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I'm sure some of you may have seen the new health fad going around that it is very beneficial for your body's circulation and muscle recovery to take a very uncomfortable "bath" into nearly freezing cold water. I was initially very skeptical, but I tried it twice this summer and, despite the...

Offshoot of another thread. Scenario is that you're in a store or some such, or you're interacting publicly with guy, and he calls you one of the following names. Trying to figure out which one seems the most demeaning and/or disrespectful. Bonus South Park clip illustrating the point...

Mods, I think this is the proper forum but if this should be in the Assistant Coach sub forum please move if you deem appropriate to do so. This past Saturday I was involved in an Empire league auction draft. An Empire league is very similar to a dynasty league with the exception that if a...

Did a search and while plantar fasciitis is mentioned here or there I didn't see a thread dedicated to this wonderful foot/heel ailment. So, I'm posting this thread in the hopes that those of us who have it or have had it can use this thread to give tips and or suggestions of what to do (or not...

I'm sure those of us that have played sports or done extracurriculars (e.g. music, model UN or whatever) or are parents of kids who do them know how expensive they can be and will oftentimes require some sort of fundraising to do something special like a trip or a tournament or something. In my...

So I was listening to a NFL draft podcast on my morning jog this morning and learned that Mel Kiper, Jr., amongst other bizarre dietary habits such as eating mashed potatoes on pizza after removing the cheese, eats pumpkin pie every single day. Apparently, Mel does this daily by eating just the...

I have a purchase pending on a new home. In the process, I'm strongly considering a ARM mortgage with the plan being to refi in a few years (the ARM can be fixed for 7 years). My broker seems to be appropriately and gently pushing us this way. However, my wife and our extended family are all...

After watching Justin Tucker kick the game-winning 66 yard field goal as time expired - which I think essentially cements him as the greatest FG kicker ever (if not ever then certainly actively playing now) - it got me wondering whether there is somebody else more clearly atop his or her...

I know there's discussion in the PGA thread, but figured this is threadworthy on its own.  Super excited, love this event (I strongly prefer team golf to individual), and I really am intrigued by the storylines of the possible discord in the heavily favored USA locker room versus the more...

With FBG running a little slow on Pasquino's article about survivor choices, I decided to start a thread.  This season opens up with a relatively difficult first week where there are no double-digit favorites. TB is, as i type this, the biggest favorite at -8/5 but honestly I don't like the...

I've chronicled a bit on here my wife's and my rollercoaster ride of trying to have kids. From improbably unlucky bouts with IVF to fostering children (see the "trouble getting pregnant" thread)  and having the state clear us for adoption only to essentially tell us "just kidding" a short while...

I intend for this to be a series of threads where I identify relatively prominent human choices/tendencies/etc. that I don't entirely understand and/or I think seems strange but probably isn't criminal and am surprised at how often I encouter them.  Up first: co-sleeping. Co-sleeping is defined...

While I've come along way from not recognizing the social weirdness of writing a ten page persuasion paper (with footnote citations!) to my then girlfriend's parents, it's probably no suprise on here that I still sometimes struggle with doing the "right thing" in a social situation. Given that...

Feels like forever that I've posted a topic about a personal issue/conflict - which is likely the result of working a million hours and being a dad in a good marriage. But, something occurred today that I'm struggling on figuring out the best way moving forward. My inclination is to do nothing...

The ying to the yang of the unathletic pros thread, this is the thread for guys who looked like they should be really, really good but wound up not being that good.  I'll start with Brady Quinn. If somebody asked me to draw a perfect QB it would be Quinn. And he wasn't good. 

My wife and I just finished the series after watching it slowly over the last year. It was my second time through and her first. While I think the show's theme is about amorality and its aimlessness, my wife and I had this debate throughout. You can define amoral or evil as you'd like but this...

So after ten years and over 200k my manly and incredibly reliable 2008 VW Jetta appears to need replacing.  Work has been good so I am looking to upgrade a bit but, like most practical things in life, I'm not so good at going about it and have no really bought a car on my own before (got a...

4 pt. Passing, non-ppr superflex league. I have been offered jordy Nelson for trubisky. I'm 2-0 with a very good team, but probably not in the top two. Qbs are siemian/lynch, glennon/trubisky, Eli manning, mccown, brissett, and tannehill on IR. WRs are Hopkins, Benjamin, and some youth (Corey...

Let me start this by saying that no child is dying.  I also am not trying to at all imply that what I'm about to describe is the equivalent of a child's death, because it's not.  I just genuinely, at least in my emotional reality, don't know how else to describe it.  And, the point of this...

Boils it down so simply. This guy rules.