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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:14:42 -0800 The "benefit" of sharing a Kindle account with my dad http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/the-benefit-of-sharing-a-kindle-account-with http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/the-benefit-of-sharing-a-kindle-account-with
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Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:49:15 -0800 If you scan this barcode @ Target price scanners, it works? http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/if-you-scan-this-barcode-target-price-scanner http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/if-you-scan-this-barcode-target-price-scanner
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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:11:39 -0800 Stuffed Parrot CFO (E-Trade commercial) http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/stuffed-parrot-cfo-e-trade-commercial http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/stuffed-parrot-cfo-e-trade-commercial

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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:58:11 -0800 Before Thunder Over Louisville, there was big hair and fireworks shooters http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/before-thunder-over-louisville-there-was-big http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/before-thunder-over-louisville-there-was-big

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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:58:49 -0800 .@qannikbear deep dive http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/qannikbear-deep-dive http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/qannikbear-deep-dive
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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:52:00 -0800 .@qannikbear at play http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/qannikbear-at-play http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/qannikbear-at-play
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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:48:58 -0800 ¡ Snow ! http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/snow http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/snow
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Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:14:49 -0800 Milking it for all it's worth http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/milking-it-for-all-its-worth http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/milking-it-for-all-its-worth
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Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:27:03 -0800 Sad Romance (Violin Version) http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/sad-romance-violin-version http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/sad-romance-violin-version Nope. Not familiar at all.

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Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:57:06 -0800 I'm not sure what my son is trying to tell me. http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/im-not-sure-what-my-son-is-trying-to-tell-me http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/im-not-sure-what-my-son-is-trying-to-tell-me
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Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:11:12 -0800 Yes, master, I will obey... http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/yes-master-i-will-obey http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/yes-master-i-will-obey
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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:31:54 -0800 Silipint action shot http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/silipint-action-shot http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/silipint-action-shot
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Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:21:06 -0800 LSU Alabama Game of the Century Part II // this ought to fire up some SEC fans http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/lsu-alabama-game-of-the-century-part-ii-this http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/lsu-alabama-game-of-the-century-part-ii-this Check out this video on YouTube:


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Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:25:02 -0800 I've got this stuck in my head http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/ive-got-this-stuck-in-my-head http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/ive-got-this-stuck-in-my-head

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Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:37:49 -0800 Other kids were thankful for Mommy or Daddy. Our son? http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/other-kids-were-thankful-for-mommy-or-daddy-o http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/other-kids-were-thankful-for-mommy-or-daddy-o
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Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:05:48 -0800 Wannabe pundits... Which is worse, eating 4500 calories on Thanksgiving or 2600 every day? http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/wannabe-pundits-which-is-worse-eating-4500-ca http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/wannabe-pundits-which-is-worse-eating-4500-ca This whole mindset is wrong. Let's heap all kinds of guilt on a single day's consumption.

The Math Alone:

If recommended caloric intake were 2000-2500 calories per day, then 4500 calories on one day amounts to over-eating 6-8 calories per day over the course of the year. Meanwhile, 2600 calories amounts to 100-600 calories per day.

An extra 6-8 calories per day is not enough in itself to amount to an entire pound of extra weight. Parking at the back of your work parking lot might make a bigger impact.

Meanwhile, an extra 100-600 calories per day would require 10-60 minutes of additional moderately intense exercise to offset.

The Societal Guilt:

Scientific research and some recent dietary plans provide better specifics, but we are built for some degree of feast and famine. As hunter-gatherer civilizations, we could have endured days of minimal nourishment only to gorge ourselves when a food source was finally found (killed). We even celebrate the fast/feast cycle in many religions.

A Last Comparison:

All of this hand-wringing over a 4500-calorie day or 4000-calorie meal is much like thinking that working out really hard for two weeks of the new year will make you healthy. Many New Year's Resolutioners probably work at such an intensity under that mindset that they ruin exercise until they've forgotten it for an entire year.

Thanksgiving isn't the problem:

It may not even be a symptom of the problem. Equating a single occurrence or action with a habit is. It's a generalization. It may not be the worst offense of generalization, but it's still generalization.

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Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:34:20 -0800 Serious music, until the trombone comes in http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/serious-music-until-the-trombone-comes-in http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/serious-music-until-the-trombone-comes-in

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Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:23:48 -0800 The secret victory of nerds (via @jaygarmon) http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/the-secret-victory-of-nerds-via-jaygarmon http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/the-secret-victory-of-nerds-via-jaygarmon
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Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:42:53 -0800 Panama City FL Bank Robbery Witness Carter Johnson http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/panama-city-fl-bank-robbery-witness-carter-jo http://thomaspowell.posterous.com/panama-city-fl-bank-robbery-witness-carter-jo Check out this video on YouTube:

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