Abstract and Landscape
“Every pound you lose takes 7 pounds of pressure off of your joints,“ my podiatrist told me. We had been going over my MRI in which she pointed out that are wrong with my right foot. There was a partial tear in this ligament, a longitudinal tear in that tendon, a ganglion cyst, and a… Continue reading Out of Focus
I’d love to think that my latest round of weight loss, spurred by my job change, will be the last and final victory over my belly, but I’ve bounced the yo-yo enough times to know to hang on but not to hold my breath. What I find has really changed, however, is not the success… Continue reading Got to Move it, Move it
The paunchy gal here is a figurine brought to me years ago from Mexico by a friend. He must have seen a resemblance, but in all fairness, she’s actually a little less paunchy than I am. She's taken up residence on our new deck. Before the deck, our weedy patio hid her exposed body, but… Continue reading A Secretly Real Identity
Food and I go way back. Almost fifty years now. We’ve had a great relationship. I mean, don’t all great friendships include an all-controlling dominant half (food) and a sycophantic lickspittle (me) or, in my case lick-whatever’s-left-on-the-plate? I have started to question that relationship in the last few years. I’ve tried to take the upper… Continue reading Food, Glorious Drug
Thing1’s impending graduation has prompted a bit of cleaning inside and, since snow no longer covers the mess we call a yard, the outside too. I used to have gardening problem, but recovering from a broken foot made digging uneven ground a tough hobby for a few years. I’m back to digging this year, huffing… Continue reading Body Work
It was when I was standing in the toothpaste and tampon aisle that I realized that the powers that be will try to sell us on anything. Why else would the feminine hygiene market be trying to market us on a mini pads for a thong? I don't know about the rest of my gender,… Continue reading Silly Little Love Thong
I've coveted a lot this summer: a smaller pair of jeans, a stronger body, a more active lifestyle, and that really cool running tank to wear for my first 5K in three years. I checked most of the things off my wish list by getting fit enough to finish the afore-mentioned 5K. However, while getting… Continue reading Off the Couch
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