Line 70 is “Become Smoking Hot” is a nerdy workout “guide” from Simpson’s Paradox: My Workout Routine 10 Go to the gym 20 Overdo workout in an attempt to cancel out unhealthy lifestyle 30 Go home achy and sore 40 Skip the gym because my stupid workout hurt me 50 Feel bad about not going…

I saw this today on Catherine Newman Weekly Blog – Wondertime which used to be Dalai Mama and is now a recipe column.   Leftover tomato paste? Scoop tablespoons of it onto a waxed-paper-lined bakingsheet, freeze until solid, then store the frozen lumps in a (labeled!)Ziploc freezer bag. Or else let it get moldy in…

Hot-hot or spicy hot? I don’t have any complete phrases, or ancient Chinese sayings, but one Chinese word has made it into our everyday vocabulary. Stick and I both use la de to talk about food, instead of saying spicy-hot-not-hot-hot. Via Simpson’s Paradox » Blog Archive » Everyday Expressions

I saw this today on Rice-Cooker Gourmet: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants The awesome Uppercase Woman said this a while ago to sum up healthy eating: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” She was quoting Michael Pollan, of In Defense of Food:  An Eater’s Manifesto. (He was also part of the discussion…

I saw this article on Putting the “Work” Back Into “Freelance Worker” on Freelance Writing Jobs There was quite long list of ways to treat your home office more like a clock-in job (although you’ll still have to deal with the “I’m busy, it’s not like you have any REAL work, you work from home!”)….