Today is my mother’s 76th birthday. I registered us (not my mother and me, but Robert and me) for Queen City Stomp 2008 today. I spent a few hours of my day editing today. I spent no time at the gym today. No more crying over onions In an exciting breakthrough for cooks everywhere, genetic … Read more
I met Kevin (av8rdude) to work out at 10:00 this morning, with the intention of stopping by Wendy’s afterwards to try this: This is the “regular” one. The reason I wanted to try it is that they have a special version right now, where the biscuit is cinnamon and raisin and the sausage is maple-flavored. … Read more
I got up at 9:00 this morning, and did the usual drill for breakfast. Nice milestone on the scale today; I’ve lost close enough to 10 pounds to celebrate it. I’ve exercised for 29 out of the last 30 days—with 5 of those days at 30 minutes, most of the rest at 60, and just … Read more
My Catholic friends will appreciate this Sunday tidbit, brought to you courtesy of The Week magazine: Catholic authorities in Croatia have opened a coffee shop that lets customers pay for drinks with prayers. The Jedro cafe in Zagreb charges four Our Fathers for a cappuccino and a whopping five Hail Marys for a Coca-Cola, the … Read more
I spent a few hours today starting on a commitment that I have to judge entries in the 2007-2008 Newsletter Competition of the Society for Technical Communication. I met Kevin (av8rdude) at Planet Fitness at 1:30 for a workout. I stepped the level up from 3 to 4 today, about which I have mixed emotions. … Read more
I fell asleep with the heating pad on last night, which means it warmed my back all night long. To my astonishment, my back felt pretty much back to normal this morning. Yay! I met Kevin (av8rdude) at Fred Anderson Toyota this morning, where he dropped off his car for service at 7:30. We had planned to … Read more
Watch out for double dippers If you see someone dipping a half-eaten chip into the guacamole at your next party, beware: “Double-dipping” can spread cold and flu viruses and other germs. Inspired by an episode of Seinfeld in which the character George Costanza is caught double-dipping, professor Paul Dawson enlisted undergraduate students to dip a … Read more
I did all three of these things today. Save a tree—stop the (U.S. Mail) spam: dmaconsumer.org, the Direct Marketing Association’s site, provides consumers with an “opt-out offer.” Pay $1 (actually waived if you do it online) to have your name removed from mailing, telemarketing, and e-mail lists. The association also provides helpful hints to protect … Read more
I slept in today, taking advantage of my Fridays off. Here are three of my favorite blurbs from this week’s The Week magazine: A good week for: Buying gold at a discount, after a Florida memorabilia company minted 10,000 24-karat gold coins engraved with the words, “New England Patriots 19-0 Super Bowl XLII Champions.” A … Read more
I worked from home today. Uneventful. At about 10:00, I turned on my phone, and had two messages. One from Joe, and one from my cousin in Atlanta, asking me if I had the names of any of my uncle’s (her father’s) other kids or family—that she’d received a message from one of them that … Read more