May 20, 2008

• Monkey See, Monkey Do

  "Essentiallly, eating high-calorie foods becomes a coping strategy to deal with daily life events for an individual in a difficult social situation," Dr. Wilson said.

   

  That would be a no-duh statement in Seventeen magazine, but that’s not where I found it.  It’s in today’s New York Times, and it’s a story about monkeys.  As the teaser says, “New research suggests that eating fatty snacks may be a coping strategy for low-status primates.  You can read the article here.  

   

  Only difference is, after hitting the snacks, apes seem to feel better.  Women, as we know, just feel guilty, and enter a cycle of feel bad, eat to feel better, feel bad.

   

  In a completely unrelated update, my department floats along rudderless at risk of disbandment while I am no longer losing weight, but instead have started gaining again with no regard for the 20-year HS reunion in less than 30 days.  Talk about being reminded of one’s status, fucking high school, jesus.

   

  Now where’d I hide that bag of Dove dark chocolates?

   

  PS:  I stayed up late finishing this book - it is outstanding.  Whether you like baseball or not, but especially if you do, give it a read.  One thing I love about Frank Deford is his humanity - his sensitivity to the heart and soul of a person, but it is a sports book, okay?  So you're not getting any Alice Walker here.  But this is a writer who lives and breathes manly sporty things 24/7, yet will never forget the unbelievable heartache of losing his young daughter to CF.  If you really want to see his heart (and cry your head off), read his first book Alex, the Life of a Child.

   

  PPS:  Stayed up reading it with my 3rd glass of wine.  Fuck that no alcohol shit.  We lower-status monkeys got to have some fun, woot!

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