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Thank god I'm poor and don't have to deal with all this mishegos. DEFINITIONS n. "Foolishness, nonsense, craziness." EXAMPLE SENTENCES "I don't want to get involved in their mishegos." LANGUAGES OF ORIGIN Yiddish

Jan 2022: A1C 8.2, my Dr. put me on Metformin. May 2022: A1c 6.7, down 18 pounds. Weight plateaued for a year, A1C remained 6.7-6.8. May 2023: Dr. put me on Ozempic. Today: Down 27 pounds since May, A1C 5.7!!!! If you want to reach me, I'll be doing a photo shoot for the cover of Men's Health. The only problem is that I'm in Medicare's coverage gap, and a refill is $750 for 3 months. My brother in law's doctor switched him to the medium pen, so he had an extra pen & a half he gave me and the Dr. had one sample left that he gave me. I'm good through late Oct. My pulmonologist is in the same building and I haven't seen him since before covid (I had an appt for 2 weeks after the 1st cases hit, but cancelled). I'll make an appt with him soon, and stop in to see the endocrinologist that day, & maybe he'll have more samples. Otherwise it's back to Metformin for 2 months (I have plenty on hand), & your appetite is supposed to go crazy when you stop Ozempic, so that should be fun.

FUN PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Milwaukee's 100-MPH-throwing rookie reliever Abner Uribe is having an excellent year. Today was a little bit less so... Abner Doubleday would've been rolling over in his grave (with laughter) because his namesake: Faced 4 batters Threw 18 pitches Walked 3 and hit the other Threw 3 wild pitches

Last night I almost posted 'What a positive attitude about erectile dysfunction!' I didn't because I thought it would be rude. But what the heck...

Both appeared often, and thrice together, on COMEDY KNOCKOUT, a show that ran on Tru-TV for 3 seasons/84 episodes. 3 comics competed for the audience's approval. You can catch them now on MAX, I believe. S1 E22. We're Jewish Now Matteo Lane does a startlingly accurate Mariah Carey impersonation, and Josh Wolf has an endless list of suggestions for Matteo's dream job. S2 E11. What Is This Show? Matteo says he shaves his asshole in this one. Amanda Seales definitely knows what not to say at a renaissance faire, and Matteo Lane kisses frogs for a very special reason. S2 E31. Deep V Find out what Arden Myrin, Matteo Lane, and an artisanal pickle maker have in common. Matteo had a hole in the crotch of his jeans in this one, but Josh went & sat in the audience to check that it couldn't be seen.

Is that the poster for "THE LIFE OF DECAPRIO"?

I couldn't find it in the store that day. But one these years I'll try some.

@BOZO T CLOWN will be unavailable for awhile:

How can you go wrong in a store where, if you rearrange the letters in its name, you get laid?

Dorothy: You know, I knew someone who went to this fabulous restaurant in Paris and just had watercress for lunch because, you know, she didn't want to gain weight. And then after lunch, she walked out of the restaurant and a gargoyle fell off the building, hit her on the head, and killed her.Blanche: Oh, no.Dorothy: I mean, look at what her last meal was.Blanche: That is tragic, just tragic.

How do you say OY-VEY in Japanese? Shohei Ohtani Diagnosed With Tear In UCL, Will Not Pitch Again This Season It isn’t clear if he’ll require surgery; Ohtani is seeking a second opinion before making that decision. Ohtani started the first game of today’s doubleheader against the Reds. He departed in the second inning with what the team initially announced as arm fatigue. He underwent imaging between games and learned of the ligament damage. He nevertheless played in the nightcap as the designated hitter, going 1-5. Since pushing in two of their top prospects for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López at the trade deadline, the Halos have gone 9-18. They’re a season-worst six games under .500 after being swept by the Reds. Their playoff hopes had all but evaporated even before tonight’s news both that Ohtani would no longer be able to pitch and that Mike Trout was headed back to the injured list. It has been a staggeringly brutal few weeks even for a franchise no stranger to disappointment. Angels To Place Mike Trout On Injured List GM Perry Minasian informed reporters that Trout remained in too much discomfort when hitting to continue playing. The three-time MVP had just returned from an IL stay on Tuesday.

Kevin Hart revealed he’s in a wheelchair after trying to race former NFL running back Stevan Ridley. “Guys, I blew all my s—t,” the “Jumanji” star announced in an Instagram video Wednesday. “Tore my lower abdomen, my abductors are torn — I don’t even know what that is, but I tore ’em. … I can’t walk!” Hart, 44, rolled himself in the wheelchair for the camera while blaming his predicament on being over the age of 40. The actor explained his injuries stemmed from a “debate” with the retired New England Patriots player, 34, over “who is faster.” Hart challenged Ridley to a 40-yard dash. He also referred to himself as the “dumbest man alive” in his caption. Several celebrities hopped into the “Night School” star’s comments with well wishes and a few jokes. “If 44 is kicking yo ass..wait til you hit 55…you might just disintegrate. Get well dummy!” Wanda Skyes wrote. “Getting older is REAL!! Heal Up, Kev!!” Will Smith chimed in. Hart also referred to himself as the “dumbest man alive.”

I'm a terrible person. All I can think of is that he can re-grout my tile anytime he wants to.

Monkey spotted at Florida Popeyes drive-thru: 'Weirdest thing I've ever seen' maybe they serve banana milkshakes (or fritters)

Lifelong bachelor, 93, to wed woman he met at NJ wedding 64 years ago call me a cynic, but I give the marriage less than ten years.

JC Garcia-Lavin and George Fesser had a barren backyard when they bought their house in 2019. The garden room, accessed from a stair off the kitchen, is used with a wood-burning stove when the weather gets cooler. It’s got the vibe of a sunken living room,” says real-estate broker George Fesser of the garden that he and his partner, stylist Juan Carlos “JC” Garcia-Lavin, cultivated during the pandemic behind their house in Bedford-Stuyvesant. They had bought the house in September 2019 and planted eight bamboo plants and a river birch that, Fesser recalls, was around seven feet tall; today, it’s more than 30 feet tall. “I thought that to get a garden like this would take ten years,” Garcia-Lavin says, as we sit under the giant willow tree in the corner. “The willow came by mail. It was a tiny raggedy thing, only three or four feet high, and rail thin. I was insulted,” he remembers. “We get this Charlie Brown one stem with three little arms, and I thought, I am getting rid of this thing.” But he didn’t; he let it grow along with the other trees, flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruit bushes that he and Fesser planted from scratch, save for a few inherited tea roses. Because they had time on their hands (it was during the lockdown), they did research, watching how-to YouTube videos to figure what would help the garden grow. “I think it is all in the dirt,” Fesser says of the sauce of ingredients he mixed to make a rich cocktail of soil that includes fish carcasses and bat manure. Garcia-Lavin adds that “we learned the most from our mistakes.” That included growing squash and zucchini. “They took over, and it was a mess, so we don’t do it anymore.” But not before Fesser made fried zucchini flowers. “We have scheduled it so that there is always something blooming in the garden,” Fesser says. “When the tulips die, they let me know it’s time to plant the tomatoes.” There are two fig trees that will soon be ready to harvest. The smaller tree, in the back of the garden, has turned out to be an effective squirrel decoy, as they’re so busy pillaging that one they haven’t noticed the larger one nearer the house. And one thing about gardens is that you can’t rush them, Garcia-Lavin has learned. “Because I am a stylist and used to getting results right away visually, I would have ordered enormous trees and everything big,” he says. “But literally everything had to come in the mail, so everything we got was so tiny, so it was nerve-racking, but, boy, when it took off, it really took off.” The herb garden is just outside the kitchen for easy access when cooking, plus it gets lots of sun throughout the day. The produce includes mint, sage, oregano, thyme, peppers, chives, strawberries, lettuce, basil. and different varieties of tomatoes. The view toward the house with a cozy couch from Ikea, which their dog, Jenny, loves to sit on. Fesser, on the top stair, and Garcia-Lavin bringing lunch down to the table. The large fig tree by the stairs hasn’t been discovered by the squirrels, which are distracted from it by the figs on the smaller one at the rear of the garden. The table set for lunch with most of the edibles picked fresh. There is so much hidden in plain sight including a cherry tree, strawberry plants, and lavender bushes. How it started. 2019, before they started planting. https://www.curbed.com/article/herb-sitting-garden-backyard-bed-stuy-tour.html

‘Keep Your Clothes On,’ Sunflower Farm Warns Guests A summer getaway southwest of London put up signs asking people to stop posing for risqué photos where other guests, including children, could see. August 22, 2023. The signs that dot Sam Wilson’s family farm southwest of London carry an unusual warning for visitors seeking an Instagram-worthy photo amid the endless rows of golden sunflowers. “No Public Nudity.” When the notoriously gray and soggy weather cooperates, as it has in recent weeks, tourists flock to Sam’s Sunflowers, part of Stoke Fruit Farms, to take part in a quintessential British summer activity: flower picking. But a rash of guests baring it all for the cameras earlier this summer led Mr. Wilson, 38, part of the third generation of his family to run the farm, to plant the signs and turn to social media to remind guests about the rules of play. “Reminder to all we are a family area and please keep your clothes on in the sunflowers!,” the farm, located near Portsmouth on England’s southern coast, said on its Facebook page earlier this month. “We are having an increase of reports of naked photography taking place and this must not happen during our public sessions please!” Hundreds of people left comments, mostly delighted and bemused, about the situation. (“Darn it, my plans have been scuppered,” one user lamented. “Where exactly is this farm?” another wrote. “Asking for a friend obviously.”) Generally, photos are encouraged. Mr. Wilson even has props ideal for a photo shoot strewn across his fields, including a grand piano, a bathtub and a tractor. The flowers — golden, towering and elegant — are the perfect backdrop. Mr. Wilson’s farm has lots of them, about 2 million, making it easy to hide and take some risqué photos among these symbols of warmth, love and happiness. “They obviously make people want to take their clothes off,” Mr. Wilson said. The nudity isn’t new, but this year, it has been happening more often, in some cases where young children could see. “We’ve always had people come to the sunflowers and do risqué photos shoots and things,” Mr. Wilson said. “It’s just about respect for other people around, people of all ages. We’re a family attraction.” “We have had a busy week, and people have been very respectful of our plea for no public nudity,” he said, adding that there had been an increase in requests for private sessions to allow for photo shoots that include nudity. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Sunflowers have served as an inspiration before. In 2003, Helen Mirren starred in “Calendar Girls,” a British film based on a true story, about a group of middle-aged women who pose for a nude calendar to raise money for blood cancer research. Sunflowers featured prominently in the photos. “I think it’s very funny,” said Patricia Stewart, 74, one of the original Calendar Girls, whose idea it was to create the monthly guide. The Calendar Girls have raised about $7 million for Blood Cancer U.K. in the past two decades, according to the organization’s website. For nature lovers who promise to not go topless, the window to take a picture among Mr. Wilson’s sunflowers is about to end. The farm was open on Monday [2023-08-21], according to the website, but it usually closes in the middle of August.

https://foresthillspost.com/queens-historian-joins-brooklyn-based-preservationists-in-salvaging-signs-from-shuttered-nyc-businesses Queens man joins Brooklyn-based preservationists in salvaging signs from shuttered NYC businesses Gone, but not forgotten. A Queens historian and preservationist has teamed up with a Brooklyn-based foundation to salvage storefront signs from shuttered city businesses — including the distinct red and yellow sign of the Alpha Donuts coffee shop in Sunnyside and the Tower Diner sign in Forest Hills that sat under the building’s tower clock. Forest Hills resident Michael Perlman and the operators of the New York Sign Museum, located at 2465 Atlantic Ave., have been carefully taking down notable local signs and placing them in safekeeping in order to save the pieces of local history from being tossed in the dumpster. The museum has accumulated dozens of signs with the aim of preserving and promoting the history of signage and advertising across the area. It was founded by David Barnett and Mac Pohanka. Perlman, who is the founder of the Rego Park-Forest Hills Preservation Council, joined forces with the museum in early 2022. He said that preserving such signs is important in order to remember the past. “If not salvaged, works that hold much significance in regard to 20th century history, art, culture,and construction methods would have ended up in a landfill,” Perlman said. “All too often, we inhabit a needless throwaway culture. Now the spirit of these cherished businesses and art that is part of New York City’s fabric can live, intriguingly serving as an educational resource. These historic signs also bridge the generations.” Perlman said that his partnership with the museum has resulted in the salvaging of several significant signs. For instance, one of the most recent signs taken into the care of the museum was that of the Alpha Donuts coffee shop in Sunnyside which closed abruptly in late June. The inside of the store was completely gutted and the only remnant of the shop that remained was its distinctive sign. Perlman said when he heard the news of the closure, he contacted owner Patty Zorbas in order to save the 1970s-styled sign. Other noteworthy items taken into the possession of the museum include the sign to Jones Surgical Co., a former medical supply store on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills that shuttered last year after an 80-year run (I bought something from them once), the sign to the Tower Diner, a beloved diner in Rego Park that has been demolished to make way for apartments and retail space, and the sign to the Oxford Bake Shop in Ozone Park that shut its doors in June after 94 years in business. Jones Surgical in Forest Hills before the sign was taken down. The only SIZZLER left in the northeast was at the other end of the block. It closed in 2019. I guess they couldn't save that sign. The sign to H Goodman Furs, located at 11607 Queens Blvd., in Forest Hills now also sits in the museum. It was the first project Perlman and the museum teamed up on. In Manhattan, the preservationists have saved the sign to the famed Starlite Deli near Times Square and the sign to the New York Jewelry Center in Diamond District, while in Brooklyn they have taken possession of the sign to the Gestetner Print Shop in South Williamsburg. “The NY Sign Museum’s collection is a treasure trove,” Perlman said. “[The signs] are unique examples of commercial archaeology that tell the story of families, neighborhoods, and methods of design and construction.” The New York Sign Museum takes down signs at no cost to building or business owners and then stores the items at its facility in Brooklyn. The foundation, which is made up of preservationists, artists, archivists, and signage professionals, also offers repairs and refurbishment, tax incentives for donations, as well as a rebate program for businesses that would like to replace their old signs. COOL! Independently of the museum, Perlman recently salvaged the sign to Housewares World hardware store in Forest Hills, and a huge Art Deco sign to the Jay Dee Bakery in Forest Hills in 2009. (My dad occasionally purchased from them.) New York Sign Museum/Noble Signs, located at 2465 Atlantic Ave Fancy-Shmancy!

Queens jury convicts man of attempted murder in Wolverine-style attack on BLM protesters in 2020 maybe he had feelings of rage and inadequacy because of his tiny feet.

THE HISTORIC LATE-SEASON RUN TO THE PENNANT BEGINS: The Yankees are promoting outfield prospect Everson Pereira before tomorrow’s series opener against the Nationals, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network. Infielder Oswald Peraza is also being recalled.