Kevin sits in the living room watching 50 First Dates.
After the first 45 seconds I am convinced it is the worst Adam Sandler movie I have ever seen. I cringe for Sandler, native of our fair city Manchester NH-whom I believe has comedic talent-but whom I also know will one day be confronted by his sixteen year old offspring:
"Dad?"
Yes?
"How could you demean yourself like that? Didn't you already make enough money? Couldn't you choose your projects? It's not even funny. And you act like all the women are stupid enough to believe your dopey lines!"
I take refuge in noting that the camera doesn't love Sandler. Skin treatments and gleaming skull-like cap of hair to the contrary, his eyes too closely=spaced and always just a touch off kilter, not a clean line anywhere in the bones of his face. Catch him in Reign Over Me (2007) as a devastated widower, and ponder how the selfsame human being could be attracted to both projects. Waterboy was cute, sure, but am I alone in thinking that the passage of time could allow the man to burnish his talent, not torch it?
So passes another moment of wedded unbliss, which we have few of, somehow. I hole up in the spare bedroom and read what for me is total escapism, a memoir about a woman who gave up her son for adoption in 1965. The introduction alone has me in tears.
After a week which went something like this: AflacsalestrainingAnatomyand PhysiologyBloodandBloodvesselsEMTclassEmergencyMovementAnatomyPhysiolgyThe HeartNutitionSugarsStatisticsHistogramsFrequencyDistributionsChemistryThermodynamicsEMT class airwaymanagementProductTrainingChemistryInermolecularForces ... a good cry over an easy book is a slum dunk.
Bracing for the next few months when every week will be just as crazy, with just as many new topics and terms competing for memory space, assignments forever done at the eleventh hour, never ahead though always studying, studying harder and longer than ever before because some of these courses are as Russian for an English major.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Neat Nutrition Tool
I couldn't wait to share this new tool, found in all places on a government website.
Have you ever wondered about exactly what nutrition you are getting on a given day? But it would be way too much of a pain to figure it out, right? Not any more.
Just speaking for myself, I find this tool to be very motivating to keep on the straight and narrow. Counting calories- eh, not so much, that never worked. But looking at the entire picture- calories, nutrition, percent of fat and carbs, and physical activity- that's cool and it actually is helping me. I hope it helps you, too.
Here's how:
o Log in to the “Interactive Healthy Eating Index and Physical Activity Tool” at the following USDA website http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/
o Scroll to the bottom of the page and click and complete the “New User Registration” process.
( or you can just do the 'Check it Out') The next page should be “Check It Out Profile”. Complete that and then to “Proceed to Food Intake” at the bottom of the page.
o Input the each food item * note, just list what you ate, don't do quantities yet, just find all your food items for the day.
o After food quantities are complete, hit “Save and Analyze” at the bottom of the page.
o At the next page entitled “Analyze Your Food Intake”, click “Calculate Nutrient Intakes From Foods”.
o Review other reports such as % of fat, carbs and protein from food. I was just complaining to my doctor the other day that I am being good, why am I not losing weight? Well, this program gave me the answer. Even though consistently my calorie content was low or below suggested levels, my percent of fat content was too high. I am looking at my food differently...
o This software is bad at backing up, just look for links at the top and bottom of the page to maneuver- however, it does save each day, even if you are just trying it.
Have you ever wondered about exactly what nutrition you are getting on a given day? But it would be way too much of a pain to figure it out, right? Not any more.
Just speaking for myself, I find this tool to be very motivating to keep on the straight and narrow. Counting calories- eh, not so much, that never worked. But looking at the entire picture- calories, nutrition, percent of fat and carbs, and physical activity- that's cool and it actually is helping me. I hope it helps you, too.
Here's how:
o Log in to the “Interactive Healthy Eating Index and Physical Activity Tool” at the following USDA website http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/
o Scroll to the bottom of the page and click and complete the “New User Registration” process.
( or you can just do the 'Check it Out') The next page should be “Check It Out Profile”. Complete that and then to “Proceed to Food Intake” at the bottom of the page.
o Input the each food item * note, just list what you ate, don't do quantities yet, just find all your food items for the day.
o After food quantities are complete, hit “Save and Analyze” at the bottom of the page.
o At the next page entitled “Analyze Your Food Intake”, click “Calculate Nutrient Intakes From Foods”.
o Review other reports such as % of fat, carbs and protein from food. I was just complaining to my doctor the other day that I am being good, why am I not losing weight? Well, this program gave me the answer. Even though consistently my calorie content was low or below suggested levels, my percent of fat content was too high. I am looking at my food differently...
o This software is bad at backing up, just look for links at the top and bottom of the page to maneuver- however, it does save each day, even if you are just trying it.
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