Archive | June, 2012

Blood, Bones and Butter.


If I could think of a word to describe myself, “graceful” would never be on the short list. There are few things I do gracefully. Some women age gracefully. Maybe I have that to look forward to, but all signs are already pointing toward “no” on that front. The two most egregiously graceless things I […]

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Childhood Music Revisited


I bragged a lot in my last post. Specifically, I subtly commended myself for my 75 deadlifts and handstand push-ups. Welp, ladies and gentleman, the bragging fairy has exacted her revenge. At least one of those 75 deadlifts was done with improper form, and now I’m paying for it. Paying for it. Walking, sitting up, sitting […]

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Oh Yeah, I Still Have This Thing.


I got an e-mail the other day notifying me that my domain name was about to expire. To be honest, my first thought was, “Oh yeah, I still have that,” which isn’t surprising considering my last post was somewhere around the end of April. Nevertheless, I  renewed, and ryesandshine.com is officially active until 6.26.2013. I […]

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