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Killing mice: a retrospective.

A warning: This post contains nothing about Crohn’s, IBD, SCD, or anything else. I just didn’t have any other place to share it, so I’m sharing it here. When I was young, I got a big thrill out of...

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Lovely and powerful example

Yesterday, I talked about not just doing the work, but learning to love the work. Obviously, that takes different forms for different people. I can’t help but find Krystal Miller’s embrace and love of...

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Where I’m at…

There’s been an awful lot going on since the holidays, and almost none of it has been related to Crohn’s, SCD, or anything else that would be of interest here. ALMOST none… It’s been a long time since...

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Interesting article about food additives

It’s so refreshing to see this conversation coming up in more and more specific, and scientifically grounded, contexts....

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So far, so good

So, I passed a good test this weekend. Diana had some friends over. They ordered pizza (gluten-free, even). In fact, I even ordered it for them. And when it was delivered, I sat with them while they...

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It’s time.

That’s it. I’m done. I’m done with feeling tired and bloated. I’m done with my pants not fitting. I’m done with being just on the cusp of a psoriasis flare. I’m done with feeling 70%. I’m done with...

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Interesting article

So I may not be posting much these days, but I’m still around, and I’m still reading articles. I stumbled across this one today:...

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Transforming Laziness

The Felt Dispatch – My non-motorized 2-wheeled conveyance I spent most of my life thinking, and feeling, that I was lazy, slothful, and just generally a layabout. I didn’t much like feeling this way...

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Keepin’ it classy

As someone for whom colonoscopies are a not infrequent reality, I find this particularly unsettling....

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Powerful. Sarcastic, but powerful

Anybody with a chronic condition is going to recognize this woman’s anger.Filed under: Uncategorized

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Canker sores

I’ve been saying for months that I need to get back ‘on the wagon’, that it’s time to start getting serious about getting my diet (and inflammation) back under control. Back in the years before my guts...

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To the woman who tutted at me using the disabled toilets…

My Cranky Gut:As someone who, just a couple weeks ago, had to call my wife in a panic and ask her to bring me some fresh underwear and pants to my office, I can appreciate this sentiment. Originally...

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Willpower and desire are funny things

Something that’s become very clear to me over the years is that what people say they are very often is different from what they do. As a species we are constantly making choices and actions that run...

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It’s a good thing perfection isn’t required!

Well, I guess that’s only true if I say it is, but goshdarnit, I do! Lunch today is 3 slices of Olympic Provisions Mortadella (yes, it has dextrose… don’t judge me), sliced havarti cheese, and half an...

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Powerful Temptation

Dairy Queen chocolate dipped cone Right now there is little in the world that sounds as luscious and wonderful as a Dairy Queen cone dipped in chocolate. It’s not a want. It feels like a need. I must...

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Yogurt, checking in, etc.

So I started a ball rolling yesterday, but there’s little question from my end that the inertia is still on the ‘object at rest…’ end of the spectrum. In the interest of building some momentum, allow...

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Cleaning out the cobwebs

The title of this post was intended to be a gentle chiding to myself for neglecting my poor, sad blog (and, in turn, my readers) for so long, but it’s turned out to be a fairly apt metaphor for what’s...

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Crohn’s disease in teens jumps 300 per cent in 10 years fuelled by junk food...

Crohn’s disease in teens jumps 300 per cent in 10 years fuelled by junk food – Telegraph So here’s an interesting conversation that SCD folks have been having for years. It’s ridiculous and wonderful...

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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal This right here would be a cruel prank to pull on a Crohnie!Filed under: Uncategorized

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Court orders university to defend rejection of applicant with Crohn’s disease...

Court orders university to defend rejection of applicant with Crohn’s disease | Inside Higher Ed So here’s an interesting take on the Crohn’s experience. And it raises some interesting questions, in...

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