Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

That Might Explain It

I had been worried for the last few days; after my fall, my glucose was running unusually high. This despite my extra sparse diet. This wasn't because of an particular virtue, but rather that I had lost appetite for anything. Usually there is at least one food that will appeal; now the menu seemed an abomination of desolation. I hadn't even pooped since the fall. My thoughts were muggy; I was finding it hard to write or think. I thought my high numbers might be because I was retaining everything. Then I sat down to clean out my mini-fridge, and the light dawned.

The trauma of my fall had completely erased the thought that I needed to take my weekly dose of Ozempic. I spent so much time overseeing my recovery and my daily duties that I had overlooked an ordinary health regimine. I should point out that Ozempic has not been any kind of 'weight-loss magic wand' for me. But it does seem to help. Between you, me, and the Blogosphere, I think its reduced efficacy might be because my appetite is more of an emotional problem than a physical one.

The moment I took a dose, I could poop. We'll see what tomorrow's numbers are like. In the meantime I'd like to express my vague dislike of having an image of Hathor on the package. I know she's an Egyption goddess of health, and that the medicine is developed from cows. So in a way to people who have no strong religous convictions the symbol makes sense.

Saturday, October 25, 2025

'Time Passes Slowly on the Weekend'


I have never been a fan of Garfield. I suppose he just came along too late to engage my affections; in fact, I might have simply rejected him as a perceived rival to my beloved Snoopy and friends. But there was this one strip from 1981 that did impress me. I clipped it out. It might have been more relevant last weekend. But I don't think an autumn has ever passed that I haven't thought of 'those iridescent flies of Fall.'