I read a lot. I write a lot.
Subsequently, I think a lot about what I read & write
Now these notes are going live on the world wide web.
I like to think of it as 'plunging' the cr** out of news media, gathering facts and making occassional predictions (that are correct 97.8% of the time)
Every other week, new research claims one food is better than another, or that some ingredient yields incredible new health benefits. Couple that with a few old wives’ tales passed down from your parents, and each time you fire up your stove or sit down to eat a healthy meal, it can be difficult…
Well I’ll be damned, I was just wondering this very things today! Plunge away!
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We think of it as a New York landmark but most of the island that the Statue of Liberty stands on is in New Jersey.
The Statue of Liberty isn’t technically in either state, but the land it stands on is mostly in the jurisdiction of New Jersey. A Supreme Court case in 1998 determined that only the natural parts of Liberty Island are New York, and the rest of the island that was constructed artificially (which is most of the island) was part of New Jersey. Of course the whole island is…
The above pros are summarized from Dr. Thomas Lee’s Harvard Business Review article “Good News for Coffee Addicts” the below is an excerpt from the cons….
For all that, a word of warning is in order. The average cup of coffee serves up about 100 milligrams of caffeine, and a large specialty coffee can deliver five times that much. If you aren’t used to caffeine, it can make you jittery, boost your blood pressure, and dehydrate you. But the biggest health hazard is the extra stuff that drinkers add to coffee. Taken black, coffee is a nearly calorie-free beverage brimming with antioxidants and other phytonutrients. Add cream, sugar, whipped cream, and flavorings, and it turns into a fat- and calorie-laden dessert, which can add pounds that offset any possible health benefits. For example, a 16-ounce Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino with chocolate whipped cream contains 470 calories. Tucked into this beverage are 12 grams of saturated fat—nearly a day’s worth—and 58 grams (that’s 14 teaspoons) of sugar.
