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So, I have been told I confuse people. I sometimes feel like I’m a little Donny and a little Marie. I turn off the water while I brush my teeth. I recycle pretty much everything, and even bring scraps of paper home from work to recycle. I compost. I buy organic. I would love to have the money to own a Prius. I support the Democratic Party but believe they have gone too mainstream, too center. I am not that politically active, but I hav… Continue

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I started training again, marathon training that is. It was a tough decision. I was getting used to having more time at home to chill out after ten days skipped. But I went the other day, and then again today. Beat the heat and got my butt out there before sun-up. And then, second day back, feeling so virtuous and good for getting out and running, I saw tracks. Uh, huh. Tracks. Not little bunny rabbit tracks. No, the maker of these trac… Continue

I have always said that I prefer the company of my dogs to many humans I know. I write a lot about my daughter and husband. I write a lot about the thing that still amazes me – that somehow I am a Mom. Not a morning passes without me waking up and wondering how, after all these years such a wonderful thing happened so late in my life. I write about marathon training, and injuries and foibles that bestow themselves upon me as I attempt to make my life a healthier happier example for my da… Continue

Have you ever noticed how grocery stores are set up? The good, healthy (and usually more expensive items per calorie) are on the outside of the store. Fancy end cap displays that draw you into the center of the store tend to pull you toward the sweet, high-calorie, SALE items sure to cause sugar-addiction and bad eating habits. Seriously though. I live in an area where we have several communities that traditionally are lower-income groups, with greater health problems. Less money = less nutr… Continue