Food for Thought or Thought about Food

Rain driving down in buckets. Blew off my 8:00 a.m. workout. Couldn't go out in that cold wet dark horrible downpour. I'll workout later, I tell myself. Yeah. Sure.

Came down to read e-mail and found a link to the Murderati blog. Just the thing calculated to make me feel even guiltier.

If I don't eat, I become nauseated. Don't remember a single anorexic soul in high school or college. Of course, Marilyn Monroe was the ideal figure and I was always trying to gain weight. Hard to believe. I don't believe it myself anymore. Skinny was unattractive. Boys liked curves. Ah yes.

The photo is me as a skinny young mom with a mocking child hamming it up. La di dah.

Read on:
http://murderati.typepad.com/murderati/2008/11/the-antifood-post.html

Happy Thanksgiving, I think.

Grapeshot

10 Rules of Computer Security

It's the holiday season, when a fool and his data are even more vulnerable to phishing and other threats. Below are a few things a PC user needs to take to heart.

Grapeshot's Ten Rules of Computer Security

Never provide your password or financial information to an e-mail query.

Use extreme caution with e-mail attachments.

Remember thy backups.

An internet connection (cable or DSL) needs a firewall.

Subscribe to and keep current on anti-virus software.

Apply latest patches to your operating system and your browser.

Change your password often. Use both letters and numbers.

Stay informed about the latest electronic threats.

Find a techno-mentor. They’re everywhere.

Install an adware -spyware detection program and run it often.
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Wasn't that easy? Painless, almost. Good. Now, go do it. Gulp some energy drink and get busy.