The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food

My RSS feed presented me withThe Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food, which is an OP ED of The New York Times' report called The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food.

Not wanting to break with tradition, I've titled my OP ED of the NYT report the same.

I don't understand why people don't get it.

These food manufacturers are not the least bit interested in food or nutrition.

They're interested in profit.

Like many manufacturers, they create the need however they can.

These are corporations, not altruistic organizations watching out for our best interests.

How else could they get people to freely choose something to eat that has a nutrition panel that reads like the above? Breakfast anyone?
Sad but true.

You can learn how to read food panels for the USA's FDA How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label or for Health Canada's The Nutrition Facts Table

Secrets Of The Dog Park - Basset Hound

As a Basset Hound owner, I can attest to their wily ways of total human subjugation.

Canadian shame

At least 3,000 deaths linked to Indian residential schools: new research | CTV News

Usually, I'm proud to be Canadian but this is an unconscionable historical record.

This is what 200 calories looks like

Imgur has a photo album entry from a user who photographed 37 examples of a 200-calorie portion of various food items.

Super bunny saves the day

The Telegraph in the UK had a headline that got my attention. I thought it was a prank: Giant rabbit scares burglar out of family home

The smartest dog you'll ever see

The Amazing Skidboot is a feature by Texas Country Reporter is the smartest dog you'll ever see. He gained worldwide fame with his tricks, but had to give up performing once he started going blind. Skidboot died in 2007, but David Hartwig continues to perform with several of Skidboot's offspring.

Valentine gift to yourself...unlock your joy

There is a great article called 10 Steps to Savoring the Good Things in Life at a web site called Greater Good, The Science of a Meaningful Life.

The points covered in the article are:

• Share your good feelings with others.
• Take a mental photograph.
• Congratulate yourself.
• Sharpen your sensory perceptions.
• Shout it from the rooftops.
• Compare the outcome to something worse.
• Get absorbed in the moment.
• Count your blessings and give thanks.
• Avoid killjoy thinking.
• Remind yourself how quickly time flies.

Give yourself the Valentine gift of enjoying life!

Best, worst sci-fi movie

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times: three stars. Quote: "Dark Star is one of the damnedest science fiction movies I've ever seen, a berserk combination of space opera, intelligent bombs, and beach balls from other worlds."

John Carpenter's 1974, shoe-string budget independent film, Dark Star is a real treat. It was his first feature film after film school.

There was no CGI in 1974. The special effects, alien and props are hilarious. Examples:

• The alien is an inflated, bean bag chair with plastic claws attached and painted with black circles.
• The torso of the space suit is a muffin tin attached to a cookie sheet.
• The elevator is a large crate with a dolly attached, which is wheeled up & down a corridor.

Originally, I owned this movie in BetaMax format (yep, I'm old). Now I have a digital copy.

Love, love, LOVE this movie!

Anthony Hopkins composed this

A beautiful piece of musical composition by Anthony Hopkins, the Academy Award winning actor.

Slavery by another name

Watch The Making of SLAVERY on PBS. See more from Slavery by Another Name.

My eyes and heart were opened while watching a PBS Independent Lens documentary called Slavery By Another Name.

It certainly explains many puzzling racist attitudes that still grip the behavior of closed-minded people.

This film is a must-see!