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• 7 Things to Know about Aspartame, Phenylalanine, and Those Scary Warnings on Soft Drinks
  Fooducate community member Skyler asks about a warning she saw on a pack of gum - “Phenylketonurics – contains phenylalanine” What is this? And what does it have to do with chewing gum? Or diet soda? What you need to know: 1. Phenylalanine is an amino acid. Amino acids sounds scary, but they are actually the building blocks of protein. 2. Phenylalanine is ac […]
• When the escarpment no longer does it for you
  On a Friday night in early June this year, sitting at my desk, wondering where the hell to ride my adventure bike somewhere adventurous, an idea skidded into view: Open Google Earth. Why I hadn’t thought of this before I cannot say, for I spend hundreds of hours annually checking up on volcanoes, islands and former residences to see how the coconut palms and […]
• When you Forget Your Anniversary
    What do you do when you wake up at 10AM, lazily go to your computer to start writing, and find a note that says Happy 13th Anniversary! attached to a miniature Zen garden that your wife got you for the occasion?  What do you do when that happens and you completely forgot it was the anniversary of your blessed union?  More importantly, what do I do!?  Stay […]
• Consumer debt is not your friend
  Here's a simple MBA lesson: borrow money to buy things that go up in value. Borrow money if it improves your productivity and makes you more money. Leverage multiplies the power of your business because with leverage, every dollar you make in profit is multiplied.That's very different from the consumer version of this lesson: borrow money to buy th […]
• Festival
  Shared by Richard KindieFest in Brooklyn, NY: Musical Fun for the whole Family with Dan Zanes and Friends […]
• What kind of men do you want your boys to become?
  I want them to be superheroes. And I don’t mean that metaphorically. I want them to fly around and save damsels in distress and melt stuff with their laser vision and belong to a Justice League and have a secret hideout or Fortress of Solitude or something. If that’s not possible, I just want them to be the best men they can be. If the “Alex P. Keaton Syndro […]