Good morning! Good afternoon!
What a gloriously, sunny, brisk day it is here in Richmond, VA
DR Danise, I, myself, actually don't mind the cold too much. -I think it's a "remnant" from being born in Boston. However, I do have some friends in Ft. Myers who are suffering through the "cold" weather too. *And I suggested some friends go to Sanibel this weekend - they did, and, apparently, it's been overcast all week. Ah, well... The jet stream has a mind of it's own.
I finally got out of bed around 10:00 - after listening to NPR for about an hour - and readied myself for my massage. And, boy, did I need that massage! I didn't realize it's been months since my last one, but my masseuse could tell. Knots galore! And he even helped with the circulation issues I've been having in my arms - due to getting used to my own bed again. I had one big knot in, around and under my right shoulder blade - and I still have some "residual" knottage up there. But it's better now. Much bettter now.
Then came brunch at Sidewalk Cafe! Any guesses as for what I had?
Huh? Anyone?
Pancakes, of course! And they were good pancakes too! Butter, syrup... Along with some sausage, eggs and hash browns - a.k.a. "Greg's Big Breakfast". And I finished almost every bite of it! -They're always very generous with their hash browns.
I also picked up copies of - to tie this into a DR question - The Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
Oh, and there's a very cute cartoon in one of the Style sections. I'd scan it, but I don't have a scanner here. I'd post the link to the website, but this particular cartoon is not up on the site today. So, a description will have to suffice for now:
Title and Author: Everyday People, Cathy Thorne
Picture: A line drawing of a woman holding an ice cream cone.
Caption: No Impact-Aerobics

-But the website does have some other cute cartoons:
http://www.everydaypeoplecartoons.comWell, time to read more of my papers, and start another round of sorting and throwing away of stuff.
*On a related note: Have any other DRs seen the new Heloise organizing book? I haven't read it, but there's been a bunch of articles here and there about it outlining her major hints. The one I really like is the "Five Minute Rule". Each day, you take five minutes to either organize something (a drawer, a box, a desktop) and/or gather things together to throw out. Five minutes each day adds up over the long run. -And I guess after last night, I was making up for my "deficit". ;-)