JACK: Oh I didn't know they make 9th place ribbons.
BERNIE: Oh, Jack, they got em all the way up to 10th place.
This two sentence conversation takes place between two characters in the movie, Meet the Fokkers. I used to think that it was completely ridiculous and unrealistic. My daughter's Cheerleading Squad participated early Sunday morning in the Buffalo Grove High School 2017 New Year's Cheer Invitational. I cannot tell you how surprised I was to hear their school name called out during the awards ceremony. Yes, they came in 9th place. The team received a trophy. The girls on this team are attending and thriving in one of the most rigorous academic public high schools in America. I do not believe that their self-esteem was improved by being 'awarded' this dubious honor. In fact, as these girls are so bright, they might agree that they earned nothing. Hopefully, they were proud of themselves for doing the best they could and being part of the competition. That should have been a sufficient reward for their efforts. Apparently, that is no longer the America in which we currently live. We really, desperately need to Make America Great Again. I don't think Donald Trump can directly help eliminate 'participation trophies,' but someone really should. A trophy for coming in last place distracts from the honor of competing.
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Your Food Diary For:
| BREAKFAST | Calories
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Carbs
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Fat
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Protein
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Sugar
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| Butter Flavored Grits | 400 | 84 | 4 | 8 | 1,360 | 4 | |
| Stadium - Soft Pretzel | 400 | 81 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 800 | 165 | 8 | 18 | 1,360 | 4 | ||
| L U N C H | |||||||
| Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich | 700 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 286 | 31 | |
| 700 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 286 | 31 | ||
| D I N N E R | |||||||
| Chick fil a - Chicken Soup, 1 Small | 140 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1,110 | 3 | |
| Chick Fila - Chicken Sandwich | 880 | 82 | 36 | 56 | 2,780 | 10 | |
| 1,020 | 101 | 40 | 63 | 3,890 | 13 | ||
| Totals | 2,520 | 321 | 79 | 98 | 5,536 | 48 | |
| Your Daily Goal | 3,076 | 384 | 102 | 154 | 2,300 | 115 | |
| Remaining | 556 | 63 | 23 | 56 | -3,236 | 67 | |
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| *You've earned 1,146 extra calories from exercise today | |||||||
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