My Own Thoughts

This morning my scale read 171.8, wtihout any hesitation or waffling. I didn’t sit around for a while and wait for it to go down. That was it. (Yesterday it took a bit for me to get to 172.) So I have now lost 14 pounds, according to my scales. By the scales at QWLC, [...]

This morning I weighed 174.4 or 174.2, depending on whether it was immediately on rising or before I ate. The 174.4 is what I weighed yesterday and Friday, with higher weights between. According to QWLC, I have plateaued again at 177.5. I did this at 178.5 and 179.5. So apparently, for the day with clothes, [...]

Bennett wrote this article in May. But I don’t get around much on the net, so I just saw it. I thought it made a lot of good points. Did you know the EU mainstays, except socialists, lost party numbers in the voting just over? Some Brits called for Blair to apologize for joining the [...]

To quote someone, “I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich. Rich is better.” I know what it is like to count pennies for food and still not have enough. I know about having to turn off your electricity because you can’t afford the bills. I know about being hungry. I don’t know about starvation. I [...]

Reagan died. The whole world watched and discussed it and I wrote nothing here. Why not? First, because it seemed as if everything had already been said. Second, because Reagan impacted my life in a global way, but not a clearly personal way. I am sorry that he died. But he had Alzheimer’s for ten [...]

This morning my weight was back up to 175.6. That’s a very bad thing. I’m not really sure why it is. Bites, though. If this diet works, it’s a good thing. If it doesn’t, though, it is not worth it. Too strict, too bland for me. I’ve eaten all my foods except some veggies today [...]

A goofy thing I got in email. It said my life is water. My spouse is evil. And pride is more important to me than love or family. I don’t think so. But it was intriguing to take. I like tests. And it was interesting wondering what they would say each thing meant. Sometimes, though, [...]

This morning I weighed in at 174.4. That’s 11 pounds in 22 days. I also realized last night that I have probably not been eating enough protein. Do you know how much chicken 8 oz is? It’s TWO breasts. Not one. TWO. Seven ounces of turkey is a whole bowl full, if it’s ground breast. [...]

Well, they said I haven’t lost any weight in the last week. Of course, by that happening, we’re now closer in agreement on how much weight I’ve lost. They say I’ve lost 11 pounds. I say I’ve lost 10. By not losing any weight in the last week, on their scale, I must give up [...]

I weighed 175.6 this morning. It was totally amazing. Since I didn’t drink all my water yesterday, I was surprised. I did get rid of my three size 16s which I bought for the funeral. They were a bit lose when I got them and I’m never going to wear them again, so… Maybe this [...]

First, this morning I weighed 176.2. Second, you should drink your water during the day. I forgot. Till 10:40. All day long I’d only had 8 oz of water. I managed to chug down an additional 24 in no time flat. The next eight took half an hour. Now I have 17 minutes to drink [...]

Reuter’s discusses a study which shows that the more outside air inside a building, the less germs in the air. The Swiss know that. They’ve known it for years. When I was living there back in ’82 (22 years ago), one office building had not opened because the owners had ordered it with a/c. To [...]

When I was a child, these were the scariest things in the world. Even though we knew they wouldn’t hurt us. They were honking big bugs and they were loud. One of my cousins put a paper bag full of about twenty in the glove compartment of the car, knowing the owner would open it [...]

There’s an end to when minority voices are more important than the majority. Or there should be. BBC is asking whether or not it is okay to fly England’s flag. What the heck? Is it okay to fly a country’s flag? Of course it is. It’s the country’s flag. You live in the country. You [...]

We got up early this morning, for us, to mow the lawn. But the lawnmower kept stopping. And I couldn’t get it started again. So we pulled it into the garage, grabbed math books and computers, and headed across town to my parents. Try to explain to a pre-teen why algebra is necessary. (“Your dad [...]

This morning I weighed in at 176.6, I think. I’m pretty sure that is what I weighed. Yesterday it was 177 flat. The day before that I didn’t lose any. Canned tuna tastes WONDERFUL after sixteen or so days of eating chicken. So I am at day 18 and have lost 9 pounds. That’s a [...]

Old line from a poem. I am teaching a once a week kids’ class on historical figures and cultures starting in September. I am actually really looking forward to it. I’ve gotten most of one class done. I think I am overplanning and I will have too much to do, but better that than the [...]

R, my three day old niece, was sent home today, straight from ICU. That is good in a way. I am glad that she was sent home. But I also know that hospitals send home babies they expect to die, so I am not totally relieved that she was sent home. She’s still having some [...]

This morning I weighed 177.4. I took a bar with me, ate an apple on the way, and bought water. Then I spent the day at the hospital. With R in ICU and getting worse, someone needed to stay with my sister. Then my nephew wanted to stay. He’s three. So he needed someone to [...]

Check out this site at Reuters to see if you are overweight. To figure Body Mass Index *Multiply weight in pounds times 703 *Divide that number by height in inches. *Divide that number by height in inches. 25-29.9 is overweight 30+ is seriously obese –I’ve been a bit worried about my son, but his is [...]