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I despise you a little bit right now.

I beat you. I'm 5' nothing. And while I am not toned, I'm pretty sure it works the same way whether you are 3'6" or 7'10". Build muscle, reduce fat.

Yes, because of work, tonight I'm sitting at a desk instead of running away from my problems. I'd much rather be running. Or lifting things and throwing them back down.

This is the correct answer and I'm jealous of him for posting this before I could. Jealous that OP had time to think about Christmas trees; I'm still trying to decide what to bring to my sister's Thanksgiving potluck.

was Homeland Security called in? :huh: [/quote] no, but since it was technically a fire, we couldn't use the elevators...had to walk down 42 floors. not fun. [/quote] FD says that this is the #1 reason they have to go out on calls (at least in our downtown area). At one business the fire marshal banned popcorn in…

I was worried about that too and guess what I've found? No one cares. I walk in, put in my earbuds, turn on the music and it feels like there is an invisible wall of music between me and everyone else. And everyone else is doing the same thing. The only time I pay attention is if I'm waiting for something that is being…

While I do think it's probably better for me to eat less out of boxes and start with real food when I make meals, I think the Daniel Plan, like every other "something specific" diet makes it harder than it should be. And being told what I cannot eat, just makes me crave it that much more. So I've tried to cut out most of…

Because children love to believe in magic and that impossible things can happen to anyone. They deserve a time of limitless imagination before the world enters and pounds it out of them. A child's imagination is a terrible thing to crush. My youngest daughter quit believing about aged 7 but didn't tell me til years later…

But September's floods hit them pretty hard so they could/should be in the middle of a rebuilding period. They just recently reopened the main road from Boulder through Lyons (ground zero for the flood) to Estes.

Definitely this. If you've not seen snow, I'm pretty sure you don't want to be driving up mountain passes in it. Let someone else do the ugly work. I'm guessing any place you'd want to go will have a rental car or shuttle to get you where you want to go. I love Breck but Keystone is more affordable. For snow shoeing or…

This is the truth. I don't post much but I've read the forums for a long time and there are the same core group of people who consistently share their knowledge and information with grace and intelligence. And less often, with impatience or "meanness." Way too often, the OP will argue with the science, find excuses for why…

Also maraschino cherries.

As Holly said, most anything sung by Nat King Cole, Frank, Andy Williams... O Holy Night is one of my favorites.

But do you call it "candy"? I just want to free cauliflower from the tyranny of being pushed into other named foods. Let cauliflower run free as cauliflower.

It was the chandelier, wasn't it? I knew it.

But really, some of my most avid supporters are women. The others are men. Broad generalizations don't communicate or mean much, except if you are saying "chocolate is good and cauliflower is bad."

Taking the seat next to her. I brought popcorn.

dirty hippie! :angry: [/quote] Hater of endangered animals. :sad:

[/quote] But I actually like cauliflower steamed and doused in vinegar. Can we keep that one. [/quote] Is it pretending to be something it is not? It goes. Is it accepting itself for what it is? It can stay. Let's just agree to let cauliflower be cauliflower without having to turn it into something it is not.

Ban in ALL its forms. It dresses itself up all fancylike and tries to imitate breadsticks and potatoes.

Reality is right, you'll get tons of stories from the groups. I have no experience with Celiac but have been hypothyroid for lots of years. What test did they use to determine Hashimoto's? Were/Are you having symptoms that the doctor put down to thyroid issues? Were your T3 levels on the low range of normal and that's why…

You will outlive your grandfather. Ignore him. Decide that you are in this for the long haul and don't worry about individual rough weeks. Perspective is a good thing to have. Being healthy is a lifetime progression. Finals time is not the time to worry about lost gym time, being ill isn't the time either. Just make the…

I love it when someone talks common sense and not nonsense. This should be stickied to the introduction link because sometimes, coming in new and confused, it takes a while to sort out what is helpful from the derp. This is helpful. :heart:

I'll take this one. Right here.

What? You don't have a songlist? You probably haven't written a message from beyond for all your people either have you? My message, when I finally get around to writing it, is going to end with the phrase, "So it goes."T ETA: Thinking of adding Elton John's "The Bi otch is Back" to the list as well, just to make sure my…

That is lovely and on my death songlist as well.

Wrong on every level. Why can't we leave the poor cauliflower alone and let it be what it wants to be?

I've adopted internationally twice. PM me any of your questions and I'll answer them as honestly as I can.

Dear Santa, You won't be my friend so I'm questioning your judgment here too.

Agree. I don't want to hear the conversations about issues with your girlfriend's boyfriend or what plans for productivity that you have planned for the marketing seminar you are giving. Just be quiet. Because you probably aren't as important as you think you are. Whatever you have to say can wait a few hours.