Of course.  I'm still masking up when I venture into the world . . . which isn't often . . . .

HoaS . . . I have been mulling this over and then the lights went on . . .

WRT children's height, weight and arm circumference . . . The baseline assumptions made in any study guarantee bias in the results.  Where did the data of "normal" height, weight and arm circumference etc. come from?  From kids who were fed the SAD diet which leads to obesity, diabetes etc?  Or data from a culture that eats in a different way like Asian countries?

And no I haven't read the paper . . . 

Hey Kelsoo . . . it's been a while,  Nice to see you.

Thanks for sharing your story. You have discovered that "the cure is in the kitchen".  That's always been the case but between industrial farming, soils depleted of nutrients, processed foods and humans fiddling with food genetics, it's getting harder and harder to find healthy food.  In another few decades, I expect most every biological form will have been "improved" by human hubris.  I shudder to think of the consequences on human health. Never fear . . . the effects will keep the MIC humming along . . .

Thankfully, I don't have a problem with any foods but I wanted to leave some comments here for you to ponder.  You never mentioned organics and I'm curious why.  Also here's an interesting interview with William Davis, M.D. from Acres USA in 2013 titled Weighing In on Wheat.  That was a great publication with which I collaborated for many years on GMO issues. Anyway, perhaps that will offer an insight to the explosion of gluten issues that started popping up around that time.  There was also an interesting story  by Katya Thomas in 2012 titled "I Love Gluten" that discusses ways to "fix" the problem from a macrobiotic perspective. I searched and came up empty but I can send you the PDF if you're interested. You can also tell me to bugger off!  LOL!!

A final note . . . I mill the more ancient varieties of wheat - spelt and kamut -  along with other grains like oats, millet and brown rice . You might give those a try if you're feeling adventurous. They might not cause you distress.  There is nothing that compares to the fragrance and taste of freshly milled grains!  Pure heaven!!!

Wishing you good health !

Head trips give me a headache. I have spent over 40 years allowing the detritus in the mind to fade away.  Why would I want to stuff it with more?  I make decisions intuitively and live on my own terms without regrets or fear of the future and take full responsibility for the consequences.  It works for me and seems to have done so very well. That's all I can say . . .

Well, one more thing . . . Western medicine looks through the wrong end of the kaleidoscope. Period. It can kiss my skinny behind . . .

What does firefox have to do with installing packages? Shouldn't packages be downloaded first and then installed separately? I'm probably missing something obvious . . .

Perhaps if you paid to obtain their "Certification" you would be granted the secret
incantations needed to make it function properly.  LOL!!   

@Nili and berni51 . . . Yeah, macro "just works" if it is done properly. I raise a cup of green tea and send well wishes to both of you!  And also to our resident curmudgeon, HoaS . . .

Always read the Release Notes and you won't get caught like that again.  That issue was listed in the Index right at the top of that document.  So yeah, it was noted by Devuan . . .

Hope things go better now that you've got that sorted . . . 

Edit: I have suggested that a link to the Release Notes be added to the top of that install guide on the website.  Good that you caught that. Thanks.

There is comfort and beauty (sometimes) in a display manager.  Art matters . . .

Thanks Nili. Interesting connection that answers my question (which likely has nothing to do with the name of that beautiful cove).

I discovered macrobiotics in the 70s and it turned my dietary trajectory on its head! That decision has served me well. I used to make seitan, amazake and other labor intensive (and messy) delights but now I'm too old to go through all that and just cook quite simply.  Nothing like a nishime or a cup of ume-sho-kuzu with ginger  to cure about anything

I wouldn't know how to cook without many Japanese staples in my kitchen: shoyou, miso, all umeboshi variants - whole, paste or vinegar, takuan pickles, kuzu, gomashio, kombu, hato mugi, udon, sencha green tea etc.. There are several distributors in the US that import (mostly) organic varieties of these wonderful foods.  Unfortunately, many of them are now in California harbors waiting to be unloaded.  I'm ready to pounce when they are available again . . .

I wish we could share a cup of green tea!

HoaS . . . You are my hero!