MARCYINCNY1's Apr 2008 CalorieKing Blog
Eating Mindfully
Sunday, April 27th 2008
Images of the world wide food shortages are compelling me to eat more mindfully every day.
Non-Aerobic Exercise
Thursday, April 24th 2008
It doesn't look like I'll be posting much of a weight loss this week. Even with the heavy lifting, the 'ditch-digging' and the tilling, the yard work and the gardening aren't really aerobic and don't burn the calories. I've known this from past summers when I didn't do enough hiking and/or biking but I guess I need to be reminded. With the end of this warm, dry weather patternand my overworked handI'll be back to the park next week.This week I've been transplanting forsythia to one ...
News You Can Use
Wednesday, April 23rd 2008
"Over the past decade, scientists have begun conducting sophisticated comparisons of foods grown in organic and conventional farming systems. They're finding that not all apples (or tomatoes, kiwis, or milk) are equal, especially when in comes to nutrient and pesticide levels. How farmers grow their crops affects, sometimes dramatically, not only how nutritious food is but also how safe it is to eat. It may well be that a federal food policy that fails to acknowledge the connection between...
Earth Day
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008
Of all the resources needed to build an economy that will sustain human societies, none is more scarce than time. That is one of the key messages of "PLAN-B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization", the newest book by Lester Brown available as a free download at earthpolicy.org.Plan A, the western fossil-fuel-based, auto-centered, throwaway economic model, is not going to work for China, India, or the 3 billion other people in developing countries, and it is already beginning to fai...
Too Warm, Too Early
Sunday, April 20th 2008
A record high yesterday, 87º/30º. When I was over at the park early this week the bloodroot was already in bloom; I've never seen it so early.
I got my road bike up from the cellar this week but never got on it. I've stuck with the yard & garden work and it's been enough apparently to burn off a bit more weight so I'll stick with it for the next few days.
Two big projects finally getting done: preparing a new site for the herb garden (I've lost the battle with the bishop...
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