Comments for damien stolarz blog http://www.damienstolarz.com the weblog of Damien Stolarz Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:47:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on secular apocalypse by Andrew C. http://www.damienstolarz.com/2010/01/11/secular-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Andrew C. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:47:58 +0000 http://www.damienstolarz.com/2010/01/11/secular-apocalpse/#comment-1218 You make a lot of (very nicely and succinctly) reasoned points. I got to the end, though, and felt a little left hanging -- based on your lead-in, I guess I was counting on some sort of conclusion, recommendation, thesis-statement, proposal, etc. (Or at least a more explicit one.) Perhaps your strongest statement is "the awareness that things could all change suddenly [for the worse] is ... rational". (Ask the (former) denizens of Pompeii, Krakatoa, the 230,000 dead from the 2004 tsunami, the 1931 China floods (over 1mm), the 1970 Bangladesh cyclone (500k)...etc. -- and those were purely non-anthropogenic events. I won't even get into famine, disease, or war.) I *think* you're saying something like: "whether based on a 'traditional' religion or no -- and whether it's anthropogenic climate change or a bad Hollywood plot come to life: collectively, as humans, we have rational reason to worry about a Tunguska-scale event. Can we drop the religion-based differences -- and agree that we should be proactive about such stuff?" You make a lot of (very nicely and succinctly) reasoned points.

I got to the end, though, and felt a little left hanging — based on your lead-in, I guess I was counting on some sort of conclusion, recommendation, thesis-statement, proposal, etc. (Or at least a more explicit one.)

Perhaps your strongest statement is “the awareness that things could all change suddenly [for the worse] is … rational”. (Ask the (former) denizens of Pompeii, Krakatoa, the 230,000 dead from the 2004 tsunami, the 1931 China floods (over 1mm), the 1970 Bangladesh cyclone (500k)…etc. — and those were purely non-anthropogenic events. I won’t even get into famine, disease, or war.)

I *think* you’re saying something like: “whether based on a ‘traditional’ religion or no — and whether it’s anthropogenic climate change or a bad Hollywood plot come to life: collectively, as humans, we have rational reason to worry about a Tunguska-scale event. Can we drop the religion-based differences — and agree that we should be proactive about such stuff?”

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]]> Comment on How to lose weight by spending less by ali http://www.damienstolarz.com/2009/06/02/how-to-lose-weight-by-spending-less/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 ali Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:08:03 +0000 http://www.damienstolarz.com/2009/06/02/how-to-lose-weight-by-spending-less/#comment-1208 Too true cousin. Two birds with one stone, I say. Add a little play time in the mix and you're on a roll. My husband and I just joined the local YMCA. We didn't have much luck at a gym, but the Y turns out the be a completely different atmosphere. So far, so good. Between water exercise, lap swim, dance classes and pilates I don't see an excuse not to go play. Also, the little to no sugar and wheat diet seems to help. No more afternoon crash naps. I say the more simple, the better--less food, more fun. Too true cousin. Two birds with one stone, I say. Add a little play time in the mix and you’re on a roll. My husband and I just joined the local YMCA. We didn’t have much luck at a gym, but the Y turns out the be a completely different atmosphere. So far, so good. Between water exercise, lap swim, dance classes and pilates I don’t see an excuse not to go play. Also, the little to no sugar and wheat diet seems to help. No more afternoon crash naps. I say the more simple, the better–less food, more fun.

]]> Comment on How to lose weight by spending less by Deborah Stolarz http://www.damienstolarz.com/2009/06/02/how-to-lose-weight-by-spending-less/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Deborah Stolarz Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:47:02 +0000 http://www.damienstolarz.com/2009/06/02/how-to-lose-weight-by-spending-less/#comment-1207 Hi Son-You look so nice and trim. I've been doing my version of your diet. I'm just coming off a terrible donut binge,you don't realize you are gaining weight for a while, then all of a sudden, yikes! I also find if I eat yogurt every morning it helps drop pounds. I love you,Mom Hi Son-You look so nice and trim. I’ve been doing my version of your diet. I’m just coming off a terrible donut binge,you don’t realize you are gaining weight for a while, then all of a sudden, yikes! I also find if I eat yogurt every morning it helps drop pounds. I love you,Mom

]]> Comment on How to lose weight by spending less by gillian http://www.damienstolarz.com/2009/06/02/how-to-lose-weight-by-spending-less/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 gillian Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:55:30 +0000 http://www.damienstolarz.com/2009/06/02/how-to-lose-weight-by-spending-less/#comment-1206 The main thing is, if you're not active, you just don't need as much to eat as someone who is active, which is the conclusion I came to as well. That, and, as you said, eating healthier, really makes a difference. You don't have to torture yourself either. I eat pretty much what I want, within reason. Out of sheer laziness and poverty, I usually have Slim Fast for breakfast and lunch during the work week, but even when I don't do that, I maintain a certain weight level because I just don't eat as much anymore. Now, if I slept better and weren't so lazy, I would do a little more physical activity to lose my back fat and abdominal fat, but I still look and feel pretty good, so I'm relatively content with my body. How many women pushing 40 can say that? The main thing is, if you’re not active, you just don’t need as much to eat as someone who is active, which is the conclusion I came to as well. That, and, as you said, eating healthier, really makes a difference. You don’t have to torture yourself either. I eat pretty much what I want, within reason. Out of sheer laziness and poverty, I usually have Slim Fast for breakfast and lunch during the work week, but even when I don’t do that, I maintain a certain weight level because I just don’t eat as much anymore. Now, if I slept better and weren’t so lazy, I would do a little more physical activity to lose my back fat and abdominal fat, but I still look and feel pretty good, so I’m relatively content with my body. How many women pushing 40 can say that?

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