SunshineMae

[Trey & Lea's Stronger Marriages @StrongMarriage5]

What's the 2-2-2-2 Rule for healthy marriages?

2 - Every two weeks go on a date.
2 - Twice a week be sexually intimate.
2 - Two times a year take a trip overnight without kids.
2 - Every two years go somewhere multiple nights without the kids.

The four 2's can bless your marriage.

[demi adejuyigbe @electrolemon]

in october 2021 i had such a transcendently good piece of pumpkin pie w/ a dense texture. i got obsessed with trying to recreate it every fall for the next three years. anyway, i finally nailed it. here's the recipe–pumpkin pie with orange zest and cardamom whipped cream

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Matthew McConaughey’s Sunday-night tuna salad is the most unhinged recipe I’ve heard all year, and I think he’s onto something.

The trick is that he whips the wasabi into the mayo before it touches the tuna, so the fish takes on the dressing instead of just soaking up lemon and vinegar. Then come crispy jalapeño chips for crunch, and apple and a touch of sweetness to balance the heat. Then corn and frozen peas.

Then he lets it sit. As he says, every redneck knows it’s better after it’s had time to come together.

I wrote it down so you don’t have to:

Ingredients:

- ½ cup mayo (plus more to taste)
- 2 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp wasabi paste
- 2 tsp Italian dressing
- 3 tbsp finely chopped red onion
- 3 tbsp finely chopped dill pickles
- ⅓ cup crispy jalapeño chips
- ¼ cup chopped apple
- ½ cup fresh corn kernels
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 10 oz tuna packed in olive oil, drained

Directions:

1. Stir the mayo, vinegar, lemon juice, wasabi and Italian dressing together until smooth and lightly green.

2. Add the onion, pickles, jalapeño chips, apple, corn and peas, and stir.

3. Fold in the tuna. Add more mayo if you want.

4. Eat it now, or do it the McConaughey way and let it sit in the fridge.

He serves it with a pickle dipped in Heinz ketchup on the side. I’m still not sure if that’s genius or a cry for help.

[Afshine Emrani MD FACC @afshineemrani]

Dear young people,
​Nobody warns you how quiet ruin is.
​It never arrives with sirens or a sudden collapse. It shows up disguised as comfort. It arrives in the invitations you were too weak to decline, the discipline you delayed until "next Monday," and the rooms full of people who laughed with you while silently anchoring you to the floor.
​Remember this rule, carved into every regret I have ever witnessed:
​Easy choices lead to an excruciating life.
Difficult choices build an untouchable life.
​The hard path is painful upfront. Waking up when it hurts. Holding standards when everyone around you is taking shortcuts. Choosing focus over cheap dopamine. But that pain expires—and it leaves behind freedom, clarity, and peace.
​The easy path gives you instant pleasure, but charges interest forever.
​And look closely at the hands currently shaping your future. The people around you are not neutral bystanders; they are either elevating your ceiling or normalizing your drift. If your circle makes discipline feel awkward and mediocrity feel comfortable, you do not have friends—you have an alibi.
​Your future isn’t an accident waiting to happen. It is the mathematical sum of what you refuse to compromise on today.
​Choose hard now. Or regret will choose it for you later.

[Smart Recipe 🥩 @SeriesGadget]

Nature already built the ultimate garden protector.

[Kristie Leong M.D. @DrKristieLeong]

Mind-blowing gut news from UC Davis microbiologists: Plain old sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) can actually shield your intestinal lining from inflammation damage.
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Raw cabbage? Zero protection.

Just the salty brine? Nope, not enough.

In lab tests with human gut cell models, sauerkraut extracts kept the barrier strong and reduced damage from inflammatory cytokines. Unfermented cabbage? No dice.

It’s the full fermentation magic that creates powerful metabolites, like lactic acid, GABA, and unique amino acid derivatives, that your gut cells recognize and thrive on.

A small daily serving (just a forkful or two!) might help build a more resilient digestive system—especially paired with plenty of fiber.

Fermented foods never stop surprising us. Who’s adding more kraut to their plate this week?

#GutHealth

Reference:

Wei L, Marco ML.2025.The fermented cabbage metabolome and its protection against cytokine-induced intestinal barrier disruption of Caco-2 monolayers. Appl Environ Microbiol91:e02234-24.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

Happy Filipino American History Month, California!

From civil rights icons and entrepreneurs to farmworkers and educators, the Golden State celebrates the generations of Filipino Americans who have helped make our great state what it is today.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Baby stingrays look like little aliens trapped in ravioli

[Ada @adanonso_]

My husband and I had a heated argument, and out of anger I just told him, I am tired.

And he goes, well, rest. Because there’s no breaking up with me. We are too old for that. I looked at him like, excuse me? 😂

He continued, if your love for me runs out, we will use mine. If mine runs out too, we will wait for both of them to recharge.

Apparently, this marriage has no cancellation policy.

Nobody is starting from scratch and introducing themselves to another human being at this age.

And if I need space? No problem. He will hotspot me. 😭🤣So basically, I can be angry. I can be tired. I can even temporarily run out of love.

But leaving? That option was apparently removed from the package.

[Fortesa Latifi @hifortesa]

I want everyone who has two kids to read this essay. it’s gorgeous and honest and so on point

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

Walk This Way Rosy-Lipped Fish

The red-lipped batfish or Galápagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini) is a fish of unusual morphology found around the Galápagos Islands at depths of 3 to 76 m (10 to 249 ft).

Red-lipped batfish are closely related to rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus), which are found near Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

Batfish (females in video) are not good swimmers; they use their highly adapted pectoral, pelvic and anal fins to "walk" on the ocean floor

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A snap-on front drive that turns a manual wheelchair into an electric trike

[EARTH!🇺🇸 @earthing5000]

Meet Tang Zixi (唐子曦), a Chinese street artist.

She doesn’t look for a blank wall to use as her canvas.

She looks for the broken brick, the weed in the crack, the pipe nobody notices. Then she turns them into tiny worlds.

She sees little stories where the rest of us just see imperfections.

I love that. ♥️

[⚓️ Sailor Jim 🔱 @JimHendley4NC]

When the devil has grabbed hold…keep climbing!
Then kick him in the face in Jesus name!

[FlexFusion @FlexFusion_]

YOU NEED 8 HOBBIES TO BUILD A LIFE YOU ACTUALLY LOVE:

1. One for your BODY: Gym, Running, Swimming, Yoga, Hiking

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Italian rhythmic gymnast Sofia Raffaeli is truly out of this world.

Just listen to the crowd erupt as she delivers a breathtaking, sublime performance.

[sara -ʀʏꜱᴛʀᴀᴠᴇ- jayne 💛💤 @rystrave]

Wtf is this sorcery

[Dr Tolu @tolubinutu]

She tied her two young children together in the basement. Then she threw her body on top of them.

A tornado was heading straight for their home.

When it hit, the house collapsed.

Two steel beams crushed Stephanie Decker’s legs. Seven ribs broke. Her legs were almost completely severed.

But underneath her were her two children.

Alive.

Then they realised something horrifying:

Another tornado was coming.

Stephanie couldn’t stand. Couldn’t run. Couldn’t free herself.

So she pulled the blanket over her children, wrapped her arms around them and covered them with her broken body.

Again.

The second tornado passed.

Neither child had even a scratch.

Stephanie survived, but lost both legs.

People called her a hero.

She simply said:

“I call myself a mom.”

[Dr. Alan Chen @doctoralanchen]

I am NEVER eating Clif bars again...