We as Americans have taken a giant step toward a more free and perfect union. President-elect Barack Obama will be our next President of the United States. As emotions run high on both sides of the platforms, I applaud all who voted. This is probably the highest voter turn out ever. It is amazing to think that only forty years ago, the thought of a African-American President was just a Dream. A Dream by not just like-skinned Americans, but free and forward thinking Americans that have spread the seed of education to their children.
I can see that we are making the choice. A massive wave of choices of others have led us up to capture this moment. We are a great nation and now we wait in a earnest, tired, ready, and somewhat amazed state of mind to be apart of a great change, moreover, a great Dream that all men ARE created equal and we can stand united to overcome the problems we ALL face.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Cooking up some Thoughts
I was cooking the other day and had a thought. Cooking is like having a conversation with someone. First, I need all the ingredients to prepare. That is like gathering thoughts to talk about. So once my thoughts are gathered, I put them together and make sure the timing is right. This is when the food is cooking. Making sure everything is finished at the same time and cooked accordingly. Once I have 'cooked' my thoughts, it is about the way it looks or is presented. I don't want it to say what its not. Seems a little crazy, but when cooking I have these, what seem to me, little epiphanies. Some are profound and others are kind of weird.
Monday, October 27, 2008
5 Ways to Eat Healthier!!
When it comes to living well, the core is being able to eat healthy. Here are five simple ways to improve your diet and, ultimately, your being.
1. Before you make that trip into the store, grab a light snack to curb your impulse-hunger buys.
When we are hungry, we tend to make more unnecessary food purchases. This will allow the more sensible side of buying healthy foods to come out instead of reaching for that impromptu bag of chips, or cookies to "jump" into your basket.
2. When you arrive at the store, instead of grabbing a HUGE cart to stick a ton of food in, grab a good size basket.
Starting this will allow you to only grab what you need. Although this could seem like you make more trips to the store, you start to see what we really only need to eat. It is easy to fit plenty of food in a basket. For example, this week I was able to fit six chicken breasts, seven tomatoes, four cans of green beans, lunch meat, etc. Plus, it is a great mini-workout!!
3. Keep a "pre-made" list with your essentials on it to prevent skewing from the necessary food items.
This core list will have your pyramid foods on it. From whole grains and meats, to needed fats, vegetables and fruits. This will help the budgeting from month to month and also keep the nagging commercial buys from infiltrating your list. Remember to stay strong!!
4. Cook your own food. This will give you more control of what you put in your body.
This is a dying feature in the American home. Learning how to prepare your own meals will help in keeping your list simple. Also, on a centering level, cooking is very calming and can bring the family together.
5. Remember the food list!! So the shopping experience doesn't become a guessing game.
Forgetting the list will create frustration and will lead to more impulsive buys. On shopping day or whenever its time to restock the kitchen, Always keep it visible so its not forgettable.
These five tips will help you streamline your diet plans and also help simplify the food purchasing process. When we eat well, we become well--one improvement at a time.
1. Before you make that trip into the store, grab a light snack to curb your impulse-hunger buys.
When we are hungry, we tend to make more unnecessary food purchases. This will allow the more sensible side of buying healthy foods to come out instead of reaching for that impromptu bag of chips, or cookies to "jump" into your basket.
2. When you arrive at the store, instead of grabbing a HUGE cart to stick a ton of food in, grab a good size basket.
Starting this will allow you to only grab what you need. Although this could seem like you make more trips to the store, you start to see what we really only need to eat. It is easy to fit plenty of food in a basket. For example, this week I was able to fit six chicken breasts, seven tomatoes, four cans of green beans, lunch meat, etc. Plus, it is a great mini-workout!!
3. Keep a "pre-made" list with your essentials on it to prevent skewing from the necessary food items.
This core list will have your pyramid foods on it. From whole grains and meats, to needed fats, vegetables and fruits. This will help the budgeting from month to month and also keep the nagging commercial buys from infiltrating your list. Remember to stay strong!!
4. Cook your own food. This will give you more control of what you put in your body.
This is a dying feature in the American home. Learning how to prepare your own meals will help in keeping your list simple. Also, on a centering level, cooking is very calming and can bring the family together.
5. Remember the food list!! So the shopping experience doesn't become a guessing game.
Forgetting the list will create frustration and will lead to more impulsive buys. On shopping day or whenever its time to restock the kitchen, Always keep it visible so its not forgettable.
These five tips will help you streamline your diet plans and also help simplify the food purchasing process. When we eat well, we become well--one improvement at a time.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
All the money in the world and we decide to just give it away. How can we have any money to lend when we are trillions of dollars in debt? I guess since we went off the gold standard and started selling futures in products that aren't even ours, we as a nation have become unable to understand that money comes from somewhere. What happened to earning something? It is evident all around us that we have forgotten what it is to work. Yes, I know that the we do work but what and who for? Ourselves? Doubt it. Or is it the wanting of a unobtainable goal? Well we all can work and want and do the best we can but lets remember the important things in life. The things you can't buy or earn through a 401K.
Well the more and more we fill our heads with mindless TV and uneducated news anchors, scare tactics, fearing each other, we lose track of, not only ourselves, but what should be our main goals!! Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness!! These goals have become clouded and hindered by our past choices as a country. People who think that our actions have no consequences obviously do not look at history--as well as a physic book. Lets take a chance and actually learn from the past to preserve our future and cement our present. Taking back our ability to have Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness should be our endeavour as a Nation. A Nation of TRUE Americans are fearless and constantly question authority to preserve freedom.
Well the more and more we fill our heads with mindless TV and uneducated news anchors, scare tactics, fearing each other, we lose track of, not only ourselves, but what should be our main goals!! Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness!! These goals have become clouded and hindered by our past choices as a country. People who think that our actions have no consequences obviously do not look at history--as well as a physic book. Lets take a chance and actually learn from the past to preserve our future and cement our present. Taking back our ability to have Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness should be our endeavour as a Nation. A Nation of TRUE Americans are fearless and constantly question authority to preserve freedom.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Music for your business!!
Lemon Productionz is proud to bring you top quality commercial music writing. With 8 years of music writing, I feel proud to bring your business to the top with only the best representation through music. This blog will be my host till I get my website up soon. The motto of lemon productionz is "lemons to lemonade." I want to make your business shine!!
Leave me a comment or e-mail me sixstringlemon@hotmail.com
Leave me a comment or e-mail me sixstringlemon@hotmail.com
Monday, September 22, 2008
Lions, Tigers and Politics Ohh My!!
Barack Obama
His views about change can scare people!!! It's amazing check him out!!
John McCain
He sure knows how to pick em!!! Maybe he is drinking to much of his wife's beer!!
Be sure to check this out as well...
The FULL Saturday Night Live Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton
His views about change can scare people!!! It's amazing check him out!!
John McCain
He sure knows how to pick em!!! Maybe he is drinking to much of his wife's beer!!
Be sure to check this out as well...
The FULL Saturday Night Live Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton
What about Music?
The theory behind music has always been complicated. Many artists from different genres have tried and tried to perfect it. There are pop stars trying to find out who has the best song(s) to buy, Metal guitarists trying to shred the fastest, Classical to Jazz artist who are working on expanding the mind within music. So what about the REASON for Music? What about the music?!! In any form we should first and foremost respect the fact that music is a language of its own. In that, we should be mindful of what we want to say. Do we want to make the room cry out in anguish, revel in the infinite madness of the world, rejoice in love, or even just be still? These questions need to be addressed and infused with the spontaneity that life brings. I couldn't see Britney Spears or some pop sensation really looking at music like this. So look to experiences in life to really say something. Attach ourselves to experiences and be apart of a great big beating living force!!
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