Posted in things that haunt my unconscious on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BEARS!!!:
After Cute Knut and Flocke, Germany on Friday got a new cub to ooh and aah over — and this time one which hasn’t been rejected or eaten by its mother.
Two thoughts occur to me:
The article is notable not only for its dry humor but also for its very, very unpolished feel. I can’t help [...]
Posted in transportation on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Friday as I was jubilantly riding home from a haircut, the chain on my bike abruptly snapped off, leaving me sans bicycle for the rest of the journey home and indeed the past week. A brisk walking pace will luckily deliver me to work in ten minutes, but the lack of wheels proved most [...]
Posted in education on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Suppose for a moment that the federal government of some rich, free Western democracy called Upper Slobovia recently instituted a policy that drastically altered the way its citizens received news. Instead of private broadcasters, the main source of news would now come directly from the Upper Slobovian News Service, a department of the government. [...]
Posted in food, health on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ARTIFICIAL sweeteners have long been touted as being good for the calorie-conscious. Unfortunately, a study just published in Behavioral Neuroscience by Susan Swithers and Terry Davidson of Purdue University in Indiana suggests that such compounds may actually end up making people fatter than they otherwise would be.
And how can this be, pray tell?
The cause, Dr [...]
Posted in boojhay, food on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My diet and eating habits have changed significantly since arriving in Germany. Some changes are linked to the different basket of goods available, while others have resulted from financial decisions:
I eat far more bread, and it is both of better quality and more nutritious
Sweet iced tea has been replaced by juice as my beverage of [...]
