Yeah, I can see this. I had a student in my class from Minnesota who proudly declared that the snowy, 25-ish weather was like summer, and that she and her friends were the people who would be sunbathing in subzero temperatures in bikinis. (Admittedly, 25 can feel incredible if you’ve been in single digit or below zero…

Eh, I’m probably just a heartless bitch.

Admittedly, I am not as familiar with this field as others (I’m currently involved with microbial metagenomic research), but from the readings, it could be that the number of divisions of the spermatogonia may play a role (more divisions, more chances for mutations to happen and accumulate). Some mutations may also…

Hey there! Yeah, it is.

Yeah, I added a little caveat to my original post.

Reproductive health certainly declines for men too, even if they don’t go through a grand shutting-down of the facilities. Genetic quality of sperm decreases with age, and may be a risk factor for various genetic disorders, miscarriage, etc.

Bodies certainly don’t know what to do about everything (see: everything that goes wrong with bodies all the time).

Aside from everything else, playing Pokémon is fine at any age.

One early morning, I was hanging out with my partner’s dad while we were both waking up to go to our separate places of work. Suddenly, there was an incredible whump! from one of the windows. We rushed over and opened the curtain: there was a hawk sitting on the porch railing outside, and a dead mourning dove…

D:

How do you know? yog-shoggoth didn’t even describe their experience.

I will ride in the comfort of UIC’s gym. I have no money for a bike, even a cheap one off of Craigslist. I do not want to risk my life, in the cold and slush, just to have my already-long commute take longer. I have ridden in the snow and it’s not fun, even with proper gear.

I agree to some extent, but:

Not particularly interested in the game, but I always enjoy seeing redesigns of characters.

I’ve had that happen, has no idea it was hives! Now I wish I could remember what I was putting on my lips that caused it; hasn’t happened in a while.

It looks cold!

To be fair, until I moved to Illinois I didn’t know where Indiana was. I think I’m a relatively intelligent person, but states and their locations mystify me.

Ooof, that’s rough. I helped my mom out when she planned a dinner (appetizer, main course, dessert) for 60 or so people. Half as many people, a simpler menu, but still a shit ton of work!

And hard to read.

Really don’t understand this reply at all, but yeah. I lived in a small town from age 10 to 18. (For size comparisons, there were 22 people in my high school senior class when I graduated, and the junior class was even smaller.) It was rural. We had parks. Your statement was incorrect.