On Wednesday, when the sky is blue, and I have nothing else to do, I sometimes wonder if it’s true That who is what and what is who.
Winnie-the-Pooh, as written by A.A. Milne
It’s Wednesday. If my weather app is to be believed, we’ll not see much blue sky today.
And that’s okay. Monday, for most of us, it was clear enough to see some of the eclipse.
Personally, I’m thinking Texas or Niagara Falls in 2014.
It could happen.
Just not this week.
Mug Shots (click the pic)
It’s Wednesday. The work week is half over. Soon I’ll be heading into the work weekend.
I’m not whining. The time at the park is winding down for this season. We’re not ready to talk about next season. Well, I am, but I’m not going to yet.
Last night I saw Alice, and original musical based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. An all female cast at the Basement at TheatreLab, it’s a co-production with Firehouse Theatre. See if if you can. It’s pretty amazing.
I’m glad I went, even though I wasn’t exactly feeling 100%. As I may have mentioned I have been eating mostly a primal diet since July 31st. Basically that’s no sugars, no grains, no legumes.
I picked the closest I could get to that on Monday night.
It wasn’t close enough.
I won’t tell you which fast food restaurant it was (I did not have a burger, or bread, or anything fried). But Tuesday morning at the gym I could feel the side effects.
I won’t expound on the symptoms. They were not graphic, I just didn’t feel well.
And, let’s leave it at that.
It’s interesting though that after just three and a half weeks of eating this way, that a purchase from a quick-serve restaurant would do it. I didn’t expect it and it took me half the the day to realize that was happening.
Why am I telling you this? Because it was a distraction.
I wanted to sit down and write, but I had to sit and consider how I was feeling. Now, as a professional writer, I know I can’t let that stop me. And it didn’t.
But, it slowed me down.
That’s okay, sometimes we just have to re-pack the baggage in the trunk and be on our way.
Which is what I’m doing.
Next time there’s a chance to pick up dinner at this particular establishment, I shall politely decline.
But enough about that.
Here we are mid-week. How are your goals for the week progressing?
I’ve made some progress. I have more things to do.
It’s all good, as long as I’m moving forward. Even with minor setbacks like disagreeable food.
We keep going.
I am not making that joke and you are not allowed to either.
Not those symptoms.
By the time you read this, I am hoping that yesterday’s discomforts will be a distant memory.
And that I’ll be able to head home tonight to get some writing and editing done.
It could happen. That’s what’s in the plan.
In the meantime, my food selections shall be made very carefully and I’ll scratch another establishment off of my list.
The thing is, after three and a half weeks, I’m not missing those establishments.
We’ll give you a poundage loss update on Monday.
We’re moving forward. It’s a good thing.
Something Friday this way comes.
FIVE THINGS FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY
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AND FINALLY,
American actor, singer, and dancer, Gene Kelly, was born on this day in 1912 (died 1996).
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