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The Tyranny of Snacks
Last week I ranted in The Washington Post about kids and the culture of excessive, enforced snacking (aka Snackism). Commenters either said “amen” or told me to butt out of their child-rearing. One guy said I’m why the terrorists hate us. Anyway, I went on KMBZ in Kansas City to talk snacks, which was fun, and…
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The Tyranny of Snacks
No, your kid may not have a snack The Washington Post, May 28, 2015 Not long ago, I got an e-mail from the mother of a child in my son’s class. The subject line alone was enough to jack up my blood pressure. “Aren’t we done with this already?” I fumed to myself. “They’re in…
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Don’t Ruin Waffle House
The Underappreciated Architecture of Waffle House CityLab, May 26, 2015 “Why would you eat your grits anyplace else?” That’s the title of a song on the Waffle House jukebox, and it’s what I think to myself every time I dig into breakfast at the greasy-spoon chain, a personal favorite, which has some 1,500 locations from Delaware…
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Bodies at Work
From treadmill desks to $1,000 chairs, the marketplace for health-conscious office furniture is booming. But what do you really need to invest in? Johns Hopkins Health Review, Spring/Summer 2015 If sitting is the new smoking, I have a pack-a-day habit. Like most Americans, I lead a sedentary life. I’m a writer, and in the run-up…
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Cities and Child Care
How Cities and Counties Are Taking the Lead on Child Care CityLab, May 19, 2015 America is waking up to child care as a major political issue. Back in January, President Obama discussed it at length for the first time in his State of the Union address. “In today’s economy, when having both parents in…
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