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I splurged and upgraded my Kindle to the new waterproof Paperwhite with 32GB of memory yesterday. After trading in an old one and the discounts and such, under $50. My priest is suggesting that I join him on a 21-day fast, or whatever parts of it I can handle. I've been exhausted, stressed out, and having major digestive issues. I told him everybody else in the office might wish I didn't by about 3 pm. I have an appointment with an alternative practitioner who generally steers me right at 12:30, so I'm planning to fast until then and see what she thinks of the idea. But...I'm still drinking my cup of coffee in the morning, or I will be dead by noon.

Here's a list I've seen bandied about as why English is such a hard language to learn: 1. The bandage was wound around the wound. 2. The farm was used to produce produce. 3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4. We must polish the Polish furniture. 5. He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 10. I did not object to the object. 11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 12. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. 13. They were too close to the door to close it. 14. The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. 16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail. 18. After a number of injections my jaw got number. 19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear. 20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? They might not quite be what you're talking about, but they're fun to read!

Yesterday was the first day that the National Weather Service station in our area (west Texas & southeastern New Mexico) had absolutely no storm watches going on since April 15.

Well, perhaps we shouldn't have planned a vacation in the NOLA area during hurricane season. We still have a few weeks for them to dry out.

It seems I can't mentally handle sticking to ANY plan right now. *sigh* I've got to figure out how to get healthy food (in my world, low carb mostly real food) done while working full time.

So...if you're an Amazon Prime member, they have a deal today (under their "early deals' for their big mid-month sale coming up) for 3 months FREE of Kindle Unlimited. Yes, please! ETA: It also pops up next to Kindle books where you would normally have the option to set up Kindle Unlimited.

tl;dr is also used at the very beginning or end of a long story to provide a 1-2 line summary.

The serving size is going to be tiny so that there's a smidge less than 0.5g carbs in it, as that's where they have to declare it as 1.

I use flavored stevia drops in my coffee - about 15 drops for a pint-size jar of coffee. I tend to mix flavors, as for some reason, it tastes better. I like the SweetLeaf brand - it's $10 for a 2 ounce bottle, but they last us for several months.

Hmmm...I know my fob comes apart to have a key there. I should probably make sure I know where it goes in if the battery in the fob dies!

Dur. Works better if I actually read. Hmmm...I wonder if either my blender or food processor is powerful enough to puree it raw.

Oh, I'm pretty certain there are still standards they are expected to maintain, but they're different depending on what area (geographically and industry-wise) one is in. I pointed out to the kids that when I was looking for an assistant to help out with publications, I flat out rejected about 30-35 of 40 resumes because they had errors in them. If you're not going to take the time to proof (or have someone else proof) your own resume, why would I trust you with my publications?

Does "cauliflower puree" mean cooked cauliflower run through the food processor/blender?

Cherries! And I regularly let people go in front of me if I've got a cartload and they've only got one or 2 things. Especially if they're obviously on break during the holidays.

We freeze a half-full water bottle that's sitting straight up, then turn it on it's side. If the water is still in the same half, no problem. If the water is now on the half that's laying down, problem.

The soap is a surfactant (I think that's the right word). It basically breaks the surface tension so they fall down in rather than staying on the surface.

If I seem incommunicado for the rest of this week and next week, it's because I'm heading out for a conference on Sunday so I'm trying to get everything ready this week.

We had wild storms coming through last night. Luckily no hail damage to the vehicles. Had a tornado watch/warning a few times. Probably need to get somebody out to check the roof. Some of our electric outlets seem to not be working now (I did flip the breaker and check the GFCI outlet). Hoping we don't have to call an electrician.

I already have to introduce an app and a people software to all the folks up at church. I am NOT trying to explain more brand new technology any time soon.

I get calls from local numbers, and I'm worried about blocking them since I work at a church and my cell phone number is out there for the church members to call if they need to. I've gotten a few calls from people who say they've missed a call from my number, and explained to them that it's scammers making it look like they're calling from a local number.

Y'know, I'm kind of glad to have a weekend of peace & quiet while the kids are at their mother's. Makes car shopping a LOT easier.

I should probably try that, along with the collagen I started adding back into my coffee today.

When I lived in Austin, the only time I breathed clearly was when they accidentally put me on triple prescription antihistamines. Yes, yes, I definitely have seasonal allergies. I should argue with those more, apparently.

Yes, a bicycle pump.

It's occurred to me that all my joints are acting funny here the last few days, not just my wrists. They're just the worst. I'm guessing it's because I've been eating too much crap lately...