HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
table knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see
carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum
balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You
cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares
that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going
to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it.
Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of
gravy. Gravy does not stand alone.. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of
your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk
or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a
sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat
other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New
Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do.
This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the
buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of
eggnog. Note: NO BEER: It's filling. DRINK BOOZE, you can drink beer
in 2010!!!
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position
yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before
becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of
shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or
if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always
have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor
Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have
some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party
or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read
tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.
Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
to skid in sideways, chocolate and wine in one hand, body thoroughly
used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
Happy Holidays!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Passages to the Past
Ooh lovely, a book giveaway prize.. and for something written that touches my fae soul and warms me at the remembrance of meeting its entrancing author!
Passages to the Past
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
I'm mad at my blog
I spent, I think, what was hours putting up a pimping post and it's gone.
I thought that the Intramysteries ate it, but I know too much about tech to believe that.
I even bragged to the gal I made up the blog for that it was online.
But it wasn't.
er...
It was in the Drafts folder. I had saved it to take some pics and add them and then spaced off doing it.
Oh, the shame.
I thought that the Intramysteries ate it, but I know too much about tech to believe that.
I even bragged to the gal I made up the blog for that it was online.
But it wasn't.
er...
It was in the Drafts folder. I had saved it to take some pics and add them and then spaced off doing it.
Oh, the shame.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Pimp My Friends' Blogs
I'm bored with this blog and have decided that it was much more fun to pimp my friends' blogs and etsy shops instead. Besides that, there is a fine line between blogging and revealing far too much of my private life. I just don't care to do that.
come back soon.. for I shall start posting fun things about other people whose work I love, or admire, or sometimes just find interesting and don't really know the person behind it that well.
come back soon.. for I shall start posting fun things about other people whose work I love, or admire, or sometimes just find interesting and don't really know the person behind it that well.
Monday, May 04, 2009
That's gonna leave a mark!
I have discovered three more bruises from the Bicycle-faceplant Incident of yesterday. I'll be spending the afternoon soaking in some Epsom salts and ice packs again. And hoping this lip goes down soon. I might be developing a shiner, I keep getting up to check in the mirror. Ugh.
Yep, note to self... no heavy purses in the front basket. It makes turns on bumpy roads difficult. Well, that and a few extra drinks at the Jetlag didn't help, either.
I'm sore and hurting and can't eat or talk well today. It will go away, but I'm also premenstrual and whiney, so notes, emails, texts of sympathy are welcome.
Just don't expect me to talk on the phone. It hurts.
Call me Split Lip Rae Fall.
ooch. At least the Landsharkey didn't get hurt. she's still In the Pink.
.. and my sweeties gave me an ice cream sandwich, which helped a lot and is more fun than an ice pack.
Yep, note to self... no heavy purses in the front basket. It makes turns on bumpy roads difficult. Well, that and a few extra drinks at the Jetlag didn't help, either.
I'm sore and hurting and can't eat or talk well today. It will go away, but I'm also premenstrual and whiney, so notes, emails, texts of sympathy are welcome.
Just don't expect me to talk on the phone. It hurts.
Call me Split Lip Rae Fall.
ooch. At least the Landsharkey didn't get hurt. she's still In the Pink.
.. and my sweeties gave me an ice cream sandwich, which helped a lot and is more fun than an ice pack.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Save Peter and Erika's Accessible House
Once in awhile, I find something that's worth copying over from someone else's blog... especially if it's helpful to someone. I found the info on these folks who are about to lose their accessible home. It looks like it's getting better, so I decided that, knowing "near okay" isn't as good as "out of the woods".
They're on the way out of the woods, but it ain't over yet for Peter and Erika
You can still bid on an item to help someone out. Emma Bull's new book, signed items from Neil Gaiman, pretties. This round of auctions end on the 25th.
The following is pasted from the moderator's profile page on LiveJournal:
Here's the story in Peter's own words:
I was let go from my job in July of 2008. I've had no work outside the home since then. I say "outside the home" because I am getting some money coming in from acting as a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) for Ericka, my partner of 20+ years. This has been enough to pay the utilities and phone, put food in the refrigerator, keep gas in the van and like that. It hasn't been enough, sadly, to pay the mortgage on top of that.
I received a letter from my mortgage company saying that they're referring my mortgage to their lawyers to begin foreclosure proceedings. Like so many others out there, I'm without a job and in danger of losing my home. I'm lucky that I'm able to keep the lights on, but it is looking grim all the same.
Ericka has multiple, chronic, life-altering diseases and I am her primary caregiver. Her Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) makes it impossible to breathe without taking steroids every day. Her MS keeps her muscles weak and plagues her with nerve pain frequently. The steroids have caused diabetes that requires her to have an insulin pump. She is basically bed-ridden.
Despite her challenges, Ericka leads a full life and anyone who takes the time to get to know her can't help but love her. We have modified our home over the years we have lived here to make it as comfortable as possible for her to continue to live here.
You can see why losing this home would be a devastating blow for both of us. That's why I need your help.
And from Ericka:
jbru and i are in danger of losing our home.
there. it's out. shame, pride, anger, fear, worry, terror- it's all there. so, i am asking for help- ideas, prayer, cheerful notes, and yes, cash.
as many of you know, i have been disabled for over 15 yrs, and bedridden for the last 2 yrs. we have modified our home to handle my medical equipment and power wheelchair, etc. things like the added and increased voltage electrical system, the ramp, the bathroom, the enlarged doors and added bedroom door (so the wheelchair and ambulance gurneys can get thru) are just some of the things that have been adapted so that i can continue to live in my home with my dearest jbru and our family. now due to my lengthy inability to work and jbru's continued unemployment, we are getting desperate.
These are good people. They are loving, kind, and generous friends.
You all know the starfish story. There's a lot going wrong out there in the world, and there's no way, you, I, any of us can save the world. But we can make a difference in this one case.
From the moderator of the Accessible House community on lj.
They're on the way out of the woods, but it ain't over yet for Peter and Erika
You can still bid on an item to help someone out. Emma Bull's new book, signed items from Neil Gaiman, pretties. This round of auctions end on the 25th.
The following is pasted from the moderator's profile page on LiveJournal:
Here's the story in Peter's own words:
I was let go from my job in July of 2008. I've had no work outside the home since then. I say "outside the home" because I am getting some money coming in from acting as a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) for Ericka, my partner of 20+ years. This has been enough to pay the utilities and phone, put food in the refrigerator, keep gas in the van and like that. It hasn't been enough, sadly, to pay the mortgage on top of that.
I received a letter from my mortgage company saying that they're referring my mortgage to their lawyers to begin foreclosure proceedings. Like so many others out there, I'm without a job and in danger of losing my home. I'm lucky that I'm able to keep the lights on, but it is looking grim all the same.
Ericka has multiple, chronic, life-altering diseases and I am her primary caregiver. Her Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) makes it impossible to breathe without taking steroids every day. Her MS keeps her muscles weak and plagues her with nerve pain frequently. The steroids have caused diabetes that requires her to have an insulin pump. She is basically bed-ridden.
Despite her challenges, Ericka leads a full life and anyone who takes the time to get to know her can't help but love her. We have modified our home over the years we have lived here to make it as comfortable as possible for her to continue to live here.
You can see why losing this home would be a devastating blow for both of us. That's why I need your help.
And from Ericka:
jbru and i are in danger of losing our home.
there. it's out. shame, pride, anger, fear, worry, terror- it's all there. so, i am asking for help- ideas, prayer, cheerful notes, and yes, cash.
as many of you know, i have been disabled for over 15 yrs, and bedridden for the last 2 yrs. we have modified our home to handle my medical equipment and power wheelchair, etc. things like the added and increased voltage electrical system, the ramp, the bathroom, the enlarged doors and added bedroom door (so the wheelchair and ambulance gurneys can get thru) are just some of the things that have been adapted so that i can continue to live in my home with my dearest jbru and our family. now due to my lengthy inability to work and jbru's continued unemployment, we are getting desperate.
These are good people. They are loving, kind, and generous friends.
You all know the starfish story. There's a lot going wrong out there in the world, and there's no way, you, I, any of us can save the world. But we can make a difference in this one case.
From the moderator of the Accessible House community on lj.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Spinster to Goddess
If you could chase your dream, at any age, what would it be?
She walked on a little funny spinster, and walked off with the wave of a Goddess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Embedding is locked out, but do go listen to her. I hear Simon is already speaking w/ her for signing onto Sony.
Even at 47, sometimes your lifelong dream can come true.
Awwwwww.
What's your dream, luvvies?
She walked on a little funny spinster, and walked off with the wave of a Goddess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Embedding is locked out, but do go listen to her. I hear Simon is already speaking w/ her for signing onto Sony.
Even at 47, sometimes your lifelong dream can come true.
Awwwwww.
What's your dream, luvvies?
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Thoughts on a day in the life of a lazy artist
since I felt poorly and didn't get too far away from the bathroom, couch and water jug, almost in that order, I've been thinking about my artsy friends who post things on their studio spaces. I thought I'd throw down a couple of links for those of you interested, maybe some of you will like each other's spaces and work.
This belongs to
Her etsy shop is Here I got this gorgeous choker/headband/fiber necklace from her:
arianadii has a fabulous space too, and her shop can be found here
Gals, meet each other! I think you have some edges in common as artists.
anyone, feel free to point to yourselves in the comments...!
M'chelle? (You have got to see her handmade bindis and jewelry bits!
This belongs to
Her etsy shop is Here I got this gorgeous choker/headband/fiber necklace from her:
arianadii has a fabulous space too, and her shop can be found here
Gals, meet each other! I think you have some edges in common as artists.
anyone, feel free to point to yourselves in the comments...!
M'chelle? (You have got to see her handmade bindis and jewelry bits!
Friday, April 03, 2009
purrrrrr, and dammits
Lie has been pretty good chez RnJ ranch house. Other than the occasional decision to move things around. You know where this is going.
HE decided to move the old 60's Secretary of Hers to the other side of the Lounge. All went well, but then there was a large wall hole to be filled. SHE decided to fill it with the old Aztec calendar in her communal bathroom. SHE also dropped it prior to filling the wall apace, and of course, it was HIS piece that broke. So now we have a large empty wall space, but with all the lovely artisans we know, we're sure we'll have it filled soon. Really, it helps to keep the shouting to a minimum to remind ourselves of this.
HE also had HER in tears of laughter this week. We have a neighbor with a most annoying birddog that barks every ten minutes or when someone walks past. HE went out to the back yard with a tape measure and just happened to notice the next neighbor, wife of said dog owner, out there. Upon her inevitable question, he told her that we were buying chickens and putting up a coop out there.
*snort* *snicker*
She thought it a Fun idea (damned 'burban folks, anyway) and helped him to decide what to link where. Meanwhile, Wifey me is hiding in the kitchen and trying not to laugh my ass off... no really, why not have peacocks in the back yard too?
Cannot help selves..... the idea of chickies in our back yard is enough to make us cry with laughter. Who will feed the half-feral cat? Never mind.
Hopefully, this will lead the nest dcoor guy to realize that his dog is still a nuisance to his neighbors.
HE decided to move the old 60's Secretary of Hers to the other side of the Lounge. All went well, but then there was a large wall hole to be filled. SHE decided to fill it with the old Aztec calendar in her communal bathroom. SHE also dropped it prior to filling the wall apace, and of course, it was HIS piece that broke. So now we have a large empty wall space, but with all the lovely artisans we know, we're sure we'll have it filled soon. Really, it helps to keep the shouting to a minimum to remind ourselves of this.
HE also had HER in tears of laughter this week. We have a neighbor with a most annoying birddog that barks every ten minutes or when someone walks past. HE went out to the back yard with a tape measure and just happened to notice the next neighbor, wife of said dog owner, out there. Upon her inevitable question, he told her that we were buying chickens and putting up a coop out there.
*snort* *snicker*
She thought it a Fun idea (damned 'burban folks, anyway) and helped him to decide what to link where. Meanwhile, Wifey me is hiding in the kitchen and trying not to laugh my ass off... no really, why not have peacocks in the back yard too?
Cannot help selves..... the idea of chickies in our back yard is enough to make us cry with laughter. Who will feed the half-feral cat? Never mind.
Hopefully, this will lead the nest dcoor guy to realize that his dog is still a nuisance to his neighbors.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
I thnk about space, and not in my head
I have vague and fascinating memories of NASA.. my mum worked there in the late 60s while Dad was part of the Presidential Wing at Andrews AFB in DC in the Air Force. Most of all, I remember of those times, going to the Smithsonians for weekend family trips and then later in grade school, the only science subject that caught my interest was physics of aeronautics.
I watched the ISS move across the Kansas sky tonight, a bright starry sky that we've missed so much lately. I felt the wonder once more of space and light and how man can possibly match the wonder of that vastness of space. We are out there, and we belong there.
I am agnostic.
I have no gods to worship, nor mysteries to ponder based upon books and writings of man, mostly politically motivated. But I do have the wonder of the cosmos, and of how we make ourselves a part of that, and go venture forth into that small part of the cosmos. I have the wonder of the majesty of getting huge parts of our technology into the upper atmosphere, and how people of different nations make it work.
Basically, what I explored tonight, and what I hope you'll check out also, is how we explore that space. Please go look at the videos of the ISS and how it works, how the people live on it. There are some very cool video links to the right of your screen there.
If you have the chance Friday night in Kansas, check out the ISS almost over us. check out what's over us and where it goes, because tonight the ISS will be visible (cloud cover permitting) over our heads here.
If you're not living here, figure out from that website exactly where it will be and what else moves around the sky over you.
I watched the ISS move across the Kansas sky tonight, a bright starry sky that we've missed so much lately. I felt the wonder once more of space and light and how man can possibly match the wonder of that vastness of space. We are out there, and we belong there.
I am agnostic.
I have no gods to worship, nor mysteries to ponder based upon books and writings of man, mostly politically motivated. But I do have the wonder of the cosmos, and of how we make ourselves a part of that, and go venture forth into that small part of the cosmos. I have the wonder of the majesty of getting huge parts of our technology into the upper atmosphere, and how people of different nations make it work.
Basically, what I explored tonight, and what I hope you'll check out also, is how we explore that space. Please go look at the videos of the ISS and how it works, how the people live on it. There are some very cool video links to the right of your screen there.
If you have the chance Friday night in Kansas, check out the ISS almost over us. check out what's over us and where it goes, because tonight the ISS will be visible (cloud cover permitting) over our heads here.
If you're not living here, figure out from that website exactly where it will be and what else moves around the sky over you.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
And she cooks....
For a gal who doesn't care much for cooking, I've done very well this weekend.
A pot of black bean chili that got raves, some garlic spread, a couple of one-pot dishes, fed an entire game watch party.. twice! I made up a crock-pot chicken tikka masala tonight and some peanut butter chocolate fudge. And did I mention the pot of Perfect Rice? Yes, perfectly done.
I'm almost ready to make myself an apron.. but oh yeah... the sewing room is still a disaster. Especially since "cleaning up the house for a watch party" involved tossing everything into that room.
Can't do it all!
A pot of black bean chili that got raves, some garlic spread, a couple of one-pot dishes, fed an entire game watch party.. twice! I made up a crock-pot chicken tikka masala tonight and some peanut butter chocolate fudge. And did I mention the pot of Perfect Rice? Yes, perfectly done.
I'm almost ready to make myself an apron.. but oh yeah... the sewing room is still a disaster. Especially since "cleaning up the house for a watch party" involved tossing everything into that room.
Can't do it all!
Monday, March 02, 2009
Confessions of a Gearhead Grrl
I confess. When sweetie wanted to go to the World on Wheels car show at Bartle Hall, I did try hard to be sensible and defer to better reason, because hell, it was $30 for tix for us plus brews.
But the Gearhead Grrl in me, who took pix of engines and cars like the 56 Nomad
...just couldn't do it. We had to go. I practically drooled over this gorgeous 56 Stepside:
And lets' face it, that engine ain't for nuttin' but show and braggin' rights, and terrorizing others.
So yah. I can't say no to Car Shows wit ma baby. $15 each worth of eye candy and yakkin' with the builders and reminiscing about our own old cars is well spent.
But the Gearhead Grrl in me, who took pix of engines and cars like the 56 Nomad
...just couldn't do it. We had to go. I practically drooled over this gorgeous 56 Stepside:
And lets' face it, that engine ain't for nuttin' but show and braggin' rights, and terrorizing others.
So yah. I can't say no to Car Shows wit ma baby. $15 each worth of eye candy and yakkin' with the builders and reminiscing about our own old cars is well spent.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Weird health things
I haven't been around here much, and to be quite honest, I haven't felt like going anywhere at all lately.
The sunshine out today was lovely but I missed most of it. I stayed home and slept off most of the day. The entire back of my right leg is numb and has been that way for days, the front of my shin has been longer than that. I'm getting dizzy spells and Jay came home to find me out on the laundry room floor. I'm not sure what happened, but I think it's connected to my fall last year. I had a new scrip filled for the nerve pain, it's Gabapentin, and perhaps it's affecting me oddly. I couldn't hold onto stuff today very well, and my sight was really blurry. Yah, there's something going on for sure, and yes, I'm frightened. But I learned a new term.. pressure palsies. It sure sounds funny, but it's something that's been happening to me off and on for quite some time. That's when bits go numb for ages just from having pressure on the nerves. I'm up for trying megadoses of B12 and thiamine. I'm almost up for more tests, but I'm really trying to avoid them for now. I know from experience with them that te results usually don't tell me anything and just raise more questions.
I have a sneaking suspicion of what I have, and thus far all the neurologist (who is an arrogant ass, actually) can tell me is Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy.
I've found info that matches my history, but I'm keeping it mum for now since I don't know. The only part that doesn't make sense is that what I suspect I have is supposed to be hereditary, and as far as I know, neither mum nor dad have it.
This is a lot to take in, I know. it's been a lot for me everytime it happens.
But I'm okay, and I'm going to be okay. Okay?
The sunshine out today was lovely but I missed most of it. I stayed home and slept off most of the day. The entire back of my right leg is numb and has been that way for days, the front of my shin has been longer than that. I'm getting dizzy spells and Jay came home to find me out on the laundry room floor. I'm not sure what happened, but I think it's connected to my fall last year. I had a new scrip filled for the nerve pain, it's Gabapentin, and perhaps it's affecting me oddly. I couldn't hold onto stuff today very well, and my sight was really blurry. Yah, there's something going on for sure, and yes, I'm frightened. But I learned a new term.. pressure palsies. It sure sounds funny, but it's something that's been happening to me off and on for quite some time. That's when bits go numb for ages just from having pressure on the nerves. I'm up for trying megadoses of B12 and thiamine. I'm almost up for more tests, but I'm really trying to avoid them for now. I know from experience with them that te results usually don't tell me anything and just raise more questions.
I have a sneaking suspicion of what I have, and thus far all the neurologist (who is an arrogant ass, actually) can tell me is Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy.
I've found info that matches my history, but I'm keeping it mum for now since I don't know. The only part that doesn't make sense is that what I suspect I have is supposed to be hereditary, and as far as I know, neither mum nor dad have it.
This is a lot to take in, I know. it's been a lot for me everytime it happens.
But I'm okay, and I'm going to be okay. Okay?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Well, 'ello, 'ello, 'ello...
I've an inkling that I may find a few additional drive-by readers here due to some interviewee thingy I did. (Thingy= word inserted for the main purpose of amusing one of my dear friends).
Welcome, you lot.
I'd have wanted to insert some lovely profound blog here to impress you, but alas, migraine torture hit me today, and I'm stumped and blinded by the light of this laptop.
Do pop round for another visit when I can clean the place up a bit, eh? it's all untidy since I've been.. you know.. busy.
and now, I'm off to bed to recoup for tomorrow. The Migraine Monster wasn't tamed due to a pharmacy thingy that forbids them from refilling my Imitrex without contacting da doc. Rat Bastards. have I mentioned that I hate the pharma industry?
XOXOX
Roya, aka Goddess Bodice-Ripper
PS.. I don't always talk about food allergies and sh*t, but it's on my mind lately. Perhaps it's sauntering along down my brain paths, hand-in-hand with the Migraine Monster, both of them laughing behind my back at my attempt to be pithy.
PPs.. I didn't lisp. I meant that word.
Welcome, you lot.
I'd have wanted to insert some lovely profound blog here to impress you, but alas, migraine torture hit me today, and I'm stumped and blinded by the light of this laptop.
Do pop round for another visit when I can clean the place up a bit, eh? it's all untidy since I've been.. you know.. busy.
and now, I'm off to bed to recoup for tomorrow. The Migraine Monster wasn't tamed due to a pharmacy thingy that forbids them from refilling my Imitrex without contacting da doc. Rat Bastards. have I mentioned that I hate the pharma industry?
XOXOX
Roya, aka Goddess Bodice-Ripper
PS.. I don't always talk about food allergies and sh*t, but it's on my mind lately. Perhaps it's sauntering along down my brain paths, hand-in-hand with the Migraine Monster, both of them laughing behind my back at my attempt to be pithy.
PPs.. I didn't lisp. I meant that word.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
further thoughts on the food issues
Lactose Intolerance? Now here's a thought.
From what I've seen, most adults are lactose intolerant. It develops as a normal process of the digestive system. After all, why would we want to consume the same nutrition into our adulthood that produces 600 lb baby cattle?
However, some people who are of Northern Euro extraction and those of the steppes of Mongolia (who are nomadic and drink their horses milk) are better able to tolerate milk. Yay for us.
As you may have been following here, I'm working out trying to narrow down the food intolerances I've been experiencing. This is one I may look into, but not for right now.
But check this out....Lactose in non-dairy products (from Wikipedia on Lactose Intolerance)
Lactose (also present when labels state lactoserum, whey, milk solids, modified milk ingredients, etc) is a commercial food additive used for its texture, flavor and adhesive qualities, and is found in foods such as processed meats, (sausages/hot dogs, sliced meats, Pâtés), gravy stock powder, margarines, sliced breads, breakfast cereals, potato chips,[52] dried fruit, processed foods, medications, pre-prepared meals, meal replacement (powders and bars), protein supplements (powders and bars).
Meats! breads! Potato chips!
Dammit, what a mess this eating habit turns out to be, eh?
From what I've seen, most adults are lactose intolerant. It develops as a normal process of the digestive system. After all, why would we want to consume the same nutrition into our adulthood that produces 600 lb baby cattle?
However, some people who are of Northern Euro extraction and those of the steppes of Mongolia (who are nomadic and drink their horses milk) are better able to tolerate milk. Yay for us.
As you may have been following here, I'm working out trying to narrow down the food intolerances I've been experiencing. This is one I may look into, but not for right now.
But check this out....Lactose in non-dairy products (from Wikipedia on Lactose Intolerance)
Lactose (also present when labels state lactoserum, whey, milk solids, modified milk ingredients, etc) is a commercial food additive used for its texture, flavor and adhesive qualities, and is found in foods such as processed meats, (sausages/hot dogs, sliced meats, Pâtés), gravy stock powder, margarines, sliced breads, breakfast cereals, potato chips,[52] dried fruit, processed foods, medications, pre-prepared meals, meal replacement (powders and bars), protein supplements (powders and bars).
Meats! breads! Potato chips!
Dammit, what a mess this eating habit turns out to be, eh?
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Healthiest Foods
Jumping onto the healthy food bandwagon, I took the above quiz to see what nutrients I might be lacking in my diet. I eat pretty healthily, or so I think. I don't eat fast foods, stuff that comes in a box, and I avoid MSG and HFCS. I'm a firm believer in Real Food, not anything that's a substitute for something else. I believe that we're built to eat foods that exist naturally, not chemical compositions that are still untested for long-term use. I feel justified in this since it's been discovered that margarine, not butter is a culprit in heart disease.
I used to have a "Cast-Iron Stomach" and could eat almost anything without consequences, but as I get older that is changing and it annoys me. I'm an unapologetic meat-eater and my health does better with than without it.
All that said, I seem to be deficient in plenty o' nutrients due to my lack of veggies in my diet. I just don't like 'em that much, haven't found many that appeal to me. If it can go into a salad, I'm good with it.. otherwise, meh.
I'm also fond of eating efficiently... if I can eat less and get more out of it, so much the better. This is why I prefer full cream over milk, high quality steak over hamburger, and so on. But regardless, I show up most likely deficient in B12, Magnesium, Folate, B6, Iron, Zinc, Vit D, and a few others. Actually, they didn't ask me about my outdoor habits or meat-eating, so I can assume this is slightly skewed.
Anyway, according the this site the Number One food that can supply me with most of my deficiencies?
Boiled Spinach.
I'm doomed. Boiled Spinach is disgusting. I'd much rather eat it raw, and wouldn't it make more sense that it would be better for me?
Take the quiz yourself and see how you fare.
I used to have a "Cast-Iron Stomach" and could eat almost anything without consequences, but as I get older that is changing and it annoys me. I'm an unapologetic meat-eater and my health does better with than without it.
All that said, I seem to be deficient in plenty o' nutrients due to my lack of veggies in my diet. I just don't like 'em that much, haven't found many that appeal to me. If it can go into a salad, I'm good with it.. otherwise, meh.
I'm also fond of eating efficiently... if I can eat less and get more out of it, so much the better. This is why I prefer full cream over milk, high quality steak over hamburger, and so on. But regardless, I show up most likely deficient in B12, Magnesium, Folate, B6, Iron, Zinc, Vit D, and a few others. Actually, they didn't ask me about my outdoor habits or meat-eating, so I can assume this is slightly skewed.
Anyway, according the this site the Number One food that can supply me with most of my deficiencies?
Boiled Spinach.
I'm doomed. Boiled Spinach is disgusting. I'd much rather eat it raw, and wouldn't it make more sense that it would be better for me?
Take the quiz yourself and see how you fare.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wheatie woes
Dammit. Now I know I'm proving something to myself and I'm not happy about it.
You know that wheat and/or gluten thing I'm experimenting with? No? Well, long story short, I am.
A week off ALL of it and I dropped down 4 lbs. Without cutting anything else, nor moving more.
One night on a eating-out "can't stand it, must have a couple sliders and a few bites of that choccy sponge cake" and bam! 3 lbs immediately back, not to mention the horrible tummy rumbles all night and into the next day. Oh yes, and swollen eyes, congested sinuses, and blocked-up ears.
I'm wondering if dropping it out of the diet does the same sort of thing as dropping meat, where you lose the enzymes for digesting it at all and end up sick as a parrot when you do eat it?
I don't miss bread very much, nor cake, cookies, etc. I'm not a big baked goodie fan.
But crackers. I miss crackers very much. And fresh oil-grilled pita bread. There is nothing, I'm telling you, NOTHING on this earth that will substitute for that. And I don't mind allowing myself the occasional indulgence, but not if it's a matter of the sensitivity getting worse from cutting it out completely.
Or maybe I just have a touch of a good immune system fighting off the stomach flu that's been going round at work?
Yah, that's it.
Maybe I'll try and believe THAT for a day or two.
You know that wheat and/or gluten thing I'm experimenting with? No? Well, long story short, I am.
A week off ALL of it and I dropped down 4 lbs. Without cutting anything else, nor moving more.
One night on a eating-out "can't stand it, must have a couple sliders and a few bites of that choccy sponge cake" and bam! 3 lbs immediately back, not to mention the horrible tummy rumbles all night and into the next day. Oh yes, and swollen eyes, congested sinuses, and blocked-up ears.
I'm wondering if dropping it out of the diet does the same sort of thing as dropping meat, where you lose the enzymes for digesting it at all and end up sick as a parrot when you do eat it?
I don't miss bread very much, nor cake, cookies, etc. I'm not a big baked goodie fan.
But crackers. I miss crackers very much. And fresh oil-grilled pita bread. There is nothing, I'm telling you, NOTHING on this earth that will substitute for that. And I don't mind allowing myself the occasional indulgence, but not if it's a matter of the sensitivity getting worse from cutting it out completely.
Or maybe I just have a touch of a good immune system fighting off the stomach flu that's been going round at work?
Yah, that's it.
Maybe I'll try and believe THAT for a day or two.
Monday, January 19, 2009
thank you Dr. Martin Luther King
Thank you for your vision, your courage and your selfless commitment to standing up, not only for race, but also for the reaches of poverty and the vision that America is taking so very long to realize.
We have a dream, too. Thank you, America for reaching further for that vision.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Ha!
Notice how quickly I fell off the Blog a Day wagon in just over one short yet busy month?
I promise content soon, I really do. For now, enjoy an old silly picture of me at the Gazebo. It rather represents the way I feel I'm going along right now...
I promise content soon, I really do. For now, enjoy an old silly picture of me at the Gazebo. It rather represents the way I feel I'm going along right now...
Monday, January 05, 2009
Lost, not a series
I've lost my beloved camera. The one with all the New Year's Eve photos of Gypsee's last drinks, and food and the kitties jumping up the walls.
I could swear that I took it to a party at Lulu's but thus far there is no response from folks who may have seen me whip it out or drop it. I'm depressed at the thought of having spent my first few days of the New Year in loss.
But I did find something really nifty. Spam singles. No, not random dating emails, but honest-to-Goodness that stuff in a can in little individual packages. I'm one of the folks who secretly like Spam. I despise, however, the size of a can of Spam because after one little slice of it, I'm sick of it already.
No really... check it out.
Brilliant.
But it still doesn't make up for not being able to find my camera.
ETA: Goddess Lulu's great hubby man just showed up at my workspace with my camera in hand. It had a few extra kid pix on it that were pretty funny, but it's safe!!
I could swear that I took it to a party at Lulu's but thus far there is no response from folks who may have seen me whip it out or drop it. I'm depressed at the thought of having spent my first few days of the New Year in loss.
But I did find something really nifty. Spam singles. No, not random dating emails, but honest-to-Goodness that stuff in a can in little individual packages. I'm one of the folks who secretly like Spam. I despise, however, the size of a can of Spam because after one little slice of it, I'm sick of it already.
No really... check it out.
Brilliant.
But it still doesn't make up for not being able to find my camera.
ETA: Goddess Lulu's great hubby man just showed up at my workspace with my camera in hand. It had a few extra kid pix on it that were pretty funny, but it's safe!!
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Hello '09
Holy Guacamole! 2009.
Can you believe it? I can hardly wrap my mind around it.
We're already eight years past 2001, and I still don't have a flying car.
I have so much to say about the holiday season, but I was tooo busy actually doing it to blog about it. Maybe I'll do some retro entries. Maybe I won't.
all said.. HAPPY NEW YEAR folks.
Resolutions?
Bad idea.
I'm simply going to move forward with my life.
We spent a wonderful NYE with another couple whom we love and with whom we always have great fun. We love you so much, darlings. I'm sorry we didn't help clean up more, but for the first time in many, many years, I HURT today. Damn. You'd think that since I'm so polished at this drinking and smoking thing that it wouldn't be any different than most late nights.
But oh noooooo!
I had to buy an unfamiliar brand of champagne... and too much of it. And boy, did I pay for it.. in pain and suffering this morning.
But you know what? It was worth every single throbbing ounce of pain.
All of them.
Welcome home, 2009. '08 wasn't so bad for us, and we sure look forward to more good things in 2009.
09, bitches. That means next NYE is 2-0-1-0.
Whoa.
Can you believe it? I can hardly wrap my mind around it.
We're already eight years past 2001, and I still don't have a flying car.
I have so much to say about the holiday season, but I was tooo busy actually doing it to blog about it. Maybe I'll do some retro entries. Maybe I won't.
all said.. HAPPY NEW YEAR folks.
Resolutions?
Bad idea.
I'm simply going to move forward with my life.
We spent a wonderful NYE with another couple whom we love and with whom we always have great fun. We love you so much, darlings. I'm sorry we didn't help clean up more, but for the first time in many, many years, I HURT today. Damn. You'd think that since I'm so polished at this drinking and smoking thing that it wouldn't be any different than most late nights.
But oh noooooo!
I had to buy an unfamiliar brand of champagne... and too much of it. And boy, did I pay for it.. in pain and suffering this morning.
But you know what? It was worth every single throbbing ounce of pain.
All of them.
Welcome home, 2009. '08 wasn't so bad for us, and we sure look forward to more good things in 2009.
09, bitches. That means next NYE is 2-0-1-0.
Whoa.
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