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Baby Chinese Mantids (Praying Mantis)

A little over a week ago a friend brought me four Chinese mantids (the proper plural term for mantis) after an ootheca (egg sac) hatched in her home. This is a ...

Lean Eats: Mobile Protein

I spend a minimum of eight hours a day on the road. Naturally, this is an obstacle when you're being very strict in your diet and trying to eat lean. In order t...

First Attempt At Water Colors

I've been on a bit of an art hiatus, and by hiatus I mean 16 years. There was a bit of a death in the family that created a block for me, and prior to that, I w...

Lean Eats: Rushed Breakfast Edition Vs. Sunday Funday

After a couple months hiatus from Steemit, I am back. My new job is slightly rushed in the mornings, so I'm not getting much time to cook my usual egg white bre...

Chinese Mantis in Texas

I made a friend. This is a Chinese mantis. It's not native to my home state, but they were accidentally introduced to the states in Philadelphia a long time ago...

Lean Eats: Diner Edition - Egg White Avocado Omelette

Once again at Buzzbrews, and once again it's breakfast time. Hell of a lot of carbs this time, but this is somewhat of a reward for too much cardio and lifting....

Wood Sculpting, Goat Meat, And Cats: Agadir, Morocco

Slightly different from my usual content, but a few years ago I was doing a brief trip to Morocco with the military. Most of it was pretty busy and most of what...

Lean Eats - Diner Edition: Salmon And Eggwhites

I tend to eat breakfast at Buzzbrews in Deep Ellum pretty often if I'm not cooking it myself. I really love this diner for a few reasons. It's 24 hours and it h...

Last Night's Valentine Dinner: New York Strip Edition

I had to get my romance on. If you have a good woman, you should cook for her once in a while, and you should definitely cook her steak. Take it from a Marine w...

Murder Mitts

I've been out for a few days doing Marine stuff, but I'm back now and rested up. Been a while since I spread some of the cat wealth, huh? My oldest cat, Vaan, i...

Lean Eats: Baked Tilapia

As you can see, I'm continuing to post what I've been cooking up for my regimen. These posts are just to give others who are looking to do the same (lean up and...

Lean Eats: Baked Chicken Drumsticks And Zucchini.

Simple stuff here, and it helps you get over the boring chicken breast if you can afford the extra fat. It's also waaaaay cheap. I bought a ton of these at Aldi...

Lean Eats: Grassfed Beef And Sweet Potatoes

This, my friends, is something that tastes waaaaaaay better than it looks. It's also a very simple yet rewarding comfort food if you've been low carbing for a w...

Sunday Funday At Angry Dog - Dallas, Texas

Behold the best burger in Dallas. There are runner ups I'll introduce you to eventually, but this one takes the cake. It's not pretentious. It's not overly fuss...

Caturday Cat Shaming

"I wouldn't calm down and kept harassing my brother, so now I have to wear the Kitty Punishment Dress of Shame."...

R.I.P. Bitcoin

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Newslink: Markets Update: Bears Claw Cryptocurrency Prices Down to New Lows

https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BTCbearsFeb1.jpg > Cryptocurrency markets are suffering from new lows on the first of February as nearly eve...

The Kitty Dress of Punishment

When Sprite misbehaves too much, she is subjected to the punishment dress until she calms down....

Lean Eats: Pork Loin And Baked Egg Plant

The lean eats continues. If it seems like there isn't much variety in my types of dinners when I'm doing this, it's because there isn't. Variety gets in the way...

Low Carb Breakfast of Champions

Still at it. This is pretty usual for me. 1 cup of egg whites, 3 eggs, one small avocado. Also, I drizzled some buffalo sauce on top, because I'm the buffalo sa...