Category Archives: consumption

Dirty Laundry

By spider | Published: February 21, 2009

There is a big problem in my life that I have been ignoring for years. Or, just papering over and pretending to deal with. It’s one of those things that is private and if I chose to never mention it then noone would ever have any clue about it. It is easily hidden and even [...]

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Things I discovered in 2008

By spider | Published: January 18, 2009

Even though life doesn’t exactly adhere to the calendar,  I can honestly say that 2008 did have a unique personality, different than any year I’ve experienced before. Here’s a look back at some of the new discoveries in my life that made a positive difference.

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If the bus were cool.

By spider | Published: January 12, 2009

If the bus were cool, more people would ride it. If the bus were cool, car drivers wouldn’t be frightened of the “dangers” of sharing their motorized transit with folks they don’t know – delinquents and vandals. If the bus were cool, less gas would be wasted If the bus were cool, admit it, YOU’d [...]

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The Year Without Coffee

By spider | Published: January 5, 2009

Five days it’s been since I last sipped a cup of coffee. Not very long, true. But consider the context: Before January 1, 2009, I’d gone easily six months solid without not having at least one cup of coffee a day. Through cross country flights, work, road trips, all-nighters, and quiet Sundays, never was a [...]

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By xtina | Published: December 3, 2008

I hesitate to write about this because I rilly rilly rilly detest it when people write about their gym rattedness, so I’m gonna try to avoid repelling you (the faceless, nameless reader) with too much of my own pomposity on the subject (good luck). Anyhoo, yass, recently I became a born-again gym-loving person. For months [...]

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Fantastic (Football)

By spider | Published: September 8, 2008

Observations from week 1 of the NFL season: TV: So far, Sunday Ticket + 42″ HD x NFL = hot damn! I recognize that this indulgence in watching football could be seen as, I dunno, juvenile. However, the fact is that I love the NFL. To be able to choose fromt the full schedule of [...]

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Green isn’t just a catchphrase

By spider | Published: July 30, 2008

Last year I bought a non-disposable plastic water bottle. The idea was to have a permanent, portable water container – good for home, commute, office, and gym. It worked. Until a coworker schooled me on the horrendous side effects of some plastics – including especially the “No. 7″ plastic my Nalgene bottle was made of. Turns out, not such a great idea. In fact, a bad idea. Very Bad.

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And now for something completely different

By spider | Published: February 17, 2008

Yesterday I bought a couple of pen holders for my desk. This is the latest step in an ongoing effort to set up my home office to be comfortable, practical, and workable. I spend lots of time at my computer, but ever since I ditched my glass corner desk about – damn – a year [...]

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Why soda pop is so good for you:

By spider | Published: January 8, 2008

I know none of you actually drink soda. But … just for good measure, here is a gut-wrenching close-up look at what sippin’ that can o’ Coke gets you: In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness [...]

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San Diego’s water is safe and healthy to drink for most people*

By xtina | Published: October 17, 2007

Living in a semi-arid land like San Diego has made me conscious of potable water as a precious and scarce natural resource. Growing up in NorCal, I remember drinking water from the faucet or even the hose without a second thought. Since we moved to San Diego 17 years ago and finding the drinking water [...]

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It is better to be small, like a grain of rice

By spider | Published: September 21, 2007

I am still attempting to soak up all of the knowledge and wisdom laid out by Xtina in her ‘com’post about the Green Life. But the spirit of the ideas and philosophy she shared is not lost on me. I am an urban dude. This means that I have no yard. No lawn, no garden, [...]

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Focus, consistency, discipline

By spider | Published: April 16, 2007

For all of my harping last week about the evils of teevee (or tell-lie-vision, as xtina says), one thing I did not focus on is my own role injecting the poison into my brain. Certainly teevee is chock full of junk, but it also can occupy a non-destructive place in the hands of a responsible [...]

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