big bag of boom
Edinburgh’s busiest festival is nearly over, events at the fringe have been stunning as ever and the book festival are nearly over too. September holds less action and exciting shows although the international festival runs for another week. One performer said the whole world turns into a stage which sounds magical.
The best event for me is New Art Club which is an act as striking as it is individual. The guys are outrageous and funny with flawless comedic timing. It’s a heady mix of humour and outstanding physical talent.
In the Western world it has become increasingly accepted that we become less active as the years pass by. Abandoning physical exertion in favour of driving cars, watching shows (on tv or elsewhere) reading and the internet. Early man was gathering food all day every day travelling large distances in the vast outdoors in order to ward off starvation. Everyone must have been extremely fit whatever their age in order to survive.
Energy is produced by the splitting of the chemical bond Andenosine TriPhosphate (ATP) providing the body’s energy currency. Carbohydrates like sugar and alcohol can be used to produce short term energy while fat, which is more concentrated, is a long term source and not the best way to find energy. Proteins can be used either in emergencies when carbohydrate are in short supply or when they have reached the end of their useful life. Sooner or later all food and drink components are broken down to release energy.
With a low rate of distractions in September I’d like to keep writing.
