Starting today, I’m going to do a week-or-so long experiment of eating only food. If you’re not already familiar with Michael Pollan, you might wonder what I mean by eating only food. What else would one eat? Let me explain.
The Western Diet
While Americans may not think of themselves as having a specific cuisine, there are [...]
I haven’t posted in over a week, because I’ve been out of town on a business trip, and I will be again this week, too, so posting is likely to remain spotty. I’m excited to actually be making some money, though! I’m doing some grunt work for Joshua’s company, and I’m enjoying it so far.
One [...]
I have spent an inordinate amount of my adult life pondering how much I weigh, worrying about how much I weigh, and trying to weigh less in one way or another. I have a BMI of around 38. I know that I’m “supposed” to be smaller. I frequently imagine other people to be thinking negatively [...]
More links for your Sunday reading:
A cop shows his true colors. You might have to backtrack a bit to get the context for the story, but really, it’s just more of the same.
An interesting story about a completely different aspect of dealing with police: the McDonald’s 911 woman, but with a different spin.
How organic is [...]
“Outsourcing My Violence” is a guest post by Joshua Bardwell, which originally appeared in his blog, and is reprinted fully here.
One of the arguments against gun ownership goes something like this: “Given that we have the police and the military to protect us, why do non-police and non-military citizens need guns?” I have several answers [...]
My compost project is coming along nicely. My bin is nearing 1/3 full. We’ve had a lot of rainy days, so it’s not getting very hot yet. I don’t know if it’ll be able to get hot before it gets full, though. I can be patient. We use lots of produce and coffee, so we’re [...]
Yesterday we had some people over, and Fry Day ensued! We deep fried a little bit of everything - potato chips, egg rolls, apple crisps, hush puppies, and Monte Cristo sandwiches. It was yummy and greasy. All homemade, too. One of my housemates was rolling up eggrolls and apple crisps while another mixed and mushed [...]
I read a line in a book recently where a character was reminding himself not to compare his insides to other people’s outsides. This is certainly an error that is common. It is only possible for us to know the absolute intimacy of our own insides, yet we often compare ourselves to others, when our [...]
Most of my moving is done. There’s still a lot to be organized and placed here and there, but the bulk of the work it done. It doesn’t quite feel like “my” house, but it’s getting there. It’s definitely awesome to be living with people again in a space that works for us. There are [...]
