If my personal pattern from the last couple of years had held, I’d have about 46,000 words of a novel today. As it is I’ve got a raging sinus infection and no ideas for commentary on the beginning of the gluttony<\/strike> Christmas season. So, I bring you a mash up of questions and thoughts that just haven’t evolved into things meriting a full blog entry.<\/p>\nWhen will Thanksgiving become politically incorrect?<\/h4>\n
With obesity being described as a “global epidemic” how long do you really think it will be before Thanksgiving becomes an unacceptable holiday in American culture? It is, after all, an entire holiday dedicated to overeating despite all the publicity about giving thanks for the people in our lives, for their health and good fortune.<\/p>\n
\nMy friends Steve and Jim are 6’4″ and 6’5″, respectively, and I love going out in public with them. At 5’9″ with a healthy build standing around with them is the only time I ever feel even vaguely petite or feminine. They are, however, two of the pokiest walkers I’ve ever met, just lollygagging along to a point where even I feel hobbled. I asked Jim about this once and his reply was that he’d gotten used to slowing down for those of us with less vertical lift.\n<\/p>\n
\nSeriously, they only work if it rains straight down and there’s no wind, which it never, ever does and there always is. And even in the event of a weather singularity where it does just rain straight down the umbrella does nothing for blowback from your shoes as you walk so you still end up wet from about mid-calf down. So…umbrellas: good for when it’s raining straight down, there’s no wind and you’re standing absolutely still.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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