MARCYINCNY1's Feb 2008 CalorieKing Blog
A White Valentine
Thursday, February 14th 2008
I know some folks have had enough of it but we haven't had much real snow since the first of the year. Even the stuff we got yesterday was half slush by the time I went out to shovel. So as strange as it may seem, I was happy to see this and my crows who were mysteriously absent the past couple of days.
Those who have egged me on in my garden obsession may end up regretting it.
Plans for the first planting if the weather breaks early enough:
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Too Much Time
Tuesday, February 12th 2008
Sticking close to home the past week, I've been spending more time than I really should plotting and planning the vegetable garden. Years ago I had a huge garden in Kentucky and I went completely nuts, even tried to grow my own capers. I remember growing some salsify but it never came to much.I've spent most of my almost twenty years here just building the soil and the beds and now I actually have a chance of growing some decent root crops and perhaps some salsify, or more specifically, ...
An Arctic Clipper
Monday, February 11th 2008
The Arctic blast arrived here about noon yesterday.
At this point I'm glad I haven't done anything about the Y. Neither one of us would be making any use of it now. I'm not even going to try to get over to the park until it warms up a bit.
Although I haven't been nearly as sick as Jim, neither one of us has had any appetite. The upside of course is that I saw my low weight again this morning, keeping my range between 139.5 and 141.5 even after the past two weeks of disrupted ...
'Nuf Said
Sunday, February 10th 2008
This Season's Flu Strains Are Not a Good Match for VaccineBy David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Seasonal influenza is spreading widely throughout the United States, with nearly half the cases caused by strains of the virus that are not directly covered by this year's flu vaccine.
Whether the winter will end up being worse than usual remains to be seen. Flu mortality in adults has been higher than in the past two years, but deaths in children --...
Fighting a Bug
Saturday, February 9th 2008
It's pretty clear: I was exposed to something last week. I've been feeling punk the past few day and still haven't shaken whatever it is. Phooey.
Viktor Schreckengost 1906-2008