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See-Through Security

on Jan 05, 2010: Good old Ben Franklin was on to something when he said that those who sacrifice liberty for safety will have neither liberty nor safety. I don't think there is yet proof that any of these stringent measures are actually making us safer. My brother lives in the UK and in London they have a massive…

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Do You Do Black Friday?

on Nov 28, 2009: I was done shopping (all 5 presents I actually bought) before Black Friday - sale or no sale, shopping on Black Friday seems to me a masochistic choice of how to spend a holiday ;). The rest of our gifts will be homemade (we make candy and cookies and other fun stuff like pop up cards and creches)…

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The Ploy of Soy

on Oct 31, 2009: I agree with posts saying that moderation is key. The problem is that it's hard to be moderate when it's hidden in so many foods (if you use vegetable oil or see it in an ingredient list, odds are it's soybean oil) - just like corn and HFCS. Cheap, overproduced, and added to everything.