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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
No comments on Thankful Thursday1) Three-day weekend! 2) My in-betweenie friend, who makes me laugh and keeps me sane. her: why does all this spam offer to help me gain inches? me: because Penises are Even More Important than Dieting? 3) A fun evening catching up with friends. 4) New capris & walking shoes. 5) The man of the house brought home salt-and-pepper cashews for me. Yum.
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Read more: Quotes to Think On
Quotes to Think On
“Since it has been established that the rate of metabolism, or exchange of food into energy, of the obese is normal, some physiologists have tried to account for the surplus of fat on the grounds of heredity…” — “Fatness May be Hereditary.” The Science News-Letter, Vol. 8, No. 260 (Apr. 3, 1926), p. 4, quoted here. “Most of the change we think we see in life is due…
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Read more: Things to Read
Things to Read
I liked this article on solitude vs loneliness. I lived alone, or with a cat, for most of 9 years. I learned a lot about self-reliance during that time, and also about how often the difference between solitude and loneliness is attitude. I worked on alleviating loneliness with friends, my cat, and activities — and enjoyed the solitude. Now I don’t live alone. Avoiding loneliness…
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Read more: Friday Fluff: Dream PE
Friday Fluff: Dream PE
The Onion had a story about the majority of Americans forgetting their physical education skills. Naturally, being The Onion, there’s a fair amount of ridiculousness: Many Americans claimed that once they finished high school, skills such as increasing joint mobility and building muscle strength were no longer necessary. “If something needs to get from one place to another, I can just use my cell phone, or hop…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
1) Being able to work remotely. 2) Noise-dampening headphones to keep me from killing the lawnmowers. 3) Summer solstice has passed. The days aren’t actually shorter yet, but knowing they won’t get any longer helps. 4) My knee doesn’t bother me walking down and up hills as I go around the block. (For those who haven’t been here: The flat parts of Seattle are man-made.) 5) More…
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Read more: Spotted at the Bellevue Barnes & Noble
Spotted at the Bellevue Barnes & Noble
Sorry for the crappy cellphone photo, but I was thrilled to see it FACING OUT. :) Yes, it was in the diet section. I reviewed Lessons from the Fat-o-Sphere here.
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Read more: Fluff: The Onion on Family Visits
Fluff: The Onion on Family Visits
Nothing about weight per se, but my, how many times have you had this experience? KALAMAZOO, MI–A full 95 percent of the opinions held by Justin Wilmot, 26, were kept to himself Sunday during a Father’s Day visit with his family. “No one in my family really gets my worldview, so I find it easier just to smile and nod and agree with everything,” Wilmot said Monday. “When…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
1) Friends and family who listen to me whine about work and general stress. 2) We are at the peak of sunlight here … so it won’t be getting worse, and I will be (hopefully) getting better sleep in a few weeks. 3) Continuing fun with weightlifting. 4) Getting faster at walking. 5) I’m sitting by an open window and there’s a nice, soft rain starting outside.…
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