Monthly Archives: June 2012

Tomorrow marks the end of the first six months of 2012. How’s your year been thus far? The first half of 2012 rates a “C+” for me. The surgery was interesting, and while I still have the scars from the … Continue reading →

Dammit! I shut my alarm clock off at 5:00am this morning and promptly went back to sleep. I arose again at 6:15am, which meant I was going to start my day at least an hour later than I desired. I … Continue reading →

I kicked around the house for a while this morning so that I could get the Jackmobile’s emissions test done on my way in to work today. I probably could have written a blog then, but didn’t. Good News: Jackmobile … Continue reading →

I almost said “my emissions” but that’d never pass inspection. Today’s Daily Challenge Add one choline-rich food to your shopping list, such as salmon, eggs, chicken, tofu, or chickpeas. Choline is an essential nutrient that is used by the brain … Continue reading →

I’m still in Florida, doing little more than eating, getting fatter, and taking people’s money at bingo (okay, I only won one game for $50). Unfortunately I have once again broken my walking habit thanks in part to the horrible … Continue reading →

I need a vacation. I need a reason to smile with the mouth which may be infected or require a root canal. I really could have used a nice, sunny weekend in Florida this weekend. But instead some tropical storm … Continue reading →

Certain: death, taxes. Uncertain: The rest. Today’s Daily Challenge Swing an imaginary hula hoop ten times to the right, then ten times to the left. Most people remember the kid who was the super-duper hoola-hooper (maybe it was you?). As … Continue reading →

I’m sitting here chugging twelve ounces of milk (remember when milk used to come in pints?) to cool down from my walk this morning. While milk certainly has many more calories than the black coffee of my normal routine it’s … Continue reading →

I know, it’s exactly an hour and twenty minutes long. However, that’s how long it took, and normally takes, for me to walk my five-mile route in the Perimeter Mall area. The exercise is good, the time it takes to … Continue reading →

I’ve decided that I need a mental health day so I’m burning a vacation day from work; I’m following suit with today’s blog. After a shower I’ll be heading out for a pancake breakfast and then off to the laundromat … Continue reading →