January 2012
3 posts
“For a midafternoon snack, Sitko sometimes eats 10 bananas.”
– Vegans Muscle Their Way Into Bodybuilding - NYTimes.com
December 2011
6 posts
November 2011
5 posts
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October 2011
6 posts
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Givers, “Up Up Up”
Happy Sunday.
Sweets Small Enough to Satisfy →
“Smaller treats give people license to eat it all, which is a very powerful thing,” he said. “Psychologically, it’s exciting and comforting.”
“One piece of every single kind of shellfish and crustacean known to man cooked à...”
– Mario Batali’s last meal, via The Food & Drink Issue - NYTimes.com
September 2011
5 posts
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? - NYTimes.com →
THE fact is that most people can afford real food. Even the nearly 50 million Americans who are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps) receive about $5 per person per day, which is far from ideal but enough to survive. So we have to assume that money alone doesn’t guide decisions about what to eat.
“The greatest things you make and do are the ones that get your full attention....”
– - Jason Fried
Your attention please - (37signals)
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August 2011
1 post
July 2011
10 posts
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June 2011
10 posts
“Certainly, we have bike lanes. They are narrow strips painted onto busy streets...”
– Brotman: Protected bike lanes like New York’s offer glimpse of Chicago’s future - chicagotribune.com
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Do My Pores Look Big to You? →
Like home renovators who overhaul the kitchen only to then find fault with the master bath, some dermatology patients feel that, once their wrinkles are relaxed and their brown spots treated, their pores stand out. Such is the level of worry that doctors have nicknamed the condition “porexia.”
May 2011
9 posts
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A year after opening, Panera’s pay-what-you-want... →
The majority of patrons pay retail value or more. Statistics provided by Panera indicate that roughly 60 percent leave the suggested amount; 20 percent leave more; and 20 percent less. One person paid $500 for a meal, the largest single payment.