So, I propose a modest challenge in contrast.

These...

Reindeer

Bunny

Elf

Santa & Co

Or...these. Archetypes in survival, strength, independence, wherewithal, mindfulness, measured aggression, and when the situation calls for it: bloodthirstyness.

Reader & head of household Sadie sue, getting the girls decked out

The Athlete, Supermodel & bookworm, I'm told; all of a solid 11 years old

7-yr-old Zoe has her 10-yr-old sister's back (you'll see her again)

In case you though it was only very, very serious...

But sometimes, it is very, very serious.

Back off!

Little Zoe just turned 7 and I love her intensity. If she was a real cavegirl, imagine how she might have learned, not from dress-up and make-believe, but from real life; how to manage her own affairs and make a real influence and contribution to a small society we evolved within to be the social animals we are. ...And in 12-13 year's time or so (more like 20+ from her mom's perspective, I'm sure) that intensity could serve to convey that anyone who really wants her must first prove himself worthy. So there's another archetypical cavegirl idea for you.

...That photo was taken by Tom Parker, who graciously gave me permission to use it. He covered the dedication of the Ice Age Memorial at Blue Rapids, KS, in the Town Square. Tom also has a post up with other photos of the event.

Ice Age children wearing animal skins and wielding spears might have startled some in the crowd Saturday morning at the dedication of the new Monument to the Ice Age on Blue Rapids Round Town Square.

The children were local youngsters dressed for the occasion as they appeared just as the ceremony began at the new exhibit crafted in concrete to symbolize massive glaciers that stretched at least twice from the Great Lakes region into what is now Marshall County.

Once the glaciers melted, immense rocks, fertile soil and several rivers formed northeast Kansas as it generally remains today.

George Callison, Blue Rapids native, came up with the idea for the $100,000 tribute to the Ice Age and donated much of the funds to build it. [...]

“It’s good to come to a place that honors geology,” Buchanan said, noting he hopes the monument will foster public understanding of this region’s rich glacial soil.

Nearby Alcove Spring offers examples of the region’s geology, and Buchanan considers it one of the most significant sites in Kansas.

The Blue Rapids monument has interpretive graphics describing the Ice Age and a button that starts an audio description of life more than 10,000 years ago. The voice, recorded by Callison’s daughter, Leslie Meredith, greets listeners as “survivors of the Ice Age” and describes the creatures that once roamed this area — saber-tooth cats, super bison with 7-foot horn span, ground sloths the size of small vehicles and 6-foot giant beavers.

It also displays one of the oldest rocks in Kansas, which is commonly found here — Sioux quartzite — from the ancient Canadian Shield that rode the glaciers down the continent.

Sadie emailed me before and that email turned into the insanely popular and controversial post on hungry kids. She tells me her kids aren't hungry, anymore. She adds:

I am so happy that I had my tinfoil hat on about the GMO foods, and that led me to find Paleo (and your site). I didn't need to loose weight, but my skin is much clearer; my girls sleep very well and my 11-year old (the AP student and bookworm) lettered in two out of 3 Jr. High sports! All three had perfect attendance for the entire school year when other kids were out for days or weeks at a time. Not all of that is due strictly to genetics, some of the credit definitely goes to Paleo...

We are big on community involvement. As the youngest Board Member for the Historic Society, the blue-hairs are always talking me into supplying the "color" for events. I have over 100 costumes that we have done for various purposes, but the photos for this one seemed custom made for you. I am very grateful that I ran across your blog when I was trying to justify protecting the girls from the horrible chemical laden garbage that is touted as 'healthy", and thank you for providing an outline of things to consider and research that might enhance my role as "head of household'. Most of the people that I know think we are batshitcrazy (TM) for taking grains out of our normal eating patterns, but I feel great and the kids are flourishing!

Well, there you have it.

And guys. No, not all of you. Just the single, 40-somethings who have established themselves in life, are cavemen in their own right in a way that upholds and compliments the ideal set by Sadie sue and her beautiful daughters...do note that she's "head of household."

I'm going out on a limb here, but don't I do it all the time? So, at the risk of getting a WTF? email from Sadie, any of you guys have any business that might need doing in Blue Rapids, KS or thereabouts? Or, can you make up a believable excuse? Just sayin'...

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After all, we already know that many studies are corrupted, and even relate in abstract in a way that the full text doesn't really support (because so many only read abstracts). I'll go out on a limb and contend that human animals have been engaging in science for thousands of years, and perhaps tens of thousands or more. My talk at AHS11 was: Self Experimentation; The Best Science. I meant it. And I still do, bias and confounding variables notwithstanding.

If you're going to test how sitting on your ass and eating Hot Pockets and drinking Coke all day effects you, you're probably going to just eat Hot Pockets and drink Coke. It's only when you exercise your mind to undertake disciplined self experimentation do you try to deal with biases and variables. Because: you have a vested interest. Scientists, for all their fame, have no personal standing in the thing most valuable to you: your life and the lives of those you love. They just have a paycheck. Nope, no bias there. Nada.

My point is that bias will always exist, as will confounders—where you can't tell what's causing what, because too many variables are in play. But, I also presume you care about yourself; and such an audacious presumption, that. I'll go out on another limb: you care more about yourself than do scientists care about you, earning paychecks you didn't sign.

But yea, the work they do is valuable. It's just not all valuable, and it certainly never, ever trumps your own science. I didn't say experience. I said: your own science. If you observe the state of your environment, wonder what results you might get if you change something up, and you reasonablly take stock in that self experiment, you are the scientist as close to home as you will ever find...the one who care about you the most.

Take note: SHE blinded you. So, guys, now you know what all you're up against.

For sure, lots of folks are miffed at me in various ways (see comments). Understandable. See, I have this quirky thing about me where I tend to overlook errors, even lots of errors when, on balance—in my exclusive judgment—the balance sheet is in the black. We have this thing called a paleo, primal, evfit, caveman, ancestral movement where, dang it, and in spite of all of our mess ups, people seem to be getting better, improving in large numbers.

Who's responsible for that, for adding value and promoting it in general? Art De Vany, Loren Cordain, Mark Sisson, Robb Wolf, Gary Taubes, Jimmy Moore, Tom Naughton...and a host of others. But you get the idea. These folks don't all agree with each other on everything. In fact, it's probably a safe bet that any one of them thinks all the others are wrong, even terribly wrong, on some things.

What do they do about that? They continue to produce values, continue to promote; they avoid being a squeaking pip that metastasizes into a cancer. The whole advancing deal, and the people being helped in large numbers are too important to risk turning away because when they heard that a certain guy or gal really had good info, and then when their search dropped them onto certain blogs, they found out how wrong and bad and a promoter of junk science the guy is—and in the context of that blogger being in or on the periphery of the general paleo community—they just went back to their Hot Pockets and liter of soda. Or, they were simply blinded by science.

Should errors be pointed out? Absolutely. But babies don't need tossing out with bathwater. Science, in sociological terms, doesn't come without its downsides and in general, science operates at both glacial pace and speed of light—to move things slowly, or change everything overnight. But mostly, people are concerned, this morning, with what's going to work for them right now.

...So there's a brief intro into promoting even more value producers who are helping people to get on the right track to fat loss and health every day, mixed results included. Fortunately, there's so much value being published and promoted to help people right now, by so many and so frequently, I have neither time to read everything thoroughly, or to blog about them all individually (this is a good, non squeaking-pip thing). However, I have looked at each of these books, wandered here and there in them, and I can honestly recommend them as excellent resources for anyone, even children in one case.

Dr. John Briffa has been kind enough to email a few times about this post or that post I've done, and I'm always surprised and humbled to get noticed by him in that way.

I was even more surprised when a few months back, he emailed me with an advance PDF of his book and that this FTA blog got a mention in the resource section at the end. I loved what he wrote, too.

"Richard writes a good and irreverent blog..."

Later, in email he told me it was better to be irreverent than irrelevant, and I promised to do my best to hold up my end.

Escape the Diet Trap is a template for a the sort of meta-diet-book I'd like to see going forward. A lot of it is about unravelling what has proven not to work: low-fat, exercise, eat less, etc. Oh, and diet, diet, diet. And move more, more, more. Enough, already. Humans don't work that way.

It's sort of a low-carber's intro to a more paleo or primal way of looking at things and includes even breaking through plateaus with fasting and exercise. This is near and dear for me. Lot's of originality and synthesis in this book. has their already not been enough written? Isn't it time to synthesize and show what may be wrong and what may be right?

Unfortunately, the book is still not available in the US via Amazon (a few used copies appear to be available). So, if you can get it via the UK Amazon site, go for it.

So what can I say more about the amazing Stacy and Matthew? I was so enamored with what these two accomplished with not only themselves, but their kids, I decided to do a 2-part interview series. You can see part 1 here, and part 2 here, including my silly commentary on the whole thing.

My delight was to me, palpable, as this was all going down. I don't think I've ever been so enamored with demonstrated life change. The next time you hear it's about the children, think of Matt & Stacy.

I didn't really know at the time that Stacy and Matt had designs of their own to help people, parents and children alike. While I absolutely knew they weren't Squeaking Pips by any means, I didn't really know that they were keeping their awesome talents for being values to so many others a bit closely held.

But low and behold, I got a book in the mail one day and it's simply insane as a way you might be able to outcompete the kids who come to school every day with bags of junk that your kids envy.

...I have it on very good authority from many sources that the way to do this thing is to send your kids to school with leftovers of the real food almost no kid has ever seen. Once your kids are envied for their varied, delectable lunches, you will have hit them at the right social spot, and they'll be paleo zealots. Then, you'll have another issue to deal with, but you're starting from a better point.

Buy enough copies of Eat Like a Dinosaur to have your kids give it away a few to friends, creating even more resentment and envy.  That's the Free the Animal way to go about things politely.

Dean Dwyer isn't funny at all, which is his major problem. And, he seems to attract more women to his increasingly popular blog than men. What's that all about?

To see just how much more funny I can be than Dean; he, in desperate hopes of getting you to conclude the contrary, did a 2-part video interview with me: part 1 and part 2. There was enough footage for 4 parts. I guess he gave up. Good move.

Another good move on his part was to get his butt busy writing a book from his unique perspective. One might call it a book on life & shift change epistemology, only he's not funny, and women seem to love him. And Oprah's off the air.

So where does he go? He continues to strive to be as funny and captivating as possible, only not so much as to ever eclipse me, which would be a tough nut to crack.

You can love Dean as I do, even though he's way less funny. Toss him a bone anyway, and get a copy of Make Shift Happen. Do it for his harem. Buy another or two for your depressed women friends because Oprah's off the air.

Solid, quick work, Dean.

As funny as Dean is not, way hot is Ashley (image Google Ashley Tudor). You ought to buy her book Sweet Potato Power on that premise alone, because way hot girls get certain privileges, ordained by evolution and base survival. And it so sucks for not-so-hot guys. That's why some of us have to be funny, and why things can get so tough for Dean.

It was on the heals of one of my posts about starches that I got wind of Ashley's book. "Someone just wrote a book about sweet potatoes?" "No way." "Really?" "Sweet p-o-t-a-t-o-e-s?" "A whole book?"

Indeed. And I got two copies. One from the publisher and another directly from Ashley with TABS PASTED IN IT. Obviously, she thinks I'm more sciency than hot. ...There was no phone number.

It's easily one of the more smashing and original books in Paleoland. And, it's not only about sweet potatoes. If you want something to really munch down on, try this out. I'll be using it in an upcoming post on what I think is the most important thing about paleo, and it's not anti-nutrients. It's nutrients.

Dallas & Melissa Hartwig.

I have a confession to make. For various reasons having zero to do with anything they have ever done or contemplated, I was not a fan of them...Whole 9, Whole 30, or whatever. I didn't promote them ever, never tried to reach out at AHS11.

My bad.

The truth is, I have no good excuse for why—and the best excuse is only a poor excuse anyway. I guess someone emailed me once, dissed then about how strict they were...I'm busy, and so I let a random email substitute for my own impression and judgment.

Then one day I decided to look into it and it's fitting that they're the last edition to this edition. They are superstars in their passion to create, build, learn, tweak, and, and, and, help people who so need it. Do they know the science? Yes. Does it matter. Sure, but in context. Must one know, understand and cross their chest with the science before they can be helped? I don't think so, and I don't think Dallas or Melissa think so either.

I'm a fan. The book is great, only having skimmed through parts of it. But here's a very thorough review from someone I trust: Stefani Ruper, who will soon have a guest post up here, likely about women's issues.

...Dean: you better put that one on your calendar.

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Their lives are at stake. They care mostly about themselves. And, because they need to.

So while some choose to pinch pimples amongst largely like minded folks, others choose to spend their limited time finding values and helpful information here and there, test it on themselves and—where it pans out, here and there—pass it on.

...I first blogged about my friend Steve Cooksey way back in 2009. More recently, I did what turned into 3 posts about his problems with the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition:

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• Clear Thinking, Drawing Distinctions and North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition vs Steve Cooksey, Diabetes Warrior
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That's the background for those who want to dig deep. Those, however, who insist the science has to be in before they can eat breakfast in the morning, may be disappointed: Steve is a straightforward, smart guy who really, honest to God, helps people. Does it include a little "bad science" here and there, or up-for-grabs science? Maybe. Could be.

America is messy. That was the point.

Y'see, Americans who really get the sprit of the ethic of the thing, kinda grok that everyone lies, everyone effs up, everyone behaves at times in a manner that would not be considered their best. America is about being willing to take the risk in dealing with whomever you want—even if you make a non-optimal choice.

Whatarewe? Idiots? Go ahead. Fool my stupid ass. Teach me a lesson! Let's see how well I do next time. "Idiot" ought to be contextual in time. It usually is, and that's America Underground. The story underneath the story.

...I contend that Steve, even if not perfect always, is a counter to average idiocy, as are many other individuals in myriad ways. However, who is to arbitrate that sort of complexity? Or, is it way too complex when freedom to speak is a value at stake...and then, shouldn't everyone just be left to figure it out for themselves? I'm not a fan of the state—as everyone who who reads me knows—but the 1st amendment is Darwinian in terms of information. And I'm a fan of Darwin; and more importantly, what that means in the long view. And I think: you ought to be too. That's my advice—while still legal to give it.

And so, yes, Steve is suing the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition in Federal Court, backed by a bunch of really bright Constitutional lawyers at the Institute for Justice, led by the well spoken Jeff Rowes. Thanks to Steve, Bob Ewing at The Primal Challenge (and Director of communications at IJ), and of course Jeff, for giving me the opportunity to have the scoop on this story a full day and a couple hours ahead of the official announcement and press conference.

Can the government throw you in jail for offering advice on the Internet about what food people should buy at the grocery store?

That is exactly the claim made by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition. In December 2011, diabetic blogger Steve Cooksey started a Dear Abby-style advice column on his popular blog (www.diabetes-warrior.net) to answer reader questions. One month later, the State Board informed Steve that he could not give readers advice on diet, whether for free or for compensation, because doing so constituted the unlicensed, and thus criminal, practice of dietetics. The State Board also told Steve that his private emails and telephone calls with readers and friends were illegal, as was his paid life-coaching service. The State Board went through Steve's writings with a red pen, indicating what he may and may not say without a government-issued license.

But the First Amendment does not allow the government to ban people from sharing ordinary advice about diet, or scrub the Internet—from blogs to Facebook to Twitter—of speech the government does not like. North Carolina can no more force Steve to become a licensed dietitian than it could require Dear Abby to become a licensed psychologist.

That is why on May 30, 2012, Steve Cooksey joined the Institute for Justice in filing a major free speech lawsuit against the State Board in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division. This lawsuit seeks to answer one of the most important unresolved questions in First Amendment law: When does the government's power to license occupations trump free speech?

But I'll get to the well spoken Jeff in a minute. In the meantime, this Englishman somehow makes a good narrator for all things caveman.

That's pretty damn clever.

• Here's the IJ page for the case launch.
• And the pre-litigation background info.
• The Press Release. I'll post a link to the actual filed complaint when I get it.

Finally, I got Jeff Rowes on Skype a few days back to get a lead attorney take on this whole case, what it means in the large, and did a bit of devil's advocacy. Take a look.

See also this IJ video on the explosion in occupational licensing in the US.

For Justice. For advancement. For celebrating and lauding values. For rationally accounting for error that everyone's susceptible to. For dumping those who fake notoriety by being squeaking pips.

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Of course, that moron cunt Evelyn at CarbSane couldn't wait to suck his cock over it (comments).

James is also a master of Latin phrases for logical fallacies.

Laf. If so, it's probably the first time she ever heard of them.

Alright, my comment. Tear it to shreds if you like.

Ha, and yet here I sit, such a fan of "Larry the Liquidator."

But, as Larry explained in that speech at the stockholder's meeting, it was time to cash out. This wasn't breaking windows to "create value," it was redeploying assets to more profitable uses. And if people care to, they can see just how many times I admonished Evelyn to "redeploy" her assets during our exchange, when she dropped 85 comments on my blog in the 2 or 3 Kruse posts I did.

...There's nothing hypocritical about beating up on a bully, taking stuff from a thief, or killing a wanton murderer. Your thinking is laughably muddled here. A better case for hypocrisy and one tougher for me to defend, is that I often rail against various reporters, dietitians, and even researchers whom I often refer to as "grant whores." There, I'm going against CW and institutionalized dogma that has clearly failed; as people keep getting fatter, more diabetic, more unhealthy. The individuals are simply convenient cross-hair targets of opportunity. I don't keep chasing and chasing those individuals.

The problem with the pump & dump analogy is that there are people who signed up for the risks and they're on both sides of the trades. You don't call it right on all your trades, either, James; and sometimes, it was because you got effed for whatever reason by those luckier, smarter, or with better information than you. I traded options full time for about 3 years—credit spreads on the SPX—so I do have a bit of familiarity with the terminology of the square analogy you're trying to force into a round situation. I was totally agnostic as to market direction. At any one time, I'd have as many short spreads as long—they were simply placed at different times, in different contexts.

I'm not arguing against scientific critique. I went after Evelyn, again, because she seems to me to just want to entirely discredit Lustig rather than politely point out whatever errors she thinks he's making while acknowledging a lot of the good he has done like raise awareness—which to me comes down to: drinking a lot of sugar in juices, sodas and energy drinks that don't satiate is very likely to have you eating several hundred calories a day more than you need. Here's an example of a critique I love:

http://evolvinghealthscience.b...

Note:

"Part of the issue is about balancing the argument. I think we can learn a lot from someone like Robert Lustig because he has done the knowledge translation piece so well. Whether he's done it intentionally or not, he has brought a lot of attention to his issues. On the other hand, we’ve done -- at least the people with a more balanced view -- a very poor job at trying to communicate that balanced view. Yes, there may be some signals [that fructose has an adverse effect] or, no, there aren't, or it may be conditional on energy. With all the nuances, we’ve done a pretty bad job at communicating it as opposed to the simple message of "Fructose at any level is poison." We're trying to say it depends on the dose, it depends on the energy, and that’s a hard message to communicate. We've been dwelling on harm. We’ve been saying "Well, it doesn’t support harm except where there is excess energy.""

But then there's all this stuff asserting that he even thinks whole fruit is bad when I am quite certain I heard him say on either or both of the Jimmy Moore podcasts he did that fruit is good (because it has fiber, which satiates).

So, to return to the very poorly thought out trading analogy, you might consider that the stock that just got pumped to $120 isn't worth that, and soon people are going to figure that out, so go short. But you probably don't think it's worth zero (and trying to drive it to zero would likely involve securities fraud, not to mention plain unethical) and probably no less than $80.

So, in reality, the analogy you're offering actually supports my contention as concerns Evelyn. Tell me she's not trying to drive the stock of Taubes, Naughton, Moore, and now Lustig to zero. If you short enough shares and a stock does go effectively to zero then well, you get to go live the rest of your days on a tropical island with luscious brown skinned girls serving you drinks with fruit and umbrellas in them. And your conscience is clear.

A stock only goes to zero when it _should_ go to zero and I assume you know why.

I saw you cross posted this and so I'll cross post this comment as well. I saw mention on the other post about Colpo and whole grains. First off, I'm on good terms with Anthony. Secondly, I told him Martin is cool, but he kinda made fun of me for that. Perhaps in time. On the whole grains issue, this is another area where my thinking is evolving. I used to buy into the whole anti-nutrient thing. Could be something there, but I think it pales in comparison to nutrient density. Grains are plain bankrupt nutritionally, which is why they're often "fortified." Simply put, grains (and sugar) crowd out high quality nutrition.

Compare equal caloric portions of bread to either beef liver or salmon:

http://freetheanimal.com/2011/...

One day I'm going to actually calculate it out nutrient by nutrient. I think it's safe to say that liver is thousands of % more nutritious and salmon hundreds of %.

Even fruit:

http://freetheanimal.com/2011/...

Takes 5 pounds of mixed fruit to equal the nutrition of 4 ounces of liver. So, this is really my focus with Paleo: nutritional density.

To wrap up an egregiously long comment, Evelyn and others like her, who have largely built whatever attention they have on the backs of people like Taubes, Naughton, Moore, Lustig, still haven't figured out that "bad science" is not really what it's all about if you care about people dropping the weight and improving health. Both good and bad science got us into this mess and both good and bad science will get us out. What's important is personality, drive, sensation, conniving, influence, and a whole list of human attributes people pay attention to, in the end.

If you were real scientists, you'd understand that as the meta-science. Yes: good and bad results can be obtained by good and bad science. In the end, the best salesman wins. Thousands of people, including myself, can credit Taubes, et all, with being that one thing that got us on the right track.

And as for Lustig, isn't it so awful that perhaps thousands of people might be questioning the idea of having their kid down a quart or more of fruit juice per day because it's cheap and "healthy," all based on "bad science."

Alright Jamie. Ball's in your court, fuckhead.

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Torture Chamber

Not really. It's so surprisingly easy to do. and Tore Gustafsson from Sweden says he treats people in their 80s. My initial reaction? Drugs are overrated. I still like my cold water dips of course. This is simply another tool in the toolbox. I'm about 30 minutes out of the chamber and continue to have just an aura of well being that seems to even be increasing. The effect is supposed to last for quite some time, ramping up metabolism, with a calorie burn in the ends of between 600-800 kcal per session.

They are purported to be cumulative, in that it trains your body to run at a higher metabolic rate 24/7, with regular sessions. 2-3 per week for a few weeks, then backing off to once per 7-10 days according to Tore. He's a way cool guy, by the way.

I'm not going to divulge Tore's prices, because I don't want to muck stuff up for any other small businessman out there, or for Tore. Negotiate your own deal.

So, he shot a video of part of the deal.

Alright, find one in your local area if you can. This one is Viking Performance in Los gatos, CA.

...Alright. I have to get ready. My brother arranged for a limo from his place in Sunnyvale up to San Fran, to visit two of world renowned chef Michael Mina's places; first RN74. Then we'll go to Michael Mina—namesake restaurant—where I'm told both Michael Mina and Jeremy Tyler of the Golden State Warriors will be joining us for dinner.

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Just talked to the guy at Viking CryoTherapy in Los Gatos, CA. He has a facility within about 5 minutes from me. A commenter hooked me up. We talked a while about my background with things, and he agreed to hook me up with the max.

-300 degrees fahrenheit, somewhere between 2.5 and 3 minutes in the gauntlet. Liquid nitrogen fueled. I'm taking a camera and hope to report back.

...Later, if I survive.

Remember: No woo. No asteroids; just rational science, individual experimentation and results. Even if an asteroid did hit thousands of years ago and shaped human evolution, you're still the fuck on you're own right now...today! Get over it, get fucking used to it, and most particularly, quit listening to fucking gurus.

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While "femmes importantes" are now setting their sites on the "sins" of the great Robert Lustig...because, hey, that's what happens when you have no value to add to anyone, pretending instead you offer value by tearing down value...I'm off on a different track, and will continue to do so. It was fun engaging the cunt while it lasted.... Onward.

Right across the street and on the corner opposite the main gate of the Yokosuska Navy Base—on the peninsula quite a bit south of Tokyo—is a shop that does about the best finely ground black peppery chicken or shrimp fried rice I've ever had—that they prepare on the skillet in front of you and its fun to watch how the egg gets integrated; and in fact, though I don't know the recipe, lots of finely ground black pepper has always been essential for good fried rice, for me.

...But when you wander back, drunk & tired...at 1am or later, maybe you want a corn dog instead...and they were set up for that, for the totality of the 5 years I had there, in attendance in the latter 80s. They had an window to the street, kinda like convenience stores that're open late now—only for different reasons.

My only problem was that whatever dough recipe they used, it was inferior to what I knew as a kid...that with a solid, unmistakeable outer crunch and thin bread between...and then the mustard. If you put catsup on your corn dog, you're going to Hell. Sorry. I can't save you. You're lost, irredeemably. So, yea, that crunch thing and thin breading was replaced by a decidedly more doughy feeling and soft outer layer, necessitating the prerequisite of being somewhat drunk first. ...Inebriation doesn't only make ugly & fat girls pretty.

I have solved that little dilemma, however, in a Paleoish way. Crunch is paramount.

First, 3 and only 3 ingredients, and I don't give a fuck about your kitchen sink concoctions

You can grill or otherwise cook your dog, but for ease, I have found that 25 seconds in the nuking machine gets the right balance of warn out of the fridge, little to no fat being wasted by pouring out on the plate.

You must prepare the tortilla properly. Crunch. Use the gas stove

If you don't have a gas stove, you can do it with en electric directly on the burner. Just turn it almost constantly and keep the setting at medium low. Takes more time and attention, but doable. If you do your tortilla in some sort of oil, microwave it, or whatever fucking stupid thing you might have in mind, well, you ought to got straight to hell, along with the catsup-corndog abusers. I have no use for you in my increasingly small universe.

A dolup of mustard on the side, just in case

Then, you eat it, of course.

The tortilla cracks

If the tortilla doesn't crack, it's not crunchy enough and you're lost. Just lost. Comment in, and I'll try my best to save your soul from eternal damnation, in spite of the fact that's what you really deserve.

...But I'm a sucker for redemption.

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...White bread, mayo on both slices spread liberally so as to ooze, an egg fried in butter—yolk broken and flipped—a dash of salt and lots of finely ground black pepper, left to cool down to warm, a slice of cheese is optional and totally appropriate now and then...and then finished off with enough catsup to ooze out along with the mayo.

Back in the Navy, and being always in WestPac and thereabouts for my first 5 years, we ended up in Pusan, Korea often enough, for R&R. Probably about 15 visits for me. What do I remember almost the most? Fried egg sandwiches. $1 each (mid 80s). They used hamburger buns, but there was nothing like coming out of the bar scene at 1 or 2 am, and smelling that cart.

But what to do now? I only eat bread as an infrequent indulgence. Well, some time back Bea and I incorporated quality corn tortillas. I may have blogged about it but I forget. Neither of us has any issue with them and the thing is, now we feel pretty free to go out to mexican because we so like the corn, I don't think either of us has even been tempted to have a flour tortilla in a long while.

But I get quality ones, whether from Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. Often, it's just organic, sprouted corn, filtered water and lime juice. That's it.

So, here's a Fried Egg "Sandwich" Taco.

Fried in butter, break the yolks and flip

Let eggs cool to warm as you toast the tortillas directly over the gas flame

Mayo on the tortilla, egg, black pepper and catsup

Tacos!

Alright, so no, I don't bother to make my own mayo or catsup, anymore. Tradeoff: it sucks. I use Trader Joe's. Their mayo is "organic" canola, whatever the fuck that means. What it means to me is that a single jar lasts me about 4-6 months. Same with their organic catsup with no HFCS or a 2" long list of unpronounceable ingredients. Your mileage may vary. If it serves your time and interests to make your own, go for it.

But, consider that in making your own to exacting Paleoish standards—I'm sure—might make you worse off, because you might end up eating a whole lot more mayo and catsup (overindulgence because it's doctrinal) than we do, or that you ought to...

This isn't an everyday thing. I just discovered this, and when I do that, It's overindulgence for a week, getting better after two, and a now and then thing after three.

Go with it.

Now just wait. Soon, I might show you the most absolutely delicious corn dogs you've ever tasted. And they beat, hands down, a deep fried one. If you imagine, you can probable get where I'm going.

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But naturally effeminate males might not be gay at all. See the "weirdness?"

My wife and I count a whole lot of gay/lesbian single people and couples as good and close friends, for a long time. We've attended wedding-esque things, and even a funeral. Some have been together for going on 30 years; some are promiscuous, and some, you'd never have a clue about their "gayness."

It's kinda like...people. Go figure.

Anyway, owing my experience, I was interested in this video from Reason I saw earlier today, Joel Stein. Googling around, it seems he likes to be somewhat ambiguous about where he's really at. Here's an example, which is pretty funny.

Anyway, Joel Stein on his Stupid Quest for Masculinity. There's a level of unabashed honesty from both host Tim Cavanaugh and Joel I really like.

"I went into the book thinking that being a man, in reality, was about being loyal, and being present, and being honest," says Joel Stein, author of the new book, Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity. "And then I found out that's bullshit. Being a man is about being kneed in the face by [mixed-martial-arts fighter] Randy Couture."

Have at it in comments if you wish.

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