Sure looks like the Flying Spaghetti Monster to me:

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Another new blog of note: My Life, My Pace. God, I need to update my links list.
I particularly love her description of sand people. It pains me to admit it, but I’ve been one. I’m sure I’ll be one again some time in the future. For now, I satisfy myself with […]

A few weeks ago, I posted about weight and body image, and found myself reading the initial “shitstorm” post on Morphing Into Mama (MIM). (Aside: How appropriate is it that I just wanted to write “morphine” instead of “morphing”? Oh, the pain!) I read the post, and I found myself with some seriously […]

The Shangri-La diet in comic form, courtesy Calorie Lab.

Ah…music.
After a while of neglecting my ears, I reminded myself that I have a Soundbridge for a reason, and started turning Radio Paradise back on.
Gotta love a set that starts like this:
3:16 pm - Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes?
3:19 pm - Louis Prima - Jump, Jive, An’ Wail
3:23 pm - Holly Cole - Little […]

Today marks the start of a new week of shangri-la-ing.
Weight: 149.8 (same as it has been for oh, five days) = BMI 26.5 (Goal: 125/22)
The past two nights, I’ve not taken the evening SW dose, simply because I’ve been busy. This didn’t have an effect on me (that I noticed) until last night, and […]

Thanks for the replies, Rick and Mike.
About an hour ago, I drove home from my parents’ house (I work for my father), and still ringing in my ears was my explanation to my father that while *I* know my value, often other people just don’t get it — at least not at first. Let’s […]

I began to imagine this inner sanctuary deep within myself where God lives and reigns; the deep place where God has access to me; the deep place within that God “sits.”
I discovered a deep peace and acceptance. It was as if my soul broke open and I could sense the inner Light of God; it […]

It’s been quite some time since I’ve talked about Maya’s birth, largely because her birth went so smoothly, it was a non-issue. Once I got past the initial soreness (oh, and the tailbone pain that lasted for six week, yikes!), I stopped really thinking much about it. Maya was born at home, in […]

I know. Enough, already! You can expect my Shangri-la-dee-da posts to get progressively shorter, and I expect to resume “real” blogging soon.
This morning, I woke up spacey. I can’t walk from one room to the next without forgetting why I’m there.
I’m also jittery (yet I’m still drinking my morning coffee…gee, that’s […]

Today’s weigh-in: 149.8 (BMI 26.5)
(Told you little flucutations just happen for me, so yesterday’s didn’t mean anything!)
I added one final sugar water (2T, dissovled in 12oz water — at least I think that’s the size of my mug!), late last night, and again, experienced very strong positive feelings of physical/mental wellness. This morning, I’m […]

Here’s something I posted on the Shangri-La Diet (SLD) boards. If Seth can wade through my verbosity…I hope he has some ideas and insight. I’m not seeking an answer; speculation would do just fine.
You’ve probably already encountered this with all your research, but just in case you haven’t, here are the basics:
About 10 […]

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On with the show…
Weight: 151.6
BMI: 26.7
A note on daily weight: I’m not particularly concerned about what my weight does from day to day, other than as a curiosity. My entire life, I could easily expect my weight to shift 3-4 pounds from one day to the next–then to shift […]

Open Brackets is holding a singles ad writing competition for a free subscription to the London Review of Books. The ideal ad will read like one that would be printed in LRB’s pages.
As much as I love the idea of entering, I’m awed by the brilliance of this entry:
What does reason demand of a […]