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I read stuff today

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And, I actually have the time (and energy) to tell you what I read. Let’s see…

Alanna got really serious about the topic of dream kitchens. I always expect great posts from her but this exceeded my expectations. It also made me realize I know absolutely nothing about what makes a dream kitchen.

I deli.cio.used the amazing Jory and her post about sexual harrassment but just in case some of you overlook deli.cio.us links. Click it and think about it and also talk about it.

Zan is a runner. If anyone says otherwise, they are wrong.

Rachelle blogged Poetry as Prayer and I think a lot of people overlooked the post. You shouldn’t.

I bet you have some questions for the universe, don’t you?

Last but not least, I am very surprised Karen was able to hold onto her fork. Very surprised. She’s a little stressed and that dude was just asking for it.

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I could totally vote for McCain

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I agree with Senator McCain and fully support his belief that gay folks should be able to create legal contracts and partnerships that give them the same legal rights as hetero couples. I think that Ellen and other gay folks who are all bent out of shape because they aren’t allowed to sit at the special “married” table are asking to sit at a table that’s not worth sitting AT.

Marriage is screwed up. It’s been screwed up for centuries.

What we need are the same legal protections, the same tax breaks, the same insurance opportunities and the same RIGHTS as heterosexuals. From there, you make your own “celebration”, just like Ellen says she was planning to do long before it became “legal” to celebrate.

Quit getting all bogged down in the word “marriage”. You’ve got a Republican who agrees that you should have the same legal rights as heteros.

Yep, I could vote for McCain and I just might. (Thanks for tweeting Lelonopo!

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More on the Wii Fit

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You probably want to know more about the Wii Fit than the fact that TW tried to kill us getting to the UPS to accept delivery and that she sniffed it and that I laughed my ass off during her first run through of the various exercises. Since TW is Wii Fitting again right now, I figured this would be a good time for a bigger post on the topic. I had videos that were significantly more amusing than the ones I have up on youtube right now. But, I was an idiot and deleted them from the Flip before I actually uploaded them. The videos that came later, not quite as funny because we knew more about what to DO. Oh well.

Anyway, the Wii Fit – fun and funny also it makes you sweat. And, it’s obviously flawed since it suggests TW is more “fit” than I am. But then again, she barely MOVES unless she’s falling off of the thing so maybe it’s not the Wii Fit’s fault? It does indicate Michelle is more fit than both of us, so it’s accurate in that respect.

In the beginning, when choosing a trainer. I insisted she choose the female. Obviously. Duh. And as soon as the chick opened her mouth, TW started to giggle and I started to laugh and I said “OMG She sounds like Anne Pearce Ornish” and I’m listening to the trainer’s voice now, and she STILL sounds like Anne Pearce Ornish. I find it hard to focus when listening to Anne Pearce Ornish and I don’t even want to think about what TW is thinking while listening to Anne Pearce Ornish….

That push up thing, damn. I was impressed with my six repetitions even if I did do “girl” push ups.

The tree – I can do that for hours, but when it comes to standing ON the Wii Fit and doing it, something goes wrong. I blame the texture of the Wii Fit. Or maybe the little thing that tells you whether you’re keeping your balance or maybe the blue circle trying to force me to breathe on command. Whatever.

Michelle is awesome at the Step Dancing thing. TW is awesome at hula hoop.

TW wants to take the darn thing with us to Miami this weekend. Umm no. I don’t think I want Anne Pearce Ornish in my hotel room.

For those of you who do not know what I’m talking about… re Anne Pearce Ornish, check out her align your breath video – the one I was really thinking about is on the DVD in Ornish’s new book but this is a good example.

Now I’m going to fold some laundry and turn on some music to block out the Wii Fit trainer. Sheesh

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Wii Fit has arrived and…

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I would normally be twittering this stuff but twitter is down… it’s too good NOT to share so I’ll publish for posterity right here:

We were at our desks, and suddenly TW leaps out of her chair and barrels through the boxes and the furniture and the dog running toward the door.

I’m like WTF?  And then I realize, the UPS truck is here.  The Wii Fit has arrived.

She’s opening the box, not listening to a word I’m saying about MR Obama and his misogyny and suddenly… she SNIFFS the Wii Fit.  Yes, she SNIFFED IT.

What in the hell will this thing cause her to do next? (Besides log off of her computer for the day…)

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Sabotage

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A bit more than a year ago (I can’t remember exactly when) I decided to give up ‘Nutter Butters forever. I did this in support of some folks who were trying to “give stuff up”. I also did this because ‘Nutter Butters were beginning to become a pretty serious problem for me.

I’m not generally a give up X forever kind of person. People who say they’re going to give up carbs or give up sodas or give up TV foreverrrrrrrrr because they aren’t healthy just don’t make sense to me. Everything in moderation tends to be my motto. Except, when it comes to ‘Nutter Butters.

They are a problem and I kicked the habit. No ‘Nutter Butters in a year. None.

On Friday Thursday, Michelle and I ran into the grocery store for some junk food and I grabbed a couple of packages of those individually wrapped cookies and crackers – they were two for one. One of those packages contains mini ‘Nutter Butters. I did not, for anything more than a second, consider opening a package (or all of the packages) and eating them.

Today, for some reason, TW placed a package of the ‘Nutter Butters on my bedside table. I noticed it after a trip to the bathroom. I moved the package to HER bedside table and griped at her about it.

She moved the package back to my bedside table and I moved it back to hers.

Then, she moved it so that it is under the glass of my desk, just to the left of my computer. I removed it and handed it to Liz to eat or do what she pleased with. She gave it to Prince J who graciously ate them.

TW is ticking me off.

Why do people feel the need to challenge someone else’s will power. That’s messed up, isn’t it? Someone ought to speak to her about that kind of behavior. Maybe I’ll call her mother and tattle?

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