The Good Earth

Like most people, I probably overdid it on the sweets, carbs and liquor over the holidays, so say hello to Detox Mini Week 2014.

Detox Mini-Week 2013

It's been a while since the last system reboot and I've been feeling kinda blergh lately, so I decided to try and squeeze in a four-or-five-day detox between weekends.

System Reboot Week 2011: Day 5

A friend of mine told me earlier, in regard to this whole reboot/detox thing, that I might live longer, but he'll live happier. While I get what he was trying to say (and it was in jest anyway), it's an invalid argument, for a few reasons.

System Reboot Week 2011: Day 4

Man, you know what I haven't had in a while? Capriotti's. So guess what terrific sub was dancing in my head while I was hungry as a mofo today?

System Reboot Week 2011: Day 3

Sometimes I envy people who have jobs where their actions are routine or comprising only reaction, like the guy who quality checks the box of cereal coming off the conveyor, or the supermarket cashier who swipes groceries across a UPC scanner.

System Reboot Week 2011: Day 2

Hunger can be pretty distracting. I guess this is why "they" are always stressing the importance of good nutrition in educational success for children. Works the same for adults.

System Reboot Week 2011: Day 1

I had a doughnut yesterday. It was one of those old-fashioned donuts from Starbucks, all cake-y and cinnamon-y and terrifically accompanying my iced decaf soy mocha. But it was still a doughnut, a 400-calorie, fat-and-cholesterol-rich pastry that I've held up as the antithesis of healthy living for almost three years.

Detox Week 2010: The Finale

I wrapped up Detox Week 2010 at one of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino's Palazzo Suites celebrating the 10th anniversary of Penn & Teller in Las Vegas ... completely clean and sober. And having a grand time.

Detox Week 2010: Day six

It’s interesting that people who don’t eat meat are usually called “vegetarians.” I mean, think about the inference there: These... Continue reading →