Here’s this month’s update on my weight loss journey. I’ve lost another 4 pounds this month bringing me only 3 pounds away from being overweight. A few weeks back I joined an at-work team-based Biggest Loser type of competition. Add to that my Weight Watchers. They both keep me honest an accountable to keep the loss going. It hasn’t been the best week for me…
gathering storm or just a weakening cold front
I guess since I blog here quite often about same sex marriage I should give my take on the Gathering Storm ad campaign for the National Organization for Marriage. It is an interesting take on this issue. The focus of the campaign is that religious liberties will be taken way if marriage equality becomes the standard in the USA. If you have read me before,…
happy easter
It’s Easter Sunday! Here is a photo of my sister Cindy and I taken on Easter Sunday 1964. Don’t you just love that snazzy sport coat I am wearing? This was an annual ritual for my mother. Sometime in the weeks before Easter, my mother dragged us to downtown Alliance to buy our Easter outfits for church. I can vividly recall shopping at Roberts’ Menswear,…
48 hours
What a difference two days makes in April in Ohio.
Iowa? Who would have thunk it??!!
It amazes me that same sex couples will soon be able to marry in Iowa but not in California. Did the coast suddenly shift to the Midwest? Will Des Moines become the next hot spot for gay couples? It is also amazing that this state has huge numbers of Lutherans who have struggled with LGBT issues for years within their faith. Same sex marriage continues…
Spicy Southwestern Turkey Meatballs
If you follow my recipes, you know that I like to use the technique of substituting spices for the flavor of fats. Spicy food really excites your taste buds and unlocks the flavors in lower fat meats like ground turkey or chicken. This recipe is a pretty flexible recipe to keep handy. I chose to make meatballs. It can easily be adapted into a southwestern…
now a crackberry fan
I finally broke down and got a Blackberry Curve this past weekend. Over the past year or so I have been considering some sort of iPhone or Blackberry device to replace my cell phone. Working in a large corporate IT department, I am surrounded by iPhones and Blackberries. Blackberries seem to be the preference for IT folk. The Verizon March offer of buy one get…