tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670521037342984729.post4171806517636402875..comments2016-12-20T16:03:25.497-08:00Comments on Nutella Is Not Paleo: Steady On!Paul Cooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887877927069460273noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670521037342984729.post-40308960097212273272015-03-21T02:45:13.723-07:002015-03-21T02:45:13.723-07:00re: mood
Consider adding the carbs back in. Leave...re: mood<br />Consider adding the carbs back in. Leave out the sugar and the concentrated fats that are often in baked goods. I find that my mood is excellent on a whole foods, mostly vegan diet, and my weight is easily controllable. I've tried many diet variants and the mood impact of this one is noticable to me. Lots of fruits and veggies, legumes, real whole grains (not lots of whole grain flour). Some nuts but not a staple. Reference Drs. McDougall, Barnard, Esselstyn, Ornish. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670521037342984729.post-34916631312704955132015-03-14T08:02:01.973-07:002015-03-14T08:02:01.973-07:00Thanks Kent. I take it as a fine bit of advice. ...Thanks Kent. I take it as a fine bit of advice. As I mention in the post, I believe my frustrations or depressions, or whatever they are, arise, and then I find targets for them, (and those targets are always similar). I also tend to write the most, and perhaps most eloquently, when I'm not feeling happy. That probably presents a very skewed version of my life. Maybe one of the things I enjoy doing, and I do well, is complain in print - or whatever a blog is considered. Almost as soon as I wrote that last post, I felt better. I've been doing lots of great things - last weekend, we managed to get both kids to climb Picacho Peak with us. It's a beautiful hike that starts at the end of Canyon Road in Santa Fe, and winds up this little canyon filled with boulders and large pine trees that I love. I've been practicing the accordion, starting back at the beginning. I've always wanted to play music, and I've always played some things to some extent, but I've never stuck with anything and become good. (Consequently, though, I haven't had time to bicycle up to work, so I've been riding up on the Vespa, but I enjoy that too if I can ignore my philosophical, fossil-fuel guilt.) I generally have a good time and enjoy myself, though "waiting" is one of my big problems. I don't use time effectively, and I need to figure out some habits that would break me of that. If I have to be somewhere in three hours, I start waiting to go. (Reading, pacing, waiting). Why? I don't know. For example, my wife has driven my daughter to her youth leadership class at the community college, and she is meeting a friend for coffee. When she gets back in a few hours, we're going to take our dog to the dog park, (which, in spite of my general frustration with pet ownership, I really enjoy). I could write, play accordion, fix the flat tire on my single speed, bicycle to the coffee shop near us and write for a while, etc. My first impulse is to putter around the house waiting. Why? Where did that habit come from? It's weird and unproductive.<br /><br />I've always admired your reporting on your scooter rides, and the photos on your Twitter feed, and your reviews of bicycle lights. You manage to be upbeat and positive. Maybe I should write more when I'm feeling up and write less when I'm feeling down.<br /><br />Now that I know you're reading, I may write a post soon about bicycling facilities. Mr. Mayor appointed me to the planning committee for bicycling in Santa Fe. There's some issues I'd love to hear your opinion on as a bicyclist and bike industry worker from another city.<br /><br />CiaoPaul Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887877927069460273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670521037342984729.post-50226030571278912812015-03-13T20:55:37.227-07:002015-03-13T20:55:37.227-07:00This probably is not what you want to hear and may...This probably is not what you want to hear and maybe it's not helpful. But maybe it's what you need. I don't know. As the Grateful Dead sing " believe it if you need it, if you don't just pass it on."<br /><br />I've read your writing for years. I'm not sure why, but I find it fascinating. But not in a good way. Much of it falls into two categories.<br /><br />The first is this: I should be doing X (or I really want to be doing X) but I can't because Y.<br /><br />The second is this: I'm doing Z and here are all the ways it's miserable and I suck at doing it.<br /><br />My cheap, possibly crappy, feel free to ignore advice is this: Find something you enjoy and enjoy it. Express that joy. Repeat as needed.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.com