Here she is in the newspaper talking about marriage equality. 

 Not really.  I just felt like saying that.

Reasons to be happy:

1. Spring has come to Maryland.  Daffodils and cherry trees, people!
2. My sinus infection/bronchitis appears to be almost gone.  I'm coughing a lot less, and my snot is a better color.  
3. Related to the above, yesterday after work I went swimming for the first time in over a week, and ( Read more... )

I just got a telephone call from my grandmother's cousin, M.  I had sent her the dreaded Holiday Letter back at Chanukah.  She told me that things have been very "hectic," what with her needing a second hip replacement and her husband having his carotid artery 100% blocked, so she didn't get around to sending cards this year.  She also told me she' ( Read more... )

 In which we learn that I'm vegan and I shop at Trader Joe's a lot.   Which we knew.  Got it from
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The Martin Luther King Day Parade starts about a block from our house (On MLK Boulevard, natch), but this was the first year I've had the day off and so been able to attend.  Have I mentioned how much I enjoy being a public servant?

So, impressions:

Black cheerleaders are the bomb.  The range of body types is so happy-making.  But what about girls ( Read more... )

On Sunday I was in the shower, where I get most of my good ideas, when I developed a plan to prepare lots of healthy delicious food for the work week.  Part of this plan was to make a huge vat of hummus.  When I got into the kitchen, it occurred to me to be all frugal and stuff and cook the dried chickpeas that have been lingering in the cupboard ( Read more... )

This morning I dug out my copy of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and put it in my purse.  I looked at the pictures some, too.

Oh yeah, and my blood sugar this morning was 100.  That's what I get for eating my veggies and exercising, damnit.  It's amazing how that works.

Remember those lil cans of WD-40, that were about an inch and a half in diameter?  Remember those?

Last night, after my horrifying experience with the Kancer Kupkakes, I made another stop, to get some WD-40 for Best Beloved's squeaky wheelchair (because the squeaky wheelchair gets the oil, hyuk hyuk).  I bought a can that's a little larger than a ( Read more... )

So it's been almost a year since I went vegan.  And one of the awesome side effects of veganism is that my insulin sensitivity improved.  And I lost weight.  So my blood sugar went down.

Then I started reading what these people have to say about diet and diabetes, all the fab research, and I started really cutting the fat.  And I lost more weight.  ( Read more... )

Every year BB's employer sponsors a 4-week "Wellness Challenge."  This is week 2.  I played along at home last time and it was fun so I'm doing it again.   The employees who want to participate form teams of 4 people each, and keep track of points in a little pamphlet.  You get points for things like eating fruits and veggies, getting 8 hours of ( Read more... )