The average month has 30.42 days in it, which means I make approximately 26.42 excuses daily for not using my gym membership. (Ok, it's not quite that bad...every month anyway...) In any case, this week I am going to chronicle the excuses as I make them up. Then you can decide whether or not they are valid.
Yesterday (Sunday) I did not go to the gym, but I did take about an hour-long bike ride on my new bike! (Ain't she purdy??) It wasn't necessarily rigorous exercise, but it's definitely better than just sitting on the couch, right? (Which is exactly what I did the other 61.5 hours of this weekend.) Note that I did not use the "day of rest" excuse. That will be reserved for another Sunday.
Tonight, I had really good intentions, but I'm instead going to watch co-workers play volleyball. I like volleyball, I like beer, and I haven't hung out with my co-workers in, well, 41 minutes.
Also on my mind: this article. Read it first before going on, pay attention to the part about Islam, and answer this question: What would you do in their situation?
Go on, read it!
Really!!
I gotta be honest with you, the thought of being in this situation terrifies me. It's really easy for me to sit here and say, "I would never denounce my faith," but how do I know? I've also never been held at gunpoint, and I have no idea what my reaction would be. This morning, I found myself thinking, well, it doesn't matter, they would be empty words anyway. I quickly realized how unimportant that is. Would I be so scared for my life that I would lose any trust I have in God?
I think about Peter denying Jesus, and how we say we would never do the same thing. Well, Peter said that too! I find myself more sympathetic to Peter than I used to be...he was fearing for his life. He didn't know what would happen. He didn't understand all the things that Jesus had said during his ministry the way that we understand them today. I can't say I wouldn't have reacted the same way. I'm thankful that God is bigger than my doubts.
Anyway, just something to think about. Please leave comments.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Friday, August 25, 2006
Friday comments
A couple of quotes that have been going through my head all day:
"The Christian life is not hard. The Christian life is not difficult. The Christian life is IMPOSSIBLE unless we abide in Christ." --Gregg Matte
"Will there come a day when our faces will not raise up from the dust? Will we then still say that this mercy is our only trust?" --Sandra McCracken (in her typically eloquent, slighty enigmatic fashion)
Things I've wanted to blog about but just haven't gotten around to:
Discipline
Christian platitudes
A Boy
And now that Derek has called me out on my statement about organic foods, I guess I'll have to articulate that soon, too. ;)
Maybe this weekend, I'll touch on one of those subjects...
"The Christian life is not hard. The Christian life is not difficult. The Christian life is IMPOSSIBLE unless we abide in Christ." --Gregg Matte
"Will there come a day when our faces will not raise up from the dust? Will we then still say that this mercy is our only trust?" --Sandra McCracken (in her typically eloquent, slighty enigmatic fashion)
Things I've wanted to blog about but just haven't gotten around to:
Discipline
Christian platitudes
A Boy
And now that Derek has called me out on my statement about organic foods, I guess I'll have to articulate that soon, too. ;)
Maybe this weekend, I'll touch on one of those subjects...
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Super Size Me
If anyone knows me at all, they know I love to eat, love to cook, and I love to learn about eating and cooking and food. So last night, I finally sat down to watch Super Size Me, the documentary by Morgan Spurlock. While filming this movie, he eats McDonald's three times a day for 30 days.
My overall review: GREAT movie. I would highly recommend watching it. I didn't really know what to expect. Honestly, I was expecting more propaganda, a la Fast Food Nation, (which is an interesting read itself, but much more dramatic). I was impressed by the scope of health issues that the movie covered. Also, Spurlock makes this movie really entertaining.
Did you know that the island of Manhattan, approximately 22 square miles, has 83 (EIGHTY-THREE!) McDonald's? That McDonald's serves 46 million people a day worldwide? That McDonald's spent 1.4 BILLION dollars on advertising in 2001?
It really got me thinking about what we put through our bodies. This guy ate 30 pounds of sugar in a month of eating McDonalds. A whole pound a day! After this movie was over, I vowed to eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. (Of course, I had chicken for lunch today...oh yeah, and Cheetos...so much for that.) Or at least, figure out what the heck this pyramid means, and why it is better than the more straightforward one I was introduced to in middle school. In any case, we eat food that is loaded with preservatives and sugar and sodium...overall, food that is getting further and further from the actual natural ingredients. I've never really worried about it, until I read last week that raw meat is often sold with broth added to it to keep it flavorful but lean. So even our "natural" foods have extra sodium and chemicals in them. I really do try to shop the perimeter of the grocery store, because it's where the unprocessed foods are. But now I will be paying even more attention to what I'm buying. And the thing is, I'm pretty against the idea of paying for organic foods, for reasons I won't get into. And furthermore, the crappy foods taste SO good, and they're so cheap! And when it comes down to it, how much do I care, when it's just so much easier to eat badly?
Anyway, if you watch the movie, be sure to watch "The Smoking Fry" in the bonus material (it will blow you away), and be sure to let me know what you think!!
My overall review: GREAT movie. I would highly recommend watching it. I didn't really know what to expect. Honestly, I was expecting more propaganda, a la Fast Food Nation, (which is an interesting read itself, but much more dramatic). I was impressed by the scope of health issues that the movie covered. Also, Spurlock makes this movie really entertaining.
Did you know that the island of Manhattan, approximately 22 square miles, has 83 (EIGHTY-THREE!) McDonald's? That McDonald's serves 46 million people a day worldwide? That McDonald's spent 1.4 BILLION dollars on advertising in 2001?
It really got me thinking about what we put through our bodies. This guy ate 30 pounds of sugar in a month of eating McDonalds. A whole pound a day! After this movie was over, I vowed to eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. (Of course, I had chicken for lunch today...oh yeah, and Cheetos...so much for that.) Or at least, figure out what the heck this pyramid means, and why it is better than the more straightforward one I was introduced to in middle school. In any case, we eat food that is loaded with preservatives and sugar and sodium...overall, food that is getting further and further from the actual natural ingredients. I've never really worried about it, until I read last week that raw meat is often sold with broth added to it to keep it flavorful but lean. So even our "natural" foods have extra sodium and chemicals in them. I really do try to shop the perimeter of the grocery store, because it's where the unprocessed foods are. But now I will be paying even more attention to what I'm buying. And the thing is, I'm pretty against the idea of paying for organic foods, for reasons I won't get into. And furthermore, the crappy foods taste SO good, and they're so cheap! And when it comes down to it, how much do I care, when it's just so much easier to eat badly?
Anyway, if you watch the movie, be sure to watch "The Smoking Fry" in the bonus material (it will blow you away), and be sure to let me know what you think!!
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