Bornfamous

The Gift of Grey: An interview with Noah Grey, the Genius Behind Greymatter

Quotes from the book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal By ERIC SCHLOSSER
“The basic thinking behind fast food has become the operating system of today’s retail economy, wiping out small businesses, obliterating regional differences, and spreading identical stores throughout the country like a self-replicating code.”
“In the potato fields and processing [...]

Woohoo! I’m the high bidder: Replacement Dongle for Netgear FA410-TX Card
And the guy at the shop said it would cost $100 to replace - guess I showed him!

Harvard Nutritionist Says USDA ‘Food Pyramid’ Is Wrong:
“The thing to keep in mind about the USDA Pyramid is that it comes from the [U.S.] Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for promoting American agriculture, not from agencies established to monitor and protect our health, like the Department of Health and Human Services, or the National [...]

“globesity” - a global epidemic of fatness that has millions suffering from an “array (of associated) serious health disorders”.

Meat Stinks. I know. I really should go back to being a vegetarian. Really.

Holy shit - I think this guy’s serious: “Prepare yourself for an adventure like you have never before experienced. In an unprecedented event… LIVE via webcam access… you can watch me amputate my legs with a homemade guillotine on September 19th!”

Thought you’d enjoy seeing what my kids look like. This is Chris. Actually, that shot is several years old; he’s 35 now, can you believe it? Not me!

Yes, Chris is a musician - a damn good one at that.
And this is Robby last year when he was 12, and still shorter than me. He’s now [...]

Tim Robbins: What I Voted For
“Last year’s election brought us to an important crossroads. The closeness of the race lifted a rock to expose the corrupt, manipulative and illegal way in which elections are run in this country… Whether it’s the roadblocks outside polling places in African-American voting districts or the disappearance of African-American [...]

Wonderful site full of photos of nature, and the progress of a master quiltmaker: The View From Here: Quilts of South Eastern Rensselaer County.
Be sure to browse the links; you’ll get some delightful surprises.

A friend just wrote about the allergies tormenting her and her young son this summer. When I finished replying, I realized that gee, I have a lot of good information and links that might be helpful to you too. So here’s what I told my friend:
Sorry to hear that Cody has suffered so [and you [...]

Note to myself: Read this asap

‘American High’ teen faces child porn charges: “Morgan Moss, 19… is accused of having videotaped himself having sex with two 16-year-old girls and then circulating the tapes among friends…”
Have you seen this series? It’s repeating now on PBS. Great show. Morgan was the boy whose dad was constantly ragging on him because he was, well, [...]

Yesterday’s attack of hives appears to be over, thank God. I have no idea what caused them — maybe a bug bite, maybe a food allergy — but I’m very relieved to have only an occasional urge to itch this morning.
On top of the itching, I had a full-out panic attack, complete with shaky hands. [...]

For those who are looking for an update on my friends, ‘B & K’: I have removed all mention of them from the site, except this post, at their request. I agreed that it’s best because their privacy was being invaded, something I was concerned about from the beginning.
I deeply regret any discomfort that [...]