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#3
I think I messed up. Got a reminder of why I had a box of sugar free pudding with the others. I don't like aspartame. I had a serving of the pudding on two consecutive days without realizing I had grabbed the ones with the aspartame. Woke up with a belly ache and foggy head. Maybe the milk went bad, sitting open too long. I can try making the sugar free gelatin, but it also has aspartame. I think I might try the unflavored gelatin, sugar free, no artificial sweetener. Last time I tried the unflavored, I didn't know the proper way to use the pure gelatin.
I had to order my 7 inch electric skillet from the website. When it was delivered, I heard the truck leave and almost the same time I got a text message that it was delivered. It is a bit lighter than the 12 inch electric skillet. I have a short counter top and have to move stuff around to use them. The 7 inch electric skillet seems to be the proper size to make my 2 scrambled eggs in the morning. If I leave it on the counter top then I can't get the microwave door open.
I forgot to check my smart watch before mowing the lawn, so I don't know how many steps were on the smart watch before mowing. I ended up with over 14,000 steps for today, the phone app showing not quite 6.50 miles. Pushing the mower uphill gets a bit rough, and I have to stop occasionally to catch my breath.
Michelle
#4
Last post by BlueJaye - Yesterday at 10:42:33 PM
A few months back, I had the diagnosis of ovarian cyst. That was fun. That seems to be stable for now and no immediate action needs to happen with that. But, I have been experiencing some abdominal discomfort at times along with some other personal difficulties for a few years now and finally decided to take it up with my doctor. Her diagnosis was uterine ligaments that are starting to weaken, and apparently it is not super uncommon in women approaching mid 40s. She scheduled an ultrasound scan to see if some of the things I have been experiencing might be due to uterine prolapse because of the ligaments.
Blah. I know that getting older is a normal part of life, but it hits a little harder when your body is literally starting to fall apart.
#5
Last post by Tig58072 - Yesterday at 09:11:52 PM
We are on our own.
#6
Last post by Camille58S - Yesterday at 09:05:16 PM
I came out to one of the ladies in my pickleball group recently. She just looked at me and said " I knew there was something I liked about you!" That made me feel completely at ease!
#7
Last post by Tig58072 - Yesterday at 08:48:20 PM
45 years now. Where did they go?
#8
Last post by Tig58072 - Yesterday at 08:47:14 PM
https://youtu.be/fMIJuuk1SFs?si=eelgJMVwvMq_NzcI
#10
GOP governor vetoes several anti-LGBTQ+ measures while letting others become lawhttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/gop-governor-vetoes-several-anti-lgbtq-measures-while-letting-others-become-law/Greg Owen (1 July 2025)
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoed three anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in the state's latest budget bill yesterday, in a partial victory for civil rights that still leaves several assaults on LGBTQ+ identity signed into law.
The budget passed by Republicans over Democrats' objections included a raft of measures targeting the LGBTQ+ community, including a prohibition on flying the Pride flag on state property; defunding shelters that welcome trans youth; language defining sex in the state as binary; removing library books related to sexual orientation or gender identity from areas accessed by minors; and denying Medicaid funding for mental health services for transgender people.
DeWine vetoed the prohibition on the Pride flag, the defunding of youth shelters, and the mandate on library materials.
DeWine, a lifelong conservative and former United States senator, was circumspect in explaining the reasoning behind his vetoes.
On the subject of youth shelters, DeWine told reporters, "We want homeless shelters to be open for everyone. That's kind of it."
Of the library provision, which ordered books addressing LGBTQ+ identity kept "out of sight" of minors, the governor said, "As parents or grandparents, no one wants their child to have a book or something that is inappropriate, something that is obscene. But I just felt that the language did not work."
