Political Junk

On November 7, 2000 I cast my first vote for President. I, reluctantly, voted for Gore. I had to live under a republican President for 8 years as Bush won this election and the 2004 election. So in November of 2008 I was more than happy to place my vote for President Obama and then see him win. It would be my first time in my adult life living under a democrat. Well that happiness soon faded. It faded for a few reasons but mostly due to my own over hyped idea of a democrat leading the country.
Under President Bush the republicans back him for almost any ill move he made. While democrats pounced and called the man many a bad name. Now under democratic leadership I hear the same sad criticisms but with roles switched. The republicans are now riding Obama for every move he makes. Some would say this is the landscape of politics so get over it. But I say its time for us to wake up and find a fair bone in our body. Heck I was one to call President Bush names (some he needed and some maybe not). Now as Obama takes the heat I get frustrated when I see and hear critics bombard him with attacks when he has made the same moves as the previous administration.
As my picture demonstrates I am tired. No matter what side is in office the other will when that they are ruining the country. We can not continue life this. Our country is feeling the effects all over the world and it will continue until we can stop the continuous in-fighting.

I feel like I am jumping all around and it is probably because I am. Politics confuse me now. I have now lived under both parties, as an adult, and I can see that they are both full of liars out for their own good. And the mobs of people that fight over them are just as bad...including myself. LOL! I guess I am saying I may be ready to hang up my political gloves.
Oh well...Peace and Love!

Looking at other people's picnic table!

I have been thinking over a few things this past week. Why is it that some people are born to rich families while some are born to poor ones? Why are some people born with great looks (like myself) while others look pretty sad? Why are some people born to drug families and some born to loving christian families? Etc... The list goes on and on.
It would be easy to say that this is unfair. It seems that some people are always in a struggle and the magic wand somehow missed them. Well the answer, as most would say, is God. However; it is understandable that, with all we have learned through the Bible, people wonder why were we born into families that were so unbalanced and unfair.
We are always looking over to other people's picnic table...I know you have done it. You want to see if their food is as good as yours. Well its time to stop worrying about what other people have on their tables. The thing about life is that we all have a chance to change or alter our circumstances. It may be harder than the road others took, but trust they also had rough parts in their journey. We have to worry about what we bring to the table and how we plan to change our life.
Lastly, I will give a quick update on my life. I started making a weekly meal planner this week. I talk to my friend Athena on a consistent basis in an effort for us to hold each other accountable and be a team in changing our lives. I worked out for an hour on Saturday! WOW! That was something I have never tried before, but it was during the race and I figured why not! Well anyway peace and love friends!
Reese!

4th of July FUN!

This weekend was a BLAST! I started off the weekend with my first small cookout at my place. The burgers turned out perfect. Just a hint to everyone that gets super small burgers...USE A GOOD GRADE OF LEAN GROUND BEEF! It was a fun night, although healthy IT WAS NOT!

Saturday turned out to be a fun time for sure. Serena WON at Wimbledon making it the 9th time in 11 years that a Williams sister has won on the grass court! Go Williams Sisters! I attended a friends cookout with delicious food and great company. After that we went to join over 30000 people at Saturday in the Park (for all of you none Sioux City residents, this is the time of year when the city throws free concerts all day long in the park) to see Santana. This man can really play. But I wonder how much longer I could have listened to mostly music with a minimum of actual singing. He brought up the Marijuana legalization idea. What do you guys think?

On Sunday I spent time with the Gitlins and other C-ville people. We had a chance to cookout, potluck, laugh and play, and WATCH FIREWORKS AGAIN! Oh and BTW Rafa Nadal won at Wimbledon! GO RAFA!

For the extended weekend I was able to go to Omaha for a day with some friends. It was a fun time this weekend. Now its back to the small plate. I need to start losing and stop eating so darn much! Peace and love good friends!