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The Reasonable Nuts are a small band of conservative and libertarian thinkers who have come together to exposit, expound, and (sometimes) explode on topics of public discourse (or those we think should be in public discourse). "Yeah, like the 'net needs another right-wing blog!", you're thinking. We hear ya. Our primary purposes here are twofold: 1, to post our notions and interpretations of current and recent events, bouncing them off one another - and you - and 2, to add a unique content to the 'net - not readily found elsewhere.
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Reasonable Nuts of Yore:
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in the people's minds." -- Samuel Adams, one of the original Reasonable Nuts
"I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive."
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." -- Thomas Jefferson, quite Reasonable at times, always a Nut.
"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials."
"To disarm the people (is) the best and most effectual way to enslave them..." -- George Mason, unalienable rights nut
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Reasonable Nuts of Today:
"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics." -- Thomas Sowell
"Most people who read 'The Communist Manifesto' probably have no idea that it was written by a couple of young men who had never worked a day in their lives, and who nevertheless spoke boldly in the name of 'the workers'." -- Thomas Sowell
"The purpose of an open mind is to close it, on particular subjects. If you never do â you've simply abdicated the responsibility to think" -- William F. Buckley, Jr.
"I would rather be governed by the first 2000 names in the Boston phone book than by the faculty of Harvard University". -- William F. Buckley, Jr.
"We might think of dollars as being 'certificates of performance.' The better I serve my fellow man, and the higher the value he places on that service, the more certificates of performance he gives me. The more certificates I earn, the greater my claim on the goods my fellow man produces. That's the morality of the market. In order for one to have a claim on what his fellow man produces, he must first serve him. Contrast that moral standard to Congress' standing offer, 'Vote for me and I'll take what your fellow man produces and give it to you.'" -- Walter E. Williams
"Creating false distinctions between human rights and property rights plays into the hands of Democrat and Republican Party socialists who seek to control our lives. If we buy into the notion that somehow property rights are less important, or are in conflict with, human or civil rights, we give the socialists a freer hand to attack our property." -- Walter E. Williams

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

InstaSkinny

Blogging. Personal music mixing. Homebrewing. The Shangri-La Diet.

What do all these things have in common?

They all became popular after they piqued Glenn Reynolds' interest. Well, except for the last one . . . yet.

The diet is going well. I've found I've had the best results with 4 tablespoons of canola a day--2 each morning and night. This is higher than recommended, but shouldn't be too harmful, about a extra cookie a day. I'm still eating much less than I use to. After counting the calories I've eaten daily (with this useful site), and the calories someone of my height and weight burns (with this useful site), I should be running approximately a 500 calorie-a-day deficit--roughly a pound a week.

This isn't bad; I wouldn't mind being at my target weight in a year. But what is best about this diet is the freedom to eat what I want. It's nice not to spend lots of money on food, either on low-carb foods or junk foods. It's nice to be able to eat dinner with my wife, and not cook our separate meals, which she enjoys. It's nice not to feel guilty eating. For these reasons alone, the diet is worthwhile.

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...: I've been blogging the Shangri-La diet too. Found that the sugar water was NOT working for me, so I've restarted the diet with ELOO. May switch to canola for cost reasons... Are you finding it difficult to actually take the oil, or does it get easier with time? Anyway, I find the diet does work, and it's not deprivation-based, which is great. It's awesome being even bigger on the diet, because by dropping to about 1500 calories, I can burn a pound or more per day right now. That really helps the motivation factor too. Good luck, hope you get the results you want!; 5/18/2006 1:25 PM
Stephen said...: The only "easy" way to take the oil for me has been to float it on top of water. Otherwise, I just toss it in and wash it down with a little water or sugar water.

Of course I've only been doing this since November and 60 pounds ago, and I'd rather drink the oil that stay fat, and many people report that the oil gets easier. It just has not for me.; 6/02/2006 6:34 AM