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They keep finding out more reasons that humans may gain weight or hold on to fat cells. Some of them may surprise you -- like an adenovirus (the common cold) that boosts the number of fat cells in the body?
Seriously.
Seriously.
Jan. 7th, 2012
So maybe no superpowers today...
Jan. 7th, 2012 11:21 amThis Magnavox 25" CRT TV is heavy! I managed to get it to a pile of papers on the massage table, but I don't think I can take it down the stairs. I'll have to bag it (in case something goes WRONG) and slide it down on a quilt.
It's going to recycling, so I don't have to be extremely careful.
But how will Sparky Librarian and I get the 27" one in here? And it probably won't fit on this credenza. We may have to rethink this...or I may have to watch for a TV sale and get a new one sooner than I'd planned.
Bother.
LATER: I eased it down the stairs on the quilted material, dragged it with the quilt and a cardboard box (flattened) to the trunk and set it halfway into the trunk.
Bungee cords are your friend!
Chivalry is dead -- no one offered to help with even the lift.
I went to the farmer's market, bank and UPS before Goodwill. No one stole the thing.
*Darn.*
It was enough trouble that I am thinking about buying a cheaper reliable laptop and getting a small TV. The idea of getting that 27" into an upstairs apartment chills me. I am getting stronger, but not that strong yet!
It's going to recycling, so I don't have to be extremely careful.
But how will Sparky Librarian and I get the 27" one in here? And it probably won't fit on this credenza. We may have to rethink this...or I may have to watch for a TV sale and get a new one sooner than I'd planned.
Bother.
LATER: I eased it down the stairs on the quilted material, dragged it with the quilt and a cardboard box (flattened) to the trunk and set it halfway into the trunk.
Bungee cords are your friend!
Chivalry is dead -- no one offered to help with even the lift.
I went to the farmer's market, bank and UPS before Goodwill. No one stole the thing.
*Darn.*
It was enough trouble that I am thinking about buying a cheaper reliable laptop and getting a small TV. The idea of getting that 27" into an upstairs apartment chills me. I am getting stronger, but not that strong yet!
So You Don't Have Time to Read...
Jan. 7th, 2012 06:17 pmSaw this quote over on Andrew Sullivan's web site:
"Once upon a time in the dead of winter in the Dakota Territory, Theodore Roosevelt took off in a makeshift boat down the Little Missouri River in pursuit of a couple of thieves who had stolen his prized rowboat. After several days on the river, he caught up and got the draw on them with his trusty Winchester, at which point they surrendered. Then Roosevelt set off in a borrowed wagon to haul the thieves cross-country to justice. They headed across the snow-covered wastes of the Badlands to the railhead at Dickinson, and Roosevelt walked the whole way, the entire 40 miles. It was an astonishing feat, what might be called a defining moment in Roosevelt’s eventful life. But what makes it especially memorable is that during that time, he managed to read all of Anna Karenina. I often think of that when I hear people say they haven’t time to read."
-- David McCullough
"Once upon a time in the dead of winter in the Dakota Territory, Theodore Roosevelt took off in a makeshift boat down the Little Missouri River in pursuit of a couple of thieves who had stolen his prized rowboat. After several days on the river, he caught up and got the draw on them with his trusty Winchester, at which point they surrendered. Then Roosevelt set off in a borrowed wagon to haul the thieves cross-country to justice. They headed across the snow-covered wastes of the Badlands to the railhead at Dickinson, and Roosevelt walked the whole way, the entire 40 miles. It was an astonishing feat, what might be called a defining moment in Roosevelt’s eventful life. But what makes it especially memorable is that during that time, he managed to read all of Anna Karenina. I often think of that when I hear people say they haven’t time to read."
-- David McCullough
