Bob Smith weighs in on obesity at No Force, No Fraud :: “For fun, I did the calculation on Shaquille O’Neal. He’s 7’1′ and 340 pounds. That gives Shaq a BMI of 33.164… seriously obese. Yao Ming, at 7’6′, 310, is just slightly more overweight … Read More →
Yearly Archives: 2004
Maybe Mondays aren’t so bad, afterall…
Oh my god, what a day! Heck, what a weekend! Today was my first day at my new job. That’s right, a new job. A new real job! The department where I’ve been temping for the past two weeks hired me on permanent. I’m now … Read More →
Upgrade: part 1
My apologies for the odd behavior of my site today. I’ve been working on upgarding certain features, and having silly problems getting it right (you don’t really need the details, they paint me in a bad, distracted-geek light). While waiting for BrowserCam to load some … Read More →
What’s in a name?
When I started this blog, I never thought I’d become an ambassador to all the girls and women who share my name. Phew. That was a heavy sentence. In truth, I don’t think I have quite that much of an affect on other ‘Leora’s. But … Read More →
O frabjous day! Calloo! Callay!
One of my pieces sold! I am so excited I can barely think straight. I was involved with a gallery show in March at the Stonehenge Gallery. It was a wonderful experience, as I’m sure you all may remember from my gushing about it here. … Read More →
Holy Wow!
Well, Blogger has just added a ton of new features. Not news to a lot of people, I know. But it’s news to me. Per post archive pages, comments, and stuff. Gotta love stuff. So, I’ll be playing around with things here…. When I get … Read More →
Quiz-o’-the-Day
You’re a Narrative writer! What kind of writer are you? brought to you by Quizilla Klepted from my lady-love….
Political/Philosophical blather
How sad is it that I am so excited the MC still likes me today? I came out to her yesterday. Rather nonchalantly, I thought. After briefly playing the gender game (“my partner and I…”) she asked what my “boyfriend” does. “Well, she is temping … Read More →
She’s Alive!
Just a quick note to let you know that, yes, I’m still in the land of the living. I’m still working. And I have just found out that I have a new assignment starting on Monday with the same organization I’m working at right now, … Read More →
Smoking is bad.. but so is your precious summer barbeque.
This juicy tidbit, seen at No Force, No Fraud , gives me some new fuel to throw back at people who are too damn annoying about trying to get me to quit smoking. Yes, I know it’s bad for me. Yes, I do plan to … Read More →