Friday, June 22

Weekly roundup: Friday potluck

Welcome, friends, to the weekly roundup we all know and love: Friday potluck!

Do you want fries with that?

Deep fried butter not to your liking? Try deep fried cereal for all the sugar-rushing, artery-clogging, sad commentary on humanity that you've come to expect at your annual county fair.
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Obesity epidemic: 2, Humanity: 0

Speaking of sad commentary...
Weight capacity on the loo.
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Not the answer:

The obesity epidemic is horrifying, but pro-ana isn't the answer. Urban Outfitters had to pull this shirt off their shelves.
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Why can't we have a happy, healthy middle ground?

There's a championship for that?

Runners might lust after entry to the Boston marathon or watch the Olympic Trials with rapt attention, but our sport is not the only one with serious world championships.

In fact, if you can think of a game, there's probably a world championship for it. Case(s) in point:

Recommended reading:

Maybe it's not "reading" as much as it is "viewing," but 21 Pictures that Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity warmed my heart and made my week. Here's #4:
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Quote of the week:
"I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story..."
Cheryl Strayed on hiking the PCT, in Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Happy Friday!

1 comment:

  1. Oh my, that fried cereal looks gross. Sorry. I do like the Urban Outfitters shirt. What's wrong with that? I wish they would have not put it on an anorexic person. I don't think "eat less" is that bad of a message, but it should not be associated with eating disorders!

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