I'm going to go out on a limb and state for the record that my legs and I have a long and varied history together - 46 years so far. They haven't always wanted to toe the line, but fortunately we are solidly attached at the hip. I hesitate to face the facts, but I'll be the first to admit my lower appendages aren't very pretty - my knee jerk ( Read more... )

Got an email from the Science Fiction Book Club that today only they are having a buy one get one free sale on their website! Woot!

So I ordered Naamah's Blessing and the 4th book in the Safehold series by David Weber. Fortunately for me, each book was priced the same at $15.99 (otherwise the cheaper one is the freebie). So my order with ( Read more... )

A brief overview on the weekend of Ro:

SATURDAY* Relaxing breakfast of bacon-egg-n-cheese sandwiches with the hubby ( Read more... )

It's been a few days since I last updated. If you feel like you missed anything, just go back a week and re-read that update, as the schedule doesn't change that much (Monday this week = Monday last week, etc ( Read more... )

Just FYI for those following my ranch updates, I lost 5.25 pounds this week! Woot!

Seven days ago, if someone had come up to me and asked, "Laura, do you think you could walk twenty miles this week?" my reply would have been an emphatic "Hell no ( Read more... )

You'll never guess what we did today ( Read more... )

This morning after breakfast we drove out to Lost Maples State Park, which is just north of Vanderpool, Texas. We arrived around 9:30 in the morning, and hiked various trails (me taking the easier / less rocky ones along with Mary, who is one of the ranch owners) until noon. Then we took a 30 minute break for lunch (tuna salad & veggies rolled up ( Read more... )

First, the quick thing: The poll has been up for a few days for round 18 in therealljidol. The poll will remain open until this Saturday at 3pm. We're down to 66 very worthy contestants, all of whom deserve to be read. Five of them will be going home. There is only One Tribe at present, and as usual it's arranged alphabetically. This week's topic was " ( Read more... )

Arrived at Rancho Cortez (aka the Fitness Ranch) around 5pm yesterday, thanks to Ma and Pa 'kin picking me up at the airport in San Antonio and driving me out here. They'd originally put me all alone in a cabin that was like a mobile home, and could house about 6 people in it. Apparently, though, it hadn't been cleaned recently - there were piles ( Read more... )