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Tag Archives: postaweek2011
Biggest Loser: Family Edition. Virtue is It’s Own Reward (But Not For Me)
We are now 6 weeks into our family weight loss challenge. Most of my sisters, sister-in-law and Mom have adopted a slow and steady strategy. We’re all making progress, trying to eat sensibly, and some are becoming more active. If you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Biggest Loser: Family Edition
Tagged dieting, family, fast food, food, health, humor, my baser self, postaweek2011, working out
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The Tell-Tale Heart of the Matter: Some Little Habits Can Drive You To Murder
I have this friend. A really good friend; someone whose company I enjoy, whose friendship I cherish. She is a delightful, bubbly person and I am about this close to smothering her, hacking up the body and burying the pieces under … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, English, grammar, humor, little things in life, musings, postaweek2011, writing
52 Comments
Sometimes, Nature is A Fanged Demon of Destruction That Is Trying To Eat You.
When you live in the country, like we do, you feel a kinship with Nature. But you must never lose sight of the fact that Nature isn’t all Bambi and butterflies. Sometimes, Nature is fanged demons of destruction that are … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged family, humor, Jafar, life, musings, nature, postaweek2011, snakes, why terror is sometimes a justifiable response
35 Comments
Biggest Loser: Family Edition. Partying In Hell
ASTOUNDING WEIGHT-LOSS BREAKTHROUGH! I have discovered an appetite suppressant that is easy, low-tech, requires no special food and costs nothing. All you have to do is suffer the burning agonies of hellfire. Most participants in the family weight loss challenge … Continue reading
Posted in Biggest Loser: Family Edition
Tagged dieting, family, food, health, humor, life, postaweek2011
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We’re Havin’ A Heat Wave; A Tropical Heat Wave
Ode To A Tree In Summer I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. While lying in a leafy glade In summer’s heat, the blessed shade. But when dog days get even hairier, I long, instead, for … Continue reading
Posted in Little Ditties
Tagged air conditioning, heat, heat wave, humor, life, musings, postaweek2011, summer
21 Comments
Where is the Life of the Future that Hollywood Promised? An Open Letter To The Scientific Community
Dear Mr. Science Geeks, I’ve got a bone to pick with you. It has been 50 years and more since TV shows and movies foretold a future filled with life-altering, laborsaving devices. But none of them have materialized. What have you … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged Back To The Future, humor, life, movies, musings, postaweek2011, science, Soylent Green, Star Trek, Star Wars, technology, The Jetsons, TV
30 Comments
Biggest Loser: Family Edition. Getting Philosophical About It
If a big slab of meaty ribs is cooking in the woods, and nobody can smell them, are they really there? It has been a week of good news/bad news in the family summer weight-loss challenge. The good news is… … Continue reading
Posted in Biggest Loser: Family Edition
Tagged dieting, family, health, humor, life, my baser self, postaweek2011
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Ode To The Summer Cold
I lay me down upon my bed, To seek a little sleep. Begins the drip, begins the hack, No rest – no dreaming deep. It does no good, I cannot breathe, Downstairs I go to find Some solace from the … Continue reading
Invasion of the iPod Snatchers
My husband has become one of Them. They’re taking over. I keep trying to tell people, but they won’t listen. “You’re paranoid”, they say. “That’s crazy talk”, they say. Oh sure, it seemed innocent enough at first. Who didn’t want … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged computers, humor, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, iPad, iPhone, life, phone contracts, postaweek2011, technology
26 Comments
“Sexy” Has Taken Over From “The” As The Most Used Word In The English Language
Americans now use “sexy” more often than any other word in the English language. OK, I made that up, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Sex is a staple of reality TV, even in shows where you wouldn’t expect … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged English, family, humor, life, men and women, postaweek2011
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