http://www.hairybarbarians.com If bloggers read more they would write less. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:28:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A number of people and articles have recommended multi-day fasts for health reasons. As strange as it sounds, I don't think I have ever even gone a single day without food, so I decided to try a 32-hour "mini-fast" just to check things out. I was really surprised that I ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/personal/life-in-the-fast-lane/ Had my Japanese wedding reception last Saturday. I'm glad it's over, but was delighted that so many of our friends turned out for the event. It's been three days, but my face still hurts from smiling so much for the cameras. New we get to do it again next month ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/personal/wedding-bells/ For those readers who don't diligently read every comment posted to this blog (You know who you are!) I thought I would bring this little item to your attention. Last year I posted with amusement about the tempest in a teacup that was the Pink Taco Controversy. James W. Sperman, ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/america/more-pink-tacos/ It seems spam is getting a bit aggressive recently. My friend found charming bit of spam in his inbox. Why? You stupid fat fuck. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror lately? What a joke. Your lucky I am even writing this because I can't stand you most of the ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/technology/motivational-spam/ I've never been able to decide (and we'll probably never know) if the neo-cons running America are consciously and cynically using the threat of terrorism to roll back hundreds of years of human and civil rights (and seriously, why would they want to do that? They don't gain anything from ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/america/the-police-nanny-state/ Mt friend Stuart pointed me towards this article on how the British Government is now recognizing McDonald's shift manager training as formal educational credits. The article is full of quotes as to how this will provide greater eductionial oportunitys by allowing more people to get degrees and increase intentional ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/general/moving-the-goalposts/ Just finished cleaning up after another home party. (It was a blast. We really have to have more of those.) Other than a mysterious green stain on the rug, everything looks just like it did last night. Quite a difference from the parites I used to throw in the ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/personal/another-party-heard-from/ I'm back in Cluj. (It's pronounced like "kludge") Yes, it's an ironic place to locate a software company. They know, They've heard all the jokes. I think this place is probably beautiful in the spring and summer when the trees are full of leaves and the winter grime has vanished ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/personal/cold-cold-cluj/ Last night I discovered that I like Turkish food. I never knew I did. (And no, I'm not talking abut the cloyingly sweet desert for which this post in named! Can't stand that stuff.) In fact I always considered Turkish food to be either too heavy and greasy or too spicy ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/personal/turkish-delight/ I thought I was going to be in Romania on business today, but the Transylvanian winters are cold, so my two colleagues and I caught a plane to Turkey for the weekend. It's early morning and I'm stilling in a hotel lobby in Istanbul waiting for my two friends to ... http://www.hairybarbarians.com/personal/istanbul-not-constantinople/