Yeah, if you are a routine meat eater, it's not unreasonable for meat to make up over 50% of your grocery bill, especially if it's beef.
Even if you don't want to be vegetarian or vegan, using meat as a condiment (e.g., pepperoni pizza) instead of a staple really saves money.
I'm not clever, it's a trademark term from Altra who makes running shoes with roomy toe boxes.
I do think it's a good term, though, cause it does get across the point that most shoes are not shaped like your feet naturally want to be.
The whole reason washed coffee is most popular is because it's more consistent and "safe". Drying coffee with the fruit on is more high-risk, high-reward because it can mold or otherwise spoil, and i assume it takes longer, so it may be more sensitive to weather.
Personally, I like natural best, but it's not possible to do everywhere, and washed obviously produces great coffee as well.
Strongly agreed. The variety is what makes it good. Its nice to switch back and forth day by day so it never gets "samey". Its like those air fresheners that switch back and forth.
If i had to, though, I would pick a natty ethiopian if I had to pick just one.
Also, it really is in the roaster. I've been to a few that will have coffee from 20 different countries, but somehow make it taste all the same.
There's a pretty big range depending on use and material.
Comments like "x has lasted me y years" don't really help. If they are being used as hiking boots in an area where the trails are dirt/mud/roots, they will last a while. If worn on rough concrete in a job where you walk around in them every day, they will wear fast.
There's also a big difference in the type of sole. Some soles have effectively a big stack of foam as the outsole, which gives you some squish, but wears relatively quickly. Those a generally really thick, though, so it will still take a while to wear through. Some soles are softer rubber so you get better grip, but then they wear more easily. Harder rubbers last longer, but then comfort and grip can suffer.
Dr Martens, and i assume solovair, has one piece of rubber that acts as the outsole and the cushioning. If you wear through the outer layer of the outsole, you can expose one of those air chambers and let water in.
If your gait has you grinding through a portion of the sole prematurely, you could potentially talk to a cobbler about swapping to a different type of sole that won't have that issue.
I don't have the razorbacks, but I can second the brand being the only traditional leather boots I've worn that are foot shaped.
Yeah, as far as I know, the real origin of the term is for shooting targets (or people), so you are literally double tapping the trigger. That way, if the first round doesn't hit (or doesn't kill), the second will.
The uncertainty piece is key, though. If they fired a missile and werent sure if it hit by the time they launched the second, they could accurately call that a double-tap. That's what hegseth seems to be trying to push, especially with his reference to "fog of war".
The moment you know the first shot destroyed the target, it ceases to be a double-tap.
I just don't like how they are trying to absolve themselves through language they know will be misinterpreted, and then the media just parrots it with no issue.
P.s., to be clear, whether it is a double tap doesn't change much to me because the first missile was already a war crime.
Even articles condemning this attack refer to it as a "double-tap" strike, which is really misleading because that insinuates quick succession. An attack followed by a separate attack an hour later is not a double-tap
Yeah, agreed that reducing concussion is definitely a good thing. Especially strict rules around return to play after concussion cause that's when you can really do damage.
My problem is that scientists can say: "CTE is a problem in the NFL." And then the NFL can say "we are addressing it by offering goofy helmet coverings, reducing punt return collision speed, and using better protocols for post concussion". Then no one is pointing out that none of those changes address CTE at all, and the NFL knows that. In reality, reducing CTE would involve changing the sport in ways that the fans would not like.
I'll spam this fact wherever I see comments on CTE.
CTE is not correlated with the number of concussions. It's correlated with years of exposure to repetitive minor hits. It's a very important distinction because the NFL (and every other professional sport with blows to the head) is trying to push the narrative that concussion is the boogeyman, so that if they can reduce concussion (and they can), they can declare their hands clean from CTE. The only way to reduce CTE is drastic changes to the game.
Yeah, I'm probably what you'd call a patient gamer. Usually not playing anything more recent than 5 years old, and often way older.
Seconding cooking for sure. You have to eat, so you might as well find a way to enjoy it, save money, and stay healthy in the process.
Repairing things. Electronics, clothes, furniture, it doesn't matter what, but try to learn how to repair stuff. It eventually encourages you to buy less, but higher quality items. Also everyone likes if you fix their favorite thing.
Organizing people. This isnt often treated as a skill, but it really is. You'll find over time that in your group of friends, someone is always the person to try to put together the next activity. Try to be that person. That's super useful in all parts of life. Keep in mind that people will end up being lazy and expecting you to keep doing the work, but try not to take it personally.