I've gained a few pounds, but lost a half inch on my waist. How does that work, exactly?

Not an issue. I'm a pretty open networker on LinkedIn :)

you did inspire that, so don't sell yourself short.

good I hope?

very artsy :)

Israelis are very much the same way. Particularly the Russian ones.

Between the top rails being put on the fence around the retention pond and the brush clearing, my house sounds like a construction zone.

One of the side effects of Losartan [drugs.com], which my doctor prescribed for high blood pressure, is apparently high blood sugar. I have Type 2 Diabetes. ?

Sure, but in my situation, it's little more than a vanity play.

this is pretty much why I'm sticking to .com/.org domains. I don't see a ton of value in the "special" TLDs, especially for my own personal projects.