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Sep. 20th, 2025 08:37 pmCalled in sick on Friday - and for the most part stayed off the computer, and just watched television and dozed. ( wrestling with vertigo and loss of balance - most likely due to allergies and sinus issues, also caffeine withdrawl )
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Question a Day Memage - September continued:
[As an aside - there's an interesting spelling difference between British English and American English. In British English they use "u" in words ending with or. Examples include favourite vs. favorite, colour vs. color, or colouring vs. coloring, flavour vs. flavor. I pick up on it partly because spellcheck on my computer is US, and the meme is British spelling.
I remember when I sent the book I published to an editor - he told that I was using a lot of British spellings for things, which I didn't catch because I was busy interacting online with a people who lived in the UK and were utilizing those spellings. I wonder about that difference. And others. And what is the origin of the difference - when did the American version split off? And why? I'm not a linguist so I wouldn't know.]
18. Did you have colouring books as a child? Have you tried any adult colouring books?
Yes. I didn't like them and drew, doodled, and colored outside the lines.
19. Are you adventurous with your menus, or do you stick to tried and tested ideas for meals?
I play around. I also get into routines. I am not good with a lot of left-overs. I can't prepare food for a week and eat it. My stomach is picky and I have scant storage space. (Small one bedroom apartment, with a refrigerator and small freezer). But I'd say I'm adventurous and I like to experiment - to the degree in which my body can handle it? Which unfortunately is insanely limited. Celiac tends to branch into other food sensitivities, if caught later in life.
20. Do you have a favourite quiz show that you regularly watch on TV?
I'll watch Jeopardy every once and a while.
21. How is Autumn treating you? What’s the weather like?
The weather is beautiful and mild. Feels like early spring, actually. 60s and 70s, occasional 80 degree day, sometimes 59 degrees.
Sunny. Not a lot of rain. Still see flowers, and all the trees are green and fully leaved.
I've been having issues with allergies, sleeplessness, back/leg pain, depression, and digestive issues - so I have been ill. And trying to figure it out.
Feeling a little better right now. Hence this post. Best I've felt in the last four days at least. Not stellar but better.
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Question a Day Memage - September continued:
[As an aside - there's an interesting spelling difference between British English and American English. In British English they use "u" in words ending with or. Examples include favourite vs. favorite, colour vs. color, or colouring vs. coloring, flavour vs. flavor. I pick up on it partly because spellcheck on my computer is US, and the meme is British spelling.
I remember when I sent the book I published to an editor - he told that I was using a lot of British spellings for things, which I didn't catch because I was busy interacting online with a people who lived in the UK and were utilizing those spellings. I wonder about that difference. And others. And what is the origin of the difference - when did the American version split off? And why? I'm not a linguist so I wouldn't know.]
18. Did you have colouring books as a child? Have you tried any adult colouring books?
Yes. I didn't like them and drew, doodled, and colored outside the lines.
19. Are you adventurous with your menus, or do you stick to tried and tested ideas for meals?
I play around. I also get into routines. I am not good with a lot of left-overs. I can't prepare food for a week and eat it. My stomach is picky and I have scant storage space. (Small one bedroom apartment, with a refrigerator and small freezer). But I'd say I'm adventurous and I like to experiment - to the degree in which my body can handle it? Which unfortunately is insanely limited. Celiac tends to branch into other food sensitivities, if caught later in life.
20. Do you have a favourite quiz show that you regularly watch on TV?
I'll watch Jeopardy every once and a while.
21. How is Autumn treating you? What’s the weather like?
The weather is beautiful and mild. Feels like early spring, actually. 60s and 70s, occasional 80 degree day, sometimes 59 degrees.
Sunny. Not a lot of rain. Still see flowers, and all the trees are green and fully leaved.
I've been having issues with allergies, sleeplessness, back/leg pain, depression, and digestive issues - so I have been ill. And trying to figure it out.
Feeling a little better right now. Hence this post. Best I've felt in the last four days at least. Not stellar but better.