http://newsok.com/americans-get-fatter-as-diet-drugs-lag/article/3527111?custom_click=pod_lead_life I had to laugh when I read this.  How long will it freaking take for people to realize that diet drugs don’t work??? I mean, okay they may work in the beginning.  They use caffeine and other stimulants to increase your metabolism.  But if you don’t start watching what you’re supposed to eat, you’ll […]

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I know it’s been a long time since I posted.  Mostly, I’ve been busy with the second paper route, and I’ve started MUDding. But I’ve also been trying to deal with the day-to-day stuff at work.  We are still hearing rumors.  You know, we have a job, we don’t have a job, they’re splitting up […]

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I forgot to add… the friend from eDiets that was dying of cancer… she died last Monday.  I miss her so much already, and it really hurts. I was reminded tonight of one of her favorite quotes: “Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the small, quiet voice at the end of the day […]

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One of the girls at the office (I’ll call her M) doesn’t like staying alone late at the office at night.  George is supposed to be the ghost of a man that fell down the elevator shaft in our building in the early 20th century.  We actually still use the same elevator today, or at least […]

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So obviously I haven’t been posting much lately.  We started a new paper route, a different paper route and it seems like I have less time than ever.  It’s honestly just that I’m poorly managing my time.  I’m working at getting better… starting with the extra coupons that we end up with from the new […]

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I’ve got 4 kittens that are free to a good home… or any home other than mine.  They think I’m some kind of new cat toy, the kind you climb on and sink your teeth into.  Ouch! So I haven’t been posting as often this week.  Not for any real reason other than it’s time […]

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“I have learned that finding fault elsewhere only serves to get you off the hook in your own mind, but eventually it renders you powerless to change your condition.” – Beyond the Clevage by Raquel Welch Someone at work loaned me this book by Raquel Welch.  I really wasn’t sure if I was going to like […]

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I was listening to something today about joy.  The person I was listening to spoke of how the valleys of sadness made his joy that much better.  That without sadness, we cannot appreciate joy.  I think it’s the same catch-22 that you see with all opposites.  Non-colors like black and white – can you tell […]

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Though the writing is still slow, I’m spending a lot of time doing nothing much in particular, especially since I bought a laptop from work (they upgraded everyone’s computer to a Windows 7 box, I got a very good deal.  I still need to fix my other laptop, but it’s no longer as urgent).  I […]

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Three of my kitties are stalking my toes right now.  They’ve mastered the art of living in the moment. Hoever, living in the moment needs to be balanced with planning ahead.  That’s something that we’re supposed to learn as we get older.  The question remains, how many of us actually get past the stage of […]

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