This past Saturday marked the end of my 9th week of diet and exercise. The scale read 194.2, a new low, for nearly 28 pounds lost so far. Just the boost I needed to reinforce my commitment to fruit, which has gone from an occasional diversion to a multiple-times-daily staple of my diet. If only [...]
It’s five weeks since I started my diet and exercise regimen… now with assistance from green tea in lieu of my preferred beverages: coffee and diet soda. I used to hate green tea. Hate it. H-A-T-E This is one of the reasons I suspected it was probably very good for me. I tend to dislike [...]
Recently I decided to slim down. I’ve been overweight all of my adult life… Plan: Lose 72 pounds in the next 6 months Steps: Engage in ritual semi-starvation until even the brown fat perishes in my metabolic flames Embarrass myself daily by posting highly personal details about my aging body to the Internet, in glistening, [...]
I was out for a coffee over the lunch hour with a friend of mine. On the walk back to my office I noticed the parking patrol was on the prowl. The officer slowed, came to a stop, then started backing slowly to put himself in line with a black SUV next to an expired [...]
“It is a reality of our time that the same companies promoting health care products are also largely responsible for underwriting their research.” An excerpt from The Industry of Illness in US Health Care: Why Privatization Is Inefficient – Part 3 The following ad didn’t really fit the tone of my “scholarly” discussion quoted above, [...]
I’ve seen some amazing touring exhibits of Egyptian and Roman antiquities. What if the geographic restrictions that corporations use to limit the viewing of online content were applied to physical art? This piece by Paul Mutant puts it in perspective.
I LOLed my dog. It was actually one of my kids who asked me if he was a Firefox.
IMAG0030, originally uploaded by toddlyons. I walk past this sign every day on the way to my office. Am I the only one that’s struck by the amusing juxtaposition of children and animals? Thankfully, my kids are allergy-free, but just the same I’d prefer if they weren’t fed by passing strangers.
With the exception of the occasional Super Bowl gems, most North American commercials are dull and hollow. Here’s an example of a great commercial, because you deserve a laugh today.
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