Tag: Healthy living

Author Marco Buscaglia asks on his Facebook wall why pomegranates are appearing everywhere. Here’s why: Pomegranate is the magical fruit. One day Pomegranate was sitting on its magical throne in the land of fruit. It waved its magical fruit wand,…

You open a yogurt, but then let it sit on your desk and it gets warm after 30 minutes. Is it gross to put it back into the work fridge to let it cool off? Sparxmind said it’s only gross…

Free samples at Trader Joe’s are the best. The only thing I don’t like about the free samples is the friendly banter you have to make with the free sample artist behind the counter. On a Monday afternoon I picked…

I created a nuclear arms race between Starbucks, Caribou, and Dunkin Donuts. Last week I tweeted the following to ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME. They should offer frosting as a topping on coffees. @dunkindonuts @starbucks @cariboucoffee #getonit 10 reasons…

Last week I met someone online that will be attending a conference with me on May 1 for Eloqua. We exchanged contact info via email, and it got me thinking about how when I meet him in person and I’ll…

Donuts? Bring them on. Hot dogs. More please. I just took my cholesterol test, so now I feel like I can cheat a little and have some bad cholesterol food. I’m in that magic moment where I took the test,…

Mary Fons has one of the best blogs in the world. Last week she wrote about enjoying sandwiches with Peace on Wheat. You should really read it. Here’s my comment on her blog post: The next best thing to Peace…

The fruit at the top sits atop the pile like a throne in the sky.

Make a pledge to Corner Bakery and get a free combo! My pledge for the Corner Bakery: 1) I will not eat as many Milk Chocolate Covered Mint Espresso Beans, even though I’m totally stuffing my face with them now.…

I highly encourage you to leave a comment on sparx’s photo of a pink donut with no sprinkles. Here’s a highlight-worthy comment: maybe the donut has an anti-sprinkle deflector shield. I bet now that the donut is inside you, you…

Thanks to lokate’s discovery of Brownie Crunch, a new idea has been born. An idea that will revolutionize how you eat cereal–chocolate cereal. It’s so incredible, I can’t decide what to name it. Take all the chocolate cereals and combine…

Rebelliousbird recently called me a teaniac (tea maniac). What other combinations are there? teaver (tea + believer) teatee (tea + devotee) teaddict (tea + addict) teaiast (tea + enthusiast) teaical (tea + radical) teaist (tea + extremist) teak (tea +…

I so want to memorize this song and then sing it when I’m at Walgreens, in the candy aisle… or anytime I see Reese’s candy! You can have a skittle, a mento or a sweet tart. It ain’t no riddle,…

Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins have some nice cashiers. Today on my Fruit Blast Strawberry receipt said, “Hey America! Want a free donut when you purchase a medium or larger beverage? Go to www.telldunkin.com” On the survey they ask, “Please…

When you walk into a store from the cold, do you unzip your jacket to get warm? Sometimes I think that if I keep my jacket zipped up, I will keep the cold inside my jacket. Think about it. When…

Celebrate the day with the most sunlight by pulling an all-nighter outside. I accidentally did this a few years ago as I locked myself out of my apartment at 11pm. I didn’t want to wake up the building engineer to…

Next time someone tells you, “I’m tootin like a ballotin,” you can respond with, “Yes, I appreciate your flatulence metaphorical reference to a deep decorative rectangular cardboard box with overhanging edges used for packaging chocolate candies.” “How about we get…

The following is a letter I sent to the Balance Bar Company: Greetings dear people of Balance, I am a fine consumer of your delightful Balance bar products. I enjoy having one before or after a workout. From time to…

One of the fun things about frozen pizzas is that you get to slice it in any way you choose. Want pie slices? No prob. Squares are your thing? Totally. But the coolest thing of all is to do wacky…

My tummy hurts today. What could it be? Here’s what I had today: * Boing! Tamarind juice (I don’t even know what a tamarind is) * Jalapeno-stuffed olives * Almond-stuffed olives * Nutrition digestive health mix * Coca-Cola from a…

What did the doctor say to me on Monday regarding my potential H1N1 flu? Here’s how it went down. My normal doctor couldn’t see me for another couple days, and i wanted to know if I had H1N1 now. It’s…

KFC has a new sandwich where instead of bread for the buns, it has chicken patties: A fried chicken patty 2 slices of cheese 2 slices of bacon and another fried chicken patty. Curious about the nutrition is for this…

Happy 123456789 day! In honor of this great day, I tried to get a receipt with this historic timestamp. Here’s the adventure tweeted live at @spudart on twitter 10:17:58 07/08/09 I’m gonna buy a donut at Dunkin Donuts today and…

What do the following 15 items have in common? * Eastern Tiger Salamander * Northern Cardinal * Monarch Butterfly * Square dance * Bluegill * Violet flower * Popcorn * Gold Rush Apple * Tully Monster * Big Bluestem *…

Whenever I would have hot chocolate at work in my big mug, it always tasted bad. Was it the black mug sucking out the heat? Not really. Was it the Swiss Miss brand? Not really. Was it because I was…

Any restaurant chain with more than twenty stores might be required to show the calories counts on their menu boards. Of course the restaurant industry opposes this. But isn’t it time for people to own up and know what they…

We should be suspicious about KFC’s new grilled chicken being all healthy. McDonalds grilled chicken has MORE cholesterol than their crispy chicken. So much for thinking grilled is healthier. I took this same skeptism to KFC’s grilled chicken. Much to…

I work in a popcorn zone at work. It’s called the south side of the 14th floor Tribune Tower. Oh burnt popcorn how thee smell Here comes the cloud, ring the bell, ring the bell! It’s burnt popcorn, I surely…

Give me back that filet-o-fish. Give me that fish! Give me back that filet o fish. Give me that fish! What if it were you hanging up on this wall? If it were you in that sandwich you wouldn’t be…

When the only chocolate in my apartment is the empty chocolate-covered raisins bag in the garbage, it’s time for me to get some chocolate. I’m staring at the empty bag with hopes of chocolate in my head.

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