What I'm Reading This Week #23

Happy Friday all!  It's been a long but productive week.  The concrete dudes finally came out Wednesday and did their little leveling job.  Well, not little...$400 please but we're trying to get reimbursed by the HOA because the bylaws say that shouldn't have been our responsibility even though the newest company to take over said no.  The guy even said that shouldn't be our responsibility and worded our invoice to make that clear so...fingers crossed.  Today we're supposed to have the hose bib replaced which honestly hasn't been right from day one.  Then we should be able to stain the concrete pad and the patio should truly be done.  Only took almost a full year.

Let's level into...

Retailers Pull Fairlife Products Amid Animal Abuse Allegations in Video  (*Pause local newcast video on landing- does not show the graphic video according to them, I won't watch it even if it's blurred.*  We will be pulling Fairlife milk from our shelves as well and I'm a bit ashamed I didn't do more research on them years ago.  We saw sweet little baby calves every day in Montana and Wyoming roaming free, enjoying the sunshine and we fawned over them every time we passed- they made us so happy.   We noted how none of the grass-fed cows had stinky poop and we should know, we shared the property with them in Montana.  You know what didn't make us happy?  Driving home through Nebraska, we passed the first "factory farm" we'd ever seen.  It was DISGUSTING.  A literal mountain of crap a minimum of 20' tall in the middle of their "pasture" which had no grass by the way because they were all shoulder to shoulder with no room to even lay down or turn around.  Even with the vents closed in the car, the horrible smell of poop and a rotten smell was ungodly and lasted for 5 miles after we passed.

Your Self-Imposed Beliefs May Be Aging You — Here's How To Break Free  (Worth a try)

12 Exercises That Are Safe to Do With Knee Pain  (Keep those babies safe!)

8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Be More Optimistic   (I need to incorporate a few more of these.)

Cardio Isn't the Best Way to Burn Belly Fat - Here's What Trainers Want You to Do Instead   (Basically what we're doing this month.  Fingers crossed.)

Burpees For People Who Can't Do (or Don't Like!) Burpees, Straight From 2 Trainers  (We do the elevated one and it is quite...jarring.)

3 simple ways to know if a watermelon is ripe  (Thump da melon)

5 Of The Best Inflammation-Fighting Foods To Eat All Summer Long  (All except #3)

12 Ways To Make Yourself Poop ASAP, According To Gut Health Experts  (Be right back.)

Guy Out For A Run Suddenly Realizes He's Being Followed   (Ahhh, so cute!!)

Grads Burst Into Laughter As Dog Steals The Show During Ceremony  (Piss on your future!)

I am hoping for a chill weekend. It doesn't appear to be gross hot conditions and I know that won't last long.   I want to get the A/C pad stained so we can get the patio put back together (NEVER to be moved again if I can help it!)

What are you up to this weekend?

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