my own new year's resolution is : " I wont improve this year. "
However this is my newest column incase you do want to improve.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
happy new year
New Posting
This is all possible because my grandson Eliot, who is a newspaper writer on a visit here from New York, has finally shown me how to use this blog. So now I will.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Fun While Dieting?
Half the Fun?
“Getting there
is half the fun!”
Not if you’re
on a diet…
The Celebration
I finally made it
I lost ten pounds
I look terrific
my clothes fit well
even a little too loosely
I have new cheekbones
a smaller waist
can tuck my shirt in
instead of needing a loose blouse
to hide my big hips
How shall I celebrate?
With a triple scoop of ice cream?
a large slice of New York cheesecake?
a big piece of lemon meringue pie?
a huge portion of chocolate mousse?
a whole box of candy?
Oh, well!
I guess I’ll have some low-fat cottage cheese
on a small piece of salt-free melba toast!
Published Books of Poetry by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Thoughts for My Weight Management Club
Wrong Century
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
If I lived in the time of
Rembrandt or Rubens or Renoir
when women had full breasts,
large buttocks and big thighs
where dimples and folds,
were considered beautiful
if I were living then
I would be much too thin
But I live in the time of
Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue magazine
and so I’m too fat
Calorie Saver
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
I’m so glad that cake was tasteless
that the filling was like glue
that the icing looked like toothpaste
I’m so glad
I’m relieved dessert was awful
that the ice cream was too sweet
that the cookies were like cardboard
I didn’t eat
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
If I lived in the time of
Rembrandt or Rubens or Renoir
when women had full breasts,
large buttocks and big thighs
where dimples and folds,
were considered beautiful
if I were living then
I would be much too thin
But I live in the time of
Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue magazine
and so I’m too fat
Calorie Saver
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
I’m so glad that cake was tasteless
that the filling was like glue
that the icing looked like toothpaste
I’m so glad
I’m relieved dessert was awful
that the ice cream was too sweet
that the cookies were like cardboard
I didn’t eat
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Natasha’s Law
Natasha’s Law
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
Murphy’s Law states that
“anything that can go wrong, will
and always at the worst possible moment”
Parkinson’s Law says that
“work will expand to fill
all the available time”
The Peter Principle observes that
“everyone rises eventually
to a level of incompetence”
And now hear my discovery:
“possessions will expand
to fill all the available space”
This process is not reversible
possessions don’t shrink
when space is reduced
I speak from experience.
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
Murphy’s Law states that
“anything that can go wrong, will
and always at the worst possible moment”
Parkinson’s Law says that
“work will expand to fill
all the available time”
The Peter Principle observes that
“everyone rises eventually
to a level of incompetence”
And now hear my discovery:
“possessions will expand
to fill all the available space”
This process is not reversible
possessions don’t shrink
when space is reduced
I speak from experience.
Published Books of Poetry by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
Natasha's Words for Families
Is This Where I Was Going?: Verses for Women in the Midst of Life
In a Nutshell: Feminine-Feminist Verse
Natasha's Words for Lovers
A Hundred Scoops of Ice Cream
Over the hill-- and loving the view: Poems to celebrate growing older
Natasha's Words for Families
Is This Where I Was Going?: Verses for Women in the Midst of Life
In a Nutshell: Feminine-Feminist Verse
Natasha's Words for Lovers
A Hundred Scoops of Ice Cream
Over the hill-- and loving the view: Poems to celebrate growing older
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Did I Sound OK?
Did I Sound OK?
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
Fifty people at the meeting—
I want to say something,
but is it relevant,
and is it pertinent?
And, is this the time?
Or should I wait?
Perhaps it is dumb
Or has it been said?
I wish it were not so important
for me to sound clever
and original
whenever I talk,
wanting every time
to make an important contribution
to the goings-on.
I hate wanting others
to respect me.
I hate caring so much
that I should be liked.
Why should it matter?
But it does,
damn it, it does!
So with pounding heart
I say it—
Was it OK?
Tell me—how did I sound?
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
Fifty people at the meeting—
I want to say something,
but is it relevant,
and is it pertinent?
And, is this the time?
Or should I wait?
Perhaps it is dumb
Or has it been said?
I wish it were not so important
for me to sound clever
and original
whenever I talk,
wanting every time
to make an important contribution
to the goings-on.
I hate wanting others
to respect me.
I hate caring so much
that I should be liked.
Why should it matter?
But it does,
damn it, it does!
So with pounding heart
I say it—
Was it OK?
Tell me—how did I sound?
Published Books of Poetry by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.
Natasha's Words for Families
Is This Where I Was Going?: Verses for Women in the Midst of Life
In a Nutshell: Feminine-Feminist Verse
Natasha's Words for Lovers
A Hundred Scoops of Ice Cream
Over the hill-- and loving the view: Poems to celebrate growing older
Natasha's Words for Families
Is This Where I Was Going?: Verses for Women in the Midst of Life
In a Nutshell: Feminine-Feminist Verse
Natasha's Words for Lovers
A Hundred Scoops of Ice Cream
Over the hill-- and loving the view: Poems to celebrate growing older
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