Over the Dither and Through the Words

Sitting here with my family while they watch TV, laptop on my lap where it should be. Outside it’s really cold. So, what’s up this year? I’m secretary for Young Women. If you don’t know what that is, our church has a program for teenage women from 12 to 18 years old. It helps them learn how to study the ... Read More »

Well, actually, tasted it. I read that it was what farmers used to do to test pH. It was just a bit sweet, which means my soil is the pH I thought it was: fairly neutral but slightly alkaline. My basil seedlings just germinated! I went to a class today on starting seedlings, and I guess a grow light will ... Read More »

March 16, 2012 I’m starting a garden. It’s been a few years since I grew one, not counting the container tomatoes last year. All of my efforts have met with limited success. Lack of experience, lack of keeping up with daily tasks, and a lack of long term commitment. A few years ago I just decided to give it up ... Read More »

So, our gym memberships for both the icky gym which I haven’t been to in over a year and the city rec center both ran out this month. We were just going to renew the rec one, and then some friends in our neighborhood told us about one that had a rock climbing wall. I have been wanting to rock ... Read More »

I have to say that Lance Armstrong used to be a minor hero of mine. But the recent ads for an energy supplement that have been popping up everywhere and are now spamming my inbox has made me lose a lot of respect. Well, is failure in marriage was also a flaw. But now I question his integrity as well, ... Read More »

I swallowed a fly this morning. Things that went through my head: Gah! get it out, get it out! Too late. Now it’s going to die, struggling in the acid of my stomach. Hey, I got a calorie while running. There are those 200 calorie gel packs that some people take while running really long distances, but I’m not running ... Read More »

Actually, it’s mostly wireless. Except the ipod. 50 minutes today with that ipod (finished a book), my HR monitor strap, HR watch, and the data recorder on the stationary bike. Then some stretching. Okay. This heart rate monitor thing is more awesome than I thought it would be. During the workout, the data recorder picks up the data from the strap. Then, ... Read More »

Nearly a year ago I posted something about Sandy Szwarc at Junkfood Science. As the months rolled by, my reservations grew. I started seeing her doing a lot of out of context quoting, leaving important information out of her analyses that would have contradicted her argument. But all the family docs and medbloggers I respected seemed to like her, because ... Read More »

I might have to postpone this triathlon thing.  Before Christmas I had been going to the gym, but I have a 90 minute cap at the gym, with my little one in the playroom. The last few weeks I took him there, he was giving me a lot of resistance. There were bigger kids in there bullying, and he was ... Read More »

(edit: I mean no disrespect to the employees mentioned in this post. In fact, I feel bad for them. That’s a rough thing to have to do for half the work day.) My inhouse babysitters are back at school, so it’s gym season for me again. This means I’m a new face to some of the “personal fitness trainers”. Actually it ... Read More »