For Your Amusement…
Via Eater.com, comes this amusing pic of an Burger King billboard that got “edited” by an enterprising graffiti artist (click to embiggen): Have a great...
read moreJames S. Fell Has Internet E-Book Scams Pegged… Almost.
James S. Fell, the author of the “In-Your-Face Fitness” feature in the L.A. Times, has a great column this week: “Friend Through Thick and Thin?” With tongue firmly in cheek, he dissects a stereotypical ad for a weight loss/fitness e-book sold on the...
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Not for the easily offended, but hilarious, nonetheless! (h/t to Rick C. for the link!)
read moreGamers Hit the Gym
I got a smile out of this CNN article about “Fitocracy” – a new site (currently in beta) started by two gamers-turned-fitness enthusiasts: Brian Wang and Richard Talens. The reason? I’ve got one of these at home: my son, Ryan. Now 21, he’s been my...
read moreHope is Not a Plan
When it comes to the looming health/obesity crisis, the UK isn’t very far behind the US. Last year, Professor Anthony Barnett, clinical director for diabetes at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, called the situation “terrifying,” due to the enormous...
read moreThe Edible Schoolyard
There’s a very cool article in the Telegraph about the “Edible Schoolyard” project at Martin Luther King Middle School started by Chef Alice Waters. I mentioned it briefly back in 2008, and it’s great to see that – 3 years later – it’s...
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