Desert In Bloom

One of the things I miss about NOT living in the desert, are the flowers. When I lived in Virginia, you could basically plant anything in the rich soil and it would grow.  My Mother would plant Tulips, Daffodils and Hyacinths.  We had pink, purple and magenta Azalea bushes and even a Dogwood tree. I think I took it all for granted.  In Florida, there were so many tropical flowers it was like you were in Cozumel or something.

WINNER

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The Why's

My daughter will be four in June, and within the last week, the thing that I most dreaded about parenting has crept up on me...the "why's."

She knows it's funny.  She knows that when I roll my eyes after she asked me her 20th "why", that I'm frustrated, not amused.  Then she giggles and asks me another question with yet another string of why's.

All of this reminds me of a hilarious Louis C.K. skit on the why's.  

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What's Better? Fat-Free Cottage Cheese

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Here's the second posting out of an article in Muscle & Fitness Magazine Hers, that I read.  It contains myths about 7 foods that you think may be the healthy alternative.  Today, it's fat-free cottage cheese.

Boxing Gloves, Biceps and Asthma ~ Weeks 3 and 4 The Gym

Week 3 Day 1

I wake up with my sinuses pounding.  I have already been on antibiotics for two days and I look at the prescription bottle and realize I’ll be on them for another week. Sigh.  I grab the bottle of Afrin and snort it.  Maybe it’ll keep my head clear for my training.