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07/19/09--16:06: Back from Holden Beach, North Carolina (chan 1748064)

You probably figured it out, but I've been on vacation. This required a flurry beforehand as I prepared for vacation, then the vacation itself, then the flurry afterwards as I tried to remember what I do when I'm either not...


07/29/09--08:56: Duty to Die (chan 1748064)

I've said it myself walking the halls of my parents' nursing home: shoot me before I get like this. I've told Lily that when I turn 92 to get me a green Thoroughbred colt to ride -- a 2-year-old who...


08/02/09--11:45: Survivors (chan 1748064)

Today is my father's 97th birthday. My mother is also 97. Today is their 73rd anniversary. They each had serious cancers decades ago. My father spent five years in the army during WWII. They survived the 1918 flu pandemic, the...


08/10/09--07:12: Purring vs. Snoring (chan 1748064)

I had an epiphany last night. Somebody snores and I find it very difficult to sleep for the racket. There may be a CPAP machine in somebody's future. (Either that or I may move to the guest room.) But last...


08/11/09--04:09: How a Passion for Global Warming will Help My Child Make the Right Decisions in High School (chan 1748064)

Here comes a rant. But first, a little background. Lily starts high school a week from today. She's going to be slammed with difficult courses (and some easy ones), a monstrously big new school, the need to make new friends...


09/03/09--19:29: The Biggest Loser Turns Out to be Fun (chan 1748064)

It's either go tackle Paul's leftover birthday cake (which I have resisted), eat those cookies I bought for Lily and her friends' after school snack, go crazy or blog. I know I've been missing, and if there's anyone who missed...


09/07/09--12:17: Only Eleven Weeks Left (chan 1748064)

In spite of the fact that today is a holiday, our Biggest Loser coaches expected us to show up for our team workout. This meant that I missed the barbecue and dessert party at the pool. She busted our behinds...


09/13/09--13:51: There is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough in the House! (chan 1748064)

Going into my third week of the Biggest Loser. It turns out it's a full-time job. First, there's the turning up at the gym at the appointed time. Always a challenge. Our trainers are so serious they've added a half-hour...


09/26/09--16:38: When You Diet, Your Brain is the First Place to Lose Weight (chan 1748064)

I'd have blogged more lately but I didn't have enough brain cells left to do it. When you diet, your brain is the first place where you'll lose weight. Mine's now down to the size of a cat's. The rest...


10/21/09--14:21: Everywhere I Look, There's a Waist (chan 1748064)

A little more than a month to go in my gym's Biggest Loser competition, and I saw something today I haven't seen before: My teammates all have waists! They didn't have them last week. And they're wearing skimpier (but not...


11/10/09--17:52: How to Increase Writing Productivity (chan 1748064)

see more Lolcats and funny pictures One reason I've really enjoyed The Biggest Loser is because I'm part of a team and I've made a commitment to show up. Nothing too remarkable about that while you have it and it's...


11/20/09--09:46: A Pressure Washer with a First Aid Kit (chan 1748064)

The Congaree Swamp National Monument is about 15 minutes away from my house. Or at least it used to be. After all this rain, I'm thinking the swamp has expanded its borders. Welcome to my little home in the swamp....


12/30/09--04:19: The Good Samaritan (chan 1748064)

I am blown away by the kindness of an acquaintance, and it has made me rethink how I live my life. I am too busy to do kind things for people I know, let alone strangers. I'm changing that for...


02/07/10--15:45: Article 1 (chan 1748064)

You've probably forgotten me but I haven't forgotten you. Be back soon.


02/11/10--09:53: Love Conquers Death (chan 1748064)

My father died this week. He was 97. I quit posting about him a year and a half ago when the situation with him and my Non-Saintly Brother turned from "King Lear" to Jerry Springer. Saintly Brother and I didn't...