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  Katie Couric and Me: Dick Survives His First Colonoscopy, and So Will You!

  08.30.08 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  Dick’s maternal grandfather died of colon cancer at the age of 43. He was diagnosed about 18 months before that, and left behind a wife and three children. When I realized that Dick would be turning 33 next month, and that we have three children I cannot raise alone, I started asking about colonoscopies. My dad is usually [...]

• Jane, health

  Could be worse

  02.22.08 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  I have a bum shoulder. It’s not my only unfortunate physical characteristic. I also have a Down Syndrome palm. Well, two of them if you’re counting. Dick likes to say Just think how smart you’d be if you didn’t have Down Syndrome. I think he wrote an “Ode Down Syndrome Girl” when he was courting [...]

• exercise, fashion, health, tickle me tuesday

  Tickle-Me Tuesday: Random bits of absurdity

  02.19.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Thanks for reducing the pressure, Marie: ‘absurd’ seems more easily attainable than ‘humorous.’ And I love the new logo. So, what strikes me as absurd today is the warning on the exercise bike at our apartment complex. It says to stop immediately if you feel pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, faint or ANY DISCOMFORT. Well, [...]

• blogging, children, food, recipes

  My favorite muffins and fun with favicons (cooking! and blogging!) — Updated (I’ve always wanted to say that)

  02.16.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Don’t worry. I don’t use endearments like ‘muffin’ or ‘cupcake’ for the people I live with. Though it is pretty irresistible when Susan is kind enough to inform me, while I change Spot’s diaper for the second time in 10 minutes, that We don’t eat poop. We eat corn. Or when Sally talks Susan into [...]