I’ve come to realize something, eating healthy is expensive. Have you taken a look at prices in the supermarkets lately? Food prices have gone up. Shopping for a family of four, or in my case a family of five has gotten quite expensive, even at the Wal-Mart. I know some people here have sworn off Wal-Mart; hey it’s a free world isn’t it? I haven’t, at least not yet. I shop at other places as well, Super Target, Albertson’s, Publix, Save Rite. I shop at each store for different reas...

Given my previous article on drug abuse by some athletes ( Link ) has gotten me thinking about this. What is the worst thing an athlete can do? Would it be cheating, like drug enhancement abuse? Gambling on his teams or opponents? That would also be cheating, right? Not playing to his full potential, i.e. quitting before the game even begins? I guess now that we’re thinking about athletes and their games. Why stop there? What about a regular person not involved in sports? Wha...

(I decided to change the title) I was watching television the other day, Real Sports with Bryant Gumble . I’m not an obsessed fan of any sports. Although I love Football (what some Americans refer to as Soccer), I also love Volleyball, and sometimes I’ll watch a basketball game. My favorite sport now that I’m thinking about it really is Track and Field, oh yeah, I enjoy Tennis too. Anyway, sometimes I tune in to Bryant Gumble’s or Bob Costas’ HBO programs to hear their spin on things a...

So I've been keeping up with my exercise schedule. Working out five, sometimes six times a week. I started going to the gym again. I work out for at least one hour. When I'm really rushed I just work out for half hour. I find that this really keeps me feeling good both mentally and physically. No aches or pain to complain of. Exercising keeps the bone greased (or oiled) as they would say in Jamaica! I don't feel like my joints are ceasing up or my hips hurting or anything like that a...

TEACHER: Why are you late, frank? FRANK: Because of the sign. TEACHER: What sign? FRANK: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow." ________________________________________________________________________ TEACHER: John , why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. ________________________________________________________________________ TEACHER: Glen...

TEACHER: Why are you late, frank? FRANK: Because of the sign. TEACHER: What sign? FRANK: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow." ________________________________________________________________________ TEACHER: John , why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. ________________________________________________________________________ TEACHER: Glen...

Well I finally received the call for my daughter's operation on her mouth. Our medical will cover the operation a hundred percent! Yes! But we don't go unscathe, we have to come up with some of the money for the dental fees. We'll work it somehow. But finally a blessed relief that her needs will be taken care of. It will be in two weeks time. Two weeks time and I must confess I'm a little scared for her. I am going to be positive and not worry but I find my hands trembling nonetheles...

John Lennon said, “Life happens when you’re making other plans” . I’m learning to let go of the wheel To let God be my driver There are times when I take control and steer myself in other directions Because I think that’s the way I should go, the path I should take Somehow I always end up full circle Right where I started and I wonder “What the…?! “Why?” The simple answer is, life happens when I’m making other plans. It just does. Then I remember to just let go an...

Yesterday I wrote a blog about my husband, how funny he was and how he just totally disarms me when I’m in a bad mood. Link . In it I also mentioned that my husband and I sometimes disagree on how we should discipline our children. There are times when I might give them a smack on the bottom or the arm, depending on how severe what they did is. Reiki responded to my blog. He made a comment to the effect that I am abusing my children. His was the first response. When I read this I...

My husband can be really ridiculous sometimes. I mean that in a good way. There are times when he really drives me crazy, like when we disagree about disciplining the kids. He rules with a soft, leave them alone hand. I on the other hand want them to face up to their misbahaviour and there are times when they get grounded or lose a favourite treat or even get hard slap on the bottom from me, depending on the age, cause slapping our teenager doesn't make sense, I just have to take away her ...

I’m sure you’ve all heard this already but it’s ok to be fat! Say what? No kidding! Yes, it’s ok if you’re carrying around a little extra weight on your frame. Why? Because it means you will live longer. Yes, the scientists from the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Cancer Institute says overweight people die less often than people who die from other causes. (I don’t have a link but it’s been all over the news medium this past week). So apparently people die...

This was brought to my attention recently by my teenager who came to me and said, “Mom do you know that the last Rock station in our city just got phased out?” I looked at her and went, “uh?” Mind you I’m just coming in from work when I was greeted with this excited news. She said, “Yea, I was just turning to the station and all I heard was Rap and R&B music” (I’m sorry but I don’t even remember the station’s moniker). I told her I had no idea. She listens to various types of...

I heard on Good Morning America this morning that movies are being “sanitized”. Yep, sanitized, i.e., cleaned up by a company who deletes all and any questionable movie scenes with sex and/or violence. So, even exposed skin, like a woman changing her shirt gets deleted so that the movie will be family-friendly so that consumers who object to sex, cursing and violence in movies can watch them with their children. I thought the movie industry already did this with movie ratings. You know...

I just realized something that I do quite often without realizing it. I like to "break" people's names down. You know, say the shorter version or in essence create an acronym at times. I do this and never thought of asking, "Hey, do you mind if I call you...?" You know because some people really are quite "touchy" about their names. Ok, I know it's not their real names but they still might be upset that I somehow alter it. I just thought about this when I was responding to a new...

I got this email in honor of my birthday. I thought it was interesting enough to share. Life is a game and it is divided into four quarters: 0-17 years = 1st quarter 18-34 years = 2nd quarter 35-50 years = 3rd quarter and 51-70 years = 4th and final quarter All years after 70 are bonus years. So it's not about the numbers, but how you play the quarter! So live people, live your life to the fullest!