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 Keenly following the adventures of the ACA subsidy cliff.  It's not being adjusted for inflation.  So prices rise 6-10% every year while incomes decline, allowing the federal poverty level to stay constant.  The government made health insurance super expensive by subsidizing it for just the very bottom incomes, as it normally does.   So Dubya actually got daylight savings time expanded by a few weeks to deal with the then sky high $2 gas. Trump said he made it permanent & didn't do anything.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of healthcare,  https://www.today.com/health/news/rhabdomyolysis-runner-rachel-apa-nyc-marathon-explained-rcna607256  Another death in a long distance.   As usual, the AI generated text is as useful as mud.  Her results were struck from the web app, probably because it was a DNF.  There is a phone tracker showing her go...
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After 6 months, got back up to 24 miles with great difficulty.  It seems a full marathon is going to entail collapsed arches.  It makes lions wonder if an orthotic can be fitted to a sandal.  It's going to take a return to shoes to ever do another ultramarathon. Doing it in 12mm sandals definitely hurt, but 12mm sandals previously led to less posterior tibialis pain. Surprised 1 speed event in July caused so much regression, but metabolic changes in old age are ending the party.  Trails might be easier on the posterior tibialises. Today's effort featured an 8.5 minute program on the way up & a 9-12 minute program on the way down.  Actual top speeds were in the 8m45 range.  The final mile was straight walked.  Tried going without electrolyte & didn't cramp but did become quite stiff.  Felt the borderline of cramping & went to walk/running.  Still finished with salt deposits, so some electrolyte was being shed.  Some sort of el...
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Patrick Stewart

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 Lions have been equally laid off when they were entering a busy phase & when they were entering a slowdown.  Booming business was about as relevant as mud.   It would be shocking if lions were still employed next summer.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    Patrick Stewart's death at 86 from dementia adds another data point to the life expectancy equation. They never disclosed when he was diagnosed, other than saying it was brief. There's no more paparazzi tracking these details down like there was 40 years ago. His last interview was typed in July 2026.  He was last in public in 2024, keeping with the traditional figure of 2.2 years for that age.  Social security at 62 is definite if lions can only expect to reach the mid 80's. A scenario emerged whereby the old man would move in with his ex wife's side for caregiving.  They're better equipped, lions believe.  In excha...
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