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1. I kind of wanted to make something - probably an animated GIF. It would go like this:
COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU
JONATHAN KENT IS
[scene from Chi of Steel where he holds up the cape, mystified, after burning a hole in it with a flat iron]
IRON MAN
And then it loops back to the first line, which works neatly at the beginning or end.
But I couldn't find a decent screencap of that scene online. I thought maybe I could do a second or two of the actual scene, but it's been so long since I've done any vidding that I'm not even sure where the episode files physically are. (Turns out my old external drive didn't get copied over to the new one.) So you'll just have to imagine it. Because, really, it was just a quick gag with no lasting purpose.
2. When I was a kid, I used to break my wrists a lot. Sometimes, it was justified, like the time I was biking at top speed, swerved into a bump, did a 270 degree flip in the air, and landed on my wrist. Sometimes, it was much less so, like the time I decided to practice a jump kick... while wearing socks on what turned out to be a freshly-waxed floor. I slipped on the landing and broke my wrist.
Eventually, we realized that the problem was that I wasn't taking in as much calcium as I should. I'd somehow fallen out of the habit of drinking milk. Nowadays I still don't drink much milk (a glass at breakfast, but rarely more than that). It's not quite as important right now - I'm too old to be growing and too young for serious bone loss, especially since males are less susceptible to that particular problem - but it is still a good idea to maintain calcium intake.
For a while, I took Viactiv. It's a readily available chocolate-flavored chew with calcium, as well as vitamin D and vitamin K (which help the body absorb the calcium). Much better than swallowing yet another large pill, but still not that tasty. I used to keep them in my pockets so that at least the body heat would soften them a bit.
And then my sister found a new brand. It's called Adora. It's made by a relatively new company, with limited distribution so far. But you can buy it online. (I even found a 10% off coupon with a quick net search. That nearly paid for the shipping.) It tastes like chocolate. Good chocolate. (Not the expensive gourmet stuff, but better than most of the plain chocolates you'd find in the candy aisle of the grocery store.) But each one has half your recommended daily calcium, along with a good amount of vitamin D, some magnesium, and even a bit of vitamin K. Their motto is "crave your calcium," and I'd say they live up to it.
Most of you reading this are female, and it's even more important for you. Bone loss can start surprisingly early in women.
So... think about it. At the least, it's a darned good excuse to have (a little more) chocolate twice a day.
1. I kind of wanted to make something - probably an animated GIF. It would go like this:
COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU
JONATHAN KENT IS
[scene from Chi of Steel where he holds up the cape, mystified, after burning a hole in it with a flat iron]
IRON MAN
And then it loops back to the first line, which works neatly at the beginning or end.
But I couldn't find a decent screencap of that scene online. I thought maybe I could do a second or two of the actual scene, but it's been so long since I've done any vidding that I'm not even sure where the episode files physically are. (Turns out my old external drive didn't get copied over to the new one.) So you'll just have to imagine it. Because, really, it was just a quick gag with no lasting purpose.
2. When I was a kid, I used to break my wrists a lot. Sometimes, it was justified, like the time I was biking at top speed, swerved into a bump, did a 270 degree flip in the air, and landed on my wrist. Sometimes, it was much less so, like the time I decided to practice a jump kick... while wearing socks on what turned out to be a freshly-waxed floor. I slipped on the landing and broke my wrist.
Eventually, we realized that the problem was that I wasn't taking in as much calcium as I should. I'd somehow fallen out of the habit of drinking milk. Nowadays I still don't drink much milk (a glass at breakfast, but rarely more than that). It's not quite as important right now - I'm too old to be growing and too young for serious bone loss, especially since males are less susceptible to that particular problem - but it is still a good idea to maintain calcium intake.
For a while, I took Viactiv. It's a readily available chocolate-flavored chew with calcium, as well as vitamin D and vitamin K (which help the body absorb the calcium). Much better than swallowing yet another large pill, but still not that tasty. I used to keep them in my pockets so that at least the body heat would soften them a bit.
And then my sister found a new brand. It's called Adora. It's made by a relatively new company, with limited distribution so far. But you can buy it online. (I even found a 10% off coupon with a quick net search. That nearly paid for the shipping.) It tastes like chocolate. Good chocolate. (Not the expensive gourmet stuff, but better than most of the plain chocolates you'd find in the candy aisle of the grocery store.) But each one has half your recommended daily calcium, along with a good amount of vitamin D, some magnesium, and even a bit of vitamin K. Their motto is "crave your calcium," and I'd say they live up to it.
Most of you reading this are female, and it's even more important for you. Bone loss can start surprisingly early in women.
So... think about it. At the least, it's a darned good excuse to have (a little more) chocolate twice a day.
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(Just realized we're having this convo in your comments, Paul. Much apologies, will make this the last comment here.)