REASON TO BE CHEERFUL

Here is a reason to be cheerful. Yesterday, all of us in the northern hemisphere experienced the shortest day of the year. This means that ever so slowly the amount of sunlight we experience each day will be increasing. In Chicago, for example, sunrise was at 7:15AM and sunset was 4:23PM.  Six months from now, on the summer solstice, officially the first day of summer, Chicago will have a sunrise at 5:16AM and a sunset at 8:30PM. Over the next six months we will be marching towards that day. As I said, that is a reason to be cheerful.

from usatoday.com

Here comes the cold and dark: The winter solstice, the day of the year with the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere, occurs early Wednesday morning. The solstice happens at the same instant everywhere on Earth. In the U.S., it happens at 5:44 a.m. EST Wednesday (or 4:44 a.m. CT, 3:44 a.m. MT and 2:44 a.m. PT). After the solstice, the amount of daylight slowly starts to get longer again each day. The winter solstice is the exact moment that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest it ever gets from the sun. During the Northern Hemisphere's winter, the land north of the equator is tilted away from the sun. This lowers the amount of the sun's warming energy that reaches Earth, hence, winter! It's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where Dec. 21 marks the beginning of astronomical summer. On the winter solstice, all places south of the equator have more than 12 hours of daylight, while all locations north of the equator have less than 12 hours of daylight, AccuWeather said.

Of course, I have had a reason to be cheerful every day since November 8th. That was the day that socialism, liberalism, and leftism were shown the door and Americans elected a new president. I have been pretty cheerful for the last six weeks. In fact, I am pretty sure that outside of both coasts, there have been a lot of cheerful Americans greeting each day with a great anticipation of the future. 

With the exception of the 'Clinton Archipelago' most Americans have been very cheerful lately.

Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese	425	0	21	28	650	2
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon	160	0	12	12	700	0
Essential Everyday - Butter Grits	500	105	5	10	1,700	5
	1,085	105	38	50	3,050	7
L U N C H
Nature Valley Crunchy Oats 'n Honey	190	29	7	3	180	11
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, 2	760	60	34	18	310	34
	950	89	41	21	490	45
D I N N E R
Subway - Sweet Onion Chicken Teryaki	840	94	26	52	1,980	14
	840	94	26	52	1,980	14
S N A C K S
Fresh Thyme Dark Cocoa Wafers	500	55	30	7	102	48
	500	55	30	7	102	48
Totals	3,375	343	135	130	5,622	114
Your Daily Goal	2,818	352	94	141	2,300	105
Remaining	-557	9	-41	11	-3,322	-9
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 888 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	99	983
Daily Total / Goal	99 / 30	983 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	439 / 210	4,540 / 4,130

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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"

SURVIVAL QUIZ

Today's blog is a bit of a survival quiz.  I want you imagine that you are in Chicago walking on the Northwestern University Campus.  You would like to walk from Point A to Point B without being accosted, yelled at, or otherwise molested. You can chose any of these three t-shirts to wear.  Which shirt would you chose to wear so that no one would give you a hard time and you would not need to worry about being called a thug (or worse)?

Shirt A: Che Guevara

Shirt B: Fidel Castro

Shirt C: Donald Trump

If you think you could wear Shirt A: Che Guevara or Shirt B: Fidel Castro on any college campus without anyone giving you a second look, you have passed this quiz. You live in reality. The reality is sickening, but it is reality. If you think that one could wear Shirt C: Donald Trump on a college campus without being bothered, you may be patriot, but you are also a person who enjoys confrontation and enjoys taking risks. The thing is, liberal universities which pride themselves on their 'inclusiveness' and their 'tolerance' and neither inclusive or tolerant when in comes to accepting things or ideas with which they disagree. In fact, these days, the wearing of a Donald Trump shirt might even be considered hate speech by the elite geniuses on campus.

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN 

The reason that I needed to discuss this was because yesterday, during my ten mile walk in Chicago, I did wear my MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN hat. My wife bought this hat for me. It does keep me warm. And while I did wear it for all of the ten miles that I walked in Chicago yesterday, I did not rile anyone up as I probably only passed about 10 people all morning as it was 20°F outside. This is a hat that I cannot wear when I am visiting my customers, as apparently the idea of making America great again is considered too volatile to too many people. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, December 12, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese	425	0	21	28	650	2
Butter Flavored Grits	400	84	4	8	1,360	4
	825	84	25	36	2,010	6
L U N C H
Crackers - Crackers, Water	300	60	5	5	400	0
Fresh Market - Smoked Salmon Spread	500	9	38	28	1,235	0
Dark Cocoa Melting Wafers	440	48	26	6	90	42
	1,240	117	69	39	1,725	42
D I N N E R
Homemade - Buttered Cabbage	150	6	14	2	119	4
Johnsonville - Polish Kielbasa Sausage	340	4	30	14	1,140	2
	490	10	44	16	1,259	6
S N A C K S
genoa salmi and mozzarella, single serving	221	3	17	17	884	0
Chocolate Chip Cookies	600	80	28	4	440	40
	821	83	45	21	1,324	40
Totals	3,376	294	183	112	6,318	94
Your Daily Goal	4,205	525	140	211	2,300	157
Remaining	829	231	-43	99	-4,018	63
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,275 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, December 12, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
TEN MILE URBAN HIKE	150	1,716
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,017
Daily Total / Goal	249 / 30	2,733 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	249 / 210	2,733 / 4,130

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IRREVERANT ELECTION ANALYSIS

irreverent

1. lacking proper respect or seriousness; also :  satiric

Today is Saturday November 19, 2016. It is a scant 11 days after the election that changed the direction of America and possibly the world. Although it is true that President-Elect Trump won the presidency in an electoral college landslide, his opponent, Hillary Clinton did manage to collect more votes. It is clear that the electorate in America is very close to evenly divided.  Today, I will provide a public service.  I am going to tell you how to spot someone who voted for Trump or someone who voted for Clinton.  If you see someone who appears to be walking on air, with an extra bounce in their step, or simply walking along with an exuberant look about them - it is likely you are looking at voter who supported Donald J. Trump. I offer these two photos of myself as an example.

Trump supporters in the last two weeks have been lighter than air.

Trump supporters may appear to be floating on air as in this photo.

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Spotting a Hillary Clinton supporter is really quite easy. If you spot someone in a 'SAFE SPACE', with a coloring book, playing with Play-Doh, sitting quietly by a therapy dog or curled up in the fetal position - you are likely in the company of a person who has inexplicably supported a candidate with no accomplishments in a thirty year career, who found it impossible to tell the truth on any issue at any time, and who flouted a long list of laws and seemed to despise the United States Constitution, and certainly despised half of all Americans whom she labeled as deplorable. Often these people will be found in the fetal position as shown below. Hillary Clinton supporters can also be seen protesting and singing songs with snappy lyrics, for example:  We reject the President Elect.

The lefty liberal radicals that supported Hillary Clinton  often have trouble facing reality. If a 'safe room' is unavailable, they are often found in the fetal position cowering at the thought of Donald Trump, the President-Elect who is nominating solid conservatives to fill hundreds and hundreds of jobs in the new administration.

Therapy Dogs are terrific... but really, if you don't like the results of an election,  you need a therapy dog?

I am guessing that the coloring books in university 'safe spaces' don't have any images of the President-Elect.

Apparently playing with Play-Doh can change the results of an election in the make-believe world of the left. Conservatives see nothing inherently wrong with Play-Doh when it is used by it's intended grade school enthusiasts.

I recently heard Dennis Prager say something on the radio which I definitely agree with.  I can only offer a paraphrase of the quote:

The only difference between kindergartners and college students is the age of the kinder.  

Safe Spaces? Gimme a break!

Protesters demonstrate on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York, in opposition of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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A protester sets off fireworks during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The photo below represents a typical demonstration or riot that often erupts when conservatives are upset that their candidate has lost an election. I think many people can remember the riots that broke out all over America when Barack Obama was elected President. If you are having trouble remembering them, it is likely because it never happened. Even when conservatives are upset and disappointed with election results - they are hampered in their ability to demonstrate and riot as they typically have families and often jobs.

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My daughter and I went out for a 'brief' six mile urban hike around 9:00PM

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, November 18, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker Apples Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	780	162	9	18	960	54
	780	162	9	18	960	54
L U N C H
Shrimp - Fried, 12 Shrimps	300	14	16	24	590	0
Cafeteria - Lemon Pepper Cod, 1 piece	220	8	12	0	0	0
Beef, Pork & Veal Meatballs, 2 meatballs	100	0	5	9	0	0
Brussel Sprouts - Roasted	100	23	0	9	57	6
Ritz - Fudge Covered Crackers	320	46	16	2	320	26
	1,040	91	49	44	967	32
D I N N E R
Dole - Pineapple, Fresh, Chunks	300	78	0	6	6	60
Pumpkin Mousse	500	93	10	11	1,021	0
	800	171	10	17	1,027	60
S N A C K S
Ritz - Fudge Covered Crackers	480	69	24	3	480	39
	480	69	24	3	480	39
Totals	3,100	493	92	82	3,434	185
Your Daily Goal	6,148	768	205	308	2,300	230
Remaining	3,048	275	113	226	-1,134	45
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 4,218 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 181.6 lbs in 5 weeks     

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, November 18, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
20 MILE URBAN HIKE	277	3,718
6 MILE CASUAL WALK WITH DAUGHTER	96	970

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Apparently just because one forgets to log the candy or cookies one is eating during the day and week, their calories still count. Anyway, today I weighed myself as I do every Saturday and I checked in at 224.9 lbs.  (Still down 84 lbs from where I started on December 24, 2014)

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a few more photographs from my 20 mile urban hike yesterday....
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and one final note...
Conservatives also seek shelter in SAFE SPACE.
Our definition of SAFE SPACE is that part of space where there are no BORG.  That is Safe Space.

If you are out in the universe and encounter a BORG CUBE - you are NOT in SAFE SPACE!