Kara & Michael’s Blog

Not Slimming so Fast.
Perhaps my expectations are unreasonable. Today I weigh the very same as I weighed last week, Michael has lost 1.5 pounds since last week.
I haven’t even cheated on my diet this week. I haven’t been outside or walking as much because my tree pollen allergies have kicked into full asthmatic, eczema-tastic [...]

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I give up on politics in America. There are obviously some very stupid people out there whom I have not met.

Hillary Clinton is easily the sleaziest politician in the race, but is supported by very nearly 50% of Democrats. Her lies and assorted misstatements seem to have reflected more negatively [...]

Check out the article here, about a group at Harvard supporting abstinence-until-marriage.
This article offends me, if only because their basis for refusing sex is ill-formed. They give one quote in the article to refute the stance that pre-marital sex leads to the inability of women to bond, leads to emotional problems, etc. Then the author [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about being fat. This isn’t unusual behavior.  I’ve been bigger than 99% of my peers since I was, oh, born. For the majority of my life, I was remarkably unattractive to most guys, excepting the ones who thought I was easy – either because of my looks or the company [...]

Since I began my walks outside at work, and around the neighborhood, I’ve worked hard at identifying birds I can’t get a great look at.  It can be challenging, depending on the light and angle to get a good eyeful of color, markings, etc.  One can’t rely on body-shape, flight pattern and habitat alone, at [...]

I don’t usually make this sort of post, but in this case I just had to.
Someone out there has created a brief recorded message that is, to put it simply, one of the most amazing and inspirational things I’ve ever heard. It’s worth a minute of your time to call this number and listen:
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Part 1 of a series of great presidential speeches, with untrue or deceptive statements in italics. Justifications in footnotes.
Today’s speech: Address to the Nation, Cross Hall, March 17, 2003.
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My fellow citizens, events in Iraq have now reached the final days of decision1. For more than a decade, the United States and other nations have pursued [...]

NOTE: The content of this entry may not be suitable for individuals under age sixteen or so, or people who get uncomfortable with sex and female reproduction.
There’s no arguing that the internet is primarily a man’s world. I say there’s no arguing with it because if you visit any online forum, you’re bound to be [...]

Michael and I have lost 4 pounds each since our weigh-in last week, which means that the plan we’ve been following has worked. That doesn’t mean we don’t complain about it, though. These are my thoughts upon finishing week one of our diet.

As hungry as I was at the beginning of the week, [...]

Howdy, loyal readers. Michael and I have been working on the Gallery we have, and there are a few things up. Feel free to peruse it here. In order to see permission-protected galleries for family and friend pictures, you’ll need to set up a login and have us grant you permission.
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