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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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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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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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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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Powerful. Sarcastic, but powerful
Anybody with a chronic condition is going to recognize this woman’s anger.Filed under: Uncategorized
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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