Miley Cyrus said she would leave the USA if Trump won the election and I said maybe she should choose North Korea. A friend of mine said that may be preferable to America under Trump. Really?
I can't believe he said that, even in jest.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
I voted
I voted early this year. I wasn't sure whom I was going to vote for but Miley Cyrus said that if Trump wins she would leave the country. I hope she chooses North Korea.
My Last Day
We have many last days during our life time. Last day of school, last day on the job, last day in your home or apartment, last day you will ever see a close friend, last day in the military, etc. so this being a last day for me is really no big deal.
I have a disease of the hands that cause my fingers to curl, particularly the little and ring finger of each hand. Tomorrow morning I am having both hands operated on so today will be the last day the tip of my little finger of my left hand touches the palm and cannot be moved. I know it will be a painful recovery and really inconvenient having both hands operated on at once but I would just like to get it over with. My fingers are stiff so it is hard to grip things. Typing is hard, clapping is impossible, and I cannot put one but one glove.
Well, today is the last day I have to put up with the inconvenience of curled fingers and stiff hands. Soon, my fingers will be straight and more flexible.
I have a disease of the hands that cause my fingers to curl, particularly the little and ring finger of each hand. Tomorrow morning I am having both hands operated on so today will be the last day the tip of my little finger of my left hand touches the palm and cannot be moved. I know it will be a painful recovery and really inconvenient having both hands operated on at once but I would just like to get it over with. My fingers are stiff so it is hard to grip things. Typing is hard, clapping is impossible, and I cannot put one but one glove.
Well, today is the last day I have to put up with the inconvenience of curled fingers and stiff hands. Soon, my fingers will be straight and more flexible.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Sign in place
The preacher and I got the new church sign in place Monday morning. Another man was supposed to build the sign put after 3 or 4 months I figured he wasn't going to build it so I made one. After I finished my sign and let the preacher know the other fellow called and said his sign was ready. The preacher thanked him then told him it was no longer needed.
Numbers don't lie?
Two weeks ago I weighed before going to my MOVE class and I weighed 215.4. My weight at MOVE was 219.5. Yesterday I weighed before going to MOVE class and it was 217.0 and at MOVE it was 219.4. What gives?
Yesterday I tried to follow my diet plan and stick to my calorie count and this morning I was .6 pounds heavier than I was yesterday morning. At least my blood sugar reading is the lowest it has been this week even though I did take a pill with a swig of juice two hours ago. I'm not supposed to do that. In order for readings to be accurate there is supposed to be an 8 hour fast window (fast like in nothing to eat or drink except water). So 133 is acceptable.
Yesterday I tried to follow my diet plan and stick to my calorie count and this morning I was .6 pounds heavier than I was yesterday morning. At least my blood sugar reading is the lowest it has been this week even though I did take a pill with a swig of juice two hours ago. I'm not supposed to do that. In order for readings to be accurate there is supposed to be an 8 hour fast window (fast like in nothing to eat or drink except water). So 133 is acceptable.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
blood sugar readings and weight
Last week was a disaster for my weight loss goals, what with a trip to the state fair and my low blood sugar readings. My average last week was only 105. That normally would be a good thing but when ones blood sugar is low a person feels hungry. When one feels hungry a person often times grabs an unhealthy snack to tide the feeling of starvation. Something sweet will quickly rise the blood sugar level bring back the feelings of normalcy but what happens when the sugar high wears off? One feels hungry again.
Of course a high blood sugar reading can leave a person feeling hungry also but its still a different kind of feeling. A person needs to be careful with either extreme. The secret to a healthy life, especially for a diabetic, is a steady blood sugar reading. Not only does the quick fix to low blood sugar reading throw your body out of kilter but it leads to weight gain.
I woke up a few minutes ago and took my glucose readings and they were slightly elevated yet I feel like I'm about to die of starvation. Even if I consumed a large meal I know that in an hour or less I would be hungry again. As I understand it, when one's blood sugar drops too low at night one's body can convert fat to sugar raising one's glucose levels. One is normally hungry in the morning so in ones mind, the feelings one has in the morning from an elevated level is similar to those when ones glucose level is depressed. Without taking a reading it is difficult to know if ones level is too high or too low. That's why it is so important to keep ones level's steady. Failure to do so can lead to an unhealthy weight gain and/or other health problems.
Of course a high blood sugar reading can leave a person feeling hungry also but its still a different kind of feeling. A person needs to be careful with either extreme. The secret to a healthy life, especially for a diabetic, is a steady blood sugar reading. Not only does the quick fix to low blood sugar reading throw your body out of kilter but it leads to weight gain.
I woke up a few minutes ago and took my glucose readings and they were slightly elevated yet I feel like I'm about to die of starvation. Even if I consumed a large meal I know that in an hour or less I would be hungry again. As I understand it, when one's blood sugar drops too low at night one's body can convert fat to sugar raising one's glucose levels. One is normally hungry in the morning so in ones mind, the feelings one has in the morning from an elevated level is similar to those when ones glucose level is depressed. Without taking a reading it is difficult to know if ones level is too high or too low. That's why it is so important to keep ones level's steady. Failure to do so can lead to an unhealthy weight gain and/or other health problems.
Monday, October 17, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lee Curtis Says She's Spoken to Lindsay Lohan About Donald Trump's
Well now, since Lindsey Lohan is now informed I think the election should just be called off.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
We tried McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King's signature burgers — and the winner is unmistakable
The headline was taken from an MSN article about which chin serves the best burger: McD's, BK, or Wendy's. The article claimed the single from Wendy's was soggy, the big Mac was the perfect combo of burger to condiments, and the Whopper had too much bread. Too much bread? The Big Mac has a 3 piece bun. Every time I've tried one, all I can taste is that secret sauce.
To tell the truth, the only thing I ever buy at McDonalds is a breakfast biscuit and coffee and I only buy the Carolina burger or chicken from Wendy's. The burger at BK has that grilled out flavor which I like. My favorite burger of the big chains is one from Hardees but they hire the dumbest cashiers and I don't always have time to wait.
Wendy's has the best customer service by far. Often Burger King employees make you think you are an interruption of their bonding time.
As far as competition goes, Five Guys is always voted best burger but it really is the overwhelming amount of fries one gets that endears people to the chain. My favorite place for a burger is Highway 55, formerly Andy's. There one can get a burger anyway and in any size one wants. They even have a shrimp burger. I once ordered a burger all the way: lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, jalapeno peppers, slaw, and chili, with a side order of Texas Pete hot sauce.
Sometimes we eat at the closest place, sometimes we make a conscience choice. Some like things one way and some like it the other. I'm just glad we have choices because we are not all the same.
Therefore I make the bold claim the best burger is the one you like the best.
To tell the truth, the only thing I ever buy at McDonalds is a breakfast biscuit and coffee and I only buy the Carolina burger or chicken from Wendy's. The burger at BK has that grilled out flavor which I like. My favorite burger of the big chains is one from Hardees but they hire the dumbest cashiers and I don't always have time to wait.
Wendy's has the best customer service by far. Often Burger King employees make you think you are an interruption of their bonding time.
As far as competition goes, Five Guys is always voted best burger but it really is the overwhelming amount of fries one gets that endears people to the chain. My favorite place for a burger is Highway 55, formerly Andy's. There one can get a burger anyway and in any size one wants. They even have a shrimp burger. I once ordered a burger all the way: lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, jalapeno peppers, slaw, and chili, with a side order of Texas Pete hot sauce.
Sometimes we eat at the closest place, sometimes we make a conscience choice. Some like things one way and some like it the other. I'm just glad we have choices because we are not all the same.
Therefore I make the bold claim the best burger is the one you like the best.
Saturday, October 08, 2016
Trump asked to resign
That is a good idea because Trump is unqualified to be President of the United States. He may be a billionaire but he seems to be immature and unstable. But if he resigns that means Hillary would be President by default and she is unqualified to be President and more dangerous. I call a do-over.
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
The first anything
I'm rather tired of hearing about a person being the first black, female, Spanish, Asian, homosexual,
or whatever they happen to be, to do a particular thing. We wonder why we cannot heal the racial divide in this country yet in everything we say and do we want to divide, even in the groundbreaking things and good things. "He/she is a role model for people" or "He/she is an inspiration" or He/she is the "first of their kind" to do or win such and such.
If the fact that we are different is constantly shoved in our face then how can I ever accept the fact that we are all equal? The fact that a cop shot an unarmed man should bring concern from all citizens and not just along racial lines. One would think that only white cops shoot people and they shoot all black people unjustly. The only way to insure that all are treated fairly is to insure that none are treated differently.
It is a fact that people are drawn towards others that are more like them. If I were to go into a building where I knew no one and I saw a group of men on the left and a group of women on the right I would more than likely mingle with the men. If I saw a group of white men and a group of black men I would more than likely mingle with the white folks. If I saw a group of white men dressed in biker garb and a group of black men dressed in business suits I would mingle with the men in suits.
What I am saying is we tend to mingle with those people we most closely identify with. Go to a foreign country and one will discover that Americans who have retired there live in close proximity to each other. That is why we have Spanish Harlem, China Town, little Haiti, etc. That is why Pennsylvania was settled by the Dutch, we have places called Germantown, and there is such a thing as a Russian community.
As long as we keep thinking of ourselves as different we will continue to treat each other as different.
or whatever they happen to be, to do a particular thing. We wonder why we cannot heal the racial divide in this country yet in everything we say and do we want to divide, even in the groundbreaking things and good things. "He/she is a role model for people" or "He/she is an inspiration" or He/she is the "first of their kind" to do or win such and such.
If the fact that we are different is constantly shoved in our face then how can I ever accept the fact that we are all equal? The fact that a cop shot an unarmed man should bring concern from all citizens and not just along racial lines. One would think that only white cops shoot people and they shoot all black people unjustly. The only way to insure that all are treated fairly is to insure that none are treated differently.
It is a fact that people are drawn towards others that are more like them. If I were to go into a building where I knew no one and I saw a group of men on the left and a group of women on the right I would more than likely mingle with the men. If I saw a group of white men and a group of black men I would more than likely mingle with the white folks. If I saw a group of white men dressed in biker garb and a group of black men dressed in business suits I would mingle with the men in suits.
What I am saying is we tend to mingle with those people we most closely identify with. Go to a foreign country and one will discover that Americans who have retired there live in close proximity to each other. That is why we have Spanish Harlem, China Town, little Haiti, etc. That is why Pennsylvania was settled by the Dutch, we have places called Germantown, and there is such a thing as a Russian community.
As long as we keep thinking of ourselves as different we will continue to treat each other as different.
A broken system
Most people will agree that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are widely unpopular and unqualified for the office of President of the United States of America. Hillary go the nomination pretty much by default as qualified candidates did not file. Even so, Bernie Sanders almost beat her which was a shocker to the DNC and the liberal press.
Donald Trump won the Republican nomination because he is an IN-YOUR-FACE type of person who shows little respect for anyone or anything who promises to do something about the problems facing America that never seems to go away. Obama never brags about the "change we can believe in" because the changes that he brought about have only weakened the family and strengthen the future of the Democratic party. Illegal immigrants and working class people are backbone of the Democratic party and the Republican party is seen as the party of the conservatives and the rich even though the extreme poor tend to be Republican. Go figure.
A Prime Minister of England once noted that what was great about America was that any young person could grow up to be President but what was scary about America was that any young person could grow up to be President. I think in this year's election we are seeing the scary side of that equation. We are still wallowing in a two party political system in which neither party can truly represent the views of its members and too many people support the party rather than the candidate.
But it seems the only thing people want to change about our election process is the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is not responsible for Obama, Bush, Trump or Hillary although some would disagree about Bush.
The founding fathers wanted a system that would represent the will of the people by insuring that people in small states had equal representation with those from larger states, both in elections and in Congress. Originally the founding fathers limited voting to landowners because they tended to be better educated and more interested in the process of law than non landowners. However congress and the Supreme Court eventually saw that policy as unfair and over time and protests the system was changed. What the founding fathers did not anticipate was that grossly unqualified people could run and even get elected to office as the supreme leader that few would even follow.
Therefore I submit that while the system is broken it is not the Electoral College but the method by which our two political parties elect their candidates. We need more than two or three political parties, we need candidates that run on qualifications and platforms and not party affiliations. One big problem with our current system is that local and state candidates are voted in or out of office based on how well the national candidate does and not always on their own merits.
Freeing candidates of party affiliations would allow office holders to vote their beliefs and not by party lines. It would make for a much better system and better legislation for all concerned.
Donald Trump won the Republican nomination because he is an IN-YOUR-FACE type of person who shows little respect for anyone or anything who promises to do something about the problems facing America that never seems to go away. Obama never brags about the "change we can believe in" because the changes that he brought about have only weakened the family and strengthen the future of the Democratic party. Illegal immigrants and working class people are backbone of the Democratic party and the Republican party is seen as the party of the conservatives and the rich even though the extreme poor tend to be Republican. Go figure.
A Prime Minister of England once noted that what was great about America was that any young person could grow up to be President but what was scary about America was that any young person could grow up to be President. I think in this year's election we are seeing the scary side of that equation. We are still wallowing in a two party political system in which neither party can truly represent the views of its members and too many people support the party rather than the candidate.
But it seems the only thing people want to change about our election process is the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is not responsible for Obama, Bush, Trump or Hillary although some would disagree about Bush.
The founding fathers wanted a system that would represent the will of the people by insuring that people in small states had equal representation with those from larger states, both in elections and in Congress. Originally the founding fathers limited voting to landowners because they tended to be better educated and more interested in the process of law than non landowners. However congress and the Supreme Court eventually saw that policy as unfair and over time and protests the system was changed. What the founding fathers did not anticipate was that grossly unqualified people could run and even get elected to office as the supreme leader that few would even follow.
Therefore I submit that while the system is broken it is not the Electoral College but the method by which our two political parties elect their candidates. We need more than two or three political parties, we need candidates that run on qualifications and platforms and not party affiliations. One big problem with our current system is that local and state candidates are voted in or out of office based on how well the national candidate does and not always on their own merits.
Freeing candidates of party affiliations would allow office holders to vote their beliefs and not by party lines. It would make for a much better system and better legislation for all concerned.
Saturday, October 01, 2016
Presidential race coming down to the wire.
Tow parties, two candidates, one country and no one really qualified to hold the office of President of the United States of American. Neither candidate has given any reasons to vote for themselves except to claim that they are not as bad as the other candidate.
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