Highbrow Osmosis A British woman who had a kidney transplant has acquired the donor’s highbrow taste. Cheryl Johnson, 37, a former nightclub bouncer, says she used to read only thrillers and pop-star autobiographies, but since receiving her new kidney has been devouring thee works of Jane Austen and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Although Johnson doesn’t know the … Read more
This takes a while to load (open it in another window and let it load in the background), but once it does, it’s very cool time-lapsed photography, which includes fireworks! Today’s entry is going to have a few “Oh, I forgot to mention or capture” type tidbits. I forgot to mention that at the bar last … Read more
I received an e-mail today from my doctor, with the big health payoff news I’ve been hoping for—the results of my blood work: The good news, of course, is that my overall cholesterol count has moved back down in the normal range (under 200 at 198). Even sweeter, though, is the dramatic change in my HDLs … Read more
This story, as it continues to unfold, is just incredible: Also incredible, to me at least, is the fact that there is a typo in the wife’s name in this graphic. But I digress… I had the rest of my Chicken, Sausage, & Clam Gumbo soup for lunch, along with a killer salad of romaine lettuce, … Read more
A short, interesting article: How Do People Find the Time to Watch Television? Here are a few gems from T-Shirt Hell. I’ve put them behind the cut as a couple of them are potentially offensive. Don’t expand it if you think you might be offended.
Robert arrived at 10:00 and we went to the Farmers Market restaurant for breakfast in honor of our 6th anniversary. We had their most delicious French Toast, which we both love. I had an over-easy egg on the side, and Robert had bacon on the side. I know that an egg with French Toast is … Read more
We pulled into port in Tampa just before 6:00 AM, as we were awakened by the noise associated with docking. Our wake-up call was set for 6:00 anyway, so we just got up. We had a full breakfast before getting in line for debarkation, which went amazingly smoothly. We were off the ship within five … Read more
We got up at just before 10:00 this morning, and after some coffee and the leftover half of my omelet from last night, Robert and I headed out for a ride to the closest Target to get some Pepper & Onion Relish to make a dip with. Amazingly, there was exactly one jar of it … Read more
I started off my morning meeting Kevin (av8rdude) at the gym at 9:00, where I did just my lower body routine today, as I’m going to get plenty of cardio tonight and all weekend. Today’s workout statistics: Exercise Type Minute Duration Area Worked Resistance 45 Lower Body We stopped at Bruegger’s for a bagel, and … Read more
I had a good night’s sleep. I’ve had almost no back pain in the last month or so. Perhaps those crunches strengthening my abs has helped in that regard. After fasting for 12 hours, I had a 10:00 appointment to have blood drawn for lab work. Four observations from my visit: My doctor’s office has … Read more