h/t: Western Rifle Shooters Association
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Eating healthy
As Sienna and I get older, it's more important than ever to watch what we eat, and make good diet decisions.
After about a month binge on Kroger wavy potato chips - I cut them out, cold turkey, about three weeks ago. Along with some other changes, I've seen a drop in my BP.
Most of my cooking is tinkering. I'll start with a basic recipe and improvise, or use some sort of starter, then add my own flourishes. For example, the ALDI sells a two pound bag of stir-fry veggies with noodles.
So, what do I do?
I use a couple of cups of the pre-made stuff, then add my own linguini noodles, bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, and 'shrooms, plus beef strips. Of the finished meal, only about 25% was from the original 'packaged' stuff.
But, I can't say that Sienna has taken the same interest in reading labels as I have.
BTW, a follow-up on a recent post when I said I'd report my impression of the Winking Owl Shiraz from ALDI. Upon close inspection, the label showed a 'born on' date of 32 A.D. I think it may have been leftover from the vinegar offered Jesus by the Roman soldiers who mocked him as he was dying on the cross. (Luke 23:36)
After about a month binge on Kroger wavy potato chips - I cut them out, cold turkey, about three weeks ago. Along with some other changes, I've seen a drop in my BP.
Most of my cooking is tinkering. I'll start with a basic recipe and improvise, or use some sort of starter, then add my own flourishes. For example, the ALDI sells a two pound bag of stir-fry veggies with noodles.
So, what do I do?
I use a couple of cups of the pre-made stuff, then add my own linguini noodles, bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, and 'shrooms, plus beef strips. Of the finished meal, only about 25% was from the original 'packaged' stuff.
But, I can't say that Sienna has taken the same interest in reading labels as I have.
"Daddy, I iz dog. I haz not got to look at that silly can. Just open it and feed me already!"
BTW, a follow-up on a recent post when I said I'd report my impression of the Winking Owl Shiraz from ALDI. Upon close inspection, the label showed a 'born on' date of 32 A.D. I think it may have been leftover from the vinegar offered Jesus by the Roman soldiers who mocked him as he was dying on the cross. (Luke 23:36)
600? Not yet.
Recently, Todd the Blogger marked his 600th post.
I noticed a couple of weeks back that I too, was closing in on the 600 mark, and began thinking about a post to commemorate the occasion.
So, this evening I checked the dashboard, and noticed 618 posts. Now, I knew there were a few 'draft' posts that had, for various reasons, never seen the light of day, so I figured I'd subtract them to see if I had 600 actual published posts.
I don't.
Turns out there are 62 drafts still in the can - and probably will remain there. Fully 10% of my blogposts are in the virtual dump, or at least 'recycle bin'.
I know what you're thinking: "You mean the other 90% that made it through - that's supposed to be the good stuff?"
I noticed a couple of weeks back that I too, was closing in on the 600 mark, and began thinking about a post to commemorate the occasion.
So, this evening I checked the dashboard, and noticed 618 posts. Now, I knew there were a few 'draft' posts that had, for various reasons, never seen the light of day, so I figured I'd subtract them to see if I had 600 actual published posts.
I don't.
Turns out there are 62 drafts still in the can - and probably will remain there. Fully 10% of my blogposts are in the virtual dump, or at least 'recycle bin'.
Sharin' the Love
More creative, and uncreative, ways to pass along God's love:
Creative Ways to Love Others - Part 2 from Keystone Church on Vimeo.
Creative Ways to Love Others - Part 2 from Keystone Church on Vimeo.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
More greatness that is Chicago
OK, it was a toss-up between this and Three Dog Night's Shambala. But tonight, Chicago won.
While the audio quality of this video is sub-par, I would love to have an audiophile room with a massager chair and some Bose 901 or Carver speakers, or even some Koss electrostatic or Sennheiser headphones, to listen to the original, possibly accompanied by a wee snifter of cognac.
Yeah, I can dream of being self-indulgent...
(I'm thinking the setting here is the Caribou Ranch)
While the audio quality of this video is sub-par, I would love to have an audiophile room with a massager chair and some Bose 901 or Carver speakers, or even some Koss electrostatic or Sennheiser headphones, to listen to the original, possibly accompanied by a wee snifter of cognac.
Yeah, I can dream of being self-indulgent...
Worthy tidbits
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory. (Proverbs 11:14)
The modern work ethic
A wheelchair-bound Irishman entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. He looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?"
The waitress nodded "yes," so the Irishman told her to give Him a cup of coffee, on him.
The next diner to come in was an Englishman with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is that our Lord over there?"
The waitress affirmed that it was, so the Englishman said to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, "my treat."
The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Redneck on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there sweet thang. How's about gettin' me a cold glass of Coke!" He too looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over there?"
The waitress once again nodded that it was, so the Redneck said to give the Lord a cold glass of Coke, "on my bill."
As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Irishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."
The Irishman felt the strength come back to his legs, got up and danced a jig right out the door.
Jesus also passed by the Englishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."
The Englishman felt his back straightening up, and he raised his hands heavenward, praised the Lord and did a series of back flips out the door.
Then Jesus walked up to the Redneck.
The Redneck jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me - I'm drawin' disability!"
The waitress nodded "yes," so the Irishman told her to give Him a cup of coffee, on him.
The next diner to come in was an Englishman with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is that our Lord over there?"
The waitress affirmed that it was, so the Englishman said to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, "my treat."
The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Redneck on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there sweet thang. How's about gettin' me a cold glass of Coke!" He too looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over there?"
The waitress once again nodded that it was, so the Redneck said to give the Lord a cold glass of Coke, "on my bill."
As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Irishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."
The Irishman felt the strength come back to his legs, got up and danced a jig right out the door.
Jesus also passed by the Englishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."
The Englishman felt his back straightening up, and he raised his hands heavenward, praised the Lord and did a series of back flips out the door.
Then Jesus walked up to the Redneck.
The Redneck jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me - I'm drawin' disability!"
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