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Read more: Around the web
Around the web
3 comments on Around the webA useful discussion of how to say the right thing to someone in hospital (or other bad situation.) Christianity Today wonders if antidepressants keep people from God. Fred Clark at Slacktivist responds: No pious jackasses sit around pondering “Should Christians Take Insulin?” No insufferably holier-than-thou idiots pretend it would be deeply spiritual if they said, “Rattlesnake anti-venom can help, but it can also hinder our reliance on Christ.” Or…
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Read more: Music Monday: Molly Lewis
Music Monday: Molly Lewis
Molly Lewis also played at Norwescon :) “It All Makes Sense At The End” is about breaking up with Wikipedia. If Wikipedia was a person. And here’s a video of Molly performing “Sell Out” by Reel Big Fish with various guests at her graduation party concert in Seattle:
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Read more: What is with Ina Garten?
What is with Ina Garten?
Just for grins, I looked at which search terms have been most popular so far this year. And so far? Variations on the blog name: “living 400 lbs”, “living 400”, etc. Variations on the blog topic: “400 lbs”, “400 pounds”, “super obese”. Variations on Ina Garten’s weight: “ina garten weight”, “ina garten weigh loss”, “ina garten weigh loss 2012”, etc. Apparently people are curious, or apparently I’m…
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Read more: Monday Music: Let’s Dance
Monday Music: Let’s Dance
Specifically some dance music from some of the new-to-me performers at Norwescon! From local jpop artist Rai Kamishiro’s new album is “Doki Doki Feelings” Lyrics are on bandcamp. Chiptune artist Jonny Nero Action Hero. Here’s his Doctor Who song “Exterminate“: Lyrics are on bandcamp. And from nerdcore artist Klopfenpop comes “Don’t Panic“: Lyrics are on bandcamp.
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Read more: Quotes: Work
Quotes: Work
Every time a man expects, as he says, his money to work for him, he is expecting other people to work for him. — Dorothy L. Sayers Work is the curse of the drinking classes. — Oscar Wilde If you don’t want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won’t have to work. — Ogden Nash By working faithfully eight hours…
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Read more: Weight Talk, Business Travel Edition
Weight Talk, Business Travel Edition
I’ve been working with people in the UK and German offices of the company I work at since I started. Now that I’m a manager, my boss mentioned that a trip to Germany for training may be in the works. …which would mean flying while 400lbs. In the interest of being diplomatic, I expressed interest and pleasure that I would have an opportunity to meet the folks…
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Read more: US: Where Your Taxes Go
US: Where Your Taxes Go
It’s tax season in the US. It feels like it’s always tax season, since we’re always debating taxes, but now’s when we’re actually doing our own personal returns. Last year the White House put up a calculator to show the breakdown of where taxes go in the system. It’s still up, even if it’s a bit out of date, and I plugged in some numbers. Tax policy…
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Read more: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day
Scientists who study obesity at the cellular level say genetics determines people’s natural weight range, right down to the type and amount of food they crave, how much they move and where they accumulate fat. Asking how someone got to be so fat is as meaningless as asking how he got to be so tall. “The severely obese have some underlying genetic or metabolic difference we’re not…
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Read more: Typing “Fat People Are” into Google
Typing “Fat People Are” into Google
I understand if anyone doesn’t want to read this. But it says something about our society. When typing “fit people are” into Google,* it helpfully tries to finish the thought for me, providing “more successful”, “happier”, “harder to kill”, and “smarter”. The search results are similar. Typing in “thin people are” shows options like “better”, “beautiful”, and “more successful”. The top piece discusses the latest “moderately fat…
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Read more: Music Monday, Monday
Music Monday, Monday
“Monday, Monday” by The Mamas & The Papas. (Oh, and do I need to point out that Cass Elliot died of a heart attack, not choking on food? And the heart attack is likely related to her fasting and other extreme weight-loss attempts?)
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