sambear took an article I was writing for a school assignment off the printer and read it. He says he thought I was printing something I’d found in a magazine or newspaper somewhere! Current Mood: productive
What Would You Do If Ordered to Put Your Toddler On a 500-Calorie Diet?
The lock-up diet Although obesity has not yet been criminalised in the USA, it is possible to have your three-year-old child taken from you for the offence of ‘allowing’ her to become fat. That is the stark lesson of the…
Good Movie, Good Company
I’m the only person awake in the house. curiousmay9 is napping on the couch with kitties snuggled around her. She’s exhausted after her MRI this morning. sambear had yet another Dept. of Labor “orientation” and is napping in our bed.…
Connection Between Clutter and Depression
Interesting article: The Clutter-Depression Connection The state of my home is an instant clue to how I’m feeling. If I’m in a pain flare or very depressed (and they’re usually linked), things go downhill quickly. We’ve decluttered a LOT in…
Do You Freecycle?
The main Freecycle blog can now be read as freecycleblog.
Crime Wave?
We call them eggcorns—”tiny little poems, a symptom of human intelligence and creativity”. The Guardian calls them “word crimes”. On July 7, Oxford University Press published a new edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and apparently sent around a…
Tuesday, Tuesday
I actually had a good night’s sleep! As a result, I was able to get up and make my own breakfast this morning—that doesn’t happen very often. Before 6 am, even! Unfortunately, my body has decided that it’s a good…
Movies
One of the advantages of not watching many movies is that I’ve seen only two out of the IMDB’S 100 Crappiest Movies of All Time, and 22.5 of their Top 100 Best Movies of All Time. Quite a few of…
Catching Up
Let’s see – shadowkatt, curiousmay9 and ridinrabbit returned from their New York city jaunt LATE last night. sambear and I then delivered the girl to my parents, and she’s off to the beach with them for most of the week.…
Color Correction for Photos?
Any of you wizards able to correct the color in some photos and willing to help me with them? I found a program that does SOME of them automagically, but not enough of them to justify its price. I’m NOT…