THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE FEW

Yesterday I started a rant about the ridiculousness of the United States Federal Government injecting itself into our lives yet again, by announcing that the gender of visitors to either of the two available public restrooms in federal buildings may be somewhat flexible. In the 'old days' (you remember them, last month) men were assigned to the mens room and women were assigned to the ladies room.  This apparently has inflicted on the civil rights of transgender individuals. This is a classic case of a  solution in search of a problem. For example, let's imagine a man (and there certainly are some) who can effectively dress like women so that no one can really tell without a close personal inspection that they are truly male. What really is the problem?  I assume that people like this have been using the ladies room already and probably without causing a stir. I have found multiple sources that estimate that there might be .03% transgender individuals in America.  For this tiny fraction of people, all the rest of us must bend to their will?  Two days ago I used a 'Star Trek' reference to make a point - and I will again today. Who can question the the wisdom of the logic of Mr. Spock?

The overwhelming majority of Americans found our restroom and locker room policies more than adequate since forever. One thing that progressive liberals enjoy is the fundamental change of the United States of America.  Our President promised this before his inauguration - and sadly - he has certainly delivered.

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No more rants for a while.  I am now on my way to Salt Lake City for International QuiltMarket.  I am  in the middle of the third and final week of my recovery from surgery.  It is time to focus on eating right, exercising effectively and working...
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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Egg, whole, cooked, poached, 3 large	215	1	14	19	446	1
Bacon Style Turkey, 4 slices	140	2	12	8	600	0
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 2 packet	200	44	0	4	620	0
Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple (170g)	190	50	1	1	4	38
	745	97	27	32	1,669	38
L U N C H
Butternut - Enriched Hot Dog Bun, 3 bun	330	63	5	9	660	6
Nathan's Skinless Beef Frank - Hot Dog, 3 Frank	420	3	39	15	1,440	0
	750	66	44	24	2,100	6
D I N N E R
Chicken Breast Broiled/grilled - Boneless	260	0	6	52	0	0
Tater Tots	340	42	18	4	980	2
	600	42	24	56	980	2
S N A C K S
Butter Cookies	420	54	21	3	300	18
	420	54	21	3	300	18
Totals	2,515	259	115	115	5,049	64
Your Daily Goal	2,886	361	96	145	2,300	108
Remaining	371	101	-19	30	-2,749	43
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 956 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
MATRIX TREADMILL	100	1,032
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-76
Daily Total / Goal	101 / 30	956 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	202 / 210	1,803 / 4,130

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MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH

Get Smart was a 1960's television comedy that satirized the secret agent movies that were so popular at the time.  The show was created by comedy legends Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and starred Don Adams at secret agent Maxwell Smart, Agent 86.  The show popularized many catchphrases including: "Would you believe...", , "Sorry about that, Chief", "The Old (such-and-such) Trick", "And ... loving it", "I asked you not to tell me that", "Missed it by that much!"

It was the phrase "Missed it by that much!" that I was thinking about yesterday.  I took my bike to the YMCA for my two-hour elliptical workout. Each time I step onto the elliptical machine at my hometown YMCA I set my 'goal' for the session to log 10 miles.  Yesterday afternoon, I felt that I was not running 'on a full tank' when my session started and apparently I was right.   I failed to achieve my 10 miles, in fact, the machine recorded that I logged 9.99 miles.  I was furiously pedaling away for the last ten minutes in order to reach my goal.  Nevertheless... I....'missed it by that much!'

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After my 125 minute workout on the elliptical machine, I failed to  log 10 miles.  I missed it by that much!

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 Sunday MENU

breakfast   popped caramel corn, turkey bacon                             475 calories
lunch         brisket, borscht, ginger, two fuji apples                       697 calories
dinner        spinach salad, borscht, steak, coconut balls                770 calories
SNACK    YOGURT RAISINS. popped caramel corn                 768 calories

total calories consumed 2710 calories

calories burned

elliptical machine 125 minutes, 4:3 interval,  level 20              1654  calories

CALORIES BURNED 1654 CALORIES

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Saturday net calories 1056 calories

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KAOS assassin, associate of The Shark, who kills Agent 46 and the informer he was to contact, then sets his sights on Maxwell Smart.  [Episode #18: "The Dead Spy Scrawls"].  If the actor looks familiar to you, it is because he is Leonard Nimoy, much more well-known for playing Spock in Star Trek.

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fitbit day 18

16935 steps

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