CoffinTramp is:
Currently 24.
A disillusioned, pessimistic, atheist, feminist trying to find the good in this life.
Wanted to be a rock star.
Settling for attempted-writer.
my writing blog is here
Lives for:
Late-night conversations, spending too much time alone, finding those rare people to really connect with, kitties, music, mohawks, modifications, big boots... and coffee.
Often reblogs to the themes of:
Whatever the fuck I want. Politics, rights, atheism/religion, music, mental illness, silly things, favorite quotes.
Oh, and of course, KITTIES.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
The American environment is indeed obesogenic —contributing to obesity by design—and obesity cannot be fought alone—it takes a village and it takes cultural, political, and social changes. It is important to cut out fake, nutrient-devoid foods and beverages like soda that contribute to obesity (see story below), but we also need to legislate and regulate food companies to keep fillers and toxins out of our food, and we need more public transit and more walkable cities to encourage more exercise, too.
Blaming obese people does little good in a society that is not walkable, does not have a lot of open space, and makes healthy food expensive. In such an obesogenic environment, fat has become the unfortunate norm. “Personal responsibility” can only go so far— food growers and companies can make healthier food—we just have to show a demand for it, and lobby our elected officials to make laws keeping MSG, HFCS, aspartame and splenda—all neurotoxins that promote obesity— out of the food supply. Being healthy should not be a full-time job or an uphill battle, but for people who are not affluent in America, a healthy diet is often unattainable.
Reuters, “Panel: Don’t blame the obese for their obesity,” Metro NY, 5/9/12, p.7
(Source: vindicationfileshealthinfo)
Applying Sunblock - Visible vs Ultraviolet Light
Seeing how the lotion has different visual properties in different light - via Life Pixel
Sunblock being applied to face in visible light & ultraviolet UV light. As you can see this sunblock absorbs UV light rays and therefore appears to be black in the UV only video. In visible light it looks like ordinary lotion.
You can see the video version at Life Pixel here (scroll down to video)
Neato.
The Reward for Donating a Kidney: No Insurance
When Erika Royer’slupusled tokidney failurefour years ago, her father, Radburn, was able to give her an extraordinary gift: a kidney.
Ms. Royer, now 31, regained her kidney function, no longer needs dialysis and has been able to return to work. But because of his donation, her father, a physically active 53-year-old, has been unable to obtain private health insurance.
But there is no problem with health insurance in this country. Lets just turn this into a discussion about who should have to pay what for birth control.
America: The Grim Truth
Americans, I have some bad news for you:
You have the worst quality of life in the developed world – by a wide margin.
If you had any idea of how people really lived in Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many parts of Asia, you’d be rioting in the streets calling for a better life. In fact, the average Australian or Singaporean taxi driver has a much better standard of living than the typical American white-collar worker.
I know this because I am an American, and I escaped from the prison you call home.
I have lived all around the world, in wealthy countries and poor ones, and there is only one country I would never consider living in again: The United States of America. The mere thought of it fills me with dread.
Consider this: you are the only people in the developed world without a single-payer health system. Everyone in Western Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand has a single-payer system. If they get sick, they can devote all their energies to getting well. If you get sick, you have to battle two things at once: your illness and the fear of financial ruin. Millions of Americans go bankrupt every year due to medical bills, and tens of thousands die each year because they have no insurance or insufficient insurance. And don’t believe for a second that rot about America having the world’s best medical care or the shortest waiting lists: I’ve been to hospitals in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Singapore, and Thailand, and every one was better than the “good” hospital I used to go to back home. The waits were shorter, the facilities more comfortable, and the doctors just as good.
This is ironic, because you need a good health system more than anyone else in the world. Why? Because your lifestyle is almost designed to make you sick.
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(Source: anthrojoyce)
Activate the Mechanism!: Can you live on $9 an hour? Play the game to find out
Most Americans know the facts about low-wage work, but many have been lucky enough to avoid actually having to live on $8 or $9 an hour.
A computer game called Spent gives you the opportunity to see what it would be like to walk in a poor person’s shoes.
The game, by an…
Every year during breast cancer awareness month we have “mysterious” statuses popping up on facebook.
Last year was “I like it on…” and the year before was a color- the color of your bra, specifically. This year the status is supposed to grab people’s attention and fool them into thinking the poster is pregnant with a status of “I’m 12 weeks and craving…”Ok, fine. I know a lot of stupid statuses go up on facebook. The thing that bothers me is that I get all these messages from people saying “I did my part, now it’s your turn!” Really? Somehow the notion that a Facebook status equates activism came about. Note: I like to call this “slacktivism.”
We all know about breast cancer, so an (unrelated) status is not going to make people cognisant of something they already know. I have a better idea. How about you go out and walk with Susan G. Comen. Last year I ran the 10k and spent the day out there with my mother. It’s really a good thing you can do with someone you know- or by yourself for that matter.
Another idea if you don’t have the day off is to donate to this this or this.But really, the least you could do is change your status to something a little bit more useful.
Perhaps…
“I touch myself here”Not only is it slacktivism, it’s pretty much internalized misogyny in the guise of some super-secret club only for women.
Seriously… If all my facebook “friends” that have posted the ‘X weeks’ thing so far gave $5 to support any of the various breast cancer charities, instead of posting these ridiculous/cryptic statuses every year, right there would be almost $200 donated. And that’s just my small selection of friends. I know that money is tight for a lot of them, but they’re kidding themselves if they think this is helping.
(Source: feminist-blackboard)