Happy Birthday, Daniel!
Everyone has their own take on birthdays; celebrating quietly or loudly, with fanfare or with little/none. It’s Daniel’s birthday today and I’m posting this to wish him a wonderful day.
0404, 2007
2603, 2007
No Foolin’
The Ann Arbor Area Disc Indueced Sports Club (A3DISC) runs and April Fool’s Day tournament around this time of year. Sunday there was a full field (limited to 144 players). I was one of the nine amateur woman playing the tournament; four Am I (highest level) and five of us in the Am 2 division. I came in first in
2203, 2007
Measuring Progress
The Advance Yoga Posse did backbends tonight. Slowly, we opened the chest, backbending over the chair using it for support and feedback. It’s a lovely counter action to the rounding of shoulders, a result of always having life in front of us. What I noticed tonight was the progress the posse has made. Backbends for adults do not come easy
1903, 2007
Fabulous Fiber
As part of the wellness initiative at work we ran a NutriCare class. The class is designed to meet the needs of people trying to lose weight, change their cholesterol or blood pressure, or just eat better. Glaringly, I wasn’t getting the recommended number of grams of fiber each day so I’ve beefed up (figuratively) on fiber. Today I calculated
1803, 2007
Camp Fire Girl Vest
My post the other day about Girl Scout cookies reminded me about my Camp Fire Girls vest. I found it, along with some beads, badges, and a charm I earned long ago. I shot them in my light tent this weekend. One of the badges is specifically for selling candy. Not sure what the other badges or beads were for.
1503, 2007
Even Dead Guys Have a MySpace Page
This week I was surprised to find the MySpace page of a young man I knew who died of his own hand on July of 2006. On the “In Memory of” My Space page, this guy (dead now over eight months) has a dozen friends, some of whom still leaving comments for him. In fact, he has over 50 comments.
1403, 2007
Cookie/Candy Karma
At $3.50 a box, Girl Scout cookies aren’t exactly a bargain. But then again, it’s really not about the cookies. Growing up, I was a Camp Fire Girl. It’s a similar organization to the Girl Scouts. Camp Fire Girls start as Bluebirds and then grow into Camp Fire Girls. We did projects and worked toward badges and beads. I remember
1303, 2007
Spring Has Sprung
The temperature reached the upper 60’s today in Ann Arbor and the shedding of winter can be seen, not only in the bare brown grass on the ground, but in the introduction of all things spring: teenage girls in tank tops and shorts, more people on bicycles, motorcycle riders and orange construction barrels. The thump, thump, thump of the neighborhood
1203, 2007
Photo-A-Week
Being an avid photographer I participate in a group of (mostly Californian) photographers. Our only ‘requirement’ is to shoot the photo in the last week. Joining this group did a lot for me. First, it challenged me to take pictures every week. Previous to joining the group, I was shooting in batches; vacations, activities, outings. Now I’m shooting on a
1203, 2007
I’ve Gone Crossword Crazy
Served in a brew pub, three letters. Soccer legend, four letters. Cosmetics Company, five letters. Black and white twister, four letters. A few months ago I watched “Wordplay”, the documentary film about crossword puzzles and Will Shortz. It’s a great movie that, like the movie about spelling bees and Scrabble players, introduces you to some of the top world crossword