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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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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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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This is a bit old, and in direct contradiction of what you might expect coming off the bacon story, but it seems, prepared foods are getting healthier by reducing the amount of salt they contain: Getting companies on board is the most important part: according to the NYC Health Department, 80 percent of the salt consumers eat [...]

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I’m not big on whine wine. Never really liked it, except the very sweet dessert wines. Even those I didn’t like all that much. Not hard to guess why I’m not an alcoholic. I do like wine labels though. Some are very imaginative. Some of the names are just fun. Like this one: Cupcake brand [...]

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If you’re looking to get that unsightly fat dissolved, you better act fast.  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not amused: The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on fat-melting injections used in spas across the U.S., saying the drugs have not been proven safe or effective. That article lists the two main ingredients are phosphatidylcholine and sodium [...]

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I live in a suburb. Like most suburbs, the critters are constantly under pressure from growth and new housing. Still, with all that, it’s not too uncommon to see a wild turkey, or many wild turkeys around. I snapped this photo today around 7:15am. I can see why Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey as our [...]

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