LAURIE ROCKENBECK
My personal and random blog
Something is Seriously Whacked
Okay. I know people get into the game. I don't get it. I can see maybe watching it on television and as an excuse to hang out for a day of free-for-all chip and beer drinking. I saw someone post something on facebook about the superbowl coming up, and I thought, "Oh,...
2/3 Vegan
In my previous post about Lizard Spit, I give the general history of my diabetes and a look at the latest treatment I am using. Months later, I was finding my blood sugar manageable and under control. Even so, in November my eye was drawn to the book at the left as I...
Slicing Cake
Every year for New Year's Day for the last, oh 15 years or so, we've had dinner with the same set of close friends. We incorporated a southern tradition of making sure we have black-eyed peas in the form of Hoppin' John. If you can tell me how the name came about, let...
Comfort Foods
When I was growing up, my mom had a rule about church; You had to attend until you were confirmed. This pretty much meant that we dropped out of the Sunday ritual one by one--first my brothers and then me. Once we were confirmed in the Lutheran church, each and every...
2011, Ready to Roll
Making a public statement of resolutions takes a certain amount of backbone. In 2010, a good friend of mine publicly posted hers for a certain amount of accountability. She posted semi-regular updates on her progress in her notes on Facebook, and I followed them with...
Water Woes Redux
I'll start by referencing my previous post for brevity's sake. The little addendum to the story about the laundry room flood is this: We recently discovered the radiator in our bathroom was not heating up. It was confusing even to the radiator repair guy who came out....
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