23andMe

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On Amazon Prime day, I bought a 23andMe DNA Test for 50% off. The test tube was exactly the same as the one for FitnessGenes. Once they received my kit, it took 26 days to get my results.

I’m not impressed with the reports; seemed like there was a lot more interesting data with FitnessGenes. Here are some things that stood out.

My ancestors came from Europe. Gee, big surprise.

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I’m 59% more likely to prefer salty over sweet. BZZZZ, WRONG!

My genes predispose me to weigh about 6% less than average.

I’m likely lactose tolerant. Definitely.

One piece of info I feel good about is I don’t have the most common variant (ε4 in the APOE gene) associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s. Papa Momrik had it, so it’s always in the back of my mind. At least I’m less likely to be affected by the disease.

Clearly Canadian

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My friend Casey was pretty jazzed when it was announced Clearly Canadian was coming back in the US. I don’t remember ever drinking the stuff, but when he was getting some from World Market in East Lansing yesterday, I picked up 12 for myself. I’ve tried the Mountain Blackberry and the Black Cherry and both are quite tasty. They don’t have that odd taste you get with a lot of sparkling waters.

Spark Required

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Pro tip: After running the gas tank dry, disconnecting the spark plug, removing the blade, changing the oil, installing a new blade, and filling the gas tank… you need to reconnect the spark plug if you want to start the engine.

For as bad as the air filter was that I replaced last week, the old oil was so much worse. Thick, black sludge and not much in the engine to drain. From now on I’ll try to perform these maintenance tasks more often than every 6 years.

The Defiant Ones

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Adam Savage raved about The Defiant Ones on his podcast. I was subscribed to HBO for Game of Thrones, so I checked it out this weekend before cancelling.

“The Defiant Ones” examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre – one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton – and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
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The series is 4 parts and it was so good I couldn’t stop watching, so I watched all 4 hours in one sitting. I grew up listening to a lot of this music in the ’90s, but never knew most of the stories behind it all. I can’t even imagine the stories that will never be told.