My 5 Days as a Vegan

October 20th, 2010 with 9 Comments

In my quest to become the coolest person in the world, I decided to become a vegan for 5 days. It seems that all the cool people are vegans and own Macs…at least that’s what Wikipedia says. Actually, I was really more of a vegetarian because I had no intention to stop eating eggs. But [...]

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The Danger of Science Denial

August 18th, 2010 with 8 Comments

After I blogged about my problems with the “health” side of self-help, I came across an excellent video by Michael Specter.  He talks about the dangers in denying science.  He expresses views similar to mine in that modern medicine (vaccines, etc) have saved lives and provide a higher quality of life.  I like the way [...]

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Be(a)ware of Homeopathy

April 20th, 2010 with 2 Comments

Last week was World Homeopathy Awareness Week.  And I sure am glad it was because there are so many kooky things running around disguised as legitimate that I can’t keep up! Starting now, Don’t Step in the Poop will look more into “alternative medicine” and “natural cures.”  I’ve already shown you how sociopaths exploit people’s legitamate [...]

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