It was -7F earlier, with a promise to reach 27 degrees. My cutoff for jogging is 20F. The ground has been blanketed with powdered snow, which Colorado is famous for. Even though I whine about driving in it during the making of such blanket, I have to admit: It is darn beautiful. At 9 a.m.…
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I was hanging on a wrought iron chain between two floors, doing something daring. After what felt like a heroic act I couldn’t get down and my light blue cotton underwear was showing. My legs were bent in an effort to stay up. A crowd of friends and unknowns spread beneath me, gasping ‘She needs…
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“He’s dead, Jim.” I quote Google Chrome. Chrome quotes Star Trek. Today I draw this card. I wince when I see it. Ouch. Deadness. I had hoped for a uplifting message before I create a presentation for high school students about Reiki. (Obviously now I am writing this post.) Almost every morning I shuffle and…
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For a moment I thought wow, I can fly. Then it hurt. I hit the ground during a slow run. My wrists, elbow, knees bounced off the concrete and my head whipped backward -good thing it was attached to the neck. The little flip phone I held went airborne too. Its back cover popped off.…
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Hungry and had only a few items in the fridge, I dreamed up this dish half an hour before I ate it. Gluten-free, green, and full of fibah. Recently I figured out that eating carbs satisfied a part of me that fruit, protein, and greens just couldn’t. So the next best thing is to cram…
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Because life hands us stress, fatigue, potato chips, cookies, and excess weight. Because I was vain and wanted to look fit for an upcoming family wedding and a college reunion. And because I want to eat tasty foods. The back drop: a discerning person who doesn’t get into cooking, who tends to spend time thinking/writing, who did…
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