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December 13, 2005
Urban sprawl
Just read stats quoted in Eric Utne's Urban Almanac (from US Dept of Agriculture, apprarently) that the average heights for men and women in the U.S. has remained contant (5'9" men and 5'4" women) from 1890 to 2002, but the average weight has gone from 130 to 170 pounds (men) and 110 to 146 pounds (women).
Wonder what difference that has made in things of our culture other than our butts...?
ps: just noticed Utne's Cosmo Doogood's Urban Almanac... no time to surf much, but looks cool.
Posted by David at December 13, 2005 11:59 AM
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I just bought the Cosmo Doogood Urban Almanac this weekend as a Christmas present for my Dad but I could not resist a browse through myself. It is really good! Lots of great info. One of the best almanacs I have seen. I am planning on going back to the Co-op this weekend to buy a copy for my bookshelf.
Posted by: Patrick Rhone at December 13, 2005 03:35 PM
This is a non sequitur to your post above, but is something I worry about.
Do you regard this public Backpack (great web app, by the way) as a violation of your copyright and do you want me to make it private or change the wording? It's my way of using the GTD tools.
Posted by: Ruth Edlund at December 14, 2005 09:30 AM
If you see the movie super size me you can clearly see the cause of this trend. The movie also talks about the effects on our culture from the big bigger biggest trends in food and marketing.
Posted by: J.R. at December 16, 2005 09:51 AM
