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You guessed it, she had him circumcised…

I’ve always been very curious to see if anyone in my family ever had a boy, if they would be circumcised. Unfortunately, I’m the only boy in a family of all girls. My cousin already had a girl two years ago and just had a boy the other day. She didn’t find out the gender before, so it was a surprise to all of us. I finally got my wish to see if she would circumcise him or not. I didn’t even have to ask. Apparently the baby was weighed incorrectly at birth. She told us that after he was circumcised, they weighed him again and got his correct weight. So yeah, like I said, didn’t even have to ask.

Like I’m surprised, but then again not really. It’s just sad that in 2026, baby boys are still being circumcised at birth.

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but just saw on Instagram that National Geographic will premiere a new special called “9/11 Reunited” on August 21st. Seems interesting and I’m all about any 9/11 footage and stories I can find, so hopefully this will be good.

I’m sort of a new listener to Billy Joel. Hate to admit that it’s taken this long as I’m nearly 30, but here I am. I’ve pretty much listened to all of The Stranger and 52nd Street albums. Started listening to Turnstiles and Glass Houses. Yesterday I discovered Half a Mile Away and thought wow, this is a banger! And it seems like it’s also a deep cut as well. Safe to say I’ve been listening to it on repeat. IMO, The Stranger and Stilleto are also bangers, but not as deep cuts.

Anyone have any other recommendations for bangers and deep cuts that I need to listen to of his?

I know Southwest has been doing this for at least a year now or so, but I think it’s really getting to a point where the 40-minute turns are just not feasible anymore. Turns times for 737-800 and MAX 8’s used to be 45 minutes minimum and then recently have been as low as 40 minutes between turns. I believe the lowest turn times for -700’s is 35 minutes, correct me if I’m wrong. I’m sure Southwest decided to lower the turn times for the -800’s and MAX 8’s to squeeze more flights into the schedule, but it’s just not practical to me.

Even if an aircraft arrives on time. Say 7 PM and that aircraft has a departure time of 7:40 PM. 30 minutes of that is boarding which leaves only 10 minutes for deplaning and whatever cleaning or servicing in between takes place. I think we all know that it takes longer than 10 minutes to deplane a fully loaded -800 or MAX 8, heck even a -700. I feel like more and more lately I see flights becoming delayed more and more into the afternoon and evening, basically a domino effect. I know weather can be an issue, but I think a lot of it is the quick turns that just aren’t practical anymore. I see most other airlines with ~ one hour turns times between flights which seems more feasible. I just think 40 minute turns are ambitious at this point.

Thoughts here?

Quick question here and I know it’s an odd one, but I have to ask bad on my experience. One of my closest friends is a huge Elton John fan. He’s been to tons of his concerts and talks about him all the time while always listening to his music. Anytime that I or someone else mentions Billy Joel, he gets mad and really defensive towards Elton John and how he’s the best and Billy Joel sucks and how he’s a terrible person.

This friend of mine doesn’t know that I’m a Billy Joel fan and that I personally prefer him over Elton. I’ve found more songs of Joel’s that I enjoy and always kind of thought that Elton came across as a bit of a diva.

However, I think that both are legendary musicians and are both great. I would never say that I hate Elton just because I prefer Billy Joel. They’re both too similar for me to have such differing opinions. I guess you’d think with both being so similar, that most people would enjoy both, but I guess it’s not always the case?

So I have to ask if this is normal? And I’ll be honest that I did like Elton before, but have since sort of gotten tired oh I’m due to my friend always bugging me about him and comparing him to Billy Joel.

I should start with the fact that I don’t think this is solely my issue because I’m a huge introvert so don’t prefer to socialize much or have many friends in the first place. However, having IBS has really made it hard for me to want to have a social life. I always get nervous just going anywhere out in public for fear that I might get hit with a sudden urge to use the restroom. Whenever I know I have to go anywhere away from home, I always make sure to not eat less than 2 hours before going out usually. That’s issue number one. Number two is the fact that I hate how so many social gatherings and events all revolve around food and eating. In my experience having friends, the most common and number one thing to do when hanging out is meeting up to eat or at least eating a meal during some point of the hangout. I wish eating wasn’t such a common social gathering activity. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve flaked on friends or straight up said no to hanging out with people because they either offer to meet up for a meal or because I know it will turn into that.

This leads into dating as well. I’m nearly 30 years old and single with hardly any relationship experience. But something that always makes me anxious is the thought of going on a date with a girl I really like and then having to spend the whole date in the restroom because of my IBS. And of course dates usually include eating a meal at some point. It’s just frustrating.

And the fact that it’s so hit or miss like roulette makes it that much more annoying. Like I could eat the same exact thing twice and be fine one time and living in the restroom the next. It’s just the fear of never knowing how my stomach will react to food.

Thoughts?

I’m sure that I’m not the only one here, but curious to hear your perspective. I’m only 29, but I never eat any meal at work. My coworkers think I’m kind of crazy, but I just tell them that I’m doing intermittent fasting. Thankfully it’s not too big of an issue since I do shift work and we don’t technically get a dedicated lunch break, although there’s always downtime during our shift. I also work overnights which I don’t mind and to be honest, I don’t have much of an appetite in the middle of the night. However, I’ll eat breakfast first thing when I get home from work in the morning.

But I’m always afraid that if I eat at work that I’ll get an upset stomach and be in the restroom for a while. So the easiest solution is just to not eat at work. Plus, I also don’t want to have a lot of gas which is another issue I have. While it’s not common, whenever there’s times where our work provides a meal or food, I’ll eat, but not much and just play it off as I don’t have much of an appetite.

But anyways, I’m just curious how many of you don’t eat at work because of your IBS and is this common?

Came across “Movin’ Out” two days ago after recently starting to dive into Billy Joel’s songs (see my post from yesterday). Anyways, Movin’ Out has been on repeat since the other day. While I love the studio version, i cant quit listening to this live version from Long Island. To me, it’s almost better than the original studio version.

Anyone else agree?

I’m a 29 year old guy and I’m a little embarrassed to say that I’ve just recently started listening to Billy Joel’s music. Not embarrassed in a bad way, but that it’s taken me this long especially since I’m from the USA. Now, before I say more, I should mention that yes, I’ve heard Billy Joel’s songs before, but mainly just his more popular hits like Piano Man, New York State of Mind, We Didn’t Start the Fire, and Uptown Girl. While those are all great (and catchy) songs, I never actually dove more into his albums and other songs.

Now you might ask what made me just start diving into his music finally? It’s actually not what you think. My supervisor is actually a HUGE Elton John fan. Like HUGE. Has been to tons of his concerts and knows like all of his songs. What’s even more ironic, is that he’s from Long Island, NY. The catch… he hates Billy Joel. Always talks bad about him and his music. Him and another coworker of mine butt heads a lot comparing the two as the other one loves Billy Joel. While I’ve heard lots of Elton John songs and enjoy them, I just had to listen to Billy Joel of course fully expecting his music to be garbage. Well, not the case at all.

The other famous Billy Joel song I always hear people refer to is Scenes From an Italian Restaurant. So that’s where I started. Instantly, it got stuck in my head and I started playing it on repeat. Next I found Zanzibar. Once again, hooked and started paying it on repeat. Tbh, I was jamming to that one. Next up, Stiletto. Also Hooked. Then Vienna, The Stranger, and She’s Always a Woman. She’s Always a Woman is definitely more on the slower side, but still imo a beautiful song.

So then I saw everybody saying how great of an album “The Stranger” is so I decided to just play through the album from the beginning. Holy cow, Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) is my new favorite! I’ve been jamming to that on repeat for 24 hours straight now! Where has this music been all of my life?! I know Elton John is an icon, but man Billy Joel’s got some real hits and bangers!

I know I’ve only scratched the surface of his music, but I’m really enjoying finding hit after hit of his. Just thought I’d share this! Let me know some of your other favorites of his that I haven’t listed here if you want!