Monthly Archives: August 2008

More Wisdom and Inspiration

Birth Certificate shows that we were born, A Death Certificate shows that we died, Pictures show that we lived! I Believe… That just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t … Continue reading

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25 Lessons “The Simpsons” Taught Me About Eating

This post has some of the greatest advice in it about eating. (and it is funny too) 7) Portion sizes have increased tremendously in America over the last few decades, and are a giant factor in U.S. weight gain. This … Continue reading

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Victory Gardens

During WW2, 40% of America’s vegetables came from victory gardens – that is, people’s back yards. Food travels an average 1500 miles before you eat it. link I guess I have some hippie in me… not sure where that came … Continue reading

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Flexitarians

I was reading the introduction of the new cookbook I received, and found a few things interesting enough to share. (from Mark Bittman‘s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian) Flexitarians: Recently invented word that describes both vegetarians who aren’t that strict … Continue reading

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Time Warner Cable – Customer Service (oxymoron)

For anyone that is unfortunate enough to have spent time with me in person, you might have already heard parts of this story, because it has been going on for some time. I’ll be as brief as possible: August 2007 … Continue reading

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No More Headaches

A woman comes home and tells her husband, ‘Remember those headaches I’ve been having. All these years? Well, they’re gone.’ ‘No more headaches?’ the husband asks, ‘What happened?’ His wife replies, ‘Margie referred me to a hypnotist & he told … Continue reading

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“He’s so Funny!”

Go here to see a new video of Bryson spinning around.

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Betty-Wilma Seat exchange

The biggest thing I noticed when driving Betty this weekend (besides the broken air conditioning and lack of radio) was the broken seat. It leans to the left and creates a sore back in no time. I decided to switch … Continue reading

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Spike in Blog Viewers

My website usually has around 100 viewers per day. It is interesting to see the influence of having a link on a big name website. (830 visits on 7/27/08)

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230846 – A good number?

I drove Betty to Lewisville this morning to play paintball. (I should have taken some pictures of that) Coming home, I noticed the odometer and trip meter were not working. I guess I better like that mileage, since I’ll be … Continue reading

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