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Comments and emails have come in to this blog from people who are obsessed with the notion that there is a link between Kimkins and The Magic Chicken Diet.

I spent about two days being curious about the Magic Chicken Diet. It seemed to be a pretty clearcut case of someone wanting to replicate the success of Kimkins using a very similar business model. I think the commonalities extend to the fact that the diets are not vetted and approved by any nutritionists. Also they are low carb and low fat diets.

I haven’t done enough research to offer an opinion as to whether the Magic Chicken Diet is a scam. As a business person, I think that jacking the price up was a mistake.

Seth Godin has at least one book that is basically a hardcover printed copy of dozens of blog posts. I may or may not have one of these. You see, I thought it would be a great idea to have it with me while I was in a long lineup at the bank. I accidentally left it there. While the information in the book was just like a blog, the hardcopy medium enabled me to leave it somewhere. Two things happened, this information is no longer accessible to me AND the information is sitting in the bank being readily accessible to its employees and customers. This is not how blogs work.

I have not expressed my opinion about auto racing very often. This very stupid story about the Greenest-ever International race car has pushed me over the edge. I think automotive racing should be made illegal. It is a pointless waste of fossil fuels. Trying to green-wash auto racing is just beyond the pale.

I think that fans would continue to watch the racing if they switched to pedal cars. They might have to add some drama in much the same way as professional wrestling.

I have two personality traits that are often at odds with each other. I am very curious. I am also very frugal. This means, for instance, that while I may have been dying to know how fast various objects were moving around in my life experience, I haven’t been spending hundreds of dollars on radar guns in order to find out how fast these things were moving.

I hadn’t noticed until now that they are marketing affordable radar guns. They are also easy to use and quite versatile. RadarGunSales.com has US made guns and ships them free in the US. On top of that, they have warranties. If you are doing unusual experiments with your radar gun, I would suggest you read the warranty carefully first.

Typical stuff that people like to clock include balls, pucks, boats, bikes and cars. I can imagine that some people like to find out how fast their dog can go. This is easy to find out if your dog chases cars because cars generally have a meter that measures speed (they are not very accurate).

It might be fun to gear up a radar gun to an unpopular politician and then throw pies at his face. Pies are not very aerodynamic, so I don’t think the numbers will be very impressive.

I commented here and there when Anonymous first set their sights on scientology. I suggested that the group would quickly lose interest in their campaign. It appears that they haven’t.

The media attention, however, has pretty much evaporated.

scientology is dealing with the situation with the same tactics that they have been using for years to deal with strong critics. They have named a few ‘Anonymous’ members. Those members will probably have to contend with a campaign of harassment and also litigation.

Seafood like Gulf oysters are a great way to make a low carb diet interesting. Six raw oysters add up to about 57 calories. They contain 5.9 grams of protein, 2.1 grams of fat and 3.3 grams of carbohydrate. They are also an excellent source of Zinc (76mcg), as well as Vitamin B12 (16.3mcg).

So what is stopping us from enjoying these slippery dudes on a regular basis? Well, some of us may be in the at risk groups for exposure to the food borne bacteria that is commonly in oysters. The bacteria that we are talking about is called Vibrio vulnificus and it does not make healthy people sick. However, people who suffer from conditions such as liver disease (from hepatitis, cirrhosis, alcoholism, or cancer), iron overload disease (hemochromatosis), diabetes, cancer (including lymphoma, leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease), stomach disorders or any condition that results in a weakened immune system are at risk. Go to BeOysterAware.com for more details.

If you want to minimize the risk, you have options. The easiest thing is to opt for fully cooking your oysters. If you prefer the raw experience, you can buy oysters that have been processed in such a way as to reduce the bacteria to non detectable levels. The industry has developed a few ways of doing this. Individual quick freezing works and so does a heating and cooling pasteurization method. They can also use a heat and pressure pasteurization method. I have to assume that there is a detectable difference in taste. Roughly 10% of the oysters sold in the USA are subjected to either individual quick-freezing (IQF), low heat pasteurization or heat-cool pasteurization (HCP), or high-hydrostatic pressure (HPP). I have purchased IQF seafood before and I was satisfied with the product.

Aviary is an incredible web based suite of tools for creative people. I have to confess that I don’t even have a basic understanding of Photoshop, but I jumped on the beta bandwagon for this shiny new thing anyway.

One very interesting thing that I saw on my as yet unedited Aviary profile is that there is a default setting that states that EVERYONE can edit my uploaded images. That could get interesting.

I just got my beta invite and I am going to try not to let this really cool new thing become a major time suck for me.

If you are a homeowner who enjoys entering contests, you owe it to yourself to enter to win the $20,000 Home Makeover contest at www.triscents.com. This is a bit of a challenging contest. They want you print out an online coupon. They want you to go get the product from a local supplier. They want you to use the product in your home. Ok, here is where you have to get creative. They want you to make a video or photo and essay show and tell that explains why your home needs to get a makeover from Renuzit Tri Scents and Tanya Memme.

The more convincing your explanation and demonstration of why your home needs a makeover and why Renuzit TriScents can help, the better your chances of winning. Keep in mind that you must show your home in the video or photographs in order to be eligible. If I could, I think I would enter to win this contest.

There are a lot of boring details about making sure your video is less than 2 minutes long and all the stuff about file types and stuff. Make sure you see official rules. It would be a shame to embarass yourself on video and not be eligible because of some small detail. I don’t reside in the USA, so you don’t have to worry about my mad video making skills.

This video showing New York politicians including the New York Governor Endorsing Hillary Clinton. Used to be featured in her official website. There are no links or thumbnails pointing to this video on her site anymore, but the page still exists.

The former Governor seems to be smirking when Hillary talks about moral authority and values. It could be just the sun in his eyes.

I have never sat and viewed a ‘You Suck at Photoshop’ video, but I can imagine what they are like. I just recently had the opportunity to review an internet business model that tries very hard to look like a good idea. It wasn’t a very good idea. Having a website devoted to convincing people right out of the gate that their idea sucks could hasten the overall advancement of mankind. What do you think of my idea?