Interesting:
Human happiness comes not from infrequent pieces of good fortune, but from the small improvements to daily life. -Benjamin Franklin
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Okay, I really resisted, but I can’t any longer! I’ve tried hard to keep Act Boldly posts on topic, but if one of the foremost political blogs can do it, so can I…it’s time for Friday cat blogging!

Anyways, I hope you’ll humor me. It won’t be an every Friday thing, but alas, I […]

Wow…that week went by fast. In general, if I’m not posting and I’m not traveling, it’s probably not a good sign. Yes, the eating has been not so hot, and that has been contributing (along with my very horrible work situation) to a pretty depressing state.
However…I got some great news today. I mentioned in […]

…insert Beatles clip here…
Yep, it’s my birthday! I’m 30…in hex.
Sorry math joke…I just turned 48. Gosh, where did the time go? And why don’t I feel that much differently than I did at 24? Same problems, I just make a lot more money :).
Not any major celebrations this year. My family celebrated with me […]

Over on Weight of the Evidence, Regina has a very interesting post about a study of monkeys and dietary trans fats that had scary findings as far as weight, glucose levels, and insulin resistance. She summarizes it this way:
The trans-fat fed monkeys gained more weight on the same calories as their trans-fat free counterparts! More […]

A while back, I mentioned that I was happy to find Camille’s, which sells a healthier alternative to fast food. At the time, Maria noted that it was easy to make an unhealthy choice, which is true, but what I was really happy with was that they at least had healthy ingredients. If you let […]

Well, me yeah, but…it’s Susan Powter!
If you’re a long-time dieter like me, you may well have remembered the buzz cut Susan and her Stop the Insanity program, a book and video series that focused on exercise and a low-fat diet as the key to weight loss.
Back now after an long absence (she says she took […]