Yesterday morning WTOP told me that “fad diets” promoting a certain ratio of carbs/fats/protein are myths. All that matters is your total calories in vs. calories out. I sort of already knew that. But then Nutrition Diva went on to really bust a myth I held dear. She says there’s no benefit to eating frequent [...]

These are my links for February 19th through Februrary 23rd:

Scenes from Pakistan – The Big Picture40 amazing pictures of recent events in Pakistan.tags: international

So maybe the slackers had it right after allThis is beautiful. It makes me wish I was more of a gen-Xer than I am.tags: money

These are my links for February 17th through February 18th:

Economic Stimulus Project areas that may create GIS/Geo Tech OpportunitiesThe future doesn't look too shabby for us geo folk. *knock on wood*tags: gis

Magenta Ain’t A ColourIt has no wavelength. Your brain literally "makes it up." Fascinating!tags: science

This weekend we spent trying to pack in as much fun & togetherness as possible before Angie and Justin relocate to Boston. Amy hosted a party on Friday night which started out as a “girl’s night” but expanded to everyone by the end of the evening (this is common).

I’m not sure who, pretty early on, [...]

These are my links for February 16th:

Virtual Dating Helps Couples Test Waters [with avatars]I'm a huge advocate of online dating… but this is lame. Just meet in person already!tags: weird

Facebook’s New Terms Of Service: "We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content. Forever."Meanwhile, Google Picasa just added the ability to tag people in [...]

These are more links for February 11th:

Taking Apart the $819 billion Stimulus Package – washingtonpost.comThe solution? *crosses fingers*tags: money

Calvin & Hobbes comic predicts financial crisis perfectly (15 years ago).The problem…tags: money funny

These are my links for February 9th through February 11th:

The Top 10 Manliest PetsWould any of you guys actually enjoy these pets? As a woman, I can't comment, I suppose.tags: weird

15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009Not TOO sad about any of these except Claire’s (pretty sparkly things) & Bearing Point (in my industry). [...]

These are my links for February 5th:

Psychology Today: Confessions of a Late Bloomer6 pages debunking the theory that if you don't "make it big" in your 20's, you never will. Quite relevant to some people I know.tags: selfhelp

Save On Credit Card Bills By Paying EarlierGood advice here, much of which I already do. Read [...]

So I went with Angie to see “Bride Wars” on Saturday. I was all a-twitter about how I wasn’t planning on wearing a veil at the wedding, because it’ll cover up my pretty hair, and the pretty flowers I want to put in it, and they’re too poofy, and an unneeded expense… and you know… [...]