Entries from July 2008

2008 July 31

Sometimes someone else should do the writing …

Do you know what Woot is?  Check them out. They are a distributor of electronics at cheap prices. Sometimes good stuff, sometimes crap. But they always have a great price! Their website offers one deeply discounted product per day, and it’s usually a piece of computer hardware or an electronic gadget. Well yesterday’s woot was [...]

2008 July 30

Poison Ivy

I am a Boy Scout Eagle Scout. And proud of it. I’ve learned so much from my days in BSA. Especially how to deal with the likes of poison ivy.
I guess I have fallen down on the job and not taught my wife and kids what it is, how to identify it and what to [...]

2008 July 29

There is such a thing as too much fiber!

Ok .. this can be a little gross so I’ll spare you the details ……
I started out losing weight a couple years ago. And I’ve learned much in that time. Things like the importance of eating well balanced meals. Avoid the carb heavy or protein heavy meals. Balance them out. I’ve gone to eating more [...]

2008 July 28

Vacations

I am going on vacation next week. I’ll be out of town from Monday thru Friday. And the way I feel right now is I am already on vacation. I don’t want to do a darn thing. Heck I didn’t even cut my grass this weekend. I’m the only one in the neighborhood that has [...]

2008 July 25

No more red meat

I’m swearing the stuff off!
Not sure I’ve mentioned it but before I decided to get healthy I wasn’t healthy. DUH … why else would you decide to get healthy ..
I was overweight (289 was the last time I really looked before I made the decision. I might have been heavier), my blood pressure was up [...]