Bummer that the tickers didn't work. They were really cute. I'm obviously a Luddite.

 

[I've been exploring the reasons why my family and I share better overall physical health than many other people today.  My last post was about exercise.  This will be mostly about food, and we all know I'm all about food.]


Later!

[My younger daughter is a gifted writer, but she was speech-delayed as a little girl and even now tends to put her own inimitable spin on idiomatic expressions.  We've all used the phrase "for some reason": I feel tired all of a sudden for some reason; the light wasn't working for some reason.  Generally of course it means "for no discernible reason at all".  Marissa mixed up "for some reason" with "on purpose" and came up with her catchphrase "for a reason".  "He did that for a reason."  She doesn't say it so much these days, but it has become a bit of a family joke.  Hence the subject line.] 

I'm trying to figure out why the girls and I are so healthy.  Now, usually I just accept my blessings and go from there.  For example, I was born with a creative bent, which makes life interesting for me.  Not much talent, and no business sense, so the creativity isn't "useful" in any way, but it makes me happy, so I count it a blessing, thank God for it daily, and enjoy it.

But I know so many people with physical health problems, and so many sickly kids, that I'd really like to know why we're in the minority.  I'm not trying to brag about it; I'm just trying to figure out the whys and pass them on, just in case anyone is interested. 



More later!

1. Do you like blue cheese?  I like it very much. 

2. Have you ever smoked?  I have never even tried, and don’t intend to. 

3. Do you own a gun?  No.  I prefer the longbow, but I don’t have one of those, either.

4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite?  Lemonade is the only one I can stand.  

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?  I don’t go to doctors.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?  Fine at a ballgame, with a beer.  Corn dogs, now, those I can get outside of.  With a beer.

7. Favorite Christmas movie?  “It’s a Wonderful Life,” of course.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?  Coffee in any form, even decaf.  My preference is cream and lots of sugar, but I’ll drink it black on fast days.

9. Can you do push ups?  Haven’t had to do any since high school PE, and I’m not planning to do any soon.

10.  What's your favorite piece of jewelry?  Rings in general, and my amethyst-and-two-blue-zircons ring in particular.

11. Favorite hobby?  Beadwork, needlework, cooking, baking, dollhouses… the list goes on….

12. Do you have A.D.D.?  I don’t believe in ADD.

13. What's one trait you hate about yourself?  My quick temper.

14. Middle name?  Elizabeth.

15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.  Worrying about my Beloved spending all day downtown and not getting out to the store with me later, wondering if Aurora is going to stay in bed all day, thinking I should probably comb my hair at some point.

16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?  Coffee in the morning, beer for dinner, water all the rest of the day.

17. Current worry?  My True Love’s family and how much trouble they’re likely to make this week.

18. Current hate right now?  Whatever takes my Beloved away from me for any length of time, except for work, from which he can call me and makes it possible for us to eat and all.

19. Favorite place to be?  Home.

20. How did you bring in the New Year?  This year?  Can’t remember.  Probably I was checking my email.

21. Where would you like to go?  Seattle.

22. Name three people who will complete this?  Probably nobody.

23. Do you own slippers?  Are you kidding?  I live in slippers.

24 What shirt are you wearing?  Purple blouse with purple embroidery.

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Haven’t tried.  I’ve got a feeling I’d slide off.

26. Can you whistle?  Yes.  My daughters are jealous.

27. Favorite color?  Maroon. 

28. Would you be a pirate?  Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!  I mean, belay that.  I’m an honest seafaring lass, and I’ve got the Letters of Marque to prove it.

29. What songs do you sing in the shower?  Duets.

30. Favorite Girl's Name?  Besides those I’ve already used on my daughters, I’m rather sold on Larky.

31. Favorite boy's name?  I like lots of ‘em, especially if they end in an N.  Right now Melvin and Kentigern are at the top.

32. What's in your pocket right now?  What has it got in its pocketses?  The left pocket has a clean tissue, the right a slightly used tissue and a prayer rope.

33. Last thing that made you laugh?  My kids goofing around with my True Love last night.

34. Best bed sheets as a child?  You have got to be kidding.  All our sheets were white.

35 . Worst injury you've ever had?  Broke a toe once.  And I do have a nice scar up in my hairline from falling head-first off a bike when I was nine.

36. Do you love where you live?  The apartment is just about organized, which is nice, but the kitchen is annoyingly proportioned and the entire place is in Lexington, which is definitely not my choice part of the world.

37. How many TVs do you have in your house?  One.  Why would we need more?

38. Who is your loudest friend?  Ginny.  But if you mean my loudest relative, there’s some stiff competition for that one.

39. How many dogs do you have?  One is enough, a Boston Terrier named Seann Truibhas.

40. Does someone have a crush on you?  I wouldn’t think so.

41. What is your favorite book?  Too many to list, but if I had to leave in a hurry and take only one book… I’d end up going down with the ship because I couldn’t decide.

42. What is your favorite candy?  Dark chocolate in general, especially if it’s somewhere near hazelnut truffle.

43. Favorite Sports Team?  Rather depends on the sport.  For college athletics, I root for my alma mater the Louisville Cardinals or whoever is playing against the University of Kentucky.  My NFL team is the Denver Broncos.  In baseball, I like the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox.  My soccer teams are the German National team and whichever team my younger daughter is playing on.  Otherwise, I decide on a game-by-game basis.

Where's #44?  Whoops.  I knew my coffee tasted funny….

1. Were you named after anyone? St. Elizabeth and the Guardian Angels.

2. When was the last time you cried? I frequently blink back tears.

3. Do you like your handwriting? Handwriting?  It's been years since I've written anything by hand.

4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Corned beef, or, alternately, Ephrem's leftover roast beef.

5. Do you have kids? Two daughters.

6. If you were another person would you be friends with you? Yes, but a highly critical friend.

7. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Unfortunately, it seems to have become second nature for me.

8. Do you still have your tonsils? If I ever got any, they're still around.

9. Would you bungee jump? Not only no, but Hell No.

10. What is your favorite cereal? Wheaties.

11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Of course.

12. Do you think you are strong? Emotionally, yes.  Physically, I'm stronger than I look.

13. What is your favorite ice cream? Mint chocolate chip.

14. What is the first thing you notice about people? Overall presence.

15. Red or pink? Maroon.

16. What is the least favorite thing about yourself? My hot temper.

17. Who do you miss the most? Susan.

18. Do you want everyone to send this back to you? Sure.

19. What color shoes are you wearing? Black fuzzy slippers, though technically they're under the chair and my sock-feet are on the crossbar.

20. What was the last thing you ate? Chicken with decameron barbecue sauce, salad with bleu cheese dressing, beer, and blueberry cobbler.

21. What are you listening to right now? Silence, and loving it.

22. If you where a crayon, what color would you be? Maroon

23. Favorite smells? Sandalwood and lavender, especially together.

24. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My mother

25. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Ginny is my very best friend.

26. Favorite sports to watch? Soccer and baseball, but I'll pretty much watch almost any sport, though I detest basketball and golf.

27. Hair color? Too dark to be blonde, too light to be brown, and too red to be mousy.  Rather hazel, really.

28. Eye color? Sage green.

29. Do you wear contacts? Ick, no.

30. Favorite food? Most of it.  Especially if garlic is involved.

31. Scary movies or happy endings? The happier the better.

32. Last movie you watched? Can't remember; it's been awhile.  

33. What color shirt are you wearing? Black with white branches.  Matches the skirt.  For a black-and-white set, it's very loud.

34. Summer or winter? One each year, preferably separated by spring and fall.

35. Hugs or kisses? Hugs, unless my True Love is the one I'm hugging; then a kiss is quite in order, too.

36. Favorite dessert? Most of them.  Especially if chocolate is involved.

37. Most likely to respond? Doubt if anyone does.

38. Least likely to respond? Whoever isn't reading this.

39. What book are you reading now? Rereading The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and Three Score and Ten.

40. What is on your mouse pad? A mouse.  And Hogwarts.

41. What did you watch on TV last night? I generally don't watch TV.  I certainly didn't last night.

42. Favorite sound? The voice of my Beloved, especially when he sings.

43. Rolling stones or Beatles? Neither, really.

44. What is the farthest you have been from home??? Oahu, Hawaii.

45. Do you have a special talent? Cooking, music, needlework.  Oh, and I'm a pretty good mother, too.

46. Where were you born? Virginia.

47. Whose answers are you looking forward to getting back? Anyone who answers.

OK, for those of us who have seen movies or miniseries based on any or all of the "Books Meme" list:
1) Look at the list and bold those you have seen as a movie, play, or miniseries.
2) Italicise those you have also read.
3) Underline the movies/miniseries you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ

There, now, doesn't that make you feel better?

 

Books meme
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read (strikethrough ones you hate!)
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ

 

 

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Objective Case.

Objective Case who?

No, objective case whom!

Current Location: the ice hell of Pitz-Palu
Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: Birdie moaning about homework

Nothing sweet in the sorrow of parting,
Nothing brief in the eons alone.
Nothing swift in the seasons of waiting,
Nothing certain in futures unknown.

Nothing ardent in arms that are empty,
Nothing soft in an unfinished kiss.
Nothing left, in a weekend without thee,
But to scribble a poem like this.

Current Location: butt in chair, hands on keyboard
Current Mood: lyrical
Current Music: the swish of the net