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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
That Troy Sivan song is stuck in my head. The actual vocals are a bit young for me, but the chorus is sick!
Tonight on Melbourne road shenanigans...
Stopped at a red right arrow to the Eastern freeway onramp. Bogan guy behind honks me, sticking his arm out the window waving and shouting expletives at me to go.
Light goes green, so I say to my wife to watch on as he overtakes. And he overtakes rapidly, accelerator to the floor.
I just watched a HBO doc series on obesity . The scientists and doctors talk about all the changes in society that have caused this new epidemic. They describe our food environment as hostile!! The food we buy now is different to what was sold 30 years ago, it's much higher in calories.
Watching the series of course led to self reflection. I'm over weight, about 15-20 kg overweight. So how did I get this way. I grew up eating very little junk food. We never ate out, treats were rare, snacks were generally healthy.
I pretty much do the same. I rarely eat out, cook healthy meals at home. So little junk food. I do get lollies sometimes. ( I used to buy treats at least once a week ) I bake a cake once a month. I do like creamy yoghurt , have it once a week. I think I eat too big portions, and that is something the documentary talked about too.
Just for the record I have never been to kfc, to subway, to hungry jacks, to pizza chains, haven't been to maccas in a decade and then it was just to get an icecream, no taco bell, I've never had a hsp or bahn mi. Local fish and chip shop once a month and I wouldn't over eat.
Yet I'm fat. I've cut down portion size a lot, say no more often, I don't buy trouble. Hope I lose weight.
yikes. Person hit by train near North Melbourne station, Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown trains are being replaces by buses with about a ~60 minute wait. Glad I decided to stay home tonight