Bad Blogger! Bad!

Posted by dougwood on Jan 23, 2012 in Journal | 2 comments ShareOne of my New Year’s resolutions was to blog more. And look how that’s turning out… I am certain many of you have been waiting with bated breath (or ‘baited’ breath perhaps) for the next HILARIOUS post and I have let you down. For this I am truly sorry. Okay, not so much. But the good news is that I have been a busy, busy bee, making capital-A Art, working on...
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Fat Thursday

Posted by dougwood on Nov 29, 2011 in Journal | 2 comments ShareThe dust has settled on our Thanksgiving, but our stomachs? They have not settled. At least mine has not. How can I still be gaining weight from the food I ate last Thursday? How? Many of you know my husband James. He is one of the nicest guys on the planet. And yet I call him EVIL!! Why, you ask?  Perhaps a stroll down memory lane would be instructive. But before that, keep in mind each...
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Blog Wars: The Waistline Strikes Back

Posted by dougwood on Nov 24, 2011 in Journal | 4 comments ShareI won’t say how much I weigh, but it ends with a 6. That was before Tuesday night. Now it’s up to 8. One meal, two pounds. I can’t stand it. Now before anyone starts in on the “What do YOU have to worry about gaining weight for?” (How embarrassing would it be if everyone was like, “Uh… No. We totally get why you’d be worried. We were ready to...
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The Great Turkey Blog War of 2011!

Posted by dougwood on Nov 21, 2011 in Journal | 5 comments ShareAs James said in his blog, he holds two holidays above all others, two holidays in which he can truly revel. High Holy days he calls them, not because of any religious inclination (Christmas? Meh. Easter? Whatever. Buddah’s birthday? Nothing.) But for two days a year, he worships his own dark God: Food. On Thanksgiving and Lunar New Year. On those most sacred of culinary days, there...
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There’s home, and then there’s HOME

Posted by dougwood on Jul 26, 2011 in Journal | 10 comments ShareAs is often the case, the big build up to the trip home was much worse than the actual event. Except for the weather. I thought my earlier post was exaggerated, but it was brutal. It was hot and so amazingly humid, going outside was like walking into somebody’s giant mouth. I’m too tired to write much, but here are a couple of oddities/mom-isms from the trip. First of all, I got...
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