and now, another installment of what i learned this week.

1. i really, really like cursive. the band. not the type of handwriting. i got straight c's in handwriting in grade school. i write in chicken scratch. but i jam to cursive.

2. yellow jackets are not bees at all. they are in the wasp family. german yellow jackets like to live inside the walls of my house. and heaven forbid they ever nest there again, i may have to take out a second mortgage to pay for their removal.

3. i'm a much stronger runner now that i've been "training" other parts of my body like my core and my arms and back. i also enjoy running more when i can just relax and have fun while doing it. this helps in the "don't overdo it" department.

4. i have no idea how to pick colors for the exterior of my home. i don't know the difference between warm and cool colors. i don't understand why the wedgewood blue shutters won't go with the tawny taupe walls and ibis white trim. thank goodness i work with art directors. all of my color issues are solved. i do wonder what they think about my clothing color choices though.

5. the organic sweet cream butter from whole foods is dangerous. so dangerous that i may have gone through a stick of it last week. just me. i put it on soy crisps, which i'm sure discounts the nutritional benefits in the soy. it's so good. i just can't say no.