On the one hand the AP really messed up with the whole couch sex rumor...I mean how hard is it to verify, realize it's baseless and then ignore it.

According to things I've seen on various social media sites, the couch sex thing is actually from the first edition of his stupid book, but was removed from subsequent editions. I'm sure that is also an internet rumor, but it cracks me up.

Oh man. I hadn't read that it was in the first edition. I was just thinking someone made it up. Too bad no one has a copy of the first edition to check . From what I saw someone Tweeted about, there was a story, a retraction, etc.

Wasn't there a British Prime Minister who had a sordid history with a pig's head? I'd say the Vance rumor is almost quaint in comparison.

David Cameron.

Midlife crumbling body check-in: after vacation (we leave tomorrow morning), I need to schedule a mammogram, colonoscopy, and need to find a dermatologist to make sure my cave fish-white self stays skin cancer-free (in the meantime, I have SPF 1 billion for the beach). I'm posting that for accountability, so I make those appointments.

Despite the best efforts of Awesome Doctor to appeal to our insurance, they refuse to pay for weight-loss drugs (which seems very short-sighted of them, because they have access to my records; they can see my BMI). And my blood sugar is like 70, so he can't get it covered for pre-diabetes. The good news is, I'm fat but otherwise pretty damn healthy. I am, however, still on a mission to lose the Covid weight, so at the beginning of June I started tracking my food, which I haven't done in a long, long, long time. Since then, I've lost 10 pounds (which I honestly can't tell, because that really isn't that much on my frame), which I'm pretty happy with for 2 months. I took my measurements back in April when we bought Indian garb for our niece's Hindu wedding ceremony, and compared to my April measurements, I've lost 2.5 inches off my bust, 3 inches off my waist, and 2 inches off my hips. So I guess I'll keep tracking my food and my insurance can go jump in a lake.

(I am, however, not going to track my food very strictly on vacation. I have seafood to eat!)

Boo on short-sighted insurance, but yay on the healthy direction that you're achieving in spite of it! Enjoy that vacation.

No vacation here, but I drove a group from our sister Assisted Living from Lexington to the Boston MFA (and back) to see a collection of gowns and jewelry. It was good that most of it was behind glass, because it was so luxurious that I would have been absent-mindedly running my hands over the material.

It was also interesting to me that the only dresses that I could absolutely have fitted properly were stage dresses for Donna Summer. She had a Real Body(tm).

Boo, indeed, on stupid insurance company. Yay on tracking + desired weight loss. I've been tracking mine for about a week now, and it's def making a difference. Imagine that! Anyway -- you have a tracking buddy now!

Just had a good catch-up dinner with a friend. Much needed. Then I bought more chocolate oat ice cream bars at TJs, because, yum and also, they are serving as a really tasty replacement for my addiction to Snicker's (Snickers' ?) Ice Cream Bars. Holy Hell, I love the shit out of those things. So, yeah, oat bar replacement it is.

I'm for sure going to see Deadpool & Wolverine this weekend. Can't wait.

Cereal:

Theo, I would have had the same compulsion. I often make people take off their rings and such so I can handle them (I mean, not random people; friends who know about my quirks).

Yay on tracking + desired weight loss. I've been tracking mine for about a week now, and it's def making a difference. Imagine that! Anyway -- you have a tracking buddy now!

I thought tracking would make me obsessive and control-freaky, but it's mostly just interesting to see the data. Like, I get a lot of fiber on a daily basis. A LOT. But I have to actively work to hit my protein goal (which is a pain in the ass).

Yeah, that's a large part of why I started -- to get my ratios right-ish among carbs, fats, and protein. My doc was like, "Do you eat enough protein?" And I said, "Well, I'm pretty sure, because if there's no protein in my meal, then I don't really think of it as a meal, so..." Turns out I was right.

The apps have gotten so fast and useful now, I don't get stuck/sucked in getting every little detail right, so it helps me not be obsessive.