Approaching 38

On the personal development front, I discovered this week the loss of 3 pounds over the last month. In my slow-going battle of the bulge, I’m now 29 pounds lighter than my all-time high. Armed with this knowledge, I dared to try on my “skinny shorts,” in my case a size 38 pair I bought on clearance last fall. I got them on with little effort, but decided they were still too snug to wear regularly yet. It’s exciting though. Soon enough I’ll be wearing things with a waist size in the 30s. That