Week before last I only made it to workout once, due to some schedule conflicts, so made up for it this week with 3 visits. At official weigh-in, I’m at 226. Would have been more if had been weightlifting; next week will do better.
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Oh well, another week or so goes by, how the hell did that happen? We’re working off a bit of a meat hangover here at Chez Geeque, because we met some good friends for dinner at the nearby Texas de Brazil in Schaumburg and ate a large quantity of delicious slow-roasted meat. We groaned contentedly when offered dessert, came home, watched Stargate: Universe and Numb3rs, and fell into bed. This morning we both moved very, very slowly and tonight for dinner – vegetarian! But it was a wonderful meal, and the setting and serving style lent a great sense of…
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Avatrian: Our Blogs (tags: SecondLife NASA)
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Some disturbing facts in this article about an unlicensed adult group home. Meanwhile, the waiting list for a bed in a state-licensed home is 18,000 names long. Parents decry care at Deicke Home in Lombard for disabled adults — chicagotribune.com Disabled care advocates say the Deicke case provides an inside look at the risks of Illinois’ problematic and woefully underfunded adult-care system, where countless small, unlicensed homes provide much-needed housing but offer little relief to worried families. “They exist because the system in Illinois is inadequate and broken,” said Zena Naiditch, president and chief executive of Equip For Equality, a…
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CSS: The Very First Steps – New Plus Tutorial – Nettuts+ (tags: CSS webdesign) Aether Salon: Whimsy! and New Location Third Sunday 2pm SLT (tags: SecondLife)
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Parish meeting – lunch first, then business Via: Flickr Title: Breaking Bread By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 11 Oct ’09, 12.43pm CDT PST
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American FactFinder Infotrove from US Census data (tags: Census Data) Chicago Botanic Garden recycling: Officials say stalled recycling program in need of composting company — chicagotribune.com Someone should start a composting business that serves green-minded restaurants on the North Shore, but they'd probably fail to find a place close enough in to be worth it yet far enough away to avoid NIMBY protests. (tags: Composting)
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Enjoyed Friday’s episode of #SGU, not just because I’m a fangirl. Plenty of nuance, a lot of trudging across White Sands, but they’re in survival mode, people! And what about that shuttle? Syfy continues ratings roll: Stargate Universe averages 2.35 million in premiere – TV Ratings, Nielsen Ratings, Television Show Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.com Edgier and younger in tone, SGU takes the franchise in a dynamic new direction, appealing to longtime Stargate fans and first-time viewers alike. The two-part premiere of Universe was directed by Andy Mikita (Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1) and lensed by Rohn Schmidt (The Shield, The Mist). The…
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It’s a tug-of-war between the “bean counters” and the “been counted (unworthy of an upgrade)”. If you’re not on your company’s VIP list, good luck with getting business class to Singapore… Cheaper business airfares still a tough sell in today’s economy – USATODAY.com Trying to lure business travelers back into more expensive seats, airlines have slashed business-class fares to foreign cities. Many business-class airfares to Europe this fall are 33% to 66% cheaper than a year ago, an analysis by FareCompare.com finds. While the cheaper fares are more attractive to cost-conscious companies, they are still a tough sell in this…
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Especially don’t mess with me on my own blog with a bunch of religio-cranky delusionist crap. Also.