Re: Obesity, portion control & fuel consumption.

2006-11-01 Thread PAT MATHEWS
I'm printing this sucker off! (snip suggestions). And taking it to Weight Watchers. Pat http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Obesity, portion control & fuel consumption. Date: W

Re: Obesity, portion control & fuel consumption.

2006-11-01 Thread Julia Thompson
PAT MATHEWS wrote: And just try to get smaller portions Pat Yeah. I pull the trick of substituting things for fries, at least in sit-down places. A nicely done burger (which I don't quite finish) with a side of broccoli is good. (Or, if you're NOT allergic to lettuce, see if they'll

RE: Obesity, portion control & fuel consumption.

2006-11-01 Thread PAT MATHEWS
And just try to get smaller portions Pat http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Obesity, portion control & fuel consumption.

2006-11-01 Thread Gary Nunn
In the last year, I've changed some habits, lost some weight and tried to be a little more aware of what I'm eating and what the portion size was. About a month ago, my daughter and I went to Applebee's for dinner. The somewhat traditional thing is to get a salad bar and an entrée. I ordered a

...And that's why I read Charlie Stross

2006-11-01 Thread Andrew Crystall
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog- static/2006/10/a_short_halloween_horor_story.html#comments *grins* (I also strongly recommend his _The Atrocity Archives_) Dawn Falcon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Weekly Chat Reminder

2006-11-01 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, "The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

Re: Those who can't, teach

2006-11-01 Thread dcaa
I tend to agree. I think the problem is exacerbated by the fact IMHO that we have an ethical responsibility to clean up our own mess. I really don't think there is any easy way out of this one... On a totally unrelated note, the Dems winning congrss should work out to the Repub's advantage when

RE: Those who can't, teach

2006-11-01 Thread Horn, John
> On Behalf Of Nick Arnett > > We have failed to make Iraq secure for Iraqis, so how can it > make sense for us to teach them how to make their country secure? This may be a valid argument. But what else can we do? I really don't know. - jmh CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, inc

Those who can't, teach

2006-11-01 Thread Nick Arnett
So... yesterday the administration admitted that we'll have to stay longer in Iraq so that we have more time to train more Iraqi police and military to take over what our troops are doing. Let's see... we have failed to make the country secure, but we're teaching Iraqis our methods in hopes that

Bad news for the poor in affluent areas

2006-11-01 Thread William T Goodall
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10419&feedId=online- news_rss20 "For poor people, living in an affluent area can be a health hazard. That is the provocative conclusion of a study of the death records of more than 8000 people living in four US cities. The ill effects of being poor