Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Wednesday Weigh-In 20110329

What if thoughts could be weighed? Then I suppose part of a weight loss program would be to empty the mind.

I wonder if the thought of thoughts having weight could have increased this week's weigh-in number a whopping three pounds over last week's number?

I guess the real lesson is that Maple Syrup soda might be no better than ordinary soda for maintaining weight. There was also the two beers I had at a birthday party on Saturday that might've contributed to the increase....

Waist = 37.5"
Height = 5' 9"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Tanita Scale with Body Fat monitor
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Shadow Shot Sunday First Crocus

Today's shot is in celebration of Spring! It's our first flower, a dependable little crocus that pops itself up every year.



Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wednesday Weigh-In 20110323

My latest fun thing is to make Maple Syrup soda. I simply coat the bottom of a glass with 100% Maple Syrup (about 2 tablespoons) and then slowly pour in seltzer from a height of about four to six inches above the rim of the glass. You get a nice soda replacement with a sweet foamy head.

Both Maple Syrup and seltzer are favored on my SWAMI diet. If you're Blood Type O, they might be for you, too.

BTW, I goofed on the title of my previous weigh-in post. I put the date as 3/26 instead of 3/16.


Waist = 37.25"
Height = 5' 9"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Tanita Scale with Body Fat monitor
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wednesday Weigh-In 20110316

I was hoping that when daylight savings time came, I'd wake up at the correct time, rather than wake up an hour earlier as I had been doing. Unfortunately, I've started waking up even an hour earlier!

Waist = 37.25"
Height = 5' 9"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Tanita Scale with Body Fat monitor
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Dream: Dog Operating Theatre

My wife and I are in a prison. The room is not a jail cell, though. It's more like an examination room, as if we're waiting to be processed. My wife is saying that she's getting (electrical) shocks from (touching) things. Then the lights go out, and I realize that there may be a serious electrical problem. The wiring may be reversed so that the ground is energized.

I tell my wife to stand in the center of the room, away from any metal objects. I raise my hands over my head and spread my fingers like tree branches and feel a tingling in my fingers. Yes, we're energized. I squat down and curl myself into a small ball and tell my wife to do the same. This will minimize the surface area and prevent discharges.

But I also realize that we have to get out. I don't want us to be left inside when everyone else evacuates. At first I'm afraid to upset my wife and start panic. But then I shout, "Let us out!" I stand up and walk to a window. I see prison guards and workers walking past the window. I wave and shout, trying to catch their attention.

Finally, someone comes for us and let's us out. We have total freedom, but we don't go too far from the guards and other workers. We walk with them to another wing of the building.

Now we have our dog with us, and he needs an operation. There is an operating room being set up. All around the perimeter of where the room will be, there is a burgundy tarp placed on ground / floor, which is green like grass. The tarp will be raised to form a wall before the operation begins. An operating table is in the center of this large area.

The dog is now on the table with a light blue paper blanket covering him. During the operation, the doctor will inject him with electricity. A nurse is near me looking outside. She starts counting quietly 1... 2... 3. Thunder cracks the air. Now the nurse has a stopwatch and she's timing the lightening and thunder. I'm very concerned. Are they really going to attempt this operation during a lightening storm? Or is that how the operation is performed, like some sort of Frankenstein operation?

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Wednesday Weigh-In 20110309

I'm going through a new batch of lamb & turkey breakfast sausages...

Waist = 37.25"
Height = 5' 9"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Tanita Scale with Body Fat monitor
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

A Medicine Woman's Words

“Envy and the need to control others is where witchcraft and sorcery are hatched.”

“The squirrel is very wise. Two-leggeds have learned from him over the centuries. He knows the turn of the season wheels and he collects food and prepares for winter. The squirrel knows many things about food that humans have yet to learn. They are familiar with tree spirits and tree magic. They know secret places of power, places that radiate with enough power to drive the human crazy. They know of invisible places and will bring the love of one tree for another.”

- Agnes Whistling Elk, in "Flight of the Seventh Moon," by Lynn Andrews.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Wednesday Weigh-In 20110303

I actually weighed myself on Thursday, even though it says "Wednesday" and I'm posting on Friday.

Oh yes, if anyone wanted to make a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster using ingredients sourced only from Earth, I'm sure it would contain the juice or extract of kumquats.

Waist = 37.5"
Height = 5' 9"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Tanita Scale with Body Fat monitor
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.