Speaking of health, it’s time for my fairly regular quarterly sinus infection, and it’s kicking my butt. Ugh. Thank God for good meds — and a doctor willing to keep me stocked with them! 🙂

You may have heard me ranting about needles and bloodwork a couple of weeks ago due to my last doctor’s appointment. At the time, they were doing a retest of my CRP level (or “C Reactive Protein,” which I’ll explain presently), which was abnormally high in January during my initial visit/bloodwork. Given my family’s history …

Ever laugh so hard you think you’re going to pass out? (Aside: It probably doesn’t help that, between an impending sinus infection and a killer workout, I’m about to pass out anyway.) Fancy a look at this, and you’ll understand — courtesy of Mark’s friend Rotem.

In my defense, I was driving (at a speed approximately matching the speed limit, of course) down I-35 when I took this, and had a fairly dirty windshield to boot, so please understand this is the best picture I could manage under the circumstances. I still think this is a great bilboard, though:

I know few of you have actually met and spent time with my friend (and ex), Scott. So I apologize for your lack of context here. However, after a good chat with him today, I just want to say “out loud” that, in spite of whatever “draaaama” our lives may have brought one another over …

Ten things I love most about having lost ~ 65 lbs.: 1) I have ten times the energy I had before. 2) I sleep ten times deeper than I used to. 3) I can walk/jog longer and farther than my basset hound, a breed known for its laziness and for standing less than two feet …

The following is excerpted from Newsweek (Aug. 16, p. 10). I don’t know why, but I found this equal parts fascinating and funny. Americans are used to ordering things ranging from french fries to popcorn in small, medium or supersize. Now those same decision-making skills may become useful in the bathroom, thanks to an innovative …

I thought Curtis’s recent blog entry about dating was courageously honest. I’m scared silly to discuss my own dating experiences here, but I suspect if I had a similar “marathon elimidate” experience (four dates, four people, four days), I’d probably swear off dating for a while, too. 🙂

Lisa Loeb is hands-down my favorite singer/songwriter, and a big part of why is in our history together. Lisa was my virgin experience with live music, at the incomparable 9:30 Club in the U Street corridor in DC. That standing-room-only concert was also my virgin experience with a boy trying to pick me up. (Thank …

It’s been a sappy kind of day. Well, I mean, except for the whole “fog of war” thing from earlier. 😉 I went to see “Touch of Pink” with a couple of fellow YAPpers this afternoon, a delightful British comedy that chronicled the main character, Alim, and his struggle to come out to his very …