“Flexing” is a slang term that means showing off or boasting about one's accomplishments, possessions, or skills, often with the intention of impressing others. For example, someone might “flex” on social media by posting pictures of their new Porsche or sharing stories about their achieveme...
It’s silly (albeit not surprising given your fragile ego) how uptight you become when someone you dislike (was it Judy Shelton?) falls squarely into a category of a word that you (not a lexicographer) apparently feel to be unequivocally unfit. You’re a hack. A sad hack. But an enter...
As a longtime chess fan and someone who’s seen the rise and burn of esports from the sidelines, I found the notion of seeing Carlsen as a so-called “esports ambassador,” watching Nakamura and Firouzja don a Falcons jersey, and that chess can become a “dynamic spectator sport” worth ...
VO2max is measured per kg of total body weight, not lean weight. That means that if you lost 10% of your bodyweight via liposuction but otherwise stayed exactly the same, your VO2max would rise by 1/0.9. This makes VO2max a partial proxy for weight. However the relationship between w...
Senate, a huge story unto itself and one that frankly makes Trump look like a loser. One thing about these proceedings being held tonight is that it will force a lot of Republicans to speak up in some form or another on the record; they can’t hide as much as they usually do behind...
I am 22 yrs old and have failed the nmjc nursing program twice. The first time i made it through the first semester but had some major life distractions going on and had an avg of 76.5-failing. (we are required to maintain a 79.9 avg-based off 6 exams & a final). So I go back...
had asthma, if someone was a breast cancer survivor, if a if a grandparent had diabetes.” Even more effective was when she was discussing abortion and described a woman being turned away by a hospital afraid of strict anti-abortion state laws “bleeding out in a car i...
charitable this or that" after the destruction of a war by milking ignorant Americans for Billions of dollars and racketeering kickbacks all around and it would be lucky if even the 30 percent ($300,000 in this illustration) makes it to let's say Syria for "humanitarian reasons" to "loo...
psychology of regret. Even though we must deal with the world as it is, a vital part of life is imagining the world as it could be – thinking about a job you should have applied for (or said “no” to), or someone you should (or shouldn’t) have asked out on a date, for ...
Chuck Sherman, AKA The Sherminator, is a character that American Pie fans love to hate. The wannabe lothario, who often references himself in the third person, makes the crew jealous when he claims to have lost his virginity. However, the Terminator-lover is later outed as a liar by...