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About dcarmack

I am an instrument technician at the electric utility servicing the Kansas City Missouri metropolitan area. I am in the IBEW, Local 412. I was trained to be a nuclear power plant operator in the USN and served on submarines. I am a Democrat, even more so than those serving in Congress or the White House.

Inspirational Resources (gotta love history)

Posted on January 26, 2015 by dcarmack

If there is a drawback to being at the forefront of a revolution, it is that there are less places you can turn for ideas about how to proceed than are available for those who want to keep living like … Continue reading →

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Salmon en Croute

Posted on January 25, 2015 by dcarmack

Originally posted on TwinDays:
An elegant dish: Salmon stuffed Puff Pastry. Sea food is so delicious plus they say that eating fish twice a week is good for your health! Fish are a lean, healthy source with high level of…

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Preschool Foie Gras…

Posted on January 24, 2015 by dcarmack

Originally posted on One Small Change at a Time:
…As in paté. The main ingredient in Foie Gras is duck liver, and the liver must contain lots of liver-fat. In order to find a duck with a fatty liver, in…

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Makin’ Bacon

Posted on January 23, 2015 by dcarmack

I don’t know anyone that doesn’t salivate like Pavlov’s dogs at the smell of frying bacon. These days a bacon breakfast is a meal fit for a king, as the price of industrially produced bacon hovers between eight and ten … Continue reading →

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Think Your Problems Are Big?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by dcarmack

Rare second post for today. Just trying to help you keep your biggest problems in perspective… Think this is the only place in the universe that developed life? The odds are slim.

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Love Your Addict

Posted on January 22, 2015 by dcarmack

  One of the great things about having this blog to put things that I find that are relevant to food, nutrition, addiction and breaking habits is that my electronic friends out there on the internet will send me links … Continue reading →

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Know Your Farmer

Posted on January 21, 2015 by dcarmack

  When I tell people that they should purchase foods from the farmer at the farmer’s market, or from a friend who farms, sometimes I get the argument “we all can’t eat local foods, there just aren’t enough local farmers … Continue reading →

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Scientific Wild-A** Guess

Posted on January 20, 2015 by dcarmack

What is the ultimate source of change for a human desiring change? If change is happening in your life, where does the ability to cope with the change come from, and is there anything you can do to make that … Continue reading →

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Through the Ceiling

Posted on January 19, 2015 by dcarmack

I have successfully navigated though the shoals of carb withdrawals and am now into the smooth sailing portion of the journey. Here is how I know by physical conditions when I am into the fat-burning phases. First, my hands do … Continue reading →

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Diary of A Recovering Sugar Addict, Day 301

Posted on January 18, 2015 by dcarmack

Being in control is the solution, and not controlling everything is the challenge. Friday I went to a restaurant, a very good restaurant, in Kansas City called Revolve. The look and feel was what I imagine European cuisine to look like … Continue reading →

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