Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

42! Sorry I am only getting to this now. I just got in from Utah yesterday and life has been a little hectic. I am also pleased to say that I managed to be in Utah for five days without my in-laws even knowing. :D (I know almost all of you are going to think I'm a horrible person for saying such a t...

Haha. Marduk, you've probably just been living in Utah too long.

Hey 42, it was really nice to meet you! Thanks for coming. And your kids are so adorable.

And, of course, it was really nice to see everyone else, too. Good times all around.

I'll be there.

Not to scare you, but I once had a neighbor who got bit on the wrist by a cat she was trying to save from her dog. The bite got terribly infected and she had to wear this... strange machine thing for a month so she could be monitored at all times in case she passed out or her heart rate dropped agai...

Thanks. I wasn't trying to egg you on, I promise. Maybe I did misinterpret your post a bit then, because it seemed to me like you were saying things specifically about me, not my response. I just wanted to make sure you were aware that I am usually around despite my lack of posts. You seem to me pre...

I'm not sure why you think I'm "freaking out." After all, I'm not the one writing long, ranty postings here. I would just prefer that you didn't label me. Feel free to label my responses with anything you want, but pal, don't call me snarky. You don't even know me.

So, um, Rifka... you are aware that I usually read this forum, right?

And just so you know, #63161 was submitted within an hour of #63089 posting, hence my defensiveness.

Hey all, Sky Bones' husband one last time. First off, I want to thank 42's husband for pointing out that study that I was not yet familiar with. This is a living and continuously evolving field and since coming back from Japan it has been fun to learn of the many advances that have been made in the ...

Get a personal trainer/consult a professional. It's pretty complicated stuff and it's very valuable information.

This is Sky Bones' husband (again and still without my own alias) and I am a professional, college educated fitness expert and I just wanted to quickly throw in my two cents. The questioner asked about running for weight loss and I just want it to be known that I normally wouldn't recommend running ...

This is Sky Bones' husband (I don't have my own alias). Thanks, that's nice of you to say! The fifth phase is Power training and it doesn't play much of a role in fat loss so I didn't talk about it in the answer. Power is the greatest amount of force produced in the shortest amount of time and it is...

Thanks, Katya! (Er, I assume that was a compliment, right? Bigger is better, right?) If you ever want to make your way down to the Jersey shore for a summer vacation, you can always babysit (and have a free room-- I don't need four bedrooms...). :D Baby Bones especially loves people that can speak t...

DL pretty much took the words right out of my mouth (er, from my answer). In my ideal world, everyone would study the Classics because I feel like I, personally, greatly benefited from it. No, I don't think I am necessarily and directly more "employable" because of it, but I can honestly s...

No. You should definitely go see Spamalot. A few years ago my husband and I got third row seats for about $100 each (and I imagine these days you could find a much better deal). Considering I caught the Lady of the Lake's wedding bouquet at the end, it was definitely worth it.

You should now get a notice via e-mail if/when your comment is rejected. If it says it's waiting for approval, then it's still in the inbox (neither approved nor rejected) and its fate has not yet been decided.

I was just going to say the best way to get motivated into exercising is to have someone work out with you, but seems DL and 42 have figured that out already. Way to go! :) (I would totally be there with you if I still lived in Utah.) Really, it does wonders when there's someone else there with you....

Hey Wisteria, if you're still trying to figure all of this out, you can send me an e-mail with some more specifics (or submit a question... I promise I'd answer it by 100 hours). My husband is a professional personal trainer and he lives and breathes this kind of stuff. I'd have him give you some su...

I had never heard of a "cheese crisp" until now. Growing up we always said quesadilla and I'm about as east coast as they come. Then again, both my parents did speak Spanish...

When I first read the title of this thread, I definitely saw "Board outrage" instead of "Board outage." For a moment there, I was deeply concerned about everyone's safety. LJ lashing out at the Board would be a terrifying sight (perhaps site?) indeed.