Saving Calories and Money

Margie and I were talking about cheap wine today. Trying to be calorie conscious, we are both cutting back on the alcohol. . .which for me means 1 glass per day, and for M considerably less [comment was made that she and I drink the same amount when I am pregnant. ahem.]

So you need to buy cheap when you are drinking less, because you don't want to waste an expensive bottle by having only 1 glass of it. I can usually stretch the bottle two days by using the storage vacuum pump, but after that the wine's toast.

Which leads me to my latest finds:

Bandit Pinot Grigio from Three Thieves: Yes, it's technically in a box. Get over it. This is NOT FRANZIA! Bandit comes in this awesome, 1L portable cardboard carton, like a big juice box, and it keeps forever in the fridge. So you can have 1 glass/day and it will last the whole week. It's really good and it's only $6.99.

Hey Mambo Sultry Red from Don Sebastiani and Sons. This wine is so so good, and it is ten bucks a bottle. It's just delicious. I got a whole case at Andronico's awhile back.

Also by this group, but slightly more expensive (I think $12.99 at Faletti's) is the Plungerhead Zin [I had the Lodi vintage. Yes, you read that right]. Awesome buy for the price.

Now go and enjoy your wine according to FDA guidelines. Post suggestions if you have them!

It's Great to be Alive. . .in Colma!

Forum has an awesome program about Colma this morning. I was especially pleased to hear it referred to as the only necropolis in the United States. Rad.

Also, one consequence of a 1000:1 dead to living resident ratio, a huge budget and lots of great services for the citizens of Colma--including summer camp, after school care, and tickets to Giants and 49ers games.

Corn Salad

From Martha: Sauteed Corn with Bacon and Scallions. Just in time for the summer corn rush.

Really good--nothing like a little grease to bulk up your 5 a day veg requirement.

Hangin Old!

OMFG y'all. New Kids on the Block (NKOTB for those of us who had Bop Magazine pictures of Joey McIntyre hanging on our walls in middle school) has a NEW ALBUM. Molly pointed this out to me last week. We watched their video, "Summertime," about 6 times in a row until we could finally stop laughing. I highly recommend watching. It's like the big budget follow up to Dick in a Box.

I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out

Hey--that could be you!!

NCWHL is hosting Give Hockey a Try Day, an annual event where players donate the use of their gear for a game so other women can try out the sport. We have coaching, skating lessons, and a scrimmage.

And, obviously kidding about the fighting. We are an all women, no check recreational league. Instead we fight about what the logo should look like, who gets to be on what team, and who takes the best notes at the board meetings.

See you on the ice, girls!

Running Sucks Less

I got a lot of reactions to that last post to the effect of . . .quit whining. Totally on point. I think was in a lot of pain and kind of frustrated when I posted.

It turns out that I had a sprained/turned/busted ankle, which was causing said pain when I ran. I took a week off, let it heal, and then got back into the grind. It's getting better now--I am doing a 12 minute mile and I can go for 30 minutes, or 2.5 miles, at a stretch. I think managing expectations is key here--giving yourself 5 minute or quarter-mile goals.

Last week I got some advice from my friend Heidi, who runs. She told me that I won't understand the point of running until I get the high. She also told me that it's about distance, not speed. Unless, of course, you're a competitive lawyer, and then obviously its about both. Right. I wouldn't know a thing about that, as I sit here typing up a post about my progress so you all won't think I'm a total loser.