From The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood: This is what her concentration on healthy eating can lead to: she sees everything on her plate in the guise of a future turd. Brilliant.

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You know the old joke (of which there are many variants): Q: How many bureaucrats does it take to screw in a lightbulb ? A: Two. One to screw it in and one to screw it up Here’s a new one. How many chickens does it take to lay 500 Million contaminated eggs? Well, I [...]

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I just watched Wallace and Gromit – A Matter of Loaf and Death. You will love it.  Required watching for bread addicts. Stream-able on Netflix.

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What compulsive overeater hasn’t fantasized about a pill, taken before or after a meal that effectively makes it seem like the meal never happened? Think of it as emergency contraception for COEs. I’ve thought about this.  I have thought about that magic pill. More broadly, wouldn’t be nice to have a pill that erases all bad choices? [...]

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So, an OA who’s also a member of AA does a little OA 12th Step work after his AA meeting closes: OA/AA person: Hey, can I tell you about my experience in Overeaters Anonymous? AA person: Why are you in OA? You’re not fat. OA/AA Person: Why are you in AA? You’re not drunk. The [...]

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Back on March 20 I wrote about the 528 pound woman giving birth. Sadly, she’s passed away. Doctors from Craiova hospital in southern Romania said Lacatus’ heart stopped. Hospital manager Florin Petrescu said doctors tried to resuscitate Lacatus for 30 minutes, a task made difficult because of her extreme obesity. I feel awful for her [...]

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I’ve been making my own yogurt recently. I found a yogurt maker on freecycle, the type that makes a quart at a time so I’ve been purchasing organic 2% milk and making yogurt. It’s very good and it saves a few cents per serving. But, on the road, I don’t make yogurt, I buy it. [...]

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First off, let me just say, no. I am not claiming an end to my dry spell. For a while now I’ve been toying with writing again. Maybe. Maybe not. My food is good. Solid in fact. Program is strong. I’m doing the drill. Been to two Overeaters Anonymous meetings today in fact. Speaking at [...]

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Can anyone tell me why our local healthcare “chain” has sugar packets with their name on it? Will they be selling private label beer next? God help us.

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I was nudged by my silence to say something. Something. Okay, that’s an awful joke. I’ve been super busy in good ways and just not motivated to write much. I am fine. My program is strong. The play is a huge amount of fun and the run is over this weekend so I will have [...]

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