Update XIX: Melancholy and the Infinite Napping

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The one and only drawback is it is too expensive to bowl every day.  I would if I could, though.

you do have a tendency towards extreme black-and-white thinking.  you can enjoy something without making it a centerpiece of your life.

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the causality on those maps has a lot to do with tobacco smoking, and not solely dietary habits.

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the causality on those maps has a lot to do with tobacco smoking, and not solely dietary habits.

Tobacco certainly leads to shorter life spans, but nicotine is a stimulant and, therefore, an appetite suppressant. There is no reason why cigarette use should lead people to obesity. If anything, it should do the opposite.

I was referring to the heart failure and life expectancy maps.