Borowitzās editorial suggestions for WaPoās tagline are much more on point.
Some gems in the comments, also.
Pranayam is ancient and well researched for its many benefits.
That said, yoga and pranayam do require knowledge, supervision, and medical clearance even for those who are familiar ā my mom has been doing pranayam as part of her daily yoga practice for decades, but when she was in recovery last year from a serious episode, she was instructed not to do some of her usual ones until further notice due to their effects on the heart and blood flow.
Itās interesting you mentioned your heart rate ā when I went in for scans last year, they wanted to give me a drug to bring my heart rate down by 10 points for better pics, but I asked for 10 mins with my meditation app instead, which did the job.
The finest 10-ply bathroom tissue around.
I canāt believe I forgot about The Borowitz Report. I used to be a faithful reader, but somehow lost track of it. Pandemic? I dunno. But I always enjoyed his ābiteā.
Thatās very impressive! Any time we can sub in a normal response to (xyz normal intervention) instead of a drug, I call that a big win.
Has anyone heard from our Onion buddy in Shasta? Iām hoping heās over the crud and not working too hard removing snow. Iād like to see some winter time pizzas of his!
I saw @John liked some posts today in WFD. I was just thinking of him, too!
Terrible fire at a Santa Cruz, CA area at the worldās largest lithium battery plant and storage facility. I fear this is going to be extremely detrimental to the entire area, especially the vital and very sensitive Monterey Bay fisheries. If thereās any HO member whoād like to split this out to or create a new thread about this please feel to do so. Iām sorry, but Iām just not up to doing it.
Oh, no 
Many thanks for this newsflash. Elkhorn Slough is maybe 10 miles from my old home. Very important and fragile ecosystem. Am turning on the morning news.
Youāre very welcome. The only friend from my approximately 8 years (2008-2016) on Facebook that Iām still in contact with lives in Santa Cruz. Iām not too worried about the actual fire getting to where he lives, but the toxicity of the smoke from a lithium battery fire must be horrendous, so that worries me.
I hope any friends or family you may have in the area where you lived are all safe and out of danger.
Elkhorn, Moss Landing are some 25 miles south of Santa Cruz. Re smoke, I suppose it depends on wind direction.
Actually, some of them are WAY better! My favorites:
āWeāll Leave the Gaslight Onā (this one is truly the best!)
āHello Darkness My Old Friendā
āPRAVDA, but for Americansā
āBozos for Bezosā
āThe Fine Line between Information and Propagandaā
Thank you for the details. Iāve only been to Monterey and donāt know the area well at all.
@tcamp has been AWOL for a while now. Sheād mentioned her partnerās health issues before, and Iāve been worried about her.
I used to think I wasnāt a yoga person either. And as a person of Indian heritage living in England, the stereotype of Instagram-friendly skinny white ladies teaching and practicing yoga really irked me. But I managed to find a studio which wasnāt annoying and had quite a few other dumpy middle-aged practitioners like myself, and I found the classes which I liked, taught by teachers who are good and not posers. So now I do between 4-9 hours of yoga a week depending on my shift patterns. Many classes will include a good proportion of pranayama (breath work). It has made a big positive difference to my overall health and wellbeing. I tried online classes but I get distracted easily so I prefer to be trapped in a room with a teacher giving instructions and no easy escape route.
Surprised no one thought of āScary Stories We Tell In The Darkā.
You did! So, there you have it.
