The Caveman Test

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for on September 2, 2013 .9 Comments

First you couldn’t have more than 10% fat in your diet, then carbohydrates became the source of all evil*. Slow-Carb waged war on the various Schools of Paleo. But the Food Pyramid continues to loom over them all like some kind of Eldritch abomination.  Weight machines were once all the rage, but then free weights became […]

From Office Slave to Paperless Ninja

This about Life, tagged , was written by for on August 30, 2013 .2 Comments

I have already written on the joys of cleaning house and how less is more when it comes to possessions. But possessions aren’t limited to the physical realm. Your digital files – documents, emails, music libraries, photos, etc. – share many features with property, especially as regards the need to keep them well organized and […]

Translation: Cheap Food and Gambling in Belarus, but no Psychics

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for on July 17, 2013 .No Comments

Two Russian travel writers, Natalia Ko and Nikolay Varsegov, share their experiences in Belarus – very positive ones, for the most part – with readers of Komsomolskaya Pravda. You can Gamble in Belarus, but Seances are Forbidden The first surprise on detraining in Minsk: The taxi drivers here don’t pester you, shouting, “Where are you going?” […]

Escaping Shoggoth

This about Life, tagged , was written by for on April 8, 2013 .25 Comments

The WHO has recently released a list of countries by their average BMI and it makes for interesting reading. Obviously of relevance to younger world travelers, “love tourists”, and mini-retirees. It confirms many stereotypes, but also throws up a couple of surprises. It is reprinted below the text for some of the bigger and more visited […]

Book Review: Paul Wade – Convict Conditioning

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for , on March 15, 2013 .7 Comments

Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade, published in 2010. Also Convict Conditioning 2, a followup published a year later. Rating: 4/5. A couple of months ago, I was walking in a park with my dad. We passed an outdoor gym sort of place and decided, “Why not try out some of the exercises?” It was quite embarrassing […]

The Joys Of Cleaning House

This about Life, tagged , was written by for on March 12, 2013 .9 Comments

The Buddhists say that attachment to material things is the source of much suffering in the world. In the past few days, I have been inclined to agree with them. Now I don’t of course mean to say that being an impoverished wayfarer is any better of a proposition than hoarding. That has tons of its […]

What Is The Point Of Articles Like These?

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for on September 5, 2012 .3 Comments

Mashable tells students about 12 things they should never do in social media. By now this doesn’t apply to me, as between my non-anonymous Russophilia, HBD-ing, gaming, and AGW-ing I’ve long ostracized myself from both liberals and conservatives and torpedoed myself any hopes of “respectable” employment anyway. I do however wonder about the point of such articles […]

Mystery Within An Enigma

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for on August 23, 2012 .2 Comments

mls13 writes: “Anything goes,” eh? Okay, here’s an admittedly-asinine question for everyone: how is the Medvedev-back-to-Putin transition being addressed by Russia’s makers of political matryoshki? Are they doing Putin on the outside, then Medvedev, then Putin again and then Yeltsin, Gorbachev etc.; or are they being untrue to history by doing Putin-Medvedev-Yeltsin-Gorbachev…, or are they […]

Cavemen Gaining

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for , on July 3, 2012 .2 Comments

Remember the advice to replace rice with more vegetables at Korean BBQ’s? Well, one place I sometimes go to (Steve’s BBQ) to my pleasant surprise now has a new dish made specifically of just salad and BBQed chicken, pork, or beef. It was specifically marketed as Lo-Carb. The paleo revolution is gaining.

Hell And Football

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for on July 1, 2012 .No Comments

UEFA should outsource Euro promotion to the Chinese in perpetuity. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sn3zKdlOww] PS. My money is on Italy tomorrow. Edit: 0-4, ouch…

Global Highs

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for on June 26, 2012 .13 Comments

Via Economist: This makes sense to me. While cannabis is well-known in Russia, attitudes towards it are mostly disparaging where not hostile even in relatively enlightened Moscow. The druggies there tend to be more hardcore anyway. It is a large part of the conversation in the UK – see the debates over what classification it should get […]

Paleo On The Go

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for on June 20, 2012 .5 Comments

If you’re in the city during the day and don’t want to grab the nearest carb-loaded baguette, burger, subway etc on hand, what do you do? 1. Get a Burrito Bowl at Chipotle, probably the healthiest major fast food outlet in America. Get it without rice. This is the most affordable option costing only $6 […]