What's on your Wednesday Menu?

I remember well. But I'm trying to straddle the "make me an offer " and "fired for cause" line and another vacation in October might push me over the edge.

Do you go every year?

Oh snap--I can't believe I picked a world with the possibility of booger flavored jellybeans over Willy Wonka! What have I done?

A chocolate factory would be bad news for me, but it does sound like a fun place to be. I would lick the wallpaper with you. A wall for me, a wall for you...

Way to go, Julia! It's such a good feeling to be ahead of your work and have just one final paper to go! Well, I say "just" but it's probably a doozy. You will cru**** as you do all your school work.

What an interesting QOTD. So, my friends and I were debating the book "The Measure" this weekend. For anyone who hasn't read it, I highly recommend it - the premise is that everyone in the world wakes up one day with a small wooden box next to them with a piece of string in it. The length of the string is related to how much time you have left alive. So we were debating, would you look? I said ABSOLUTELY YES. The big question of my life is, how much time do I have left? If I had a short string, I would immediately plan a trip around the world and have my loved ones meet me at various parts along the way. So my answer is: I want to live in The Measure so I can know how much longer I need to go on grinding!

B: cottage cheese + everything but the bagel JALAPENO seasoning. This stuff is ah-mazing. I found it at Aldi and ordered a huge bottle from amazon

L: boar's head ever roast chicken + havarti cheese + mini avocado

D: Chicken thighs seared with rosemary, dijon, cream sauce and rice for the fam (a little for me too)

PSA: Do not ever buy the chocolate truffles at Trader Joe's. DON'T DO IT. They are so effing good, I cannot deal. I don't eat sweets but these are like bliss in a bite.

OMG, I need that EBB+jalapeno seasoning in my life, right now!!!!

TJ's truffles are so good. I agree don't bring the temptation into the house. We have a See's Candy on the other side of town. Whenever I go in that direction I stop for a "free" sample. Not so free since I validate that I need to buy someone something from the store to get my sample. I usually don't buy anything for myself, just a bad influence for the other people around me.

It would be a bit scary to look at the string.... I am thinking I would look so I can determine if I need to continue to grind also.

did you have skin removal with your hernia?

It was an internal hernia (flipping of the intestine) due to weightloss. No skin removed. I would love to get my hanging skin removed. When I go the OH Conference, I will do the free consulatation with the plastic surgeon. I am sure it isn't cheap to have the surgery done.

Good morning all and Happy Hump Day,

I've hit the ground running this week. I'm hoping to try to go to the neighborhood pool today. I don't think I'll be getting on the high dive just yet but I'm hoping logistics work out to get into the pool. My last gym wouldn't let me keep my membership since they deemed me a liability risk on their pool deck since I use the cane. I've missed water exercising since it provides the opportunity to put weight on right leg, walk, and do exercises that I'm unable to do on land.

QOTD- I would pick the movie, 'Heat'. I don't know if I would rather be Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino in that movie. It is equally appealing to pursue robbery crews as well as the excitement of pulling off jobs(the $ doesn't hurt).

B: Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt, tangerine.

L: Rotisserie chicken taco w onions, cilantro, avocado, tomatillo salsa, hot sauce, and a carb smart tortilla.

D: Pulled pork and asparagus.

Most pools have the disability chair.

Interesting choice for the movie. What about being part of the mafia like The Sopranos, Good Fellas, etc?