Native Iowan

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

With everything we are hearing right now about ticks this seems like good information to share.

“Here’s what I’ve learned after more ticks than I care to count.
First, whatever your uncle told you, forget it. No matches. No nail polish. No Vaseline. No soap on a cotton ball. All of those do the same terrible thing, they stress the tick out, and a stressed tick empties its gut back into the bite before letting go. Which, if you think about what that actually means for a second, is literally how Lyme and the rest get transmitted so you’re not speeding up its exit. You’re making it throw up into you.
Fine-tipped tweezers. Grip right where the mouthparts enter the skin, not the body, the head. Pull straight up, steady, no twisting, no jerking. It’ll feel like it’s resisting because it is, the mouthparts are barbed. Just keep the pressure on and it lets go in a few seconds. If a piece breaks off in the skin, leave it alone. Your body pushes splinters out. Digging around with a needle does more damage then the fragment ever would.
Clean it with alcohol or soap. Wash your hands.
Now here’s the part most people skip: don’t flush the tick.
Tape it to an index card. Clear packing tape right over the body, write the date and where on your body it was, and stick the card in a drawer. If you come down with anything weird in the next 30 days, rash, fever, joint pain, that flu-that-isn’t-flu feeling, that tick goes with you to the doctor. Some labs will test the tick itself, which is faster and often more reliable than waiting for antibodies to show up in your own blood. A dated tick taped to a card is one of the most useful things you can hand a doctor who’s trying to figure out what’s wrong with you.
The other thing worth saying out loud: if the tick was engorged when you pulled it, and you can’t swear it was off your body within 24 hours, call your doctor that same day. Don’t wait for a rash. Fewer than three out of four Lyme cases even produce the classic bullseye. A single preventive dose of doxycycline within 72 hours of a deer tick bite cuts the Lyme odds way down, and most docs in tick country will write that prescription without giving you a hard time, especially if you walk in with the tick taped to a card and a clear timeline.”

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

That water clarity is an engineering decision, and the math behind it is wilder than the video.

Roman aqueducts ran on gravity alone. No pumps, no pressure systems. Engineers carved channels with a gradient so shallow it borders on absurd. The Pont du Gard in southern France drops 2.5 centimeters over 275 meters. That's roughly the thickness of a coin over the length of three football fields. They surveyed that accuracy with plumb lines and wooden leveling instruments.

The clarity you're seeing is a direct product of flow velocity. Too steep and the water erodes the channel walls, picks up sediment, turns brown. Too flat and it stagnates. Roman engineers targeted a slope of about 20 centimeters per kilometer, which kept the water moving fast enough to stay fresh but slow enough to stay clear. Before the water reached the city, it passed through multi-chamber settling tanks where velocity dropped near zero. Suspended particles sank. Clean water flowed out the top into the next chamber. Repeat three or four times.

Pliny specified the minimum slope in writing. Vitruvius published the exact mortar ratio for hydraulic cement: one part lime to two parts volcanic ash for underwater work. The pozzolana from Pozzuoli reacted with water to form a calcium-aluminum-silicate compound that actually gets stronger the longer it sits submerged. Modern concrete degrades in water. Roman concrete bonds with it.

Scale the whole system and it gets harder to process. Eleven aqueducts fed Rome at its peak. Combined output: roughly 1 million cubic meters of water per day. That works out to about 250 gallons per person for a city of one million. Modern New York delivers about 125 gallons per person per day. Ancient Rome had access to double the per capita water supply of the largest city in the United States, running entirely on slope and stone.

The Trevi Fountain in Rome is still fed by one of them. Two thousand years, same source, same gravity, same water.

[steve @bagshaw2112]

OMG … this is AI generated #rorymcllroy #golf @McIlroyRory

[Shooter McGavin @ShooterMcGavin]

Mom and dad packing for that all inclusive trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico they paid for 3 months ago

[The Curious Tales @thecurioustales]

🚨 I just learned about a concept, I can't stop thinking about.

The Four Burner Theory.

It destroyed Elon Musk's first marriage.
It explains why Bezos is jacked but divorced.

And why Zuckerberg has no real friends.

Once you understand it, your life will never be same:🧵

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

How not to be average is a must watch speech by Curt Cignetti, Indiana University

[Men Mindset Notes @MenMindsetNotes]

How To OVERCOME The Nice Guy Syndrome:

1. Start hitting the gym

[Native Iowan @Iowans4Change]

@Imskymae ❤️

[Mastering Life Path @Mastering_life_]

He didn’t shower. He smelled like animals. His beard was crusted with food.

Still, Russia’s hottest women fought to sleep with him.

Here’s the wild truth about Grigori Rasputin and why they worshipped him:

[Enjoy Wild Moments @EnjoyWildMoment]

20 Pictures with Deep meaning:

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[USGA @USGA]

You just hit it twice (on one swing!) from the thick stuff.

Is that a penalty? 🤔

[RyanPatrick🇺🇸🦅 @RyanHatesGovt]

Oliver Anthony has done it again. This is 🔥🔥🔥.

[Joe Sanfelippo @Joe_Sanfelippo]

Legitimately the best idea I’ve seen in a VERY long time. Schools…do this. Wow.

[Guns Badassery @GunsBadassery]

Want this badly 🔥

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Nick Saban said, "There can be no great victories in your life unless you overcome adversity."

"You can’t be a great competitor unless you overcome adversity. That's mental."

The best aren't fearless - they just keep showing up.

They' choose toughness, persistence, and grit.

[Karl Matt Button │ Apex Fitness Adv. @KarlApexFit]

150grams of protein per day is key to getting in shape.

But most people think it's 'too hard'.

Rubbish.

Here are 5 simple meals to effortlessly hit 150gms+ of protein in just 10 minutes a day:

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1. Greek Yogurt + Whey Protein for Breakfast.

[Christian Skelton @CLSkelton10]

VFL Morgan Wallen with a message at the end of his performance on SNL last night:

[Oliver Anwar @theoliveranwar]

The best workout for your chest and shoulders:

Push day.

But most people mess this up.

This is the only workout you need to build your pecs and correct your form:

(Bookmark this)

[Oliver Anwar @theoliveranwar]

The workout no one is talking about:

Shoulder day.

I’ve helped 100s of people grow their shoulders.

Here are the only 5 exercises you need for massive shoulders (bookmark this):