The Neon Nurse's Charting

Tae the Trailer has been away for a few weeks, having his color changed from a rather hideous stale banana pudding yellow to a nice matte white. After a huge struggle with incorrect for the job instincts, I have managed to more or less park him between the patio and the dirt road to the back lot. That mulberry tree needed pruning anyway.

But check out this fun (and of course Fab) quiz!


Kyan: Grooming Guru


Which Member from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is your type?
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It's probably not too exciting to anyone except me, but I've made the switch to a lower notch on my scale. I have a cool old ex-hospital model, the kind with a balancing arm that has two parts. On the bottom is a BIG weight that measures in 50 pound increments, and on the top is a smaller one callibrated to quarter pounds.

This morning I finally got to move the BIG weight from the 250 slot to the 200, so I could determine my weight to be 249 1/2. That makes a total of 16 pounds since September 2!

Hobbit Shield Maidens? I don't think so....

So, last night I gave in and signed up for the web site version of the
South Beach Diet. I had found a link that offered it for $29.95 for the
first six weeks--can't ever pass up a bargain! (I figure buying the book would cost about the same, since it is too new for there to be bargain used ones for sale.)

It looks like it is similar to the Zone Diet in basic theory, and I did
well when on that. I also like the whole community thing the web page
offers, with chat rooms and message boards. The site provides a
customizable menu and will print out your shopping list for you.

The scary part so far is that the meals seem to be designed by Ted from
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. All sorts of olive oil, fresh herb, real
produce kinds of things. I don't believe I have ever in my life bought
capers before. I am thinking maybe there is a spin off show brewing
here. Maybe call it, "Queer Pals for the Fat Gals"?

Oh, well, I only bought 4 days worth of the *FAWNCY* stuff. I think it's
possible to go surfing around the site and find alternate recipes more to
one's personal taste. Or maybe I will grow to love using romaine lettuce
leaves to make a non-bread sandwich.



The South Beach Diet Online

Well, I'm back. Summer's pretty much over and done, and I am as usual going in six directions at once trying to play catch up.

Here's a photo essay-ish thing of one summer activity:

Wow, what a Colossal Colon!