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Rainout today so working through the rest of the BFT. #5. Interesting but a little arch IMO. Enjoyed, and I have other recordings by/with the leaders, but wouldn't line up to hear a full album of this. Couldn't ID in real time, but Jim basically posted the performers, upon which "...oh yeah!". I sleuthed the tune but won't post since it was teed up. #6. Well known tune ID'd above. I don't listen to loads of B-3, can't ID the recording but like it. #7. More B-3, no clue at ID. I prefer the guitarist to the other soloists. Prefer #6 to this but it's not bad. #8. Familiar tune which I might not have ID'd if I didn't peek at the thread. The pianist didn't become clear until the latter part. Far from my usual listening fare, not the most inspired rendition but plenty enjoyable. Was able to sleuth (like #5). #9. Dissed above. #10. LP sourced, solo vibes. Tune a standard that I can't place. Nice performance but solo vibes isn't in my wheelhouse. Having peeked, the performer ID should have been obvious, but it didn't jump out in real time. #11. Has "jazzy arr. of pop hit" written all over it, but can't ID. Good arrangement but not something I'd seek after. The first section had a certain background/elevator feel. Latter part picked up a lot and salvaged the tune. I hated the opening bit of the guitar solo but enjoyed the rest of it, no idea of ID. #12. Live, sounds like a medley. Like the trumpet soloist a lot, plus the pianist in the second and (especially) third sections. The big band arrangement is far from my usual listening, but really well done. Really grew on me after a second listen. No guesses.   Thanks for the BFT. Worked well as a program. Regardless of guessing, there were plenty of hooks (familiar sounding tunes and performers) to give a sense of participation. Only big miss was #9, but that one probably has plenty of backers.   

Having never gotten to "this is the drug I think you should start on from the doctor a year ago" ... is typical pre-diabetes treatment weight loss drugs? I had to check to verify that Zepbound is for weight loss specifically. How has 20 pounds effected your A1C? Or are you on a six month follow up since you were only at pre-diabetic stage? My doctor wanted to verify I could follow thru and  lose weight in three months time last year. Fortunately the first three months were about 25 pounds and an A1C still in pre-diabetic but lower than it had been at any time before with this doctor.

After two of my doctors kept warning me about prediabetes, I reluctantly (very, very reluctantly) tried Zepbound. My endocrinologist thought that was the one that would work well with the least side effects. After about three or four months, I'm down from about 240 to 220 lbs. I'm taking a very skeptical approach to these injections for the long-term. I essentially am going to take it for a while (a year-ish) and see what happens.