I’ve just finished reading The Long Tail by Chris Anderson as well as a fine article “Should you invest in the long tail?” in the Economist by Anita Elberse. Although I take both pieces of writing with a grain of salt one thing stands out.

Read II Corinthians 4 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.

The winner of Week #3 Summer Challenge is….Melanie Martin! Melanie gets her choice of one of the Tip Sheets: 2-pages of fresh, insightful facts on a number of health & wellness topics. Congratulations! You can check out the answers at http://www.kimberleypayne.com/ Try your hand at WEEK #4 true & false and multiple-choice questions.

I really apologise for going on about this, but seriously...for most of you who do exercise you had to have gone through this once before! This is all completely new for me. 1 word: AGONY. Ok, let's be realisitic 2 words: FUCKING AGONY!! Apparently, day 2 is the worst day for lactic acid and I am the walking...no...hobbling billboard for that!

Gastric Bypass Surgery > Laparoscopic or Open Procedure > Annals of Surgery > Laparoscopic gastric bypass LGB > Open gastric bypass OGB > Placing several small incisions in the abdomen > Lesser intraoperative blood loss > Shorter hospitalization > Reduced postoperative pain > Less pulmonary complications

Naproxen Sodium Oral, Naproxen Sustained Action - Oral Generic Drug July 17th, 2008 Naproxen Sodium Oral, Naproxen Sustained Action - Oral Generic DrugIMPORTANT NOTE: the following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or otehr healthcare professional.

“The pain cave” is Brian M.’s term, and for him it has a very specific meaning. I’m adopting it into my vocabulary and my training because it’s a perfect metaphor for an emotional and physical place. It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there. As of today I have resolved to [...]

Christina Lasich, M.D., is a concerned physician with spine pain herself. She has practiced in the area of spine rehabilitation for more than 10 years and is an award-winning graduate from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine.

Awwww. You may be wondering what this fluffy nonsense is doing in the Boudoir. After the somewhat unexpected shit storm that raged due to my Class Wars post, I promised my next effort would be about cute, inoffensive kittens. The interesting thing about kittens is that the way they happen is quite disturbing, from a human point of view.

What’s the funniest line in this article from San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Dan Giesin - Single-minded cyclists have old-school cool  “We’re shedding new light on an old tradition,” “You feel like a purist,” “You don’t need all those fancy gears.” Too many gears can actually spoil the ride.