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Happy Valentine’s Day!

It is with great love that I wish Bear and all my other loved ones a fantastic day whatever or whomever you’re doing.

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Study Says 23 Times Greater Risk of an Accident if You’re Text Messaging

I have to assume this applies if you’re checking your phone’s phone book to dial a number while driving a vehicle.

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Wheat, Arthritis, Mood, and even Complexion

It made sense to me.

A lot of sense.

Many of the symptoms on this list get quickly better for me with just a couple days off wheat. And a couple days on wheat makes them worse.

Improved rheumatoid arthritis — I have seen this time and time again. Eliminate wheat and the painful thumbs, fingers, and other joints clear up dramatically. Many former rheumatoid sufferers people tell me that one cracker or pretzel will trigger a painful throbbing reminder that lasts a couple of hours.

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Reduction or elimination of gastroesophageal reflux

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Better mood — Eliminating wheat makes you happier and experience more stable moods. Just as wheat is responsible for a subset of schizophrenia and bipolar illness (this is fact), and wheat elimination generates dramatic improvement, when you or I eliminate wheat, we also experience a “smoothing” of mood swings.

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Better complexion — I’m not entirely sure why, but various rashes will often dissipate, bags under the eyes are reduced, itching in funny places stops.

Make sure you study the points I’ve missed. I believe, based both on the available evidence and my personal experience, this will help you.

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Visit to Pemberton

The following post was meant to share photos privately with a friend after a mini-vacation. You won’t want to read it.

Hey Amy and Jacqui,

To download the photos, right click here: [DOWNLOAD LINK REMOVED]. It’s a large file and will take a while to download, but it’s worth it.

Amy, you look adorable in them so if you post this photo somewhere or send it to someone and he recognises the fact, well, I won’t be surprised!

Cheers,

Christoph

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“Making Jacqui Happy”

A thought came to me.

The same thought had come to me several times lately. I have no power to make another happy.

I am not happy all the time. I’m happy more now than I used to be, and that’s because of steps I’ve taken — fitfully and occasionally — to make it so. Outside of myself I have only the power to love another. Whether this is enough to make the other person happy or if they need to take additional steps is up to them. I recommend the latter.

Then it occurred to me tonight why I named this site, “Loving Jacqui” and not “Making Jacqui Happy”.

‘Cause I do love her even on those days I don’t “make” her happy. I love her even on those days “I make” her feel bad.

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Science of True Love

Jacqui asks if I’ll still love her when she gets to Canada.

Well it is scientifically possible:

SCIENTISTS have discovered true love. Brain scans have proved that a small number of couples can respond with as much passion after 20 years as most people exhibit only in the first flush of love….

It goes on to list several famous and less than famous people who have kept their love alive. It’s a great list. To that list, I would ad 2:

Jacqui’s grandparents.

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6 Days

Christoph at Willows Beach on 2009-04-11.jpg

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It’s hard to believe Jacqui will be here.

I’m looking forward to it. We’ll have to go to the beach together. Again.

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Today’s a Big Day, It’s Canada Day! Yay…

Oh, and I see here by the calendar it’s also someone’s birthday in Australia. Happy Birthday, honey.

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Bear Rub

This reminded me of someone.

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Fruits and Other Natural Food

In April, Jacqui gave me a WONDERFUL gift and it was truly delicious:

Jacqui’s Fruit Basket Gift to Christoph 2008-04

… and smelled awesome.

I should have taken the hint and eaten healthier. Well, this last week was an interesting experiment in what happens when you don’t.

Week before, I was totally productive and felt awesome. Last week flew by and I didn’t get much done. A bit, sure, but far less than I was capable of.

So the question is, what’s it gonna be this week!