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Price or Cost

Last week Mark Bittman tried to calculate the cost of our national love affair with the fast food hamburger. In the article he tried to differentiate the low price of the meal from the high cost of the meal. You … Continue reading

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Preschool Foie Gras…

…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 France they force-feed corn to the ducks. In nature … Continue reading

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Gaining Habits, Enjoying Work

The goal to improving your life can’t be to lose weight or waist inches. The goal is not to eat less, exercise more, or to break habits. All of these things will be markers that you are reaching your real … Continue reading

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Bonus Post!

According to the Cleveland Clinic Center for Consumer Health, a runner who weighs 130 lb. will burn 2,224 calories during a marathon. A marathon is 26 miles of running. If you eat a 400 calorie quarter-pounder and a 400 calorie … Continue reading

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You’re Not As Young As You Used To Be

You’re not as young as you once were is one of those stupid sayings that just states a fact. Every moment of your life this is true about where you are now compared to where you once were. As you … Continue reading

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Monday, Monday, Can’t Trust That Day

Just kidding. Monday was an uneventful day, meaning that the event we had scheduled ended up with no attendees. Last week was well attended but this week, just us two organizers were there. We practiced our string instruments instead. Next … Continue reading

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Writing a Novel

If I decided to write a novel I could work on it, basically one of two ways. I could drop everything, work exclusively on the novel to the detriment of every other thing in my life, or I could work … Continue reading

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Sugar High–A Real Phenomenon

Last night, after eating a sugar free dinner of bratwurst, sauteed onions and peppers, cottage cheese and corn on the cob we had desert. Lately that desert would have been something sweetish and natural. Dates, fruits, no sugar added. The … Continue reading

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Gigantic Finish

Fast all day and finish with a colossal calorie dinner. This recipe is super easy to make, pretty much cooks itself, but turns in a whopping 437 calories per serving. We pared ours down somewhat from this ingredient list, no … Continue reading

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I Should Be Dead

Catchy headline, yes?  If my actually caloric intake equaled what my calorie counting program says it is, then I should be dead by now.  Yesterday I ate leftovers (pork chops, fried sweet potatoes and a portion of salad) for lunch. … Continue reading

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