Category Archives: Deep and Meaningful Commentary

And now for something completely different

I might be taking a break. This happens, I’ll go through periods where I don’t feel like blogging. Dear Internet; it’s nothing personal. The thing is, usually when I finally get around to making this announcement, then the phase is over and the next day I’ve got twenty things to report. So in case that…

Snowpocolypse appears to be melting

I haven’t written in days, I’ve been too busy coping with the snow that fell on Seattle in a great white blanket of agony. Oh right, you like the snow? Yeah I know, a lot of people do. Maybe agony is too strong a word, but unfortunately for me, snow is an anxiety trigger. I’m…

Resolution #1 – No weigh-ins. Anyone wanna join me?

For years I’ve avoided resolutions, for the same reason everyone else does: they’re impossible to stick to and they just make you feel bad about yourself when you fail. And yet, something felt different about this year. I felt like I wanted to make a commitment, maybe a few of them. Real commitments, not so…

The last heart attack?

This is a big reason why I’m slowly working toward a plant-based diet, and a life filled with more exercise. Which reminds me, I need to go for my evening walk….

I’m done with paleo, and likely meat entirely

Okay. We’ve been through this before, right? I spent two years trying to go vegan and basically did nothing but ruin my diet, thanks to my total inability to stop eating sugar and processed carbs. My doctor, two years ago this month, said, “If you don’t start eating meat I’m going to prescribe it for…

I’m back – to the blog, and to massage!

Dear Readers, I apologize for abandoning you during the Thanksgiving season. I’m sure that all 100 of you (seriously! 100 subscribers!) were SIMPLY BEREFT. Why was I gone? I’ve been busy! A couple weeks before Thanksgiving I made the huge decision to go back to massage therapy, beginning in April. I’m so excited! I’ve been…

Lots going on….

Posting will continue soon! I’ve been so busy, but hopefully I’ll have a few minutes to play catch-up before Thanksgiving. Until then, I give you the best Halloween sign Beth has ever made. At the bottom, in blue and black letters that are hard to make out, she writes, “Love, The Ghost.”