Monthly Archives: January 2009

This is Not Fat

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I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled blogging to discuss….   Have you heard about the media storm brewing over Jessica Simpson’s latest performance at a Chili Cook-off in Florida?  Apparently, she’s "fat" now.   Judge for yourself: OK – I will concede those pants are not flattering (and neither is the belt combo), but this poor girl…

A Change

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Thanks for all your well-wishes on my latest running injury. I feel like I’m always hurting SOMETHING, and it’s very frustrating to me.  So, I appreciate the sympathy!   A lot of you emailed me or messaged me this AM to ask about your various shoe woes.  I have to say that if you are…

Oatmeal and Metatarsalgia

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Morning!   Well, my new sneakers are going back to the store TONIGHT.  I’m 99% sure the pain is my foot is Metatarsalgia.  That’s a fancy medical term for "the bottom of my foot is bruised due to lack of padding in my new running shoes."   Acccording to MayoClinic.com, Metatarsalgia is caused during the…

Thai-ed Together at the Hip

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Evening!  Woah — work was a doozy today.  Is it really only Tuesday??   Mid-day snacks included yogurt and granola…. and the absolute freshest blueberries ever! I dunno what was with me, but I was starving by 4:30. Like, full-on tummy noises.  SOMEONE hide the WHOLE BOX of Carr’s Crackers (grrrrr) so I resorted to…