Back in Ohio after a long, good, but tiring break-neck vacation in the Portland/Seattle/Vancouver area. A few highlight below. Other highlights included: the Space Needle, eating far too much clam chowder, the excellent latte at Pike’s Place Market (best I ever had), hanging with my crazy family Saturday night, the incredible view of Seattle from […]
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Yes. That is me. But I’m alive. Posting will continue when I learn to manage my time more wisely.
Heavy thump-thump of fireworks outside my window. We’re less than a mile away from the downtown fireworks show, which plays on the 3rd and 4th. I can see the fireworks from my window here as I’m typing. If I wanted a proper show, I only need to walk out my front door and sit out
June Budget = -$176.49 + $247.85 in celebratory expenses = -$424.34 last month. All of that went on my credit card, but at least the IRS got their payment for the month? Bah. Doing math for July.
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Nobody’s immune to it, and I’ve been hearing more and more about it as those of us who had contracts, savings, and other reserves and fall-backs slowly eat through them. Things aren’t so bad here at Hacienda Dayton, but a judder of nervousness just went round the house this evening when we realized we were
Last night, I was telling J. about the leftovers in the fridge: “There’s chicken rollups and spicy coleslaw,” I said, and opened my mouth to add, “Watch out for the cabbage, tho. There’s more carbs in that than you think. Calculate at least 30 carbs for that.” I closed my mouth, amused at my own
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Must be Sunday. Also, sugar is wonky, but that’s what I get for going to Denny’s. Mmmm caffeinated coffeeeeee!
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Yesterday marked the anniversary of my arrival in the ER in Chicago for what we’d later find out was severe DKA. My blood sugar was riding at about 860 (normal is 80). I don’t remember must of this, as I was unconscious for the first 12 hours or so. A few things bleed through (someone