Christmas at my parents is great as ever, with great amounts of food being purchased, prepared and devoured. Aside from the minor culinary achievements which ever mark my entry into a kitchen we've had a big Turkey dinner (cooks: my mother and me)  a big Christmas dinner featuring Roast Tenderloin (cook: My Mom, sous chef:My sister, cameo by me and ( Read more... )

I admit it. I read Slashdot on occasion. This morning they posted the following links:

Causes of death ar linked to a person's weight

Fewer deaths among the overweight

What they are saying is that while being a big fat lard ass is still bad, being pleasantly plump is not. In fact being lean is positively unhealthy. Well color me blue and call me a ( Read more... )