Being with and around locals and getting a sense of what they're like is as important as seeing/experiencing the major sites when travelling to a new place.

When it comes to being juiced, baseball players and wrestlers have nothing on cows.

U.S. Cattle producers have about 30 products at their disposal to beef up their beef. Some are estrogens, androgens and progestins, and according to a University of Minnesota study, these steroids contribute an additional 700 million pounds of beef per year. Poor cows. If only we all knew what the producers are doing to them.

Trashion: any wearable item or accessory that is constructed using all or part of materials that have been recycled, including clothing that has been thrifted and reconditioned.

We need to take a pair of wet jeans and beat him with it until it's dry.

- GC

A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.

- John le Carre