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Well, knock on wood so far we have been lucky, but 138,000 people in Memphis are without power, been hearing trees fall with a sound like shotgun blasts off and on all day. We’re supposed to get more ice tonight, so we could still lose power. Emergency declared and they are saying weeks to restore power to everyone. Also,…
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Welcome @AriannaBier ! Weather’s not looking great here, just rain so far and technically above freezing, but the trees are already drooping with ice. And this is supposed to last another sixteen hours, temperature dropping to 27 at the end. I don’t see how we’re going to avoid massive power outages. Oh well, at least it’s…
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I never bother closing my diary because I got tired of that message. Re: estimating Mexican food. I generally find one of the chains that has massive portions and is required by law to list calories, and work from there. Also, good on him for avoiding the chips and tortillas! For some reason flour tortillas spike my blood…
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@quilteryoyo I’m so happy for you! My first run of February did not go well. My heart did the thing again - the good news is at least this time I was looking out for it, caught it the instant it started to go haywire and did a valsalva maneuver which made it go back into rhythm, but I still feel like crud from even that…
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Goal for February is to run regularly and start to build back up to where I was before this heart issue. I have my follow up appointment on the 8th which is when I discuss what all these tests add up to and what happens next.
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Monday was my last run of the month - didn’t get a lot done this month but I did run regularly despite everything which was my goal. We went out to the far side of the Wolf river and ran 5k out to the river, walked back. I guess we look like runners because when we arrived this giant man trotted out from the woods shouting…
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My volume treat right now is spaghetti squash with a little salt, pepper, and a very little butter. (Unlike you I really prefer the taste of real butter! But a little goes a long way for me.) A giant pile of spaghetti squash “noodles,” some greens, sliced tomatoes, and a big slab of pork loin comes in at about 400…
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Thurs run day, Friday lifting, today was a rest day. Thursday’s run I just didn’t feel excited about anyplace I could think of to run - I am starting to realize I have mental trauma from my heart episode on the Greenline, I am afraid to go back out there. And it’s really the best long straight place to run around here. So,…
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That whole business with melamine tainted pet food some years ago revealed that almost all American pet food makers source their protein from China.
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My next door neighbor, aka the meanest old lady in the world, is in the hospital with Covid and it doesn’t look good. Despite her being old and really mean (she once completely bewildered my white blond Nordic tree trimmer by calling him the n-word, and her own son, once when I asked how she was doing, said ‘mean as…
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Kroger was missing my mom’s diet soda, any kind of bagels, my preferred bread, kosher pickles, any kind of plain Greek yogurt, raspberries, grapes, cherry tomatoes, spaghetti squash, cucumbers, and radishes, preferred brand of dog and cat food, frozen edamame, my husband’s preferred cereal and sausage, any kind of steak,…
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My mom’s name is Carolyn McSparren - she has published series of both romance and mystery, plus a bunch of short stories and currently edits the yearly anthology put out by Malice in Memphis, the Memphis mystery writer’s group. She’s never “hit the big time” unlike a couple of her friends but has a respectable list of…
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@CMorning99 I’ve been thinking about what to say to you about your neighbor because I think this is important and I want you to hear me. If you really and truly believe there is any possibility he had anything to do with the death of your mother - if you are not just talking big to make a point about what a jerk he is -…
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5k running plus the same walking on trails today. Perfect weather. Did not expect the trails to be muddy since it’s been dry for several days, but they were really sloppy! Like put the drop cloth over the seats to drive home muddy! I haven’t run in mud since about this time last year, all sorts of little stabilization…
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Gosh I hope Hobbes is okay! Embarrassing to admit, I have accidentally poisoned myself and my husband with hemlock. It grows all over the place out back and I followed an online tutorial for making Easter eggs with leaf patterns by tying leaves to the eggs with thread before dipping them. We picked leaves based on what…
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Supposed to run yesterday but it was still freezing so we did a token mile and a half brisk walk bundled in coats, then lifted. Much warmer today! Ran 5k walked 4 miles. Husband breathing much better with his meds! I’m very slow and out of shape after a month of not running much, we gotta start building up our mileage…
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I’ve found that it’s difficult to boredom eat while working out. Get off your rear and do a thing, any thing. YouTube dance video. Kickboxing. Lift weights. As far as comfort eating, I agree with @AnnPT77 that the key is cultivating different sources of comfort. My go-to is painting my fingernails silly colors. It also…
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So, Meatloaf died of Covid. News is saying he was an anti-vaxxer. I’m sad now.
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There’s something to being conditioned by packaging. I had a massive problem with Coca Cola and unfortunately hate the taste of diet drinks, and my husband wasn’t willing to give up coke, so I was constantly being tempted, there was literally one in the room with me at all times due to his habit. Then he agreed to put his…
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@quilteryoyo Hope you and your mom feel better soon, with two shots and a prior infection, plus booster (supposedly only takes 24 hrs to start ramping up immune system) hopefully you should be pretty protected. I heard back from the doctor’s office finally, calcium score zero so yay on that front. However I do have…
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I see @martaindale finished her half on Strava! Way to go both the 5k and half, great job! @eleanorhawkins Considering the more than 5k elevation change that isn’t all that slow! Great job! @marisap2010 Congrats on your PR! It’s cold here and although the roads are mostly clear, all the trees are dripping from the ice…
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They were saying that about the contagiousness in December but have since reversed course and now say it can be contagious for two days before testing positive on a rapid test. As far as when to test, the article I read said test at five days after exposure because before then it’s more likely to be a false negative. So,…
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Well, I made it to all my cardio tests, now just gotta wait to hear back. I did get a run in yesterday because the imaging center is right next to a nice trail. I was stressed and mad and ran 5k without even trying to keep my heart in range, heart rate was a little higher than usual (but then it’s been a whole month now…
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You can always use a bib belt or pin it to your leg if you need to remove layers. I recently got something I have found very useful - it’s a packable jacket by brooks that really does back into a tiny, featherweight backpack. Just enough weight to cut the chill during a walk break and a tiny bit of rain protection (it’s…
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I can do you one better. California, due to nursing shortages, has just said that nurses who test positive can still work if they wear masks. Not nurses who are EXPOSED, nurses who actually have covid. Caring for patients, who might or might not have covid.
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There’s this little thing called the Hippocratic oath which prevents doctors from picking and choosing who to care for based on merit. Guy tries to blow his own brains out, doctor ethically has to try to fix it if he can. But yeah. I feel those who reject modern medicine should have to live with the ramifications of that…
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@Tramboman I love a good ice beard! @martaindale Good luck on your half! We got out to Chuckalissa today and did trails. I say “did” trails because while we did jog the flats we mostly hiked the loop. I have no idea how people run it when it’s truly muddy. It’s been dry for a couple days and was muddy under a thick coating…
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We have central heat again which is nice because it’s going down into the 20s again tonight! Ran trails yesterday, it was pretty out, about 50. Between my husband’s asthma which is just not letting up after his cold and my heart issues we are a pair. I did 5kish but with walk breaks in between miles, watching my heart…
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@globalhiker I thought adrenaline was 12mm? I need a high drop due to Achilles problems. I have found saucony guide at 10mm isn’t a bad option. But you may need more arch support - separate insole may be your best bet.
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For a while in 2020 some hospitals here were doing the online check-in and wait thing, but they stopped. I don’t know why. I’m thinking they want to discourage people who don’t have a true emergency by making things harder. In November, when we didn’t even have Omicron yet, I went to the ER with heart symptoms. Local laws…
