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Multiple of the pastors at the Sugarland location are originally from the BR area. I used to know one of them well and considered him a mentor. I reconnected with him a few years ago and learned about this new church and began watching some of their sermons online. It felt off, and he and his beliefs seemed very different than when I knew him well, but I thought maybe it was just a reaction on my part. Reading this link lets me know my gut instinct was right.

Stopped in after a trip to Pittsburgh two years ago. Very pretty mountain town. Felt very small, though. It was a Sunday in the summer, and we were just about the only people around. I'm sure it's busier during the school year.

That said, as multiple posters have already said - Pittsburgh is not too far, and it's very cool. Great river city in the midst of its own renaissance. Definitely visit there when you've got a chance.

OK, that makes much more sense. Got it. Thanks.

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Thw OT only approves of speeding if you're in the left lane passing someone. In that singular case, actual speed is not important. Were you passing someone?

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If that's the case, yes. I was absolutely in the left lane passing someone.

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Statistically, you'd be better off not speeding.

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Now that you've got that out of your system, any actual advice? Bueller?

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It was read out of a hat by a lying moron who scammed you into your entire idiotic way of life

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Les Miles is Mormon?

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A friend of mine has psoriatic arthritis + ankylosing spondylitis, genetic marker included. I could go into how terrible things were for him pre-diagnosis (constant pain, fatigue, etc. + 9 ortho surgeries that we now realize may have been unneeded), but it sounds like everyone here gets it. He dealt with an idiot primary care doc who did nothing but throw minor pain meds at him for years, but he finally got a referral to a rheumatologist and a diagnosis in 2014.

He tried Humira with mixed results. It succeeded in lowering his inflammation markers within normal range, but the side effects were terrible. He would be sick for 2-3 days after every injection and developed IBD-like GI issues that he'd never had before. So he quit after a year.

Since then he got a new GP who wanted to try diet and exercise in lieu of (or at least in conjunction with) biologics. He started on the auto-immune protocol (AIP) diet in January, and it has been a life-changer. He feels 100x better than he ever did with or without the Humira, and his inflammation markers are in a workable range. And all with zero side effects. The diet is INTENSE (stricter than Paleo/Whole 30) but so worth it.

I never bought into alternative medicine until I saw what a difference changing his diet made. So with diet + the right meds, I'd imagine ever more is possible. He's just not ready to go the biologic route again after the nightmare that was Humira.

TL;DR version: Autoimmune issues suck. Meds can help, but don't rule out diet as well.

I'm in Richmond but am in the process of moving to Williamsburg. Not much of an alumni presence here, either. Central and SE Virginia is where college football fans go to die, IMHO. There's a good group of alums up in DC, though.

I moved out of state for the first time earlier this year, and today's game will be my first in 26 years as a non-Louisiana resident. I'm not going to lie: My heart is breaking a little bit. But I already have plans to make it to BR at least twice this season, so that helps.

The upside: The Tigers have one more fan cheering for them out here in Virginia!

I love gumbo.