How does life fat thee? →

Published March 5, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 5  ·  

This entry is part 7 of 25 in the series M. Eades' Blog

A group of scientists from multiple institutions looked at a number of other reasons that we could be in the midst of an obesity epidemic that have nothing to do with diet and exercise, or as they call them, the Big Two. They make the case in an paper published online in advance of print in the International Journal of Obesity that so many have so fully accepted the Big Two that pretty much no one has bothered to look for any other causes.

~ Michael Eades from, «http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/weight-loss/how-does-life-fat-thee-let-me-count-the-ways/»

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Westbound commute →

Published March 5, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 5  ·  

Slow going this morning, but at least the traffic is light — or should I say “white.”

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Orson Welle’s last film: The Other Side of the Wind →

Published March 4, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 4

For more than four decades, Hollywood insiders, financiers and dreamers have been obsessed by the quest to recover “The Other Side of the Wind,” the unfinished last film of Orson Welles. Cinema buffs consider it the most famous movie never released, an epic work by one of the great filmmakers.

~ Doreen Carvajal from, Orson Welles’s Last Film May Finally Be Released

Elsewhere, this is 4unymo1. — slipbox

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The tenth amendment →

Published March 3, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 3

A central part of the American Right’s false Founding Narrative is that the Tenth Amendment trumps the Constitution’s creation of a powerful central government that possesses a mandate to do what’s necessary to provide for the country’s “general Welfare.” In Right-Wing World, the Tenth Amendment gives nearly all powers to the states.

~ Robert Parry from, The Right’s Tenth Amendment Myth

Elsewhere, this is 4ucote2. — slipbox

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Is anarchy the answer? →

Published March 2, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 2

Might not be the “anarchy” you think of at first: Ross criticizes this model from both sides: First, the options offered to the people are too limited and too easily manipulated by those with money and power. My favorite expression of this situation comes from the Cake song “Comfort Eagle“

Some people drink Pepsi, some people drink Coke.
The wacky morning DJ says democracy’s a joke.

~ Doug Muder from, When Centralized Institutions Fail, Is Anarchy an Answer?

Elsewhere, this is 4uwewe1. — slipbox

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Entertaining →

Published March 1, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 1  ·  

An educated man can…
entertain himself;
entertain a friend;
entertain a new idea.

~ Brett McKay

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1979 Cruising Permit →

Published February 28, 2015  ·  All posts on Feb 28

In 1979, my mom and dad, and their friends the Hollisters, started a long-time tradition of chartering bare-boat sailboats in the Caribbean.

As I’ve been working my way through things I kept from the house, I recently got to scanning this cruising permit which my father had always kept framed on the wall near his work bench.

To all whom these presents may come
greetings
know all men that by
the powers vested in me by the Government
of the Virgin Islands
Bruce Constantine
Master of the Vessel Kona Kai
with his gallant crew of 4
is entitled peacefully to cruise and enjoy
the waters, beaches and reefs
of these blessed islands
from the 18 day of Nov 1979
to the 25 day of Nov 1979

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Carbohydrates and gallstones →

Published February 27, 2015  ·  All posts on Feb 27  ·  

This entry is part 6 of 25 in the series M. Eades' Blog

A persuasive article in the June issue of Gut, a British gastroenterology journal, presenting data on the relation of excess carbohydrate intake in men to the development of gall stone disease.

Before we get to the article, let me give a brief review of gall stone disease…

~ Michael Eades from, «http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-diets/carbohydrates-and-gallstones/»

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Today is not that day →

Published February 26, 2015  ·  All posts on Feb 26  ·  , ,

This entry is part 13 of 72 in the series My Journey

There will come a day when I can no longer do this.
Today is not that day.

…a wonderfully inspirational thought for us oldsters!

This photo of me at the crux of The Edge of Time (5.9R) in Estes Park Colorado was taken by Mike Bowyer in August 2014. I saw this caption on an image of a bicyclist posted by a cyclist friend of mine and wanted to make one that would hit closer to home.

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Fit for purpose →

Published February 26, 2015  ·  All posts on Feb 26  ·  

For me, fitness and health are just a means to a larger end – something to enable me to live as I wish, to accomplish what I want, to face any challenge and adversity that may come my way and do my best to overcome it. Fitness isn’t the goal in and of itself; it’s just a tool, a part of my training which in itself is simply to allow me to follow my path for as long as I desire. It’s a by-product of living my life to the fullest, nothing more.

~ Dan Edwardes from, Are You Fit for Purpose?

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