I’m taking a few days off. “Reading Week” or “Spring Break” is this week for North Park, and I’m being lower key for a couple days. More posts in the near future.
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I had missed this when it happened. Back in November, the HealthSaver Caffeinated Cities Survey (a phone poll conducted by Prince Market Research) declared that the most caffeinated city in America is: Chicago.
Yeah. Bring it on.
The Top Ten – Most Caffeinated to Least:
I noticed because of a poorly researched health column in Sunday’s Chicago Trib. Kelly James-Enger repeated the general folk wisdom that coffee is bad for you (you can get shakes!). The study she cited? One that reviewed cases of caffeine overdose from caffeine pills. It looked at 265 total cases. Compare to the significant studies released in 2006, one of which followed 27,000 women for 15 years showing reduced heart risk. Or the AMA certifying that you can substantially reduce risk of type 2 diabetes with coffee. And discovery that it has much more antioxidants than tea.
Ms. James-Enger, please do better homework.
Okay, okay. This might be a soapbox issue for me. Tough to tell, you know. I’m calming down.
Back to the point, my favorite stat from the HealthSaver survey:
Over one-half of Seattle respondents (58%) stated that coffee would
be the most difficult caffeine food or drink to give up…
Even though so many indicated that coffee would be difficult to give up, 71% of Seattle respondents said they are not addicted to caffeine.
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(ps – texas, ohio, rhode island, vermont vote today.)
Comments rss TrackbackHave you seen this yet?
It seems startlingly apt. But it makes me wonder what quotes will lift from Obama in four years when he’s president and the honeymoon is over.
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Now playing: Derek Webb – This Too Shall Be Made Right
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Comments rss TrackbackWhen I was out in DC seeing Alan Hirsch and company, my brother-in-law offered me a tour of the Pentagon. His position as a staffer on Capitol Hill sorta affords him some privileges. Most of it isn’t much more than long hallways with florescent lights and office doors. But certain things mean a photo op. Say, like the Pentagon briefing room.
I don’t know what I’m trying to do here. I’m hanging on the side of the podium like I’m scared to be there. Actually it was sorta intimidating. But the podium was easily wide enough for two people shoulder-to-shoulder. Also notice that I would be a good briefer, because if I stood squarely in the middle while deftly dodging troop withdrawal questions, you’d still be able to see the Pentagon logo.
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Now playing: Jason Harrod – My Mad Girlfriend
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