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Rain, please, no flooding
Guinness would like you to know that these record-breaking temperatures take it out of a girl.
Magnetic Poetry 365:130
In his head
My name is Rex.
I have a stomach ache.
Tim had to take me to the vet.
Car!
We won’t talk about that thing they did.
There’s an empty sandwich wrapper on the table.
It wasn’t mine.
Maybe if I ate a sandwich, my stomach ache would go away.
And a pickle.
Don’t take my picture.
Magnetic Poetry 365:129
I was only partially kidding around the other day with my “Make Good Choices!” post. I forget to eat breakfast a lot. Because of medication, I can’t eat for an hour after I get up. By then, I’ve become absorbed by the day’s activities, and it’s often several hours before I realize I haven’t eaten. This is NOT GOOD.
Funny thing is, I never forget to get online. Or that I have a blog. Or that I like taking photographs. That’s why there will sometimes be coffee cup or breakfast photos on my blog. It’s not because I think you care what I’m eating. It’s because this is one way I have of encouraging myself to make healthy choices or even to remember that I need to eat. If it reminds someone else to make good choices, too, then…yay! Don’t forget your glass of water with every meal.
Healthy: maple cinnamon oatmeal with fresh raspberries; Light & Fit blueberry yogurt with fresh blueberries added.
The once-a-week-love-fest: eggs (fried yes, but using canola cooking spray), bacon, half a fresh orange with fresh blueberries, dry wheat toast. Tankard of coffee with Sweet and Low and fat-free Half & Half. No one understands fat-free Half & Half, so don’t torment yourself trying to make logic of it.
A little frosted indulgence: mini wheats with fresh raspberries in one percent milk; half an orange.
A very Ninja birthday
What do you do when Ninjas take over your birthday cake?
Fight back! The Rhonda wields a fierce cake slicer. Fear her!
Smile and the whole world smiles with you
When Tim’s foster dog Penny came to live with him, I worried because she always looked so serious and tentative. I hoped one day, she’d look happy.
I think I got my wish.
Where my focus has been
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a stack of paper this high on my table.
The bad news is: It isn’t my manuscript.
The good news is: I know a writer whose readers and fans are going to be very happy in a few months.
Magnetic Poetry 365:128
I wish I always did this.
Button Sunday
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers of biology and of the heart.
Your mothers wanted me to remind you:
1. Always leave the house wearing your best and cleanest underwear.
2. Brush your teeth.
3. And: