Blog archives for October, 2008

These people are awesome! Their friends ROCK and I want to get to know all of them. May they have as joyous a life together as they gave me in those five shared minutes.

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Reminder: I’m not a doctor I’m just a person on a journey just like you.
I’ve been doing research on how I can change my eating style within the boundaries of my new lifestyle of being on the path to a PhD. So far, it has been rocky going. I haven’t [...]

Worse than I thought, I’m up to 233.4 lbs. 44.7% fat40.4% water. I hate being more fat than water! At my weight, 4.3% difference means I need to lose 10 lbs of fat to become tied. Since I like being more water than fat, I’m going to set my first minigoal at 18 [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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That title reminds me of [...]

Reminder: I’m not a doctor I’m just a person on a journey just like you. Today we’re going to talk about onions. Onions and their cousins garlic are members of the Allium genus and have an strong aromatic scent, a bit of bite and a touch of sweetness. They [...]

Midweek I wrote a short diary that can be read here. It was inspired by an article on MSNBC called: Want to live longer? You need this nutrient by Taras Grescoe. It is hands down the best article I’ve read on why we need omega 3’s in our diet and why all [...]

First, an apology. I was so busy running up to and taking my PhD last chance qualifier last week that I had no time to do my diary. Then, I have been trying to catch up on everything this week (including getting together with non-virtual friends whom have also been ignored) that I [...]

First, some caterwauling: The information I’m going to post on this blog, is, by virtue of me posting it here, copyrighted. That means don’t try to repackage it and claim it’s yours and sell it. If you like the plan and it works for you, please point people here.
This week I’m [...]

How many times do I have to say it… Processed foods = BAD!
More Problems

caption id=”attachment_361″ align=”alignleft” width=”150″ caption=”A sweet and Idaho Potato Snuggling”][/caption]First, some caterwauling:
The information I’m going to post on this blog, is, by virtue of me posting it here, copyrighted. That means don’t try to repackage it and claim it’s yours and sell it. If you like the plan and it works for you, [...]

I’ll add this to the video page too but it’s too important to just be shown there. Have a glass of wine, prepare some happy music for after you watch. Get your dogs/cats/cheeky monkey’s to sit next to you while you watch. Then, when it’s over, stand up, close your eyes, click [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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Brrrrrr.. it’s just COLD here! [...]

First, some caterwauling: The information I’m going to post on this blog, is, by virtue of me posting it here, copyrighted. That means don’t try to repackage it and claim it’s yours and sell it. If you like the plan and it works for you, please point people here.
Honey is good [...]

Please call your representative today to stop the export of horses for slaughter for human consumption to other countries by asking them to sign onto HR503. It seems like every time the will of the people is expressed in trying to stop horse slaughter someone finds a way to work around it.
There [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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More movement is a good [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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For those of you hoping [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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Cinnamon was originally derived from [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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These three natural products are [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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We’ll look at my daily [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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OK I took a sneak [...]

First, some caterwauling:
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So, first official day on [...]

This kid is amazing to me. While many of us were gnashing out teeth about all Bush’s efforts to rape our land before he leaves office, he stepped up and did something. He went into the auction for federal land adjoining parks, a sale designed to prevent the parks expansion in the [...]

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Worse than I thought, I’m up to [...]

Click the 2 Potato tab at the top of the web page. This is where I’m going to try to follow my second stint at losing weight. In 2007 I lost 100 lbs. After a horrible summer where I was forced to eat out every single meal while in Seattle (food was [...]

Thursday December 18th, 2008 a new star was spotted within Alpha Centauri as Majel passed from this planet to being one with the universe. The new star, Majel486, is part of a twin star system with it’s partner Gene1.
Sadly, Majel passed away in the early morning hours at her home in California. She [...]

As the Bush adminstration wane’s some people are getting a clue. I’m in a hurry today so I’m just going to quote, cite, link and run. According to David A. Fahrenthold at Washington Post:
The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday abandoned its push to revise two air-pollution rules in ways that environmentalists had long [...]

The Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog, Rana sierrae, breeds in shallow ponds that do not have fish in the Sierra mountains that are created by spring melt-offs of the winters snow. Due to fluctuations in rain and snowfall due to GCC these small ponds dry up quickly in some years and it’s been found that [...]

So what you say? Well, she wasn’t trained to, she just saw her keeper doing it and decided that making that sound was fun. It says a lot about apes ability to learn vocalization rather than just inherit them genetically. Who knows, someday, a great ape may hail you a cab! [...]

Here’s Chu from Feb 2008. Nobel prize winner Chu is in favor of alternative energy, especially solar but also including nuclear, to ameliorate our energy woes.

Chu is the head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory which has recently signed a deal to do research reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions from [...]

One fifth of the worlds reefs have died already due to the seas being too warm and the added stress of pollution according to a recent presentation to the UN. Carbon Dioxide pollution is acidifying the seas. One Fifth of the worlds reefs are gone already and all of them could be gone [...]

In a new article released today, a meta-analysis of ozone research shows that increasing levels of ground level ozone has reduced deciduous tree growth by 10 percent and may reduce it further to 17 percent by the end of the century. It likely does this by attacking RuBisCO, an enzyme critical in photosynthesis. [...]

According to the AP, Al Gore is flying in to Chicago on Tuesday, to meet with President Elect Barack Obama and VP elect Joe Biden. Could this be our new Global Warming Czar? Energy Czar? Fix the Economy Greenly Prince?
The article on CNN includes:
“The Gore trip is for more than [...]

Things I’m grateful for:
My friends who I don’t want to name for their own safety
My boys Spice, Tut and Stormy (OK they are my pets but I have transferal!)
My home, my country, that Barack Obama is president (elect) of the USA
People that don’t talk on the phone while driving.
The Earth and her bounty
Chocolate
Freedom [...]

UPDATED: Here’s a LINK to a radio interview Stephen did with a local English radio station while he was at the grand reopening of the Brentwood theater.
Great work Stephen Moyer Fans! We’ve donated over $2200 to The Brentwood Theater, that means we’ve added around 60 bricks to their wall of fame in support [...]

When the weather turns cold and those flakes hit the ground
When shopping and traffic gets you all turned around
When holidays approach with too much light and loud sound
My warm chocolate kiss is the best cure I’ve found.

Low Calorie Recipe:
*Make a warm quart of tea.. go on, you know you want to…
*I use one bag of [...]

Here is a succinct analysis of True Blood’s ratings this season. The chart below shows you how they have been doing over time. It’s great news and I hope they appreciate the biggest reason the show is doing so well (I recognize that it is an ensamble cast and the crew has contributed [...]

Want to say thank you to Stephen Moyer for all the entertainment and joy we’ve had, the friends we’ve made and the significant frittering away of time we’ve done posting on the plethora of True Blood boards? Here is your chance. As most of us know Stephen has been involved in the rebuilding [...]

I’ve been very distressed by the last few episodes.  Especially with the behavior of Sookie Stackhouse.  The writers need to seriously rethink how they are writing her or maybe they need a constant writer for her lines who can say, “She wouldn’t do that, she would do this”.  Not only is it totally inconsistent (she [...]

This one is for Tut!

Find out where to vote on Tuesday November 4th, 2008
http://www.voteforchange.com/
November 2, 2008
US: Obama 53, McCain 42 (Gallup 10/31-11/2)
By Mark Blumenthal
From Pollster.com
USAToday/Gallup Poll
10/31-11/2/08; 2,472 Likely Voters, Margin of Error +/- 2%
Likely Voters-Expanded:
Obama 53, McCain 42
Likely Voters-Traditional
Obama 53, McCain 42
RCP Poll of Polls
RCP Average 10/27 - 11/01 – – 50.7 44.3 Obama +6.4
Electoral Predictions:
Dem EV Obama 353 McCain 185
Indy [...]

This is too good not to be pimped!  Click on everything!  Some things can be clicked on multiple times.
President Palin

When trying to figure out who killed Gran I thought I’d look for a blood trail (it just seemed right ). Here are some screen captures from the show. The first shows Sookie slidding on a puddle of blood coming in the door. The Second shows Gran’s body and bloody [...]

A new study released yesterday shows that the sea around Chesapeake Bay is being harmed by runoff from agricultural fertilizers. According to a study done by John Hopkins University, “The combination of the increasing use of fertilizers, deforestation and the draining of wetlands and floodplains to provide more land for crops, has led to [...]

I spoke to someone at Roklin Entertainment and confirmed that they will be happy to handle mail to Stephen requesting autographs.
Here’s the address:
Stephen Moyer
c/o
Luber Roklin Entertainment
8530 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 550
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Happy writing!

Sookie braces herself for more tragedy. Tara thinks of a new approach with dealing with her anger by adopting a similar therapy to Lettie Mae. Amy charms a crowd showing a darker side to Jason after the V juice runs out. Bill persuades Sookie into helping Eric using her gifts to catch criminals.
Here’s the rest [...]

As  you know, General Powell sold the idea of invading Iraq to the UN citing knowably untrue reports that Sadam had purchased yellow cake uranium and infering that he was going to have a nuclear weapon within a year if not months.  I’ve always felt that he was used and that years of training to [...]

I’ve been asked a couple times what the True Blood ratings really mean.  Below is my long winded answer.
This weeks ratings are hitting record highs! 6 million viewers across the whole week
Congrats Alan Ball, Stephen Moyers and the rest of the cast and crew! ROCK ON!
Data:
TRUE BLOOD (53 minutes) Ep 7:(A18-49:1.1/3; HH:1.2/2; V:2,098,000)
As [...]

Trooper-gate report will be coming out on time this Friday, October 10th, 2008 despite high powered Washington lawyers hired by John McCain’s campaign. The Alaskan state Supreme Court has refused to stop the releasing of a potentially explosive report on whether Governor Sarah Palin misused her much flaunted executive powers to harass and harangue [...]

Here are the ratings for the last three episodes of True Blood
Episode 6: Cold Ground
- True Blood (HH: 1.0/2; A18-49: 0.9/2)

Sookie seeks solace from her friends after facing a tragedy. Jason suffers from withdrawal symptoms. Sam and Tara share a bond in searching a common goal.
Aired: 10/12/2008

Episode 5: Sparks Fly Out
10/05/08 True Blood HH: [...]

]according to Stephen Colbert on Colbert Nation. And when he says that, I get it, it’s comedy. But McCain’s attack on the bear DNA study is an attack on science and environmentalism and people need to start calling him on it. The anti intellectual bent of the Republican party and the ignorance of [...]

and Brian Williams tells it as a good news story. Due to the cooling southerly Atlantic currents along the coast of the Americas a whole waddle of penguins didn’t know when it was time to turn around and swam past their survival boundaries to crawl exhausted and starving onto shore in Brazil. [...]

No I’m not talking about going to Dick Cheney’s house.  This is where I’m going to indulge in my passion for all things Vampiric including doing some online writing of a book I hope to complete some day called.. Sanguinia.  It may not be very linear or updated often so it’s ok if folks want [...]

Really, isn’t this true?  I tend to spout off a lot about politics, I’m going to try to be a bit more cohesive here but there are no promises.  I’m supporting ‘That One’:

And you can too:

Here is where I will be discussing issues related to the environment or anything remotely science or health related.  The below picture is just an example of the beauty of the world around us and why we should protect it.