$2.99 Taken today, Grocery Outlet, Hillsboro, OR

Look, I’m sorry for teasing you. You seem earnest. Mostly I disagree with defeatism. I had you confused with that for a sec. I’m sure you are struggling toward solutions too.

The title was a quote from an article about that crazy kennedy and autism. Not surprised nobody noticed. I want to ignore that guy too …

I am so with you there. Like, why on god’s green earth, would this man write about his sister’s boobs? And I’m lost on what sort of point he was even trying to make. (K … its fake.) But I do understand that this is all sort of revolting. Got it.

Winco. Goes as low as $2 lbs all the time. Get the whole thing, not cuts. Pork, sadly for the pigs, is cheap.

Fair enough. I always thought a vegetarian diet sounded hard because of all the stuff you have to prep, but I eat all that stuff now. Your perspective changes when you actually try it. Sometimes I smoke meat on the weekend, that’s certainly a time sink. I make a rice/bean thing once or twice a week, lasts several days. It either has meat or gets some after I re-work it later. Veggies are usually cut and steamed in the micro or also tossed in the main course. I don’t eat breakfast, lunch is either stuff I smoked or cold cuts. On weeks where I don’t fire up the smoker, I probably spend a half hour every day preparing food. … But cooking makes a mess, so theres cleanup time. And I shop a couple times per week. There’s costs I’m not counting.

Buddy, that’s what I eat. You’re buried in some sort of fantasy. And apparently you shop at a luxury store, and ya don’t know how to actually shop. I’m telling you about my diet, not a study or research effort. You don’t believe me. That’s fine. Continue to be a victim. Keep eating crap.

Genious!!!

We’ll have it towed outside the environment.

Oh, the prep is by far the worst part. Well … after you get over having to tell the doc that you’re bleeding out your ass. That can be a challenge. But the prep … sitting on the pot with projectile diarrhea while you drink that chemical lemonade for 12 hours is not a good time.

And in all sorts of ways …

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Fuk ya. Mine fell off. Way to be.

Ya, blue drinks make green poop!

Indeed. And water vapor belongs there. So there are no “chemtrails”.

Fair enough.

How much do you think rice and beans actually cost? Good luck eating more than $10 worth in a month. Pork loin ($12) is super-cheap, slice and freeze, got food for a couple weeks. Bag of mini oranges is $4 and that’s desert for a week. Add a (freakin huge) bag of Popeye fresh spinach for $4. So far I’ve spent $30 and have enough food to feed myself and even guests. Dunno who these “most people” are. These studies you mention … and all this navel gazing … that’s not real.

It can be hard to break out of the American processed food trap. Requires practice. Gotta do it in order to understand. Go buy some groceries and cook something.

The only bit of sense you made was mentioning meal prep. The time, money, and mental energy spent on your own health are rewards, not costs. Being responsible for your health can be difficult for Americans to fathom, but its cheap and easy.

You aren’t getting this. There’s a huge support community out there. People will get help if they reach out. And they should do so.

It’s a poop test. Its pretty good at finding cancer, but if there’s any blood at all its invalid. A good option for people in their 30’s and 40’s. Older folks probly just need the probe.

Um … nope. I sent me to a gastroenterologist. We just talked, no physical exam. He immediately scheduled the butt probe. After that he sent me to the hemorrhoid guy who only saw me once, procedure on the first visit.

I’ll add that every medical professional that I spoke to about bleeding out of my ass was understanding and concerned. At no point was I not taken seriously.