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A Five Fingers journal.

March 19, 2010

We randomly came across mention of Vibram Five Fingers over at the Mnmlist blog, where author Leo bought a pair despite his “less stuff” philosophy. Curiosity piqued, we had to check them out, and so we started to do our research on the Five Fingers, and the barefoot philosophy that’s earned a very strong niche [...]

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Enough with the “pitbull” hate.

October 17, 2009

When we decided to adopt an American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT), we knew that we’d be fighting an uphill battle against the ignorant masses. Thanks to exaggerated, biased media reports that sell their stories by promoting fear-mongering, the press has demonized a number of dog breeds under the “pitbull” label. It’s unfortunate for a variety [...]

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Weight loss (and health) by eating natural.

August 12, 2008

Lately, a number of people we know have gotten onto the weight-loss bandwagon, which to us seems about six-months early since we’re not even close to the holiday season yet, but to each their own. The methods we’ve recently heard for losing weight range from crazy dietary restrictions (like no alcohol!) to long-winded work-out routines. [...]

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Frankenputer.

December 3, 2007

While surfing various articles today, I ran across a truly disturbing idea posted on Computerworld.com’s site. The article discusses “hybrid” computers. At first, I was thinking that they found a better, more energy efficient way to run computers. The annoying “going green” phenomenon is so hot right now. (Reference ridiculous “green” weak on NBC. Barf.) [...]

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