Did you ever have one of those long, long nights where you were getting some good quality sleep, yet woke up several times in the night just to check the clock and see you felt great, felt rested, felt sleepy and still had hours and hours left to sleep?  I had one of those last night.  It barely entered my mind whether I should check email or catch up on email readings, and I wasn’t waiting on anything urgent so I simply went back to sleep. Continue reading →

Saturday, March 7, 2009.  A friend asked the other day where did I get protein from when I didn’t eat meat.  I told her, first of all, while I don’t eat 4 legged critters, I do eat poultry and seafood a few times a month.  What she didn’t realize is that even bread, rice, pasta, grains, breakfast cereals, and potatoes have protein in them.  You don’t have to eat flesh or exist on dairy and beans to get protein and be healthy. I figure for my size and lifestyle, I only need about 60 grams a day of protein, and fat for that matter.   And having cholesterol that hovers around 170 and triglyccerides at 70: priceless.

Saturday, March 7, 2009. After a few days of not making soup, I began to jones again for it, so went into the kitchen and made one for breakfast.  I have been making soups in my small one quart pot on purpose, because for decades I made tons of soup at one time and would have to eat the same one for a week or freeze it.  This way, I can make a new soup each day if I like.  Continue reading →

Thursday March 5, 2009. Last night I made the most awesome dinner.  I’d bought a package of brussels sprouts at the market earlier in the week and let myself lust after them for days.  Last night I decided enough was enough!  I  washed them and cut them each into quarters.  Not sliced like coins, rather I quartered them.  I heated a tsp of olive oil and a tsp of Earth Balance spread in a fry pan big enough to keep the sprouts in one layer.  When it’s hot, toss them in. Continue reading →

Thursday March 6, 2009.  The AOL news read under the photo:  Jorma Hogbacka celebrates his $12.24 million lottery win in Toronto in January. The semi-retired welder said he expected to win the lottery after a psychic said he would be rich one day. So did he win because the psychic saw it, or did he attract it because he expected it? Continue reading →

Last week I drove to Ocala and stopped to get gas on Highway 40 just east of I-95.  I never pay much attention to the price of gas, and locally just buy it where it’s on the way.  But being in an unfamiliar place, I was all eyes and ears, taking it all in.  I thought I remembered gas being over $3.00 a gallon not that long ago and yet here I was paying a dollar less than that per gallon.  I thought, “how cool is that!” Continue reading →

Wow, was yesterday a banner day for ad sales! I had written before dawn yesterday morning at Editing at the Source; Browsers; 13 Steps Back to Balance the below 13 steps.  Afterward, I did an experiment of reading them over and over to myself.  I took a break at the top of each hour to read them over again and contemplated how true I knew them to be.   At 12:55pm, the calls started coming in.  I got five ads from new advertisers. Continue reading →

If you think you HAVE to sell your gold for money right now, for gosh sakes don’t send it through the mail to someone you have no idea what they will pay you for it.   Take it to a legitimate dealer locally.  Know what the price of gold is today.  Right now it’s at $932 according to www.kitco.com/market.  Get informed to get the best deal.  Also, you might want to call your elderly friends and family and mention that to them also.  They may not know.  They may not keep up with anything other than what the tv tells them.  Help them to stay smart!  You, too.  Me, too.