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  • When Good Manners Can Kill

    When Good Manners Can Kill

    “…do you have any idea what it’s like being English? Being so correct all the time, being so stifled by this dread of, of doing the wrong thing, of saying to someone “Are you married?” and hearing “My wife left me this morning,” or saying, uh, “Do you have children?” and being told they all burned to death on Wednesday. You see, Wanda, we’ll all terrified of embarrassment.” ~ John Cleese as Archie Leach History is full of examples of [...]

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  • Day 79 – Big Brother Wants The Rest Of Us To Slim Down. Finally.

    Day 79 – Big Brother Wants The Rest Of Us To Slim Down. Finally.

    “It is bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children’s health than the pediatrician.” ~Meryl Streep 190 lbs. How I gained more than 3 lbs overnight after eating about 350g of food, total, yesterday is a mystery to me. We’ll see what tomorrow’s scale reading is. One of my old high school friends just boasted on Facebook that she can still fit into the earrings she wore back then, ha ha. I’ll be glad when this is [...]

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  • Day 25 – Zapping Ourselves Silly

    Day 25 – Zapping Ourselves Silly

    “Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else.” ~ William E. Rothschild 214.7 lbs. Another small “setback” as my weight went up again. This is only a setback in that I’m attempting to show the negative effects of rapid weight loss. That my body is adjusting and slowing the weight loss is it’s way of trying to protect itself. I’m 1/4 into this project as of today, and while I’d like to be theatrically gaunt [...]

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  • Day 22 – The Revolution Will Be Televised

    Day 22 – The Revolution Will Be Televised

    “Politics is the only thing more boring than blood samples.” ~ Dr. Gaius Baltar 215.8 lbs. The slow march towards the auschwitzean physique continues. Although I’m down more than 24 lbs from my starting weight in only 22 days, I’m actually only losing about a half pound per day. The rapid water-weight loss in the first couple of days skews the overall figures. That said, a half pound a day is still pretty speedy and, kind of like having your [...]

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