Scales of injustice There’s this bloke who forgets his wedding anniversary. His spoilt wife is furious, and growls at him: "Tomorrow there’d better be something in the driveway for me that goes from zero to 200 in a matter of seconds." The next morning, she finds a small package in the driveway. She opens it and finds some brand new bathroom scales… Compared with her, I’m regarding my own bathroom scales quite favourably.… READ MORE.... …
Month: April 2008
Crying out loud Another step forward. Four miles on a mild and bright evening, with the run element of the run:walk ratio back over 50%. The aim is to keep it creeping up, but I won’t let it reach 100% before I’m a stone lighter than I was at the start of this week. The good news, as predicted, is that the pounds are sliding off.… READ MORE.... …
Notes from the ledge I woke this morning feeling troubled and empty, but didn’t know why. It was something beyond normal Monday fatigue, and the distant nausea that’s part of the aftermath of football weekends. Yes, I ate an Everest of mashed potato last night — a self-referential monument to my inability to judge food portions (as I would have it), or to my greed (as M would prefer).… READ MORE.... …