Our dearly beloved peach-faced lovebird, Hedley Lamar, died around 7:00pm today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesteeds/358865319/ Her goodnight bell ring will be much missed. She was the smartest bird we ever owned–she figured out how to get out of her cage within days. Hedley taught our budgie how to sound like her and always announced Al’s arrival home. Though […] Read more…
thought of the day – 12 january 2007
These days an income is something you can’t live without–or within. – Tom Wilson Read more…
Personal training & the creeping crud
I had my first session with my personal trainer Tuesday (1/2). I knew that a personal trainer would push me farther than I would ever push myself. I also knew that I would hurt and I was right–I couldn’t really move until Friday. On the plus side, I can now see my biceps and shoulders […] Read more…
thought of the day – 5 jan 2007
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. James Allen. Read more…
thought of the day – 4 jan 2007
“We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.” – Robert Wilensky Read more…
my hometown…
I REALLY don’t like my hometown. It’s evil. I feel it everytime I go there. It’s not outwardly, obviously evil like a Stephen King novel, but evil in a “morally wrong and no one cares or sees any problem with it” kind of way. That’s a whole different post/tyrade. Given that the town is also […] Read more…
Goal for the new year? Live my mission statement.
“Goals that are not written down are just wishes.”? I’m not sure who said it, but I like it. I tend to create/revisit goals about every 3 months; when the seasons change, I become reinvigorated. — Is that a word? I was going to write out my goals but I’ve decided not to. They basically […] Read more…
gluttony at Christmas
Somehow it seems wrong to have a whole country full of people partaking in gluttony in celebration of the birth of Christ. I couldn’t even resist (nor did I try, to tell the truth). I was right back where I started on Tuesday after 4 straight days of sitting & eating – 159. But, on […] Read more…
Thankfulness
I am thankful to God who has given me an ABUNDANCE of things to be thankful for. I am thankful for my husband, who is kind, loves me, dotes on me and finds me completely irresistable and supports ANYTHING I want to do (and even some I don’t want to do but should do). I […] Read more…
Results & THE CHRISTMAS CAKE saga
Well, as you can see by the ticker at the bottom, I’m starting to get the hang of how the exchanges work. These were my numbers as of Monday, 12/18. Lucky for me, it’s that lovely time of month when, among other things, I have NO desire to eat anything. Just in time for Christmas […] Read more…