Hello All and Hello Fall!
Finally! The house repairs / redo has officially started! The contractor started working yesterday.
Now the fun begins - I hope! I have read about so many nightmares with contractors, stone fabricators, etc, that I am holding my breath. But I'm feeling pretty optimistic that we found an excellent contractor - touching wood! I'll let you know if we experience any nightmares, you can be sure of it!
What ever happened to individuality? I swear to god, everyone is a wimp, wimp, wimp when it comes to decorating their baths. Baths are like cars today - they all must look alike. I drove all the way to another state to go to a tile store, because I was looking at "Bathroom" books at Barnes and Noble this am when a woman came up to me and asked if I was redo-ing a bath. Then she told me about her redone bath and the tile store she absolutely loves and I just have to go there because they have the best prices and biggest selection of anyone around.
Uhm.
Not really. And their selection of stones? Huge selection of, um, various shades of beige - not kidding, probably close to a thousand different shades of beige. But you can get 1 in by 6 in, to 18x18 in, to 1 in x 1 in sheets in any shade of neutral beige you could imagine! Everything was some shade of neutral. Boring!
I mean I was really excited to go there based on her description, I even brought my tile design book I borrowed from the library and pictures of tiled baths from the resort we went to on our honeymoon - which had a vibrant blue mosaic with a dragonfly designed into the mosaic.
But even worse than the limited color selection for me, was that every single stone - except their slate - was from China. I think even Home Depot's 99 cent per square foot porcelain tiles are made in Thailand, or somewhere other than China. What do you think? Should we avoid products made in China in reconstructing our house?
Enough about the house redo. Hablamos Espanol! I've been watching Sex in the City in Spanish lately. Haven't done too much reading. But am picking up some phrases here and there - aqui y alli. (??) En serio? = seriously? Si!
And for some reason eating lots of fnv's has been easy and very satiating the past few days. And I just sleep so much better when I eat a salad for dinner, and don't eat within 4 hours of bedtime.
Speaking of bedtime, the library will be kicking me out soon. Buenos noches!
Hasta luego,
Poodle
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
u heard it here first
Hello!
Remember back a few posts ago when I asked if any of you had noticed any changes at your local Walmart? Well, turns out Walmart is doing a national make-over, which includes some big hour long TV ad or informercial to air next week and I saw an article in TIME magazine last week about it, too. Guess they are really serious.
Ok, ok, ok, i think it might be time to get serious about the 10/day thing. Or to revise it. It is just not working. Maybe I need more guidelines or something. I was talking to my neighbor the other day about people we've known who have quit smoking, and what it was that FINALLY made people quit, for good. I guess I was kinda hoping this blog would be a force to keep me on track with eating better. So far no good. I don't really want this to be an all food blog, but maybe that's what I should do for awhile to see if it'll help. What do you think? Would you read and post comments if this became an all food blog?
As far as the learning Spanish goes, it's going pretty well with my latest project. I got the easy to read and hip book Twilight in Spanish from the library and I bought the English version so I can read them side by side. It is going slowly, but I do some every day. Por supuesto, at this rate I'll only be on page 4 by the time the spanish version of the book is due back at the library.
I also want to figure out why it is that towards the end of each of my blog entries, the paragraph spacing disappears, even though in the HTML version the spacing is present. If any of you have any ideas or helpful hints, please send them.
Exciting news! The permit came from the township office so our contractor will start work tomorrow and I need to order the kitchen cabinets this week!
In case you were wondering, I didn't sign up for FiOS - I let the promotion deadline pass. Hopefully they'll have another promotion once we move back into the house!
Until next time,
Poodle
Remember back a few posts ago when I asked if any of you had noticed any changes at your local Walmart? Well, turns out Walmart is doing a national make-over, which includes some big hour long TV ad or informercial to air next week and I saw an article in TIME magazine last week about it, too. Guess they are really serious.
Ok, ok, ok, i think it might be time to get serious about the 10/day thing. Or to revise it. It is just not working. Maybe I need more guidelines or something. I was talking to my neighbor the other day about people we've known who have quit smoking, and what it was that FINALLY made people quit, for good. I guess I was kinda hoping this blog would be a force to keep me on track with eating better. So far no good. I don't really want this to be an all food blog, but maybe that's what I should do for awhile to see if it'll help. What do you think? Would you read and post comments if this became an all food blog?
As far as the learning Spanish goes, it's going pretty well with my latest project. I got the easy to read and hip book Twilight in Spanish from the library and I bought the English version so I can read them side by side. It is going slowly, but I do some every day. Por supuesto, at this rate I'll only be on page 4 by the time the spanish version of the book is due back at the library.
I also want to figure out why it is that towards the end of each of my blog entries, the paragraph spacing disappears, even though in the HTML version the spacing is present. If any of you have any ideas or helpful hints, please send them.
Exciting news! The permit came from the township office so our contractor will start work tomorrow and I need to order the kitchen cabinets this week!
In case you were wondering, I didn't sign up for FiOS - I let the promotion deadline pass. Hopefully they'll have another promotion once we move back into the house!
Until next time,
Poodle
Monday, September 14, 2009
Dinner with Friends
Getting together with friends, who I know read this, is interesting. My friend asked me if she would be a topic in here, almost as if she was hoping she/they would be...hmmm. I guess she already is, even though I haven't named names. We ate at a local restaurant, we were the first table to be seated and almost the last to leave. Obviously we had a lot of catching up to do. I'll leave it at that for now! Of course, she - or her husband - could send a post with their own comments about the dinner. Now there's a challenge, lets see if they take the bait...
I haven't mentioned the 10 per day lately. Probably because I haven't been very successful at eating 10 fruits and vegetables a day. That is a lot of food - especially when you're already full from eating cookies and pretzels, etc. But, today was different. I definitely ate 10 fruits and veggies today. I made some carrot juice. I NEVER thought I would ever drink carrot juice. But, surprisingly this is really very good. The first picture is the ingredients to make one glass of delicious carrot (and celery) juice.
The second picture shows the amount of juice and pulp you get from the 6 carrots and one stalk of celery it took to make that glassful of juice. The pulp is very good when mixed with pure horseradish and vegan mayo spread on toast! Yum!
The other veggies I ate today were in some leftover vegetable soup I made using the Vitamix (high speed/powered mixer) yesterday, and a huge green salad. If only every day could be so good! And not a single cookie today, though I did eat some cashews with some chocolate chips (vegan variety, of course!) for a sweet snack.
As far as exercise goes, it's definitely better now that I can finally run again! I feel a little guilty writing this in here, when I know Poopers, who is a true runner and competitive marathoner reads this and can not run at the moment, and will not be able to for some time. But, I know how important he thinks it is to exercise, so I'm hoping he'll be magnanimous about it for my sake.
There is a running club that is hosting weekly training runs on a grass course in preparation for an October race they are hosting. So far I've run in two training runs and it is great. Running on grass sure beats pounding the pavement! And last week I ran about a half mile in my five finger shoes before the 5k training run, with no painful calves or new blisters. And today I ran a full mile in them on the treadmill before switching to my regular running shoes for the final two miles. Yesterday I ran the 4 + mile loop around the neighborhood that I also call the Hilly Loop. And after the run I took a pilates class.
I just started taking pilates and I think it is good to add some variety to shake up my muscles, and yep, pilates does that! But the best part was after the pilates class the instructor gave me a private pilates lesson on the "machines:" one was called The Reformer and the other was called The Cadillac. I felt very honored to get a private lesson.
Since no one commented on verizon vs comcast after my request for help regarding FiOS, etc, I have a lot of research to do, and quick like. The discounted promotion ends this week!
Please let me know if you know anything about FiOS, good or bad, ASAP!
Until next time,
Until next time,
Poodle
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Good News!
Exciting News! Poopers was riding the train home from a long day of work late last night and his right thigh started to burn and felt hot. He tried to extend his leg and it moved!!! Once he got home, he had to try it again to make sure it wasn't some freaky swaying of the train moving his leg, but I saw it, too. He could actually move his leg about 6 inches! This is good news indeed! Since there is a definite temporal relationship between his starting his Omega 3 fish oil supplements and a significant improvement in his motor control and sensation in his leg, I am going to credit the fish oil. Shoddy science? Well, what kind of science was it that caused the paralysis and atrophy in the first place?
It'll be interesting to see if he can reproduce the movement and extension again today. He is not looking forward to the burning/pins and needles that will likely accompany his regaining motor function and nerve conduction to the muscle, but I think he's thinking it'll be worth it, if it means he'll have normal use of that leg again!
I'm at the library and dealing with the headaches of modern technology. Since we don't have a printer or internet at home, I decided to come to the library to print off a cover letter and resume for a job I wanted to submit via email today. Thinking it would be a good idea to proof them on the printed page prior to submitting them, I tried to print them off. But wouldn't you know, the "upgrades" they installed on the library computers will not allow anyone to print emailed documents from them! Great. But it gets better. Yahoo also just activated some upgrades to their email accounts, and I couldn't attach those documents to them to send them in the first place. I'm thinking I'm not supposed to apply for this job today.... Remind me again, why I, who's someone who hates computers would ever wanna blog on one? Right, I thought I should learn this. Learning is not always fun, is it?
Speaking of learning. I found a way to learn some Spanish that's pretty cool. There are some movies that have Spanish language option and then I select the English subtitles. This way I can hear the Spanish and follow along by reading the English. I suspect some of you are way ahead of me on this little trick, but hey, I still think it's kinda cool, even if I did just figure this one out. I've noticed this technique for learning Spanish is easier with simple movies than with clever, fast-speaking, intellectual type of movies. Twilight, for example, was a great movie to listen to in Spanish. Any other Twilight fans out there??? Which was your favorite Twilight book and which do you expect to be your favorite movie of the 4 books? I can't wait for the second of the series to come to the big screen, any day now, right?
I've had some sad news from a friend of mine who has had a run of bad luck and major life changes all packed into a short period of time. I know she's not reading this, but I am sending her blessings and well wishes from here - positive energy (thoughts ARE energy) can only help her!
And Happy Birthday to all my friends and relatives who have birthdays this month! There are a lot of you!
Feliz cumpleanos (sp??)
Poodles
It'll be interesting to see if he can reproduce the movement and extension again today. He is not looking forward to the burning/pins and needles that will likely accompany his regaining motor function and nerve conduction to the muscle, but I think he's thinking it'll be worth it, if it means he'll have normal use of that leg again!
I'm at the library and dealing with the headaches of modern technology. Since we don't have a printer or internet at home, I decided to come to the library to print off a cover letter and resume for a job I wanted to submit via email today. Thinking it would be a good idea to proof them on the printed page prior to submitting them, I tried to print them off. But wouldn't you know, the "upgrades" they installed on the library computers will not allow anyone to print emailed documents from them! Great. But it gets better. Yahoo also just activated some upgrades to their email accounts, and I couldn't attach those documents to them to send them in the first place. I'm thinking I'm not supposed to apply for this job today.... Remind me again, why I, who's someone who hates computers would ever wanna blog on one? Right, I thought I should learn this. Learning is not always fun, is it?
Speaking of learning. I found a way to learn some Spanish that's pretty cool. There are some movies that have Spanish language option and then I select the English subtitles. This way I can hear the Spanish and follow along by reading the English. I suspect some of you are way ahead of me on this little trick, but hey, I still think it's kinda cool, even if I did just figure this one out. I've noticed this technique for learning Spanish is easier with simple movies than with clever, fast-speaking, intellectual type of movies. Twilight, for example, was a great movie to listen to in Spanish. Any other Twilight fans out there??? Which was your favorite Twilight book and which do you expect to be your favorite movie of the 4 books? I can't wait for the second of the series to come to the big screen, any day now, right?
I've had some sad news from a friend of mine who has had a run of bad luck and major life changes all packed into a short period of time. I know she's not reading this, but I am sending her blessings and well wishes from here - positive energy (thoughts ARE energy) can only help her!
And Happy Birthday to all my friends and relatives who have birthdays this month! There are a lot of you!
Feliz cumpleanos (sp??)
Poodles
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Feels Like Monday
Hello!
It is Tuesday, but it sure feels like Monday to me! Does it to you, too? Despite a low cloud ceiling and a chill in the air, Labor Day Monday was dry yesterday. My street was closed to traffic for a neighborhood block party for a few hours. Looked like they were enjoying themselves. What did you do this Labor Day? Please send a comment so I can be jealous!
After teaching yoga this a.m. I walked over to my local Barnes and Noble bookstore. Finally, they have free wi-fi internet access! I wonder if that is nationwide? Can anyone report from other states? Please send a post so we can all know.
Since all of the local libraries were closed all weekend for the holiday weekend, I went to Panera Bread to get online (for free, thank you Panera!) over the weekend. Found out they "kick you offline" if you've been hooked up for more than a half hour during their rush hour over lunchtime. So I didn't get to blog this weekend, but I was thinking of all of you!
But back to Barnes and Noble. I checked out their Spanish Language section. I was impressed! They even had some dual-language (english on one page, spanish on the facing page) books that I've noticed are extremely hard to find. And they had some top best sellers that were completely in Spanish; but not, unfortunately, the Twilight series. They had a huge selection of Spanish / English dictionaries. I've been looking for a complete dictionary that also has phonetic pronunciations and found a nice one, that is not too big/heavy, and has a laminated/sturdy cover for less than $12!! The same publisher had a larger/heavier dictionary and an envelope inside the back cover with some way to download their dictionary if you bought that one. I was tempted, but decided to go with the smaller version. I even found a book that had an ad in it for a subscription to a spanish magazine that comes with a monthly CD to help you learn Spanish. I haven't seen the magazine, but it sounded pretty cool. Have any of you seen it??
As far as exercise goes, I tried to go for a run on the sidewalk yesterday. Not gonna happen. My calves were still too sore. That really says something. I can't remember a running injury that lamed me for that long. When I ran very slowly the other evening last week, it was on grass, a much more forgiving surface. Have since discovered that the first time you run in those five finger shoes you should only run a half to one mile max for the first few weeks. Ha! Now they tell me...
So, coming up in a few days is Poopers and my second anniversary. He has to be one of the hardest people to buy gifts for. Please send suggestions - you can post them here, as he won't be reading this for a few days, since he is very busy at work. And I need suggestions!! Quick!! I already know what he is giving me. It's one of his favorite gifts to give me - a coin. I think it is a classy gift, and it's doubley good because it's something he enjoys picking out, too. But what should I get him?
Marble, marble, marble, I think I'm losing my marbles with all these kitchen counter top options. And I must say I think slaughter houses and stone importer/fabricator warehouses have a lot of similarities. It's no wonder there are so many layers of middlemen etc in the stone business (with their corresponding layers of increasing prices), it is a rough world filled with a lot of workers who are about as rough around the edges as their stones!
Happy Tuesday everyone!
Until next time,
Poodles
It is Tuesday, but it sure feels like Monday to me! Does it to you, too? Despite a low cloud ceiling and a chill in the air, Labor Day Monday was dry yesterday. My street was closed to traffic for a neighborhood block party for a few hours. Looked like they were enjoying themselves. What did you do this Labor Day? Please send a comment so I can be jealous!
After teaching yoga this a.m. I walked over to my local Barnes and Noble bookstore. Finally, they have free wi-fi internet access! I wonder if that is nationwide? Can anyone report from other states? Please send a post so we can all know.
Since all of the local libraries were closed all weekend for the holiday weekend, I went to Panera Bread to get online (for free, thank you Panera!) over the weekend. Found out they "kick you offline" if you've been hooked up for more than a half hour during their rush hour over lunchtime. So I didn't get to blog this weekend, but I was thinking of all of you!
But back to Barnes and Noble. I checked out their Spanish Language section. I was impressed! They even had some dual-language (english on one page, spanish on the facing page) books that I've noticed are extremely hard to find. And they had some top best sellers that were completely in Spanish; but not, unfortunately, the Twilight series. They had a huge selection of Spanish / English dictionaries. I've been looking for a complete dictionary that also has phonetic pronunciations and found a nice one, that is not too big/heavy, and has a laminated/sturdy cover for less than $12!! The same publisher had a larger/heavier dictionary and an envelope inside the back cover with some way to download their dictionary if you bought that one. I was tempted, but decided to go with the smaller version. I even found a book that had an ad in it for a subscription to a spanish magazine that comes with a monthly CD to help you learn Spanish. I haven't seen the magazine, but it sounded pretty cool. Have any of you seen it??
As far as exercise goes, I tried to go for a run on the sidewalk yesterday. Not gonna happen. My calves were still too sore. That really says something. I can't remember a running injury that lamed me for that long. When I ran very slowly the other evening last week, it was on grass, a much more forgiving surface. Have since discovered that the first time you run in those five finger shoes you should only run a half to one mile max for the first few weeks. Ha! Now they tell me...
So, coming up in a few days is Poopers and my second anniversary. He has to be one of the hardest people to buy gifts for. Please send suggestions - you can post them here, as he won't be reading this for a few days, since he is very busy at work. And I need suggestions!! Quick!! I already know what he is giving me. It's one of his favorite gifts to give me - a coin. I think it is a classy gift, and it's doubley good because it's something he enjoys picking out, too. But what should I get him?
Marble, marble, marble, I think I'm losing my marbles with all these kitchen counter top options. And I must say I think slaughter houses and stone importer/fabricator warehouses have a lot of similarities. It's no wonder there are so many layers of middlemen etc in the stone business (with their corresponding layers of increasing prices), it is a rough world filled with a lot of workers who are about as rough around the edges as their stones!
Happy Tuesday everyone!
Until next time,
Poodles
Friday, September 4, 2009
OMG - I have a follower!
Wow - you are reading and joining! I don't even know what it means to be an official blog follower (never done it myself). Maybe my follower will post a comment about what you have to do be a follower?!?!
Thank you!
Poodle
Thank you!
Poodle
pain in the calf
Long time no hear, eh? Sorry about that. I could blame the lack of internet at home on my missing a few posts here, so I will. Can't wait til we get internet. Thinking about FIOS - both verizon and comcast are offering competitive rates for their new FiOS packages. Have any of you tried or been using FiOS? What do you think of your internet services or phone service in general??? I generally hate dealing with verizon, anyone have an opinion on comast?
Update on my lameness. Still lame. I'm beginning to think this is more than just from running in those funky five finger shoes. And I'm also wondering if some of Pooper's complications following his recent surgery could be related to vitamin and essential fatty acid deficiencies. Yesterday I was able to run again - though extremely slowly, and those of you who know how slowly I run normally would realize when I say "slowly" means it was painfully slow. And I realized I had a tingling in my toes and felt "flat footed" (the way cats with neuropathies or electrolyte imbalance walk in a plantigrade gait or stance) even when I walked, especially when I walked. And Poopers just had an EMG that showed he has minimal to no nerve conduction to his quads from his femoral nerve and an ultrasound of his femoral nerve showed inflammation (but it was not transected!!!). Needless to say, I will be going to the health food store to get some supplements. And we will be eating more Omega 3's (i.e. walnuts, flaxseed oils, algae derived DHAs), less Omega 6's, (i.e. less vegetable oils), and taking more B12 (for vegans this HAS to be supplemented)! It is odd how I just kinda forgot about the Omega 3's. I had been using flaxseed oil as the oil base of our salad dressing for a while, but then I decided to just use vinegar for my salad dressing, and bye-bye went my source of Omega 3s! Yikes!
Needless to say, with the painful calves, and I mean, painful, I have not done anything aerobic until yesterday. Other than how slowly I had to jog yesterday, mentally it felt good to exercise again!
In terms of the house repairs, it is really gearing up! I may not have been blogging these past few days, but I have been web surfing. I found the best blog with pictures of finished kitchens at, yep, you guessed, "finished kitchens blog." I'm most excited because I think, I hope, I found a source for marble slabs for countertop and backsplash that is affordable. I'm waiting for a call back from the wearhouse, to see if their add was correct. Hope it's not too good to be true! I've wanted marble from the beginning, but was advised against it by all the sales people, and turned against it by the price. But here's hoping that price is right!!!
Please post a comment to tell me what's going on with you! Just click the "0 Comments" link below! I need your help to keep blogging, and if you comment then I'll know you're reading...right?
Until next time,
Poodles
Update on my lameness. Still lame. I'm beginning to think this is more than just from running in those funky five finger shoes. And I'm also wondering if some of Pooper's complications following his recent surgery could be related to vitamin and essential fatty acid deficiencies. Yesterday I was able to run again - though extremely slowly, and those of you who know how slowly I run normally would realize when I say "slowly" means it was painfully slow. And I realized I had a tingling in my toes and felt "flat footed" (the way cats with neuropathies or electrolyte imbalance walk in a plantigrade gait or stance) even when I walked, especially when I walked. And Poopers just had an EMG that showed he has minimal to no nerve conduction to his quads from his femoral nerve and an ultrasound of his femoral nerve showed inflammation (but it was not transected!!!). Needless to say, I will be going to the health food store to get some supplements. And we will be eating more Omega 3's (i.e. walnuts, flaxseed oils, algae derived DHAs), less Omega 6's, (i.e. less vegetable oils), and taking more B12 (for vegans this HAS to be supplemented)! It is odd how I just kinda forgot about the Omega 3's. I had been using flaxseed oil as the oil base of our salad dressing for a while, but then I decided to just use vinegar for my salad dressing, and bye-bye went my source of Omega 3s! Yikes!
Needless to say, with the painful calves, and I mean, painful, I have not done anything aerobic until yesterday. Other than how slowly I had to jog yesterday, mentally it felt good to exercise again!
In terms of the house repairs, it is really gearing up! I may not have been blogging these past few days, but I have been web surfing. I found the best blog with pictures of finished kitchens at, yep, you guessed, "finished kitchens blog." I'm most excited because I think, I hope, I found a source for marble slabs for countertop and backsplash that is affordable. I'm waiting for a call back from the wearhouse, to see if their add was correct. Hope it's not too good to be true! I've wanted marble from the beginning, but was advised against it by all the sales people, and turned against it by the price. But here's hoping that price is right!!!
Please post a comment to tell me what's going on with you! Just click the "0 Comments" link below! I need your help to keep blogging, and if you comment then I'll know you're reading...right?
Until next time,
Poodles
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Lame!
Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!
You would think I would know better than to go out for a run for the first time in new shoes expecting to be able to go as far as usual without getting sore or blisters. Nope! I am not that smart! I tried the new five finger shoes (see yesterday's blog) and my calves are killing me! And I have some doozey of some blisters, too. But I am still hopeful that they will be good for transitioning to barefoot running.
Did anyone else hear the health report in the news today that said that moderate to heavy drinkers tend to exercise more regularly and strenuously than their tea-totalling peers? Hmmm, this ought to get a response from Poopers...
Yesterday's 10/d went well and as you know I ran yesterday too. My fnv's from yesterday included: corn on the cob - 4 of them!!!, pine apple, bananas, red bell peppers (dipped in a delicious Tex-Mex dip I made using walnuts and cumin and chile powder), tomatoes and basil, and of course some fruit juice.
In yesterday's newspaper there was an article about ancient man's diet, I think it's also called the paleolithic (??) diet and how comparatively healthier man was back then. If I understood correctly the ancient diet consisted of primarily game meats, nuts/seeds, and vegetables. The article said that as agricultured grains and meats increased in quantity in the diet that man became less healthy over the years. Interesting. As Grandma would have said, "that's progress for you!"
I tried to do yoga this am, but it is really hard to stretch much of anything when your calves are as tight as a tick on a dog. Ouch, ouch, ouch! This is even worse than the soreness you get after going horseback riding for the first time. I can't remember ever being this sore from exercise - and never this sore in my calves. And this is with a good dose of ibuprofen, too. Suggestions? Please post them! It really makes me wonder how horses can get all new shoes (elevated heels, or whatever), go out for some exercise and NOT come back lame. It is really amazing how sore I am.
My dad mailed me an article from Smithsonian Magazine on Argentina. I am looking forward to reading it and need to do some more Spanish this evening.
Until next time,
Saludos,
Poodle
You would think I would know better than to go out for a run for the first time in new shoes expecting to be able to go as far as usual without getting sore or blisters. Nope! I am not that smart! I tried the new five finger shoes (see yesterday's blog) and my calves are killing me! And I have some doozey of some blisters, too. But I am still hopeful that they will be good for transitioning to barefoot running.
Did anyone else hear the health report in the news today that said that moderate to heavy drinkers tend to exercise more regularly and strenuously than their tea-totalling peers? Hmmm, this ought to get a response from Poopers...
Yesterday's 10/d went well and as you know I ran yesterday too. My fnv's from yesterday included: corn on the cob - 4 of them!!!, pine apple, bananas, red bell peppers (dipped in a delicious Tex-Mex dip I made using walnuts and cumin and chile powder), tomatoes and basil, and of course some fruit juice.
In yesterday's newspaper there was an article about ancient man's diet, I think it's also called the paleolithic (??) diet and how comparatively healthier man was back then. If I understood correctly the ancient diet consisted of primarily game meats, nuts/seeds, and vegetables. The article said that as agricultured grains and meats increased in quantity in the diet that man became less healthy over the years. Interesting. As Grandma would have said, "that's progress for you!"
I tried to do yoga this am, but it is really hard to stretch much of anything when your calves are as tight as a tick on a dog. Ouch, ouch, ouch! This is even worse than the soreness you get after going horseback riding for the first time. I can't remember ever being this sore from exercise - and never this sore in my calves. And this is with a good dose of ibuprofen, too. Suggestions? Please post them! It really makes me wonder how horses can get all new shoes (elevated heels, or whatever), go out for some exercise and NOT come back lame. It is really amazing how sore I am.
My dad mailed me an article from Smithsonian Magazine on Argentina. I am looking forward to reading it and need to do some more Spanish this evening.
Until next time,
Saludos,
Poodle
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