I have no idea what it would feel like to be a dairy farmer. I don’t run a business that was started by my father or mother or grandparents, or that I built myself; I don’t own and manage land that has been in my family for generations. Come to think of it, I’ve never really had to...

I’ve wanted to write this post for a long time, but kept delaying because I worried about coming off as a zealot or a loon. Yeah, I know, some people already think of me as zealous and loony about a lot of things, but somehow the noun versions seem worse. The thing is, I want my family and fri...

I’ve wanted to write this post for a long time, but kept delaying because I worried about coming off as a zealot or a loon. Yeah, I know, some people already think of me as zealous and loony about a lot of things, but somehow the noun versions seem worse. The thing is, I want my family and fri...

- The Romans knew how to fatten up their Gladiators in order to protect them from minor injury by means of subcutaneous fat. "Gladiators, it seems, were fat. Consuming a lot of simple carbohydrates, such as barley, and legumes, like beans, was designed for survival in the arena. Packing in the ...

So tonight I bored my family again with pork chops, potatoes, spinach and canned peaches.  Woohoo.  I am in a rut.  I cook the same 10 things over and over again, mainly because they're easy and I can cook them with two kids hanging off my knees. So what have YOU been cookin...

Earlier this week at work many of my co-workers were discussing what they were going to give and/or give up for Lent. Some of the folks are (still) Catholic and some are, shall we say, “reformedâ€� Catholics - as in, grew up Catholic but have chosen some other path; while others are of other...

Sure, we here at the Razz think veganism is the hotness, but we’re not M.D’s or anything! Dr. Neal Barnard, however, is an accomplished medical doctor and just so happens to share our opinion! Barnard is the President and Founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine ̵...

Let's plow through another group. First up is some results from Deborah. I stumbled across your site probably on a blogroll from someone else (Mark Sisson maybe), and have been enjoying your writing immensely. I'm trying very hard to stick to a Paleo diet (or the Eades plan or Atkins ....

Friday was a success when it came to Elias versus The Wind. I came to recess. He fought back tears when it started, but I just kept encouraging him and telling him he was fine, look!, he's not blowing away!, what kind of toy do you want later?, and then moving to an arbitrary star rating system. "Ho...

The case against David Beckham doesn't begin or end with the fact that that he now weighs less than his wife despite her handrail build thanks to the 85 silicone-laden pounds inserted inside her during chest-centric plastic surgery. His better half's tragic descent from lovely natural woma...