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Fellowship Fortune

April 9, 2015 Crankygiraffe8 Comments

When my world first fell apart last year, everyone's way of offering comfort was to say, "These things happen for a reason."  I cannot express with enough emphasis just how much I hate that statement.  There was one person, however, who never made this statement.  Instead, this very wise and respected woman said to me: "I… Continue reading Fellowship Fortune

Cheesecake Gods
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Cheesecake Gods

February 27, 2015 Crankygiraffe9 Comments

Dear Cheesecake Gods, Please guide my cheesecake to perfection over the next 50 or so minutes as it heavily bathes in the heat of its water bath. The oven has been properly heated on a calming convection setting, with the rack expertly positioned in the mid-to-low part of the oven. I made a special trip… Continue reading Cheesecake Gods

Muscle vs. Fat: The Great Debate
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Muscle vs. Fat: The Great Debate

February 13, 2015 Crankygiraffe14 Comments

However you want to say it: Muscle weighs more than fat... (not really true) Muscle is more dense than fat... (true) Muscle takes up less space than fat... (also true) Regardless, it's not always a great feeling to have been working hard at eating better and exercising more, only to find that the numbers on… Continue reading Muscle vs. Fat: The Great Debate

Wordless Wednesday – I Broke The Board
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Wordless Wednesday – I Broke The Board

January 28, 2015 Crankygiraffe7 Comments

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So. Sore. Today.

January 9, 2015 Crankygiraffe3 Comments

Last night I went to my first Tae Kwon Do class. Holy Moley! I don't think there is any activity, other than running, that makes me sweat so much. After an hour of running and kicks and other training drills, I could hardly stand. I went home and collapsed onto the couch. This morning, every… Continue reading So. Sore. Today.

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Blogger Friends Got Ideas!

Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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