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What's the easiest way to save a life?
I heard a This American Life about someone who gave their kidney to a stranger, after a long string of bad luck on the donatee's part. Also, my friend's husband just went through a crazy 3-year ordeal trying to get him a new kidney. It seems like a no-brainer. We should all save a life by donating a kidney. The risks aren't actually that high ( Read more... ) -
things I like part 8
- David Schmader's live commentary to Showgirls at the Showbox (I like Doggie Chow too!)
- A handful of almonds
- The weird rhythms of the body you realize when you don't drown them all out with the ups and downs of alcohol and caffeine
- The anticipation of exciting meetings later in the day
- Days slowly getting longer
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Health Month, Week 1
For the non-Health Month adverse, I got 15/16 in my first week. But only 4/10 on my personal goals. This week's gonna be busier, but hopefully I'll be able to do a little better.
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things I like part 7
- Healthy potlucks with friends on a Sunday night
- Organizing information about the seasonality of fruits and vegetables
- Slightly warmer mornings
- Genmaicha green tea from Caffe Vita
- Thinking about lunch (probably Madison Market today)
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things I like part 6
- Going to movies (Let The Right One In) in old college districts on rainy nights when nothing else seems fun
- Soft sweaters
- 50% off Helmut Lang jeans from Polite Society
- Ben, who works at Polite Society
- Planning potlucks, with and without guest nutritionists
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things I like part 5
- Cold mornings with warm tea in hand and only a few blocks to walk
- Working with friends
- Short conversations about meaningful things
- Growing a beard for fun, even though my genetics aren't quite made for beards
- Turning boring work into meaningful work simply by changing the style in which I do it
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healthy blogs
Does anyone read any nutrition and health related blogs that aren't sponsored or biased or really misinformed? Just basic nutrition-related news, etc. Sort of like Lifehacker for healthy stuff ( Read more... ) -
Health Month, minute 1
Decided to start Health Month tonight at 8:36pm so I can also celebrate the end also at 8:36pm on Feb 1st or whenever and enjoy whatever indulgence is most missed ( Read more... ) -
things I like part 4
- This American Life podcast
- Mulligatawny soup, my debut in Indian cooking, and Madhur Jaffrey's "An Invitation to Indian Cooking"
- Mini-decanters on local wines
- The hundred pushup challenge (hundredpushups.com)
- Shopping in Pike Place Market on a cold sunny winter day
