домейнIt wasn’t a drive-by or a gruesome stabbing in a fit of passion, it wasn’t even a crime by most standards. Nevertheless, it was cold-blooded and merciless. Quite instructive and grounding I suppose you could say, in particular to those of us who adhere to a vegetarian lifestyle.
I was doing something not terribly important when [...]
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I witnessed a murder today
Thinking less of me! (Part 2)
I’m writing a series of articles on how I lost 53 kg (117 lb) in 18 months and managed to keep the weight off.
I’m trying very hard not to preach or assume to have all the answers, I’m just telling my story, what happened to me and how I dealt with it.
This is the second installment, [...]
Thinking less of me! (Part 1)
I lost 53 kg (117 lb) in 18 months and I’ve kept the weight off for two years now and counting.
There were no particular diet involved, no counting of calories or carbs, no magic bullet. Just some careful thought and a decision after life happened to give me a kick in the behind.
This is what [...]
Red meat could kill you
A new study by the National Cancer Institute (in the US, that is) concludes that eating red meat significantly increases your risk of dying prematurely.
And yes Dorothy, that includes pork.
I won’t bore you with the details, you can read them yourself if you’re interested. Let’s instead just skip to the bottom line.
Eating the equivalent of [...]
They say progress is made in small steps
They say progress is made in small steps.
I don’t necessarily subscribe to that theory. I think progress is made in leaps and bounds. The corollary, by the way, is that all progress is made by unreasonable people (G. B. Shaw). Shaw said “unreasonable men”, but I think we can assume he meant “people”.