"The benefits of vegetarianism have been well established, and they can be substantial. The questions are the difficulty of transition, and leading a vegetarian lifestyle in the midst of a meat-based society.
Moving away from a meat-based diet in a society where animal protein is normally the main course of a"
The Benefits Of Vegetarianism
"Most people that start a blog have at least some idea of what kind of content they would like to have. This blog was no different, but the idea wasn't well defined, and as a result, it has gone through several different iterations. For a while I thought that it"
The Evolution of This Blog
"There's a little problem at work. Actually it's a big problem. It seems that there are individuals that made all the way to adulthood without learning how to properly use a restroom.
Being at work 8 to 10 hours a day would naturally dictate that a bathroom be available throughout the"
Potty training for adults
"What do you want? This may be the most difficult question ever posed to you. If you ask that question to someone, if you don't get an "I don't know" (which is very common), you may get answers like a new car, or a promotion.That's not what you want. No"
Seeing Is Believing
"Well, this is just an experiment, but anything that will change up the routine now and then can't be bad.You may have heard of interval training, where you do short bursts of intense exercise, followed by a short rest. I've decided to experiment and take that to the extreme level."
One Minute Exercises
"There is a growing consensus that consuming red meat can be the impetus for a host of health problems. Conventionally raised beef cattle are routinely injected with antibiotics that are ultimately consumed by the beef eater. Hormones, including growth hormones are used in order to fatten them up for market"
Going Organic
"It goes without saying that the body needs fuel, and if you plan on working out, you will need both pre, and post-workout fuel. There has been a recent trend towards exercising on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, the theory being sugar stores in the body are"
Exercise Fuel
"Hal Fishman was the news anchor for KTLA news in Los Angeles. His career spanned 47 years, probably some kind of record.
Hal passed away today (Tue, 08/07/2007), and the grief I feel was surprising at first, but slowly it's making sense.
In all my years in Los Angeles, I never"
Hal Fishman
"Given the current economic climate, I'm posting a book report I wrote in college some years back. A job is great, but it might be prudent to have a plan B-just in case...
The reasons for selecting this topic are few, but there are, and have always been, very powerful motivators."
Book Report: Starting on a Shoestring
"Shred, melt, incinerate. We hear these terms attached to the sea of fat burners on the market today. Do they really live up to the hype? Are they all they say they are?Let me preface this by saying that of the fat burners that I have tried none have helped"
Do Fat Burners Live Up To The Hype?
"Let's assume that each of these candidates had an equal chance of winning the election of becoming President of the United States. No need to vote against another candidate.
You can take the poll here:Take the poll"
Who Would You Really Have Voted For?
"My teenage years were filled with restlessness and dissatisfaction. There was an almost stereotypical conflict with the stepfather, and being transplanted from my home in Glendale, California to a small midwestern town just compounded the overall misery. After my brother returned from the Army, I started to have visions of"
The Most Persuasive Speaker
"Many of us have had the experience of laying down and trying to get to an optimal meditative state where we can access the unconscious powers that lurk within. The problem is that there are those random, fractured thoughts, commonly known as noise, always seem to be there, disrupting our"
Developing Concentration
"Motivation can be a wonderful thing, and although I believe that an individual can achieve just about anything, in the short term, a man has to to know his limitations. Those immortal words from Clint Eastwood have always stuck with me, and this was a situation where I should have"
Back To Running
"If you set a goal, make sure to write it down. Even though you think you have your goal in mind, you just might forget.When I started running again back in April, my goal was to get back in shape and possibly run a half marathon sometime before the end"
Losing Sight of Your Goals
"In my last post we focused on a lower body workout using no equipment whatsoever. If you tried it, I think you will agree that you can get an effective workout in 10 minutes. Today I want to focus on the upper body.It may be a challenge, but it can"
Upper Body HIIT
"Tuesday is back to school for me, and although I'm a little older than the typical college crowd, I don't mind. The reservations I have are regarding the Marxist leanings of some of the professors. I heard Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly mention this, but I thought they were just"
Back to school-Back to Communism?
"Most Americans love their country and consider themselves to be at least somewhat patriotic. But what do Americans actually know about their country? The answer may startle you. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute conducted a study that asked 2500 subjects to answer 33 questions covering the subjects of history, government, and"
America Flunks A Basic Civics Test
"The day had finally arrived, but it had a cloud hanging over it, literally and figuratively. It was gloomy and overcast, and my back wasn't much better.The good news was that cool, cloudy days are what I prefer, so there was at least one thing going for me. There was"
Lake Of Pain
"This was a mid-term I did back in school.
1. John Berger: A British art historian, published a book called Ways of Seeing. In the book he discusses how we are affected by what we know or believe. In a moment of seeming ambivalence, Berger bemoans that reproduced art loses"
Random Musings On Art
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