Interesting Commentary about School Lunches, the amount of waste and the bubble our kids live in

School Lunches – USDA Slaps World in the Face San Antonio Current — Blogs

A recent lunch at my son’s school has my ever-weakening faith in the USDA at an all-time low.
Seeing the 5-gallon bucket of waste milk always makes me sick. I come from the era where kids were still taught to finish their food, to not waste and not take more than you knew you could actually eat.

Therein lies the problem. Not only are children required to take certain foods/amounts, but they are required to take milk. It’s like a big giant voice in the cafeteria saying, “The USDA counted all you kids, so there’s a milk for each of you, by golly. If you don’t want it, just dump it on your way out … along with the rest of your food.”  (However, parents can still pack their kid a lunch of jelly beans and Kool-Aid and no one would bat an eye.)

Worst Toys Ever? What do you think? Comment below

My friend Crystal got me thinking about this today and while some toys may be just boring, I think some are downright innappropriate.  Let me know if you have seen other toys that should be added to the list, comment below

Listed below are some of the toys we came up with (click on the toy names to go to the webiste):

Playmobil Security Checkpoint  $175.00

Breastfeeding Doll $118.00

Pole Dancer Doll

Stripper Nipple Tassle TShirt

and few others:

Homeless American Girls Doll - Gwen Thompson

Harry Potter "Vibrating" Broom

"Oreo" Baribie

My Food Diary

In addition to joining (and using) Planet Fitness, I wanted to make some changes to my eating habits as well.  In pursuit of that goal I tried out several websites to track what I'm eating and tell me what's good and bad about what I'm doing so I could make gradual changes so after I get into shape it will be maintainable.



You might as well eat this!



If you order this...





I didn't want to spend an enormous amount of money, if any at all, but I was willing to fork over about $10 a month if I found the right tool.  I signed up Jan 1 for about 4 sites that looked good.  Weight Watchers, while popular, was out before the trial because

Crazy Stanley Forgets to Jump

Poor doggy! Our dogs will go nuts like this sometimes, but usually they just twist their head into the carpet and do somersaults.



Romeo is bad about this.  If you just look at him when you find something, his tail goes between his legs and he goes outside to pout in the dog igloo

No Pain, No Gain

This year for Valentine's Day, we decided to give each other gifts that could make a difference in our lives, Gym Memberships.

We joined Planet Fitness to whip our butts into shape!  So far so good.  Jerry's allergies have really been bad this year, so he has had a little later start than me, but he's gearing up.

Anyone remember Divestiture in 1984

AT&T exec says problems soon without T-Mobile merger - CNN.com

A Brief History: Post Divestiture

A Brief History: The Bell System

wikipedia - Bell System divestiture

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I'm Back!!! Blog is up again!

Yay!!  I'm back!  After a tragic accident with my laptop this past September, I took an appropriate amount of mourning time before looking for another.  While "Greenie" can never be replaced, it was time to move on...

Thanks to a wonderful friend from the old days that now has a job at Apple, I was able to get a 32GB iPad for a steal, but while I love it, there are some things I just can't do on the iPad.  Maintaining my blog was one such thing.  Of course, my not yet 2 year old nephew managed to figure it out in about 30 seconds!





Logam mastering Fish Pond on my iPad





 



Last Thursday my Jerry and I took a trip to Best Buy to browse.  While there we encountered a nice woman who was buying a laptop using a price she found online and had printed befor she came to the store.  She shared her good fortune with us, so alas, a new member of the family came home.  We have yet to name this new addition, but are happy to have him.



RIP Greenie

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Grooming by Gloria - The pomeranians summer hair cuts

Romeo, Age 3

Cupid, Age 6









As has become a twice annually event due to the long summers here in San Antonio, the boys had their fluffy winter coats shaved off.  They look so different without the fluff it's hard to tell that they are the same dogs.  When their fur is gone, Cupid drops about a full pound and Romeo goes from 7 pounds to 6.5.  Half a pound of fur might not sound like alot, but when you're only 7 pounds to start with, it's a big load off.

Certified Professional Human Trainer

CUPID, Cert. PHT

Certified Professional Human Trainer  

For only $19.95, I will train your human to perform the following basic obedience commands: 

To my Husband on our 12th Anniversay

I Love You

How do I begin to tell you how lucky I am
to have you in my life?
I'll start by saying what an honor it is
for me to be your wife.

How Jerry & I started...

While Jerry & I disagree about when we actually met; I think it was the first week of May 1995 when he jump started my car and he thinks it was another guard that gave me the jump; we do agree that at some point during our employment at Methodist Hospital, I noticed the cute security guard and he noticed the hot red head in Nursing Services.

We occasionally saw each other in the halls and would say hello, but that was the extent of it. He was under the misguided impression that I was dating another security guard and he was dating one of the admitting clerks.

Eventually, the stars aligned.

Canine Phobias and Anxieties

Cupid & Romeo

Pets Susceptible To Emotional Turmoil


Your dog might not wake in the middle of the night worrying if he paid the credit card bill on time or if the kids will make curfew. But just like people, some dogs have fears and nervousness that can be as trivial as the strange, noisy vacuum or the severe anticipation of a storm. Some pups, on the other hand, suffer from good old fashioned separation anxiety.

Which "ball" do you use?

After a 2 year study, the National Science Foundation announced the following results on the American Male's recreational preferences: