Mastodawn

@Lana my thyroid does not produce enough hormones. That is why I take a little thyroid hormone replacement pill each morning. It is considered perfectly safe and standard procedure.

The amount of thyroid hormone that is normal for humans has been determined. Interestingly the evidence supports meaningful age and sex differences for normal thyroid hormone ranges, but many labs still just use one scale for everyone anyway. Within that range doctors tend to let the patient decide where they feel the most comfortable, at the top, middle or bottom of the range, and adjust the dose accordingly. There is a lot of room to figure out what feels right for the body and the individual, with the patients own feelings, comfort and symptoms being the main deciding factors.

As far as I am aware there is no widespread criticism of this hormone replacement process, which many people rely on to live a happy and healthy life.

I assume I do not need to spell out the hypocrisy.

ronwm 3d ago

Jamie Coville 3d ago

From #TCAF2026

Ask a (Comics) Librarian (51:04, 116mb)
Moderator Allie Landy first gives a brief history of comics in Libraries. Panelists Julie Fiveash, Benjamin Walsh, jordan reginald aelick talk about how they became comics libraraians, the Canada Comics Open Library, how comics are organized in their libraries, fixing issues within the comics section, the "comics are for kids" line and how they deal with it, resources for librarians on comics, what they are reading & recommending, building a community around the comics library.

https://www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#TCAF2026

ronwm 4d ago

Dennis Wilkinson 5d ago

Great Blue Heron below the spillway out at Mass Audubon Stony Brook.

#photography #birds #wildlife #massachusetts

ronwm 5d ago

Jerome G 6d ago

I prefer the company of birds

ronwm 6d ago

Coach Gowron 6d ago

Give thought to those who have helped you, shown you compassion, have been there for you. As a true warrior, you may be that person for someone else: one who came to someone's aid and are in their thoughts now. Be grateful, for that is true honor.

ronwm Jun 7

Dennis Wilkinson Jun 7

A brief moment from last night's fantastic show by They Might Be Giants at the House of Blues in Boston. And they have another one tonight. Don't know how they do it. They're older than I am and my dogs were tired this morning.

#concert #photography #boston #houseofblues

ronwm Jun 7

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Erich M.Jun 6

Gentlemen, here is a logo that my daughter who is a graphic designer produced for the likes of us. 😎 @SteveBellovin @Cdespinosa
@bert_hubert

ronwm Jun 6

Rodney Anonymous Jun 6

Thanks to everyone who tuned in. Here's tonight's playlist.
Remember; it's OK to be a Music Snob in the same way it's OK to be a Clean Water and Fresh Air Snob. Some things you shouldn't compromise on.

ronwm May 24

Bob Blaskiewicz 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱May 23

I've always wanted to go golfing with him. Well, to be precise, I've wanted to go to a remote open field with him while welding a golf club.

ronwm May 20

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Erik Uden 🚩May 20

“You're unhappy that your economy doesn't work for you. You don't have freedom. You don't have an opportunity to express yourself. You've got friends that have been shot in the head because they're out protesting, and it's heartbreaking to see that these people are abused this way and have no measure to take actions against their own government as a result of it. [...] Right now you have a country that is unlawfully, illegally, and criminally taking possession of an international water way and blowing up commercial vessels and putting mines in the water. I dont know if people understand how outrageous, how unacceptable it is that any country would fire and try to sink commercial vessels.”

— Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America, 05th of May 2026 during a White House Press Conference, somehow also not talking about the US but Iran.