Puh-lease
on Nov 19, 2009 in HR3590 From the New York Times today, regarding the Senate health insurance reform bill, announced last night: "Many provisions of Mr. Reid’s bill, including the creation of insurance markets, or exchanges, would take effect in 2014, a year later th...

Bag it
on Nov 18, 2009Okay, back to normal. Thanks for putting up with my little rant yesterday. The problem is not solved, not by any means, but I'm taking steps. I promised two knitted bags to put in a gift shop for a holiday open house and I'm on the handle of the sec...

Rant. Rave. Repeat.
on Nov 17, 2009 in health care reform Aetna health insurance single-payer health care This post has nothing to do with my personal health, running, knitting, losing weight or fitness. It has everything to do with the health of our country and our economy. I don't care what political stripe you wear, we can certainly agree that the U.

Week Four: Stats and Results
on Nov 16, 2009 in Michael Pollan homemade mozzarella homemade yogurt Setting goals is helpful, but it depends – of course – on the goal. A pie-in-the-sky goal of losing X pounds in a week is (for me, anyway) doomed to fail. If I have a goal like that in the back of my mind, I almost always will do something to sa...

Friday Quote Day
on Nov 13, 2009 in quote Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ~ Seneca, Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD In other words, you can't credit your good fortune to whichever way the wind blows. It's hunting season here in the Middle of Nowhere. You wil...

One day at a time
on Nov 12, 2009 in sobriety The backstory is here, if you're unfamiliar with my Other Life. It's been 19 years today since I've had a drink of alcohol or another mind-altering substance. I'm grateful on a daily basis, but I'm especially grateful on anniversaries. No matter wha...

Ahem.
on Nov 10, 2009 in In Defense of Food Michael Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma I'm not terribly worried about my results last week. Weight fluctuates from day to day; Sunday morning it looked like I was going to be able to report a loss, but I officially weigh in on Monday, so that's what I had to go with.I've taken a few break...

Week Three: Stats and Results
on Nov 9, 2009 in weight loss knitting gardening Grrr.I stayed the same this week, meaning those 2.5 pounds from my week away from home have decided to visit a bit longer. My workouts were spotty this week, and I'm taking sugar-free ice cream off the menu for a while.I also haven't done so well wit...

Friday Quote Day
on Nov 6, 2009 in quote Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more;whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more;love more and all good things will be yours.~ Swedish ProverbToday's quote tells me to move toward the light of good living and away from the darkness of negativi...

Gooooooooooo, Yankees!
on Nov 5, 2009 in Yankees I haven't mentioned it much, but I'm a Yankees fan. And if I hadn't taken two Motrin yesterday afternoon, I'm sure I would have loved watching them win Game 6 of the World Series. As it was, I ended up in bed, moaning with a stomach ache, before the...