>> less stuff

I buy fewer things, but better quality. Total spend is comparable.

>> dietary compounds that manage the cellular environment—specifically by reducing systemic neuroinflammation and oxidative stress—which allows your brain's natural genetic machinery to express Sox9 optimally

That's a much closer answer for what I was wondering.

Thanks, RC!

My question asked what foods would support Sox9 in my brain, which isn't quite the same as asking what foods or supplements contain it.

When the body makes Sox9, it's not conjured up from thin air, it's made from building blocks within our systems. I'm curious to know if we can do anything to optimize that.

Okay, so what foods would support Sox9 in my brain?

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I removed Chrome from my Mac a couple of weeks ago. This article makes me glad that I did.

Martha Stewart went to prison for a lot less.

>> stupid smart people

I know a few of those! 

>> Overall, the costs run $10kish per season.

At one point we had three sons playing league hockey. That number is all too true!

Another factor in the mix is a trend for "snowbird" Canadians with second homes to put their houses or condos up for sale.

Winter in the Sun Belt is less attractive these days ...

China's water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades.

Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems:

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/chinas-water-battery-outlast-lithium

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Despair would be appropriate in principle, but it is pointless in practice.

>> bioware

I like that!

>> a great gift

Yes. I had a moment that really showed the before/after difference. At the time of the surgery we stayed in a hotel in Brandon for two nights. When we had supper in the dining room I could read the titles on the menu but had to get my husband to read the descriptions for me. That was a common routine for us. About ten days later we had lunch in the same dining room, and I was reading the descriptions for myself without needing help. I almost got weepy, thinking about the change.

When I count my blessings, Canada's health care system is high on the list.

Early this month I had surgery for cataracts. Visual fuzziness was to the point of interfering with daily activities and it was time to do something.

So far the results are good. My vision is notably clearer, and the doc says it will improve a bit more as healing continues.

I had both eyes done at the same time. That's a bit of a gamble because post-op inflammation can often cause blinding blurriness for a few days. For that reason many people get each eye done separately, a few weeks apart. I was lucky because one eye remained clear enough that I could muddle through simple activities.

I've been cleared for driving. I made my first expedition a few days ago to do errands in a neighbouring town. I'm likely a safer driver than last time I made that trip!

The kind of lens implant I got was monofocal, focused for distance vision. I'll probably need glasses for closeup tasks but so far I've just been using drugstore readers.

A small moment of triumph was threading my own sewing machine needle without needing help from my granddaughter!

>> melt so fast

So where does it go? Does it cause flooding someplace?