch-exposed/ ·     Leaving Hillsong Podcast With Tanya Levino  https://leavinghillsong.podbean.com  ·      Upwork:https://www.upwork.com·      FreeUp: https://freeup.net VETERAN'SSERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ·      DisabledAmerican Veterans (DAV): https://www.dav.org·      AmericanLegion: https://www.legion.org ·      What TheWorld Needs Now (Dionne Warwick): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfHAs9cdTqg  INTERESTED INPODCASTING OR BEING A GUEST?: ·     PodMatch is awesome! This applicationstreamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you findshows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that iswhere you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people sothat you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon  TRANSCRIPT: [00:00:00] You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where wediscuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs andJesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My nameis De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world aswe dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive tohelp you understand what's really going on in your life.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talkabout. So let's dive right into this episode.De'Vannon: JakeDidinsky is the host of the Lobo, which stands for Lights Out Barks Outpodcast. He runs Lobo nightclub events all across the country, and most of all,he lives his life out and proud. Y'all listen and learn about Jake'scontributions to the kink community, and Jake is particularly interested in PupPlay the Fur Community, which is super cute, super awesome.Learn about Jake's path to becoming a [00:01:00]dj. The ways Jake helps others rise in the music industry and Jake's tips forthose living with mitochondrial disease, which is something that Jake has livedwith all his life. That disease cannot be overstated as many people living withit are not expected to live very long. ,but Jake has defied the odds. He is still alive And he is sohere to help everyone in any way that he can. Please listen and fall in love.with Jake, just as I have. Hello, you beautiful souls out there and welcomeback to the Sex Drugs in Jesus podcast. I hope you all are doing fan fucking taskas myself and my guest Jake Denki are doing. Jake, how are Jake: you? I'm good.I am just happy to have another day on this earth and, you know living thedream one day at a time De'Vannon: hall.Love you Tabernacle and praise. And so y'all is he Lobo which [00:02:00] stands for Lights Out, Bark Out, I believeLights Out Barks Out, I believe is what that stands for. He runs the Lobopodcast and as well, he is a dj, an event promoter and a music producer, and sohe. Living a high energy life, . And today on this we're gonna be talking abouthis medical history.He has something that's called mitochondrial disease, which I'dnever heard from before. He's gonna be telling us about his low boatinitiative, what his nonprofit does, and what it can do for you. So let's startwith your own history. Like what is it you would like to tell us Jake: about yourself?Yeah. So the first thing people will notice about me, I'm surethey're in this podcast and just listen to me, is I'm severely adhd. So if Ijump around a lot, I apologize. In addition to that, I'm also on the spectrumvery proudly actually. So those are two of like my badges of honor, adhd, verymuch so neuro [00:03:00] divergent.As you mentioned, I have the MET Disease that was diagnosedwhen I was I think four. Both me and my two brothers have it with no othertrace of it. And my family, I like to often joke that my mom had three boys andhit the lottery. All three boys have a condition that it's only passed throughthe mother that she doesn't have.So go figure. You know, that's always often the joke. I am adj, I'm a producer. I run light top, barks out the event all over the country.In addition to our logo initiative, nonprofit as well as I am a soccerjournalist have previously worked in politics. I've kind of been all over theplace you know, run an e-sports team.I, if it exists, I will do it. My whole thing is that basicallyI don't know how much time I have on this earth because people of my conditionsdon't typically live to be my age. And so I'm trying to take full advantage ofit and live as much of a life to the fullest as I. I De'Vannon: admire youand encourage [00:04:00] your, your strengththat you have there, that you keep going.So, so you're saying people with your disease don't usuallylive to your age. How old are you as of today? Jake: I am 29. I willturn 30 in in April. April 16th. Yes. I can do this. April 16th, I will turn30. I will be officially gay dead as the kids say. But I am very excited to bein my thirties and looking forward to that chapter.You De'Vannon: should belooking forward to it. Thirties are wonderful. That's when we really solidifywho we are. So how long do people typically live with this disease if, if 29 isso far out? Jake: So it's one ofthose things where it's, it's really like with the mitochondria disease, it'skind of hard to, to put a number on it, right?Because the way I explain it is mitochondria cells are ineverything in the body, right? So when your mitochondria don't work, That meansnothing in your body works the way it's supposed to. And when you have adeficiency where certain things in your body might work and other things maynot, it's very hard to follow a [00:05:00] pathof how that condition may go.So there's really not one person who has my condition, it hasthe exact same symptoms as anybody else. I often compare it to, if you take abag of a million jelly bean and try to pick out the same one twice, the odds ofdoing that are slim to none. So on the one hand you have people like me who areless affected but could go immediately plummeting like I was in the hospitalthree weeks ago out of the blue.Or you have people on the other end who are very, very, veryseverely affected who don't make it to V3 or four. And there's a whole bunch ofsub conditions. And as we learn more and more about it with geneticconditioning and genetic testing, like we are able to start to pinpoint itmore. But essentially it's one of those things where, It's really kind of acrapshoot because you just don't know.You just, it, it's, I was hospitalized with a minor virus thatspread, that nearly took me out and that was terrifying. And it's somethingthat, you know, it's one of those [00:06:00]things where you just kind of, you never really know with my condition, andthat is something that weighs on you a lot as a.Hmm. De'Vannon: Okay. Sotell us like, you know, scientifically, you said that the, the mitochondriadon't work or there's not enough of 'em. Tell us exactly like your definitionof mitochondrial Jake: disease. Yeah,so with the mitochondrial disease, the scientific definition is essentially ifyou have a deficiency within your mitochondria cell, the mitochondria cellitself, then you have a mitochondrial disease.Within that, there is a much broader spectrum of which one youhave. It can go, It is a very wide ranging spectrum. I think there's like 67,68 different sub conditions of mitochondrial disease. With myself, essentiallythe, the most common thing that almost everyone of a MIT deficiency has is anenergy deficiency, right?So right out the gate mitochondria produced like 96, 90 7% ofthe body's. So if they're not working right, you're already starting off of alow energy. And having a [00:07:00] low energycan lead to other things like having a weak immune system. And then you getinto things, like I said, every single organ, every single part of your bodyhas mitochondrial cells in it.So if your cell mitochondrial cells aren't working the way theyshould be you're gonna have deficiencies in those org organs. So as an example,I had a feeding tube from the time I was like 13 to the time I was 22. I, whenI was 13, 14 years old, I was like 56 pounds and four feet tall. I wasdiagnosed failure to thrive.They had tried everything and I was eating like a machine, butI was metabolizing things so quickly that the food wouldn't like do anything.It would just go right through. Right? So I had a feeding tube, and because ofthat, that's a lot of where my ADHD and my autism comes from. The mitochondriaGIS use, gastritis, gastroparesis, kidney stones since I was 13.All, all this bumped up, all stems traditionally from themitochondria disease as a baseline. Well that's De'Vannon: like,that's like a lot. That's like fucking a lot. Like fuck. [00:08:00] I looked up real quick and I saw thatabout one in 5,000 people both in the United States and globally have thisdisease. Jake: Yeah. And a lotof times it goes undiagnosed because a lot of doctors don't know what it is.So like most doctors, when I say mitochondrial disease, thinkI'm talking about multiple sclerosis, which are two very, very, very, verydifferent conditions. I mean, they couldn't be further apart. One is very muchso brain related and one is very much so body oriented. You know also I'veheard people say, Oh my, that must be muscular dystrophy.That's another one. Closer. But not exactly the same. I havebeen guilty myself of walking into the ER and being like, Yeah, I just havemuscular dystrophy because if I say me disease, I've had doctors look at melike I'm making something up. That has happened to me in the ER multiple times.I went in to actually.But I was admitted to the hospital the first after I saw, thoughtI was just there to get opioids because I was making up something that he'dnever [00:09:00] heard of. And that was a wholewonderful experience where I was like, Dude, no, I'm here because I'm in painand don't wanna be on opioids. Please don't gimme opioids.This is a real thing. You should know this. You're a medicalprofessional. I'm like that. A son of a bitch, , right? Like there's nothingmore infuriating than walking in. Hospital and them being like, Yeah, we don'tthink this is a legitimate thing. This is like, we've never heard of it can, orlike, having you, I don't mind having you explain to a doctor my condition.I usually just walk in with a binder now that I just like handthem. I'm like, Here's everything you need to know about my condition from likemedical specialists in my, in my hoop, Specialize in medo. Just read this andcall them if you have any questions. Because at this point, like I'm so tiredof giving the spiel to these doctors that it's just, it's frustrating andoftentimes they just don't want to hear it.I had to tell the when they were giving me my scope in thehospital to check my stomach. I'm like, You gotta make sure you don't gimmelactic ringers. I will have a reaction. And the nurse looked at me like I hadthree heads because most [00:10:00] patientsdon't tell on theirs that they can't have lactic ringers or even know whatlactic ringers are.So the fact that that was mentioned is just kind of one of thethings that I've been doing for so long. It doesn't phase me anymore. Okay. De'Vannon: And then Iread where you have an had an IEP all the way through adulthood. Yes.Adulthood. And I'm assuming that stands for an individualized education Jake: plan. Yes.So one of the things that is actually very dear and important tomy heart is special education. I intend to run for school board at some pointin my life. I think that people with disabilities need more representation onschool boards from those who have gone through the special education program.I had an iep originally, they wanted to give me a 5 0 4 plan, Ibelieve which is the alternative. But my mother made sure was an IEP cuz shewas a lawyer and knew the system, which is unfortunately something that a lotof kids don't have access to. But that is part of the reason I wanna getinvolved.We'll come back around to that. But I was on an iep originallythey wanted to hold me back in third grade cuz I couldn't write [00:11:00] cursive and that was a whole thing. Theygave me a bunch of. They came back and they said we can't hold this kid back.He's reading at a college level. He's writing at a college level.We should actually skip him ahead of grade. And that was like acomplete whirlwind. So yeah, but the IEP was literally one of the things thathelped me get through school. I actually had to go to three to three differenthigh schools before they finally figured out a system that worked for me.When I was at my first high school, I was getting like D's andF's, but they couldn't figure out why, because I was getting perfect scores onthe state test in Virginia and I was getting like, perfect scores on all myexams. And the reason was I wasn't doing the homework cuz it bored me. Itwasn't challenging enough.And so I just was like, I'm not gonna do it. Like it doesn't, Idon't get anything from this. So I would just like do the exams and then notbother up the homework cuz I knew most of the material. Then they moved me to asecond school where I had a teacher tell me that I couldn't go on a field tripwith my journalism class because she didn't wanna be [00:12:00]responsible for a medical condition.Because she didn't think I could ride the metro for an hourwith kidney stones, which was a whole thing. And my mom said, Uhuh, we're notdoing this. Like we're gonna, we're gonna find a different place cuz this isnot like, acceptable. And then finally I arrived at Falls Church High School inVirginia which is where I ended up graduating from and will always have aspecial place in my heart, which is why I continue to go back there and visitand get back to the school.But there they kind of realized that they had to create almostthis alternative like, plan to help me, I guess, or I guess make it moreaccessible for me, right? Because what ended up happening was I was doing allthese classes and I was, I was getting, like I said, perfect scores and I waseventually they came up with the quantity or quality versus quantity.Which meant that if I could prove that I was getting thematerial, it wasn't how much work I was doing versus the qual, the quality ofthe work I was doing. So at one point [00:13:00]during my senior year, we ended up with the situation because I started inMaryland that I had to take world history. I, and in Virginia, that is afreshman class in Maryland, that is a senior class.I at that point did not want to spend an entire school yearsurrounded by freshmen. Not that I had any problem with it, it was just thatfor me, with being on the spectrum of a bunch of other issues, I was having areally hard time connecting with the freshmen, being older. And also I hadalways had a hard time kind of in school connecting with people my own age.I often spent most of my lunch periods hanging out with thestaff and teachers. So they allowed me to spend that period with my teacherfrom the previous year in us. And, you know, helping him with grading papersand teaching US history and whatever world history had a test, I would takethat test and I would pass it.And that was kind of how they allowed me to navigate my senioryear. Most schools wouldn't have been okay with that, but in this situation,they realized [00:14:00] that if they weregonna fail me because of this, it would've, it would've made no sense becauseat the end of the year, I got a perfect score on the state test, which issomething that should be eliminated altogether because state testing is a jokeand a massive fraud.And realistically, is it the way we should be measuringpeople's success? But that's a whole nother story. Mm-hmm. . De'Vannon: Wow. Thankyou for going into such great detail with that. I appreciate it because thoseare the sort of the, that's the sort of information that helps people. So in myresearch of you, I, I came across where you felt like your mom protected youway too much because of this chronic illness.I got the sense that. Maybe other parents do the same sort ofmaybe like overprotection thing. So I wanna know like what advice you wouldgive both to young people who have this disease and also to the parents ofyoung people who have this Jake: disease. Yeah.So I think first and foremost I should acknowledge that [00:15:00] while my mom and I don't have the world's bestrelationship, I acknowledge that she did the best that she could, right?She had three boys, all of a chronic illness that she had noexperience with as a single mother. And I respect the hell out of the fact thatshe did the best that she could in the circumstances that she could. And welived a relatively comfortable life growing up. And I will always have thatrespect for her, right?That that's never gonna go anywhere regardless of how strainedour relationship is. That being said, I think that it's important not just forparents of people with mito, but for parents. I'll start their parents,especially of kids with chronic illnesses, to understand that. You know, at acertain point in time, you're not gonna be there for your child anymore, right?Like, at a certain point in time, your child's gonna have to goout into the world in theory and figure it out on their own. And if you protectthem to a point where they get there and they're so used to people doing thingsfor them that they don't know how to handle themselves, it can create massiveroadblocks and relearning experiences that [00:16:00]put them behind the eight fall.Like I had never borrowed taxes previously up until a coupleyears ago because I had always been claimed as a dependent, and then all of asudden I wasn't a dependent and I had no idea how to do it. And it was likeincredibly overwhelming and incredibly alarming for me. And that was somethingthat I legitimately had to teach myself because I just had never even occurredto me.I think that the, the instinct just for parents in general isto protect, right? Because this is, this is someone, this is your child, right?Like you want the best for them, and you're afraid sometimes to take your handsoff the wheel. . But I think that you have to trust and find the balance ofletting your kid going, go out and fail and learn from that experience.But also being there to pick them back up when they do. Becausewhat I'm not saying to do is just push 'em out the nest and say, Okay, figureit out. But I'm also not saying like, to protect them to a point where theyhave no idea and think the world is this perfectly welcoming place to peoplewith disabilities because the reality is the world is really hard for peoplewith [00:17:00] disabilities.It just is. It is not a nice world out there at times. Andthat's something that I think a lot of kids with chronic illnesses, when theybecome into adulthood, find out the hard way. As for children and those teens,especially young adults going through this trying to find their independenceand expressed that they can do things, You know, the way I finally got my momto get it was just by demonstrating that I was capable of doing things.And eventually, if she really was adamantly against somethingand I really thought I could do it, I would just do it. And. At the end of theday, it may have led to some strain, but ultimately in the end, she understoodafterwards that I was just trying to show that I could, I could complete what Iwas trying to set my mind to.You know, she was pretty adamant against me becoming a DJbecause she didn't think it would be good for me with my medical condition. Andso because of that and because of my dad previously being a DJ and [00:18:00] thinking it would be a really hard worldto navigate for someone on the spectrum and all these other things, she did notwant to get me DJ equipment when I was younger.So I went on and bought my own. And then three years later shecame to see me play. She was like, Wow, you're really good at this. Like, youshould be doing this professionally. I'm like, I am, should. I've been tryingto tell you for the last three years is that I, I'm good at what I do and I'mokay with the trade off that it affects me medically because I make a bunch of peoplehappy and that's okay with me.But I think that not everybody has the ability to advocate likethat, Right? So, I would just say if you are a, a teen or a young adult outthere and you're saying, Man, I really wish my mom or my dad would like justget, get this point through their head. Just sit them down and be like, Look,at a certain point, there's gonna come a time when you just can't protect meanymore and I need to know how to navigate the world.And I think having that come to Jesus moment with them willreally, really help [00:19:00] open their eyes.So De'Vannon: the, thestrain that you spoke of between you and your mother was, is that the primaryreason there was strain because, you know, you were getting away from hercontrol and it sounds like she wanted what she thought was best and you had adifferent point of view and maybe she took that personally.Is that what, Was there something else that strange y'all evenfurther? Jake: I think a lotof it came down to the fact that she ultimately, Wanted to, wanted what wasbest for me in her eyes. And I wanted what was best for me in my eyes. And Iwas the oldest, right? I was her first born. So automatically she's gonna bethe most protective because she hadn't done it before.And traditionally parents who have multiple children, the firstborn is often told like, No, no, no. Like very protected. But then the secondand third or however many kids come after are often allowed to do things thatthe first born may not have been allowed to. Like I wanted to play in middleschool.I was told no, but my brothers both joined band in middleschool. And unfortunately growing up, it's [00:20:00]not as big of an issue now, but growing up there was a lot of resentment therebecause, well, why are you allowing my brothers to do the things you told me Icouldn't? But as I grow older, I kind of understand and try to piece togetherthose decisions and it starts to make more sense to me.But in the moment it created a lot of heat and strife. But alot of it, I think, did come down to the fact that yes, she. Wanted a lot ofcontrol, wanted to kind of in her mind, this is what's best. You know, I knowwhat's best, like I've done it. And a lot of it came down to me feeling like Iwas never quite good enough to live up to her expectations.And that kind of created a lot of headbutting where you know,being on the spectrum, a lot of these ideas kind of started fill in my head andwhether they were true or not, that's what became the image of my mother in mymind. Now we have come a long way since then. She is very supportive of mycareer now.She is very supportive of me now. She really does the best thatshe can, but as my fiance says, I think that she [00:21:00]is at the point where she just wants to be my, like, best friend and sometimesnot as much of like that's a point of mother figure, if that makes sense. WhichDe'Vannon: one wouldyou prefer? The best Jake: mother, or doyou want both?I mean, every kid wants to have that relationship with theirmother, Right? Where it was like you know, where. It's mom, right? Like I cancall mom and have her do cartwheels because I'm playing in New York City like Iwas last week. And you know, the reaction I got was, yeah, that's kind of cool.Okay. As opposed to like this overwhelming beaming of pride.For me that was a very big moment. And so I think there'salways a part of me that will want that relationship. But to understand thatyou have to go back to the relationship I had with her mother, my grandmother,which was, she was my best friend. She was absolutely, without a doubt theperson I was closest to on this earth.I came out to her first when I was like 16 and she's like,Yeah, okay, let me take you to the sex shop. Like let me help you. [00:22:00] Like if you need a place to, you know, doextracurriculars with people that's not your house, that's fine. You can do ithere. Like Grandma was the shit, like grandma used to have gay parties at herhouse all the time when she was younger.Grandma used to have all the kids in her neighborhood, but mymom and my uncle were younger, come over and party in her basement so that ifthey wanted to do drugs or something, they could do it under the supervision ofa, of a adult. And if they, something happened, she would rather to thehospital and all the parents in the neighborhood were fine with this cuz they'drather them be doing it under the supervision of somebody than doing it out onthe streets.And so these underground parties would just happen at mygrandma's house back, back in the day. And so she was literally everything Iaspired to be. She would give you the shirt off her back. I mean I very much soam my grandmother's child. And I think a lot of that bugs my mother in a waythat we are not as close as I was with, with my grandmother.But that was just because, you know, [00:23:00]grandmother, we call her, my mom and I were just incredibly close. We went toflyers games since I was a kid. We would talk sports. We often joked about theeulogies we would give at each other's funeral because that's how close wewere. If whichever one of us passed away first, like we had a very, very strongdynamic.She would not date somebody without my approval. Like it wasjust, she was like, Okay, like I, she's like, I need you to meet my grandsonand if he doesn't like you, then like, it's not gonna work. Like we were justthat close. It was that kind of a strong bond that some people just couldn'tunderstand.And I truly believe that even though she's no longer here in inperson, she's always with me in spirit. In fact, I always like to tell the. Andwhen she passed away, everybody assumed I would be devastated. I figured I'd bedevastated. But I went to the hospital, she just come outta surgery. She was ina coma, and I, I held her hand and I was like, Listen, like you've been througha lot in your life, girl.Like, you know, it, it's, it's okay. Like you don't gotta keepbiting this if you don't want to. Like, I will be okay. You will, you will be [00:24:00] okay. Like, I trust, I trust that we'regonna be fine, but if you feel like it's your time to go, then you know I'll beokay. And she squeezed my hand and I saw a tear come down her eye and I waslike, Okay.I knew that that's what we were doing. And I looked at her andI said, Just wait till I get back to your house before, before like anythinghappens because I can't be in the hospital. If you passed away, I will, I willhave a breakdown. And I drove back to her house and then I got the call that asI walked in the door, she had passed away.And then that. I had a dream where I, where she was there andwe spoke and we just spoke for hours and hours and hours. And she explainedlike, Look, I just want you to keep living your life. I don't want you toderail everything. Like, you know, this is what I need from you is to not stopliving because I'm never gonna not be there.I'll always be watching you. And then I was fine the next dayand I went about my life. Yeah, I was, I video1709663557: was De'Vannon: gonna askyou if you ever see her in your dreams because, you know, I see my grandmotherand my dreams, particularly in times of [00:25:00]stress and trouble and I had that strong relationship with my grandmother too.She, when I was a little crossdresser, running around at aboutfour or five years old in my, in an oversized shirt, one of my mom's belt andmy mom's little two inch pumps. You know, Granny would let me do that and she'dkeep a lookout in case my parents came back and give the signals I can get backin my boy clothes.And so, I'm here for the Grannys who watch out for the littlegay grandkids running around when the parents are too fucking stiff to get withthe fucking program. So you, it's just the most mindboggling thing. You know,grannys are born like the twenties and thirties and you would think people bornmore recently would be the more open minded ones, but they're just not.And so, so then your siblings don't necessarily have thisstrained relationship with your mom because she was more lenient on Jake: them. Yeah. Somy siblings actually both live out in California with my mother currently. I donot, I live about as geographically far away as I can [00:26:00]be on the East Coast.And you know, I think that, yeah, there, there, there's somestrain there, but not nearly as much as on that as we have. I actually don'thave the world's greatest relationship with my brothers either. In a lot ofways I explain that my brothers are very much like my mother. They're very typeA, they're very materialistic.Which is not, you know, you know, a bad thing in itself. Ifthat's what they are, that's what they are. Whereas I'm very much like mygrandmother, which is very type C. There is more than one right way to dosomething. Like if there's a start line and the finish line, how you get theredoesn't matter as long as you get there.My mother and my brothers, there's a start line and the finishline is really only one correct way to get to the finish line is how I kind oflike describe it. You know, to me my life has been a, a struggling journey,right? Like it's been, get knocked down, climb back up, get back down, climbback up. But the point is I always get back up and manage to get across thefinish line.Whereas, you know, in I think my mother and my brother's eyes,it's get back, get knocked down, but then go this way [00:27:00]as opposed to, you know, I'm like, you know, dude, a bunch of circles fall downa bunch of times, but I got there. But yeah, my brothers and I are starting todevelop a better relationship now.It. Great. I'm one of them is better than the other. They'reactually twins. So you know, there was always that to contend with. But yeah,I, I really am actually not close with a lot of people in my biological family.I do have a very close chosen family which, you know, we, in this community,very much so value, but as far as my biological family, I'm very close with mybiological father, but like not anybody else.De'Vannon: I am herefor all of the chosen family. Fuck this blood relative Jake: trauma andfamily . De'Vannon: The bloodrelatives can be very, very bad for your health. Y'all pick you a betterfamily. Do not have to contend with them. Blood relatives. Congratulations on the engagement. I heard you mentionedfiance. Jake: So actually funstory about that.[00:28:00] We actually had todo it twice. The first time I decided to do it at a pride party at Lobo. Wewere planning to do it the following month, but my mom actually got very upsetthat we didn't call and get her permission to get engaged and that she wasn'tthere. So she flew in the following month to Lobo and we did it all again sothat she could be a part of it.That is literally what we're dealing with which is not a badthing in itself. I get that she wanted to feel like she was involved, and I getthat it was a big deal for her. Her oldest was getting engaged. She's verytraditionalist in that way. I, you know, to me, I didn't really think it was abig deal in 2022 to have to call and be like, Hey, I'm getting engaged, youknow?But. I guess she felt she should have been informed and that'sfine. You know, And her, when she was my age, that was kind of the way it was.You know, Talk to your mother, talk to your father. Me. I'm like, Screw it. I'mjust gonna do this. Like, it was an auto whim decision at four in the morning.So like, you know yeah.But she did fly in the following month and we did it all againat Lobo in front of 400 people. Yeah. I mean, De'Vannon: [00:29:00] that's cute and all, but you lost me atpermission. Jake: Yeah, yeah. Itwas, it was a choice. It was a. De'Vannon: No, wedon't. We don't need nobody's permission to do the fucks we want to do. Butsee, that's why I'm always preaching for people to get over this addiction tofamily because inherent in blood family is a lot of control and a lot ofassuming that this person in the family or that person in the family cannot dothis unless we all agree it's good or something, some kind of bullshit likethat, that I tuned out years ago.I was like, Oh, hell no. . I observed my family. I'm like, Youknow what? All y'all's fucked up each and every fucking last one of y'all don'treally know how to live your damn life, so you not about to try to tell me howto live mine. Even though I am the youngest child. I got better sense than mostpeople in my family, if not them all.you know? So, mm. There there'll be no permission beinggranted. None of [00:30:00] this. I never cameout. I was like, If y'all can't figure it out, then shame on you. I'm doing myfucking life. Deal with it. . I mean, that's it myself Jake: to you bitches.That that's it. Like that, that's a hundred percent. It's, there's a ton ofcontrol.That's why I distanced myself from a lot of them. De'Vannon: Yeah. So Ijust wanted to point out we've been using the word chronic with this disease,y'all. And so what that means is that it's not like, and the opposite of thatis acute, meaning that it would go away over time or through treatment. Chronicmeans that, in this particular case, that there's really no like set cure forthe mitochondrial diseases.Well, so what they were treated with is like vitamins, physicaltherapy, I mean, not any kind of therapy to help the patient feel better, tohave a more comfortable life. They'll treat the symptom as they come up withvarious medications and stuff like that. But like with hiv, which is what, youknow, I have a history of.There's no way to like just say get rid of it. You manage thesymptoms and then you just promote an overall healthy [00:31:00]life. So when we say chronic, that's what we mean exactly. And so his websitey'all is jake maxwell productions.com. Of course that will go in the show notesand then the social media and all of that will be there too.So I bring up the website because this, I want you to tellpeople about that website and about how it all got started. I read where whenyou were 24 that you decided that you were gonna stop feeling sorry foryourself and stop letting your condition define you. So I want you to talk tome about this turning point that happened when you were 24.I want to hear about how your mind was before, cuz it soundslike you were in some. Pity party or a state of low self-esteem or feelingsorry for yourself or something like that, which can happen to us when we getsick or, or you know, we, or when we're fighting these uphill battles. So talkto me your mindset before you have this revelation at 24 and then Jake: after.Yeah. So, you know, [00:32:00]to understand that you kind of gotta go back to like when I was 18, it's alittle bit of a journey, right? So I had all these aspirations as a kid of allthe things I would be doing with my life. And, you know, a lot of them I hadachieved, like, I worked, started working in politics when I was 16.I was on a presidential campaign, I was on a senate campaign, Iwas on a congressional campaign. Like I had done all this stuff by the time Iwas 22. In fact, in 2016 I worked as a presidential and was like the youngestone as a field director in Virginia. So without a college degree. So I had, Ihad like accomplished that I did what I wanted to do on that front.And then, you know, 2016 happened and the whole world justkinda. Got flipped upside down. And I was not happy with the state of the worldand I was unhappy with where I was at with my life. I was going through thissituation where my grandmother had just passed away. And even though I was notreally affected by it as much as I was there, there was some lingering effects,obviously from losing that [00:33:00] strongconnection that I had.And I kind of, you know, was doing this DJ thing. I had, youknow, actually I've been in a kink relationship, not a, not a dating one, but akink one that it just ended and it ended very, very, very badly. And I was justlike, you know, I'm unhappy. I have this condition that's gonna kill me. Like Ihave, this is what was going through my mind, not currently, but at this timeit was like, I have this condition that's gonna kill me.I'm running into a wall. Like I'm, I don't know how to set pathforward. I haven't gone to college. Like, what, what am I doing? Like, what'sthe point? And. Eventually, like literally I was just lying in bed and one ofmy other friends called me and invited me out to a kink club, ironically, whichis how this story starts.And I was like, I wasn't gonna go, but he didn't really give mea choice. He said, You're coming or we're gonna come pick you up and take youregardless. So it's like, all right, I'll go, you know, what have I got tolose? And I went and at this party I met someone named David Merrill. [00:34:00] And this person was the catalyst for my DJcareer.Over time me and who would eventually become my chosen brother,best friend, and all around, like biggest support for me in my life. Corey, akaPhoenix. He, we would do kink demos at David's party. Corey would like flog me,right? And that, that's how my career started. And then one day I went to Davidwas like, David, can I like just dj?I was like, The DJ's not here. Do you mind if. Just try. And hewas like, Yeah, I mean, you know, it can't be any worse than we've ever had, sogo for it. And I went up there and I'm jamming and I'm having the time of mylife and I get done and I'm like, Man, that was awesome. And he's like, No, no,it wasn't, but you have potential and I can see it in you and I can teach youbecause you have something I can't teach, which is drive.You have drive and determination and I think you can get thereif you get someone in your corner to give you the support and the skills thatyou need. And I'm gonna do that for you. So sure enough, every day for like ayear, I'd go over to David's house and [00:35:00]I'd work on DJing and he'd show me things. And then eventually he startedbooking me at his parties.And then the next thing you know, I'm doing more of his events,not just the one. We moved to another event at another event, and I'm startingto get a little bit of a following, and then we kind of hit the turning pointmoment for me, which is when I get reached out to by a bigger promot. and they'relike, We would really like to book you.We think you're great. We think you're talented, but we don'tlike that you're non-binary and we don't like that. You don't really look likewhat a traditional circuit party DJ should look like. Mm-hmm. because I don'treally have the AB and I'm not like ripped and I'm not, all these other thingsthat traditional circuit parties, DJs at that time looked like and I'm like,Excuse the fuck outta me.The hell does that mean? And they were just like, Well, youknow, we just don't think you'll like, react well of the, probably will connectwith you like some of our other DJs. I'm like, Oh, okay, cool. Holding my beer.So I I looked at Corey and, and my friend piloted time and we start, we startedLobo and [00:36:00] that that's what it was.We, we basically started it because we wanted a safe space foreverybody else who wasn't welcome at these, these circuit parties. So wedescribe Lobo really as like a diverse circuit party. You're, you're not gonnawalk in the LOBO and see a bunch of cookie cutter gs, you're gonna see theeverybody else.And that's what we describe it as. You're gonna see the bears,the kinks stirs, the pups, the furries, you know, your big guys, your littleguys. Everything in between except for that traditional, you know, Abercrombieand Fit case, so to speak is how I describe it. And they come too, but in thiscase, they're not the majority.They're in the minority. And the looks on their faces when theywalk in is what makes it like just that much more special because they, it, itdawns that this is a party for everyone and always will be. But that turningpoint really for me, essentially be, it happened on a whim because I was justlike, you know, I need to stop trying to be what my mother wants.I have to stop trying to be what everybody else wants me to be.And if I really. [00:37:00] To be happy andDJing makes me happy. Why not? Like I am not beholden to anybody else'sexpectations of me. I am not beholden to anybody else's what they want me tobe. I basically was like, this is my life. And yeah, I may have all theseconditions and whatever, and this, that, and the other, but you know what?There are people far worse off in the world than me who aredoing far greater things. And sure, I could sit around and be sorry for myselfand sit in my room and just cry and do all these things, or I can go out and dosomething about it. And by doing something about it, it has now gotten to thepoint where we could start the nonprofit, where we can get back to others whomay need that quote unquote kick in the butt supporting shoulder to get themgoing.Going De'Vannon: Talk tome. I commend your ambition here and for fighting to maintain a positiveattitude, making decisions. I appreciate the mentor who helped to mentor youand groom you into DJing. So talk to me about how you give back. You mentionedlike you go back to your high [00:38:00] schoolfrom time to time to give out.I know Lobo has some sort of youth initiative. So tell me aboutall the ways that you give back. Jake: Yeah, so thefirst and easiest way to say how Lobo gives back is Lobo has a policy that we willnever price anybody out of a party. If you can't afford to come to our party,you just shoot us a message saying, Hey, I need a ticket.And we give you a ticket. It's a no question to ask policy,like we will never tell somebody that you cannot come to a community event. Andthe reason for that is no one should be told, Oh, well, we know how much thismeans to you and we know that you have friends in your community here, butsorry, if you can't afford the $15, you just can't come.It is a literally no question to ask policy. We will give you aticket. Now, if that starts happening every single month, we may have a talk,but essentially the way it is is we buy a block of tickets every month as Loboto just give out the people. We don't ask why we don't ask the policy. I need aticket done.Here you go. Like, that's it. And again, the main reason forthat is because we know the impact this has on people. We made that decision atday one that we were never gonna be the party that was so full of itself that wewere gonna tell people if you can't afford to go too, too [00:39:00] bad. So that's, that's the first thing.And that happens in every city we go to all across the country.At every party we do that is like a non-negotiable. So do we lose money on itsometimes, But it's worth it for us because Community first, that's what ourevents always been about. Recently we also launched the nonprofit which is theLOBO initiative.I believe we officially now have finally, finally gotten ourletter from the irs. I have to check. It's supposedly in the mail, but it'staken them like eight months to officially get back to us cuz they were sobacklogged. But that's why we've been like more quiet about it saying that it'sbeen approved.And so we're starting to roll it out. And the main, the mainfocus of the non-profit essentially is like to focus on LGBTQ specificallyyouth. Adults and adolescents and with a key focus on those with disabilitieswho wanna chase their dreams, but just don't have the financial support or theemotional support to get there.The easiest way I describe it is, you know, one of our [00:40:00] programs is a mentorship scholarshipprogram. You tell us I wanna be a dj, we buy you equipment and give you amentor in that field who will help you. And it's too pronged for this reason.One, getting the equipment is great, but you also need someone to help opendoors for you, right?Because that's how all fields work. It's all aboutcommunication and networking, and you can be really, really talented, but ifyou don't have somebody to sometimes help get you in, that can be half thebattle. If you don't have someone you can call like, Hey, I just got offeredthis opportunity, do you think it's legitimate?That can be a huge thing. So we pair you with a mentor to helpteach you your craft, but then also continually be there to help you along yourjourney. And that's one, when we explain it, what we don't do is give out cashvalue. We give out equipment, we give out classes, we give out basic thingsthat can help people go after their dreams.Because that was the big thing for me. Had I had that supportearlier, who knows where I would be now. Wow. De'Vannon: There wasa time that I wanted to become a DJ and I did go and research it. I would go tolike the Guitar [00:41:00] Center and justdifferent places and try to Google it and find it out. But it is so you, it isnot as simple as it, you know, getting turntables or now, you know, like aMacBook, you know, and putting an app on it and then just going, Hey, I'm gonnathrow a party , you know?You know, it was so, it was so, such a struggle to figure outwhere the fuck do I get started? Okay. So I get the equipment, I startpracticing at home, then where do I go? Do I go knock on doors? You know? Youknow. So the fact that you streamlined this process and. And, and to at leastgive people a chance and they're gonna be those who start, who won't keep downthe path.But at least they could say that, you know, they were given anopportunity, right? In being willing to open doors or people in the industry,you're trying to give them what you got, which is somebody to help to vouch foryou. You know, I, you know, when you started DJing, I wish to the heavens, youknow, to God that we had that in every industry, you know, because there is somuch good talent out there, but it's [00:42:00]so much of it to this day.It's about who you know is like that in the author industry.You know, I'm a good writer, you know, but, you know, and I have a lot of goodstories to tell, but trying to get it out there is difficult because there's nolike, you know, mentor for, you know, for me to do that. So I appreciate thefuck outta that.Oh my God. Like, who knows? Maybe I'll, I'll go to DC orsomething and join your initiative and become a DJ at Laugh . Jake: So, so one ofthe cool things about it is we actually have mentors in all fields. We havepeople who work in the author industry. We have people who are writers,artists, DJs. Like I use DJ as the example, cause that's the easiest way tosay, but we, some of 'em reaches out to us like, Hey, I wanna be a film adirector.We have film editors who do YouTube, who are big YouTube starsand all these other things who will help, you know, teach them and we'll sendthem a camera and we'll be like, Hey, you know, here you go. Here's who youreach out to, you know, talk to them. Our whole thing is basically, if you tellus what you wanna do, we will find somebody who can help you and get you whatyou need.It's, it's really [00:43:00]that simple. And that is why, you know, we believe that it's so important tohave this because it's one of those things where you. There are so many people,like you said, there's so many fields who are ridiculously freaking talented atwhat they do, but they just don't have the monetary support, they don't havethe equipment support, they don't have the mentor to open doors.And so because of that, they fall through the cracks. And thatis what we want to pick up the pieces in because especially in the disabilitycommunity, but across the LGBTQ and really all communities in general, youknow, people slip through the cracks and that's when we have this opportunitywhere we miss so many great, talented people.Hallelujah. Jesus. De'Vannon: It does.Well then we'll talk after the show about what you might or might not do forme. You know, I can't lose anything by asking you know, so I don't like howthey were trying to change you. You know, that [00:44:00]opposition you met for being who? Are, you know, because the only reason that,that, that production company would've reached out to you and told you all ofthis would've been because they had in mind the way that they could change youand make you into a different person.You know? Other than that, there's no reason to reach out andbe like, We love everything about you except for who you actually are. Sochange that and then, you know, we could make this work. I come up against thatin the writing industry because I write very like real, you know, if we'retalking about getting fucked in the ass and come spraying the place andshooting up meth and blood on the ceiling, and then that's what the fuck we'regonna say.We're not, there's no other way to say it cuz of what happenedhappened. But a lot of people are very conservative who hold a lot of power ina lot of different industries, especially in the music industry and it peoplewho, who create very polarizing art, you know? You know, it sucks when yourwork lands on the desk of that conservative bitch, you know, you know, in thepublishing house or in the, you know, be it music [00:45:00]or you know, literary or whatever.Because that person, I've seen them take like an adversereaction to work, whereas had had more liberal person gotten ahold of it, theywould've gotten a point as opposed to clutching their pearls and shit andcutting off their circulation. Now they can't fucking think straight, you know,about what's in front of 'em.So what cities is low in, because when I looked it up, onething, you know, like just what cities? I know you're at least in dc, Columbus,Ohio, Virginia Beach, Norfolk area, Jake: where else?Yeah, so our website is a little bit behind because we're growing much quickerthan one person could keep up of it. But currently we are in Norfolk, VirginiaBeach.That's one. Columbus, DC, Pittsburgh, New York with, have acouple other cities on the, on the way. In addition to some other ones thatwe'll be returning to, but those are the big ones that we're at regularly. Wealso have Richmond coming soon. [00:46:00] Inaddition to Lobo the party, we also have Lobo, the drag show slash drag brunch,which is in New York, Norfolk, and DC as well.Which we do to elevate Queens who just wanna get experience andalso those who are incredibly talented. So we do that. And those, that's wherewe are currently. I can't say some of the other cities we haven't announcedofficially yet, but we do have some more in the wings coming soon. De'Vannon: Okay. I'mtaking a note on that logo drag show.I'll be in New York in November. Jake: Well, weshould, we should talk, we should talk De'Vannon: just thefirst in November, so we'll see. What's going on for sure. So, so the circuitparties, you know, they're only like, The prices I saw were like 10, $15.That's not super expensive to begin with. For what a circuit party could cost.Yeah. . So I thought the pricing was very, very humble and I'mso pleased to hear that you're really going out of your way to reach [00:47:00] for PE people. Do you have like a story ofsomeone who came, came to one of your events or one of your locations? Like abefore I get before and after story. Jake: Oh yeah, I gotplenty.We get, we get messages from people all the time who haveliterally said that our event has changed their life. And that's one of thethings that actually I'm gonna pull one up right now. Sorry. I gotta find itcuz there's one I do like to tell like at the very onset because it was someaningful.That's fine. While De'Vannon: you'relooking for that, I have another question. So in all of these cities, do youhave like an office? Do you have people who work for your organization? Andthen congratulations on officially becoming a nonprofit. Yes. So, so do youhave a physical location? Cuz these parties don't happen like, say every Jake: weekend.So the easiest way to explain it is Lobo, the party is forprofit and the LOBO initiative [00:48:00] isnon-profit. Okay. So Lobo the party, which is where we are in multiple citiesofficially, we don't have offices, but we do have people on the ground in allthose cities who, and we have telegram chats for every city we're in.So people can come and join and find that sets of community forthe city that they're, they're going to. So there's a Lobo Columbus chat, aLobo DC chat, a Lobo Norfolk chat. And these are like just telegrams andmessages that pups use. And what it is, is it's just another way to create thesets of community where people can just kind of come and express themselves.We also have the one community shared for Lobo as all citiesshare it. It is the Lobo Horny Jail chat. You can probably figure out what happenedin that chat. But that is because we don't believe in people being restrictedand expressing themselves. We've never been about that. Like, go on, expressyourself, like, you know, do your thing.So that is a chat for all the cities to come and do theirextracurricular horny stuff with. But that one's always fun to just kind of popin and see what's going on. But yes, we do have people and admins and all those[00:49:00] chats. We also have a communitydiscord where people can go. So that is how we connect with everybody.I'm always reachable. That's partly why I'm so tired is becauseI respond to messages like 24 7. But yeah. One of the things we tell people iswhen we go to a city, we don't just wanna be the party that comes and takesyour money and leaves until we come back. We are all about celebrating andlaying down community roots.And a lot of these cities already have community organizationsoutside of us. So we work with them, with those local organizations to helpthem get funding or whatever we can do. To help elevate their events because wedon't need to have a monopoly on this type of an event that doesn't helpanybody. If they're succeeding, we're succeeding, and that's what we're allabout.De'Vannon: Okay.That's pretty kick ass. So basically since you have a network of people canjust, they do like meetups and stuff like that, they can still physically reachout and text somebody in these various cities if need be. So can find all ofthis at the Jake: website. [00:50:00] All the telegram chats are on the website.We also have a general announcement channel on Telegram, whichhas all this info. We put it out on twitterer regularly and rotation how tojoin the chats. But basically on all of our socials, you can usually find yourway to whatever chat you're looking for. Or if you have the wrong end up in thewrong chat, someone will immediately get you to the right oneBut oftentimes what we see is that people join all the LOBOchats because they just want to, even if they're not anywhere near that city.Oh, how fun. Okay. Do you have that before? I do. So one of the messages we gota couple actually January of this year was from a friend of mine who's becomevery close to me, and the message kind of went something like this.It says real talk. I have to say straight to you. I can't tellyou how grateful I am for Lobo. I only found out about it around a month ago,and it became genuinely one of the best months of my life, arguably the best.I've had a very long history of depression and loneliness. I wasn't exactlypopular in school growing up, being a nerdy, painfully shy, weird kid, and I [00:51:00] was really nose diving this year.Then I ended up being introduced to this community and havedone a total 180 as far as my mental health goes. For the first time in mylife, I felt like I've had a true friend group, and I can't describe howamazing that felt. Put it this way, the day after the December lo, I feltreally strange, and it took a few hours into that day to realize that thatstrange feeling was because it was the first time and I couldn't begin to guesshow long that I woke up about a black cloud on my mind.The sun seemed brighter, My vision was. The world just felt somuch more alive to me as I've reflected on my past what's happened for me, thispath, I realize how much I was doing mentally in 2021, and the conscious of howamazing this December's been like for me, I've come to swear, Lobo has prettymuch saved my life.It was getting that bad for me. I really don't think I couldthank you enough for making Lobo a thing. De'Vannon: Well, I'mhere for all of that. Let me go on ahead and give you a clap and Jake: yes, , and youget messages like that and just like it hits you so deep. Like, I mean, I crysometimes when I get messages like this [00:52:00]because one of the things that is sometimes hard for me to realize is thatwe've created something and I, I often get credited for, but it's me and myentire team and my co-owner and best friend and brother by choice Phoenix.Like we have built this thing from the DC Eagle distinct littleparty in DC into something so much bigger than we could have ever imagined. Andsometimes I especially kind of live in this bubble where I'm not aware how manypeople it's impacting or the impact it's having. And so when we get that memessages like that, it's like, oh my goodness.And at the end of the day, you know, people are always like,Well, why? Like, why even bother keep doing it? And I always tell them thefollowing, which is that, yes, doing Lobo and being on the road every weekendand traveling is terrible for me medically and will probably take a coupleyears off my, off my life.And I'm okay with that. I'm okay with that trade off. And thereason for that is very simple. I am making people's lives better. My team ismaking people's lives better. We are creating a community event [00:53:00] that is impacting the world. And that'sall I've ever wanted. If I was to die tomorrow, I, I could leave a legacy thatwe've changed some people's lives and that's all I've ever wanted to do.And so for me, if you're telling me that I would lose a coupleyears in exchange for saving a couple. Then that's fine. If you're telling methat I can leave the world in this, a legacy in this event that basically willhelp to create, find people of their chosen family, I'm okay with that at theend of the day because that is what I've always wanted to do, is basically livelife like my grandmother and leave the world in a better place than I found it.And right now there's a lot of people leaving the world in amuch fi place than they found it. But if I can just impact one person, then itwas worth it for me. Amen. Everything De'Vannon: you justsaid. I mean, and you mentioned having, you know, fighting the disease andtraveling and you know, and I know DJs don't exactly get off work at 5:00 PM soI know, I know you're worthy for the wee hours.So is there any sort of special thing that you do to keep yougoing? Because [00:54:00] I know you mentionedfatigue, it can be one of the symptoms. So how are, how do you manage thedisease and do all that? You do Jake: Red Bull, ,lots and lots of Red Bull. No the DJ answer is Red Bull and Caffeine pills, butthe actual answer is basically from Monday to really, like Thursday it's sleepand recovery, and then starting on Thursday night it's travel, and Friday andSaturday it's go, and then we start the process over again.That's really what it is. It is draining. It is hard. It isrough. It is not easy with the mito, but at the end of the day, like I alwayssay, it's, you know, the look on people's faces at Lobo and the messages thatkeep me going. It's, it's knowing that we're doing something and. Thatultimately I get to live a life that many people wish they could.And I'm very appreciative for that. But I'm also not mistakenon how many people sacrifice for me along the way to get me here. You are a De'Vannon: gratefulmotherfucker. I [00:55:00] love it. So, toexplain, Jake I read where you do like, you create events for people withsensory issues. I wanna know what sort of sensory issues you speak of and howyou tailor Jake: it.Yeah, so that's something new we are still laying thegroundwork for, but that we have done. And what we are trying to do isbasically create nightclub events for people who, who have sensory issues,sensory overload, loud noises, lights like, you know, we can do. One of thethings that people often say is, and this is especially true in kink andnightlife just for the record, is I can.Make this accessible? Well, sure you can. You just don't wantto, you don't wanna put any extra legwork to get it there. There are times whenyou can't make something accessible. Like if there's only a stairway up, I getthat. But, you know, don't tell me you can't play the music at a lower level ona, on a certain night and not do a bunch of flashing lights.Like that's, that's an easy fix. That's an incredibly easy fix.It's just the fear of alienating your ongoing base is what is preventing people[00:56:00] in a lot of ways with a lot ofdisability accessibility. It's fear of alienating those who might not wantthat. And you can hear I think some of the passion in my voice when we talkabout this, because as someone with a disability, I never want someone to feellike they can't go somewhere because of something that may trigger somethingfor them.So one of

31Behold, the days are coming, declares theLord, when I will makea new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,32not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day whenI took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke,though I was their husband, declares theLord.33For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares theLord:I will put my law within them, and I will write iton their hearts.And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:31-33 ESV

23Thus says theLordof hosts, the God of Israel: Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities,when I restore their fortunes: TheLordbless you,O habitation of righteousness,O holy hill! 24And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, andthe farmers and those who wander with their flocks.25For I willsatisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish. 26At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me. 27Behold, the days are coming, declares theLord, whenI will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah withthe seed of man and the seed of beast.28And it shall come to pass thatas I have watched over themto pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm,so I will watch over themto build and to plant, declares theLord.29In those days they shall no longer say: The fathers have eaten sour grapes,and the children's teeth are set on edge. 30But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Counterproductive EA mental health advice (and what to say instead), published by Ada-Maaria Hyvärinen on October 10, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. They tell me: eat and drink! Be glad to be among the haves!But how can I eat and drink whenI take what I eat from the starving andThose who have died of thirst go without my glass of water?And yet I eat and drink. (Bertolt Brecht: An die Nachgeborenen) Many people in EA at least occasionally struggle with feelings of worthlessness and urgency or have the tendency to self-sacrifice to an unhealthy level. Many other people in EA would like to help them out by outlining how feeling worthless is not strategically good. However, in these discussions, people are often talking past each other, without making any progress on the actual issues. In this post, I point out why some seemingly motivational fixes on the feeling of worthlessness can actually be counterproductive. I also give some tips on how to better support your EA friends who are struggling with these issues, and say some words to those who are facing the issues themselves. Examples of counterproductive advice “It's actually altruistic to be happy, because happiness makes you more productive” Most people are in fact more productive if they are feeling at least ok, so at face value, this statement is true. Despite this, it is not necessarily good advice for someone who is not feeling happy and would like to be more productive. Inside the not-happy person's head there is a to-do list that looks something like this: do more EA! people are dying also read up more EA to know how to actually do EA I'm so tired but I must hold through and do my EA stuff because if I don't it means I don't actually care, and I really don't want anyone to die So whenever you tell them to be more happy in order to be more productive, the to-do list starts to look like this: do more EA! people are dying also read up more EA to know how to actually do EA I'm so tired but I must hold through and do my EA stuff because if I don't it means I don't actually care, and I really don't want anyone to die become happier! you cannot actually help when you are feeling like this, so stop it and get on with all the other stuff; people are dying, remember! Redefining happiness as an instrumental goal for becoming more productive is rarely going to make anyone more happy. It is actually likely to put additional pressure on the person who is already feeling guilty about not being productive enough, thus making them unhappier in the progress. “If you've donated $3400 (or $5000 or whatever the current estimate is) you clearly deserve to live” I haven't seen this advice much online but several people around me have come up with it independently. This is probably because I occasionally have thoughts about not deserving to be alive and talking about them to people around me sometimes helps. In this advice, the advisor is trying to debunk a depressed misguided belief by reason and evidence (sort of). The concept is related to climate (or perhaps animal welfare) compensation: “if you think you are not worthy of living, just buy your way out of it by saving another person – tada, you have compensated for your life!” There are many dangers to this line of thought such as: how do I know that saving one person is a sufficient compensation amount? if I haven't donated that much, does it mean I deserve to die? if I have donated that much, what does it actually matter that I continue to live – it won't change anything about my previous donations anyway? if I ever lose my ability to produce impact in the future (for example because I need to stop working due to disability), does it mean I deserve to die then? do all people who have not donated x amount deserve to die? These questions are all good, because the life comp...

About Jay :My name is Jay Conner…and let me tell you: I CAN RELATE to all these feelings and frustrations of losing out on so many deals. When I started out investing in Real Estate, I did it ALL THE WRONG WAY! Like so many other Real Estate Investors, I was taken to the slaughter house. I went to my local banker and was able to do a few deals…but you know what happened: I had to come up with Big Down Payments, pay origination fees, and most importantly…play by their rules. (Including signing personal guarantees on everything I owned.) I hated it. I felt owned by the bank, out of control, and stressed out.So, I got some education and learned about buying properties “Subject-To,” Using Options, and buying with “Lease/Options.” These tools opened up my opportunities, but then The Hammer Came Down!!! When the market turned south big-time…my banker CUT ME OFF!!! With No Warning!!! I knew I had to find another way. I searched high and low for another system that would give me the funds I needed. Then I realized I needed to combine the best aspects of all that I researched. And that's whenI created the basis for this system. I kept refining it until I thought I had the best formula. Then I put it all together and made contact with my first prospect. I trusted my system and the very first person I approached gave me $250,000 in Private Money…and what blew me away was How Easy It Was!!!Within a few, short months…I had $2,150,000 in Private Money!!! And that was just a couple of years ago…and it has ROCKED MY REAL ESTATE INVESTING CAREER! (My banker actually did me a HUGE FAVOR…I just didn't know it at the time because that set-back forced me to create the system that would bring me lots of money Fast and Easy without relying on bankers or my credit.) The Massive Profits (7 Figures Per Year) I've been blessed to enjoy by creating and putting into action my “Where To Get The Money Now” System has without a doubt been my Biggest Quantum Leap since becoming a Real Estate Investor. And I live in a city with only 40,000 people.Links From The Podcasthttps://www.jayconner.com/https://www.jayconner.com/training/wtgtmn-webinar-rev2/linkedin.com/in/privatemoneyauthorityhttps://www.jayconner.com/book-details/https://www.peer2peerrealestate.comhttps://www.facebook.com/peer2peerrealstate@Williamp2pre (Twitter)https://www.linkedin.com/in/williemorales/Book(s)recommendedWhere to get the money now- Jay ConnerThanks Jay for being on the PodcastWhat did you think about today's subject? Please go to apple podcasts look for us at peer 2 peer real estate podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. Don't give up on your dreams, fight for it and guard it. Keep the momentum going, Good things will happen. Thanks for listening and be safe Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you bully your body? How to get unstuck from your body negative thoughts! IME Body Image Thoughts to Think for June! Welcome to summer! Whew! So far, it’s been a whirlwind for our family with my daughter’s graduation from High School and tomorrow I’m headed to Texas to move my oldest daughter into a new house (for her) with new roommates! I’m grateful I get to do it. IME is six months or half a year, however you slice up that summer fruit, through a year of self-love superpower mantras! This glorious month of June let’s do fun stuff and get out of self-judging and hating on our bodies. We just wrapped up Celebrate Measures of Success in May. You get to decide how to measure your success. How’d you do? If you were busy like me and didn’t get to it, no worries (I can’t stand when the Starbucks drive-thru person says, “No worries” after I place my order), you can create your measures of success this month. Since I’m on social media a lot and lately have been going all in with my cancel diet culture posts, helping everyone stop their pursuit of thin privilege and live their magical lives, I figure June would be a great month to focus on body image. Do you bully your body? Do you have a certain body part that you fixate on wanting to fix? We all do sometimes. We all have parts of us that we would choose to change. Maybe you can and that’s okay too. Maybe once you realize you can, you will decide not to. Any decisions we make about making health behavior change or taking action in life must come from a place of self-acceptance and self-love. We cannot hate ourselves to what we want. Lots of psychology and coaching research shows this. It’s called PEA or Positive Emotion Activation. It’s cool stuff. After years of being a pediatrician and taking care of so many patients, I can assure you that once you decide to focus on what you want in life and you have full love and acceptance for yourself, the healthy lifestyle changes become so easy. I’ve seen this time and time again with my patients and with myself. One of the obstacles in our way is staying stuck in negative body image thoughts or staying attached to thoughts that don’t serve us. I’m not asking you to flip a body positive switch and just love yourself all day. That’s cheesy and not realistic. When you say the letters I M E out loud, it sounds like I aM mE. The power of you as an individual with the support of a body positive community. How cool is that? Here’s a quick tip: Wear clothes right now that are comfortable that you love and feel-good in. If you have stuck thoughts that are creating negative body image feelings and actions, try my IME Community June Body Image Thoughts to Think! 6/1 I define beauty by actions. 6/2 If I want to change something about my physical appearance, I don’t make it mean that I’m sacrificing my values. 6/3 I am deciding not to decide right now. 6/4 I am never stuck. 6/5 I fully love and accept myself no matter what. 6/6 I make decisions from a healthy place of self-love and self-acceptance. 6/7 Self-acceptance is always available to me like a nice warm blanket. 6/8 I don’t let society define me or make decisions for me. 6/9 It’s okay to wish something was different about me. 6/10 Imayre-decideatanytime. 6/11 When I decide, there is no right or wrong. 6/12 Ialwayslikemyreasonsfordeciding. 6/13 Icancreateathoughtaboutmyselfthatservesme. 6/14 Itrustmyselftostopself-judging. 6/15 Therearesomanybeautifulthingsaboutme. 6/16 Iamkindtomyselfnomatterwhat. 6/17 I don’t have to be perfect. I just have to be perfectly kind to myself. 6/18 IrecognizewhenmybraingetsstuckinathoughtloopandIcreatea pause. 6/19 It’sokaytoallowsadnessaspartofmyhumanjourney. 6/20 Whensomethingishard,Isayit,“Thisfeelsreallyhardrightnow. May I be kind to myself.” 6/21 Irecognizethatlifeis50/50positive/negativerightnowandifI change my body. 6/22 Idon’tconvincemyselfifI’mnotfeelingit. 6/23 IfIdon’tfeelbodypositive,Idon’tlietomyself.Thatfeelsliketoxic positivity. 6/24 Beinghardonmyselfisnothelpful. 6/25 Fixatingonchangingmybodyisawasteoftime. 6/26 I’mlivingmylifeanddoingwhatIwant. 6/27 WhenI’minabodynegativespace,IstayoffInstagram. 6/28 Idon’tlookforhowtofixmybodyontheinternet. 6/29 AllImustdoiscreatespaceforself-kindnesswhenI’mbeinghardon my body. 6/30 Idon’tlikeanyofthecheesyloveyourbodyalwayssayings. Be okay with having an authentic human experience which means sometimes you love your body, sometimes you don’t, sometimes you are meh. I just want you to get unstuck from attachment to body negative thoughts. Let me know what self-love superpower mantra theme you want for July! Stay tuned for my upcoming Cut the Cringe Life Coaching Workshops for Parents of Teens where I will coach you to cancel diet culture and raise a body positive teen in a body negative world! Please follow IME Community on social media and share with everyone you know! Self-love superpower, Dr. Karla, ActivistMDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[✐1. Adagio] Ask back briefly with interrogative words[00:07]Hello everyone. Let's keep up the good work today!  We practice how to ask back briefly.  [00:13]   Repeat after me1. When?2. What time?3. Where?4. With who?5. What day of the week?6. What month?7. What date / what day of the month?8. Why?[01:03]You didn't really get what your friend just said. Ask again briefly with ♫ the interrogative words.For example,♫ whenI will go to Japan next year.→ [you say] Pardon/Sorry, when?Ready?[01:22]1. ♫whenI'll go to a university in Japan.→ Pardon, when?  2. ♫what timeMy friend comes at 7 O'clock.→Sorry, what time?3. ♫whereThere is a book store in front of the station.→ Pardon, where?4. ♫with whoI went to the concert with Caroline san.→ Sorry, with who?5. ♫what dayI have a Japanese class every Tuesday.→ Pardon, what day?6. ♫what monthJapanese schools start at April.   → Sorry, what month?  7. ♫whoGeorge san will come tomorrow.→ Pardon, who?   8. ♫what I ate Sukiyaki yesterday.→ Sorry, what?  9. ♫who and whoHonda san and Suzuki san got married.→ Pardon, who and who?   10. ♫what colourMy car is yellow.→ Sorry, what colour?  11. ♫2 o'clock tomorrowThe parcel will come at 2 o'clock tomorrow.→ Pardon, what time tomorrow?(nimotsu = parcel, package, baggage)12. ♫who's motherThat person is a mother of Sam san.→ Sorry, who's mother?  13. ♫map of whereThis is a map of Kuala Lumpur.→ Pardon, map of where?  (chizu = map)14. ♫whose sneaker/trainersThis is my young brother's sneakers. → Sorry, whose sneakers?15. ♫what(how many) kilogramThat person weighs 200 kg.→ Pardon, how many kilo(gram)?(taijuu = body weight)[04:25]Next, after listening to a sentence, please answer the question.  [04:29]For example, I'm going on a trip to Sydney next year. Where?→ [you answer] (It's) Sydney.★★★★★Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. You'll get access to the members-only podcast feed that you can subscribe to in your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on PatreonNote: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. I hope it also helps you to capture the pattern of the sentence structure.Support the show

Want to buy real estate but don't have the cash? You know about banks and mortgage companies. You probably also have at least heard of "hard money" but did you know that private lending is another great option to use OPM, Other People's Money, to fund your real estate investments? One this week's episode of Get Your FILL, Financial Independence & Long Life, Jay Conner, The Private Money Authority, explains what private money is and how you can create a win/win by partnering with private lenders. Listen to the podcast Visit Jay's website Watch the video From Jay My name is Jay Conner…and let me tell you: I CAN RELATE to all these feelings and frustrations of losing out on so many deals. When I started out investing in Real Estate, I did it ALL THE WRONG WAY! Like so many other Real Estate Investors, I was taken to the slaughter house. I went to my local banker and was able to do a few deals…but you know what happened: I had to come up with Big Down Payments, pay origination fees, and most importantly…play by their rules. (Including signing personal guarantees on everything I owned.) I hated it. I felt owned by the bank, out of control, and stressed out. So, I got some education and learned about buying properties “Subject-To,” Using Options, and buying with “Lease/Options.” These tools opened up my opportunities, but then The Hammer Came Down!!! When the market turned south big-time…my banker CUT ME OFF!!! With No Warning!!! I knew I had to find another way. I searched high and low for another system that would give me the funds I needed. Then I realized I needed to combine the best aspects of all that I researched. And that's whenI created the basis for this system. I kept refining it until I thought I had the best formula. Then I put it all together and made contact with my first prospect. I trusted my system and the very first person I approached gave me $250,000 in Private Money…and what blew me away was How Easy It Was!!! Within a few, short months…I had $2,150,000 in Private Money!!! And that was just a couple of years ago…and it has ROCKED MY REAL ESTATE INVESTING CAREER! (My banker actually did me a HUGE FAVOR…I just didn't know it at the time because that set-back forced me to create the system that would bring me lots of money Fast and Easy without relying on bankers or my credit.) The Massive Profits (7 Figures Per Year) I've been blessed to enjoy by creating and putting into action my “Where To Get The Money Now” System has without a doubt been my Biggest Quantum Leap since becoming a Real Estate Investor. And I live in a city with only 40,000 people.

This episode is a master class in brand strategy - my guest, Gillian O'Connell currently leads brand and integrated marketing strategy for all of Microsoft's commercial business – including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Dynamics. I learned a lot about how to think about brand strategy and its intersection with digital marketing.    Gillian and I also discussed how your office space and physical environment really matters for your brand. WhenI was at amazon, I worked in a building called Wainwright - which was the last name of Amazon's first customer – and when I learned that it reinforced Amazon's “customer obsession”. Prior to Microsoft, Gillian led the physical space redesign for Expedia's gorgeous Seattle campus.   You'll also hear Gillian's insights on starting a career in brand strategy as well as insights on industries like professional services, hotels, auto and more.   To make sure you never miss an episode of The High EQ Market podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the website.    Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for The High EQ Marketer in your favorite podcast player. 

In this episode, Kyle & Jon address a few common misconceptions from the Math Moment Maker community around teaching problem-based lessons and units. Stick around and you'll hear how to find the right balance between what students know and what they need to learn in your lesson; when we should be assessing for learning; how to consolidate a problem-based lesson; and,how to manage the flow of the class when some students complete work quicker than others. You'll learn: How to find the right balance between what students know and what they need to learn in your lesson; WhenI should be assessing for learning; How to consolidate a problem-based lesson; Finding the right time to teach a problem-based lesson; and, How to manage the flow of the class when some students complete work quicker than others. Resources: Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]How To Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine [Free Video Course] Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units Cookie Cutter [Problem Based Lesson] Woolly Worm Race [Problem Based Unit]Take your random grouping to the next level with this printable cards. Mix and match different groupings on the fly. Grab your cards here --> https://makemathmoments.com/random/ Grab the free Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework Guidebook to extend your learning from this podcast! Grab the book here --> https://makemthathmoments.com/framework/

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Bible Reading: Luke 2:1-20"Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields," Abby's Sunday school teacher read from the second chapter of Luke, "keeping watch over their flock" Mrs. Peters' voice started to fade away as Abby daydreamed about the new bike she expected to get for Christmas. I can hardly wait, she thought. I know I won't be able to ride it since there's snow on the ground, but stillAbby glanced down at the open Bible on her lap. It wasn't that she didn't like the Christmas story. It was just that she knew it so well. I could probably teach this class myself, she thought. Last week I heard this same story at our Christmas program and saw it acted out on a TV show. Now I'm hearing it again, and I'm guessing Pastor Hill will read it during the church service too. So while Mrs. Peters talked, Abby continued dreaming about a new bike. After class, Abby walked to the main auditorium with Gina, who had been coming to church for only a few months. "Wow! That Christmas story is really something!" Gina exclaimed.Abby looked at her in surprise. "Haven't you heard it before? I've heard it hundreds of times!""I've heard it a few times," said Gina. "But I wasn't a Christian then and never paid much attention to what it meant. But nowjust think, Abby! Jesus came to earth for you and me!" Gina's face was alive with excitement. "The story reminds me that God loves us a whole lot or He wouldn't have sent His only Son to earth as a human to die!"As Abby sat down in church, she thought about what Gina had said. I used to get excited whenI heard the Christmas story too, but it's been a long time since I thought much about what it really means. She opened her Bible to the Christmas story. I'll read it for myself while I wait for the service to start, she decided. This time, I'll really picture in my mind what it must have been like for Jesus to come to earth! If He hadn't come, I wouldn't have my sins forgiven or be able to look forward to spending eternity with Him. -Linda WeddleHow About You?Do you have an I've-heard-it-all-before attitude when you hear lessons on the real meaning of Christmas? Do you take Jesus's birth for granted because you've heard about it so many times? The Christmas story is probably familiar to you, but you can still be thankful each time you hear it. If Jesus had not come, you would not have a Savior. Read today's Bible reading again and thank God for the wonderful gift He gave you.Today's Key Verse:Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! (NKJV) (2 Corinthians 9:15)Today's Key Thought:Give thanks for Jesus's birth

Episode NotesPublished on November 15, 2021Our Hosts:Mike Ercolano's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_ercolano/Kelly Krauss' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kkrauss76/John Espodito's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_esposito15/Next Generation Training Center: https://nextgenerationtrainingcenter.com/NextGen Radio Podcast: https://nextgenerationtrainingcenter.com/nextgenradio/Transcript and TimestampsSpeaker 1 (00:00):What's up everybody? Thank you for listening to NextGen Radio, this is a podcast for those of you thatwant the truth and nothing but the truth when it comes to diet, exercise, and all things health. This isepisode number 40. We're so excited for another round number episode. Because number 40 isdefinitely a milestone compared to 39 and 41. But thank you for hanging in for 40 episodes with us. Wedo appreciate all of our steady listeners up until this point, and hopefully we can continue to get a littlebit better at this, and continue to give you more and more value and gain some more listeners. In fact,you can help us do that by subscribing, giving us a five-star review, andSpeaker 2 (00:44):Sharing.Speaker 1 (00:44):Yeah, sharing it with your friends and family. That would be great. So thank you again for helping us getto another round number. The next round number, I'll celebrate that one with you, number 50, that'dbe a big round number.Speaker 2 (00:58):When did we start? Do you remember? I think it was this time.Speaker 1 (01:01):It was probably around this time.Speaker 2 (01:01):And there was snow, wasn't that like our first one?Speaker 1 (01:01):I think that was like our second, it might have been our first, I don't know. We could go back and lookobviously.Speaker 2 (01:09):And it's funny, if you watch how it all started and how we all moved around and how we changedmicrophones, the whole system of it, I think we finally got it.Speaker 1 (01:17):We got it for now, yeah. But we'll change it again I'm sure.Speaker 2 (01:19):We've got that whole little board like that upstairs, that was your first one.Speaker 1 (01:23):Yeah, that didn't last for any episode because we couldn't get multi-track ... Or maybe it lasted for likeone ... No, we didn't use it for any because I couldn't do multi-track mics on it, so it would all just berecording to one.Speaker 2 (01:34):That's pointless.Speaker 1 (01:35):Yeah, so that was a waste of money.Speaker 2 (01:37):Totally. Well it's fine, you can sell it.Speaker 1 (01:38):But, you live and learn, right? I live and learn, that's part of the process. So one day when we're bigfamous podcasters, like Joe Rogan, we can look back at these good old days of we were roughing it. Butuntil thenSpeaker 2 (01:52):We've got a plant in here now.Speaker 1 (01:53):We do have a plant, yeah.Speaker 2 (01:54):Things are really happening.Speaker 1 (01:55):We're moving on up, yeah, we're definitely moving up. Maybe not after they listen to this intro, wemight be losing listeners now. But yeah, we do appreciate you, thank you for listening, and please do allof the things we mentioned before. We would like to grow this show and give as much value as we canto as many people as we can. And yeah ... I don't know how to finish that, so ...Speaker 2 (02:24):Yeah, just give you something fun to listen to. You know, where you learn something and you laugh alittle.Speaker 1 (02:27):Yeah, we try and have a little fun and try to make the topic of health and fitness a little bit more lightand more interesting, because it can be pretty boring or a pretty harsh topic, I guess. Because you know... Or maybe not harsh, but there's a lot of different buckets, a lot of different types of angles and viewson this and frankly, we don't feel that anyone should be fitting into one specific mold. We talk toeverybody, we like to learn from everybody, whether it's in the fitness world or health world, nutritionworld. But we also like to help with everybody, whether it's athletes or adults or girls, like you'reempowering girls. We seem to talk about every week now, but it's a program that's really doing anamazing thing for these girls that are in.Speaker 2 (03:19): Yeah, we're having a lot of fun.Speaker 1 (03:19):And you're doing a great job with them.Speaker 2 (03:21):Thank you, yeah, we're having a good time. It's funny to see ... I'm kind of playing off them as to thetopics that they want to talk about. So each week there's a giveaway and that, I found out after the firstweek that was a must. They really enjoy getting this little bag with little things to do. One week wasabout protein and protein shakes, and they got all these samples of fruit and spinach and powderedpeanut butter and chia seeds to put in there. And then they kind of come back with what their favoriteprotein shake was.Speaker 1 (03:49):Cool, I like that.Speaker 2 (03:50):Yeah. So then they got journals, which I think we talked about last week. But it was funny, the end oflast week, they talked about ... I'm going to say this wrong, aciagi? Do you know what I'm talking about?A-C-I-A. I can never saySpeaker 1 (04:05):Yeah, acai?Speaker 2 (04:06):There, that's it. Thank you. So they were very caught up with these bowls, right. So of course,automatically, I'm like, "Well that's easy enough, I just get them the acai, I get them some extra stuff,and then how great can this be?" But then I'm looking at it and I'm like, "How am I making a lesson outof this? How is this a nutrition discussion?" And then it hit me right in the face just looking at the sugarof all of this stuff. And how it's deemed healthy, and then you go to all of those places where you buy aplaya bowl, those can be 800 calories.Speaker 1 (04:37):Yeah, they're crazy.Speaker 2 (04:38):It's ridiculous. I would never go there thinking health in mind, but I've got to tell you, I think a lot ofpeople do.Speaker 1 (04:44):And they market that way too. I don't know if they actually say health anywhere, but they .. I guess justSpeaker 2 (04:50):They give the image of it. Speaker 1 (04:50): Like their branding, and everything that gives off that. Actually, there's one in Danville that I went to not to long ago, because I've been going to my neck guy over in Danville and I stopped there for lunch because, obviously, I'd heard of them and I've never really eaten at them. And to find something that fit my diet, it was tough. I ended up getting some sort of ... It was a chia pudding with protein powder, and couldn't even finish it. Speaker 2 (05:25): Because it was gross? Oh huge. Speaker 1 (05:25): Well it was such a big portion of it, number one. It was like eating a huge bowl of mush. You can only eat so much of a chia pudding, but again, that was the only thing that I could really get off the menu that fit what I was looking for. And I'm not really following anything strict, I'm just looking for something that's low in sugar and in a specific calorie range to fit where I'm at in the day, and making sure I'm getting some protein in. I'm really not following anything hardcore. Speaker 2 (05:53): Right, but it's clean, you're looking to eat clean. Speaker 1 (05:54): It's clean. And sugar is one of the most important factors I look at though. And sugar plays a big role in my decisions in what I eat. And frankly, there wasn't many options there that had low enough sugar for me to want to eat it. So the thing I got, this was gross. It wasn't gross, it was good for four or five bites, but trying to eat the whole thing for lunch and slam it down was not ... And I got peanut butter in it, but it was definitely no good peanut ... It was definitely processed, probably in a squeeze tube to then squishSpeaker 2 (06:22): Right, totally processed. Speaker 1 (06:26): It was not what I was expecting out of it, from what I've heard about those places. Because again, they seem to come across as being healthy. Speaker 2 (06:34): Right, "Let me try the healthy option." Like frozen yogurt, but if you throw chocolate fudge and whipped cream and all the fixings on it, well guess what you just did to your healthy frozen yogurt. Speaker 1 (06:43): Right. So yeah, that's a great topic, because those stores are popping up everywhere, but they're just kind of a microcosm of what's actually going on in our world of health. People are choosing options that seem to be healthy, that are marketed as being healthy, or that are branded as health food, but they're loaded with sugars, or their loaded with added sugars, or loaded with fake sugars, or a lot of processedstuff. So it's really up to the consumer to be your own advocate, like we talked about.Speaker 2 (07:21):Exactly.Speaker 1 (07:22):I'm telling you, we're going to change the name of the show to Be Your Own Advocate, the NextGenRadio Show, or something like that. Because we've got to keep our branding, because it's really our ...It's our [gym 00:07:30] show.Speaker 2 (07:30):Be your own advocate in the next generation.Speaker 1 (07:34):We'll figure it out.Speaker 2 (07:35):Still working on it.Speaker 1 (07:37):Because if we had more listeners than just our members then maybe we would be able to change ourbranding, but we've got to stick with our jam, this is our listener base. So anyway, back on topic beforewe go off to a tangent. So yeah, those added, those hidden sugars are killer to anyone who's trying to beon a diet, but more important, are terrible to anyone who's trying to be healthy. So it's kind of a ...Speaker 2 (08:06):Did they give you a calorie count on the menu? I'm sure they didn't tell you the sugar.Speaker 1 (08:10):I looked it all up, I was on my phone.Speaker 2 (08:12):Okay, but not on the menu?Speaker 1 (08:14):I don't really remember to be honest with you. Because I looked up everything. I was honestly a littlenervous walking into that place, I had no idea what toSpeaker 2 (08:22):What to do?Speaker 1 (08:22): I saw all these 13 year olds walking in because of course it was lunch time too, so I guess there's a schoolaround there. So I don't know, I don't want to be like the adult who walks in and has no idea how toorder and be like that old guy who doesn't know what to ... So I was looking it all up on my phone sothat when I walked in ... And of course, it's all kind of COVID-y. They still areSpeaker 2 (08:45):Behind glass?Speaker 1 (08:45):I think they kind of are six feet apart, I thought they had hanging, or I think they have hanging, fromwhat I remember ... So I was kind of ... I felt like in Seinfeld, the soup kitchen, you stand there in lineSpeaker 2 (08:55):Yeah, move, move.Speaker 1 (08:57):And then you walk up. So I walked up, I was like, "Chia pudding with peanut butter please." And justmoved over to the side, so I didn't really look at the menu there, but I did look at all of that stuff onlineand I Googled ... And like I said before, there weren't many options that weren't loaded with sugar. Andthat's everywhere, added sugar ... Actually, I have that written down as my number one note is ... WhenI knew that we were going to talk about some sugar today is that added sugar is actually the real enemyof everything, it's not real sugar. Real sugar that's naturally occurring in fruit, yes, it is still sugar and yourbody still is going to register that as sugar, so you can definitely eat too much of it, you can definitelyeffect your insulin levels if you're eating tons and tons of fruit all the time I guess.Speaker 2 (09:50):Yeah sure, your blood sugar can go up and down, absolutely.Speaker 1 (09:51):Give yourself diabetes, yeah. But just looking in the context of what is happening our our worldSpeaker 2 (10:00):It's all illusion.Speaker 1 (10:01):It's the added sugars, it's the branding of being healthy, and that all started back in the low-fat era withall of these lobbyists who legit made fat the enemy. They made fat the enemy, because they were sugarlobbyists, and they made fat the enemy, and we could go down a whole rabbit hole with that today, weprobably shouldn't do that because we're short on time, and I do want to talk about most of the healthparts about this, because I think it's an important topic for people to listen to.Speaker 2 (10:40):So for the girls this week I gave them ... It was a frozen packet and there was four frozen ... I don't know,servings of acai. Speaker 1 (10:50):Okay, there you go.Speaker 2 (10:51):Thank you. And for reference here, there's 100 calories in one of those packets and it's 24% of your dailyvalue of sugar, and it was 12 grams of sugar. So that's for one packet. Okay, now you're reading the backof this thing, so how do I do this? How do I make this bowl? They tell you to use two packets. Theserving size says one, but if you're following the directions of how to make this bowl, they're telling youto use two packets.Speaker 1 (11:17):So one serving size is two packets.Speaker 2 (11:18):Yeah.Speaker 1 (11:18):One serving equals two packets.Speaker 2 (11:19):Yeah, but that's not what it says on the label.Speaker 1 (11:22):Right, so one pack is ... But that label is one pack, so one serving size to make would require two packs,right?Speaker 2 (11:30):No. One serving is supposed to be one packet. But now they're telling you, and this is what I'mSpeaker 1 (11:34):To make it with two of them?Speaker 2 (11:35):Yes.Speaker 1 (11:35):I got you.Speaker 2 (11:36):So let's make this giant bowl. And I've got to tell you, you don't need ... First of all, you don't need thisgiant bowl, you know, a little thing is plenty. So I give them that, then I go and find the lowest sugargranola I can find, because that's fun. They have a birthday cake flavored one. And I gave them all of thenutrition ... Speaker 1 (11:56):Facts.Speaker 2 (11:57):Thank you. Of everything on there. And it was beautiful, because one was like, "Oh my god, I can'tbelieve how much sugar is in here." And I go, "Thank you, that's exactly what my point was about all ofthis." So first of all, we see what the serving sizes are, let's stick to them. And even in their little ... Ididn't even give them a 1/3 cup of granola, because that was over 130 calories. And you didn't need it, itwas such a big serving. Granola is so sweet. So anyway, my point with this whole thing was to get themto understand to read the nutrition facts, to get them to understand a serving size and to stick with it.And that was one of our takeaways for the week, was to look at sugar and to look at serving sizes and tryto stick with those facts. Because it's very easy ... And right away, right on this pack, I couldn't believe it,right on this pack it's telling you to make this concoction and double the serving size.Speaker 1 (12:51):Well that's a whole nother topic, is portion control, because we frankly, honestly, eat way too much andway too big servings in this country, but the rest of the world is catching up too. But you're expecting tohave a bowl of health food, and you have a bowl of sugar because of how they are telling you to make itor what not. How do the girls take away from that? What do they take away from that? Did they thinkthat was ridiculous?Speaker 2 (13:23):Yeah, because then we went over the whole teaspoon of four grams of sugar and if you do that littlemath equation in your head, "Oh my god, that's a lot."Speaker 1 (13:30):Do you know how many teaspoons it came out? Because how many grams did it end up saying?Speaker 2 (13:35):Of in the acai? How many grams of sugar?Speaker 1 (13:38):Yeah.Speaker 2 (13:40):12.Speaker 1 (13:40):It was 12?Speaker 2 (13:43):Yeah, so that's three teaspoons.Speaker 1 (13:44): Right.Speaker 2 (13:45):So that's what I told them, you have to do the ... It's very easy math, but just think of that teaspoons.Think about putting three teaspoons in your mouth of sugar, plain sugar.Speaker 1 (13:54):Right. And I don't know exactly where the study is, so I do apologize because I'm not going to be able tocite it, but there's a study that showed that women should only consume six teaspoons of sugar a day.So if you have one bowl of health food acai bowl, you're already half-way there. So it's crazy.Speaker 2 (14:13):It's crazy. And again, with these girls I'm careful about nutrition and, "Don't eat this." I don't have thatconversation at all, it's just being mindful of what you're eating. And I showed them a real portion size ofgranola and I showed them it halved, which is what I'd given them, and I'm like, "This is way more thanenough, but this is what tends to make people go over." And even though something is deemed healthy,you've got to be your own advocate, because it's definitely not.Speaker 1 (14:40):Yeah, you've got to do your homework.Speaker 2 (14:43):At the end of that bowl, there was probably 30 grams of sugar by the time they were done.Speaker 1 (14:47):Right. And here's the thing, every now and then, sure that's fine. But for the average person who isgetting that in the rest of their food as well, they're probably getting that in their lunch and also in theirdinner, that's the problem. And it's in all of our foods, and it's ... I don't know, we've talked about itbeing an addiction before, I don't know. I think addiction is kind of a strong word. But maybe thecravings are so strong that it's very tough for people to pass up on it. It becomes part of if you have foodwithout it, you don't get that same effect, both for your taste and for your physically, because you don'tget that insulin spike that you're used to getting. So it's something that's found in a lot of foodspurposefully, processed foods purposefully, to get you to eat more of it, frankly, and to want more of itbecause as you're coming down from that crash, you're feeling kind of crappy. So you're craving it more,so if you eat more of it you'll pick yourself right back up.Speaker 2 (15:45):All right, now just to segway out of this, not to cut you off, but I have my Reader's Digest here that talksabout sugar.Speaker 1 (15:50):Can't have an episode without it.Speaker 2 (15:52): And number five is snacks that sneak in the sugar. Do you want to guess?Speaker 1 (15:57):Snacks thatSpeaker 2 (15:58):Yeah, foods that you would think they're healthy but they're high in sugar.Speaker 1 (16:05):Fig Newtons.Speaker 2 (16:06):No.Speaker 1 (16:07):Okay, Werther's mint thingies.Speaker 2 (16:13):No, okay. Oatmeal. Right? Because when you pick up the brown sugar oatmeal, when you look at thatlittle packet that's so easy to eat, and you think Oatmeal is healthy for you, full of fiber. But now they'repacking it full of all kinds of sugars and stuff.Speaker 1 (16:25):Right, and I'd recommend probably staying away from those instant packs too.Speaker 2 (16:28):Oh yeah, I like making my own.Speaker 1 (16:31):Absolutely, me too.Speaker 2 (16:33):Yeah, here they said heaping on an extra tablespoon of brown sugar adds an extra 12 grams of sugar.Speaker 1 (16:38):Yeah, that's the add on, that's the added sugar.Speaker 2 (16:40):Would you ever put brown sugar on your ...Speaker 1 (16:41):No? Speaker 2 (16:41):What do you put in your oatmeal I mean?Speaker 1 (16:44):My oatmeal, I haven't had it in a long time because I've been changing my feeding window a bit, but Iwould just put fruit on itSpeaker 2 (16:54):Do you heat it up?Speaker 1 (16:55):-A handful of blueberries. Yeah, I mean I would do both overnight oats and that, but I like hot oatmealbetter. Yeah, so just blueberries, maybe some nuts, walnuts, almonds, shaved almonds, a little bit ofpeanut butter depending on the day if I wasSpeaker 2 (17:09):You're such a peanut butter guy.Speaker 1 (17:10):Yeah. It depends on the day, yeah. But yeah, but I wouldn't put sugar on it, no.Speaker 2 (17:16):Smoothies.Speaker 1 (17:18):Yeah.Speaker 2 (17:19):A medium 16 ounce store-bought smoothie has 30-80 grams of sugar.Speaker 1 (17:23):Yeah, it's like a soda, more than soda.Speaker 2 (17:26):What are those juices they sell? They're in a nice bottle, they look likeSpeaker 1 (17:29):The Naked?Speaker 2 (17:30):Yes. Holy shit.Speaker 1 (17:32): Yeah, loaded with sugar.Speaker 2 (17:32):The green one, I think, has the least amount of sugar and it's over 26 grams of sugar.Speaker 1 (17:36):Yeah, remember we used to fight with Brian about it? Brian used to say, "It's healthy."Speaker 2 (17:41):"I'm healthy."Speaker 1 (17:41):It's like, "Bro, that's more than the soda you're going to have at lunch." Because he's having soda atlunch. But those are not ... Yes, they might be whole real foods, which is what we talk about all the time,to eat whole real foods, but don't eat 40 of them, don't eat 40 apples in one sitting because it's thesame thing going back to what we said before, it's still sugar, your body is still processing it as sugar.Speaker 2 (18:02):And again, that's a processed concoction. If you're going to juice your own stuff, at least that's muchbetter.Speaker 1 (18:09):That's why I never buy protein shakes, almost never, I shouldn't say never. But I almost never buy shakesout, I just make my own. Why would I buy something out that I don't have control of what's going in it?Most of the time ... Yes, the ones I buy out are good because they probably put stuff in there that makeit sweeter, betterSpeaker 2 (18:28):Well you're buying them at a real place, not off a shelf.Speaker 1 (18:30):No but I mean, right, maybe they taste a little bit better than mine at home because they're puttingother shit in it that changes it, it makes it sweeter. But I make my own stuff, I know what's going in it, Ican control it. It's a hell of a lot cheaper. It's a hell of a lot to cheaper to make my ... What was thatexample of the shake?Speaker 2 (18:50):The smoothie?Speaker 1 (18:50):Yeah, the smoothie.Speaker 2 (18:51):16 ounces is 30-80 grams of sugar. Speaker 1 (18:54):30-80, and that's probably, at least here in New Jersey, that's probably a nine dollar smoothie.Speaker 2 (19:01):Easily.Speaker 1 (19:01):A nine dollar smoothie before tax and everything, maybe you're spending 12 bucks on that, 15 bucks onthat.Speaker 2 (19:05):And there's probably cookies in there. You know like here's the girl scout flavored smoothie.Speaker 1 (19:09):Right, exactly. But yeah, so make your own smoothies.Speaker 2 (19:13):Yeah please.Speaker 1 (19:14):But again, going to that added sugar, if you do your own and you pay attention to it, my shake doesn'thave any added sugar in it, I know what's in it. Again, that's probably whySpeaker 2 (19:25):But again, if you're getting your sugar from your fruit, that's where you're supposed to get it from. That'swhere your body wants to get it from.Speaker 1 (19:29):Right, because generally speaking, you're not going to over-eat fruit. You're not going to ... Your body isgoing to tell you when enough's enough with fruit, for the most part. I mean, I guess you could ... I havehad the munchies before where I've just went to town on grapes or blueberries, something you can pickand not think about. But that's not happening every night.Speaker 2 (19:53):No, and that's still different.Speaker 1 (19:56):It's still different. Yeah, I mean my blood sugar was probably pretty spiked from that.Speaker 2 (20:00):One topic I definitely want to hit up on, maybe next week or the following week, is the glycemic index.Because that's very interesting, and dieticians get really pissed off when you talk about it, becausethey're like, "Nobody ever got fat eating tomatoes." But there is a place for it, and I really learned a lot with Andy's situation, I want to talk about it maybe next week, about that, and not mixing tomatoes and a banana in his lunch and the importance of that if you are looking at blood sugar. Speaker 1 (20:26): No, I like that. And even when you're just going off of that, yeah, sugar is sugar, but if you're going to have that sweet, that snack, obviously we're not trying to tell you not to eat fruit, but it is again for another topic. But it is important timing wise, you don't want to be doing that right before bed, you don't want to be consuming sugar right before bed. But just to give you a break down, one cup of strawberries has 7 grams of sugar, but there's 11 grams of sugar in one of those strawberry flavored fruit snack things, like one little tiny pouch thing. So a cup of strawberries is a pretty significant amount of strawberries, right? Speaker 2 (21:12): Yeah, that will keep you busy for a while. Speaker 1 (21:13): Yeah, and one of those little packs, I mean how many times can you probably eat more than one of those littleSpeaker 2 (21:20): There's like five or six in there, yeah. So you have to eat like three. Speaker 1 (21:23): So just in comparison to the size of how much volume process added sugar compared to real natural sugar. Speaker 2 (21:33): Yeah, no. It's all hidden in there. And looking at portion sizes, again, same thing. I always look for that, like edamame, I always go for that for the first snack because it keeps you busy. It's so the same thing with popcorn. If you're snacking or you're watching TV and you're someone who constantly needs to feel like you're eating, I always go towards that. Speaker 1 (21:53): Yeah, well it's smart, and that's exactly what I was saying before when I had the munchies, I was just sitting there going to town, I should have had some edamame instead. Speaker 2 (21:59): Do you have it in your freezer? Speaker 1 (22:01): No, I don't think so, but I should, it's a good idea. Speaker 2 (22:05): It is, and it's fun. Well I always get excited when I go to a bar and they have edamame, because that'slike the perfect ... for me it's the perfect bar food. You don't feel guilty. All right, you're giving me thatlook. All right, one other thing is yogurt that you want to watch. A five ounce yogurt, a fruit flavoredyogurt, can contain 22 grams of sugar. And it's that fruit on the bottom, guys, you've got to watch.You're better off putting your own fruit in there.Speaker 1 (22:31):All that added crap in it.Speaker 2 (22:33):Yeah, because it's like a jam almost.Speaker 1 (22:34):Yeah, and it's processed.Speaker 2 (22:34):It is processed, right.Speaker 1 (22:35):What is that fruclose, right? What is that stuff? I don't know.Speaker 2 (22:43):Fructose?Speaker 1 (22:43):Fructose? No, that's not what I'm looking for.Speaker 2 (22:45):Sucralose?Speaker 1 (22:46):Yeah, that's what I was looking for. That's crappy, right?Speaker 2 (22:49):Yeah, that's bad.Speaker 1 (22:49):Yeah, that's really bad. And that's the fake stuff?Speaker 2 (22:53):That's the fake stuff.Speaker 1 (22:54): But they put that stuff ...Speaker 2 (22:56):It's in a lot of stuff.Speaker 1 (22:56):Yeah, like the syrups and all those syrups and ...Speaker 2 (23:00):Corn syrup.Speaker 1 (23:01):Corn syrup I think they're trying to cut out more and more, right? But it's still in a lot of shit. It's in a lotof food.Speaker 2 (23:08):All right, let me list off the other things. Trail mix, you've got to watch that with the trail mix.Speaker 1 (23:12):Easy to go high portions too with trail mix, because again you're picking, but it has nuts and ...Speaker 2 (23:18):Well that's a good point, because nuts, yeah, they're good for you, they're omega threes and all thatkind ... They're the good fats. But you have to watch your portion sizes on them because they can justblow you away.Speaker 1 (23:30):Right, easily.Speaker 2 (23:31):"Oh, these almonds are good for me." Well, yeah, 11, not 42.Speaker 1 (23:34):Again, I think we talked about it on a previous podcast at some point, but yeah, that's why the big thingof the 100 calorie, having them separated, it might be a little bit more expensive but I know I'm onlyeating 100 calories in that. Because it's very easy to over-consume that, and then you combine that withsugar, which is obviouslySpeaker 2 (23:52):Yeah, they'll have M&Ms or raisins in there Speaker 1 (23:54): Yeah, if you've listened up to this point you know that's not good for you, if you're still with us. But yeah,it's not a good combination. Very, very easy to over-eat and go beyond moderation with that withouteven thinking about it.Speaker 2 (24:08):Yup. And then I just want to leave you with this last fun fact from Reader's Digest here. This is theamount of added sugar the average American eats in a year. So 13 five-pound bags of sugar.Speaker 1 (24:23):Wow.Speaker 2 (24:24):So you know what they look like, right?Speaker 1 (24:26):Of course.Speaker 2 (24:26):13 five-pound bags of sugar that is consumed. The American Heart Association recommends that menconsume no more than 9 teaspoons, which is 36 grams of added sugar per day. And that, my friends, isthe amount of sugar in a Three Musketeers bar.Speaker 1 (24:43):Wow.Speaker 2 (24:43):So if you eat a Three Musketeers bar in a day that's all the sugar you can have, is in one of those bars.And women, no more than six, 24 grams. On average we ingest 19.5 teaspoons, 78 grams, so that's theaverage.Speaker 1 (25:00):So basically, pay attention to your sugar intake. Pay attention.Speaker 2 (25:03):Please, and do the math, do the math.Speaker 1 (25:05):Right, do the math because you can very easily go over, and that could be something that could be lifechanging now. Just like anything else, your health isn't determined by one specific thing, so does cuttingout sugar completely make you a healthy person? No. Does over-consuming sugar regularly make youunhealthy? No. Is that habit unhealthy? Yes. But you've got to make sure that you're paying attention toeverything in your diet. Now, the best way to do that, track. At least for a little bit, track your food. Iknow it's a pain the ass.Speaker 2 (25:40):Yeah, but that gives you a number at the end of the day. I mean, just do it so you see where you're at.Speaker 1 (25:45):Right. If you do it long enough, too, if you bite the bullet long enough, then you get a pretty goodunderstanding of what food looks like, what portion sizes for you look like. And then you can do thatmagical thing of intuitive eating that is a buzz word, but I guess I would say I am an intuitive eater, Idon't know.Speaker 2 (26:09):Yeah, the way you walked into that store.Speaker 1 (26:09):But I don't read labels, in terms of portion size. I know what I'm eating for me. I have a good understandthat that's too big of a portion or that's not enough. At the end of the day, because I've been doing itlong enough, I've tracked enough days, enough months of food to know, it's understanding food. Justlike everything else, it's understanding ... If you start a new job, you've got to learn it and practice it, anddo it over and over and over again until you could do it like the back of your hand.Speaker 1 (26:43):It's the same thing with nutrition and health. I've tracked my food, like I said, for months. Now I don'thave to because it's in my head. I understand it, I can look at ... I know I'm right around ... I'll guaranteeyou, if I tracked my food now without changing a thing in my diet, I would be pretty consistent day inand day out of where I'm falling within my calories and my macros, without even tracking. And that'sjust from doing it and bearing down through the annoying days of tracking.Speaker 2 (27:14):But it is, it's so worth it in the end, just to get a picture.Speaker 1 (27:16):So worth it. Now would you recommend, somebody ... Let's say they are tracking it and they're eatingtoo much sugar, would you recommend substituting that for a fake sugar? Maybe if they have in theircoffee, they have sugar, putting sweet and low in it or whatever?Speaker 2 (27:34):I really don't. I don't like that. Because I think ifSpeaker 1 (27:36):Or diet soda instead of ...Speaker 2 (27:37):Yeah, I don't. I don't think that's a good way to go, I think that's more unhealthy.Speaker 1 (27:41): Yeah, I agree.Speaker 2 (27:41):So what I did to cut sugar out of my coffee is I switched to flavored coffee.Speaker 1 (27:47):Okay.Speaker 2 (27:48):I don't know why.Speaker 1 (27:49):And it works?Speaker 2 (27:51):Yeah. I don't ...Speaker 1 (27:51):Because it gives you the taste without ...Speaker 2 (27:53):Yeah, I guess so, but that's how I got rid of sugar in my coffee, and I have not missed it.Speaker 1 (27:58):I used to be a proponent of fake sugars, I used to be one to say, "Oh, there's no studies that show thatthey're bad for you," or whatever. And really if you look at everything, there's still a lot of unknownabout it. There's a lot of studies for both sides of it.Speaker 2 (28:17):Of course.Speaker 1 (28:20):But my opinion has changed now, my perspective have changed. Because, for one thing, I don't believein putting fake crap in your body. Anything that I can barely pronounce, I'm not the most literate personor whatever, but if I have trouble pronouncing it, I don't want to put it in my body. Especially if you'vegot to make it the size of a very minuscule font that I need a microscope to read that it's on the label.Speaker 2 (28:48):Yeah, they're getting smaller and smaller.Speaker 1 (28:49):Either that or my eyes are getting worse and worse. But I just don't want to be putting that in my body,and I don't recommend people doing that. Now, I have recently seen a study about how the fake sugaractually does create a response in your body like real sugar, and it's actually more addictive because it'sa chemical as opposed to a natural ... Again, that's one of how many thousands of studies being paid forby who that say what?Speaker 2 (29:18):I just don't trust any of that stuff.Speaker 1 (29:20):I don't trust anything, right. I trust what's in front of me. And for me, I've cut out fake sugar. I used todrink diet soda, I don't do that. Maybe every now and then I'll have one, but I don't drink it anymore.Speaker 2 (29:31):Do you prefer diet soda over regular soda?Speaker 1 (29:35):Depends on the soda.Speaker 2 (29:36):I'm surprised that you said that.Speaker 1 (29:37):Well no, I guess not. But I would drink diet soda because I would feel like it's something better, caloriefree.Speaker 2 (29:45):Okay, so that's why you would do that.Speaker 1 (29:46):But I haven't had soda in a long time, so I'd probably ... Actually, that's a lie. I had a birch beer lastweekend, and it was a regular birch beer, not a diet. Because yes ...Speaker 2 (29:56):If you're going to drink it, drink it.Speaker 1 (29:56):It's high in sugar or whatever, but I don't have sugar in my diet very often.Speaker 2 (30:02):When was the last time?Speaker 1 (30:05):And I think I can speak for both of us, I'm not saying just to go out and completely cut out sugar. Sugar isnot the enemy. But being mindful of how much and how much is in all of your food all of the time, and not just, "Oh, well it's in that soda, so I cut out soda, so I'm good." No, it's in a lot of other stuff that youaren't even aware of.Speaker 2 (30:26):Yeah, but I think if there are people listening who are addicted to soda, I think cutting down on thatwould make you feel so much better.Speaker 1 (30:35):Absolutely.Speaker 2 (30:36):I think that would be the quickest change you would feel if you start cutting out soda. Just cutting backand then eventually eliminating it, I think that would be amazing.Speaker 1 (30:43):Absolutely. And you don't understand how much crap is in soda. Right?Speaker 2 (30:46):It takes paint off cars.Speaker 1 (30:48):Yeah, not even just the sugar amount in it, but everything else, all the chemicals in it, and it's tough forpeople to give that up.Speaker 2 (30:56):I know, that's a total addiction. It is.Speaker 1 (30:59):It is. I mean, I guess that's kind of contradicting what I said before, because I think addiction is a harshword, but yeah, I mean it is hard for people to give that up. It does become a physical addiction to apoint. Now, do I think it's fair to compare someone who can't give up drinking three cokes a day tosomeone who's living on the street robbing people to put heroin in their body? I think that's realaddiction. I think if you can't quit drinking soda you're just soft and you don't like the backlash your bodyis going to put you through.Speaker 2 (31:37):I would say it's a tier thing, heroin is up here andSpeaker 1 (31:40):Of course. But nobody, not that I'm aware of, nobody has ever sucked dick for coke, like Coca Cola.Speaker 2 (31:52):Well not that we're aware of. Speaker 1 (31:56):But no, seriously, you don't do extremes.Speaker 2 (32:00):I see your point.Speaker 1 (32:01):You take Coca Cola away from the business man who has it at lunch and dinner, has two cans a day andis "addicted" to that and is obese, you take that away from him, he's not going to, more than likely, goout and rob some place to get a coke, right? I don't think the addiction is to that level. So to me, it's acontrollable addiction. If you can control the urge to rob someone who has something more than you allthe timeSpeaker 2 (32:36):Okay, so say the guy at the desk who drinks his soda, let's say he drinks a little bit more than that, likefive a day. If he comes out of his office because he has no more soda, and you're standing in the way ofhim leaving, what do you think his behavior is going to be like?Speaker 1 (32:50):Oh he's going to be irritated and angry.Speaker 2 (32:54):He's going to pissed. Now is he going to rob you and ... I don't think so, but I think it is going to activate anegative, nastySpeaker 1 (33:02):If he gets to the vending machine and he doesn't have the extra 25 cents in his pocket to make enoughto get a soda out, I don't think he's going to rob me for 25 cents. I think he's going to get in his car anddrive home, or go wherever he wants.Speaker 1 (33:15):I think a heroin addict is buying heroin and he or she is short or whatever and I'm walking by, thatperson is going to rob me to try to get [inaudible 00:33:24] of it. So if you have enough self control notto rob me to fulfill your addiction, you have enough self control to say, "No, I'm not going to drink it."Speaker 2 (33:34):Good point, very good point.Speaker 1 (33:35):So that's just my opinion on it. And I think we make too many excuses for people, and it just comes tothe point of just saying no. Just say no. It sucks, yeah, it might suck, it might feel like ... But that justmeans you're too soft to give into the suck. Or your too soft to deal with the suck.Speaker 2 (33:56): And again, the suck's going to go away. You don't have to go to the hospital for a detox, right?Speaker 1 (34:01):Right, maybe.Speaker 2 (34:03):You may have a headache, you may be cranky.Speaker 1 (34:04):Right, and you might sleep like crap for a while, you might feel like crap for a while, but making thesechanges are so important to not feel like crap later on. And not only not feel like crap, but not live acrappy life later on. And I'll give you, again, another quick story of a microcosm of what this world is like,Vicki is doing home infusion stuff now, so she's a nurse that goes into peoples' homes. And she was at ahome the other day of an obese couple. I think she said they were middle-aged, they weren't old oranything, middle-aged, 50s maybe. And every other word was an excuse about why they couldn'texercise. Now she wasn't even talking about exercise, she was there to give them their meds orwhatever. But they kept bringing it up because obviously they had some sort of self esteem issue, andshe looks like she works out, even though she doesn't very often. But she looks like she's in shape orwhatever. And they had this, obviously, this low self-esteem about it. But she said that they wouldn'ttake a breath talking about all of the different Netflix shows and TV shows that they've seen. So theyhad all the excuses in the world about why they can't get up and exercise, but they know everythingabout every single Netflix show because they just sit there.Speaker 2 (35:26):They just sit there and watch TV.Speaker 1 (35:28):They just sit there and make more excuses for themselves. And she said they're not sick people, shegoes into some people who are sick. Yeah obviously, the one person she was treating was onmedication, but not enough to stop them from being healthy outside of that. So if you have that time towatch all those shows on Netflix or whatever, you can take 30 minutes a day twice a week, three days aweek, four days a week, wherever you've got to start to get it into your habit to make it part of yourhabit. And again, that brings us back to the sugar addiction. It's not an addiction, if you're not willing torob me, or if you're not willing to suck dick for a sodaSpeaker 2 (36:20):Then you're not really that ... Addiction is just not real.Speaker 1 (36:23):Yeah. And I apologize for anybody for using that term, but I couldn't give up the opportunity to say,"Suck dick for coke," and not have it actually mean about coke.Speaker 2 (36:34):Well I think you did put it in a good perspective, you're absolutely right. Because those hard core drugaddicts, that's what they do, you're right. They get down to that level, it's that bad. Speaker 1 (36:42):I watched one of my good friends go through it. I brought him to a rehab home, I put him in a hotelwhen he got out of jail because he had no where else to go and he couldn't go back to the streets. I sawhim do all that. I caught him robbing me, well looking back now, I know it was him, but rob me of a giantthing of some sort of narcotic pills. I don't know, it was in college after one of my surgeries. After myelbow surgery or my knee surgery, a huge thing, like 20 or 30 Percocets or Oxys or whatever and theywent missing. And I accused him at the time, he said, "No, no, no." Five years later, I'm driving him to arehab facility, so it obviously was him. So I've seen real addiction, I've seen how it affects someone who Iwas very close with, he was one of my best friends. And thankfully, knock on wood, he's done somethingwith his life now, he cleaned himself up, he's doing really well.Speaker 2 (37:41):Yeah, he's doing good right?Speaker 1 (37:41):But that's addiction. And that is what we need to start realizing as people is that we're in control ofeverything we do. Do we want to continue making excuses to be comfortable until you're older. So[inaudible 00:38:01]. Another story, I was at the mall another day with Jimmy, it was a whiffle balltournament we play in. It sounds cheesy, it sounds funny, but I think we had 31 playing this year, 31men playing whiffle ball on a big farm field with four different fields on it. And basically it was likedrinking and barbecuing, and it's a lot of fun the whole day, and male bonding and all that stuff. But I gotknocked out and I was working ... I didn't make it to the playoffs, I didn't play very well, I had a bad day.Bad outing. But anyway, this show isn't about my athletic performance, all right? Thanks for taking itthere.Speaker 1 (38:42):When I was knocked out and watching Jimmy play in the play-offs, I was sitting next to one of the guys Iwas playing with who also got knocked out. Probably was late 40s, typical big gut. And I was actuallymaking fun of him when we were playing against him, calling him diabetic and stuff like that, and he hada pouch here where he kept his phone, it wasn't a diabetic, but it just looked diabetic. But he was fromStaten Island or Long Island, New York, there was a lot of ball-busting going on. So I hit a ball and hecouldn't get to it, I was making fun of him. He had the typical big gut of a diabetic. So we were talkingabout COVID, of course, because everyone's still talking about that and the vaccine. And he said how hegot the vaccine because he's high risk. And I'm like, "Yeah great, people who are high risk should get it."And he's like, "Yeah, I'm diabetic." But he's sitting there drinking a beer with his sleeveless shirt and hisfat just pouring out. And I'm just like, "Yeah, the vaccine's going to help you." You're a diabetic bychoice. You haven't made any changes at all, obviously, in your lifestyle.Speaker 2 (39:55):No, take the mediation, right? Why not?Speaker 1 (39:57):So I don't even remember why I got on that story, but it's a lifestyle choice.Speaker 2 (40:05): Well he's choosing. He's choosing to be a diabetic.Speaker 1 (40:12):He's choosing to be ... Right, absolutely.Speaker 2 (40:12):So don't give me your in this high risk. You're not type 1, and you're choosingSpeaker 1 (40:16):Well right, it's very different. If you're born with it, you're born with it. But if you choose, through yourlifestyle, to give yourself a disease that will kill you, that's your choice just like anything else.Speaker 2 (40:31):Yeah, right. There are ways.Speaker 1 (40:31):Just like saying no to that soda, that's your choice. And like we were saying earlier, people are just toosoft. In my opinion anyway, people are too soft. To me, people are coddled, they coddle themselves,they make excuses for themselves, because it is hard toSpeaker 2 (40:52):Well nothing easy is worth having. Is that what the saying is?Speaker 1 (40:55):Yeah, something like that, yeah.Speaker 2 (40:55):Yeah, it sucks, but the end result is worth it, right? If it's not then I think you've got some mental issuesand you're okay living your life like this, you're okay beingSpeaker 1 (41:03):But it also sucks to be 60 and with a ton of different health issues and not being able to live the rest ofyour life in a way that you want to. That sucks probably a lot more than getting the shakes from thatsoda, or not having the soda. Which you don't actually get the shakes from, unless you're someonewho's consuming that much sugar.Speaker 2 (41:27):That's a whole nother thing.Speaker 1 (41:28):And then you've got to go talk to a psychiatrist.Speaker 2 (41:30): That's a whole different issue. Yeah, people got to make choices. It's not easy, but it's worth it.Speaker 1 (41:40):No, exactly. And I guess to wrap all this up, don't look for the easy way out. That's just ... In a 10,000 footview of this conversation, I know it's mostly about sugar, but don't take the easy way out, don't makeexcuses for yourself. We all know that sugar in excess is bad. So make a decision whether you're going toaccept that in your life or whether you're going to deal with the uncomfortable consequences of nothaving that sugar at that moment, and then an hour for then forgetting about it. So it's the instantgratification versus the long view. And once you stop having it, once you kind of cut it out, you don'treally look for it anyway.Speaker 2 (42:30):No, switch to seltzer. You know? If you likeSpeaker 1 (42:32):Try drinking them.Speaker 2 (42:33):Yeah, seltzer's great.Speaker 1 (42:34):I drink water all day, then when I go home I drink seltzer.Speaker 2 (42:37):Flavored?Speaker 1 (42:38):Yeah, I try to get the natural flavored ones that are ... I don't even know, whatever Vicki buys. She doesmost of the shopping.Speaker 2 (42:45):Yeah, I just don't like the lime ones. I find them very bitter.Speaker 1 (42:50):Yeah, I like the lime ones. I don't really discriminate. I like all seltzers. All seltzer lives matter.Speaker 2 (42:57):[inaudible 00:42:57].Speaker 1 (42:58):Oh, client's here? What time is it? Oh yeah. Wow, time flew by.Speaker 2 (43:02): Usually does.Speaker 1 (43:03):All right, well I guess we've got to wrap this up now. But we do appreciate if you've made it this far, wedo appreciate you hanging on listening to us and supporting us all the time. Please share the show asmuch as you can.Speaker 2 (43:18):Yeah, leave some comments.Speaker 1 (43:19):Yeah, leave some comments.Speaker 2 (43:20):If you try anything that we recommend, we'd love to hear about it.Speaker 1 (43:22):Yeah, maybe we should do a Q&A for next week's show. Like maybe put up on our story on Instagram sowe can put a Q&A and see if anyone writes in any questions.Speaker 2 (43:33):Okay, that's a great idea.Speaker 1 (43:34):Look out for that if you listen to this. Do you have a day? Do you want to put it on a day? What day doyou want to do it on?Speaker 2 (43:43):Well let's do it on Monday and Tuesday.Speaker 1 (43:44):All right, Monday and Tuesday?Speaker 2 (43:46):Let's do two days, yeah.Speaker 1 (43:46):All right, Monday and Tuesday so the show comes out on Monday.Speaker 2 (43:49):Right, and then we record Wednesday.Speaker 1 (43:50): Mm-hmm (affirmative). So look at our story on Instagram at Next Generation Training Center. We willbe posting that Q&A up there. So if you have any questions about health, fitness, diet, sugar, mindset, Idon't know. Anything else we're experts in?Speaker 2 (44:06):Everything.Speaker 1 (44:06):We're experts in everything. If you have any questions about anything at all.Speaker 2 (44:10):Relationships, love, partnerships. We're good partners, we've been partners for almost two years Mike.Speaker 1 (44:17):Wow, holy crap, it's only been ... It's almost ... Wow. Oh yeah.Speaker 2 (44:20):Yes, isn't that crazy?Speaker 1 (44:21):Christmas right? Well, January will be two years.Speaker 2 (44:25):Yeah.Speaker 1 (44:28):Well, we hae an anniversary party every year when we take the staff out.Speaker 2 (44:31):But anyway, write in your stuff, we want to hear from you.Speaker 1 (44:35):Yeah please, and thank you guys, we appreciate you.

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It's time now for Episode Number 60 with my awesome co host here, Dr. Kenneth Brown. I'm Eric Rieger. Dr. Brown, I think with this episode number 60 we must be a couple of fun guys.that's a that's a pretty good pun. Because today we're talking fun guy.We are talking aboutmushrooms. So we're it's pretty exciting. I was watching on Netflix of a show called fantasticfungi. logs. It was talking about that.Yeah. And so a lot of people if you get a chance go and take a look at this. Paul Stamets I learned about this pre COVID when Paul Stamets went on Joe Rogan. And at that time he was talking about it and they're trying to raise money. So I rent or I purchased the movie, sure through Amazon Prime or one of those and watched it. Because they're supposed to go to various locations and show it at theaters like yeah, like in like in really cool locations, and outdoor theaters and stuff like that COVID hit, didn't get a chance to do it. And now it's on Netflix so you can see it. It's great. But what it does show is just how complex fungi are and the whole kingdom of fungi, which includes the mushrooms, which everybody thinks of them as mushrooms, and we're gonna get into that a little bit. But today we're gonna talk about that and not just kind of what they talked about. I mean, there's a lot of stuff in the medium right now about magic mushrooms and different things like that. But we're gonna talk the nutritional aspect, because an article just came out recently and I think you're gonna start seeing a big push of people discussing Well, how do we use this as a functional food, and that's what I want to get into today.That's huge and interesting, because growing up, I think that my only exposure to mushrooms were if they happen to come in a soup or if it was a you know, a portabello or a baby Bella or just a traditionally a white Texas mushroom and really didn't know much else than if they grew in the yard. And of course your mom was like, don't touch those are probably poisonous. So I I think it's kind of amazing how people kind of transitioned on this is actually something that can be very, very beneficial given the right circumstance.Absolutely. It's so cool. There's so much science with it. And you're right like it could be poisonous. Unfortunately, a good friend of ours, Dr. Rusev, Ron, a gastroenterologist in San Antonio, if you're anywhere in that area, make an appointment with him. He's amazing. His chocolate lab ate a skullcap I believe in cause liver failure. And his poor dog is really close to his dog and so that happened to our pig.Oh, that's right. Snoop hoggy, hoggy,hoggy hog you have pig wedid and Snoop Doggy hog a to death cap and it's very sad but it literally followed the the timeline of what happens when a mammaleats exists. skullcap or death tap is a call to death camp.I was assuming skullcap was another one I didn't really know butI'm barely getting into the one You can eat, let alone a boy,but you're not supposed to. So they, I think the death caps, at least in Texas, they'll follow the tree roots of oaks or post Oaks. And we've got a lot of okay. And so we're where we lived at that time. And so he was kind of lethargic for a day or two. And then there was about three days where he was really energetic and hyperactive. And I hated to see it, but it's almost like there's this turn, it's about a six to seven day rule. There's not a lot he knew.Regardless, I was just sitting there this morning, actually, this morning, I was doing the like news feeds. And of course, something always makes it up on Reddit. There's a woman in Taiwan where her landlord won't fix the leaks. And she was showing pictures of her bedroom, where the leaks are coming down to the wall. It's becoming a whole wall. It's a mushroom growing apartment, Natalie. Yeah. And she was just showing it's just like strips of mushrooms. And you know, it was getting a lot of comments, like if you you know, is that this will, if that's that, then you can eat it. And that's good news. And other people are like you're just breathing in spores. Pretty sure. Not the best place to have mushrooms all over your bedroom, but it is part of it.I don't know if it is or if itisn't. We'll get into all of this about the beneficial aspect of mushrooms. This is not a show about what what mushrooms can kill you. We're going to talk about how you can utilize mushrooms for your overall health benefit. And I was blown away by how healthy these are like people aren't talking about it. I always thought mushrooms were just something to add texture. And she didn't really think much about it. No. Now, this is really cool, because we're going to even sample a mushroom dish that has the nutritional value of this is pretty cool.Yeah, I'm excited to sample it again.Speaking of cool, yeah. I want to give a shout out to the wonderful Dr. Christian mill vilem you're that's how you sayOh, yeah, last guess. Yeah,yeah. Kristin. Well, she did something really cool about this now, and she sent us signed copies biohack your brain your Eric says right there dear Eric, left a little message for you. biohack your brain on our last episode Episode 59. Dr. Kristen, it's it's spelled Willem here. It's pronounced the villa Muir, PhD super smart, fantastic woman she sent us both signed copies of biohack your brain. And I think she's gonna end up coming out with addition to after she hears this episode, because I think we can help even biohack your brain more with these mushrooms.They are amazing. Thank you, Kristen, this is this is a very, very nice gift. And I mean, the feedback from that episode alone is really kind of amazing and ongoing. And people are are wanting to learn from her book because we referenced it. But yeah, she'sa smart cookie. And a study just came out today, sort of verifying everything she has in this book study just came out with a huge, huge number of people that showed those people that eat flavonoids, which she discusses correct in her book, significantly decreased dementia later in life. Oh, we talked about polyphenols all the time. But today we're going to come off the whole polyphenol thing and talk a little about mushrooms because I'm just excited. I feel like we're kind of pulling the lid off of this whole mushroom thing, the way that we did with polyphenols, and we keep getting deeper and deeper. Let'sdo it. I'm ready to learn.Yeah. Let's go ahead and jump in. Before we jump in really quick. I was just thinking about this. I I have not seen Mac or Murray around. And just it's odd not to see them or they did everything going okay with Mark and Murray. They are alive. Okay. And they are not in the countrywasn't as in the United States. They are in a country. So everyone is I mean, everyone's susceptible, I guess. And as a family, we took a trip to Panama the country onaverage on the news, those vacation trips look amazing, man, thatis great trip. I mean, it really wasn't wonderful family vacation. And we, we we weren't trying to go around crowds. Unfortunately, we we did have to go through an airport. So I'm assuming that possibly that's where the infection took place. But I don't I don't know. No one knows. But all four of us flew in to Panama City, we immediately get to a rental car. And we drove five and a half hours deep into the jungle down to this whale peninsula. There we served had a great time. And then we set up a test for us to be tested outside of the Panamanian International Airport at the tocumen Airport and we were advised that Be sure and do it outside of the air. Because if someone happens to be positive, you can then quarantine yourself, and then schedule your own subsequent tests to come back. So we did that. The other problem was is when they called to give us our results, we were already in the airport, we didn't realize that there was that caveat. So when informed that Mac was positive on his antigen swab coach that I said, well, do we need to leave? And they basically, we were informed Well, you're already on camera. And you're there. You got to stay. So essentially, Mac was was COVID positive, the pain could have any symptoms. 00 nada, no, no fever doesn't doesn't feel bad. But he and since he's only 17, and not 18, that meant that a parent had to stay. Fortunately for us, Murray does all of her work digitally, almost. And she's able to stay with him. But they are in a hotel room until the end of this week.Did they get to choose their hotel room that sounds neat wasn't necessarily a choice.Wasn't a choice at all. And they are only in the room and Reid and Mack both deserve huge credit because they've kept a great attitude. I don't think I could have pulled it off. But she she took some funny videos when they first got there because when they get their meals, they either flash the lights in the room or they buzz their room and tell them that they can go down the hallway. And this is a this is a very nice hotel. The hotel is not old at all. It's very brand new. It's brand new.It's so it's a Panamanian, COVID Hotel, that's where their quarantine all visitsare seven nice hotels that are quarantine for visitors currently. And they they didn't have to walk down the hallway and then an unmanned elevator appears with their food Emory took a picture of is a very Stephen King. Yeah,it sounds like a horror film. Yeah. They're waiting for two little girls and tricepsto shine. And I think I think if only for you know, five days, it would be kind of funny. As we're approaching 14 days, no one's really laughing much. You come home,I say on the news, because all my employees I showed up to work and they're like, Hey, we saw Eric's family. And like you didn't see the whole family.Yeah, just just just half. But does read it and re gave him pictures. She was contacted from a local affiliate, because I think it could be wrong, but I think she has a client who has a connection. They reached out to them and, and Mac and Maria, both good sports. And they went along with it. And I want to say just like they did, the Panamanian people, wonderful, this is very little to do with them. We're not above anybody's protocol, we went with exactly it happened. We thought we were being cautious. And, you know, we're we're still going to enjoy ourselves as a family. That's what this is the risk that we took.I think it's and I think that's great. I think the lesson here is if you're when you come into a country, you have to be COVID negative, and we're all getting used to taking those tests before we go. And then when you leave at least do it a day or two before so that you don't have to be part of the governmental process. Yeah,it's there's a couple of lessons certainly in there about the way to handle it, just simply because of the the way the bureaucratic rules are. And it's it's no one's fault, who's who's necessarily down in Panama. However, that being said, you know, would we have traded in the vacation in the time that we guys are family to tonight ever have those experiences? I still say no. Yeah.And so when that those, those pictures were amazing. The Panama just looked absolutely beautiful.Yeah, it was nice.anything going on with you personally, sides spending all your time trying to figure out how to get stuff to them inPanama. Oh, man, that was not very much fun. Everything is kind of pales into comparison. where lots of work and that's enough. Self well, because you got something coming up with you got a young one that travels.So this is relevant. So Lucas had a really good showing at one of the largest tournaments of the year called the qaiser tournament in Kalamazoo, Michigan. him and his partner, Nico godsick won the doubles. Awesome. And then he made it to the finals unfortunately didn't pull it off because the winner gets to go to the US Open. So didn't quite but still huge bracket 250 some kids the best in the country. And he made it to the finals. So super proud of him.But your son also overcame in the semi finals, a six one loss in the first to come back and win the next two. Correct?Correct Yeah, so in the semi finals, he came out a little but it just shows the caliber of play that's out there. If you don't have your game face on, you can or if you're just not firing on all cylinders, and you know he's playing two matches a day, every day for whatever seven days in a row. pretty wild and really cool to see that that level. We'll play they streamed it online. So I was able to watch these matches and you know, and love that my son was able to give a very gracious and appropriate loss post loss speech afterwards where they kind of hand the mic to you and you kind of get the you understand what it's like when you you miss out on something you want so bad, they're like, okay, that's great. Hey, what do you think about that? Put a mic in front of it, I think if the Naomi osaki stuff that's going on, and how the media stuff but so super proud of him. And we'll see what what goes on. He's gonna be doing some international traveling. And so we had a long talk about what makin Maria going through and how we're going to do the testing now and how to make sure that you cover your bases and how to prepare that if you have to stay for an extra two weeks,I will say gauge when we when the news broke that, that some people were going to have to stay because of quarantine gage was obviously negative. And he looked at us and he said, Well, I'm getting on the plane. So he is back at his back and luck attack and getting ready for the fall semester. He's looking forward to just having a fall semester where they actually go to classlike it like a real college experience. Yeah, yeah, totally. super proud. Carla's taking tennis, serious enough that now she's going to do online school. So she's joined the what I guess the more competitive group at the legs where they practice in the morning stuff. And so she's doing some fun fitness. This is the only thing she came home. And she was like, yeah, that had this fitness guy. And he's talking about fast twitch muscles in doing this and explosive power. And we're doing all the exercises that you make me do. I'm like, I'm telling you. Yeah. You guys think I don't read? I mean, I'm not telling you. Just because I'm a country, but doctor doesn't mean I can't at least read some stuff on sports performance. Yeah, I'mlearning that parents don't always get the same credence design.So Well, I think Dan is up to speed here. That's been an interesting week that you've had. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So let's talk mushrooms that. Alright, so I want to talk a bit about the nutritional value of mushrooms and the effects on the microbiota. We always talk about the microbiota and I had no idea that mushrooms and factories very little in the literature about this, about the effect on our gastrointestinal health, okay, through mushrooms, we'll eventually get to that. Before we do that, we got to talk the mushrooms, the beautiful mushroom that everybody thinks about which is the fungi. The actual thing is, this right here is the cap. Mm hmm. Underneath the cap, you've got these gills underneath that you've turned a mushroom over and seeing the little lines that are there. And then below that is the is the basically the stock or the stem. And then beneath that you have the mycelium. What you'll learn if you watch fantastic fungi is that it's all about the mycelium, this that we eat that we think are mushrooms. This is basically a sexual origin, as they call it, fruiting fruiting. It's the fruiting body. underneath those gills right through here is where all the spores are made. And I remember what was his name that we had in the podcast that knew everything about mushrooms. Oh,that was early on.Cooper Reed Cooper read, talked about it like it just flowed off his tongue and I was like, what's he talking about? He used the word gills spores mycelium and I'm like what? Well, the mycelium is fascinating because that's basically without the mycelium. We don't exist. The mycelium is it's so cool, just watch fantastic fungi. But we're going to talk about the fruiting body right here. Because this is what we know more about mushrooms about what's going on. underneath here are the spores. They release trillions and trillions of spores, you actually breathe them in. Whether you know it or not all the time. We live in harmony with this organism. It's not a plant. It's not an animal somewhere in between. and we exist because of this. Yep. And I had no idea that this fruiting body is so good for you in so many different ways. So that's what I want to talk about.Let's do it.Alright, from a nutritional standpoint, you were we were working today and you're like you know, I hear all this stuff people throw out names and you hear things and gnocchi should tacky and you know, criminy and oyster and all these other names of mushrooms are some really cool names also Reishi Reishi lion's mane, but then there's like, I mean, just really wild ones. If you watch the Netflix special, he just starts rattling off purple headed dragons and things like that. It's there's over, I'm gonna get it wrong. I'm gonna get all this wrong, but 1.5 million different species that we've identified.I do not know that. It'slike some crazy number like way more than plants and everything. So from a nutritional standpoint, that's what I want to talk about today. And because we don't want to have a few other experts on to discuss some of these other aspects, but I've always kind of viewed mushrooms as just this filler that you just put into soups. Yeah. Or Whatever it is you want to do salads, it just adds a little bit of texture to things. So I pulled the nutritional facts of a few mushrooms very, very common ones, brown mushrooms, also known as crimini mushrooms. total fat is zero, total cholesterol is zero. Total carbohydrates is four grams. Protein is two grams. And the fiber content is point five grams, which is 2%. So four grams carbohydrates, but point five of it is fiber. Then you go to pataky mushrooms, which you'll find in Asian food all the time. And same thing about cholesterol and fat. That's the same process. This one also has two grams of fiber 12 grams of carbohydrates. And then oysters, oyster mushrooms, it's got two grams of fiber as well protein three grams. Now the aspect which I was unaware of, is the incredible micronutrients in it, it's one of the only ways to get vitamin D. Outside of Sunlight, sunlight, wow, it has a significant amount of selenium. In fact, a small serving of crimini mushrooms which would be like five small mushrooms is 31% of your daily Selenium that you need. And we have a hard time getting Selenium in our diets. That's actually why I eat like a Brazil nut three times a week just a pecans, yeah, to try and get that in. And then other nutrients like copper that you don't think of zinc, potassium, thymine. All of these things, and even iron are in slightly different, very slightly different concentrations of these different mushrooms, they're all slightly off. But the micronutrient component of this is incredible. Copper is one that I don't really pay much attention to. But then I realized, well, it's part of a cofactor in a lot of different things in your body it is. And so that is the mushroom content, or some of the nutritional values of some of the more common mushrooms. So if you're going to take these mushrooms, make a stir fry or a soup out of it, all you got to do is put five of these mushrooms, five of each kind into whatever it is. And what you're going to end up with is a total of 100 calories, no fat or cholesterol 4.5 grams of fiber. So that's 70% of the fiber that you need in a in in your whole day. six grams of protein. So for me 200 pounds, somewhere around point eight grams per kilogram, so slightly north of 70 grams of protein, I get six grams just in the mushrooms nice. And that's kind of what I aim for is around 72. But the real key to these are the micronutrients. It's like 64% of your daily Selenium 64% of your daily selenium, a ton of vitamin D and a lot of B vitamins that I didn't talk about before, along with copper, like we're talking about. Okay. So learning about this. We had a little bit before we started the show we Diego couldn't resist honestly, what we did is we made a basically it's kind of I don't know what would you call it a saute of. Number one, ittastes incredible.So with this in this, let's let's call the stir fry. In this stir fry, there is half a pound of grass fed grass finished meat, we have half a bag of spinach. There's those mushrooms that we discussed in those ratios. And what this comes out to is that with the grass fed meat, the spinach, and this doesn't include the nutrients from the onions and the other things to add a little bit of flavor onion, garlic, the zucchini, you're going to end up with 30 grams of protein, you're going to have 6.3 grams of fiber. Well I should break it down the meat is 30 grams of protein, you add the spinach, that's 6.3 grams of fiber, eight grams of protein and 50% of your potassium. So you put the mushrooms end with this and this little bowl here, which we're gonna take a bite of altogether is the bowl with a little bit bigger when we started. It's 500 calories, 11 grams of fiber 45 grams of protein and like 90% of the micronutrients that you would need in a day. Mushrooms, spinach meat, so take a little bite here.It is quite tasty. I'm gonna let him bite so that you're not just sitting in silence while we chop. But kids has a little bit of hot sauce on the top which I had some earlier with it and it's also delicious. But all I can say is it's fantastic. And I'm a creature of habit I can easily see myself doing thisevery day. So I would like to take credit for this. All I did is add the mushrooms but there are this is kind of a Kind of a staple in the bodybuilding world I didn't realize I started reading about this is what people will do this is they'll put spinach and meat. And they will use this for the whole week because then you add the mushrooms and now you've got the micronutrients. This is essentially a two bowls of this and you're done with all the protein that you need, all the micronutrients that you need and all the fiber that you actually need.So and to be fair, I would say for some eating mushrooms sometimes is an acquired taste. And I don't I don't know that feeling because I don't remember a time of not liking mushrooms. But I would say that this is this is a dish that I would say is not heavy and mushroom flavor. When you when you agree like the way that it's kind of salted and put together definitelyit's almost hard to distinguish what is mushroom? Because they're so finely chopped. What is mushroom? And what is me every minute. You asked meto kind of describe what are the and then you throughout the stir fry. But it's almost kind of like a super healthy stroganoff. It's kind of like a beef. stroganoff taste. Yeah, without strong mushroom tastes at all. AndI mean, I don't know, I think it's delicious. If I were to sit there if you're trying to watch your weight, and want to make sure that you eat healthy or even if people with intestinal problems. A lot of people can't handle gluten and a lot of people can't handle some some starches, which can result because of what we work in CBOE IVs. That can make it worse. This can be a very tolerable thing. And one of the things I really like about it is that you can get your body used to a certain thing every day. Yeah. And then you can start expanding your diet a little bit.Yeah, I mean, it's really good. It's very, very clean. Like it's the the fullness that you get just from the the natural fat and protein that's in there is is noticeable. So you, you probably won't overeat it, you'll feel satisfied, and you won't have a letdown because there's not a bunch of high carb sugar content inside.So let's talk about that. Why is this so satiating? Well, in on the Huberman lab, he talks about how your body your vagus nerve, actually sends an immediate signal that when it has reached a appropriate fat and amino acid content, that's the key here. So when you have a food that has a high amino acid content, and then in addition to the micronutrients, there is a immediate signal that sends to your brain and it turns on a hormone called leptin, leptin tells you that you're full, it's the exact opposite that happens in the food industry, which very highly processed packaged foods, they purposely make it with the emulsifiers, that it actually with the most fibers that make it shelf stable, but the emulsifiers actually do micro damage to that nerve. And that signal gets lost. So instead of turning on the unfold hormone, it turns on the I'm not getting enough nutrients called ghrelin, and you get hungrier, which is why you can eat a whole bag of Fritos or whatever your whatever, your crappy chip crappy chips or anything. Yeah, they the food industry hires PhDs, to figure out how to make it so that you will eat more of what they're making. If you're still hungry, you're still buying more products, because you're rifling through whatever they just sold you. So really simple way if you're fighting, I'm not gonna get so far as saying you're fighting food addiction, because I think that's a whole separate deal. But if you are somebody that fights cravings, a really good idea is to have something like this on hand, eat a cup of it, and then wait 15 minutes, then open up whatever device that you feel necessary that you have to do, because you're gonna end up eating less of it, because you've already turned on this hormone that says we've had enough.Yeah, I agree. It makes sense. I mean, quite honestly, when I was much younger and coming out of college, I didn't have the best eating habits. I would say I was I was falling into the pattern of being an overeater because I wasn't satiated. What wasthat crap that you would you would eat like a Yoo hoo. WhenI was in college, yeah, it was called a milk jug. milk jug and a fried pie. I can't believemill, chugging fried pie and now we're talkingabout chugging a five pie or sometimes I get a package ding dongs. Was that was the pinnacle health.So the package ding dongs are there to make you eat more ding dongs that is for sure. And the nutritional value is essentially that's that So today, we were you were like we're gonna talk mushrooms. I'm like yeah, I want to talk mushrooms. let's get let's get into this. And first thing you said is you know, I hear these names, but I don't Is there any science on this? Or is this just people saying oh, you should eat Reishi or Lion's Mane or, or whatever. I think Chagos is another one that people always talk about in all these different ones. corta seps as one.Sure. And how are we quantifying how I quote Find what we're measuring, and how do we qualify that the data is real. And it's we do that a lot.So it fit in perfect. I'm so glad that you asked that today, because one of the reasons why I wanted to do this particular topic is because a study just came out not too long ago, like a few weeks ago, on in the Journal of functional foods, and the title of the study is the role of dietary edible mushrooms in the modulation of gut microbiota, right in our wheelhouse. Definitely. So how do these mushrooms affect your gastrointestinal tract? And how do they affect your microbiome? So that's what we're going to cover today. And it's really cool, because I learned a lot. They they're so powerful. And I mentioned earlier how we pulled the lid off of polyphenols. There are so many similarities in a different lane. Nice. So we talked so much, we've got so many episodes where we talk about the innate immune system, we talked about the adaptive immune system. In relation to polyphenols, we talked about the how the polyphenols will increase the diversity of your microbiome, how polyphenols get broken down into post biotic, anti inflammatory, anti aging products. And this is all based on the science of these PhDs who've shared with us their brilliant work, right? This is when I started reading this, I'm like, Oh my gosh, they're saying something so similar by a different mechanism. So let's just jump right in. This is a super sciency article. So I'm, if I get too weird with it, you know, dumb it down and come back because it's, it's really complex. It's equally complex as the first time we were discussing the policy and also Yeah, if you look back, we did an episode with Sylvia, Sylvia Molino, and her research was just insane. It talked about how she took these complex polyphenols that are in our trunk to the kabocha in the horse chestnut, and she showed that they get broken down into smaller phenolic compounds like ecgc, which is green tea extract and light course attend and these different things. They didn't get into how the mushrooms do this, but I suspect it would be something quite similar. Yeah, through a different arm because these aren't polyphenolic compounds, the same ones that we're talking we'd have to find a fungus Silvia, we would have to find a fungal equivalent of Silvia correct. So it's very sciency. I'm gonna try to cover just some highlights of certain types of mushrooms, some of the more common ones that you may have heard of, and they're it's very complex, but these mushrooms have a wide range of constituents like things called glycoproteins polysaccharides phenolic compounds, and tri terpenes. Okay, so we're talking about terpenes when we're talking about CBD and cannabis and things. Yeah. Alright, so the first one that they covered was Reishi. Now Reishi has been well known for its anti inflammatory, anti tumor, something I didn't know acetylcholine esterase inhibition. So we talked about that when we looked at the the the episode with Angie, what was the title of that one? Anyways, when we talk about dysautonomia, acetylcholine has a big role. If you read biohack your brain she's got supplements to increase your acetylcholine, they do that by decreasing acetylcholine, esterase. And ratio has significant anti allergic properties. So what these team of scientists did, and this is out of China, where mushrooms have been used for ever, so it's it's more widely accepted that that is a functional food. These guys summarize that Reishi influences the gut microbiota by improving the intestinal barrier, okay, improving the intestinal barrier function, increasing microbial diversity. And it does a shift where it reverses bad bacteria and increases good bacteria very specifically, Reishi consistently would decrease bacteroides and increase from from from acuities for MC teas anyways, for me, Curtis, remember, I'm gonna mispronounce it might get all over me for doing the the reservatrol versus resveratrol. So let's just assume that I mispronounce a few things once in a while. Alright. So what it does, by doing that is that significantly increases the short chain fatty acids and anti inflammatory post biotics. They don't describe it as that what they do describe is molecules are then converted from the polysaccharides into anti inflammatory constituents also, they're describing post biotics while using the term. So all of these things in the literature has been shown to help with sugar control, lipid control, weight management and immune regulation. So when you said earlier, is there any data on these guys that's what they did in this article, they summarize the data on Reishi and showed this is what it's used for. This is how it does that. And this is why it helps with sugar weight management lift an immune regulation.Now well, I mean, you can even stop with this it'll Coleen be able to increase by stopping acetylcholine esterase. And that would be a benefit even by itself.So that's Reishi. Lion's Mane is another super common one that you'll find in supplements. It's one of the more popular supplements for mushrooms. And it's mostly due to lion's mane. Some studies were shown, I think it was in the 90s. That Lion's Mane can actually help with nerve regeneration. So it's been used a lot in the neurology world. And the reason is, is they believe that the beta glucans that are in lion's mane, show an anti aging and neuronal regeneration property, the prebiotic component of the lion's mane has been shown to have a positive influence in changing the pH in the colon, which increases the ability of other bacteria to produce butyrate. And in inflammatory bowel disease models, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It decreased the inflammatory cytokines intraluminal, that have been shown to cause the damage and we've talked a lot about cytokines and a ton about cytokines. While once again, it improves the microbial diversity. And specifically, it has been shown to control the amount of Clostridium difficile that has been produced c diff is something really bad. If you don't know what it is good. If you know what it is. I'm sorry, you probably had it. That usually takes place when your microbial diversity gets shrunk down due to antibiotics. And then the C diff takes off unchecked. Now studies also show that Lion's Mane proteins are similar to immunoglobulins, like ag G. So structurally, these proteins look a lot like well, you might know it as SBI or colostrum. That's the immunoglobulins. And so those are the things that your body produces to help fight infections. Correct. So it looks like that. And this can result in this anti allergy anti tumor effect. And so there's so many studies going on with Lion's Mane right now. Not so much in the Western world. But there's a lot of studies going on in the Eastern medicine world looking at that. I mentioned shittaka earlier, do you have something to say about life? I wasgonna say I mean, we've all young gone in to and both from Reishi to lion's mane, there's a little crossover. And when you mentioned neurogenesis possible neurogenesis with lion's mane, it reminds me there's there are other mushrooms, too, that we're not going to cover today.Oh, no, no, no, we're gonna cover all of them. We only have 1 million for a really long episode. But it's cool though, just like just like traditional plants that we that we're that we're used to talking about, there's going to be some crossover and benefit from the way that certain fungi performs. I guess what I'm trying to say because there are other neurogenic or Yeah, neurogenic properties of other mushrooms or other acetylcholine boosters and other mushrooms. Anyway, I just kind of point that out there. There's absolutely complimentary aspect. And they kind of get into that in the fantastic fungi about how there's this symbiotic, sometimes competing, depending on what needs to be done. Some mushrooms will augment each other, some mushrooms will repel others. And this is kind of what it's showing that from a nutritional value these things do kind of the same thing in a slightly different way. Yeah, well, they're all kind of doing it. Like for instance, shotoku mushroom in colon studies, is a potent anti inflammatory specifically, the studies that they referenced, it showed that it decreased interleukin six, TNF alpha inducible nitric oxide, and we know that these are all things we've talked about in prior episodes, usually related to polyphenols and Cox two, while it increases the anti inflammatory cytokine called interleukin 10. Very similar to what the polyphenols have been shown to do, they've just been studied a little bit more over here.So Cox two just as a reference, if you've ever taken aspirin or anything similar to aspirin, you're, you're you're basically blocking coxy with that this is a this is nature's way of at least injecting itself into stopping that kind of inflammatory process.Exactly. So she Taki also, what's really cool about photography is that the studies have focused on its effect on the brain. More specifically, multiple studies have shown that it can help with anxiety and depression. Now this is through something that you're very familiar with. It increases BDNF brain derived neurotrophic factor. Yeah, brain derived neurotrophic factor and decreases something else. You're very familiar with. Nf Kappa beta?Oh, yeah. Are you talking about those two?So these so NF Kappa beta is like the first domino that starts a whole process of inflammation. And if that's always being tipped, that's chronic inflammation. BDNF is a Protein mood says it's a factor. So let's just call it a protein. Yeah. So it's a protein that crosses the blood blood brain barrier, and helps decrease inflammation in the brain and helps clear out toxic aspects of it. So BDNF is one of the reasons that have been shown that eating a diet high in polyphenols increases your BDNF. Now we've got a shotoku mushroom here that actually has been shown to do something similar. That's super cool. It's really wild. Now as well, it increases nerve growth factor. So Dr. philomela will love this because she has a whole section in her book about nerve growth factor, and increases neurogenesis in the hippocampus. In biohack. Your brain she explains what the hippocampus does, and how important it is and how relevant it is to memory. And how you can regrow these nerves and people didn't think that we could forever I was taught in med school once you once a nerve dies, you're done.So what are we dealing with today with our aging population increase in incidence of dementia? So possibly an early intervention with shotoku mushrooms could be could be something that could be arming your body to help that.Yeah. The one another one that they discussed, which I'm unfamiliar with, but it was listed in this nutritional roundup that I found on mushrooms, it's called my Taki. Otherwise known as hen of the woods. You've heard of Yeah,all of the time. My dad often talked about my turkey. And I always knew he was talking about his hand that was always stuckin the woods. While he named his hand, my talkie.Yeah, well, he didn't want it to be your talking. So yeah, something like that. Terrible, stupid joke. Really, youknow what? It's okay. You don't have Mac around to listen to your bad dad jokes. It's okay. You can call me out mostly just by complete disinterest. So in other words, your dad's talkie. Yeah, show that it was it's it's Richard and phenolic compounds. So it actually has some of these problems. Not the ones we talked about ones that I've never heard of, but they're phenolic compounds nonetheless. And it has high levels of these beta glucans, which are very unique to cell walls, but it's the beta glucans that make these mushrooms functional foods. Studies have shown that has an increased and profound effect on increasing anti inflammatory microbial species. So basically, they show that it will increase the species of your microbiome, which will keep bad bacteria in check, right? It's kind of that whole yin and yang type thing. And increases short chain fatty acids producing species of bacteria. So it was really cool about the my Taki is that it seems to focus more on the surrounding environment of bacteria, so that these other mushrooms can let those bacteria break them down into good things. So it's all about signaling and getting the bacteria to grow, kind of like we talked about with spore based biotics, where they signal to have more of these less of these, it's it's trying to manipulate this stuff after after we get further and further into it, trying to say, oh, we're going to turn this into a drug. So it does this one thing, you start realizing this is way more complex than we could ever single handedly manipulate 100%. So basically, it still works as a prebiotic, and it helps produce all these other beneficial bacteria. So we're not actually going to cover the other 1,000,499 94 or whatever we did. But to summarize, these were the only ones that they actually looked at in this article, because the articles thick and they went into tremendous detail in each one. But to summarize it, edible mushrooms like this have a very positive effect on regulating dysbiosis. So your microbiome, maintaining the balance of good to bad bacteria ratios, increasing short chain fatty acids, specifically butyrate. The searching fatty acids result in all kinds of benefits across your body, including blood sugar control, blood pressure control, weight management, and brain health all of this together. So now, if you think about this, these mushrooms work different than the large stable polyphenols, like I was saying, but there's a lot of overlap.Sure. So it's a compliment. It's a compliment.I'm starting to see this beautiful Venn diagram. So our food right here, amino acids in the meat. We've got a bunch of polyphenols, colorful plate being in there with the spinach and the zucchini and then all those mushrooms are in here. That is a Super Bowl.Yeah. And it's it's super good. Period.So that is our first take on mushrooms. We've never done a mushroom episode.Now we haven't and I'm just gonna go ahead and reveal it. We've got a series of some pretty awesome guests lined up to come in and really kind of school us on some really cool deep aspects of mushrooms, the applications, how to find out what to look for If you're utilizing mushrooms to improve gut health are similar.So this whole mycology world is really neat once you start showing a little interest. There were, I mean, we've got people were emailing people right now like I would love to come on the show, can we talk about this? I'm like, wow, that's wild loved fun, eventually work our way through to whatever. And if you guys have any things you want to find out, like, you know, talk about what the How would you go about? What's the best way to things? I'm thinking about? What's the best way to learn how to find mushrooms in the wild, what's the best way? What are the best supplements that would, you know, augment if I'm trying to achieve certain things? What are the side effects? Yeah, so we've got a great natural path, who's dealt with this a lot uses mushrooms as a consultant. And he goes, I would really like to talk about some of the cons because all you hear is, you know, the pros. And that's great. Also, I want to get into that we've got all kinds of stuff. I thinkit's really cool that we're catching up on this subject matter, too, because actually, when we did have Cooper on it was fascinating. And at the same time, I felt just really inadequate to keep up on the subject matter because he was he was a completely different country. And we were stuck here going, I'm not sure I'm following every single thing that he's saying. Butall the way just from him saying, remember, it's the mycelium. It's the mycelium, and I know we're alive at the time. So it's likeyeah, it was it was like that. And since that time, we've we've actually were inspired by Cooper to kind of really start digging in deep, and it's paid off. And it's, I'm excited to have the next two, maybe even three guests. Join us here.I mean, eventually, if I can talk you into it, I want you to get another pig and we're gonna go truffle hunting.Oh, can we truffle hunt here? I don't know. That that's what we're gonna have. We're gonna have a truffle expert. Join our Yeah, I don't really I don't know enough aboutI mean, the way I see it, if you're if you're thinking about this, you're like, Okay, I've never really thought about mushrooms. If you're like me, never really thought about mushrooms. Now I'm realizing, if I've got my poly phenol ring here, and I know quite a bit about the endocannabinoid system over here, you need to fill that in. And now we're going to bring into third circle to form this Venn diagram kind of feels like they all augment each other in different ways in synergistic ways.Definitely, yeah, no, it makes sense. The The proof is in the pudding. I think that the choosing the right things to complement what you eat and how you live your lifestyle, of course, still getting good sleep. But what's crazy is when you eat right, you select the right kinds of foods to eat, sleep actually becomes easier. functioning throughout the day, becoming more productive becomes easier,for sure. And even when we've met with other experts, like the owners of four sigmatic and stuff, I didn't know what to ask. Yeah,yeah, that actually that's that was really funny also, because we, we had just had Cooper on the show by the time we met Marcus. And I can remember I sit there Go, man, this is fantastic. What do we say to him?Well, because we've heard we've heard all these people like like for SIG Matic for SIG Matic did a great job of advertising on different podcasts.Yeah. But then, but they brought valuein doing it. Yes. 100%. And then I'll even hear Rogen talk about different, you know, defenders, there's mushroom coffees, and all this other stuff. This is the stuff I want to know. Yeah. Like they want to, like this is the stuff that you say, just go Do you want to improve your microbial diversity? Do you want to decrease inflammatory markers? That's not making a claim? Now, that's referencing studies that have been done? And I'm like, Well, yeah, I do. Yeah. So that makes sense. I'm going to start using so grass fed meat. Bag of fresh spinach, some spices, onion, zucchini, garlic, zucchini. And then really, every any mushroom you can get your hands on. Yeah, it adds bulk and adds micronutrients and picks that up and you got yourself several meals,maybe pretty soon and I don't think we'll have it in time for production. We should throw the the recipe of and one of the show notes or something like that. Just to get some feedback on what people think of it.Yeah, and you know what we'll do we'll hit up Gabrielle Lyon. Who, who's she's a great, brilliant doctor. I heard her on cell dinos podcast, and then her and I were talking one time where I was like, Hey, man, I heard you talk about that. She does this but without the mushroomsnow okay. She's a bodybuilder.She's bodybuilder in great shape. And yeah, so yeah, if I can just take the time to do this. It's just a just I love it. It tastes so good.It does taste very good.And it's got the fiber in it and it's got the protein content and the micronutrients once again the fiber fiber fiber we do not get enough fiber in our dietsnow now and this this is an easy way to make italmost like a sneaky way to make it happen. It's like the anti food industry meals like Haha, yeah, you think it tastes good? You're not getting anything out of it.You don't have to keep buying anything from you. Yeah. Well, that's gonna be it for that's going To be all for episode number 60. Be sure and tune in for our follow ups like and shared kin, anything to add.Yeah, so we're really gaining some traction right now and having some fun, it would really mean a lot. If everyone just go to iTunes and like it, share it. Make some watches on YouTube because that getting some traction, there's a big deal. At Spotify, we're having some great guests lined up. And it's because we're getting a little attraction and I learned a lot from this. I love the questions that we get. So fire him our way, and we can help out. I know somebody is gonna ask, Well, wait a minute, I thought you're gonna talk about mushrooms. You didn't say anything about hallucinations or anything like that? No, no,they are some of the 1.5 million that we haven't gotten to. Yeah,just one of the 1.5 million. That's all y'all Great Day.We'll see y'all soon. Have a great one episode60 stay safe.

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Read for This Week’s Study: Jer. 31:31–34; Matt. 5:17–28; Hos. 2:18–20; Isa. 56:6, 7; Heb. 8:7, 8; Heb. 10:4; Matt. 27:51.Memory Text: “ ‘Behold, the days are coming, says the L ord , whenI will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house ofJudah’ ” (Jeremiah 31:31, RSV).Acartoon in a magazine years ago showed a business executivein an office standing before other executives. He was holding abox of detergent in his hands, showing it to the other men andwomen. He proudly pointed to the word “New” that was displayed inlarge red letters on the box, the implication being, of course, that theproduct was new. The executive then said, “It’s the ‘New’ on the boxthat is new.” In other words, all that changed, all that was new, was sim-ply the word New on the box. Everything else was the same.In a sense, one could say that the new covenant is like that. The basisof the covenant, the basic hope that it has for us, its basic conditions,are the same as what was found in the old covenant. It has always beena covenant of God’s grace and mercy, a covenant based on a love thattranscends human foibles and defeats.The Week at a Glance: What parallels exist between theold and new covenants? What role does the law play in the cove­nant? With whom were the covenants made? What does the bookof Hebrews mean by a “better covenant”? (See Heb. 8:6.) Whatrelation is there between the covenant and the heavenly sanctuary?

Fear ruled John's every waking, and even his unconscious moments. He'd often wake to find himself in a panic. He found a recovery program that taught him not only how to take one day at a time but also how to build a successful life where he's able to be usefully whole and help others.MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEINGFear... of economic insecurity will leave us.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84Having fear reduced or eliminated and having economiccircumstances improve, are two different things. WhenI was new in A.A., I had those two ideas confused. Ithought fear would leave me only when I started makingmoney. However, another line from the Big Book jumpedoff the page one day when I was chewing on my financialdifficulties: "For us, material well-being alwaysfollowed spiritual progress; it never preceded."(p. 127).I suddenly understood that this promise was a guarantee.I saw that it put priorities in the correct order, thatspiritual progress would diminish that terrible fear ofbeing destitute, just as it diminished many other fears.Today I try to use the talents God gave me to benefitothers. I've found that is what others valued all along.I try to remember that I no longer work for myself. Ionly get the use of the wealth God created, I never have"owned" it. My life's purpose is much clearer when I justwork to help, not to possess.Need the Daily Reflection Book?Visit our web siteRead about Recovery on our BlogVisit our Facebook GroupFollow us on TwitterSupport the Podcast:- On Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailyreflection- On PayPal: https://paypal.me/dailyreflection

Chapter 71Pinocchio promises the Fairy to be good and to study,as he is growingtired of being a Marionette1,and wishes to become a realboyIf Pinocchio cried much longer, the little woman thoughthe would melt away,so she finally admitted that she wasthe little Fairy with Azure2 Hair.　　"You rascal3 of a Marionette! How didyou know it was I?"she asked, laughing.　　"Mylove for you told me who you were.""Do you remember? You left me whenI was a little girl and now you find me a grown woman. I am so old, Icouldalmost be your mother!""I am very glad of that, for then I cancall you motherinstead of sister. For a long time I have wanted a mother,justlike other boys. But how did you grow so quickly?""That's asecret!""Tell it to me. I also want to grow a little. Look at me!　　Ihave never grown higher than a penny's worth of cheese.""But youcan't grow," answered the Fairy.　　"Whynot?""Because Marionettes never grow. They are born Marionettes,theylive Marionettes, and they die Marionettes.""Oh, I'm tired of alwaysbeing a Marionette!" cried Pinocchio disgustedly.　　"It'sabout time for me to grow into a man as everyone else does.""And youwill if you deserve it--""Really? What can I do to deserveit?""It's a very simple matter. Try to act like a well-behavedchild.""Don't you think I do?""Far from it! Good boysare obedient4, and you, on thecontrary--""And I never obey.""Good boys love study andwork, but you--""And I, on the contrary, am a lazy fellow and a tramp5 all yearround.""Good boys always tell the truth.""And I always telllies.""Good boys go gladly to school.""And I get sick if Igo to school. From now on I'll be different.""Do you promise?""Ipromise. I want to become a good boy and be a comfort to my father.好心的小妇人起先说她不是那位天蓝色头发的小仙女。可后来看到识破了，也不想再把这场喜剧继续演下去，终于承认她就是小仙女，她对皮诺乔说：　　“你这木头小鬼！你怎么认出是我的？”　　“我热爱您，就认出是您了。”　　“你记得吗？你扔下我的时候，我还是个小姑娘，可你现在碰到我，我已经是个妇人了。我简直可以做你的妈妈了，”　　“那我太高兴了，这样我就不是叫您姐姐，而要叫您妈妈了。多少日子以来，我一直想跟所有的孩子那样有个妈妈！……可您怎么会长得这样快的？”　　“这是一个秘密。”　　“告诉我吧。我也想长大一点。您没看到吗？我还是跟一个子儿的干酪那么高。”　　“可你不会长大。”仙女回答说。　　“为什么？”　　“因为木偶是从来不长大的。他们生下来是木偶，活着是木偶，死了也是木偶。”　　“噢！我老做木偶都做腻了！”皮诺乔拍着后脑勺大叫着说，“我现在要变人，跟所有人一样的人。”　　“你会变人的，如果你配得上变人的话……”　　“真的吗？怎么办才配得上呢？”　　“容易极了，只要你一直做个好孩子。”　　“噢，我不是个好孩子吗？”　　“根本不是！好孩子听话，可你正好相反……”　　“我从来不听话。”　　“好孩子爱读书爱干活，可你……”　　“正好相反，我一年到头偷懒，吊儿郎当。”　　“好孩子向来说真话……”　　“可我向来说假话。”　　“好孩子高高兴兴去上学……”　　“可学校叫我肚子疼。不过从今以后，我要改变我的生活。”　　“你答应我这样做吗？”　　“我答应你这样做。我要变成一个好孩子，我还要成为我爸爸的安慰……这会儿我可怜的爸爸在哪儿呢？”1 marionette n.木偶参考例句：· With this marionette I wish to travel through the world.我希望带着这个木偶周游世界。· The development of marionette had a great influence on the future development of opera.木偶戏的发展对以后的戏曲有十分重要的影响。2 azure adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的参考例句：· His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。· The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。3 rascal n.流氓；不诚实的人参考例句：· If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。· The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。4 obedient adj.服从的，顺从的参考例句：· She is an obedient woman.她是位温顺的女人。· We're absolutely obedient to the superior.我们绝对服从上级。5 tramp n.流浪者，步行，跋涉；v.步行，跋涉参考例句：· She wants to go for a tramp in the country.她想去乡间远足。· A tramp came to the door and asked for food.一个流浪汉来到门前讨饭吃。

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In today's episode we will show you what to do and when, in terms of planning your wedding and following a timeline. It can be quite overwhelming to know what needs to be done first, how far out things need to be booked in and what to concentrate on month by month in the lead up to your big day, so let me guide you through this process. This timeline will help get things done in a timely and stress free manner.In this episode I share:I walk you through my wedding planning timeline, based on the average 12 month planning runwayI break it down month by month, showing what needs to be done and whenI share my 6 tips for reducing stress throughout your wedding planningThis episode's “Quick Tip” is - Try and get as much stuff done early, especially anything DIY, even if they are small jobs, as in that final week or two, time is not a luxury you have. The more you can get completed early, the less chance there is of you forgetting things and it will allow you more time for any last minute changes or oversights. So in other words, don't wait or put things off, if they can get done now, then get them done and tick them off the list...trust me, your future self will thank you for it!If you enjoyed this episode and the Your Day, Your Way podcast, I have a favour. Please take a minute to subscribe, and to leave a rating and a review. You can do that right now by clicking here and choosing your platform. You'll be helping me to reach more people, and I would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Thanks for tuning in and until next week, happy planning people!LINKS + RESOURCESTo download my FREE “Five steps to nailing your wedding theme” head to https://www.paradisehunter.com.au/freebieFull Show Notes available at https://www.paradisehunter.com.au/6Send Caitlin a DM on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/paradisehunterCheck out our website for more ideas and inspiration https://www.paradisehunter.com.auSign up to our newsletter so you never miss a beat https://www.paradisehunter.com.au/newsletterRelated Podcast Episodes 02. Planning 101: Getting Clear on your non negotiables and your wedding vision03. Planning 101: Wedding theme vs style and creating your mood board04. Planning 101: Wedding budget basics and how to stick to one

　　Pinocchio ate one pear in a twinkling and started tothrow the coreaway, but Geppetto held his arm.　　"Oh, no, don't throw it away! Everything in this worldmay be ofsome use!""But the core I will not eat!" cried Pinocchio in anangry tone.　　"Who knows?" repeated Geppetto calmly.　　And later the three cores were placed on the table nextto the skins.　　Pinocchio had eaten the three pears, or rather devoured them.　　Then he yawned deeply, and wailed:　　"I'm still hungry.""But I have no more to giveyou.""Really, nothing--nothing?""I have only these threecores and these skins.""Very well, then," said Pinocchio,"if there is nothingelse I'll eat them."At first he made a wry face,but, one after another, theskins and the cores disappeared.　　"Ah! Now I feel fine!" he said after eating the last one.　　"You see," observed Geppetto, "that I was right whenI told you that one must not be too fussy and too daintyabout food. My dear, wenever know what life may havein store for us!"　　皮诺乔两口就吃掉了第一个梨。他正要把梨心扔掉，杰佩托拦住他的手，对他说：　　“别扔掉。在这个世界上，样样东西都会有用的。”　　“可说真的，我不要吃梨心！……”木偶像蛇那么扭来扭去叫道。　　“谁知道呢！什么事情都会有！……”杰佩托并不生气，又说了一遍。　　就这样，三个梨心没扔出窗口，跟梨皮一起，都放在桌子角上。　　皮诺乔吃了三个梨，或者说得准确点，吞下三个梨，打了个很长很长的哈欠，接着又哭也似地说：　　“我肚子又饿了！”　　“可我的孩子，我再没什么可以给你了。”　　“没有了，真的没有了？”　　“就剩下这儿一点梨皮和梨心了。”　　“没法子，”皮诺乔说，“要是没别的，我就吃块梨皮吧。”　　他于是嚼起梨皮来，他先还歪着点嘴，可后来一块接一块，一转眼就把所有的梨皮都吃光了，吃完梨皮，又吃梨心。等到全给吃完，他心满意足地拍拍肚子，兴高采烈地说：　　“这会儿我觉得好受了！”　　“现在你看，”杰佩托给他指出说，“我刚才对你说没错吧，得学会不要太挑肥拣瘦，不要太嘴刁。我的小宝贝，在这个世界上，咱们永远不知道会遇到什么事情。什么事情都会有！……”

Van jongs af aan wist Annemiek al heel goed wat zij wilde; Art Director worden en werken met grote internationaal bekende merken. Ze zorgde dat ze hiervoor een goede opleiding genoot en kreeg al vrij snel na haar afstuderen een baan bij een gerenommeerd marketing en content agency. Ze was nu echt Art Director en maakte de creatieve campagnes van grote merken, precies wat ze wilde, toch? Maar ze was niet gelukkig. Dit was het toch niet. Op het moment dat haar werkgever haar een vast contract aanbood en ze een prachtige auto van de zaak mocht uitzoeken besloot ze dat dit niet voor haar was. Ze wilde meer vrijheid en besloot als zzp'er aan de slag te gaan. Het leven als zzp'er ging haar goed af. Door haar opgebouwde reputatie lukte het vrij gemakkelijk om aan opdrachten te komen. Tot die ene enorm grote opdracht, de opdracht waar ze haar hart en ziel in had gestopt, maar waarbij het compleet misliep. De opdracht die echt voor het dieptepunt zorgde in haar ondernemerschap en waarbij al het vertrouwen in het goede in de mens was verdwenen. Wat er precies gebeurde en hoe Annemiek vanuit dit dieptepunt weer een switch maakte en dus vanuit Art Director uiteindelijk een Rouwexpert werd, hoor je allemaal in dit openhartige interview. Luister snel! Wil je meer over Annemiek of haar bedrijf Wheni.nl weten, volg haar dan via onderstaande social media kanalen: https://www.instagram.com/annemiekdogan/ https://www.instagram.com/wheni.nl/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemiekdogan/ Of neem een kijkje op haar websites: https://wheni.nl/ https://www.annemiekdogan.com/

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, German Television finds that not all of Davos gave Trump the "rock star" welcome that the US Media reported.On the rest of the menu, House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Eric Swalwell, says Trump's delay on Russia sanctions shows “he owes them something;” Chef José Andrés stands by his account that he was removed from the Cafe Milano at Ivanka Trump's insistence; and, Angela Merkel warns that antisemitism is on the rise again in Germany.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table to investigate how US farmers could lose it all if Donald Trump's so-called ‘NAFTA deal' collapses.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appetit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Give me a churchmade entirely of salt.Let the walls hissand smoke whenI return to shore.I ask for the graceof a new freckleon my cheek, the liftof blue and my mother'ssoapy skin to greet me.Hide me in a roomwith no windows.Never let me seethe dolphins leapinginto commasfor this water-prayerrising like a hostof sky lanterns intothe inky evening.Let them hangin the sky untilthey vanish at the edgeof the constellations —the heroes and animalstoo busy and bright to notice.— Aimee Nezhukumatathil “Sea Church”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/29/1736738/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

第221期 金城武——永不过期的223主播：雲昊坐标：美国 达拉斯我们分手的那天是愚人节，所以我一直当她是开玩笑，我愿意让她这个玩笑维持一个月。从分手的那一天开始，我每天买一罐5月1号到期的凤梨罐头，因为凤梨是阿May 最爱吃的东西，而5月1号是我的生日。我告诉我自己，当我买满30罐的时候，她如果还不回来，这段感情就会过期。We broke up on April Fool's Day, so I tookit as a joke. I'm willing to humor her for a month. Every day I buy a can ofpineapple with an expiration date of May 1, because May loves pineapple, andMay 1 is my birthday. I tell myself that if May hasn't come back by the timeI've bought 30 cans, then our love will expire too. 不知道从什么时候开始  在每个东西上面都有一个日子。秋刀鱼会过期，肉酱会过期，连保鲜纸都会过期，我开始怀疑，在这个世界上  还有什么东西是不会过期的？When did everything start having an expirationdate? Swordfish expires. Meat sauce expires. Even plastic wrap expires. I'mstarting to wonder: Is there anything in this world that doesn't? 终于在一家便利商店  让我找到第30罐凤梨罐头。就在5月l号的早晨，我开始明白一件事情在阿May的心中，我跟这个凤梨罐头没有什么分别。有人说，狗是人类最好的朋友，可是为什么在这个时候，它却不肯跟我分享我的痛苦呢？I finally found my 30th can in aconvenience store. As May 1 begins, I begin to understand. In May's eyes，I'm no different from a can ofpineapple. People say dogs are man's best friend. So how come mine won't sharemy grief now? 不知道算不算是一个记录呢？那一天晚上我吃掉所有的凤梨，还好阿May不喜欢吃榴莲，要不然我一定是完蛋了，我好想去庆祝一下，阿May可能已经睡着了，可是我不知道另外一个阿May呢？This must be some kind of record. I ate all30 cans that night. Good thing for me that May wasn't into durian. I feel likegoing out and celebrating. May's probably in bed by now. But what about thatother May? 台词源自：重庆森林 Chungking Express  我是一个很开朗的人，从小我就很喜欢讲话。I'm a happy man. I was very talkative whenI was small. 但是自从五岁那一年，我吃了一罐过期的凤梨罐头之后。我就没有再讲过话了。 But at age five, I ate a can of pineapplethat had expired, and I stopped talking. 因为这样子，所以我朋友很少，想找份工作呢，也就变得很难，所以我最后决定，我要自己做老板。For that reason, I have very few friends. Ifound it very hard to find work too. I finally decided to be my own boss. 因为我没有本钱，所以我每天晚上，都会去打开人家已经打烊的店，来做一个不用本钱的生意。Having no capital, the only thing I can dois sneak into other people's shops after hours and run my own business. 我绝对不是一个贪小便宜的人，我只是觉得非常的浪费嘛。房租都已经交了，为什么不做生意呢？I'm not a freeloader. I just think it makessense, since the rent's already been paid, to run the business around theclock. 谁说凌晨三点没有人会来买猪肉，我昨天就来买啦，对不对？Who says nobody buys pork at 3:00 a.m.? Icame yesterday to buy some, didn't I? 做生意嘛，本来就应该照顾到每一个客人的需要。If you want to do business, you have totake each customer's needs into account. 佛祖说过，我不进地狱，谁进地狱呢，做老板本来就应该要有爱心，关怀与忍耐和私心不要太重。Buddha said, "If I don't descend intohell, who will?" When you're the boss, you have to be kind, caring andtolerant. You can't just look to your own gain. 我很清楚，天下没有白吃的午餐。所以我每天晚上都做得很勤劳，做到很晚。虽然钱不是赚得很多，可是我过得很快乐I know very well there's no such thing as afree lunch, so I always work very hard until the wee hours. I don't make a lotof money, but I'm happy. 台词源自：堕落天使 Fallen Angels  我非常喜欢吃冰淇淋，我小的时候，每天都有一辆冰淇淋车停在我家门口，而我每次见到它呢，我都非常的开心。我有一次问我爸爸，你为什么不去开冰淇淋车。他没有答我，后来我才知道，我妈是被冰淇淋车撞死的。我在台湾出生，五岁的时候跟我爸爸来了香港，他是在重庆宾馆当一个伙计。自从我妈妈去世了之后  他就变成不爱讲话，也不爱吃冰淇淋。可能是因为大家都不爱讲话，所以两父子的感情一直都很好I love ice cream. When I was little, an icecream truck would stop by my house every day. I was always happy to see it.Once I asked my dad why he didn't drive an ice cream truck. He didn't answer. Ilater found out my mother had been run over by an ice cream truck. I was bornin Taiwan. I came to Hong Kong with my dad when I was five. He worked as anassistant at the Chungking Mansions Hotel. He's rarely talked since my motherdied. No more ice cream, of course. Maybe the fact we're both so quiet explainswhy we've always been close. 齐藤先生是个家庭观念很重的一个人。在他还未来做餐馆之前  听说他是个电影导演。所以每次他有什么事情要跟家人讲的时候他通通都会以录影机把它录下来。我相信他儿子在收到这卷录影带子的时候  一定会很开心。有时我也很想学他，但是我不知道录完之后  应该寄给谁，我也不想结果是寄给我自己。Sato-san is a real family man. He was afilm director before he opened this place. So he always communicates with hisfamily by making a vid eotape. I'm sure his son must be very happy to receivehis videotapes. Sometimes I want to try the same thing. But I don't know whoI'd send my tapes to. I don't want to end up sending them to myself. 那天晚上睡到半夜，我发现我爸爸偷偷去看那卷带子，他看得很开心。虽然我有很多东西是粗心大意，不过我很清楚地记得，那天是我爸爸的六十岁生日。他一边看一边笑，也不知道他在笑什么，不过我知道，他很开心。Later that night, I discovered Dad secretlywatching the tape. He really enjoyed it. I'm usually very bad at details, but Iremember very well that it was his 60th birthday. He kept laughing as hewatched it. Who knows what he found so funny. But I know he was happy. 老人家说拍照拍得多会短命的，我不知道是不是真的。有一天晚上  我爸说他不舒服，我送他去医院，过了没多久  他就死了。这么多年来，因为有他的关系，我一直觉得我是个小孩子。因为有什么事情  他都可以帮我解决。那天晚上  我在帮他收拾东西的时候。我第一次觉得我已经长大了。我不想做大人，我希望我爸爸可以一直在我身边。当我离开那一间宾馆的时候，我只带了那一卷录影带，临走之前，我看了很多次。看到我爸爸在那里煮东西我很开心。虽然我知道，以后不会有机会吃到他煮的牛排，但是那个味道，我会永远的记住。Old people say taking someone's pictureshortens that person's life. I'm not sure it's true. One evening, Dad wasn'tfeeling well. I took him to the hospital. He passed away a while later. Allthese years, I've always felt like a little boy because of him. He was someoneI could always turn to, someone to solve all my problems. Packing up his stuffthat evening, I felt like a grown-up for the first time. But I don't wanna be agrown-up. I sure wish Dad could always be with me! When I left the hotel, thevideotape was all I took with me. I watched it over and over before I left.Watching Dad cook in the kitchen, I feel very happy. Though I know I'll nevertaste his steaks again, I'll never forget how they tasted.垫乐敬请关注微信公众号：为你读英语美文(ID：readenglishforyou)电影公众号对话框回复 金城武 ，获取《重庆森林》《堕落天使》观看链接主播介绍雲昊：江西南昌人，留美软件工程学博士。拥有一副热心肠，被大家亲切地叫做“小哥哥”。主播，制作：雲昊文字，图片，音乐非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有 

第221期 金城武——永不过期的223主播：雲昊坐标：美国 达拉斯我们分手的那天是愚人节，所以我一直当她是开玩笑，我愿意让她这个玩笑维持一个月。从分手的那一天开始，我每天买一罐5月1号到期的凤梨罐头，因为凤梨是阿May 最爱吃的东西，而5月1号是我的生日。我告诉我自己，当我买满30罐的时候，她如果还不回来，这段感情就会过期。We broke up on April Fool's Day, so I tookit as a joke. I'm willing to humor her for a month. Every day I buy a can ofpineapple with an expiration date of May 1, because May loves pineapple, andMay 1 is my birthday. I tell myself that if May hasn't come back by the timeI've bought 30 cans, then our love will expire too. 不知道从什么时候开始  在每个东西上面都有一个日子。秋刀鱼会过期，肉酱会过期，连保鲜纸都会过期，我开始怀疑，在这个世界上  还有什么东西是不会过期的？When did everything start having an expirationdate? Swordfish expires. Meat sauce expires. Even plastic wrap expires. I'mstarting to wonder: Is there anything in this world that doesn't? 终于在一家便利商店  让我找到第30罐凤梨罐头。就在5月l号的早晨，我开始明白一件事情在阿May的心中，我跟这个凤梨罐头没有什么分别。有人说，狗是人类最好的朋友，可是为什么在这个时候，它却不肯跟我分享我的痛苦呢？I finally found my 30th can in aconvenience store. As May 1 begins, I begin to understand. In May's eyes，I'm no different from a can ofpineapple. People say dogs are man's best friend. So how come mine won't sharemy grief now? 不知道算不算是一个记录呢？那一天晚上我吃掉所有的凤梨，还好阿May不喜欢吃榴莲，要不然我一定是完蛋了，我好想去庆祝一下，阿May可能已经睡着了，可是我不知道另外一个阿May呢？This must be some kind of record. I ate all30 cans that night. Good thing for me that May wasn't into durian. I feel likegoing out and celebrating. May's probably in bed by now. But what about thatother May? 台词源自：重庆森林 Chungking Express  我是一个很开朗的人，从小我就很喜欢讲话。I'm a happy man. I was very talkative whenI was small. 但是自从五岁那一年，我吃了一罐过期的凤梨罐头之后。我就没有再讲过话了。 But at age five, I ate a can of pineapplethat had expired, and I stopped talking. 因为这样子，所以我朋友很少，想找份工作呢，也就变得很难，所以我最后决定，我要自己做老板。For that reason, I have very few friends. Ifound it very hard to find work too. I finally decided to be my own boss. 因为我没有本钱，所以我每天晚上，都会去打开人家已经打烊的店，来做一个不用本钱的生意。Having no capital, the only thing I can dois sneak into other people's shops after hours and run my own business. 我绝对不是一个贪小便宜的人，我只是觉得非常的浪费嘛。房租都已经交了，为什么不做生意呢？I'm not a freeloader. I just think it makessense, since the rent's already been paid, to run the business around theclock. 谁说凌晨三点没有人会来买猪肉，我昨天就来买啦，对不对？Who says nobody buys pork at 3:00 a.m.? Icame yesterday to buy some, didn't I? 做生意嘛，本来就应该照顾到每一个客人的需要。If you want to do business, you have totake each customer's needs into account. 佛祖说过，我不进地狱，谁进地狱呢，做老板本来就应该要有爱心，关怀与忍耐和私心不要太重。Buddha said, "If I don't descend intohell, who will?" When you're the boss, you have to be kind, caring andtolerant. You can't just look to your own gain. 我很清楚，天下没有白吃的午餐。所以我每天晚上都做得很勤劳，做到很晚。虽然钱不是赚得很多，可是我过得很快乐I know very well there's no such thing as afree lunch, so I always work very hard until the wee hours. I don't make a lotof money, but I'm happy. 台词源自：堕落天使 Fallen Angels  我非常喜欢吃冰淇淋，我小的时候，每天都有一辆冰淇淋车停在我家门口，而我每次见到它呢，我都非常的开心。我有一次问我爸爸，你为什么不去开冰淇淋车。他没有答我，后来我才知道，我妈是被冰淇淋车撞死的。我在台湾出生，五岁的时候跟我爸爸来了香港，他是在重庆宾馆当一个伙计。自从我妈妈去世了之后  他就变成不爱讲话，也不爱吃冰淇淋。可能是因为大家都不爱讲话，所以两父子的感情一直都很好I love ice cream. When I was little, an icecream truck would stop by my house every day. I was always happy to see it.Once I asked my dad why he didn't drive an ice cream truck. He didn't answer. Ilater found out my mother had been run over by an ice cream truck. I was bornin Taiwan. I came to Hong Kong with my dad when I was five. He worked as anassistant at the Chungking Mansions Hotel. He's rarely talked since my motherdied. No more ice cream, of course. Maybe the fact we're both so quiet explainswhy we've always been close. 齐藤先生是个家庭观念很重的一个人。在他还未来做餐馆之前  听说他是个电影导演。所以每次他有什么事情要跟家人讲的时候他通通都会以录影机把它录下来。我相信他儿子在收到这卷录影带子的时候  一定会很开心。有时我也很想学他，但是我不知道录完之后  应该寄给谁，我也不想结果是寄给我自己。Sato-san is a real family man. He was afilm director before he opened this place. So he always communicates with hisfamily by making a vid eotape. I'm sure his son must be very happy to receivehis videotapes. Sometimes I want to try the same thing. But I don't know whoI'd send my tapes to. I don't want to end up sending them to myself. 那天晚上睡到半夜，我发现我爸爸偷偷去看那卷带子，他看得很开心。虽然我有很多东西是粗心大意，不过我很清楚地记得，那天是我爸爸的六十岁生日。他一边看一边笑，也不知道他在笑什么，不过我知道，他很开心。Later that night, I discovered Dad secretlywatching the tape. He really enjoyed it. I'm usually very bad at details, but Iremember very well that it was his 60th birthday. He kept laughing as hewatched it. Who knows what he found so funny. But I know he was happy. 老人家说拍照拍得多会短命的，我不知道是不是真的。有一天晚上  我爸说他不舒服，我送他去医院，过了没多久  他就死了。这么多年来，因为有他的关系，我一直觉得我是个小孩子。因为有什么事情  他都可以帮我解决。那天晚上  我在帮他收拾东西的时候。我第一次觉得我已经长大了。我不想做大人，我希望我爸爸可以一直在我身边。当我离开那一间宾馆的时候，我只带了那一卷录影带，临走之前，我看了很多次。看到我爸爸在那里煮东西我很开心。虽然我知道，以后不会有机会吃到他煮的牛排，但是那个味道，我会永远的记住。Old people say taking someone's pictureshortens that person's life. I'm not sure it's true. One evening, Dad wasn'tfeeling well. I took him to the hospital. He passed away a while later. Allthese years, I've always felt like a little boy because of him. He was someoneI could always turn to, someone to solve all my problems. Packing up his stuffthat evening, I felt like a grown-up for the first time. But I don't wanna be agrown-up. I sure wish Dad could always be with me! When I left the hotel, thevideotape was all I took with me. I watched it over and over before I left.Watching Dad cook in the kitchen, I feel very happy. Though I know I'll nevertaste his steaks again, I'll never forget how they tasted.垫乐敬请关注微信公众号：为你读英语美文(ID：readenglishforyou)电影公众号对话框回复 金城武 ，获取《重庆森林》《堕落天使》观看链接主播介绍雲昊：江西南昌人，留美软件工程学博士。拥有一副热心肠，被大家亲切地叫做“小哥哥”。主播，制作：雲昊文字，图片，音乐非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有 

Well, hello there! And welcome back to another BluzNdaBlood Show! It's that time of year whenI highlight all of the great performers coming to The SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival to be held on October 1st at Elmwood Park in Roanoke, VA! Highlights from today show has music from Skinny Velvet, The Fat Daddy Band, Bernard Allison, and Delbert McClinton! Friends, you know the routine! I now put all the hyperlinks to the shows on my main web site, http://bluzndablood.com. If you're listening for the first time, your best bet is to go to iTunes, search for "bluzndablood" and subscribe! That makes it REALLY easy to get the shows! Keep in touch! Email me! Friend me on Facebook! Follow me on Twitter! Check out the BluzNdaBlood YouTube site! Keep the blues in the blood!Brutha Dave Harrison