APRIL FOOLS DAY

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WHAT A GREAT ANNIVERSARY!

Today is Wednesday, November 8, 2017. One year ago, on Wednesday November 7, 2016 there was a political earthquake that struck the United States of America. It's name was Donald Trump. I voted for Trump, I had very low expectations that he was going to win. I even believe that he did not think that he was going to win. I know that his opponent definitely didn't think that he was going to win. But win he did. I think that he is doing a great job, although he is saddled with a completely useless Congress. The Democrats, many of which are such crybabies that they stayed home for Turmp's inauguration are unwilling to support anything proposed by Trump. And the feckless Republicans have not been much better. Those clowns in the Republican Party campaigned for nearly a decade how they were going to repeal and replace Obamacare. The Congress voted countless times to repeal when they were 'protected' by the fact that President Obama would never sign any repeal into law. Now that we have a President who clearly desires to repeal this monstrosity, the Republicans have forgotten their multi-year campaign promise with which they have raised millions and millions of dollars. I have contempt for the Republicans in Congress, but I have great admiration for the guts that President Trump has had. And please don't tell me that he can be a jerk sometimes, I already know that. Turns out he is a very flawed human being, but as President he has shown some real guts. You gotta admit, it must take guts just to go out in public with that rather unique hairstyle that he favors. Trump was elected one year ago. What a great anniversary!

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
L U N C H
Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese	160	0	14	10	260	0
Wasa - Sourdough Crispbread, 2 slices	70	18	0	2	90	0
	230	18	14	12	350	0
D I N N E R
Homemade Steak Tacos	700	36	40	27	1,230	3
	700	36	40	27	1,230	3
S N A C K S
Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites	300	32	20	3	38	27
Pumpkin Soup Crackers	240	48	4	4	520	6
Trader Joes - Soft & Juicy Dried Mango	240	60	0	2	80	46
	780	140	24	9	638	79
Totals	2,110	282	84	56	3,458	86
Your Daily Goal	3,104	388	103	156	2,300	116
Remaining	994	106	19	100	-1,158	30
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,174 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 213.9 lbs in 5 weeks.


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If I am going to continue my daily hikes and/or walks, I am apparently going to have to get used to being out and about in the darkness. With the seasonal time change in affect since early Sunday morning, sunset in Chicago is currently around 4:30PM. I am going to have to consider getting up early in the morning before breakfast to catch some sunlight. That gets harder and harder as the mercury drops. At sunrise today, 6:32AM, Wednesday, November 8 in Chicago, the temperature was  32°F.  32°F is officially freezing. Had there been precipitation this morning, it could have been snow. That is cold.

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INAUGURATION DAY TODAY

Our long national nightmare ends within a few short hours at high noon today in Washington, D.C when the 45th President of the United States in sworn in as President. His supporters, like me, are thrilled. His detractors are already infected with TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) and since this is just another symptom of leftism, they are likely incurable.  Although the forecast in Washington, D.C. today predicts cloudy skies and rain, I see sunny days ahead for the United States of America. It is time to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, January 19, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal- Maple	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
Bread, raisin, toasted, enriched	168	32	3	5	214	4
	968	192	13	25	1,514	64
L U N C H
Snowfox Philly Roll - sushi	820	120	30	14	1,820	12
	820	120	30	14	1,820	12
D I N N E R
Sobe Life Water W/ Coconut Water Pacific Coconut	80	21	0	0	110	20
Deli Express - Oven Roasted White Turkey & Cheese	690	87	18	48	3,330	12
	770	108	18	48	3,440	32
S N A C K S
Gatorade - Whey Protein bar mint chocolate crunch, 1 bar	360	42	12	20	180	28
	360	42	12	20	180	28
Totals	2,918	462	73	107	6,954	136
Your Daily Goal	2,141	267	71	108	2,300	80
Remaining	-777	-195	-2	1	-4,654	-56
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

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WINNING AND WHINING

The long national nightmare (for about half the country) is about to come to a conclusion, and new long national nightmare (for the other half of the country) is about to commence.  I am from the first group of people. 

We will be winning, others will be whining.

We have one week to go. Inauguration Day is 7 days away. It cannot come soon enough. 

Submitted for your approval.  It's 2019. Trump is President, and liberals are still whining about it.

Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, January 12, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal- Maple	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
Bread, raisin, toasted, enriched	168	32	3	5	214	4
	968	192	13	25	1,514	64
L U N C H
Beef - Taco Meat	300	2	8	42	865	0
Seasoned Chicken Taco Meat - Chicken	400	4	5	46	1,368	0
Mexican Tortilla Chips	300	42	10	6	230	2
	1,000	48	23	94	2,463	2
D I N N E R
Subway - Footlong Steak Cheese	760	96	20	52	2,060	16
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar	210	27	9	4	320	3
	970	123	29	56	2,380	19
S N A C K S
Halo Top - Mint Chip	240	44	6	24	440	16
	240	44	6	24	440	16
Totals	3,178	407	71	199	6,797	101
Your Daily Goal	2,231	279	74	112	2,300	83
Remaining	-947	-128	3	-87	-4,497	-18
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 301 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	60	387
Daily Total / Goal	60 / 30	387 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	358 / 210	2,655 / 4,130

I had two appointments in Cincinnati before heading home back to Chicago. Still I managed to squeeze in one hour on the elliptical machine prior to breakfast. It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing.

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WINNING

successful or victorious, as in a contest 

WHINING

to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way

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WINING

verb (used without object), wined, wining.

to drink wine.

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WING-DING 

noun, Slang.

1.

a noisy, exciting celebration or party.

2.

a fit, either induced by drugs or feigned.

3.

a fit of anger; a rage.

JEWS, CHRISTMAS & CHINESE FOOD

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It sometimes surprises me that people who know that I am Jewish ask if I celebrate Christmas. It is true that Christmas is an American national holiday. Christmas is also a religious holiday and it is simply not a holiday for Jews to celebrate. Obviously, I am not dumb enough to attempt to speak for all Jews, but Jews can enjoy Christmas without celebrating it. We can enjoy the music (Quite a few classic Christmas songs were written by Jews)  We can enjoy the beautiful store decorations, we can enjoy the beautiful private homes lit up at night and we can enjoy cookies and other seasonal treats. It is just that Santa does not visit our homes, we tend not to lay our wrapped presents under our Christmas Tree which we also tend not to have. However, Jews do have some Christmas traditions. It is not uncommon for Jewish families to get together on this day simply because so many people have the day off from work. Growing up in Long Island, my family often zipped into Brooklyn to visit Grandma and Grandpa on Christmas Day simply because it was a convenient day for family to visit. Another tradition, is born out of reality. There are not too many restaurants open on Christmas Day. Like Jews, most Chinese people do not celebrate Christmas either. It is for this reason, that the tradition of going to Chinese restaurant for Jews on Christmas Day has evolved. Yesterday my family walked five miles downtown to Chinatown in Chicago and five miles back home. For the second year in a row ate dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant, Emperor's Choice.


 This short paragraph from 'The Atlantic' was interesting.

If there’s a single identifiable moment when Jewish Christmas—the annual American tradition where Jews overindulge on Chinese food on December 25—transitioned from kitsch into codified custom, it was during Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s 2010 confirmation hearing. During an otherwise tense series of exchanges, Senator Lindsey Graham paused to ask Kagan where she had spent the previous Christmas. To great laughter, she replied:  “You know, like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.”

I am no fan of Elena Kagan, but I must admit that I found her response endearing.  

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, December 25, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal- Maple	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
L U N C H
Post Great Grains Raisins Dates Pecans	700	137	13	13	450	43
	700	137	13	13	450	43
D I N N E R
Wonton soup - Soup	200	16	8	16	850	1
Potstickers, 2	100	15	3	5	231	2
Generic - Crab Ragoon	100	6	7	3	189	0
Sweet & Sour Pork	300	41	2	27	225	21
Seafood Delight, squid & shrimp	200	5	10	8	423	0
Fried Rice	600	87	21	17	0	0
	1,500	170	51	76	1,918	24
Totals	3,000	467	74	109	3,668	127
Your Daily Goal	4,033	504	134	202	2,300	151
Remaining	1,033	37	60	93	-1,368	24
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,103 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,017
Walk to and from Chinatown	150	1,200
Daily Total / Goal	249 / 30	2,217 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1177 / 210	12,101 / 4,130

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Today is the day that the Electoral College meets in state capitols all across this great country. They do this to cast their votes for President of the United States of America which should mirror the votes of the public in each state. Contrary to widely held misconceptions, and in no small part a perfect reflection of the teaching of fake facts to students, our country is not a democracy. We do not elect our leaders on the purely popular vote. We have a republic. We have a representative government. This would probably be news to most high school and college students. This should surprise no one, I am wiling to bet that most high school and college students would have difficulty naming the three branches of government. And just for the record, The New York Times is not one of the branches of our government. There are some very rich, deep pocketed dimwit democrats who have spent money running commercials urging republican electors to cast their votes for anyone but Donald Trump. It is no unlike the democrats to try to disenfranchise voters. Oh, did I just write that. That was a joke. Democrats will always try to disenfranchise voters if it serves their nefarious purposes. Since the election last month, I wake up each day to the promise of an America on the rebound. I do not share the opinion of the First Lady who announced last week that there is no hope in America. There is plenty of hope. California, you want to sucede?  I hope you succeed. Just make sure that you take all those America-hating lefties with you. 

Attn: Stupid Lefty Libs, Pundits and fake news editors for major newspapers around the country:

We all know that you will be calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump early and often. Can you please do us all a favor, and at least wait until after the inauguration for these new demands.  Take a couple of weeks off from your lunacy.  Enjoy Christmas and/or Chanukah and/or Festivus or whatever else you celebrate. If you are purely secular, you still can wrap yourself around New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Give you hate a well-needed rest. You are going to need your energy next year when a Republican takes the reins of the government surrounded by capable adults ready to undo as much damage as possible inflicted upon us by the current president. They will be busy trying to fix things and you will be busy screaming about how this is the end of education, the end of society, the end of democracy and the end of the planet and the end of the universe.  Enjoy your vacation and come back all fired up with your hatred for the next four years. It is going to be a bumpy ride. 

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, December 18, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Arrowhead Mills Puffed Corn Cereal	660	132	11	22	55	0
	660	132	11	22	55	0
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	380	30	17	9	155	17
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese	425	0	21	28	650	2
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon	210	0	12	21	660	0
Dark chocolate chip chew granola	130	27	2	2	80	11
	1,145	57	52	60	1,545	30
D I N N E R
Cafeteria - Grilled Cheese Panini	500	0	18	0	0	0
Campbell's - New England Clam Chowder	300	26	18	9	1,570	4
	800	26	36	9	1,570	4
S N A C K S
Chips Ahoy - Chocolate Chips Cookies	200	27	10	1	137	14
	200	27	10	1	137	14
Totals	2,805	242	109	92	3,307	48
Your Daily Goal	4,128	516	137	207	2,300	154
Remaining	1,323	274	28	115	-1,007	106
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,198 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	97	1,010
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,188
Daily Total / Goal	196 / 30	2,198 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1186 / 210	11,805 / 4,130

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e·lec·tor·al col·lege

noun

1. (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

   • a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group.

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se·cede

səˈsēd/

verb

1. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

   
   

   "the kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830"

   synonyms:

   withdraw from, break away from, break with, separate (oneself) from, leave, split with, split off from, disaffiliate from, resign from, pull out of; informalquit "the southern states seceded from the Union, precipitating the Civil War"

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suc·ceed

səkˈsēd/

verb

1. 1.

   achieve the desired aim or result.

   
   

   "a mission which could not possibly succeed"

   synonyms:

   triumph, achieve success, be successful, do well, flourish, thrive; More
2. 2.

   take over a throne, inheritance, office, or other position from.

   
   

   "he would succeed Hawke as prime minister"

   synonyms:

   replace, take the place of, take over from, follow, supersede; informalstep into someone's shoes "upon Taylor's death, his vice president succeeded him"