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Jul. 12th, 2010 12:15 amCan anyone recommend a good summer movie out there right now? The listings look pitiful, except for a few of the kids' movies.
I have discovered that wheat and I are no longer compatible. I won't know if it's a wheat allergy, gluten allergy, or wheat intolerance until I see a doctor, but after yesterday I know I won't be eating any wheat products any time soon. I did a week-long elimination test, then ate a yummy piece of artisanal bread at dinner, followed by dire consequences starting about midnight. I have been scouring the web for wheat-free recipes all day. I did find some gluten-free baking mix at the grocery store that can supposedly be used for pie crust. I'll test it tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I'm curled up on the couch under an afghan, clutching my belly and moaning while watching old Dr. Who episodes.
Meanwhile, I'm curled up on the couch under an afghan, clutching my belly and moaning while watching old Dr. Who episodes.
body image issues at age 5
Jun. 17th, 2010 04:19 pmMy friend has a completely adorable daughter who is 5-1/2. She is smart, funny, active, does gymnastics and all the normal kid activities.
This week they had water day at pre-school and the kids wore their bathing suits. Meg got teased by the other girls because she has a bit of a round belly. She is nowhere near obese - she just still has a bit of her toddler belly hanging around because she hasn't had a growth spurt in a while.
A couple nights ago she told her mom that she didn't like her belly. She wants a flat belly. She told her mom about the teasing. My friend handled it well, but it makes me want to weep. She is only FIVE!
This week they had water day at pre-school and the kids wore their bathing suits. Meg got teased by the other girls because she has a bit of a round belly. She is nowhere near obese - she just still has a bit of her toddler belly hanging around because she hasn't had a growth spurt in a while.
A couple nights ago she told her mom that she didn't like her belly. She wants a flat belly. She told her mom about the teasing. My friend handled it well, but it makes me want to weep. She is only FIVE!
Double-damn deer
Jun. 10th, 2010 09:09 pmSo last night, they ate all the daylily blooms and buds! The flowers were so pretty. I HATE BAMBI!!!!
gay squash and other tales of woe
Jun. 3rd, 2010 11:18 amI have a small vegetable garden this year, which includes spaghetti squash. My squash plants are only producing male flowers. Okay, maybe 1% of them are female, but these plants seem to have no intention of messing around with flowers of the female variety. Only girl flowers produce squash; the boys are just around to look pretty and produce pollen. I have tried talking to them, extolling the virtues of heterosexuality, but they consistently pop out male flowers. *sigh*
Then today I discovered I have both aphids and horn worms. You have to be wary and resilient to be a vegetable grower.
Then there is the heartbreaking news that oil will reach Pensacola Beach sometime today or tomorrow. I have to make a trip to my favorite beach on Saturday to see it unspoiled, I hope not for the last time.
Then today I discovered I have both aphids and horn worms. You have to be wary and resilient to be a vegetable grower.
Then there is the heartbreaking news that oil will reach Pensacola Beach sometime today or tomorrow. I have to make a trip to my favorite beach on Saturday to see it unspoiled, I hope not for the last time.
I get sick and tired of news coverage of the same incident as it goes on over time. I wonder why the media can't just shut up about it and move on.
This time, the long-running story is close to home - my home. Any report on the Deepwater Horizon spill grabs my attention, especially those on the local news. It's so terrible, I don't have words to describe it. The good people who fish the Gulf whose lives have been so severely affected, the animals dying, the unknown damage to the life in the waters I love, the list of impacts goes on and on.
I need to live near water - preferably a place where I can sit and stare at a horizon where water meets the sky. Maybe it's because I grew up within sight of such a body of water. My memory is full of childhood events held on, in or near the water. The Gulf has become my adult version. Except for 19 months spent up north, I have lived within a 45 mile drive of the Gulf for the last 27 years.
And now it is despoiled. It makes me so angry, and I can't even figure out who to be angry at. BP? The Minerals and Mining oversight administration? The American people for our dependence on oil? I can't articulate the horror of it, except that every time I see or hear the news coverage, my stomach feels like a huge boulder has just developed in it.
The latest NOAA forecast maps (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2100_TMF72-2010-05-30-2100.pdf) show oil beaching east of Mobile Bay within 72 hours, which puts it only a few miles from Florida. The sheen is headed steadily southward, and will certainly impact the coral reefs off Florida and the Keys. Of course hurricane season is about to start, and no one knows what that will do to the oil. We may have it in our backyard, who knows?
27 dolphins have died. There were more than 200 sea turtles found in the oil-impact area in a recent survey. No hope in sight.
This time, the long-running story is close to home - my home. Any report on the Deepwater Horizon spill grabs my attention, especially those on the local news. It's so terrible, I don't have words to describe it. The good people who fish the Gulf whose lives have been so severely affected, the animals dying, the unknown damage to the life in the waters I love, the list of impacts goes on and on.
I need to live near water - preferably a place where I can sit and stare at a horizon where water meets the sky. Maybe it's because I grew up within sight of such a body of water. My memory is full of childhood events held on, in or near the water. The Gulf has become my adult version. Except for 19 months spent up north, I have lived within a 45 mile drive of the Gulf for the last 27 years.
And now it is despoiled. It makes me so angry, and I can't even figure out who to be angry at. BP? The Minerals and Mining oversight administration? The American people for our dependence on oil? I can't articulate the horror of it, except that every time I see or hear the news coverage, my stomach feels like a huge boulder has just developed in it.
The latest NOAA forecast maps (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2100_TMF72-2010-05-30-2100.pdf) show oil beaching east of Mobile Bay within 72 hours, which puts it only a few miles from Florida. The sheen is headed steadily southward, and will certainly impact the coral reefs off Florida and the Keys. Of course hurricane season is about to start, and no one knows what that will do to the oil. We may have it in our backyard, who knows?
27 dolphins have died. There were more than 200 sea turtles found in the oil-impact area in a recent survey. No hope in sight.
Couple newbie questions
May. 30th, 2010 07:57 amWhat is the difference between subscribing to someone's journal, and having access granted? Is it that I subscribe to Jane's journal, and then she grants me access, or is there some fundamental difference between what you can see on each other's pages?
Do I have to upload photos to a host site (like photobucket) and link them here?
Thanks for your advice - still trying to learn my way around here.
Do I have to upload photos to a host site (like photobucket) and link them here?
Thanks for your advice - still trying to learn my way around here.
Tai chi tomorrow morning, then the Farmer's market, and an afternoon spent cooking - razzleberry pie (blueberry, strawberry and raspberry) and ratatouille.
All this preceded by blood tests drawn for Lyme disease. Blah. Had it in 1988, but something fishy going on now. Homemade pie cures all, right?
All this preceded by blood tests drawn for Lyme disease. Blah. Had it in 1988, but something fishy going on now. Homemade pie cures all, right?
First post
May. 28th, 2010 05:53 pmFeels good to get away from that Livejournal nonsense! More to come once I figure out this system.
