nogreatillusion asked: hey, from where to where do you take amtrak to cape cod? I may be going in July, and can't seem to find an easy route. I think I'm missing something.

We take it to Providence and Andrea’s parents pick us up here. Boston has a bus to CC too. Or we take Metro North to Stamford CT and rent a car from there for a head start. No easy way.

Things that kill me dead about the paleo diet

thewordunheard:

“It’s the way people USED to eat! Let’s get back to our roots!”

Our roots? Like, when humanoids were structurally different, before millienia’s worth of evolution and genetic mutation, back when people generally only lived to the ripe old age of 28?

Listen. Eat food that makes you feel good. Be happy. But to me, this just smacks of fad and not of scientific benefit.

I’m not a fad-dieter. In fact, this is the first diet book I’ve every bought (Pollan/Bittman don’t count), which I got from my company that publishes the thing. This Paleo has been around for years so it doesn’t necessarily feel faddish to me. I think everyone can strive to eat less grains/dairy/processed foods (the main thesis behind this) and it’s the first idea that’s interested me enough to research further. Lots of writers I respect have put a lot of time into discussing this enough for me to consider it, and the roots/caveman thing is a nice hook.

Obviously lots has changed since cavemen (pants, for instance) that no one would disagree is a good thing (medicine, insulation) that has extended life (in comfort) on this planet. But for someone who doesn’t work out (me) or watch what they eat (me, at all, ever) this can only have positive results as I approach 30 and want to improve my life.

Of course, I don’t really take your post personally and largely think dieters are fooling themselves, but there’s a lot to eating the right foods that can make a difference for anyone and that’s what I’m interested in finding out.