Um, actually, it is far far far from ideal to treat puppies and/or other living creatures as disposable consumer objects...

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Absolutely - in many areas there are both classes and teachers that cater to men, but admittedly they are few and far between, especially if you are not in a yoga intense area. Still, ask around. try different places and you’ll find they have different clientele- yoga classes at a health club often tend to have a…

A lot of solid information here, thanks. For a bit of street cred, when I’m not wasting time with Kinja I’m a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level and teach yoga and meditation several times each week. I just want to suggest that imagining a flow of energy can actually be helpful.

There’s no reason to ‘ignore flow of energy’ type stuff if it works for you in Yoga. For many it’s meditative (which has proven value) and for some it’s part of a self-induced placebo type regimen. You can talk science all day, but when it comes to meditative type practices like a big part of yoga is, you’re missing a…

I have some judgey app on my phone now that monitors me while I'm sleeping and tells me how good/bad my sleep was. STOP JUDGING MY SLEEP CYCLE, PHONE.

So, I worked for a well known computer company that might rhyme with Hell for four years. Didn't do computers, but I worked in electronics and accessories. We sold the "fun" stuff- televisions, gaming systems, MP3 players, projectors, etc.

Awesome post, I wish people would understand what a commitment a pet of any kind is. All too often parents give in to their crying kids over a pet and the pet gets neglected on a chain in the back yard. Of course, not always but it happens a LOT.

I wish I had something clever to say, but nope, I just totally glossed over that line. I'll sit back down now.

Ubuntu is a nice platform but still requires too much engagement with the system console to reach popularity; even though its definitely popular on the web, its not so much so by real users in the real world.