May 2005

The 20/30 Fat & Fiber Diet Plan by lz in Reading Archive on 20May2005

This is the diet that Larry King went on post-heart attack. Basic idea is that you can only eat 20 grams of fat and at least 30 grams of fiber every day. My copy has hundreds of recipes in the back to help you get started. Reducing your intake of...

Validation for my approach to putting down books I don't like by lz in Weblog on 16May2005

My strategy for reading is pretty simple: Finding books to read: * Browse a bookstore or library, open books that picque my interest and read the first line. If the first line doesn't convey the writer's style and provide enough "oomph" to intrigue me, I usually won't bother * Suggestions...

Guns, Germs, and Steel by lz in Reading Archive on 07May2005

Enjoying so far! Papua New Guineans smarter than modern European/Americans b/c genetically had to weed out the dumb ones (only smart ones can survive a society of tribal infighting, murder, wars), as opposed to Euro-US society where germs were the biological deterrent-- if you had strong genes, you survived. Also...

Brown Teapot, You Make Me Happy by lz in Weblog on 04May2005

I used to have a chipped, cheap off-white teapot that made me sad everytime I looked at it, which was a lot b/c I drink a lot of tea. I've been searching for a new teapot for years, ducking into random stores in Hawaii, New Jersey, LA, Chinatown, on this...

Collapse by lz in Stranded on 03May2005

Blech. Started reading this and struggled mightily. I almost didn't pick up Guns, Germs, and Steel at the library b/c I was not enjoying this sequel. However, I'm happily enjoying Guns, Germs, and Steel right now-- think he put his best work into the first book!...