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Gut Feeling

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Most people lose weight on Ozempic.  That’s good.  They tend to eat less while also eating healthier foods.  Researchers are studying how that works and Prevention reported some of their findings.  First, Ozempic works on the brain to suppress appetite.  It also slows digestions so one feels full longer.  Folks injecting drug tend to listen to their doctors who recommend healthier foods.  Where it starts to hit home is that high-fat and high-starch foods can lead to nausea… or worse.  Finally, we think that anyone sticking themselves with a needle is motivated to make it work. 

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Zip In Your Step

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We read that regular exercise is essential to good health as we age. But who has time for exercise? Even when retired! Exercise gets in the way of everything fun. Well, the Washington Post reports that there is good news. Just picking up the pace while doing chores, climbing stairs or doing yard work can cut the risk of heart attack and stroke in half! Researchers, who sit idle for hours in front of a computer, have determined that vigorous bits for as little as 5 minutes a day make a big difference. A moderate pace for a half-hour or so has similar benefits. Obviously, picking up the pace AND doing some exercise is best. But it’s nice to know that small changes to habits can have meaningful health results. So give a vigorous push when slinging back the La-Z-Boy.

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A Titanic Cocktail

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Besides being tax day, April 15th is national Titanic Remembrance Day.  An appropriate beverage with which to raise a toast would be a popular and well-known beverage served on the Titanic.  Punch à la Romaine is a rum-based, shaved-ice palate cleanser. It was served between courses as a palate cleanser and was a favorite, particularly among first-class passengers.

Recipe

Instructions

Add all ingredients except champagne to a shaker and shake without ice Add ice and shake a gain Strain into a cocktail glass filled with shaved ice Top with champagne

Remember the Titanic.

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    Par For The Course

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    Seattle-native Fred Couples showed us Buzzed Boomers that Azelia cocktails really work.  Couples flagged down one of the cute cart girls on the Master’s course at Augusta, steadied his nerves with the refreshing beverage and then went on to par the course on Thursday… something only one other senior player (Tom Watson) has ever done.  The 65 year old, despite making an eagle and finishing at par, is tied for 11th going into Friday’s round.  Tough crowd.  Here’s the Azelia recipe from Golf.com:

    “-Pour 2 oz good vodka (or gin if you prefer), 2 oz pineapple juice, 1 oz lemon juice (not lemonade)* and a spoonful of grenadine into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 

    -Shake, shake, shake, then pour through a strainer into a tall glass filled halfway with rocks. 

    -Note: A lemon garnish on your Azalea is lovely. Just don’t use actual azalea leaves — they’re highly toxic.”

    And, no, Fred didn’t really down an Azelia before playing his round. But we will.  

    – Jet Cannon

    * we use lemonade in memory of Arnold Palmer

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    Smoking Through The Gloom

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    If you happened to think about tariffs and the cost of weed, well, you’re not smoking enough.  When the smoke clears, at first glance, tariffs shouldn’t affect weed prices because legal weed is all grown in the good-old US of A.  Except the fertilizers, like peat and compost, come from Canada.  And a lot of the paraphernalia comes from countries like China.  So prices for legal weed will likely go up making illegal weed more attractive while lowering tax revenue and putting more pressure on state budgets forcing cuts to essential services.  Pass the bong, please.

    – Jet Cannon

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    It IS A Sprint

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    We try to keep up with news about coffee, tea and caffeine, in particular.  Usually, the news is good.  But every now and then we find a cautionary bit.  And thus, some folks who care for the elderly are finding that decaf coffee can reduce falls!  How, you may ask?  Well, caffeine is a diuretic and diuretics can cause us to visit the lavatory more often and sometimes with more urgency.  And then we fall down. So the moral of the story is… don’t read the news.  

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    Beer Blues

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    We have saying we like to pull out when confronted with disconcerting news or political worries.  “As long as I have a beer in my hand.”  What does all the negativity and sadness matter as long as there is a cold brew to quaff?  But that’s likely to get a bit more spendy as new tariffs kick in on aluminum and imported grains and malt.  One craft brewer in the news wondered how many people would pay $12 for a pint.  Their hope is to keep beer an affordable luxury.  We hope they win.  We’d we like to get tired of winning.  

    – Jet Cannon

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    Don’t Be A Dick

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    We broke out the pickleball paddle recently and we’re still a bit sore. F*** stretching. But how fun to jump on the fastest-growing quasi-sport fad bandwagon!! And thank you to the lady in the visor for the lengthy pickleball primer, though we’ve played before and knew what the white lines were for. Apparently we didn’t appear to know what we were doing. Was it the helmets? Anyway, we were reminded about the most important rules. Don’t get hurt, have fun, and don’t be a dick.

    We’re hurting but not hurt. Until next time!

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    Suzie Wong’s

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    Great atmosphere, professional bartender, handy taco food truck…. Suzie Wong’s dive bar has it all. Buried in an alley not far from the high-end stores of Waikiki, Suzie’s is a refuge from the high-rise excess. A true Hideaway. It does get busy but Dean handles the crowd with practiced efficiency. PBR $4.95 all day. (Note: They keep the nickel). It’s Man versus Mai Tai.

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    As Luck Would Have It

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    When a bright green t-shirt arrived from Key West’s Dive Bar Shirt Club, we were surprised to find it celebrated Lucky Liquor right in our own greater-Seattle back yard.  We’d driven by the bar hundreds of times without stopping but now we had to check it out.  It did not disappoint.  We were taken care of by Mitch the bartender who was ultra-patient with our questions including what was in a Sex on the River cocktail.  We met Aaron the owner and were advised about the delicious food offerings, e.g. grass-fed beef burgers and pineapple fritters, by patrons Zach and Possum.  Don’t skip the fritters.  We’re told there’s live music and it’s only a short drive to The Museum of Flight.  Check out the dive bombers.

    – Jet Cannon

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    No Rest for Broken Bones

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    Buzzed Boomers who drink and fall, or just fall, and break a hip or whatever are all around us. Or are us. So we were interested to read here in Scientific American that putting some weight on those breaks sooner than we may think can save lives. “The lack of movement leads to serious problems such as blood clots and weakening of the lungs. One 2005 study found that nine percent of hip fracture patients died within 30 days of breaking a hip and that 30 percent died within the first year.” Now, our advice is to not fall and not break bones. But we’re not scientists.

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    Not Quite So Dry

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    Yeah, Dry January was a bit depressing. For retired Buzzed Boomers, those adult beverages are an important part of socializing. And socializing is an important part of staying healthy. So we were pleased to read about a study that concluded a small amount of alcohol some days, emphasize small, might be beneficial to mood and well-being. Spreading it out over the week, using light mixers, choosing light beer, avoiding salt and sugary cocktails, drinking water alongside…. all are key to keeping the pros from outweighing the cons. The usual…. Moderation. But it’s a lot more fun than Dry.

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