I just read a disturbing article that claims a diet moderate to high in protein in middle age, esp animal-based protein, raises your risk of cancer to the same degree that smoking does.
Considering how often I am tempted to start smoking again lately (the thing that stops me is that I am absolutely positive that that first drag would taste terrible, feel worse, and make me cough for ages. And yet it is still tempting!) sticking with JUST the animal protein based diet danger still seems like a win.
As noted on FB - NO MORE CRUTCHES!! I have the boot for two more weeks which takes me to the end of the Spring Training portion of the trip and the start of the Grand Canyon leg so I'll probably keep it on through that part too, just to be on the safe side.
I'm Sofa King happy.
Thanks Ginger. The article I read was similar in tone to the one you posted. I didn't mean to imply I thought it was necessary to cut all meat from my diet pronto. I'm not like that anyway. I'm more the eat in moderation type.
So I just had the most aggravating conference with one of my students. She's just blowing off the class royally, and I'm trying to wrangle her and get her to focus, but I'm also trying to keep the kid gloves on. Arrrgh! What I wanted to say: Hey, if you want to see how little work you can do in the class and still pass, that's fine by me. What's not fine is the assumption that I'm going to work any harder to get you to pass the class than you are.
I should go for a run, but what I really want to do right now is go to sleep. I'm pretty sure that would result in me being acutely awake at midnight, though, which I'm sure would not be good for tomorrow. I don't even know why I'm so tired.
SOFA KING
I'm sure there are a number of sofa stores out there who have no idea why some customers are snickering. Or there are some very smug business owners who smirk every time they answer the phone and say their name.
edit: "Remember, employees! Enunciate the company name! People caught slurring the words will be written up! Yes, even you, Smithers!"
We're up to Winter Storm Vulcan now.
I refuse to recognize names for storms that are not hurricanes/typhoons. It's just too ridiculous. How long before we end up with Sunshower Shelley or Afternoon Drizzle Dora?
Yay Suzi! COngratulations!
I just got off a quick conference call, and you know, as much as I like the coworkers here and the casual office environment (jeans, no office manager around, very low-key), I am not going to be envying these guys in a few months. They're working on a series of monster reports that are going to be challenged in court by a ton of angry Westerners (ranchers, miners, and environmentalists), and it's going to be u.g.l.y.
