NBC just declared Barrack Obama the winner! We are so excited in our house. It looks like it is going to be a landslide. His electoral votes are now over 300 on several news sites. The lesson to be learned from this election is that people look for hope of the future rather than fear of the future that McCain peddled for months. I arrived…
cute prop 8 commercial from california
habitat house re-visited
In May, my work group helped build a Habitat for Humanity house in Barberton. By coincidence, it is the same home that my Thivent chapter is sponsoring. I returned to the house on Saturday for one of its last work days. It was finish carpentry day. I told Tom, the foremen, to treat me like an unskilled laborer and give me the easy tasks. I…
hockey mamma for obama
reform judaism leads the way for lgbt rights
This past Friday evening, Brett and I attended the Lutherans Concerned Cleveland meeting at Hope Cleveland Heights. Rabbi David Horowitz from Akron was the guest speaker for the evening. Rabbi Horowitz is a strong advocate for LGBT rights, along with other social justice issues. He and his wife Tobi are cornerstones of the Akron P-FLAG chapter. He is a person I greatly admire, an extremely…
3 month post-op update… looking for that sweet spot
I am a little late on this update since I have been posting my annual heart health scorecard this past week. My weight is 218, 40 pounds down from the start of the pre-op diet. That’s only a 1 pound loss over the month. My BMI is 35.2. I have lost 39% of my excess body weight. I am not real happy with my weight…
prevention of future heart attack – B+
Can you prevent a heart attack? That’s a complex question. Heredity and genetics have a lot to do with it. Diet, exercise and stress are prime areas in which you can help reduce the risk of having a coronary incident. My past 3 report card posts addressed each of these factors that are under my control. I scored myself a “B+” since I am actively…
an amazing meet the press
I am not a regular watcher of the Sunday morning news shows. This morning we chose to relax at home. Our friends Josh and Mike from Columbus had spent the weekend with us. As I was reading today’s Beacon Journal, Meet the Press came on the TV. I heard that General Colin Powell would be endorsing Barrack Obama. I decided to watch the show. It…