All posts by Philosofer

WGOM Fitness: July 15, 2013, Vacation

I was on vacation for the last week and a half or so. I didn't count calories at all. I didn't set out to do any specific workouts. I managed to do some substantial hiking, and got a few good workouts in that way, but nothing that was dedicated as a workout for itself. I consumed far too many liquid calories. I find myself up a few pounds (back around 205) after that stretch. Continue reading WGOM Fitness: July 15, 2013, Vacation

Shrimp Lettuce Cups

Given some of the culinary smart-people we have running around this site, I hardly feel qualified to put up a recipe.  But I'm just so darn happy with how dinner tonight turned out (no recipe, this just made sense to me! I'm sure I've had something like it somewhere else before, of course. Still...), that I figured I'd put something together.  Also, many of these ingredients came from our CSA this week. Also, I want other people to put up recipes more often, in dedicated Nation Has An Appetite form, so they're easier for me to find when I want them.  So I'll lead the way. Continue reading Shrimp Lettuce Cups

Father Knows Best: Father’s Day

It turns out I have the good fortune to write our Father Knows Best post the week after Father's Day.  I wish I could say this was well-planned on my part, but, like most of my parenting, I just sort of stumbled into it.  I wasn't entirely sure what to write about, but then my "kids" (Philosofette) wrote a whole bunch of post-it notes about the things I do for them and posted them all around our apartment.  It made me feel pretty awesome.  I'm going to use a couple of those notes to hit on some of the high points of my parenting.  Since, you know... they're few and far between. Continue reading Father Knows Best: Father’s Day