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Yes, that's the American equation. Fat=Stupid+Lazy Its so easy and so true... FAT:  One out of every two people is overweight.  Its probably more like one of of every two people is obese.  Don't believe it, look around.  We are a disgustingly fat nation. Stupid:  With the medical studies out there telling us how dangerous it is to carry around so much extra weight, we've got to be pretty stupid not to listen.  We've got to be pretty stupid to keep eating the same old processed crap, knowing that it is in fact killing us. Lazy:  We have the facts and yet we do nothing.  We keep stuffing our fat faces, because its too hard to do the right thing (eating well, exercising, moderation).  I mean, just don't put the food in your mouth!  How hard is that, fatty? And then we've got these idiots like that disgusting, fat black woman on some cable network who preaches that "fat is beautiful."  Or some stupid saying like that.  Fat is not beautiful.  Fat is simply ...

I'm thinking that the proliferation of energy drinks these days has to do with the terrible nutritional value of the food we eat.  I can't be a coincidence that our food is getting more and more processed AND energy drinks happen to be selling out the roof.  I mean, have you ever seen so many?  Used to just be Jolt Cola. No wonder America has an obesity epidemic on our hands.  We're a lazy, sloppy nation.  We eat processed crap, drinks sugared drinks by the barrel and then park our fat asses in front of a screen to be spoon fed entertainment. There is a real simple equation...   fat=stupid+lazy

One of the potential rewards for a contest we are having at work is the chance to "dress down" at work for a weekend, meaning wear jeans, etc. to work. When did we as a society become so lazy and such slobs that showing up to work looking like a bum became a reward?  I mean, when you're at work, have some pride, some professionalism, and dress accordingly.  When you're at home, you may dress like the fat, lazy slobs that you are. That option was thrown out at a meeting at work as a reward and I quickly nipped it in the bud.  No staff of mine will ever show up in anything less than their required uniforms, which I feel are way too casual anyway. This whole trend is just another glaring example of how far this society has fallen.  Its scary to think of just how bad we are getting. I don't have time right now to get into one of my favorite rants (obese=lazy and stupid), but I will jump into that one soon...

Walker It was appropriate that I got the call at the restaurant. It was there that I had spent almost every day for the past four years, developing and nurturing my addiction while working 12 to 14 hour shifts. The restaurant was my life and my addiction had become my life. It only made sense that the call that would change my life would happen there. Mom called in the middle of a busy summer lunch shift to tell me that Walker had died. She didn’t need to tell me how. I knew. I knew because it was the same thing that was going to kill me any day. I was wrestling with the same demon that had now taken Walker’s life. The shrink I talked to the next day immediately said I needed to go to rehab. He said that my friends would be hearing the same news about me very soon. This was not the counseling I was wanting to hear and I wondered how I would tell my parents. I was wondering how my life would end up, having done a four month stint in rehab. I was wondering how the restaurant w...

As a UNC Tarheel fan, I have been hating Mike Krzyzewski all my life. As I was learning to read and write, I was also learning to hate Duke. At first this hatred was isolated to just North Carolinians. Now that Duke is a household name, though, the love and hate of this man has spread throughout the country. It would be hard to find someone who had not at least heard the name “Coach K.” This fact draws a definite line in the sand. Those that love him think that he is flat out the best college basketball coach of all time. They don’t just think this- they know this. Fans will spout stats and figures, honors and accolades, all backing up the central claim that Coach K is the absolute best. Critics of this man (and I’m happy to say this group is growing) have uncovered of wealth of data that shines a disparaging light on some of Coach K’s many accomplishments. These areas include graduation rates, coaching style, player development and overall personality. Fans and critics alik...

Addiction is a bitch! That’s the long of it, the short of it, the cliche, the joke and the cop-out. Addiction doesn’t come up, politely introduce itself and ask if you want to be friends. No, it just shows up unannounced and moves right in. It makes itself at home and starts running the show. Forget how you want things to be. Addiction has its own set of house rules, its own list of chores. And its damn hard to kick it out. Once its comfortable, addiction feels like its here to stay. I always thought I was better and smarter than to get hooked on anything. Lesser people than me were doing it all the time, but I had a complete handle on it. Sure I was using almost every day, but that is because I wanted to, not because I needed to. What a joke! These little lies only work for so long. Denying the truth only sustains for a little while. Walker died on my little sister’s 30th birthday. He too had just turned 30. He died of the very same drug that was soon going to kill me. ...

I was raised a dog person.   The family dog when I was growing up was a Golden Retriever... Manfred.  Freddy.  A great dog.  Then we switched to Shar Pei's.  We've had many.  They die easily.  And when I got to college, I started getting my own dogs.  My first college dog, Sleep Ray Floyd, the world's best Bassett Hound, died spring '07.  My next two dogs, Barley, an 11-year-old Chocolate Lab, and Sammy, an 11-year-old Golden Retriever, are still alive and living with my parents in the country outside of Chapel Hill. I now have cats.  Two cats.  A brother and sister I rescued from PetsMart.  Dweezil and Moon.  They are without a doubt the two coolest little animals on the planet.  And they are teaching me so much about life with cats.  And I'm starting to realize that I am very much a cat person. For one, they are small.  They are clean.  They don't smell.  They are quiet.  They are smart.  They are very affectionate.  They are not needy.  They have their little...

For those who spent time in the military; for those that believe in our military; and, for those that support the men and women of our military, read on............. John Glenn (DEMOCRAT) said this ----- It should make you think a little: There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq in January. In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of January. That's just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war-torn country of Iraq. When some claim that President Bush shouldn't have started this war, state the following: FDR (DEMOCRAT) led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us; Japan did. From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost ... an average of 112,500 per year. Truman (DEMOCRAT) finished that war and started one in Korea. North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost ... an average of 18,334 per year. John F. Kennedy (DEMOCRAT) started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked us. Johnson (DEMOCRAT) turned ...

WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S.PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH? My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed. Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete. This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq. This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning. Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short. The United Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the countries listed there. The other list contains everyone not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list. My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening. Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on Lis...

So I thought I'd enter some selected journal entries here on my blog.  One reason is so the blog itself will have some substance.  Another reason is that I'm thinking of making a shift from writing in the journal to writing on the blog site.  I'm pretty sure that no one will read either one, so it comes down to whether I want to write or type.  And while its not a traditionalist view, I kinda like typing better than writing.. at least sometimes. So this is an entry from 1-28-08 Nature hates a void.  Nature hates a vacuum.  Yes, these are some sayings passed on to me on certain various occasions.  They were spoken to me in relation to my habits and vices.  Now that I no longer smoke or drink, what will take their place?  And does something have to take their place?  What if they were like junk boxes that I threw out?  Do I have to replace them with other junk boxes? I feel like my life for last little while has been cluttered.  I have been living recklessly.  And I don...