Loyalty

On my honor, I will try, to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people every day, especially those at home.
- the Brownie pledge of yesteryear
Forty years later I still remember that pledge, even though I probably never said it more than 50 times as a child. But I was loyal, [...]

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Barbie Physics

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a brilliant physicist and a frequent visitor to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His insights on the role of astrophysics in our daily lives are stupendous. Check out the video below at minute 5:54.
When he asked, “What kind of thoughts do you have in a given day?” I realized that my [...]

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Good times

My emotions around my not getting the job have stayed the same as my last post. I’m totally happy that  I didn’t get it. I own my mistakes, which include interviewing badly and not choosing properly before applying. And I’m perfectly content to move on.
Eating is one of the surest signs of moments in which [...]

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Hairspray: good or bad?

Hairspray the movie just came out, but unfortunately I haven’t seen it yet. Any takes on whether the size issues are presented in a way that is interesting for those of us doing this recovery thing?
Jon Stewart has a nice interview with Christopher Walken on the movie. Very enjoyable. He sees himself as a person [...]

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Stephen Colbert on Weight Control Drug Alli

Unbelievably hilarious!
The part about Alli is at the end. See also Alli’s website.
The link to the Stephen Colbert video is Alli video. It expires on July 20, so don’t be worried if it’s suddenly gone.
(I’m still learning how to embed videos on wordpress.com)

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Some goal changes

I’m pretty satisfied with my progress on eating this month, but I did get stuck within the last few days. Work grabbed more of my free time, but I didn’t realize the impact until this morning. My weight is up a little this week, when I’d expected it to be down a little.
Causes of the [...]

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Looking for Blog Friends

Note on the side: scale shows another loss – more than a pound.
I’m looking to link to like-minded blogs. Can you recommend any? My interests include:

non-diet weight loss, intuitive eating
fitness through walking and other moderate exercise
Jane Austen and Regency life
movies, especially romantic comedies
Jon Stewart and the Daily Show
BBC and British TV historical drama
social history, particularly [...]

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