Last week while I was in Alabama to meet with Mother’s nursing home caregivers, I had supper one evening with my Uncle Harold, Aunt Patricia and my closest cousins. Every time I go home, I manage to finagle a home-cooked meal and lively conversation out of my Alabama kinfolk. The laughter and reminiscences make these […]
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Previous Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-October 2, 2017): 34.4 pounds Weight Loss October 2-November 6: 0 pounds (No Change) Total Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-November 6, 2017): 34.4 pounds Remaining to 2017 Goal: 15.6 pounds Well, gentle readers, old DZ here hates to ‘fess up and say she let the entire month of October come
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I spoon fed you my last visit. We played the choo-choo game with your yams. Your brown eyes lit up as the locomotive utensil unloaded its cargo in your hungry mouth. Was it me, your daughter, you smiled at, or a dim memory of your own mother’s face as she performed the same tender
(Special this week to the Academic Redneck: a poem by Pikes Peak Community College student Jacob Adams. Jacob, a first -year student, is a new Colorado resident of only two years and is currently interested in pursing writing in some form as a future career. He enjoys getting overly attached to well- written cartoon characters,
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(Special this week to the Academic Redneck: A poem written by Pikes Peak Community College student Hudson Hintze. Over the last several weeks, I filled in for my colleague, Larry Giddings, in his Introduction to Literature class. The students and I covered the poetry unit, and I encouraged them to share their creative writing with
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Previous Weight Loss (November 28-September 4): 32.4 pounds Weight Loss: September 4-October 2: 2 pounds Total Weight Loss (November 28-October 2): 34.4 pounds End of Year Weight Loss Goal: 50 pounds Remaining to 2017 Goal: 15.6 pounds So much for boot camp in September! It was my lowest weight-loss month since I began this journey.
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