Gotta get to bed soon--up an hour early Saturday to head to work at the hospital.
Art store is a good idea, listener. They still sell desk pads with blotter paper in some office supply stores, but no refills!
A fellow in the office who lost a bunch of weight also noticed the increased vigor and sense of wellbeing. His theory is that he suffered from sleep apnea, and losing weight made it go away. Using a weird pillow that forces me to sleep on my side reduced mine to the point that Miyoko didn't notice it, but I'll bet losing weight put an end to it. Thinking back, I had been (because of my work schedules) chronically sleep deprived for a little more than twenty years, so I had forgotten what the alternative felt like... It's nice.
Wow, Alan, that's a major benefit of weight loss! Congratulations! I can tell by how nice my clothes feel that I've 5 lbs. I can't imagine a loss like yours. Stellar!
Thanks, listener. But I seem to have reached a plateau--perhaps it just happens, or perhaps I have been treating myself a bit too much. Time to get back on the wagon. I want to take off another 17 lbs, and two inches off my waist.
Nice drive to work this morning; the grapes are leafing out, the almond blossoms have almost completely fallen and the trees leafed out, grain (winter wheat?) lush and about two feet high, canola blooming (beautiful!), some lettuce and onions coming along, and in some vineyards barley (planted between the rows to take up salt as well as provide a second crop) doing well. I saw strawberries for sale at one intersection, but they must be from over on the coast rather than local; one can't expect them to be sweet. Flu season seems to be over, BTW. Good wishes to all.
Oh, Alan, it sounds loverly. Wish I were there. We've had sunny skies for the past couple days, but there's still snow on the ground and today's high was 43 degs. I'm ready for Spring!
Earth Hour 2013 was held across the world on Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time[73] to avoid taking place after European Summer Time begins, ensuring the greatest impact of the lights off event. It is also to avoid coinciding with Western Christianity Holy Saturday, which falls on March 30 of that year.[citation needed]
The snow pack is about 60 percent of the old "normal," which is better than last year but not great. Agriculture uses about 95% of the water in California, and not a few farmers aren't satisfied with that, or with the highly subsidized rates they get. But they are being forced by circumstances into using their allocations more efficiently. Drip irrigation is becoming very common. Similarly they are being forced into further mechanization by the shortage of farm workers, which shows promise of getting a lot worse. Very few of the seasonal farm workers are less than 40 years old nowadays. The longstanding decrease in the birthrate coupled with real economic progress (AKA jobs) in Mexico has long been slowing immigration, and the net flow seems to have been from the US to Mexico for a few years now. I want to see Jan Brewer out there making the big bucks picking melons... alongside Joe Arpaio.
Yay for Deaniacs, as well as Dean!
ReplyDeleteGotta get to bed soon--up an hour early Saturday to head to work at the hospital.
Art store is a good idea, listener. They still sell desk pads with blotter paper in some office supply stores, but no refills!
A fellow in the office who lost a bunch of weight also noticed the increased vigor and sense of wellbeing. His theory is that he suffered from sleep apnea, and losing weight made it go away. Using a weird pillow that forces me to sleep on my side reduced mine to the point that Miyoko didn't notice it, but I'll bet losing weight put an end to it. Thinking back, I had been (because of my work schedules) chronically sleep deprived for a little more than twenty years, so I had forgotten what the alternative felt like... It's nice.
TTFN
Alan
Wow, Alan, that's a major benefit of weight loss! Congratulations! I can tell by how nice my clothes feel that I've 5 lbs. I can't imagine a loss like yours. Stellar!
DeleteThanks, listener. But I seem to have reached a plateau--perhaps it just happens, or perhaps I have been treating myself a bit too much. Time to get back on the wagon. I want to take off another 17 lbs, and two inches off my waist.
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Nice drive to work this morning; the grapes are leafing out, the almond blossoms have almost completely fallen and the trees leafed out, grain (winter wheat?) lush and about two feet high, canola blooming (beautiful!), some lettuce and onions coming along, and in some vineyards barley (planted between the rows to take up salt as well as provide a second crop) doing well. I saw strawberries for sale at one intersection, but they must be from over on the coast rather than local; one can't expect them to be sweet. Flu season seems to be over, BTW. Good wishes to all.
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Is flu season over all across the country, or on California? We're still In snow mode here.
DeleteOh, Alan, it sounds loverly. Wish I were there. We've had sunny skies for the past couple days, but there's still snow on the ground and today's high was 43 degs. I'm ready for Spring!
DeleteToday's high in Oak Park was 38. And snow is predicted for tomorrow, although less than an inch.
DeleteI'm ready for spring, too. But I keep reminding myself that two weeks from now I'll be in San Antonio, where it will feel like early summer.
Flu season seems to be over here in Central California. Can't say about elsewhere.
Delete--Alan
Just back from town. Ready for tomorrow's blizzard. Be nice to know the neural pathway that leads from Snowed In to Need Sugar. . . .
ReplyDeleteWell, it *is* sugaring season. ;-)
DeleteEarth Hour coming up in a bit: http://www.facebook.com/earthhour
ReplyDeleteSomehow I thought that was next week, the 30th...?
DeleteAh, I see...last year it was on the 31st, so I made an assumption. Oh well.
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Earth Hour 2013 was held across the world on Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time[73] to avoid taking place after European Summer Time begins, ensuring the greatest impact of the lights off event. It is also to avoid coinciding with Western Christianity Holy Saturday, which falls on March 30 of that year.[citation needed]
The snow pack is about 60 percent of the old "normal," which is better than last year but not great. Agriculture uses about 95% of the water in California, and not a few farmers aren't satisfied with that, or with the highly subsidized rates they get. But they are being forced by circumstances into using their allocations more efficiently. Drip irrigation is becoming very common. Similarly they are being forced into further mechanization by the shortage of farm workers, which shows promise of getting a lot worse. Very few of the seasonal farm workers are less than 40 years old nowadays. The longstanding decrease in the birthrate coupled with real economic progress (AKA jobs) in Mexico has long been slowing immigration, and the net flow seems to have been from the US to Mexico for a few years now. I want to see Jan Brewer out there making the big bucks picking melons... alongside Joe Arpaio.
ReplyDelete--Alan