May 29th, 2007
Thanks to everyone who chimed in with support while I participated in the Food Lifeline Food Stamp Challenge last week. Just for the record, I stayed on budget through Friday night -- except for a snack in the afternoon, again. Yes, this was a publicity pitch. I get to go back to
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May 23rd, 2007
My cold has gotten worse over night. In desperation I tapped into my partner's orange juice this morning. Also, I'm using my existing stash of tea. And Sudafed. And Advil. And Nyquil. Otherwise, a great oatmeal breakfast. The Challenge allows you to assume you have "condiments" at home. I'm hoping brown sugar
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Posted: May 23rd, 2007 under
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May 22nd, 2007
The shopping is over. The $21 is spent. (Actually, I have $1.62 left over.) I have four bags of groceries plus a sack of baking potatoes for the week starting now. I'm in the Food Lifeline Food Stamp Challenge where I will eat on the same budget as a typical single person
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May 16th, 2007
At the Seattle-King County Board of Health meeting last week I heard an interesting statistic from Dr. David Fleming, director of the health department. We're crunched badly by decreasing reimbursement rates from the feds, increasing health care costs, and the prevalence of "uninsurance" as a widespread disease. The State Legislation approved a
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May 10th, 2007
We're mid-way through week 2 of the Group Health Commute Challenge (a.k.a Bike to Work month) and my SCKATOW (Sally Clark's Kick-Awesome Team of Winners)City Council team is thumping City Council's other team - the Contenders with da Fenders (captained by Councilmember Tom Rasmussen), 402 miles to 235. Personally, I've made just
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Posted: May 10th, 2007 under
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Transportation.
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