On Saturday night, I was supposed to hang out with my friend Mean Asian Girl and the Mean Whasian Baby, because their hub/dad was out of town, and earlier in the week, M.A.G. had anticipated wanting some company in his absence. Like, the kind of company that keeps you from actually banging your head against … Continue reading »
Posted in August 2007 …
R.I.P. Puddin’ Cat
I guess I did have cat blogging to do today. Just got word that my last remaining childhood pet, my sister M.’s cat Delaney (more commonly known as Puddin’ and, after she was hit by a car and lost an eye, Winky) died this afternoon. Apparently, she was really sick for the last little while, … Continue reading »
Without Comment Friday
I am finding the daily ranting rather draining these days, and I don’t have cats to blog, so I am hereby inaugurating Without Comment Fridays, a new series in which I shall point you to the articles I would rant about, were I not committed to remaining in a relatively pleasant mood at least one … Continue reading »
Okay, Now I’m Mad
Because this bullshit is evidently gaining traction. Carrying a spare tire or two around the waist has become socially acceptable in the United States as the population’s waistlines have expanded, according to a study released on Tuesday. Yeah. I’m not even kidding. They really fucking published that. What are they basing this on? In 1994 … Continue reading »
13-Year-Old Follows up Lipo and Tummy Tuck with Lap-Band
Big Fat Blog has a post today about Brooke Bates, a 13-year-old girl who underwent liposuction and a tummy tuck at 12, gained back most of the weight, and has now been fitted with a Mexican Lap-Band. Her parents had trouble finding a doctor to do it in the States, stunningly enough — for starters, … Continue reading »
They’re Breeding!!
A Scottish study of a whopping 42 couples has produced this groundbreaking new information: … [P]eople often married within their own social class as well as taking looks, height and race into account. Go ahead and take a minute to get your jaw off the ground. But then get ready to be shocked again, because … Continue reading »
Goofus and Gallant, Once Again
Goofus writes an article about mortuaries in Australia finding their facilities inadequate to deal with large corpses, and emphasizes that: “Urgent action is required at the highest level to change unhealthy lifestyle habits by improving diet, increasing physical activity and making our environments supportive of these objectives,” wrote the lead researcher, Professor Edward Janus. Gallant … Continue reading »
Thinking Thin
Update: Zuzu wrote way more interesting stuff about the Ream article than I did. Go read that. Please check out this excellent piece by Anne Ream in the Chicago Tribune about what happened when “overwork, Third World travel and Problems with a Man” caused her to drop enough weight to become a size 0. Hint: … Continue reading »
Devouring the World
Teppy wrote a great post yesterday about “demand feeding,” which is a really terrible name for “eating what you want when you’re hungry and stopping when you’re full.” That’s something I recommend frequently, as it’s a key component of the Health at Every Size strategy. The problem with it, as Teppy points out, is a … Continue reading »
William Saletan: Slightly Less of a Gigantic Tool. Sort of.
So, people rightly let William Saletan have it for his piece last week suggesting that people should trade their fat friends for thin ones, so as to avoid catching teh fat – while retaining the health benefits of multiple friendships! Win-win! Today, he’s published a “clarification” of that piece, which is about two parts “Um, … Continue reading »
