I need to work on my posture. I *think* I generally stand up reasonably straight while walking, but I have dreadful posture whenever I sit at my desk. I feel instantly better when I remember to sit properly, though. I…
Friday Fun
The cold seems to have turned into bronchitis. Stay away, stay away! I bear plague! If I’m not better by tomorrow, I’ll let sambear drag me to the doctor. shadowkatt is getting ready to go hang out with nearby-friend‑C (as…
Competition Cancer
Someone just sent a message to the TAGMAX list that really hit me—I started to write a reply and found that I couldn’t find much that’s positive to say. His son is obsessed with being “better than.” Instead of being happy…
Buy Nothing Day?
So is anybody else observing Buy Nothing Day?
Do All Fat People Overeat?
I don’t know why, but something manhattan said triggered thoughts about what I eat vs. what most people assume fat people eat. For instance, today I’ve had one bowl of oatmeal, a grilled ham & cheese sandwich, a small spinach salad…
Kid Gaming!
I stopped reading LJ yesterday morning, and while I tried to take a quick look at what I missed this morning I doubt I’ll get to truly catch up. Sorry! We had a delicious meal yesterday thanks to sambear, who is…
The Lord’s Prayer (Translated)
shunra—do you have any sources that could tell me how accurate this is? I really like it. (Thanks to grizzlydan for sending it out.) The Lord’s Prayer translated from Aramaic, Jesus’ language, into English rather than from Aramaic to Greek to…
Sick People & Reading
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. –Marcus Valerius Martialis That, better than anything, describes my own policy of being aggressively honest—especially about things that other people might try to use against me. It’s not possible to threaten…
Precious Memory
While going through some old stuff, I just came across something precious—the letter in which Sam and his kids invited me to move in with them. It reads: Sunday, April 18, 1999 Dear Cynthia, You are welcome here. You are welcome to…
Katie Without Glasses!
I keep forgetting to do this, but here’s my kitten without her glasses