DO YOU FEEL SAFER?

More terrorism strikes today. This time in Belgium.

The President of the United States of America is currently 'vacationing' in a Cuba with his family.

In Cuba, the job of creating fear belongs to the government.

Do you feel safer?

I support Ted Cruz for President - and yet I do not know what he will do to make the world safer.

I have no confidence that Donald Trump would be effective in this area.

Trump's promise to limit travel to America by all Moslems would not survive 10 minutes after a court has a chance to look at it. 

I have great confidence that another Democratic President would continue to make the world unsafer.

I believe that Hillary Clinton did support (and continues to defend) the recent deal made with Iran.

Terrorism is one of Iran's biggest exports.

The world is increasingly spinning out of control.

Let's be generous and just assume that it is only 1/10th of 1% of Moslems around the world with terroristic inclinations.

Do you know how many Moslem there are in the world?

Wikipedia claims that the world population of Moslems is 1.7 billion.

Do the math.

1.7 billion x 1% x .01 = 85,000

Does anyone really believe that it is only 1/10th of 1% with terroristic inclinations?

Do you feel safer?

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, March 21, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
3 Egg Omelette - Ham & Cheese, Omelette	400	1	30	40	1,225	0
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon, 6 slices	240	0	18	18	1,050	0
Rice Crackers Brown Rice Whole Grain	420	88	5	11	245	0
	1,060	89	53	69	2,520	0
L U N C H
Potatoes, red, flesh skin, baked, 1 potato	266	59	0	7	36	4
Cabbage, - Cooked	44	11	0	2	32	6
Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cooked	427	1	32	31	1,654	0
	737	70	33	40	1,722	10
D I N N E R
Lundberg - Wild Rice Cake, 13 cake	780	182	7	13	455	0
Campbell's Chunky Manhattan Clam Chowder	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
	1,020	218	13	23	2,055	6
S N A C K S
30g Protein Plus Chocolate Brownie, 1 bar	330	40	9	30	180	27
Quaker - Rice Cakes - Butter Popcorn	490	98	3	14	630	0
Add Food Quick Tools	820	138	12	44	810	27
Totals	3,637	515	110	175	7,107	43
Your Daily Goal	3,696	462	123	185	2,300	138
Remaining	59	-52	12	9	-4,806	94
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,766 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, March 21, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,503
Walking in Place	120	600
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-337
Add Exercise Quick Tools
Daily Total / Goal	213 / 30	1,766 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	213 / 210	1,766 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3637 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 2103 calories

total net 1534 calorie

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fitbit day 201

26205 steps  

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STUPOR TUESDAY

Yesterday, was another so-called 'Super Tuesday' in the Presidential Primary season. I realize that I am telegraphing my political leanings, but I have come to think of last night as another 'Stupor Tuesday.'

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stupor

noun  stu·por\ˈstü-pər, ˈstyü-\

Simple Definition of stupor

• : a condition in which someone is not able to think normally because of being drunk, drugged, tired, etc.

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How is that the members of the Republican Party are voting for a man who has supported Democrats all his life?  How is that members of the Republican Party are voting for a man who is making promises that he cannot possibly keep? How is that members of the Republican Party are voting for a man who promises to compromise with the Democrats?  (When did our current president ever compromise with the Republicans?) If the electorate is in some kind of collective stupor - it is not from being drunk or drugged - but perhaps they are tired. The electorate is tired of being disappointed with elected officials who make promises that are not kept. Why is Donald Trump being trusted as someone who will be any different?  I do not know.

I cast my vote for Ted Cruz yesterday. I cast the vote with enthusiasm. Sadly, as the election year progresses, I am feeling more and more pessimistic about the future of the United States of America. And while I have your attention....Can someone please tell me what language appears on the bottom of my Ballot Receipt.  I assume that the third language is Chinese. Seriously, what language appears on the bottom?

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
2 Egg Omelette With Ham and Cheese	383	2	21	32	810	2
Pre-Cooked Bacon, 8 slices	320	0	24	24	1,400	0
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 1 apple	95	25	0	1	2	19
	798	27	46	57	2,212	21
L U N C H
ORGANIC BABY SPINACH	20	0	0	2	65	0
Louis Kemp - Crab Delights Leg Style	70	11	0	6	430	1
Roundy's - Sliced Beets, 1/2 cup	40	8	0	1	250	6
Hard Boiled Egg, 1 Large Egg	78	1	5	6	62	1
Fiorucci - Prosciutto Panino, 2 pieces	125	1	10	9	170	0
Lady lLiberty - Asparagus	18	2	0	2	408	0
Roundy's - Corn Sweet Whole Kernel	280	32	5	7	35	25
Roundy's - Medium Peas	245	42	2	14	1,120	21
Blissful Truffle Candy Bar - Milk Chocolate	260	24	16	2	40	22
	1,136	121	38	49	2,580	75
D I N N E R
Polish Kielbasa Sausage	595	7	53	25	1,995	4
Weight Watcher's - Cabbage Soup	300	31	1	7	235	17
	895	38	53	31	2,230	21
Totals	2,829	185	136	137	7,022	117
Your Daily Goal	4,695	587	156	235	2,300	176
Remaining	1,866	402	19	97	-4,721	59
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,765 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,584
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,512
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-331
Daily Total / Goal	185 / 30	2,765 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	403 / 210	6,217 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2829 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 3096 calories

total net 267 calorie deficit

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fitbit day 195

20053 steps  

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ANCHOR BABY

If you have had even a modest interest in the presidential primaries, especially on the Republican side... You might have heard some of the candidates speak the term 'anchor baby'.  I lifted this definition of 'anchor baby.' directly from wikipedia. 

Anchor baby is a pejorative term for a child born in the U.S. to a foreign national mother who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence. The term is generally used as a derogatory reference to the supposed role of the child, who automatically qualifies as an American citizen under jus soli and the rights guaranteed in the 14th Amendment and can thus act as a sponsor for other family members. The term is also often used in the context of the debate over illegal immigration to the United States to refer to children of illegal immigrants, but may be used for the child of any immigrant.

Donald Trump has ostensibly been the most vocal (and radical) opponent of illegal immigration. I am somewhat horrified that he is leading the Republican field. Why are so-called conservatives rallying around this guy? Why do they trust him? The answers to these questions have thus far been elusive.

Nevertheless, it should come as now surprise to anyone that I am against illegal immigration. Honestly, I cannot understand how anyone could be for illegal immigration. I do not understand why some people think that the United States does not have the right to limit immigration.  I would argue that the United States has the obligation to limit immigration, as is the right and obligation of every sovereign nation on the planet. As you should be able to surmise, I am against those that come to this country with the idea of creating an anchor baby. I guess you can say that there is one exception and that would be my own child. Of course, my child was not an 'anchor baby' as defined above. However, my daughter did accompany me on a 5 mile walk downtown. Our hike detoured to the end of Navy Pier in Chicago. My daughter was gracious enough to pose for this photo at the tip of Navy Pier while sitting on the anchor from the U.S.S. Chicago.

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Many 'fitbitters' try to get their minimum of 10,000 steps each day.  This is said to be the equivalent of 5 miles.  I have accomplished this all but a handful of days since I purchased my fitbit on September 3, 2015. During the winter months, my step count has seldom risen much above 15,000.  This past weekend I returned to the great outdoors. Yesterday I started my day with a 10 mile walk to Whole Foods just to purchase a couple of snacks. Whole foods is approximately 1.5 miles from my home.  I turned that 1.5 mile walk into a 10 mile walk. Then I walked home. Later in the day, I walked 5 miles with my daughter. I noticed that my step count was as high as it had been for many weeks - that inspired me to spend an additional 90 minutes on the elliptical machine.  When the day ended, my step count was 45,022.  It was the first time in nearly two months that I had accumulated so many steps in one day. I am sure that there will be a few more days in the coming spring and summer days when I approach and/or surpass this number. That's the plan. My all-time daily record for steps is 75,029. That was accomplished on the day that I 'walked' the Chicago Marathon on October 11 last year.

The actual distance from the starting point (GREEN DOT) to Whole Foods (RED DOT) is only 1.5 miles. I did not walk there in the most direct way.  My trip was 10 miles, and the trip took 2 hours and 4.5 minutes.

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, February 21, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
steel cut oatmeal - steel cut oat meal, 1 cup	600	108	10	20	0	4
Bananas - Two	240	41	0	2	2	30
	840	149	10	22	2	34
L U N C H
Campbell's -Philly- Cheesesteak Soup	300	24	18	12	1,580	4
Jewel - Sensational Seafood Salad	285	14	21	14	720	5
Nabisco Original Cracker, 15 crackers	210	36	5	3	405	0
	795	74	44	29	2,705	9
D I N N E R
Roasted Turkey Leg, With Skin, 1 Leg	192	0	6	32	90	0
Chili Homemade - Chili	380	53	5	27	0	0
Whole Foods Classic Deli Pasta, 4 oz	220	19	16	3	390	2
	792	72	28	63	480	2
S N A C K S
DATE PIECES	360	90	0	3	30	66
Whole Foods - Banana Chips	300	34	20	2	0	20
	660	124	20	5	30	86
Totals	3,087	419	101	119	3,217	131
Your Daily Goal	6,537	817	218	327	2,300	245
Remaining	3,450	398	116	208	-917	114
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 4,607 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 5.0 mph	125	2,101
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	27	378
Walking, 4.0 mph, very brisk pace	72	901
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	62	1,415
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	30	52
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-240
Daily Total / Goal	317 / 30	4,607 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1156 / 210	18,053 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3087 calories

total calories burned (walking, elliptical) 4847 calories

total net 1760 calorie defecit

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fitbit day 172

45022 steps  

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This is from the Navy Pier website:

U.S.S. CHICAGO ANCHOR

This 8-ton anchor installed on Navy Pier in 1995 was from the U.S.S. Chicago, the third ship to bear the name Chicago. Funded by the citizens of Chicago and completed in 1945, U.S.S. Chicago was classified as a heavy cruiser and later converted to a guided missile cruiser. She saw action in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and received several commendations before she was dismantled in 1984. In August 2012, former sailors who served aboard the U.S.S. Chicago and reconnected through social media, came to the Pier to restore the ship’s anchor back to its original color.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY

This is a day for politics.

Today, February 9, is the 'First in the Nation' New Hampshire primary.  It appears that the two winners are set if the polls are even remotely correct: Bernie Sanders (D) and Donald Trump (R).  I wish I could make a sensible prediction for the top vote getters in the Republican side - but the race is simply too close to really know.  Since Ted Cruz is the guy that I support the most - I will predict (hope) that he comes in second place.  I will not be surprised if Marco Rubio comes in 2nd.  Anything else will be a big surprise.  I will predict too, that Jeb Bush is not in the top five. And my final prediction is that Bernie wins by double digits. See you tomorrow.

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BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker Oats - Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon	640	132	8	16	800	48
Morningstar Farms - Sausage Patty	240	9	9	30	780	3
KELLOGGS - RAISIN BRAN	380	92	2	10	420	36
	1,260	233	19	56	2,000	87
L U N C H
HYVEE -SPINACH SALAD, 1.5 salad	750	0	0	0	0	0
Mcintosh - Apple, 2 medium apple	160	44	0	0	0	34
Kellogg's - Rice Krispies, 1 bar	150	28	4	1	170	13
Outtakes - Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, 2	235	35	10	3	236	19
	1,295	107	14	4	406	66
D I N N E R
HYVEE -SPINACH SALAD, 1.5 salad	750	0	0	0	0	0
Yoplait - Yogart/ Harvest Peach	150	25	2	6	95	18
	900	25	2	6	95	18
Totals	3,455	365	35	66	2,501	171
Your Daily Goal	3,832	479	127	192	2,300	143
Remaining	377	114	92	125	-200	-27
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,902 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, February 8, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	90	1,945
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-43
Daily Total / Goal	91 / 30	1,902 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	91 / 210	1,902 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3455 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 1945 calories

total net 1510 calories

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fitbit day 155

13072 steps
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