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Warning: the universe could be about ready to collapse on us
At some point, a radical shift in the forces of the universe will cause every tiny particle in it to become very heavy.
The above headline just confirmed my suspicions that I had earlier this week. I was contemplating weight gain in mature adults and mine in particular. I came to me like a page out of a science text book. I have not really gained weight, but my cells are becoming denser with age due to gravity. I was theorizing that when a person is new and still in young adulthood, their bodies cells are new and less dense causing them to weigh less. But as gravity works it's pull on cells they compress over time and become denser causing older people to be heavier. The denser cells are slightly smaller and so a person's body grows more cells to fill up the extra space caused by the compressed cells. So denser cells and more cells equals more weight.
The take away from this new information is that weighing more is not my fault. I am just a product of my environment and cookies and cheeseburgers are irrelevant when it comes to my weight.
It is somewhat disheartening to resign myself to this condition, but who can fight science?
-by the way, I didn't read the article that followed the above copied headline, but I am sure it supports my findings.
It's time for the pumpkins to again let us scare ourselves into thinking they're people. People with ridiculously big mouths & strange eyes, that is.
Here's my Halloween Jack 'o Lantern. Let's see some others.
In light of the fact that I don't carve pumpkins, and make Jack 'o Lanterns, this picture is courtesy of Natalie (with permission). She texted it to me for Halloween, accompanied with, "Booooo!" Mom
I visited Janell and Andy this weekend. I think it was the first time that I didn't completely frighten Hazel. I suspect that taking her on a walk to go visit the ducks was the key strategic move in catapulting me out of the "scary monster" category and into the "buddy" category. Anyway, we had a fun time, replete with some homemade pizzas and the first backyard fire of the year, where we discovered that smores taste even better if you nix the chocolate completely and substitute peanut butter. Janell said that Hazel is pretty shy about having her picture taken, so here are some stealth photos of Hazel somberly eating her bagels:
I was recently looking through some older pictures and was struck by how many pictures I had of Daniel. Or rather, "selfies" of Daniel. I forgot that he went through a phase in which he could take no less than 58 pictures of himself at a time. I give you: exhibit A. And B. And C....
A standard Daniel smirk
Big Head
Not technically a selfie, but still typical Daniel
Woops, how did Dad get in this post?
It seems no one in our family is exempt (sorry Janell)
Half-human, half-pterodactyl
Another non-selfie, but still disturbing nonetheless. I believe Daniel was singing "If I Were a Rich Man" and dancing around Ben's house while wearing my skirt in this photo
Enjoying the "Nemo" clownfish at the Como Zoo and Conservatory
Walking on the icy bridge by Minnehaha falls.
(Dad, we didn't think it was all that funny either. Thanks for the warning)
A rare (possibly only) good picture of Hazel actually smiling for the camera.
James was our photographer for this one!
We talked some strangers into taking a family picture for us by the falls.
Minutes later we saw them walking around behind the frozen water in the falls.
James looked incredibly jealous and tried to talk us into letting him do it. (no luck)
Before and after this photo, Hazel threw and ate many chunks of ice and snow.
This was the best picture we could get. No one wanted to pick her up because she was all muddy.
Not pictured:
The amazing aquarium in the Mall of America where we got to touch live starfish and walk hundreds and hundreds of feet under water watching sharks, manta rays, and a bunch of other fish that made me glad there was a thick wall of glass separating us.
The pizza we ate at Pizzeria Lola, including a potato/gruyere pizza and a Korean BBQ pizza. And the vanilla ice cream with olive oil and sea salt - surprisingly good!
James spending 98% of the week with headphones in his ears. I might start saying random things about giving away money before I say anything important, just to see whether he can hear me.
Visiting the Minnesota Twins stadium and watching James take pictures of/with every single statue they have placed around it.
Ben being a gracious host and letting the McCann's invade his house for the week. Thanks Ben! We hope you've at least partially recovered by now. :)
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Illinois finally decided to participate in winter this year, so we've been fitting in a few winter activities this past week. So far Hazel's favorite snow activity is to just eat it, but this snowman is a close second. She hugged him for a long time. (read: I had to carry her into the house as she shouted "I wuv you snowman! I be right back! I see you later!) She also ate part of his nose, but he didn't seem to mind.
It's a snow day in the Keweenaw! The girls still had school today, but we made sure there was time to play outside after lunch. They shoveled snow and made a snow cave "in case there's a tornado".
Our snow banks have been building steadily since mid-January but we haven't had a good blizzard until yesterday. The snow was heavy and with strong winds the drifts built quickly. More than once, we had to clear a four foot drift next to the garage so we could get out.
"I liked to play. If you look at the picture you can see the Snow Cave. Yay! I love you all." ~Ella
"I liked sliding down the snow bank into the path. It was freezing fun!" ~Elisabeth
Peter and Andrew would have had liked to play outside but they were getting ready for nap time.
This is Uncle Pat, along with Uncle Len. Though I don't think this is the picture Dad had in mind, I do see resemblence between Uncle Pat and David. Anybody else think so?
