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Cooking sounds so easy, why is it so hard? | Cooking

The last Food Rule that I have been observing from Michael Pollan's recent book is #63, Cook. At first glance this rule sounds simple. Cooking your own food tends to make it more healthy than consuming dishes prepared by a restaurant. I can buy that tidbit of trivia yet it becomes irrelevant because cooking is the problem. Health benefits aside, cooking doesn't come easy. Let me rephrase that - it isn't the cooking that is difficult it is finding… Continue Reading »


Ayn Rand, Keynesian Theory & The Golden Rule | Business

For the purposes of this little on-line ramble, I do not profess to be an authority on Rand or Keynes. As for Rand, I thoroughly enjoyed her Atlas Shrugged, and recently finished a biography on her life & writings by Anne Heller. Atlas is a far more enjoyable read of the two (the bio is well written, it was just a bit too much for me). As for Keynes, I have not read any of his works in a primary fashion, but being a student of business & economic… Continue Reading »