Well, my cousin and his wife are now running the only place to eat in Jerome, and currently they are the only people working there, so if you're ever in there, say hi from me!

Will do!

You can buy a PointsPlus calculator for $6 at a WW center.

I was about to say, screw that noise! But it probably is worth $6. Sigh. Actually, this is probably a good thing. I've been so frustrated lately with an inability to lose weight that I've been researching slimfast, of all things. Maybe this will get me back on track.

I went to Jerome once, but we blew a tire so it kind of turned into a nightmare. I went to crip camp near Show Low.

The SO has been dropping weight like crazy on his diet/exercise regime he's worked out in barter with his trainer (he taught her conga lessons). But the big thing with him is water. She has him drinking half his body weight in ounces of water per day. She says the kidneys process toxins normally, but if they don't have enough water, they can't. So then the liver processes toxins instead. But the liver's other job is to break down fats. So if it's processing toxins, it can't break down fat. So the water (in addition to general good health hydration and appetite suppressant) helps your body function properly and break down fats.

I dunno, but he's lost over twenty pounds between that and the simple weight work he's been doing at home. I have lost six, but mostly because I refuse to stop eating so damn many noodles. Mmm, noodles.

Meanwhile, everyone should check out my super awesome knitting needle roll-up from the excellent Sox! It is so great. It is so much better than what I'd been using.

Yeah, we need to get together, erika. It's a crime we haven't done so yet. I get to Phoenix periodically, but I tend to be frazzled and annoyed about something while I'm doing so (airport pickup, auction purchase). But that's no excuse. It shouldn't keep me from Buffista awesomeness!

She has him drinking half his body weight in ounces of water per day. She says the kidneys process toxins normally, but if they don't have enough water, they can't. So then the liver processes toxins instead. But the liver's other job is to break down fats. So if it's processing toxins, it can't break down fat.

This sounds like total BS. And could lead to hyponatremia.

O hurrah USPS! Wish it could have arrived before the train journey Liese! Of course I would have had to put it in the mail earlier for that to have worked.

I would love to do the Grand Circle. And show HKF the canyonlands.

That boot deal sounds fantastic. I should tell DH. I still have my duck boots from 8th grade. Still love them too. They're not fashion statements, but they work.

Yeah, it is. I have nightmares often of searching fruitlessly through Sky Harbor. Even though I've not done it in real life all that many times. (That's why I had many bitter laughs during Boycottpalooza, when aggrieved Eastern lefties would want a prize for not taking a layover here. Yeah, you're Howard Dean for staying out of the traffic and not paying six bucks for a bottle of water...it must be so hard, being you.) But we should absolutely get together, soonish.

Even if you despise NY style pizza (foldable for easy street eating!), the Parisian attempts I've had are much MUCH worse. They're just...confusing.

(Personally I think it's a deliberate ploy to punish anyone who would dare crave a slice of pizza in the birthplace of haute cuisine.)