Archive for October, 2008

What Election Day Means To Me

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Beliefs, Politics | No Comments »

Wow - is that a title straight out of 4th grade or what?  Clever titles are more trouble than they are worth, sometimes. I've tried to stay away from blogging about politics but if ... Read more..

Captioning At Its Best

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Politics, Wordless Wednesday, humor | No Comments »

More Wordless Wednesday Technorati Tags: wordless wednesday,humor,captioning,politics,Obama Read more..

Diet Number 785, Post Script

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Diets | 2 Comments »

Alternate title: In Search Of Diet Number 786 Well that really sucked.  I made it 30 hours on the UltraSimple Diet then ended it like I do most other diets, with ... Read more..

From The Nosebleed Section: The Basketball Pimp

Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Posted in Bulls | 1 Comment »

I O U one picture of the view from the nosebleed section Buying season tickets is sorta like buying a condo.  You pick the seats you want but you have no idea ... Read more..

Signs of Aging: Short Hair and Ugly Cars

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Aging, Gifts | 4 Comments »

Taking this photo was sort of like rocket science Since I was a kid I've always had this impression that the older a woman gets, the shorter her hair gets. Because ... Read more..

The Art Of Cast Removal

Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 2 Comments »

I've broken my right arm twice in my lifetime.  Once when I was about 10 years old, all the "big kids" in our neighborhood built a wood platform at the top of ... Read more..

America: We Do Poverty Right

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Blog Action Today | No Comments »

When I was younger (actually until just a few years ago) I was one of those people who'd get pissed off about all those Feed The Children commercials angrily proclaiming ... Read more..

Why I’d Be A Bad Mother

Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Parenting | No Comments »

Glossary:  Talking shit - Talking a nonsensical or unrealistic way (from Urban Dictionary) "Your Aunt Gina loves you right now but you just wait a few years until you develop your ... Read more..

Diet Number 785

Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Food, Holistic Medicine | 1 Comment »

Like most fat chicks, I've tried all sorts of crazy ass diets in my life.  I've yo-yo'd with the best of em peaking during the Fen-Phen era where I lost enough ... Read more..

What Getting Old Sounds Like

Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in MD Visits | No Comments »

"Open your gown in the front, please" "Step up to the machine, please" "Grab hold of the bar back here, please" "Hold still while I try to make sure all the breast tissue ... Read more..