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I have done 16:8 for years and it works. It's not magical...just you aren't stuffing calories early in the day Work out a way to do 1000 calorie burn a day. Walking/resistance mix. Roughly 90 minutes. Combine that with the 16:8 and you are hard pressed most days to go over 1800 calories even on a night out. I will share my recipe for skinny espresso vodka martinis this weekend. 125 calories a drink. Wicked

Bucket list would be a loong, loooooong, long lunch in a free Cuba with Hamlet, Jose, Foxy, Alex, Fuzz, John S, West, Stan, Artie, George, Mike, Di, my boys Ben and Tom.

I was a Buccaneers fan in 1976. 0-14 record. The highs are so rich

Do they have individuals who are constantly in trouble? Do they have an incompetent front office? Will they entertain me regardless of their mediocrity?

I have never followed MLB. JohnS and BigGuns Mike can be my mentors. Regardless, which is the worst team in MLB today? I would like to follow them. Advice required

I can't wait for them to do an AI search when Alex is forced to go through Miami on the way home. First photo to come up...

...That explains the singing...

Steve is a mate of mine and taking off on a little global bike loving adventure. Steve is also a one of the leaders of the Panama cigar community who are great peeps. I was fortunate to spend some time with them in Panama City some years ago. I received the following email from Steve this morning. If you are on his route, touch base and if you can, catch up. He is one of the great characters of the cigar world. If you have a "Bucket List" adventure in the back of your head....share it with us On March 7 (only a month to go!) I will leave Panama for an around-the-world motorcycle trip! I'm attempting to get the Guinness World Record for the oldest man to go around the world on a motorbike. There may have been someone older who has done it, but Guinness doesn't know about it (or didn't meed Guinness requirements), so I figure "why not me"? I figure the trip will bake about a year. I bought a new bike for the trip: A Suzuki DR650...about as basic as they get (it even has a carburetor!) and have done a ton of modifications. I love my BMW, but I really needed something that I can repair in the middle of nowhere...without a computer! Please follow me and drop me a line once in a while. I'm sure I'll need all the encouragement I can get. You can see the route and some of the preparations on: www.facebook.com/steveswayaround or www.instagram.com/steveswayaround . Also, if you have any friends along my route please introduce me...I would love to meet up and have a beer along the way. Oh -- best of all, I hope -- If all goes well my route will take me back to Australia. I'm hoping to fly the bike to Perth, the (not sure of the route) make my way to the east coast, and visit Tasmania before flying me and the bike to South America. Maybe see you at the end of the year or early 2027! Best wishes, Steve Barnett Panama City, PANAMA

This series to explore whether a particular cigar is humidor worthy. Cost these days is an issue for many so let's see if we can highlight some absolute standouts. This should particularly assist those new to the cigar world. To be fair, most of the cigars we have featured to date have scored exceptionally well. Surprisingly well! Scoring is: 1-3 (Poor) 4-6 (Average to good) 7-10 (very good to excellent) Use the Poll. You are more than free to comment away! The H. Upmann Connoisseur A is a 52 × 140mm (5½″) Robusto Extra launched in 2013. Now I was absolutely blown away by the release which in retrospect is no surprise. 2013/2014 were hallowed days for H. Upmann. Collectors and those in the know chase down Upmann from this period for their richness and complexity. The Upmann 2's from 2013 and 2014 are legendary but almost the entire marca was firing on all cylinders. H. Upmann Connoisseur A was no different and for a period of time it was up there with the Sir Winston as the best of Upmann. The H. Upmann Connoisseur A remains today an excellent cigar but I am not sure if it has ever reached the levels of magic achieved in those first few years of production. Let us know your thoughts! H. Upmann Connoisseur A ...Let's kick off the discussion

We know that they age very well to the three year mark. To be honest we are all finding out together

Cuba records first freezing temperature amid deepening energy crisis https://www.intellinews.com/cuba-records-first-freezing-temperature-amid-deepening-energy-crisis-424103/ Cuba experienced its coldest temperature on record on February 3 when the mercury dropped to zero degrees Celsius, an unprecedented event for the Caribbean island nation that comes as it faces an acute energy crisis triggered by dwindling oil supplies and mounting US pressure following the capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro. The national weather service reported that freezing conditions were observed at a monitoring station in the northern province of Matanzas, surpassing the island's previous coldest reading of 0.6°C recorded three decades earlier at a different location, according to Cuba's Institute of Meteorology (Insmet). "[The station] registered a value of 0°C, reaching freezing point for the first time on Cuban territory and setting a new national record," Insmet said on its Facebook page. The unusual cold wave swept across the island, with dozens of monitoring stations recording single-digit temperatures. Local meteorologists in Matanzas province noted that frost had damaged agricultural crops, a highly uncommon occurrence in the nation's tropical environment. The freezing conditions shatter the idyllic image of warm beaches and tropical climate that have long defined Cuba, both as a tourist destination and in the popular imagination of the Caribbean. Weather officials said the dramatic temperature plunge resulted from a powerful weather system that brought frigid air masses southward from the North American continent. The Caribbean cold snap arrived in the wake of severe winter conditions that gripped much of the United States during late January, producing fatal hypothermia cases in cities including New York and causing reptiles to become immobilised and drop from vegetation in southern Florida. The historic freeze adds to mounting challenges for Cuba's government, which according to shipping data provider Kpler has merely 15 days of petroleum reserves left. The island, subjected to crippling US sanctions for over 60 years, has taken delivery of just one oil shipment so far in 2026. This compounds a precipitous decline from insufficient supplies received during 2025, as Washington intensifies its embargo on Venezuelan crude exports whilst pressing Mexico to cease deliveries.

Putting it together sounds complicated ..... Gunfire A British drink, the gunfire was first mixed by British army soldiers during the 1890s. This cocktail is typically served at breakfast. It is also traditionally served to soldiers in their beds by their officers on Christmas Day at Reveille if they are deployed over the holiday. The Australian version substitutes the black tea for coffee. Recipe 1 cup of hot, black tea 1 shot of rum Pour the rum into the tea and stir.

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We owe alot to her.