August 17, 2006
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Organitech makes money
I own stock in this company. They make robotic hydroponic factories. Check it out.
They got a press release saying that they've actually got income from these robotic hydroponics farms.
"Revenues were $857,509 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 -
compared to $434,407 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and to no
revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2005."
The got some sorta big project in Russia. I know they have stuff going on in Israel. And I think another experimental factory they got in New Jersey.
August 16, 2006
Stonyfield All Natural Yogurt
I tried the Blueberry flavor. I checked the label and made sure that there was no high fructose corn syrup in it. Natural milled sugar. Which I'm fine with. the Ultrametabolism guy says to avoid artificial sweeteners, too.
It was disgusting. The worst part were the blueberries which tasted and felt like balls of cardboard.
August 15, 2006
Ultrametabolism
My sister gave me this audiobook. She said, "I listened to the first track and thought it was perfect for you."
Yes, since the whole thyroid cancer thing, my weight has been way out of control. I feel like I'm starting to get a handle of it since I started exercising. But, I don't diet.
This book/audiobook is for folks who want to lose weight and hate to diet. It's all about dieting, but sort of like anti-dieting. None of this calorie counting or portion control or carb/protein rationing.
The premise is that "whole foods" thing. It's not about carbs or fats or cholesterol. But it's about good carbs vs bad carbs. Good fats vs bad fats. Good cholesterol and so on. And all the additional organic chemicals found in unprocessed foods that help your cells metabolize food. The way to lose weight is to increase your calorie intake and increase your metabolism. So, you're burning calories all the time, even while watching tv.
It's like having all the latest diet science in one place. It all sounds really familiar, out of the newspaper pages, but all put there for you to hear and read. There are 4 cds in the audiobook.
The 4th cd is an enhanced cd full of pdf files that are the little quizzes and text that personalize all the information to you.
One of the enlightening things I just recently figured out is that I've been eating a lot of yogurt lately. But, when reading the label I found that all the yogurt I've been eating is full of high fructose corn syrup, the worst of the worst sugars. Super refined, empty calorie sugar. All but guaranteed to cause you adult onset diabetes. Because of this audiobook, I'm throwing out a whole bunch of yogurt I bought onsale.
I'm gonna have to figure out what to replace it with. Probably, pure yogurt and real fruit.
On the way home today, I went shopping at the farmer's market instead of the supermarket. I bought a bunch of broccoli heads instead of the bag of broccoli. And i actually bought peaches.
My big fear is that I'm allergic to a bunch of things. Pears and apples are already out. Almonds make my mouth itchy, as does carrots. I'm gonna have to figure out what I can and can't eat. maybe I'm allergic to peaches. I'll find out tomorrow, I guess.
August 14, 2006
I hate this scar
"Even if you are being operated on for something serious or potentially serious," she writes. "Even if you honestly believe that your health is more important than vanity, even if you wake up in the hospital room thrilled beyond imagining that it wasn't cancer, even if you feel elated, grateful to be alive, full of blinding insight about what's important and what's not, even if you vow to be eternally joyful about being on the planet Earth and promise never to complain about anything ever again, I promise you that one day soon, sooner than you can imagine, you will look in the mirror and think, I hate this scar."
Nora Ephron from here.
August 10, 2006
Ocean City 2006
This year's gimmick is the Aquapac which is like a vinyl baggie for your camera or whatever. It's good down to 15 feet which makes it perfect for the beach.
Here's me underwater:
It worked so well and really captures the experience of being at the beach.
This was all taken with the cheap $100 woot vivitar. So, I didn't really care if the baggie failed.
And because modern kids are doing the video here's some me tubing: