I’m of two minds about advice columns. I’m highly suspicious of them because they’re often dripping with bad advice (except Ask the Blondes, of course), but I totally love to read them. I love to hear about people’s problems, boring or bizarre, and I love the nutjob answers that most columnists give to their distressed … Continue reading »
Posted in October 2007 …
We’re Famous!
Check out this Reuters article on the BMI Project. Thank you to all the brave souls who gave permission for their photos to be used in the slideshow! (And to the one who didn’t — sorry! I tried to get that error fixed before it was posted, but I was too late!) And thank you … Continue reading »
Oops!
Update from Joy! Hey! It’s not too late for Love Your Body in Hollywood! Sunday, October 21, 2007 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. ADMISSION: FREE Plummer Park – Fiesta Hall 1200 N. Vista Street West Hollywood, CA http://www.loveyourbodyday.com/ (I’ll be Fat Ranting there too) I’d also like to point out that that’s why I missed it, … Continue reading »
Friday Fluff: Dancing Cockatoo
This finally made Cute Overload today, so you’ve probably all seen it already, but when Al and I watched this the other night, we were fucking crying, it was so good. And seriously, even if you think you’ve seen enough, you have to wait for the big finish. Please enjoy this delightful antidote to trolls … Continue reading »
Pardon the Interruption
I don’t mean to distract anyone from ripping Penelope Trunk a new one, but I just had to share a comment from our newest troll, “Wazza.” Regarding my post about the 245-lb. woman who died because paramedics somehow couldn’t figure out how to move her over the course of two hours – and meanwhile stood … Continue reading »
Open for Discussion
Today’s topic: Penelope Trunk needs a swift kick in the ass. Have at it, y’all.
Quick Outrage: Fire Dept. Wants to Charge Extra for Moving Fatties
Shaker Kevin brought this gem to my attention: Fire service may charge for shifting fat people. The Lancashire (England) Fire and Rescue Service has experienced a “sharp rise” in the number of calls asking them to help other services move extremely obese people — they’ve doubled in the past year! — so they figure they … Continue reading »
Shortness Reaching Epidemic Proportions!
Okay, you really must read this BBC article apricotmuffins just linked to in comments: Short people rate worse on health. Check this out: The results predicted that increasing height could help boost feelings of wellbeing. If men could add just 7cm (2.7in) to their height and women 6cm (2.3in), their health-related quality of life could … Continue reading »
And there’s not even a written test!
We’ve all heard the noise about how this or that study showing fat is really not a big deal isn’t “a license to eat whatever you want.” And as most of us know, you don’t need a license to eat whatever you want (unless what you want is Jack Daniels and you’re 12, or whatever). … Continue reading »
Reading Assignment
All day, I’ve been thinking I was going to write something intelligent about the results of The Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial, the biggest dietary intervention clinical trial evah. $400+ million, 8 years of follow-up, almost 50,000 subjects. Haven’t heard of it? That’s probably because the upshot was pretty much this: “healthy eating” doesn’t … Continue reading »
