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Crack Slaw Hash - No, I don't have a picture - I could never match the beauty of Frisco's photos!   In addition to Elina's Green Chicken Soup, "Crack Slaw" is mentioned a lot on this site.  G...

What Painting Has Taught Me - I'm on vacation this week, and trying to fix up my house so that I can eventually sell it and move back to my beloved Minnesota.  My downstairs bedroom is badly in need of a fac...

NSV for Me, Not So Much for the Other Guy - I had jury duty yesterday, and there is a bus that drives us from downtown back to a remote parking lot when we're released.  When I boarded the bus, it was already very crowded...

Security Access - NSV! - I work on a campus where we need ID badges to access the building.  In my move from Minnesota south to Texas for the winter I lost mine somewhere along the way.  So my first day...

So What Exactly Do We Have in Common? - I've been watching the talk about "lightweights" vs "heavyweights", and it got me thinking.  You can judge by my ticker what I am if you care to pigeonhole me into a specific ca...

Hair Loss After Surgery - Interesting Article - I was warned by my surgeon's PA that I would start to lose hair about 3 months after surgery (I already knew that because I read everyone's posts!).  And I did lose hair, and st...

Where Has the Summer Gone? - From May to October, I live in a camper in Minnesota (and work from there).  I'm blessed with trees, hills, tons of lakes and rivers, and scenic places to walk.  There is a coun...

NSV? You tell me! - I work from home most of the time - summers in Minnesota and winters in Texas.  Today I'm still in Minnesota.  Today is day 1 of week three of a beginning running plan that Keit...

Major NSV! - Since I maxed out my out of pocket expenses with my insurance company this year on my surgery, I thought it might be good to get a new CPAP machine, mask, etc. this year, since ...

What Have You Done?!?! - Do YOU realize the impact you have on others?  Did you realize that the little bit of advice that you've given a thousand times before made the difference to someone struggling?...

Seriously? - I was chatting with a lady today who is about 65 or so.  She has struggled with losing weight so was working with her doctor, who put her on a low carb / high protein diet.  She...

Caught Myself Being Silly Today! - Today I decided to change up my regular walk (about 3.4 miles) and do day one of the Couch to 5k program instead.  I've tried it before, and have gotten discouraged because I ca...

Run or Dye - My First 5k! - I did my first 5k this morning!  I'm the one in the middle, assuming my pictures paste correctly.

Incredible! You have good genes to have your skin tighten up so well...

Proudly Overweight! - My BMI as of this morning says I'm out of the Obese range and into the Overweight range - whoo hoo!

One Month Down - Today I celebrate my one-month anniversary of revision from band to sleeve, and I'm doing great!  I've lost 19 pounds and I'm even training for a 5K.  I'm not sure my knees are ...

Day 6 - I've had no pain other than from gas since the surgery. I get...