Thursday, December 8, 2016

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

My daughter is a freshman at high school and she is a cheerleader. Yesterday afternoon at 5:00PM, the cheerleaders were cheering for the Girls Varsity Basketball Team. I had the opportunity to go to the game in order to watch my daughter in action. The game was compelling as the home team beat the visitors in a come-from-behind victory. The momentum of the game changed for the home team after a short delay due to the fire alarms that interrupted the third period. The entire gym was evacuated into the cold 25°F temperatures outside. The game was exciting and it was fun to watch the girls on both teams compete. When I was in high school I was a substitute player on the Junior Varsity team as an 11th grader. I was not very good. One of my biggest athletic accomplishments at that point in my life was simply making the team. I admired the skill and tenacity of the players on both teams. I think that this will be the only Girls Basketball game that the cheerleaders will be cheering for - I am looking forward to seeing my first high school boys basketball game since about 1975. Of course, I enjoyed watching my daughter cheering as well. I am very proud of my daughter for being involved in cheerleading right from her very first semester at her new school. I know that this will greatly enrich her overall academic experience at school. Go Grizzlies.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Essential Butter Flavored Grits	400	84	4	8	1,360	4
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette w/Cheese	425	0	21	28	650	2
Pre-Cooked Bacon, 4 slices	160	0	12	12	700	0
Chinese - Egg Fried Rice	200	32	5	5	2	0
	1,185	116	42	53	2,712	6
L U N C H
Fit Crunch - Cookies and Cream	380	27	16	30	490	6
	380	27	16	30	490	6
D I N N E R
Hard Shell Taco	510	36	30	24	930	3
Kale Krunch	100	7	6	4	157	1
Cambell's Condensed Clam Chowder	401	62	11	13	3,516	4
	1,011	105	47	41	4,603	8
S N A C K S
Chewy Granola 90 Calories, 2 bar	180	38	4	2	160	14
	180	38	4	2	160	14

Totals	2,756	286	109	126	7,965	34
Your Daily Goal	3,736	467	124	187	2,300	140
Remaining	980	181	15	61	-5,665	106
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,806 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Three Mile Urban Hike	41	564
Elliptical Trainer	62	791
Elliptical Trainer	60	643


Daily Total / Goal	163 / 30	1,998 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	510 / 210	5,517 / 4,130

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE

Tomorrow, I board a plane for Salt Lake City. I have been reading about some nightmarishly long security lines at the Chicago airports in the past couple of weeks. I hope that I can manage to avoid any problems during my travels. There is nothing particularly unusual about a trip to Salt Lake City - so, today I thought I would speak of a a different kind of journey: where no man has gone before.

Fifty years ago, we imagined a future where we would 'explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, boldly go where no man has gone before.' Fifty years later, the U.S. Justice Department has decreed that we can realize this dream - we can now go where no man has gone before. Isn't progress wonderful?

1966 - WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE

2016 - WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE

Is it just me? Or does it seem to you as well that our government has found a solution to a problem that didn't exist?

This week’s announcement that Chicago Public Schools will allow students, staff, and parents to use whichever bathroom matches their gender identity was met with cheers from LGBT-advocacy groups. But while similar announcements have drawn the ire of conservative groups, there has been minimal backlash in Chicago, the country’s third-largest school district.

I suppose it is very impressive that CPS (Chicago Public Schools) is taking the lead and showing the country the proper way to run a school. Perhaps if these same schools were leaders in Reading, Math and Science scores we could take them a bit more seriously. Obviously it was the lack of access to the proper bathroom that has caused the test scores of Chicago students to be among the lowest in the country. Thank goodness, that this problem is now solved!

The solution to this latest controversy can be resolved so easily. One law that strips the 'immorality' and the 'dehumanizing' labels for bathrooms. It is so quaint to have restrooms labels based on gender. It is a throwback to the 1800's, back to a time when indoor plumbing first arrived. I doubt outhouses were labeled in this fashion. The solution is so simple. Restrooms should be labeled like this: RESTROOM. We don't seem to require that there be separate men's and women's elevators. We don't seem to require that there be separate men's and women's water fountains. 'Obviously' it is unconstitutional and immoral to have men's and women's restrooms. And while we're at it... It might be time to get rid of those antiquated men's and women's dressing rooms at department stores. C'mon folks it's the 21st Century - let's get out of the dark ages.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Grits - Instant - Original, 2 packet	200	44	0	4	620	0
Butterball - Bacon Style Turkey, 4 slices	140	2	12	8	600	0
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
Egg, whole, cooked, poached, 3 large	215	1	14	19	446	1
	745	97	27	32	1,669	38
L U N C H
HUGE SPINACH SALAD	750	0	0	0	0	0
	750	0	0	0	0	0
D I N N E R
Weight Watcher's - Cabbage Soup	200	20	0	5	157	11
Breaded Chicken Breast	450	21	18	54	1,170	0
	650	41	18	59	1,327	11
S N A C K S
all natural - rice rolls, 7 roll	266	56	0	7	35	28
	266	56	0	7	35	28

Totals	2,411	195	45	97	3,031	78
Your Daily Goal	2,776	347	92	139	2,300	104
Remaining	365	152	46	41	-730	26
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 846 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
MATRIX TREADMILL	100	972
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-126


Daily Total / Goal	101 / 30	846 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	101 / 210	846 / 4,130