“A map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness.” — Alfred Korzybski That above quote from Alfred Korzybski is one of my all-time favorites. And it carries all the punch of a profound spiritual metaphor if you meditate on the… [More…]
The “True” Human Diet: a Rebuttal
“The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.” — William Bragg The following short article came over the transit, as it were, a couple of days ago. Shot to me by a friend who knew it’d make my eyes roll. It’s a… [More…]
Putting the Five Ts to the Test
“Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong So casa de Norris, along with the combined Paleo f(x) / ARXFit corporate offices, have just recently relocated from north-central ATX to the southern outer reaches of town. The logistics of this relocation means that I will have to spend A LOT more time in the… [More…]
Of Shiva, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow I’ve been thinking of late about the pits we dig for ourselves due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the first two laws of thermodynamics. Or if not so much a misunderstanding, at least botched application…. [More…]
Omega 3 Test Results Following My 40 Gram / Day for 30 Days Experiment
If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he’ll do is take it apart to figure out how it works. ~ Jamie Zawinski 40 friggin’ grams of fish oil a day? Yeah, and for 30 days no less. The background story behind the how’s and whys of this particular hack can be… [More…]
My Life Without a Car
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” ~ Oscar Wilde The tl;dr version: What started off as a bit of a “Keith is a minimalist” joke is now 6 months into a more serious and expanded trial in alternative transportation. So yeah, I’ve been carless… [More…]
Death by Sickle and Subjugation
“Cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life” – Genesis 3:17 Be forewarned: this is an extremely long post. I’ve done my best, though, to edit out any fluff or redundancy. The topic itself, though, is multifaceted, to say the least. Welcome to… [More…]
The Mega Dose Fish Oil Experiment: Week 3 Notes
“We do not want riches, but we want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches, we want peace and love.” Red Cloud Note: if you haven’t already, you’re going to need to read this post to… [More…]
Of Balance, and the Infinite Well
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway On Balance There are two basic qualities that separate the best-in-the-business in any field from those chasing the best. That these two qualities have little to do with IQ or social strata goes… [More…]
The Iron Never Lies
Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. ~ Henry Rollins The essay below (by Henry Rollins) was originally published in the now defunct Details Magazine in 1994. I vividly remember my first reading it. I wasn’t long out of the military, still trying to find my way back into a “civilian world”… [More…]
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