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I haven't written in here since Sept. of '05. I made some New Year's resolutions that didn't have to do with LJ, and I've honored a couple of those resolutions. But now I'd better resolve to write here a little more often ( Read more... )

1. This first one evokes New Orleans like no other, in my opinion. Maybe that's because the last time I went to N.O., I was a WTA (Woman Traveling Alone ( Read more... )

How lame, I haven't updated in almost three months. Maybe I sort of hibernate in the summer; I don't like summer, by the way. Or maybe there just wasn't much to write about, or I was afraid of digging ( Read more... )

Tonight's menu for C. & me: baked chicken (boneless, skinless, free-range breasts marinated in fresh-squeezed lemon juice and sun-dried tomato dressing/marinade); sauteed organic swiss chard; wild rice casserole with broccoli, spinach and cheese; and chocolate bread pudding.  Most of this will be homemade except for the dessert (found it in the ( Read more... )

My general rule with music the past few years is: if it's sung in English, I'm not terribly interested. I've been out of the loop so recently have downloaded some bands the kids are listening to, such as: British Sea Power, Doves, The Mars Volta, Futureheads, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs. I don't think I'd buy a full album by any of these groups. ( Read more... )

Finally posting on the Hearst Castle mini-trip! Most of this is pulled from emails I sent to Kevin and also J.Fyn ( Read more... )

My heart is normal. The dr. said the murmur is benign and just 'one of those things,' and the palpitations/skips are evidently caused by stress and caffeine. I don't have mitral valve prolapse, which I thought I might have inherited from my mother. Not that it's a condition to worry too much about, but... it's one of those things I wanted to be ( Read more... )

People: Jack Gilbert's got a new book out ( Read more... )

I've been diagnosed with stagnation by the acupuncturist. TELL ME ABOUT IT. I went back to acupuncture for IBS. I know, I'm like 90 years old now, because all I talk about are my health problems, and I take about 10 different kinds of supplements and recently purchased a colon cleansing product ( Read more... )