Running to stay still
posted 2 days ago | 2 comments
I don't read much.
Well, that's not accurate. I read the program guide that slides across the television screen. I scan the mail in order to shred the 6,382 credit card offers. I follow microwave instructions on boxes. And, when I eat too much, ...
Well, that's not accurate. I read the program guide that slides across the television screen. I scan the mail in order to shred the 6,382 credit card offers. I follow microwave instructions on boxes. And, when I eat too much, ...
Zoning out
posted 8 days ago, updated 4 minutes later | 2 comments
Zones abound.
Municipalities designate industrial zones, retail zones, and residential zones. The airport has loading zones. Psychologically, we prefer our "comfort zone." Even Mother Earth is "zoned:" time zones, weather zones, coastal zones, an...
Municipalities designate industrial zones, retail zones, and residential zones. The airport has loading zones. Psychologically, we prefer our "comfort zone." Even Mother Earth is "zoned:" time zones, weather zones, coastal zones, an...
Compared to whom?
posted about 1 month ago | 1 comment
The morning newscaster, in her perky, energetic, animated, manner said into the camera, "Wow! How low can gas prices go?" (Yes, she was referring to 2008, not 1968.) Continuing on in her I've-had-way-too-much-coffee-and-golly-isn't- life-grand deli...
The Two Best Words In the English Language
posted about 1 month ago | 5 comments
Suppose you could only hear two words. Which one solitary phrase would you prefer?
When I was fresh and young and waited anxiously to be "Grown Up"; days extended for weeks, years fossilized agonizingly into forevers, and the sight of shiny, wrap...
When I was fresh and young and waited anxiously to be "Grown Up"; days extended for weeks, years fossilized agonizingly into forevers, and the sight of shiny, wrap...
Getting real about snacking
posted about 1 month ago | 8 comments
I am a "one-unit" eater, consuming ONE of whatever I eat. Should that "one unit" be an appropriate size, such as one apple or one individually wrapped treat, I will be content. Conversely, should the "one unit" be abundantly excessive; i.e. a "fam...
Should we ban food?
posted about 1 month ago | 2 comments
Over history, governments have banned foods. Some, such as Foie Gras or Ortloan, are disallowed because the animals were tortured in the preparation of the cuisine. Painful, inhumane treatment for our supposed culinary pleasure strips us of humani...
Bad mood rising
posted about 1 month ago | 2 comments
Should Monday be food, it would be bland, without flavor, and lacking in texture. It is the unwanted, oft-maligned stepchild of the calendar.
Forcing my eyelids to unstick, I flop my hand across the nightstand like a fish out of water, searching ...
Forcing my eyelids to unstick, I flop my hand across the nightstand like a fish out of water, searching ...
Busy, busy, busy...
posted 2 months ago | 2 comments
Two young moms in sweatpants and sneakers, pushing streamlined strollers, jogging in tandem, rounded the corner.
"I'm swamped! I need to clean the drapes, Michael's pulling extra shifts this week, and we're trying to get everything together to he...
"I'm swamped! I need to clean the drapes, Michael's pulling extra shifts this week, and we're trying to get everything together to he...
And the winners are...
posted 3 months ago | 1 comment
According to a study reported by Reuters, the key to losing weight - and keeping it off - is to eat a big breakfast packed with carbohydrates and protein; then for the remainder of the day, follow a low-carb, low-calorie diet. According to researc...
Ethical Question/Survey/Poll about Weight Loss
posted 3 months ago | 4 comments
OK, here's the question. Supposed someone came to you and said he could guarantee you would never again have to battle weight (or whatever your bad habit is). You would be "cured" of all cravings. You would never want to go off your program. Howev...
