INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (10502,1,'2012-05-04 20:54:50','2012-05-05 03:54:50','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHelp!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlay. It does a body good.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd now for the boring details:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy. Good news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work ( thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nuance.com/talk/?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragonspeak\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-7','','','2012-05-04 20:54:50','2012-05-05 03:54:50','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(10504,1,'2012-05-04 20:55:50','2012-05-05 03:55:50','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHelp!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlay. It does a body good.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd now for the boring details:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work ( thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.nuance.com/talk/?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragonspeak\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-9','','','2012-05-04 20:55:50','2012-05-05 03:55:50','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(10503,1,'2012-05-04 20:55:34','2012-05-05 03:55:34','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work ( thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.nuance.com/talk/?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragonspeak\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-8','','','2012-05-04 20:55:34','2012-05-05 03:55:34','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(10505,1,'2012-05-04 20:57:27','2012-05-05 03:57:27','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHelp!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlay. It does a body good.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd now for the boring details:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.nuance.com/talk/?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragonspeak\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-10','','','2012-05-04 20:57:27','2012-05-05 03:57:27','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(10506,1,'2012-05-04 20:59:35','2012-05-05 03:59:35','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHelp!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlay. It does a body good.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd now for the boring details:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.nuance.com/talk/?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragonspeak\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-11','','','2012-05-04 20:59:35','2012-05-05 03:59:35','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(10507,1,'2012-05-04 20:59:46','2012-05-05 03:59:46','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.nuance.com/talk/?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragonspeak\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-12','','','2012-05-04 20:59:46','2012-05-05 03:59:46','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(10508,1,'2012-05-04 21:49:23','2012-05-05 04:49:23','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHelp!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>But if you know what I\'m talking about, and if you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlay. It does a body good.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd now for the boring details:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevolutionary and life-saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\n</ul>\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard-mice-combos/devices/wireless-wave-combo-mk550\" target=\"_blank\">somewhat ergonomic keyboard</a></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-910-000806-Trackman-Marble-Mouse/dp/B001F42MKG/ref=dp_cp_ob_pc_title_1\" target=\"_blank\">trackball mouse (BIG owie)</a></strong></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>Now what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-autosave','','','2012-05-04 21:49:23','2012-05-05 04:49:23','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(10509,1,'2012-05-04 20:59:52','2012-05-05 03:59:52','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.nuance.com/talk/?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragonspeak\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-13','','','2012-05-04 20:59:52','2012-05-05 03:59:52','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(10510,1,'2012-05-04 21:03:15','2012-05-05 04:03:15','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-14','','','2012-05-04 21:03:15','2012-05-05 04:03:15','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(10511,1,'2012-05-04 21:03:23','2012-05-05 04:03:23','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-15','','','2012-05-04 21:03:23','2012-05-05 04:03:23','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(10512,1,'2012-05-04 21:06:02','2012-05-05 04:06:02','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>somewhat ergonomic keyboard</li>\r\n	<li>Rollerball mouse (BIG owie)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-16','','','2012-05-04 21:06:02','2012-05-05 04:06:02','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(10513,1,'2012-05-04 21:06:07','2012-05-05 04:06:07','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>somewhat ergonomic keyboard</li>\r\n	<li>Rollerball mouse (BIG owie)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-17','','','2012-05-04 21:06:07','2012-05-05 04:06:07','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(10514,1,'2012-05-04 21:06:13','2012-05-05 04:06:13','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not. But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>somewhat ergonomic keyboard</li>\r\n	<li>Rollerball mouse (BIG owie)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-18','','','2012-05-04 21:06:13','2012-05-05 04:06:13','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(10515,1,'2012-05-04 21:07:31','2012-05-05 04:07:31','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>somewhat ergonomic keyboard</li>\r\n	<li>Rollerball mouse (BIG owie)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>Now what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-19','','','2012-05-04 21:07:31','2012-05-05 04:07:31','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(10516,1,'2012-05-04 21:08:33','2012-05-05 04:08:33','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>somewhat ergonomic keyboard</li>\r\n	<li>Rollerball mouse (BIG owie)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>Now what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-20','','','2012-05-04 21:08:33','2012-05-05 04:08:33','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(10517,1,'2012-05-04 21:10:35','2012-05-05 04:10:35','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life-saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard-mice-combos/devices/wireless-wave-combo-mk550\" target=\"_blank\">somewhat ergonomic keyboard</a></strong></li>\r\n	<li>rollerball mouse (BIG owie)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>Now what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-21','','','2012-05-04 21:10:35','2012-05-05 04:10:35','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(10518,1,'2012-05-04 21:11:47','2012-05-05 04:11:47','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life-saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard-mice-combos/devices/wireless-wave-combo-mk550\" target=\"_blank\">somewhat ergonomic keyboard</a></strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-910-000806-Trackman-Marble-Mouse/dp/B001F42MKG/ref=dp_cp_ob_pc_title_1\" target=\"_blank\">trackball mouse (BIG owie)</a></strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>Now what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-22','','','2012-05-04 21:11:47','2012-05-05 04:11:47','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(10519,1,'2012-05-04 21:11:54','2012-05-05 04:11:54','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life-saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard-mice-combos/devices/wireless-wave-combo-mk550\" target=\"_blank\">somewhat ergonomic keyboard</a></strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-910-000806-Trackman-Marble-Mouse/dp/B001F42MKG/ref=dp_cp_ob_pc_title_1\" target=\"_blank\">trackball mouse (BIG owie)</a></strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>Now what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-23','','','2012-05-04 21:11:54','2012-05-05 04:11:54','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(10520,1,'2012-05-04 21:17:25','2012-05-05 04:17:25','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_lin/241795620/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10500\" title=\"rsi\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou may be wondering why I didn\'t post this week.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I haven\'t fallen off the face of the earth. I simply fell off my computer. Because of a major Owie. From using the computer too much.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe it is called <strong><a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"repetitive strain injury\"</a>. </strong>Or something fancy like that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I know is that this hurts more than an<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Italian concussion</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelp!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHas this ever happened to you? I hope not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>But if you know what I\'m talking about, and you have any advice for me, I would love to hear about it in the comments section.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'ll excuse me, I need to get off the computer.  I hope to update you with Playdates 17 and 18 soon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I will keep on playing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlay. It does a body good.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd now for the boring details:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been to the doctor. I have been to their useless physical therapy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGood news: I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevolutionary and life-saving tools that I am already implementing at work on my PC (Thank you Noble Publishing Superpower!):\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://nuance.software.net/store/swnet/ContentTheme/pbPage.nuanceus-ms_dragon-naturally-speaking-11-premium/ThemeID.16645600?utm_medium=ps&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_campaign=Dragon&amp;utm_term=dragon_preferred&amp;resid=T6SjUwoBAlYAABF1gvkAAAAp&amp;rests=1336190494891\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dragon</strong> </a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Bamboo/BambooTablets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bamboo</strong></a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTools I had already been implementing at work:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard-mice-combos/devices/wireless-wave-combo-mk550\" target=\"_blank\">somewhat ergonomic keyboard</a></strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-910-000806-Trackman-Marble-Mouse/dp/B001F42MKG/ref=dp_cp_ob_pc_title_1\" target=\"_blank\">trackball mouse (BIG owie)</a></strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>Now what the heck do I use at home with my MacBook Pro?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Owie. Has this ever happened to you?','','inherit','open','open','','10493-revision-24','','','2012-05-04 21:17:25','2012-05-05 04:17:25','',10493,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/04/10493-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(10528,1,'2012-05-18 16:35:00','2012-05-18 23:35:00','','img-badge-326x150','','inherit','open','open','','img-badge-326x150','','','2012-05-18 16:35:00','2012-05-18 23:35:00','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(10523,1,'2012-05-18 16:19:28','2012-05-18 23:19:28','It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision','','','2012-05-18 16:19:28','2012-05-18 23:19:28','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(10529,1,'2012-05-18 16:32:29','2012-05-18 23:32:29','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/images.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10526\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"182\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-3','','','2012-05-18 16:32:29','2012-05-18 23:32:29','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(10527,1,'2012-05-18 16:25:54','2012-05-18 23:25:54','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-300x250.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10522\" title=\"img-badge-300x250\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"180\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-2','','','2012-05-18 16:25:54','2012-05-18 23:25:54','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(10530,1,'2012-05-18 16:35:20','2012-05-18 23:35:20','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-4','','','2012-05-18 16:35:20','2012-05-18 23:35:20','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(10531,1,'2012-05-18 16:53:06','2012-05-18 23:53:06','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You say you got a real solution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat cutie pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong>','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-5','','','2012-05-18 16:53:06','2012-05-18 23:53:06','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(10532,1,'2012-05-18 16:56:33','2012-05-18 23:56:33','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You say you got a real solution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong>The Big Owie</strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-6','','','2012-05-18 16:56:33','2012-05-18 23:56:33','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(10533,1,'2012-05-18 17:14:28','2012-05-19 00:14:28','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You say you got a real solution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong>The Big Owie</strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease.  He pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.  After the film, I started to regularly entertain Green Juice Fantasies which were very 50 Shades of Gray.  (No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI gabbed to everyone who would listen about this phenomenal story\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-7','','','2012-05-18 17:14:28','2012-05-19 00:14:28','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(10534,1,'2012-05-18 17:29:44','2012-05-19 00:29:44','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You say you got a real solution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong>The Big Owie</strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease.  He pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.  Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  (No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into FoodMatters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, and Food Inc.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is Food Inc.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, Food Inc. is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, Food Inc. advocates humane farming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-8','','','2012-05-18 17:29:44','2012-05-19 00:29:44','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(10535,1,'2012-05-18 17:30:34','2012-05-19 00:30:34','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You say you got a real solution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong>The Big Owie</strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease.  He pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.  Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  (No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into FoodMatters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, and Food Inc.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is Food Inc.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, Food Inc. is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, Food Inc. advocates humane farming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-9','','','2012-05-18 17:30:34','2012-05-19 00:30:34','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(10536,1,'2012-05-18 17:53:42','2012-05-19 00:53:42','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You say you got a real solution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong>\r\n<strong>Well, you know</strong>\r\n<strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong>The Big Owie</strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease.  He pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.  Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  (No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into FoodMatters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, and Food Inc.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is Food Inc.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, Food Inc. is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, Food Inc. advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKnowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Tomorrow, I begin The Great Vegan Experiment.  I\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on along with me for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching Food Inc.  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching Food Inc.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead and Food Matters.  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell over at www.CrazySexyLife.com.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-10','','','2012-05-18 17:53:42','2012-05-19 00:53:42','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(10569,1,'2012-06-24 16:27:00','2012-06-24 23:27:00','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(photo of Spike)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Spike?  Are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit (because I haven\'t been able to pursue my creative outlets of writing and guitar).  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> suck.  <strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(video of cher)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <strong>Da Funk</strong>.  The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Good News:  I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSee?  Play reaal\n\n&nbsp;','Playdate #17:  A Lifetime Dream Came True','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision','','','2012-06-24 16:27:00','2012-06-24 23:27:00','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/24/10568-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(10538,1,'2012-05-18 22:56:38','2012-05-19 05:56:38','','csd-book','','inherit','open','open','','csd-book','','','2012-05-18 22:56:38','2012-05-19 05:56:38','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(10539,1,'2012-05-18 23:00:17','2012-05-19 06:00:17','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong>\n\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Tomorrow, I begin The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo be continued . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nComing this week . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMeet the Vegans\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIf you\'re curious to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-11','','','2012-05-18 23:00:17','2012-05-19 06:00:17','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(10540,1,'2012-05-18 23:00:38','2012-05-19 06:00:38','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Tomorrow, I begin The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-12','','','2012-05-18 23:00:38','2012-05-19 06:00:38','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(10541,1,'2012-05-18 23:00:45','2012-05-19 06:00:45','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Tomorrow, I begin The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-13','','','2012-05-18 23:00:45','2012-05-19 06:00:45','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(10542,1,'2012-05-18 23:03:51','2012-05-19 06:03:51','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo be continued . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nComing this week . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMeet the Vegans\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIf you\'re curious to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\n\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-14','','','2012-05-18 23:03:51','2012-05-19 06:03:51','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(10543,1,'2012-05-18 23:05:35','2012-05-19 06:05:35','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-15','','','2012-05-18 23:05:35','2012-05-19 06:05:35','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(10544,1,'2012-05-18 23:05:43','2012-05-19 06:05:43','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-16','','','2012-05-18 23:05:43','2012-05-19 06:05:43','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(10545,1,'2012-05-18 23:05:53','2012-05-19 06:05:53','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-17','','','2012-05-18 23:05:53','2012-05-19 06:05:53','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(10546,1,'2012-05-18 23:06:56','2012-05-19 06:06:56','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-18','','','2012-05-18 23:06:56','2012-05-19 06:06:56','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(10547,1,'2012-05-18 23:07:02','2012-05-19 06:07:02','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-19','','','2012-05-18 23:07:02','2012-05-19 06:07:02','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(10548,1,'2012-05-18 23:07:31','2012-05-19 06:07:31','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-20','','','2012-05-18 23:07:31','2012-05-19 06:07:31','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(10549,1,'2012-05-18 23:07:37','2012-05-19 06:07:37','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed in food documentaries on Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-21','','','2012-05-18 23:07:37','2012-05-19 06:07:37','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(10550,1,'2012-05-18 23:09:44','2012-05-19 06:09:44','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-22','','','2012-05-18 23:09:44','2012-05-19 06:09:44','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(10551,1,'2012-05-18 23:09:50','2012-05-19 06:09:50','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.  But....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-23','','','2012-05-18 23:09:50','2012-05-19 06:09:50','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(10552,1,'2012-05-18 23:11:38','2012-05-19 06:11:38','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-24','','','2012-05-18 23:11:38','2012-05-19 06:11:38','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(10553,1,'2012-05-18 23:11:43','2012-05-19 06:11:43','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-25','','','2012-05-18 23:11:43','2012-05-19 06:11:43','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(10554,1,'2012-05-18 23:17:34','2012-05-19 06:17:34','','fsnd_press_10_sm','','inherit','open','open','','fsnd_press_10_sm','','','2012-05-18 23:17:34','2012-05-19 06:17:34','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(10555,1,'2012-05-18 23:17:59','2012-05-19 06:17:59','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo be continued . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nComing this week . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMeet the Vegans\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-26','','','2012-05-18 23:17:59','2012-05-19 06:17:59','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(10559,1,'2012-05-18 23:29:09','2012-05-19 06:29:09','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo be continued . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nComing this week . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMeet the Vegans\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','My Revolution:  The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-30','','','2012-05-18 23:29:09','2012-05-19 06:29:09','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-30/',0,'revision','',0),(10556,1,'2012-05-18 23:18:32','2012-05-19 06:18:32','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-27','','','2012-05-18 23:18:32','2012-05-19 06:18:32','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(10557,1,'2012-05-18 23:18:39','2012-05-19 06:18:39','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-28','','','2012-05-18 23:18:39','2012-05-19 06:18:39','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(10558,1,'2012-05-18 23:20:50','2012-05-19 06:20:50','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-29','','','2012-05-18 23:20:50','2012-05-19 06:20:50','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(10560,1,'2012-05-18 23:29:25','2012-05-19 06:29:25','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Food Revolution & The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-31','','','2012-05-18 23:29:25','2012-05-19 06:29:25','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-31/',0,'revision','',0),(10561,1,'2012-05-18 23:30:00','2012-05-19 06:30:00','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Food Revolution & The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-32','','','2012-05-18 23:30:00','2012-05-19 06:30:00','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-32/',0,'revision','',0),(10562,1,'2012-05-18 23:37:15','2012-05-19 06:37:15','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"288\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Food Revolution & The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-33','','','2012-05-18 23:37:15','2012-05-19 06:37:15','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-33/',0,'revision','',0),(10563,1,'2012-05-18 23:44:21','2012-05-19 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target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10554\" title=\"fsnd_press_10_sm\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fsnd_press_10_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Food Revolution & The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-34','','','2012-05-18 23:42:39','2012-05-19 06:42:39','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-34/',0,'revision','',0),(10565,1,'2012-05-18 23:46:02','2012-05-19 06:46:02','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10563\" title=\"MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR00214314_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"314\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Food Revolution & The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-autosave','','','2012-05-18 23:46:02','2012-05-19 06:46:02','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(10566,1,'2012-05-18 23:45:49','2012-05-19 06:45:49','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10563\" title=\"MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR00214314_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"314\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Food Revolution & The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-35','','','2012-05-18 23:45:49','2012-05-19 06:45:49','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-35/',0,'revision','',0),(10567,1,'2012-05-18 23:47:08','2012-05-19 06:47:08','<a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"img-badge-326x150\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"178\" /></a>It\'s <a href=\"http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI feel like we need to break out into <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'d all love to see the plan</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He\'s launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>\r\n<em> <strong>We\'re doing what we can</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer\'s market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href=\"http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jamie\'s Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoincidentally, I\'ve been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I\'ve become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long story.  I will try to be brief because it\'s Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI started with <em><strong><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLadies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10563\" title=\"MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR00214314_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"314\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Since the film, I\'ve been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(No, I haven\'t read the book yet, but I imagine there\'s food play in there somewhere.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.takepart.com/foodinc\" target=\"_blank\">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI know, I know.  You don\'t want to because you\'ve heard that it\'s \"hard to watch\".  It\'s precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It\'s not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It\'s about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It\'s Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t be scared.  I didn\'t choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You\'re still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn\'t want to be crazy and sexy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKris\'s definition of \"crazy\" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  \"Sexy\" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://crazysexylife.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" title=\"csd-book\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut since she\'s crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be continued . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComing this week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeet the Vegans\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We\'d love to cheer you on.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you\'re curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Food Revolution & The Great Vegan Experiment','','inherit','open','open','','10521-revision-36','','','2012-05-18 23:47:08','2012-05-19 06:47:08','',10521,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/18/10521-revision-36/',0,'revision','',0),(10568,1,'2012-06-26 01:11:09','2012-06-26 08:11:09','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you bunches and bunches for your devotion, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*','','publish','open','open','','im-back-and-ready-to-plog','','','2012-06-25 19:09:35','2012-06-26 02:09:35','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=10568',0,'post','',9),(10938,1,'2012-07-28 11:00:48','2012-07-28 18:00:48','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/22104733@N06/6009194370/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10927\" title=\"6009194370_1e0cf99919_z\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/6009194370_1e0cf99919_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlaydate #28 was an extended playdate.  Each night over the course of about a week, my neighbor and I ran through the sprinklers while walking our dogs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt started out as a necessity.  I live in the desert.  It\'s hot here in the summer.  Hotter than anywhere else in the nation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYes, even though you\'re sweltering and complaining about the heat, I assure you that it\'s hotter here.  Unless you happen to live in Havasu or possibly Las Vegas.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPardon me.  Phoenicians get a wee bit Cranky in the summer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe\'re Cranky from the intense heat, and we\'re Cranky from being pent up indoors all day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo when the sun goes down, we emerge briefly like nocturnal creatures so that our poor dogs can get some exercise.  It\'s still 110 (I am not exaggerating), but at least the sun isn\'t beating down upon us and our dogs paws are safe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd let me share what can turn that Crankiness around in a New York minute.  Although I guess in this case it would be a Phoenix minute.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSprinklers!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve decided that they\'re God\'s gift to Phoenicians and their dogs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy neighbor and I now run through them regularly.  We cool off and get in touch with our summer inner child in one fell swoop.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRunning through the sprinkler is officially my old and new favorite pastime.  Try this at home.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCrankiness, begone!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat summer ritual reminds you of childhood while putting a smile on your face and a sparkle in your heart?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #28: Runs Through Sprinklers','','inherit','open','open','','10926-revision-9','','','2012-07-28 11:00:48','2012-07-28 18:00:48','',10926,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/07/28/10926-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(10571,1,'2012-06-25 16:45:08','2012-06-25 23:45:08','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(photo of Spike)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Spike?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit (because I haven\'t been able to pursue my creative outlets of writing and guitar).  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> suck.  <strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(video of cher)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <strong>Da Funk</strong>.  The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Good News:  I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:  I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <strong>Britt,</strong> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Wednesday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-2','','','2012-06-25 16:45:08','2012-06-25 23:45:08','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(10572,1,'2012-06-25 18:30:08','2012-06-26 01:30:08','','OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA','This is not from a Plog.  This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.  ','inherit','open','open','','olympus-digital-camera-736','','','2012-06-25 18:30:08','2012-06-26 01:30:08','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(10573,1,'2012-06-25 18:32:04','2012-06-26 01:32:04','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit (because I haven\'t been able to pursue my creative outlets of writing and guitar).  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>The Good News:  </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong>  I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"262\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-10572\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Wednesday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-3','','','2012-06-25 18:32:04','2012-06-26 01:32:04','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(10575,1,'2012-06-25 18:38:30','2012-06-26 01:38:30','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"894\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-10572\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-5','','','2012-06-25 18:38:30','2012-06-26 01:38:30','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(10574,1,'2012-06-25 18:33:52','2012-06-26 01:33:52','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit (because I haven\'t been able to pursue my creative outlets of writing and guitar).  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"262\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-10572\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Wednesday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-4','','','2012-06-25 18:33:52','2012-06-26 01:33:52','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(10576,1,'2012-06-25 18:38:31','2012-06-26 01:38:31','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"894\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-10572\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-6','','','2012-06-25 18:38:31','2012-06-26 01:38:31','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(10577,1,'2012-06-25 18:38:58','2012-06-26 01:38:58','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-7','','','2012-06-25 18:38:58','2012-06-26 01:38:58','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(10578,1,'2012-06-25 18:39:04','2012-06-26 01:39:04','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-8','','','2012-06-25 18:39:04','2012-06-26 01:39:04','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(10579,1,'2012-06-25 18:39:06','2012-06-26 01:39:06','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-9','','','2012-06-25 18:39:06','2012-06-26 01:39:06','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(10581,1,'2012-06-25 18:42:17','2012-06-26 01:42:17','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"894\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-10572\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-11','','','2012-06-25 18:42:17','2012-06-26 01:42:17','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(10580,1,'2012-06-25 18:42:13','2012-06-26 01:42:13','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> This is not from a Plog. This is simply a gratuitous World\'s Most Precious Pooch shot.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-10','','','2012-06-25 18:42:13','2012-06-26 01:42:13','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(10582,1,'2012-06-25 18:44:39','2012-06-26 01:44:39','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-12','','','2012-06-25 18:44:39','2012-06-26 01:44:39','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(10583,1,'2012-06-25 18:44:49','2012-06-26 01:44:49','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-13','','','2012-06-25 18:44:49','2012-06-26 01:44:49','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(10584,1,'2012-06-25 18:44:54','2012-06-26 01:44:54','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-14','','','2012-06-25 18:44:54','2012-06-26 01:44:54','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(10585,1,'2012-06-25 18:44:59','2012-06-26 01:44:59','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-15','','','2012-06-25 18:44:59','2012-06-26 01:44:59','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(10586,1,'2012-06-25 18:45:03','2012-06-26 01:45:03','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-16','','','2012-06-25 18:45:03','2012-06-26 01:45:03','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(10587,1,'2012-06-25 18:47:48','2012-06-26 01:47:48','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPlog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-17','','','2012-06-25 18:47:48','2012-06-26 01:47:48','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(10589,1,'2012-06-25 18:51:29','2012-06-26 01:51:29','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-19','','','2012-06-25 18:51:29','2012-06-26 01:51:29','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(10588,1,'2012-06-25 18:48:14','2012-06-26 01:48:14','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #333300;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-18','','','2012-06-25 18:48:14','2012-06-26 01:48:14','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(10591,1,'2012-06-25 18:53:03','2012-06-26 01:53:03','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-21','','','2012-06-25 18:53:03','2012-06-26 01:53:03','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(10590,1,'2012-06-25 18:51:51','2012-06-26 01:51:51','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-20','','','2012-06-25 18:51:51','2012-06-26 01:51:51','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(10592,1,'2012-06-25 18:54:41','2012-06-26 01:54:41','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-22','','','2012-06-25 18:54:41','2012-06-26 01:54:41','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(10593,1,'2012-06-25 18:56:12','2012-06-26 01:56:12','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-23','','','2012-06-25 18:56:12','2012-06-26 01:56:12','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(10594,1,'2012-06-25 18:57:20','2012-06-26 01:57:20','Dear Readers,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhere have I been?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThank you for asking.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYours in plogging,\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMichelle\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\n\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*.','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-24','','','2012-06-25 18:57:20','2012-06-26 01:57:20','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(10595,1,'2012-06-25 18:58:07','2012-06-26 01:58:07','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-25','','','2012-06-25 18:58:07','2012-06-26 01:58:07','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(10596,1,'2012-06-25 18:58:36','2012-06-26 01:58:36','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-26','','','2012-06-25 18:58:36','2012-06-26 01:58:36','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(10597,1,'2012-06-25 18:59:16','2012-06-26 01:59:16','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-27','','','2012-06-25 18:59:16','2012-06-26 01:59:16','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(10598,1,'2012-06-25 19:09:45','2012-06-26 02:09:45','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you bunches and bunches for your devotion, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*','','inherit','open','open','','10568-autosave','','','2012-06-25 19:09:45','2012-06-26 02:09:45','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(10600,1,'2012-06-25 19:05:13','2012-06-26 02:05:13','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-29','','','2012-06-25 19:05:13','2012-06-26 02:05:13','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(10599,1,'2012-06-25 19:01:58','2012-06-26 02:01:58','Dear Readers,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKindly excuse my prolonged absence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhere have I been?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was zapped by the RSI gremlins.  It hasn\'t been pretty.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://gremlins.wikia.com/wiki/Stripe?image=Stripe-PNG\"><img src=\"http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090901171405/gremlins/images/3/34/Stripe.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck are RSI gremlins?  Are they as nasty as Stripe?  More importantly, are you o.k.???\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank you for asking.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust a bit tender in body (particularly forearms and wrists) and spirit.  Woe is me.  Cue the violins.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe all have \"stuff\".  In the scheme of things, I\'m more than fine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll I can tell you is that <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Repetitive Strain Injuries</strong> </a>suck.  <a href=\"http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cscott/rsi.html##prevention\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Avoid them at all costs</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnywho....I\'m not completely healed yet, but ENOUGH ALREADY!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m moving on before my creative spirit shrivels up and fall back into <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\'Da Funk. </strong></a> The way to avoid a Repetitive Injury of the Soul at all costs is to get my blogging tushie back into gear.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo here\'s the lowdown.  There\'s Good News and there\'s Bad News.  Which do you want first?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>I can guarantee that my mother would pick the Bad News, so let\'s get her all riled up and start with the Good News.  :-D</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\">The Good News: </span> </strong>I may not have been able to write for these past couple of months, but I have been able to play!  Yay!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><strong>The Bad (Which isn\'t all that bad, really) News:</strong> </span> I have a backlog of 9 playdate blog posts, and I\'m still nursing an Owie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUh-oh.  You\'re probably wondering, \"How are you going to pull this one off, Toots?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Fret not, my pretties.  I\'m going to plog*.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuh?  Was that a typo?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNope.  It\'s a word that I made up.  I love making up words.  Reminds me of when I was 6 years-old and invented a language that I called \"Sma\".  Drove my mother crazy.  But I digress....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>*Plog is an abbreviated version of \"picture blog\".  If a picture tells a thousand words, then a picture can certainly tell a blog post.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil I catch up on backlogged blog posts, here\'s what you can expect from me in the upcoming weeks:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFairly frequent plogs featuring a picture (or two or three) of my weekly playdate, as well as a snarky remark (or two or four) from me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10572\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"536\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img class=\" wp-image-10572  \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P1140002-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"614\" /></a> <span>This is not from a <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plog</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. This is simply a gratuitous photo of World\'s Most Precious Pooch. </span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like short and sweet blog posts (like <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/16/day-229-food-truck-friday/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Britt,</strong></a> for example), this will rock your world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you who like for me to drone on incessantly about who-knows-what, I love you for that, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that nonsense, my sweets.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil we plog again (look for the first one on Friday), I bid you adieu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYours in plogging,\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichelle\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnough about me.  What have you been up to lately?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','I\'m Back and Ready to Plog*','','inherit','open','open','','10568-revision-28','','','2012-06-25 19:01:58','2012-06-26 02:01:58','',10568,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/25/10568-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(10602,1,'2012-06-29 01:11:07','2012-06-29 08:11:07','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI never screenwrote.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut I did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/04/05/playdate-13-script-frenzy/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off?  Care to start a Frenzy for your dream on July 1st?  August 1st?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt will be the ride of your life.  I promise.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','publish','open','open','','playdate-17-i-wrote-a-screenplay-in-30-days','','','2012-06-28 21:13:02','2012-06-29 04:13:02','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=10602',0,'post','',0),(10603,1,'2012-06-28 18:56:01','2012-06-29 01:56:01','','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision','','','2012-06-28 18:56:01','2012-06-29 01:56:01','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(10604,1,'2012-06-28 19:13:40','2012-06-29 02:13:40','','Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM','','inherit','open','open','','screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9-14-30-pm','','','2012-06-28 19:13:40','2012-06-29 02:13:40','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(10605,1,'2012-06-28 19:26:11','2012-06-29 02:26:11','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo make a long story short -- <strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> -- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I joined a group about screenwriting.  I talked to my friends about my screenplay, and . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI never screenwrote.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe <strong>Script Frenzy</strong> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-2','','','2012-06-28 19:26:11','2012-06-29 02:26:11','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(10606,1,'2012-06-28 20:21:02','2012-06-29 03:21:02','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI never screenwrote.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI did it!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut I did it!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe <a href=\"http://scriptfrenzy.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off?  Care to start a Frenzy on July 1st?  August 1st?  It will be the ride of your','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-3','','','2012-06-28 20:21:02','2012-06-29 03:21:02','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(10607,1,'2012-06-28 20:21:09','2012-06-29 03:21:09','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI never screenwrote.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut I did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://scriptfrenzy.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off?  Care to start a Frenzy on July 1st?  August 1st?  It will be the ride of your life.  I promise.','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-4','','','2012-06-28 20:21:09','2012-06-29 03:21:09','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(10608,1,'2012-06-28 20:25:09','2012-06-29 03:25:09','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI never screenwrote.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI did it!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut I did it!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe <a href=\"http://scriptfrenzy.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off? 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 Care to start a Frenzy on July 1st?  August 1st?  It will be the ride of your life.  I promise.','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-5','','','2012-06-28 20:21:53','2012-06-29 03:21:53','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(10610,1,'2012-06-28 20:24:05','2012-06-29 03:24:05','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI never screenwrote.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut I did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://scriptfrenzy.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off?  Care to start a Frenzy on July 1st?  August 1st?  It will be the ride of your life.  I promise.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-6','','','2012-06-28 20:24:05','2012-06-29 03:24:05','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(10611,1,'2012-06-28 20:25:22','2012-06-29 03:25:22','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI never screenwrote.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut I did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://scriptfrenzy.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off?  Care to start a Frenzy for your dream on July 1st?  August 1st?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt will be the ride of your life.  I promise.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-7','','','2012-06-28 20:25:22','2012-06-29 03:25:22','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(10612,1,'2012-06-28 20:25:28','2012-06-29 03:25:28','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI never screenwrote.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut I did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://scriptfrenzy.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off?  Care to start a Frenzy for your dream on July 1st?  August 1st?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt will be the ride of your life.  I promise.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-8','','','2012-06-28 20:25:28','2012-06-29 03:25:28','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(10613,1,'2012-06-28 20:26:02','2012-06-29 03:26:02','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10604\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10604\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-04-29 at 9.14.30 PM\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-shot-2012-04-29-at-9.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"609\" /></a>Five years ago I joined a local screenwriter\'s group.  I hoped to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing a screenplay.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make a long story short -- <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>or to make a blog post a plog</strong> </a>-- I fell into the trap that so many other aspiring writers fall into.  I bought books about screenwriting.  I attended screenwriting meet-ups.  I talked to my friends about screenwriting.  And . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI never screenwrote.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUntil April 1, 2012 when I showed up and wrote.  And wrote.  And wrote.  For 30 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMind you, I neglected everything else in my life including (but not limited to) my dog, my hair (30 day ponytail), laundry, sleeping, exercising, any semblance of a social life, grocery shopping, and flossing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut I did it!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://scriptfrenzy.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Script Frenzy</strong></a> goal was to write a 110 page screenplay in 30 days.  Over-achiever and extra-crediter that I always am, I finished at 159 pages.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYep.  I wrote the <em>War and Peace</em> of Screenplays.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRevision Frenzy, here I come!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat have you always wanted to do and put off?  Care to start a Frenzy for your dream on July 1st?  August 1st?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt will be the ride of your life.  I promise.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #17:  I Wrote a Screenplay in 30 Days','','inherit','open','open','','10602-revision-9','','','2012-06-28 20:26:02','2012-06-29 03:26:02','',10602,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/28/10602-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(10614,1,'2012-06-30 01:11:10','2012-06-30 08:11:10','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','publish','open','open','','playdate-18-puppy-breathkitty','','','2012-06-29 19:22:51','2012-06-30 02:22:51','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=10614',0,'post','',7),(10615,1,'2012-06-29 18:39:11','2012-06-30 01:39:11','','Playdate #18:  Kittie','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision','','','2012-06-29 18:39:11','2012-06-30 01:39:11','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(10616,1,'2012-06-29 18:42:42','2012-06-30 01:42:42','<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>','Playdate #18:  Kittie','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-2','','','2012-06-29 18:42:42','2012-06-30 01:42:42','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(10617,1,'2012-06-29 18:48:54','2012-06-30 01:48:54','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-3','','','2012-06-29 18:48:54','2012-06-30 01:48:54','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(10618,1,'2012-06-29 18:49:32','2012-06-30 01:49:32','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-4','','','2012-06-29 18:49:32','2012-06-30 01:49:32','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(10619,1,'2012-06-29 19:12:13','2012-06-30 02:12:13','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDuring my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the kitty worshipping.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-5','','','2012-06-29 19:12:13','2012-06-30 02:12:13','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(10620,1,'2012-06-29 19:14:13','2012-06-30 02:14:13','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-6','','','2012-06-29 19:14:13','2012-06-30 02:14:13','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(10621,1,'2012-06-29 19:17:50','2012-06-30 02:17:50','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-7','','','2012-06-29 19:17:50','2012-06-30 02:17:50','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(10622,1,'2012-06-29 19:18:30','2012-06-30 02:18:30','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-8','','','2012-06-29 19:18:30','2012-06-30 02:18:30','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(10623,1,'2012-06-29 19:18:57','2012-06-30 02:18:57','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-9','','','2012-06-29 19:18:57','2012-06-30 02:18:57','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(10624,1,'2012-06-29 19:19:51','2012-06-30 02:19:51','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-10','','','2012-06-29 19:19:51','2012-06-30 02:19:51','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(10625,1,'2012-06-29 19:20:15','2012-06-30 02:20:15','<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-11','','','2012-06-29 19:20:15','2012-06-30 02:20:15','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(10626,1,'2012-06-29 19:21:58','2012-06-30 02:21:58','&nsbp;\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-12','','','2012-06-29 19:21:58','2012-06-30 02:21:58','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(10627,1,'2012-06-29 19:22:11','2012-06-30 02:22:11','&nsbp;\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-13','','','2012-06-29 19:22:11','2012-06-30 02:22:11','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(10628,1,'2012-06-29 19:22:38','2012-06-30 02:22:38','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZXjkUwO7yo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite blog posts last year was <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/\" target=\"_blank\">Puppy Breath.</a>  </strong>I\'ve had the good fortune of whiffing many a puppy\'s breath throughout my life. If I had to make a list of My Favorite Things, puppy breath would near the top.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s not just me.  It seems as though every dog lover I know flips for puppy breath.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn a tangent:  During my childhood, I had the pleasure of witnessing puppy births.  Our neighbor\'s Schnauzer gave birth before our eyes.  Twice!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe only thing I remember about the first birth is my mother\'s unfortunate meal choice that evening:  Veal Birds.  My sister and I, remarking on the similarities in appearance between the Veal Birds and the afterbirth, rebelled and refused to eat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I have seen puppies at all ages and stages, but I have never seen newborn kittens.  I\'ve marveled at kitties that are <em>weeks</em> old, but never <em>days</em> old.  Until Playdate #18 when my neighbor invited us over for the 3 day-old kitty worshipping.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s when it occurred to me:  <em>Sniff, sniff, sniff.</em>  Kitties don\'t have distinguishable kitty breath!  So if puppies are known for their \"puppy breath\", then kitties are known for . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnswer this conundrum in the comments section below.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #18:  Puppy Breath/Kitty ?','','inherit','open','open','','10614-revision-14','','','2012-06-29 19:22:38','2012-06-30 02:22:38','',10614,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/29/10614-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(10708,1,'2012-07-15 01:11:29','2012-07-15 08:11:29','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/07/15/playdate-23-astronomy-at-work/olympus-digital-camera-737/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10710\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10710\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P6050082-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Remember when <a href=\"http://www.transitofvenus.org/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Venus passed between the Earth and the Sun</strong></a> about a month ago?  (Yes, I am <em>that</em> behind on this blog! <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/06/26/im-back-and-ready-to-plog/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Waaaa!</strong></a>)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs you been privy to numerous times before, our stellar culture at Noble Publishing Superpower encourages stargazing, amongst other things.  Or in this case, Venus gazing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of my illustrious colleagues is a member of the East Valley Astronomy Club.  He was ever-so-kind to haul his telescope to work to entertain and educate those of us ready to flee our cubes and see daylight. Or in this case, daylight and Venus.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry, Mom.  Looking through the telescope prevented sudden blindness.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/07/15/playdate-23-astronomy-at-work/olympus-digital-camera-745/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10714\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10714\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P6050084-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10713\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P6050083-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDid any of you happen to catch a glimpse?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you didn\'t, you missed your chance!  The next transit won\'t take place until 2117!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough....Another anonymous male colleague pointed out that viewing Venus through the telescope looked remarkably similar to seeing sperm through a microscope.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEwww.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut there you have it.  Now you know what you missed!  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Playdate #23:  Astronomy at Work','','publish','open','open','','playdate-23-astronomy-at-work','','','2012-07-14 18:35:09','2012-07-15 01:35:09','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=10708',0,'post','',5),(10630,1,'2012-07-02 01:11:00','2012-07-02 08:11:00','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10632\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10632\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10632\" title=\"P1010112\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P1010112-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"295\" /></a>Hi!  I’m Jennie aka Late Bloomer’s sister.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen my sissy started a blog last year, she asked me if I would ever want to guest blog.  I said yes because, honestly, it’s easier sometimes to just say yes to her.  I figured she would forget and I would be off the hook…and I was…until now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy sister and I are complete opposites.  If she’s Late Bloomer, I’m Early Bloomer.  I got married at 20, have 2 kids, live in the suburbs, drove a mini-van for a few years…get where I’m going with this?  Opposites!  I actually dodged the bullet during her Year of Living Curiously and pawned off that <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">guest blog request on my daughter</a>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow it’s the Year of Play and I’m pretty sure I’m the most unplayful (Is that a word? Sure, let’s say it is!) person my sister knows.  ‘She has kids!’ you may be thinking.  I have a teenage son and a tween daughter.  I’m totally uncool right now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo, when Sissy asked again I thought, “Why is she asking the one year I’m NOT doing the <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cfQhsWkOKI \" target=\"_blank\"><strong>48 Hour Film Project</strong></a>!” So, here I sit writing a blog for Sissy that she has coined “a sentimental piece”.  Let’s just hope she doesn’t fire me like she did when I was Frenchy in her <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/09/19/day-3-flashback-friday-grease-sing-along/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>“Grease” production</strong>.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen my beloved grandfather was moved to hospice care for the final days of his life, my mother texted me a photo of a little poodle visiting his room.  My mother told me that a group of volunteers come to visit the patients with their dogs.  Even though Papa was in a coma, he responded to the touch of the dog.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: medium;\">I was so touched by this story and hearing how a visit from the animals lifted her spirits, I decided to explore this option with my dog in my grandfather’s memory.</span>  </strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPenny is my rescue pup.  She’s a 45 pound Boxer/Jack Russell mix with velvety ears, eyes that will melt your heart and the silliest lop-sided tail.  When I heard of this program, I knew Penny would be the perfect dog for this type of work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter some google searches, dead ends, etc. I finally discovered a local group called <a href=\"http://www.caringcritters.org/  \" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Caring Critters</strong>.</a>  They hold workshops twice a year to certify new handlers and their pets.  A few weeks ago I attended the workshop where I learned all sorts of information on Animal Assisted Therapy.  By the end of the workshop, I committed to bringing Penny the following weekend for a temperament test.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis weekend was my first visit with Penny.  To prepare for the visit, she had her nails trimmed and a bath and was ready to go.  I posted on my Facebook status that I was ready for my first Pet Therapy visit and soon realized that some people may think I’m taking my dog to a shrink and leave a nasty comment including the f word.  (Note to self:  Always use the term Animal Assisted Therapy!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Penny and I arrived at the hospital and she met her teammates, Tucker (lab), Shasta and Reveille, a pair of direwolves. </span> </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOK, they are really Great Pyrenees, but if you watch Game of Thrones, they totally look like direwolves…which I called them for the rest of the visit.  Their parents did not seem as amused by this as I was.  Their loss!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA hospital visit is a social visit where the team goes room to room to visit the patients.  The patient has the opportunity to decline the visit, but only one or two did.  I did notice a common trend of the visitors accepting the visit when the patient said no. Heh heh heh.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt first Penny was very curious and sniffy and I had to pull her over to the bed to be pet.  After about the 5<sup>th</sup> room, Penny finally realized that she wasn’t there to lick the floor, investigate the trash can, or stick her head in the bathroom.  All she had to do was walk up to the bed and let someone pet her and ooh and ahh…and she LOVED it.  Penny is all about love and attention and now she was in her element.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\"><strong>By the last room, she jumped in the bed with the patient. </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou see, Snoopy the Schnauzer arrived late due to bad weather and Snoopy gets to go on the bed, so Penny thought “why not?”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPenny and I will be make 2-3 visits a month at a hospital and a nursing home.  I left the hospital knowing that just for a few minutes, that person forgot about feeling sick, hurt or pain.  They stroked Penny’s velvety ears and for a few minutes, their troubles were just a little bit less.  I realized when I got to the car that was probably the best part of their day.  I look forward to returning and giving someone a chance to benefit from what Penny gives me every day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\"><strong>So, there you have it, my sentimental, non-playful guest piece for my Sissy’s blog.  How did I do?  Let me know in the comments! </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBetter yet, skip the comments.  I’m a Cancer and we’re known for being sensitive.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh, and the last patient that Penny joined in bed?  She laughed and asked if Penny could stay to keep her company and then I heard her talking on the phone about it.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><em>(Note from Late Bloomer Sis:  Kindly ignore my sister and please DO cheer Jennie and Penny on in the comments section! :-D )</em></span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','(Guest) Playdate #19:  Sis and Her Therapy Pooch','','publish','open','open','','playdate-19-guest-post-from-sis-and-her-therapy-pooch','','','2012-07-01 16:53:28','2012-07-01 23:53:28','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=10630',0,'post','',9),(10709,1,'2012-07-14 17:56:44','2012-07-15 00:56:44','','Playdate #23:  Astronomy at Work','','inherit','open','open','','10708-revision','','','2012-07-14 17:56:44','2012-07-15 00:56:44','',10708,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/07/14/10708-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(10632,1,'2012-07-01 16:36:10','2012-07-01 23:36:10','','P1010112','','inherit','open','open','','p1010112','','','2012-07-01 16:36:10','2012-07-01 23:36:10','',10630,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P1010112.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(10633,1,'2012-07-01 16:38:04','2012-07-01 23:38:04','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=10632\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10632\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10632\" title=\"P1010112\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P1010112-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" /></a>Hi!  I’m Jennie aka Late Bloomer’s sister.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhen my sissy started a blog last year, she asked me if I would ever want to guest blog.  I said yes because, honestly, it’s easier sometimes to just say yes to her.  I figured she would forget and I would be off the hook…and I was…until now.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy sister and I are complete opposites.  If she’s Late Bloomer, I’m Early Bloomer.  I got married at 20, have 2 kids, live in the suburbs, drove a mini-van for a few years…get where I’m going with this?  Opposites!  I actually dodged the bullet during her Year of Living Curiously and pawned off that <strong>guest blog request on my daughter.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow it’s the Year of Play and I’m pretty sure I’m the most unplayful (Is that a word? Sure, let’s say it is!) person my sister knows.  ‘She has kids!’ you may be thinking.  I have a teenage son and a tween daughter.  I’m totally uncool right now.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo, when Sissy asked again I thought “why is she asking the one year I’m NOT doing the <strong>48 Hour Film Project</strong>!” So, here I sit writing a blog for Sissy that she has coined “a sentimental piece”.  Let’s just hope she doesn’t fire me like she did when I was Frenchy in her <strong>“Grease” production</strong>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhen my beloved grandfather was moved to hospice care for the final days of his life, my mother texted me a photo of a little poodle visiting his room.  My mother told me that a group of volunteers come to visit the patients with their dogs.  Even though Papa was in a coma, he responded to the touch of the dog.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI was so touched by this story and hearing how a visit from the animals lifted her spirits, I decided to explore this option with my dog in my grandfather’s memory.  Penny is my rescue pup.  She’s a 45 pound Boxer/Jack Russell mix with velvety ears, eyes that will melt your heart and the silliest lop-sided tail.  When I heard of this program, I knew Penny would be the perfect dog for this type of work.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAfter some google searches, dead ends, etc. I finally discovered a local group called <strong>Caring Critters</strong>.  They hold workshops twice a year to certify new handlers and their pets.  A few weeks ago I attended the workshop where I learned all sorts of information on Animal Assisted Therapy.  By the end of the workshop, I committed to bringing Penny the following weekend for a temperament test.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThis weekend was my first visit with Penny.  To prepare for the visit, she had her nails trimmed and a bath and was ready to go.  I posted on my Facebook status that I was ready for my first Pet Therapy visit and soon realized that some people may think I’m taking my dog to a shrink and leave a nasty comment including the f word.  (Note to self:  always use the term Animal Assisted Therapy!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPenny and I arrived at the hospital and she met her teammates, Tucker (lab), Shasta and Reveille, a pair of direwolves.  OK, they are really Great Pyrenees, but if you watch Game of Thrones, they totally look like direwolves…which I called them for the rest of the visit.  Their parents did not seem as amused by this as I was.  Their loss!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nA hospital visit is a social visit where the team goes room to room to visit the patients.  The patient has the opportunity to decline the visit, but only one or two did.  I did notice a common trend of the visitors accepting the visit when the patient said no. Heh heh heh.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAt first Penny was very curious and sniffy and I had to pull her over to the bed to be pet.  After about the 5<sup>th</sup> room, Penny finally realized that she wasn’t there to lick the floor, investigate the trash can, or stick her head in the bathroom.  All she had to do was walk up to the bed and let someone pet her and ooh and ahh…and she LOVED it.  Penny is all about love and attention and now she was in her element.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBy the last room, she jumped in the bed with the patient.  You see, Snoopy the Schnauzer arrived late due to bad weather and Snoopy gets to go on the bed, so Penny thought “why not?”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPenny and I will be make 2-3 visits a month at a hospital and a nursing home.  I left the hospital knowing that just for a few minutes, that person forgot about feeling sick, hurt or pain.  They stroked Penny’s velvety ears and for a few minutes, their troubles were just a little bit less.  I realized when I got to the car that was probably the best part of their day.  I look forward to returning and giving someone a chance to benefit from what Penny gives me every day.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo, there you have it, my sentimental, non-playful guest piece for my Sissy’s blog.  How did I do?  Let me know in the comments!  Better yet, skip the comments.  I’m a Cancer and we’re known for being sensitive.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em>(Note from Late Bloomer Sis:  Kindly ignore my sister and please DO cheer Jennie and Penny on in the comments section!)</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOh, and the last patient that Penny joined in bed?  She laughed and asked if Penny could stay to keep her company and then I heard her talking on the phone about it.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Playdate #19:  Guest Post from Sis and Her Therapy Pooch','','inherit','open','open','','10630-revision','','','2012-07-01 16:38:04','2012-07-01 23:38:04','',10630,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/07/01/10630-revision/',0,'revision','',0),