This post is not just about cake. But a lot of it is.
The other week, I was having a party, and I decided to make a cake. It’s been a while since I’ve done such a thing, so out came the recipe books. “Using an electric hand whisk, whisk together the butter and sugar until [...]
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Tag Archive: Health
Cake Is A Political Issue. Honest.
Why Value-Conflict Is Eating Me Up
For those of us who are sick fed-up with our jobs and believe there must be more to life, a big part of the problem is conflict at work. I’m not talking about the petty, though aggravating, disputes with colleagues about silly things like re-filling the paper tray in the photocopier or washing up the coffee mugs.
I’m talking [...]
Blue Bloody Murder
Listening to a radio interview with a UK politician the other morning, I found myself swearing blue bloody murder at the numpty. Answer the sodding question!!!!
Politicians and their policies are about creeping improvements, but with minimal change. We all know about obesity being an increasing problem in the Western world. But measures to tackle the [...]
Problems with Articulation
The Social Model of Disability argues that it is the way society is organised that disables people more than their individual impairments. Change should be directed at society rather than the person.
The gulf between the rich and the poor in Western societies is growing ever larger. If you’re one of the comfortably well-off, and everyone [...]
Why Being A Budget Nomad Is Good For Your Health
9.30am on a frosty Saturday morning. The sun is rising through a gap in the trees, and bathing the living room in gold. I want to be out there, jogging the ice-crusted trails down by the river. But I’m not, because I’m choked with the cold: just the walk from my desk to the kettle [...]
