I’ve got friends in low places
For this week’s Flashback Friday, during which I try to participate in the Sleeping with Bread meme with these fine ladies, I would like to be short for what I am grateful and not so grateful this week. Not grateful The main thing, of course, for which I’m not grateful, is the flu, which I have had since Monday and shows no signs of lessening despite heavy doses of Vitamin D3 as suggested by one online friend (although I do think it’s helping some) and regular doses of Dayquil and Nyquil (definitely  helping with the sleep). Grateful

Let it begin with me
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may

Watching my weight, Sparkin’ up (no, it’s not what you think) and heading to the beach
It’s been more than two months since my last Just A (Running) Fool post (and Motivation Monday post too). Today, hopefully I can begin a new streak of not only posting once a week for Just A (Running) Fool and Motivation Monday, but also exercising several times a week and continuing to motivate myself (and maybe, in turn, you). How? A three-pronged approach: WeightWatchers SparkPeople

Sorry, I’ve been hanging out elsewhere this week
Waving… “Hey, I’m still here.” Sorry, just been hanging out elsewhere the past week: Tuesday: Humor Bloggers Fantasy Football League Blog where I was playing Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Wednesday: Unfinished Ramble

Mercury Falls: Worth $12 for paperback, $5 for Kindle on Amazon? Let me tell you
Title: Mercury Falls Author: Robert Kroese Publication Year: 2009 Pages: 337 Genre: Fiction Count for Year: 48 How I discovered It’s a wee bit complicated, but the short version is that I know Robert Kroese through a site called Humor-Blogs, where my blog