Archive for January, 2009

Another preachy PSA – avoid HFCS

I really love the commercials from the Corn Refiners Association, extolling the “safety” of high-fructose corn syrup, which is “fine” in moderation.  Really, are they fooling anyone?   High-fructose corn syrup may have the same calories as sugar but it is anything but “natural,” despite the recent FDA ruling that it could be labeled as such.
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Jump start the economy – buy some brownies*

Hmm…do I mention my month-long hiatus or just leave it to your imaginations?  Probably much more interesting because I don’t really have anything to say other than: holidays, etc. etc.  The news coverage is dominated by THE ECONOMY and OBAMA and there, unfortunately, has not been a lot of hilariously random stuff going on.
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