It's occurred to me over the last few days that I have been living a lie  of sorts. I've been making my way through life assuming that most of the people I know who suffer from some kind of chronic pain have been in far worse agony than I experience on a daily basis. I've always figured that I should shut up and feel lucky that I experience only a ( Read more... )

So, I've been doing a lot of walking lately, about 5 miles a day, but I haven't been doing the stretching or resistance training I need to be doing to actually feel better in my body. Likewise any truly strenuous aerobic activity of the sort that will get my heart rate up where it should be ( Read more... )

Sometimes, it's all about the bling, like these two Doctor Who Virtual 5K medals that I will cherish all the rest of my days.

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So, it's been a long time since I've even thought about LJ, but a post from girlshawn brought me back here today, and I'm wondering whether anyone is still around ( Read more... )

By the end of the year, I'd like to clear all my Inboxes of junk and unsubscribe to all the email newsletters and groups I no longer read.

Oddly, the thing I love most about winter is watching how light slowly returns to this part of the world, each day getting just a little bit longer than the one before. I love, too, the displays of holiday lights that brighten these darkest nights.

Just wondering if anyone is still out here in lj land.

I kinda miss having a place to be long-winded & philosophical.

Maybe I'll start this old buggy up again & take her for a spin.

Originally posted by kylecassidy at Yes, WE HAVE KITTENS! and they need NAMES! and they need PEOPLE!
Our friends Rich and Maureen, who discovered that great glob of cute , Meatball Sung have found three tiny, tiny, tiny little homeless kittens. All of them were flea infested, worm ridden, and had their eyes swollen shut from infections.

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One of my poems is lucky enough to accompany a beautiful photograph in Kyle Cassidy's iPhonetography this week:

Originally posted by kylecassidy at 4g iPhonetography (at last)
My iPhone 4g showed up last week after a long trip from China via Alaska (I was following along on the FedEx website). I'd been trying to find out about the camera but couldn't find a ( Read more... )