I was reading an article in the Reader’s Digest today. The title was “Fat, Inc” and it discussed the fact that corporate America is finally catching on to the fact that 65% of Americans are overweight. That is leading to plus sized designer clothing, plus sized furniture, plus sized scales, bath towels and toilets, even [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Be plus sized — but don’t be short, too
Posted in Day to day, General, Life on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Say what? #1- Helicopter accident
Posted in Day to day, Fibromyalgia, General, Life on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Preface: I started this rant Sunday night (Eastern time zone) and hoped to finish it Monday morning before going to the grocery store. Hope springs eternal. So does fibromyalgia. I woke Monday morning with so much pain in my back (hips to neck) and a headache that I was compelled to take some medication and go back [...]
Don’t make plans
Posted in Day to day, Life on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You know that quaint little saying, “Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans”? Accept it as the truth.
We had plans today to get up nice and early, go look for a new washing machine then take a ride in the countryside to find some farm stands and get some fresh [...]
Oh, to be 12 again — NOT!
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Lakota, Lakota friends, Life on July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sitting here listening to one of the Native American CD’s that I bought when we were on vacation. I tend to favor the music that has more of the Native American (or indigenous) flute than the drums. I recognize the drums as a strong part of their music, but they don’t tend to fit [...]
Worry Wart, Redux
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Life on July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Beware, any of you who thought I was talking about your mother when I wrote about how my mother has made an art out of worrying. I have discovered that it is either genetic or very easily taught to your children. Oh, not me – I either didn’t get that gene or I moved out [...]
Oops!
Posted in Day to day, Fibromyalgia, General, Life on July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It sometimes amazes me that staying organized can be so easy at some times and so difficult at others. When we’re on vacation, it doesn’t matter how busy we are or how many items are on our “agenda.” I seem to be able to keep it all straight – though I will admit to having [...]
Almost . . .
Posted in Day to day, General, Life on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that the word almost is one of the most overused words in this country? That includes its synonyms: close, nearly, practically, virtually, well-nigh, mostly, and a number of others. It’s one of my pet peeves.
“Almost” means whatever you’re talking about didn’t happen. It’s about what might have been, a wish, a fantasy. [...]
Worry Wart
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Life on July 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My mother is a worrier. You must know someone like her. Maybe not, she is kind-of one of a kind. I suspect it started to become more of a problem after my father died, leaving my mother at age 31 with two daughters (8 & 12 yrs old), no job and no savings to speak [...]
Sunday Drive
Posted in Day to day, General, Life, Travel on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It used to be the thing that everyone did when I was a kid. You went with your family for a Sunday drive. Sometimes you had a specific destination – other family members’ homes or picnic spots or amusement parks. But sometimes you set out not completely sure where you were headed – especially if you [...]
Chosen by a Hummingbird
Posted in Birds, Day to day, General, Life on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Everybody loves hummingbirds. They are petite and pretty. You always see hummingbirds portrayed as dainty, etherial little things flitting from flower to flower. I might have thought that, too, if I had never planted my garden with a sure hummingbird draw.
Jacob Cline Monarda is a tall, red flower that features small, trumpet shaped petals around [...]
