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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.

I Am An Addict

Posted on October 19, 2014 by dcarmack

It’s not my fault that I am a sugar addict. Nobody really studied sugar addiction until recently, and because sugar is not illegal and contraband, it doesn’t really cost all that much money to be hooked on sugar. While sugar’s … Continue reading →

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Eat Like a Foreigner

Posted on October 18, 2014 by dcarmack

One of the best things about living in the US is that it is a melting-pot of cultures, to this day. Since we are all immigrants from somewhere else, there are foods here and ways of cooking that come from … Continue reading →

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Numbers Matter, But Units Matter More

Posted on October 17, 2014 by dcarmack

Numbers matter, but without units, they are meaningless. It is hard to keep track of big numbers, or to turn scientific numbers into a value that means something to us in our lives. Sometimes they try to help us by … Continue reading →

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You Gotta Eat

Posted on October 16, 2014 by dcarmack

Great article in the Washington Post by Debbie Koenig about cookbook cooking and real life cooking got me thinking about actually eating the way that nature intended, struggling against all of the impediments and inducements of our modern-day lifestyle. Mark … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Your Fault

Posted on October 14, 2014 by dcarmack

You live in the United States, you work long hours and so does your spouse. Your kids eat breakfast at home, lunch at school and dinner on the way to or from one of their many extracurricular events. You eat … Continue reading →

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No Respect for Mealtime

Posted on October 13, 2014 by dcarmack

The problem with school lunches in the elementary schools of the US is that citizens of this nation have no respect for the food we eat. You may tell your kids ‘eat your vegetables’, but if you don’t do it, … Continue reading →

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It’s Basic Biology

Posted on October 12, 2014 by dcarmack

Germs have gotten a bad name, because of the few that are bad actors. They have screwed it up for all the rest of them. We keep reading about good ones lately, though. This morning’s New York Times has a … Continue reading →

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Nutritionism’s Unintended Consequences

Posted on October 11, 2014 by dcarmack

There is an emerging devotion to the idea that we can control our dietary outcomes if we can just understand the building blocks of our foods. Ages ago we categorized our foods very simply, we only could fathom the most … Continue reading →

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The Placebo Effect is an Effect

Posted on October 8, 2014 by dcarmack

There is growing evidence that if you think it works, then it works for you. Like Dumbo’s magic feather, sometimes we just need something that we can believe in to grant us the power to live to our potential. The … Continue reading →

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Life Depends Upon Rot

Posted on October 7, 2014 by dcarmack

Rotten food is what keeps you alive. You eat fresh food and the workings of your guts rot it in a day. Don’t believe me? Look at what comes out of the other end of you and tell me if … Continue reading →

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