General Annoyances January 19, 2013 via Facebook http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200361674704891&set=a.1396826161103.2058848.1245709899&type=1 Truth in Labeling, Part 1: Here’s why it is so hard to eat right. Take a look at these two Tikka Masala jars. 1) Both jars have the same amount of product inside. One jar says that a serving size is 1/2 cup, and there are 3 servings in the jar. The other says a serving size is 1 cup, and there are 4 servings in there. 2) If one has 130 calories per 1/2 cup, and the other has 110 calories per cup, then one has more than twice the calories of the other. So of course, I wouldn’t pick that one. 3) But wait: the first one claims that a cup is 140g, the second says a cup is 106g. So, by grams, the second one is higher in calories. 4) Hold on: a cup is a measure of volume, but a gram is a measure of mass. So you can’t compare them using grams unless they are the same mass, which they are obviously now. 5) How to make the decision? I got the first one, ‘cos there is NO WAY there are 4 cups of sauce in that second jar. Nutrition labels are totally useless. Maddow on new NRA ads: Trolling a key aspect of conservative media | The Raw Story
General Annoyances It’s getting humid tonight. O… It’s getting humid tonight. Oh, hey! I have air conditioning! Woo hoo!!! September 5, 2009
General Annoyances Pizza delivery guy, delivering… Pizza delivery guy, delivering next door, decides to leave his truck in MY driveway with stereo blasting. WTF? I need bollards in my drive. September 20, 2009
General Annoyances GOP Spokesman: ‘Let’s Hurl Some Acid At Those Female Democratic Senators’ You’d think I would cease to be astonished or even surprised anymore, but… June 1, 2012
