Sherri

Um, I think I just burned a few calories looking at your new avatar. Is it getting hot in here???

Pooh is a Tao Master.only he doesn't know it so that makes him even more awsome at Taoism. So Muffy, have you read, "The Tao of Pooh?" Sounds like it--that is an awesome book. One of my most favorites. "The Te of Piglet" wasn't as good, IMHO. What do pigs know. piglet is the most interesting character in the whole winnie the pooh series. he is the only character that reaches beyond himself and becomes something more than what he was. he is a very small animal, but he learns that even very small animals can be brave. I have read the Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet honestly i love them both. Well, shoot, now I feel stoopid for missing all those subtleties of Piglet's personality. Piglet just seemed ditzy and self-absorbed to me. Now I'll have to go back and re-read. It'll be interesting to see how it goes the second time around. That kind of stuff usually strikes different chords, depending on what space/place you are in in your life when you read it. Did you read any Bach? Power of One, Jonathon Livingston Seagull? A little new-agey, but still good food for thought.

Pooh is a Tao Master.only he doesn't know it so that makes him even more awsome at Taoism. So Muffy, have you read, "The Tao of Pooh?" Sounds like it--that is an awesome book. One of my most favorites. "The Te of Piglet" wasn't as good, IMHO. What do pigs know.

Yes, all in the book. The trailhead is just around the corner from the Playground Point trailhead. Hammerhead Rock is a good landmark to look for from the road.

Are you offering?

Clamshell has a couple fun 5.9 bolted lines, around three 5.10+, and a couple 5.6-8 trad lines that are top-ropable. You can easily kill an afternoon there, getting in a little of everything.

I don't have one of those yet.

Thanks, that's good food for thought. Should be easy to keep that in mind on those easier pitches where I'm more tempted to forgo a placement due to how solid the climbing feels, but since I'm not struggling to fire a placement on a sketchy run, it's just as easy to put in two pieces for the price of one when I do stop. I like.

Clamshell Cave. 10-15 minute approach. Nice mix of moderate sport and trad routes.

Suck on an Altoids or chew some minty gum while you're making them. Then, if you're tempted to take a little taste in a moment of desserty weakness, your palate will have that "no thanks, I just brushed my teeth" reaction, instead of salivating like Pavlova's dogs.

Yeah, you guys are a regular barrel of laughs.

Wouldn't we all.

That's my girl! Willpower of steel! I can take or leave the finished product, but batter is like cryptonite to me. It just seems so harmless, it's not shaped like anything you shouldn't eat, it's not round or square, all willpower dissolves. I'd have licked the beaters. Over and over.

Thanks! Great link. Going to print it off for future reference. Also, thanks bstach. That's good advice about ascertaining where and when you're going to want that gear to be available. Kind of like not spending all your church money at the candy store. It WILL come back to haunt you. I'm finding that the more I practice, the more questions I have. Not in a bad way, though. Just finding different things coming to attention now that I'm getting into it, and it helps to hear how other folks approach different scenarios. If I can learn a bit from those with more experience, that would be great. It's not like anyone would intentionally mislead me, like, say, for instance, starting a rumor that you can't take peanut butter into Canada anymore....

You can do it! Hey, even if it is "just water" (but whose to say it isn't, unless you've got one of those smarty-pants scales that thinks it knows the difference between body fat and water), it's still moving that needle in the right direction, which will encourage you that you're on the right track, maybe give you strength to forgo the extra beer(s) you might have knocked back had you felt crappy, consequently helping you to lose more non-water weight, etc etc. Vicious cycles can go in both directions. Ride that train to where you want to go!!!

:tup: Now THOSE are words of wisdom. Say it, girl! We're all ears.

that means i get to marry archie and we take off in the Winnebago with 37.9% of the winnings. *nods* She asked me first.

does red wine vinegar work too?? it has fewer calories than balsamic i think... If you like it, then it'll work. I find the taste of wine vinegar a little bitey, whereas balsamic is smooth with a hint of malty sweetness, but that's just me. Rmncwrtr is right about buffing up your salad with the add-ins. If you load it with enough goodies, you won't miss the dressing at all. (just make sure the goodies are things that grow in the ground, like sprouts, celery, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, etc) The more colorful your salad is, the more nutritious it is likely to be.

I thought you were saving yourself for my choc sauce cake?! Enjoying all that tingly goodness online is one thing(eating with your imagination=no calories to feel guilty about), but having those hot chocolately calories wafting past your nose right there in your own kitchen... ... Step away from the brownies. And PLEASE tell me you didn't lick the beaters.

Ahhhhh, a girl after my own heart. Vanilla is definitely where it's at. It opens so many possibilities... We'll start each day at the commune with yoga and a trail run, eat yummy healthy meals, climb hard, massage each other's tired muscles, and end the day with a well-deserved scoop of creamy heaven. That's good living right there. And since this IS the weight loss thread, here's my tip for the day: Before adding the dressing to your salad, sprinkle some vinegar on it(ideally a nice balsamic variety). Then, you can add only a small portion of the amount of dressing you'd normally use, because the vinegar moistens the salad and stretches the flavor of the dressing. You'll never miss it. Less is more.

well how do you spell it then It's ok Muffy. You weren't far off--ice cream does go into the bowels, eventually. At the commune, though, we'll be serving it in bowls. What's your fantasy flavor, so we can start stocking the freezer?

Since I'm married, Sherri, can we just have a fling after your wedding to Arch? Just make sure you bring that Chocolate Sauce Cake with you That description makes me tingly all over! Don't worry, there's plenty to go 'round. (of the cake, too. )

can we start a commune and all share sherri??? chocolate silk pie is never ever bad unless the person who made it doesn't know what they are doing. then it would be icky... or maybe if it sat out for like 6 days... other than that, it's all good. HUG in case you missed it i ate a warm yummy cookie and ice cream last night. sometimes i just have to have love on a plate or in a bowel, on a stick.... where ever i can get it... Our commune is SO going to have ice cream. You'll fit right in Muffy. Silk pie does have its merits, but I have to say that as an accompaniment to ice cream, my Chocolate Sauce Cake is a far better option. It's like a deep dark, decadent brownie floating in a sea of warm chocolate pudding sauce. Just waiting for a cold dollop of vanilla ice cream to ooze into it, surrendering itself to the dark side, becoming one--the ultimate dessert. I'm going to serve at Archy's and my wedding.

Convert the "Pirates Only" forum. Pirates, Mariners....it's a small leap. Aargh.