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Minimalist Shoes (Barefoot Shoes) and Where to Buy Them

April 30, 2017 by Chris Mower 11 Comments

I’m a minimalist shoes guy, plain and simple. We have a shoe rack with four rows in our closet. It’s simple and does the job. Out of the four rows, my shoes take up two, plus some space off to the side and in the back closet. Maybe I have a problem. A few years ago I started wearing 0 mm heel-to-toe drop shoes with wide toe boxes. You may have heard them called zero-drop shoes. I loved them, and have slowly graduated from standard zero-drop shoes to minimalist shoes, and sometimes barefoot shoes.

Converse and I have always had a love affair. Their shoes get me, and I get their shoes. Way too many of them, ahem. They’re flat and comfortable; we’ve been inseparable for years. The only time I didn’t wear Converse is when I worked out. So… pretty much never. For those purposes, I wore Altra Instincts. Altra’s were my first wide toe box shoe. I loved them. From them on, it was me, Converse, and Altra taking on the world.
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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: 0 mm Drop, Altra, Barefoot, Barefoot Shoes, Lems, Minimalist, Minimalist Shoes, Sandals, Shoes, Shoes in the Nude, Vibram, Vibram Fivefingers, Zero-Drop

Let food by thy medicine

January 31, 2017 by Chris Mower Leave a Comment

Let food by thy medicine.

Hippocrates

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Havanese Puppy Shopping List

November 11, 2016 by Chris Mower 22 Comments

Havanese Puppy in Pen

These past few months have been crazy at our house. Among the trips (Florida, I love you) and general shenanigans that summer and fall bring, we also purchased a fluffy little, black and white Havanese puppy dog. And oh, how life has changed.

The good news is that raising a dog is much easier than raising a kid. If you can survive the first few days and weeks, and with proper training, you’re good to go. We were lucky enough that ours never whines in the night. Not on day one. Not ever.

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Filed Under: Chris in Real Life Tagged With: Dog Toys, Fluffy Puppy, Havanese, Havanese Puppy, Hypoallergenic Puppy, Puppy, Shopping List

Food Bloggers from IFBC: A Short Q&A

August 31, 2016 by Chris Mower 2 Comments

I’m a social bug and plan frequent gatherings. I also try to reach out and meet new people when I have the chance. At the same time, I’m a dedicated home body. Depending on my mood, traveling and experiencing new things will recharge my batteries, but so will sitting on my patooski and doing nothing at all. I’m sure there are other food bloggers out there like that. Sometimes we like to hide behind our keyboards.
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Filed Under: Chris in Real Life Tagged With: Conference, Food Bloggers, Friends, IFBC, Outdoor Cooking

Stay Home if Reject Food and Customs

August 3, 2016 by Chris Mower Leave a Comment

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.

James A. Michener

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Chef John Ash and His Cooking Mentors

August 3, 2016 by Chris Mower 4 Comments

Chef John Ash speaks to IFBC attendees

Earlier this week I had the privilege to listen to Chef John Ash. If you’ve been following along on social media, you’ll know that we visited Sacramento, California—USA’s farm-to-fork capitol—at the International Food Bloggers Conference (hashtag IFBC). I’ve been writing about food since 2009, and I decided it was about time to crawl out of my Utah shell and meet some other food bloggers.
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Filed Under: Chris in Real Life Tagged With: Chef, Conference, Ethical Foods, IFBC, Julia Child, Mentors, MFK Fisher, Summary, Sustainable

Clarksburg, California Wine Tour

August 2, 2016 by Chris Mower Leave a Comment

Almond Sparkling Wine from Wilson Vineyards

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I climbed onto the IFBC wine tour bus at 8:00 in the morning. Destined for Clarksburg, California, some of us were a bit bleary-eyed and sleep-deprived. I looked forward to meeting wine makers who spent their lives dedicated to wine. I also hoped we’d taste a few wines. (Wish granted. Yay!)
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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Clarksburg, Crops, Farming, IFBC, Muddy Boot Wine, Old Sugar Mill, Sacramento, Small Town, Sugar Beets, Wilson Vineyards, Wine, Wine Tour

Bluapple: Does It Keep Produce Fresh?

March 31, 2016 by Chris Mower 2 Comments

Blueapple with fruits

In another life, I was a fruit bat. It was pretty awesome. Fortunately my love of fruit carried over to this one… but so did the hair. (Too much?) Naturally then, a product like Bluapple appeals to me. As does a razor.

Simply put, fruits and vegetables naturally release a hormone called ethylene which causes them to ripen. The more fruits and vegetables that are together, the higher the ethylene concentration, the faster they ripen.
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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Bluapple, Fresh, Fruit, Produce

Food and Fire for Mind and Body

January 11, 2016 by Chris Mower Leave a Comment

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Benjamin Franklin

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10 Social Media Rules for Healthier Communication

December 8, 2015 by Chris Mower Leave a Comment

Social media revolves around communicating with each other. At the same time it shows us how inept at it we are. Social sites range from blogs with comment sections like this one, to platforms like Facebook and Twitter, to media-sharing sites like YouTube and Pinterest. Mastering each of these is an art form, and there have been plenty of posts written about it.

But not this one. Instead of the “10 Things to Do if You Wanna’ Be Big” routine, I’ve decided on another approach. This article focuses on finding our humanity in and adding value to social media. I’ve written some guidelines that, after years of online shenanigans, have proven helpful to me. I don’t consider myself a master (or even close to one) of social media, so feel free to add your own insights in the comments below.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Discussion, Facebook, Instagram, Kindness, Logical Fallacy, Opinions, People, Pinterest, Rules, Social Media, Twitter

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