Category Archives: Food

July 10 Grab Bag

Posted on July 10 2004 by Mickey

    I got my new Enermax power supply on Thursday night. It made no difference. I still could not start up Windows or even get a POST. I know I can take the machine in and get it diagnosed, … Continue reading →

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Today in Food (2004/06/15)

Posted on June 15 2004 by Mickey

    It would be hard for me to care less about this news story, but it mentions food so I feel compelled to reference it here. The Agriculture Department has decreed that batter-coated frozen French fries are a fresh … Continue reading →

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This Bites

Posted on June 14 2004 by Mickey

    Another fast food restaurant makes a dumbass menu change. First Wendy’s wasn’t selling their fish sandwich during Lent and now, today, I find Arby’s has stopped selling Jalapeño Bites. This is particularly upsetting, since the Jalapeño Bite was … Continue reading →

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Today in Fat (2004-06-02)

Posted on June 2 2004 by Mickey

Wasn’t this in some Bill Murray movie?     Behold the Incredible Expanding Baby! According to this news report, Luka Meliksishvili, a 15-month-old child in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, “weighs 55 pounds and is gaining nearly 5 pounds … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Deadliest Foods, Tonight at Six

Posted on May 28 2004 by Mickey

    What’s wrong a little fearmongering? Local news does it, why not my webpage? The Netscape site provides this list of ten “dirtiest” foods, which, coincidentally, pretty much covers something for everyone and something for every meal. It just … Continue reading →

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Today in Fat (2004-05-27)

Posted on May 27 2004 by Mickey

    Usually I try to go for a sarcastic or self-deprecating angle with these Food posts, but this story, from the BBC, is too sad and too disturbing for that. The Royal London Hospital revealed the case of a … Continue reading →

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Grab Bag

Posted on May 22 2004 by Mickey

    Diet Blog: Day One Hundred Something-something. I’ve reached a plateau. A few weeks ago I made it to 205. I went on vacation and ballooned up as high as 206½. I’m back down to 205, but I can’t … Continue reading →

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Today in Food (2004/05/18)

Posted on May 18 2004 by Mickey

      Ad Aware actually believed my choice of using “about: blank” as my IE homepage was a registry hack! It removed that modification and restored MSN as my homepage. I mention this only because I normally don’t check … Continue reading →

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Eat It!

Posted on May 18 2004 by Mickey

    Exactly what does McDonald’s mean by their new “salad with attitude” campaign? [I can’t find any links for it, but I pass a McDonald’s “salad with attitude” billboard on my way to work.] Making a benign meal like … Continue reading →

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Today in Fat (2004/05/14)

Posted on May 14 2004 by Mickey

    According to this article at WebMD, it’s perfectly natural for me, at my age, to break a couch or two. A person’s metabolism begins to slow down after 40 till around 60, causing weight gain. It’s recommended to … Continue reading →

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