Five Facts about Almonds
Since succombing to my cashew allergy, I have tried to eat more almonds. They're healthier anyway, right? Well, I've learned quite a bit about them:
1. About 23 almonds equals one ounce.
2. There is even a tin you can buy that holds exactly one ounce.
3. Almonds come from California. 4. Almonds are first on the Mayo Clinic's list of super foods. (To be fair, they are first because of alphabetical reasons, but, hey, it sounds good to say they're first, right?) 5. One serving (one ounce/23 almonds) has half of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin...Fake Plastic Trees? Howard Says, “Yes.”
Over the past week or two, I’ve been reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and I’ve been fascinated over and over again. Fascinated that choices I’ve made in the past were the right ones, but not necessarily for the right reasons. Fascinated at the damage the corn industry not only does to humans but to the environment (perhaps a much costlier damage in the long run). Fascinated at how quickly a ruined ecosystem can be rebuilt, when animals and plants are reintroduced and managed appropriately, meaning in accordance with their evolution. Fascinated at the multi-millenia-long relationship humans have had with eating meat....
It’s Always Fun to Hate
I haven't learned much today worth reporting, so I'll link to something fun. I love The Hater from the A.V. Club. The husband turned me on to it recently, and I can't get enough. I don't love Anne Hathaway, so I found this article especially appealing.
The Bloody Mary with Infused Vodka
Over the last few years, I have discovered the wonder that is the Bloody Mary. I have made many concoctions that have been good, and some not so good as well, and I am sure that I will make many more. Today is Valentine’s Day, though, so I shall share the one I am currently in love with: made part with an old favorite, Zing Zang, and part with a new twist, infused vodka. I have made my own mix before, but that is for another day. By far the best mix on the market (that I’ve found) is Zing Zang because...
Learning from Non-fiction
I've been on blog hiatus. When regular work keeps me until 6 and 7PM, something's gotta give, and, unfortunately, it was the blog. I think I'm back in business, though, and I've been learning quite a bit while I've been gone. Most notably, how to read non-fiction. Side note: Isn't it sad that we have to define a genre with the negative form of another genre? Couldn't there be another term instead of non-fiction (i.e., anti-fiction)? Certainly works in this genre can stand on their own merit and don't need to be defined by the opposite of fiction, right? I found a...
Simpsons Humor
Considering my recent post about meat, I couldn't have stumbled upon this at a more appropriate time. I'm not the biggest Simpsons fan, but they hit the nail on the head sometimes. Consider this clip the very very short version of Fast Food Nation. Simpsons Lesson on Eating Meat
Now Reading
Planned books:
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Current books:
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The Western Intellectual Tradition, from Leonardo to Hegel by Jacob Bronowski
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
Recent books:
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Wandering Star (Lannan Translation Selection Series) by J.M.G. Le Clézio
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