Thursday, November 23, 2017

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

A day to try to stay away from politics. So, if you can forgive Charles Schulz for 'cultural appropriation' (a recently discovered ill-conceived idea from those over-educated, self-righteous morons on the left) you can enjoy this 'Peanuts' cartoon wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. (I think I might have failed to keep politics out of my blog today...oops)

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Kirkland - Bacon	320	0	24	24	1,400	0
	720	88	30	32	2,640	4
L U N C H
Salmon Avocado Sushi Roll	600	93	14	20	945	17
	600	93	14	20	945	17
D I N N E R
Multigrain Crispbread - Crispbread Crackers	675	165	0	30	975	0
Campbell's Chunky Soup - Hearty Beef Barley	560	96	6	32	3,160	24
	1,235	261	6	62	4,135	24
S N A C K S
Dreyer's Fruit Bars Creamy Coconut	480	80	12	16	160	72
Oreo Cookies	480	75	21	3	420	42
	960	155	33	19	580	114

Totals	3,515	597	83	133	8,300	159
Your Daily Goal	4,050	506	135	203	2,300	152
Remaining	535	-91	52	70	-6,000	-7
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,120 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 220.5 lbs in 5 weeks.

JOHN ALEXANDER LOGAN (SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS)

from bio guide.congress.gov

LOGAN, John Alexander, (1826 - 1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877; 1879-1886
Party: Republican; Republican

Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office

LOGAN, John Alexander, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., on February 9, 1826; attended the common schools and studied law; served in the war with Mexico as a lieutenant; returned to Illinois; clerk of the Jackson County Court 1849; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1852, and practiced; member, Illinois house of representatives 1852-1853, 1856-1857; prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of Illinois 1853-1857; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1856; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1859, until April 2, 1862, when he resigned and entered the Union Army; chairman, Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses); during the Civil War was commissioned brigadier general, and then major general of Volunteers, and served until 1865; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1867, until his resignation on March 3, 1871, at the end of the Forty-first Congress, having been elected Senator; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-first Congress); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1868 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson; conceived of the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated the observance in May 1868; elected to the United States Senate as a Republican and served from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses); resumed the practice of law in Chicago; again elected to the United States Senate in 1879; reelected in 1885, and served from March 4, 1879, until his death; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses); unsuccessful Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1884; died in Washington, D.C., December 26, 1886; lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, December 30-31, 1886; interment in a tomb in the National Cemetery, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.

Hey, stupid people in Illinois... Are you aware that this statue of Senator John Logan, Senator from Illinois was a Republican? Maybe we should tear this statue down? You know, after we get around to tearing down the statues of President Abraham Lincoln. Or better yet, perhaps we can melt the statues and remold them into the statue of Mayor Marion Barry that the lefties in Washington, DC want to erect? Perhaps, New Yorkers are already planning to erect (pun intended) a statue of Congressman Anthony Wiener?

Friday, June 24, 2016

OH, GOOD GRIEF!

Today, a musing on the upcoming election. Contrary to what our chief executive claimed 8 years ago - There ARE blue states and there ARE red states. Similarly there are liberal Americans and there are conservative Americans. It is difficult for me to fathom someone being attracted to Hillary Clinton due to her honesty and integrity. But if you are a liberal - I get it - she's your choice. Likewise it is difficult for me to fathom someone being attracted to Donald Trump due to his honesty and integrity. But if you are a conservative (like me) - I get it - he's your choice. Here is what I don't get. If you are a conservative and you simply cannot vote for Donald Trump, because of his myriad imperfections - you are an unserious thinker. You are casting a vote for Hillary. I hope that your brand of silliness doesn't catch on. If you are a liberal and you simply cannot vote for Hillary Clinton, because of her myriad imperfections - you, too, are an unserious thinker. (However, I would like to thank you, and I hope that this brand of silliness does become popular.) You will be casting a vote for Donald Trump. Americans have often thought that the presidential elections have come down to the choice between the lesser of two evils - but never have BOTH candidates combined their 'evilness' with an intense unlikeability factor. In the immortal words of that famous philosopher, Charlie Brown: 'OH, GOOD GRIEF!'

Many Americans woke up this morning to the news that Great Britain has voted to leave the European Union. This was the so-called 'Brexit' vote. I think one can make a case that this vote to smash another institution may be part of a worldwide phenomenon. My bet is that Hillary Clinton is just a bit more nervous today.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Kelloggs - Raisin Bran Cereal, 118 g	380	92	2	10	420	36
Enriched instant grits, butter flavor	300	63	5	6	1,020	0
Thomas' - Cinnamon Raisin Bread	160	32	2	4	250	14
Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
	1,030	237	9	21	1,694	88
L U N C H
Footlong Steak and Cheese	760	96	20	52	2,060	16
Banana - Banana, 1 medium banana	124	30	0	1	1	19
	884	126	20	53	2,061	35
D I N N E R
Whitefish, Lightly Blackened	750	0	7	163	7,109	0
Spinach Quiche	290	18	19	14	440	4
	1,040	18	26	177	7,549	4
S N A C K S
Soft-baked Oatmeal Bar - Cinnamon	230	35	8	4	190	13
Whole Cashews - Unsalted	200	11	15	6	0	3
	430	46	23	10	190	16

Totals	3,384	427	78	261	11,494	142
Your Daily Goal	3,125	390	104	157	2,300	117
Remaining	-259	-37	26	-104	-9,194	-25
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,195 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	97	1,269
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-74


Daily Total / Goal	98 / 30	1,195 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	460 / 210	4,688 / 4,130