(frank). I forgot avocados. And I eat them each and every day.
- Zezel

They are so good

Top 5 woodpeckers:

Pileated
Red-bellied
Northern Flicker
Downy
Hairy

Top 5 woodpeckers:

Pileated
Red-bellied
Northern Flicker
Downy
Hairy
- Arctic_AARDVARK

A hairy wood pecker?

How confident do you have to be to say to yourself I’m going to sit down and write a book about beets and running?
- Canada Cup

His books are not about beets!

Top 5 woodpeckers:

Pileated
Red-bellied
Northern Flicker
Downy
Hairy
- Arctic_AARDVARK

There's one in my backyard.

It was fun for a couple of days, and now it's just a tiny jackhammer alarm clock every morning.

It's a pretty interesting story.

I'm going to steal one paragraph here:

Beets are a great source of inorganic nitrate. Some of the nitrate ends up in your saliva, when friendly bacteria convert it to nitrite. Elsewhere in the body, the nitrite is converted to nitric oxide, which does... well... a whole bunch of things related to blood flow, muscle contraction, neurotransmission, and so on. Exactly which mechanisms contribute to the performance boost they see in studies remains unclear (and in fact, there are likely multiple mechanisms). One caveat: mess with the friendly bacteria in your mouth by swishing mouthwash or chewing gum, and the nitrate never gets converted to nitrite.

https://www.runnersworld....-juice-how-much-and-when/

But if you want more info, google "Alex Hutchinson Beet"

Alex Hutchinson is a fantastic writer - he actually was a rocket scientist (no, not kidding). He now reads the most up-to-date scienmatific papers on sports medicine and physiology and stuff, and then converts it into English for dummies like you and me to read.

He's got a couple of books, too, and I recommend both of them.
- Atomic Wedgie

Very interesting, thanks Wedgie.

Top 5 best eating sportfish in Ontario:

Brook Trout
Atlantic Salmon
Perch
Pickerel
Splake
- Arctic_AARDVARK

drools

There's one in my backyard.

It was fun for a couple of days, and now it's just a tiny jackhammer alarm clock every morning.
- Atomic Wedgie

There are three homes being torn down around my condo from 7:20am-5pm (I know because I'm up biking at 6am), suck it up you fairy.

A hairy wood pecker?
- PatC80

Some like the hairy wood peckers. 🤷‍♂️

Top 5 woodpeckers:

Pileated
Red-bellied
Northern Flicker
Downy
Hairy
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Top 5 olives

Castelvetrano
Nicoise
Kalamata
Gordal
Manzanilla

There's one in my backyard.

It was fun for a couple of days, and now it's just a tiny jackhammer alarm clock every morning.
- Atomic Wedgie

I have suet feeders.. got 4 downys at a time.

When they do the loud knocking, they’re trying to attract a mate.

Nothing like eating 8-10 beets and having fun on the toilet.
- AdamFrench

Thanks, I was out of ideas on what to do this long weekend.

drools
- jimi james

Good stuff.

But Char imo has the best taste. A 3lb speck grilled with lemon pepper 🤤

Top 5 olives

Castelvetrano
Nicoise
Kalamata
Gordal
Manzanilla
- TheMussel

You are a strange, strange person.

You are a strange, strange person.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I just like food

Top 5 types of minerals.

Copper
Gold
Zinc
Tin
Platinum
- Arctic_AARDVARK

How do you not have lead on there

I just like food
- TheMussel

Olives are hardly food

How do you not have lead on there
- Zezel

Lead by far has killed the most people.

It’s not a good mineral..

Top five fruits:

Strawberries
Bananas
Pineapples
Raspberries
Peaches

Grosses five:

Watermelon
Avocados
Cantelope
Honeydew
Muskmelons

Someone on twitter made a Miss Vickie’s list.

1. Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar
2. Sour Cream & Caramelized Onion
3. Balsamic Vinegar & Sweet Onion
4. Cheddar & Herbs
5. Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream
6. Jalapeño
7. Applewood Smoked BBQ
8. Honey Dijon
9. Original
10. Sweet Southern BBQ
11. Lime & Black Pepper

Lead by far has killed the most people.

It’s not a good mineral..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Lead kicks ass. Yes it's poisonous but the technology of water distribution would be hundreds of years behind without it, and solder too.

Olives are hardly food
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I and hundreds of other people on this earth enjoy consuming olives for sustenance.

Top five fruits:

Strawberries
Bananas
Pineapples
Raspberries
Peaches

Grosses five:

Watermelon
Avocados
Cantelope
Honeydew
Muskmelons
- Buck Norris

Apples are underrated.

Best:
Fiji Apples
Tangerines
Bananas
Pears
Peaches

Worst:
Watermelon
Cherries
Avocados
Pineapple
Raspberries

Lead by far has killed the most people.

It’s not a good mineral..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

It makes stars explode, sending all the elements into the universe. Without lead there would be no people. No A and W. No Sun Chips.

Lead kicks ass. Yes it's poisonous but the technology of water distribution would be hundreds of years behind without it, and solder too.
- TheMussel

The people of Flint would disagree. And Rome..

What’s wrong with charcoal filters?