What's On My Mind...

Politically Speaking ….

I find it funny how the day after Rep. Scott Brown wins the Massachusetts senate seat, a silly story such as this comes out about Sarah Palin.   I think “they” are skeered. 

Read it here!


Scott Brown’s election gives me hope that America finally is opening her eyes and ears…and waking up…and will take a more positive approach at the polls during the next two elections. 

World Events

Folks in my office were talking about Haiti and the earthquake and aftershocks there.   Pat Robertson’s comments were brought up:

On his Christian Broadcasting Network show yesterday, Rev. Pat Robertson said that the nation of Haiti has been devastated by a large earthquake because its people "made a pact with the devil."
"Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it," Robertson said. "They were under the heel of the French ... and they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, 'We will serve you if you'll get us free from the French.'"
"True story," he continued. "And the devil said, 'OK, it's a deal.' Ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after another."

My coworkers agreed that God is not vengeful and that no one could bring a national disaster upon themselves, no matter what they did or said.

I have mixed feelings.   I think a nation can become so evil that God can remove His hand; therefore, in a way, you do “bring it upon yourself.”   God is a jealous God.   We may not like to think about it, folks may not like to talk about it or hear it, but He is, and he’s been known to take out entire tribes.  I am in no way saying that we shouldn’t help these folks.   We should both pray, and give, if we are able.

Personal Opinion:
Not happy at all about with this season of The Biggest Loser.   It just doesn’t sit well with me the way the trainers are trying to get into the heads of the contestants.   Addressing issues that people are willing to talk about is fine, but don't badger people until they are ready to hit you.   (I believe that they made the married couple, Lance and Melissa, quite angry last night.)    It used to be a nice show…now, it seems more commercial, scripted, less for the people than for the ratings.   Not sure how many more episodes I’ll watch.   We’ll see.   

Personally:

12 pounds lost.   It hasn’t been too hard.   Today, I found myself wanting something sweet.   I do have some sugar free life savers, I like those a lot, but I ate grapes.   But my 21 no sugar days turned out to be only 17, as Sunday night, I had some fat free, but not sugar free pudding (which wasn’t that good) and a half of a peanut butter Little Debbie snack.    I hate that I did it….but I did, so, perhaps I will add a day at the end of my 21 days…actually; I will probably extend it indefinitely.   I seem to be doing better without it (sugar).

Gluten….I picked a magazine that has an article stating that chicks my age most likely react negatively to gluten in the diet, so I’m going to do a little research.   

This Spanish class is killing me!   Really, I need help.  Seriously.

Back to work!