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Two types. I ordered both from Target, anticipating easy returns. I'm still waiting on the 2nd. 1. Glass beads. Heavier. Warmer. Not machine washable, so you want one with a washable cover. I went with 20lbs: https://www.target.com/p/48-x72-temperature-balancing-weighted-blanket-gray-tranquility/-/...

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Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:07 am

For sleep - I am currently trying a weighted blanket.

I am thinking about trying a weighted blanket - any recommendations on which one to try? Thanks!

So I'm going to put a lot of effort into the actual act of moving itself because downsizing/dealing with the house/etc is way more time consuming than anything else. I'll post back in this journal once I've actually made significant progress. I enjoyed the downsizing process every time I have done ...

RE: Downsizing - get rid of everything unless it's an heirloom in your mind I second what people are asking - make sure your change of plans isn't your brain tricking you into not doing anything. My advice is just leave - that's what I did years ago. Ended up in an RV for a bunch of years, but the f...

More generally, what do people here think of New Haven and thereabouts in terms of ERE friendliness? DW and I are talking some potential mid-term life plans. Randomly, I only now learned that this is home to Yale University. I grew up in CT, although closer to MA. Overall, back then, New Haven did ...

ERE City questionnaire - macg 1) Are you interested in "ERE city" if it means moving there? yes 2) Are you interested in "ERE city" if it happens grow around where you already are? yes Preferred level of development: 3) Are you willing to move to a high-density urban area? (3+ st...

LMK if any of the questions need to be rephrased or fleshed out. Well I agree wholeheartedly with the theory of this thread, and would in fact consider moving for such a community, I have a mental block that isn't mentioned in any of your questions - weather. I just have zero desire to live anywher...

I agree with Henry's assessment... I understand where ffj & others are coming from, but frankly, "playing the game" to your detriment is ultimately a bad move. Some background: US-based, been in IT areas for a few big companies (Insurance, Technology, Real Estate) for a couple of decad...

In terms of what constitutes "good", I distinguish between the subjectively good and the objectively good. The subjectively good hit the reader one Wheaton level beyond the reader, that is, right where the message is understandable and inspirational. Higher than that and the book is overc...

Well, I'm going to guess there was some reason the book resonated with your dad, but he wasn't able to articulate it -- and worse (for purposes of persuasion) didn't realize there was a need to. I feel for him making the attempt. Oh, we discussed it in length after I read it. My father always did t...

* My screen name is taken from a work by Voltaire. It’s not a book you ever have to read --the plot summary is good enough, especially if the description of the ending resonates with you [1]. So it's weird that my dad gave me the book when I was a freshman in high school and said, "Read it, it...

I've been trying to convince myself that I need a cargo bike for years, even though I really don't lol. I just like them! But alas, my hybrid with back rack and panniers work just fine lol. I have seen on many a bike touring blog where people do use the kid trailers as storage instead. Overall, I'd ...

At this point, I think the goal is inoculation against individualized marketing. The behavioral manipulation will become scary effective. If it's not already there. Yeah, I agree. I am just in a pessimistic mood about it currently, and I just don't think it's ultimately possible... So I have to dec...

Finished reading the extreme privacy book. ..... I might adopt changes anyway, but only to avoid forced obsolescence and coercieve marketing. I want to favor businesses that treat me well. Big brother won. I've been following this data privacy journey with interest. I do plan on reading the book. I...

@macg You got me thinking about anybody notable I was able to see while in school. I did see Liddy and Abbie Hoffman "debate" once which was a riot with Hoffman killing himself not long after, maybe a year? Story Musgrave was another notable speaker who I got to meet and ask a question bu...

What year? I heard him in 84-85 and he was completely acid fried. I remember he said question authority, got confused and I believe he sat down on the floor at one point. It was 1992. He was a bit scattered in the lecture, and yeah, wandered off point a bunch, but overall it was still great. Hangin...

(1) My biggest undergraduate graduate academic regret is that I had the opportunity to take a class with Christopher Lasch and didn't take it. He was an asshole and is now a dead asshole but I missed the opportunity. So if there is a professor of renown on your campus, even if you are intimidated o...

The most important thing I got out of going to college was life-long friends.

I’d like to find a substance that safely enhances social skills without harming the liver (like alcohol), brain (like marijuana), or the whole body (like antidepressants). At university, I skeptically tried Bach flowers and confirmed that it was a stupid placebo. Is there a misfit out there who has...

Unlike hobbies and past-time activities of yore, video games are designed to suck a player in and take dozens or hundreds of hours of their time and attention. Cases where people neglect their lives due to video games are widespread, while I haven't heard of anyone getting bad grades at school beca...