Stuff I learned today

[paladin]

The history of the Zombies
The Zombies (“She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No”) were a British band of the 60's
They released an album called Odessey and Oracle, which didn't do very well
&
The band members all went onto jobs or others projects
Two years after the breakup, the band’s U.S. label Date Records, decided to release the track “Time of the Season”.
It charted #3 and the non-existent Zombies were suddenly in huge demand.

Delta Promotions, a Dallas based company acted quickly, claimed they had legally obtained the rights to the Zombies songs and created 2 "Zombie" bands that began simultaneously touring the US
One in the North and one in the South.
Unfortunately it seems neither band had a keyboardist and Zombie songs are really,,,, heavy on keyboards.
But, strangely, no one at the multiple concerts seemed to notice or, at least, complain.

The southern Fake Zombies is where Frank Beard and Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) got their 1st professional gigs
When asked to explain his involvement and how all this weirdness got started, Dusty Hill replied,,,,
"It was the '60s, man."

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Lume works.
I imagine most have seen some of the commercials about the lotion helping with body odor.
I got the deodorant they sell instead of the lotion.
It works

My doctor changed my Diabeetus meds a little while back and every since I had horribly under arm BO.
I could take a shower and scrub the hell out of my underarms. Put on deodorant , body axe with strong smell, and half an hour later my arm pits would smell like I had been out doing weed eating/mowing for a few hours.

Got some lume deodorant as I did not want to buy the lotion to put under my arms. It is a little expensive compared to others but it worked. I have no clue if it will work for other parts of your body. However if you have issues with under arm BO...whether it be to medicine or you are out doing activities for a time before you can clean up...Give it a try.

 

[Runwildboys]

Lume works.
I imagine most have seen some of the commercials about the lotion helping with body odor.
I got the deodorant they sell instead of the lotion.
It works

My doctor changed my Diabeetus meds a little while back and every since I had horribly under arm BO.
I could take a shower and scrub the hell out of my underarms. Put on deodorant , body axe with strong smell, and half an hour later my arm pits would smell like I had been out doing weed eating/mowing for a few hours.

Got some lume deodorant as I did not want to buy the lotion to put under my arms. It is a little expensive compared to others but it worked. I have no clue if it will work for other parts of your body. However if you have issues with under arm BO...whether it be to medicine or you are out doing activities for a time before you can clean up...Give it a try.

I don't have a B.O. problem (at least not that I've noticed, or anyone has mentioned) but I tried this new anti-perspirant / deodorant, for the scent (alpine air + cedarwood). I had a power outage, in which I couldn't shower for a day, and it held up, dry as a bone, for 2 days straight through.

 

[Creeper]

Lume works.
I imagine most have seen some of the commercials about the lotion helping with body odor.
I got the deodorant they sell instead of the lotion.
It works

My doctor changed my Diabeetus meds a little while back and every since I had horribly under arm BO.
I could take a shower and scrub the hell out of my underarms. Put on deodorant , body axe with strong smell, and half an hour later my arm pits would smell like I had been out doing weed eating/mowing for a few hours.

Got some lume deodorant as I did not want to buy the lotion to put under my arms. It is a little expensive compared to others but it worked. I have no clue if it will work for other parts of your body. However if you have issues with under arm BO...whether it be to medicine or you are out doing activities for a time before you can clean up...Give it a try.

Just out of curiosity, what meds did he change you to, if you don't mind my asking. My doc took me off Janumet and put me on Farxiga and Trulicity. I am not crazy about either but my A1c levels have come down.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Just out of curiosity, what meds did he change you to, if you don't mind my asking. My doc took me off Janumet and put me on Farxiga and Trulicity. I am not crazy about either but my A1c levels have come down.

I went from just metformin to metformin/empagliflozin combined pill.
That was the only new medication that I started taking when the issue came about.

I will shortly be changing to Ozempic so I am curious if the issue goes away. Plus it will be easier to take ozempic once a week instead of taking the metformin/empagliflozin twice a day after eating.

 

[Sammy]

Lume works.
I imagine most have seen some of the commercials about the lotion helping with body odor.
I got the deodorant they sell instead of the lotion.
It works

My doctor changed my Diabeetus meds a little while back and every since I had horribly under arm BO.
I could take a shower and scrub the hell out of my underarms. Put on deodorant , body axe with strong smell, and half an hour later my arm pits would smell like I had been out doing weed eating/mowing for a few hours.

Got some lume deodorant as I did not want to buy the lotion to put under my arms. It is a little expensive compared to others but it worked. I have no clue if it will work for other parts of your body. However if you have issues with under arm BO...whether it be to medicine or you are out doing activities for a time before you can clean up...Give it a try.

I've had Lume in my amazon cart for a month now waiting for the price to go down. I didn't want to pay a lot because I want the unscented (I hate scents) and a lot of reviewers said the unscented smells like feces. Did you get the scented product?

 

[Creeper]

I went from just metformin to metformin/empagliflozin combined pill.
That was the only new medication that I started taking when the issue came about.

I will shortly be changing to Ozempic so I am curious if the issue goes away. Plus it will be easier to take ozempic once a week instead of taking the metformin/empagliflozin twice a day after eating.

You won't believe how much weight you will lose on Ozempic. But be warned, some of the weight loss is muscle mass, not just fat. Since I started Trulicity, which is another weekly GLP-1 drug, I have lost almost 30 lbs, and I was only about 185 to start with. But as I said, my muscles are clearly shrinking along with my waistline.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I've had Lume in my amazon cart for a month now waiting for the price to go down. I didn't want to pay a lot because I want the unscented (I hate scents) and a lot of reviewers said the unscented smells like feces. Did you get the scented product?

The wife bought it. It says the scent is Clean Tangerine.
I might smell the slight citrus scent when I first put it on but after that I smell nothing.
However I was used to using the Axe deodorant, which had a strong scent to it.

But I think you will be alright. Nothing overwhelming in the least IMO.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

You won't believe how much weight you will lose on Ozempic. But be warned, some of the weight loss is muscle mass, not just fat. Since I started Trulicity, which is another weekly GLP-1 drug, I have lost almost 30 lbs, and I was only about 185 to start with. But as I said, my muscles are clearly shrinking along with my waistline.

I am hoping the ozempic will help in losing weight. Due to a bad accident a couple years back and resulting physical issues, am really limited in how I can lose weight short of just starving myself.

 

[SlammedZero]

Today I learned that the James Webb Space Telescope had 344 single points of failure. If any one of these points of operation failed, the consequences could range from a minor degradation in performance to a complete mission failure. A majority of these failure points exist in the sunshield, which is absolutely crucial for the satellite to function.

In comparison, the Perseverance rover on Mars had "only" about 80 to 90 single points of failure.

 

[nobody]

I am hoping the ozempic will help in losing weight. Due to a bad accident a couple years back and resulting physical issues, am really limited in how I can lose weight short of just starving myself.

I hope it works for you, man! Word of warning: I've seen people talking about how it doesn't just make you lose fat mass but muscle mass too.

 

[triplets_93]

Buick published a "Light My Fire" ad for their 1970 GS455 Stage 1

 

[triplets_93]

States with Population < DFW Metro Area

 

[YosemiteSam]

Today I learned to install a new rack and pinion focuser capable of holding 11lbs of camera, filters, and filter wheel.

This is my Newtonian Astrograph (a telescope made for imaging)

The blue fine adjustment knob my this magnificent red and black carbon fiber Newtonian astrograph sucks. Wish it was a matching red. Though I need the strength of this one to handle my astro imaging setup

I also installed a mirror mask (before left and after on the right) for the primary mirror so those clips don't mess with the stars in the image.

 

[triplets_93]

Today I learned to install a new rack and pinion focuser capable of holding 11lbs of camera, filters, and filter wheel.

This is my Newtonian Astrograph (a telescope made for imaging)

The blue fine adjustment knob my this magnificent red and black carbon fiber Newtonian astrograph sucks. Wish it was a matching red. Though I need the strength of this one to handle my astro imaging setup

I also installed a mirror mask (before left and after on the right) for the primary mirror so those clips don't mess with the stars in the image.

I learned the hard way that a $60 telescope needs a $60 tripod, for stability.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I learned the hard way that a $60 telescope needs a $60 tripod, for stability.

In Astrophotography, everything starts and ends with a stable mount. It's hard to image (or even see) if the mount isn't stable.

I have a DSLR that sits on a tripod and rotates with the sky. (very wide field astrophotography) I had to buy a heavy aluminum mount for it as even a light breeze would cause it to shake with the cheap plastic one I had purchased.

 

[triplets_93]

In Astrophotography, everything starts and ends with a stable mount. It's hard to image (or even see) if the mount isn't stable.

I have a DSLR that sits on a tripod and rotates with the sky. (very wide field astrophotography) I had to buy a heavy aluminum mount for it as even a light breeze would cause it to shake with the cheap plastic one I had purchased.

The only the wooden tripod that came with my cheap telescope was good for, was looking at the sun, or the moon. (I did acquire a sun and a moon filter bty.)

 

[Ranching]

I learned that when you volunteer to pay for your daughter's entire wedding from rings to dinner reception and everything in between, the guest list starts to multiply! Lol

 

[Hardline]

All three inmates that escaped Alcatraz are still on the FBIs most wanted list and are shown on the FBI website.

 

[Hardline]

The desk in the Oval Office was made from wood from a British ship called the HHS Resolute. A British Arctic exploration ship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolute_desk