Dustin

These are my thoughts and my opinions.

[Dustin @duroberz]

Michigan is nowhere near as good as they were when they won the ship. Hope people are realizing they are 💩 this season. And Minnesota always have been a tough team under PJ.

[Dustin @duroberz]

It’s hot coffee season all-year round.

[SevenWeeksCoffee @7WeeksCoffee]

Happy hot coffee season. ☕🍂🤎

[Dustin @duroberz]

No matter what you are dealing with, always, always Trust God. He will pave the way no matter the circumstances.

Forward. 🙌

[Dustin @duroberz]

Yeah my car is done. Yay. 🙃

[NWS Omaha @NWSOmaha]

Reports from across the area, including parts of Omaha and Lincoln, indicate floodwaters are stranding and sweeping away vehicles. Avoid flooded roads, you cannot judge the water’s depth, especially at night. Turn Around, Don’t Drown! #newx #iawx

[Dustin @duroberz]

#GoAvsGo

[Dustin @duroberz]

@DNVR_Avalanche Guys, IT’S THE FIRST GAME! Relax.

[Dustin @duroberz]

Several vehicles underwater.

[Lincoln-Lancaster Emergency Mngmt. @LancasterCoEMA]

Flooded roads reported across the county.

DO NOT DRIVE AT THIS TIME!

Emergency services are being stretched thin.

[Dustin @duroberz]

Yeah, my car and several other cars are surrounded and underwater near 27th street/old Cheney. Most likely totaled.

Yay.

[Rusty Dawkins KLKN @rustywx]

Flash Flood Warnings are now being issued inside of Flash Flood Warnings! (as of 11pm)

The latest is near Crete where numerous cars are stranded due to the ongoing flash flooding. Also reports near Gretna of the sheriff's dep't blocking off roads and helping stranded motorists.

[Dustin @duroberz]

I need to get back into eating real meats. I just don’t enjoy cooking it all.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

🙌Fresh Vermont beef. This is the good stuff.

🥩Beef is one of the MOST efficient nutrient packages you can eat:
• 23g protein in 3 oz cooked top sirloin
• Excellent source of heme iron and B12 (energy + red blood cells)
• Zinc for immune health and recovery
• High-quality, complete protein with leucine that actually supports muscle

Local and grass-finished versions often bring extra perks: more omega-3s, more CLA, more antioxidants from pasture, and way less time in transit.

You can taste it. When you’re on the road, make it a habit: find the family-owned market or butcher. Ask what’s from nearby farms.

That’s how you eat well and vote with your dollars for the people still doing this work.
God bless the small markets still filling cases like this. 👀

[Dustin @duroberz]

Let’s gooooooo #GoAvsGo

[Colorado Avalanche @Avalanche]

10 YEARS AND COUNTING ✍️

[Dustin @duroberz]

Exactly the kind of mindset we need. No one cares, just find a way to win. Day by day. #GBR

[Big Red Football @BigRedfootball7]

I don’t care about time slots, all I want is to beat a team like Indiana this year. Indiana or Oregon. Have to find a way. Don’t care if we win at 11am or 7pm. Just win, baby!

[Dustin @duroberz]

What a game. #GoBroncos #BroncosCountry

[Dustin @duroberz]

Slow and steady wins the race.

[Dustin @duroberz]

#GoBroncos

[Dustin @duroberz]

😍

[Colorado Avalanche @Avalanche]

Two weeks to go.

[Dustin @duroberz]

You can name every excuse in the book, but at the end of the day the boys just didn’t execute for 60 mins. Day by day. Regroup. Go Broncos.

[Dustin @duroberz]

It’s the first game. In arrowhead. Of course there are going to be mistakes. Some of y’all need to log off and take a walk outside.

#GoBroncos

[Dustin @duroberz]

Don’t listen to the outside noise. Go Broncos.

[Dustin @duroberz]

😮‍💨 #GBR

[Nebraska Football @HuskerFootball]

This hurdle by @nyziahHunter3 🤯

[Dustin @duroberz]

Never really been a huge fan of energy drinks. I prefer black coffee, sometimes adding a splash of milk to cool it off. Meanwhile, I love Diet Coke… 😬

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

Energy drinks are not healthy. Nor are the sugar-free.

Occasional use by a healthy adult is not a medical emergency, but they are a concentrated stimulant cocktail plus acids and additives that provide zero benefits to long-term health.

Typical energy drinks deliver:
❌A large fast dose of caffeine (often 80–300+ mg),
❌Guarana (extra caffeine), taurine, ginseng, L-carnitine, and high-dose B vitamins.

That combination is not the same as a cup of coffee. Acute effects in healthy adults include rises in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and cardiac output. 🫀

Reviews also report increased heart rate, sympathetic activation, and in some studies QTc prolongation an ECG change linked to arrhythmia risk.

Case reports and reviews have associated heavy use with palpitations, atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, and rare events such as cardiac arrest, even in young people.

Healthy adults are generally considered able to tolerate up to about 400 mg of caffeine per day from all sources.

One large can, or two, can eat most of that budget, and extra sources (coffee, tea, pre-workout, chocolate) stack quickly.

Sensitive people, those with heart conditions, people on certain medications, and pregnant people have a lower safe threshold.

Sugar-free does not make them metabolically neutral. Removing sugar avoids a large calorie and glucose load, which is better than the sugary versions.

Mouse studies found that chronic intake of sugar-free energy drinks still produced metabolic-syndrome–like changes:
⚠️higher blood glucose
⚠️higher triglycerides
⚠️insulin resistance
⚠️more body fat without necessarily changing total body weight similar in direction to sugared energy drinks.

🐛Artificial sweeteners commonly used (sucralose, acesulfame-K, aspartame) are not calorie-free in their biological effects.

Evidence is mixed, but they have been linked to changes in gut bacteria, possible effects on glucose handling, and observational associations with cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes.

They also keep a very sweet taste preference going.

🚫 They are still hard on teeth
Sugar-free drinks skip the cavity-feeding sugar, but they are usually very acidic (often pH ~2.2–3.5).

🦷Enamel starts demineralizing around pH 5.5. Citric and phosphoric acids plus carbonation can erode enamel with frequent sipping. That damage is permanent; it is not the same as a cavity, but it is still real wear.

Everyday side effects that show up even in adults Common reported effects include insomnia, jitteriness, restlessness, GI upset, anxiety, and dependence-like use (you “need” one to function).

Sleep loss then feeds the next day’s craving for another can. Mixing with alcohol is particularly unwise: stimulants mask intoxication and raise risk of overdrinking and cardiac strain.

High-dose B vitamins in these drinks rarely correct a deficiency; they mostly make expensive urine.

Energy drinks are not healthy for children or adults.