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Staying healthy during holidays

Ryan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:19:56 +0000

Damn. I wish I had seen this before Thursday when I gorged myself on turkey and mashed potatoes. 7 ways to keep your weight down during the holidays. Hopefully it will help me prepare for Christmas though.

wine for beginners

Ryan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:19:48 +0000

If you’re like me and enjoy a nice glass of red wine, but feel out of place in the presence of whinos, this article might hit the spot: The Vine Less Traveled: Wine For Beginners

make your own energy drinks

Ryan — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:38:34 +0000

One of my good friends put up a really cool article on how to make your own energy drinks. As the American economy comes back down to earth, we’re going to have to move away from corporate and governmental dependence towards self-reliance. Simple things like this, added up, go a long way.

The joy of college

Ryan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:43:38 +0000

Last night I stayed up until 3am working on the new PopCrunch design. Ordered my favorite late night snack: mexican pizza and a 2 liter of Coke. Brought back memories of college when we really knew how to put together a hearty meal. Speaking of which, David over at College Crunch has a nice article on dorm room cooking. Ah, the memories.

Enough is enough! Stop the sentimentalization!

Food Shortages In America

Andy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:00:33 +0000

Seriously, I am not the harbinger of crisis. However, one can’t help but notice the growing problems with food supplies around the world. As I blogged yesterday, Japan is facing shortages in certain foods. Last night news was trickling in about food shortages starting to appear in the USA, and more specifically Costco. Apparently the situation in some areas has got to the stage where grocers are restricting the amount of staple foods that can be purchased per customer. The problem is, such constraints only cause more hysteria, which exacerbates the problem further.

More Resource Shortages At Home & Abroad

Andy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:15:58 +0000

There is a worldwide resource crisis in full-swing right now, and it’s coming home to roost. Costco are seeing customers stocking up on staple products as prices continue to climb ever higher. China has only 12 days worth of coal in their supply line. Japan is starting to suffer food shortages requiring their government to invest huge sums of money to keep the country fed. On the bright side, summer is coming.

Worldwide food crisis: Let’s stop paying farmers to not grow crops!

Andy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:03:17 +0000

We’ve talked previously about the food shortages the world now faces, which in my opinion is incredible considering we actually produce more food than we need. Last night I heard one good suggestion on how to address the situation: stop offering Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) offers in the stores. I personally know that much of the food I purchase is thrown out because, for whatever reason, we didn’t get round to eating it. What a waste! But one other sound proposal would be to stop paying farmers to not grow crops. It’s a ludicrous situation really that should be sorted out for all our benefit.

Worldwide food shortages could spark violence

Andy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:45:35 +0000

Further to our previous post about the reality of food shortages in the world today, the Guardian reports that these shortages may result in civil unrest and political instability. I’m still trying to understand why European farmers are being subsidised to create massive food surpluses which are stored and not used. Surely any surpluses could be put to better use, ie. feeding people with no food?

10 great reasons be vegetarian - Counter …

Ryan — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:41:07 +0000

10 great reasons be vegetarian - Counterargument -> Philly Cheesesteak

Let’s get fat together -> 24 Krispy Kre …

Ryan — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:08:39 +0000

Let’s get fat together -> 24 Krispy Kremes for the price of 12