MBG asked a question a while ago about high fructose corn syrup, and yesterday I saw an article about it on Grist.org. Now I'm no expert Sissy, but here's what I gleaned from this. Corn Syrup is no worse that refined sugars. the bad part about it is the product that it is used in. All your everyday overprocessed foods that have a serving size of 7 bites or 5 crumb but come in sacks of 20 lbs.
I do have to say I'm not impressed by the jerk in the comments that said "The AMA acknowledges that obesity rates have soared in recent decades, in sync with the growing use of high fructose corn syrup." Yeah, and there is a correlation with the decline of Pirates in the Carribean and the increase in tropical storms right my fellow pastafarians?
So just so you know, I side with the commercials that have been in tv.
It is okay in moderation.
However, I'll take it any day over aspartame (nasty stuff!)
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
For the love of soup!
I can't sleep . . .
I can't eat . . .
All I can think about is Aunt Marilyn's homemade chicken noodle soup.
Okay so maybe that's an exageration, I 'm not losing sleep over this . . but it does make it hard to find something that sounds good for meals when I have this craving.
Does anyone have a copy of the recipe? Is it in the Rosedale cookbook, Mimi? I'm seriously desperate here, I must have it! Knowing my luck its a guarded secret that she won't share. Ack!
There is just nowhere that I can think of that serves delicious, tastes like homemade chicken soup around here! Everything has sugar in it or something because the broth and noodles are practically sweet. Sweet I tell you!
They lack that savory, salty goodness that makes homemade soup the perfect comfort food.
And with the thought of a holiday food, comes the thought of Holiday plans . . . Jeff and I hate trying to plan what to do every holiday season, but we aren't yet to that point in life, where we cam make concrete plans.
Or maybe I should say we don't have enough Grandkids on either side to push the matter.
Heck, we can't even remember what we did last year for Thanksgiving.
Mimi? Do you recall? I think we tried to make it to see the Shafers after lunch last year, but Jeff says that was two years ago and that there wasn't a Shafer Thanksgiving last year. Does anyone else remember?
At any rate, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place, because neither of the two other married siblings (cousin in his case) are going to be in attendance to sway the vote. I'm leaning toward the Shafers, but I may delay the decision by waiting to see who confirms attendance with Mimi to see if this is a "big" Shafer year.
That discussion directly links to Christmas plans. The married cousins are going to Brazil for the holiday on Jeff's side which has led to the direct hope that we can get his Grandmother to try to have the holiday on the weekend before (they leave the 27th so they don't want to travel away from home and raise the risk of missing their flight).
That would free us up to attend the Shafer Christmas Eve which my Brother and his wife said they were planning to attend, and my sister as well from Florida. the next question is . . . what are my Brother and his Wife's plans for the day of Christmas and how will that shape the immediate siblings holiday plans? Yikes!!
How does everyone do it these days without going nuts!
Sorry that was a long ramble . . . but I had to get it out there!
I can't eat . . .
All I can think about is Aunt Marilyn's homemade chicken noodle soup.
Okay so maybe that's an exageration, I 'm not losing sleep over this . . but it does make it hard to find something that sounds good for meals when I have this craving.
Does anyone have a copy of the recipe? Is it in the Rosedale cookbook, Mimi? I'm seriously desperate here, I must have it! Knowing my luck its a guarded secret that she won't share. Ack!
There is just nowhere that I can think of that serves delicious, tastes like homemade chicken soup around here! Everything has sugar in it or something because the broth and noodles are practically sweet. Sweet I tell you!
They lack that savory, salty goodness that makes homemade soup the perfect comfort food.
And with the thought of a holiday food, comes the thought of Holiday plans . . . Jeff and I hate trying to plan what to do every holiday season, but we aren't yet to that point in life, where we cam make concrete plans.
Or maybe I should say we don't have enough Grandkids on either side to push the matter.
Heck, we can't even remember what we did last year for Thanksgiving.
Mimi? Do you recall? I think we tried to make it to see the Shafers after lunch last year, but Jeff says that was two years ago and that there wasn't a Shafer Thanksgiving last year. Does anyone else remember?
At any rate, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place, because neither of the two other married siblings (cousin in his case) are going to be in attendance to sway the vote. I'm leaning toward the Shafers, but I may delay the decision by waiting to see who confirms attendance with Mimi to see if this is a "big" Shafer year.
That discussion directly links to Christmas plans. The married cousins are going to Brazil for the holiday on Jeff's side which has led to the direct hope that we can get his Grandmother to try to have the holiday on the weekend before (they leave the 27th so they don't want to travel away from home and raise the risk of missing their flight).
That would free us up to attend the Shafer Christmas Eve which my Brother and his wife said they were planning to attend, and my sister as well from Florida. the next question is . . . what are my Brother and his Wife's plans for the day of Christmas and how will that shape the immediate siblings holiday plans? Yikes!!
How does everyone do it these days without going nuts!
Sorry that was a long ramble . . . but I had to get it out there!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Buzzing Brain
I've got a brain full of bees I think. I can't seem to catch and hold onto a thought today because there are just too many buzzing around seeking attention.
- I want to do menu plan Monday today . . . but I don't think I have enough time.
- Jeff is home sick today, and was sick this entire weekend. In fact he felt so bad, he actually went to the doctor, a sign that this wasn't just a run of the mill cold for him! And since he's sucd a great patient I'd rather not have to be home much today.
- I have an IAAP meeting after work today, and since I missed the last one, I'd better go!
- I need to get back to Wal-Mart and return the envelopes I got that aren't the right ones.
- I want to work on my OrgJunkie Round up this week
- I need to buy a zipper to repair a coat for Jeff's cousin in Minnesota that his parents will take back this weekend.
- I need to start working on Alaina's Halloween costume, since she decided to be Belle. (yes I konw you offered to get one from Disney MBG, but since she's not of the age to brag about where it came from, I'll save the shipping charge and just make it for $13. However, if they have wigs for little girls, I'd be all about Alaina trying to wear a brown Belle wig!)
- Laundry and the vacuum are screaming my name again.
Is that enough rambling for now? I think so!
- I want to do menu plan Monday today . . . but I don't think I have enough time.
- Jeff is home sick today, and was sick this entire weekend. In fact he felt so bad, he actually went to the doctor, a sign that this wasn't just a run of the mill cold for him! And since he's sucd a great patient I'd rather not have to be home much today.
- I have an IAAP meeting after work today, and since I missed the last one, I'd better go!
- I need to get back to Wal-Mart and return the envelopes I got that aren't the right ones.
- I want to work on my OrgJunkie Round up this week
- I need to buy a zipper to repair a coat for Jeff's cousin in Minnesota that his parents will take back this weekend.
- I need to start working on Alaina's Halloween costume, since she decided to be Belle. (yes I konw you offered to get one from Disney MBG, but since she's not of the age to brag about where it came from, I'll save the shipping charge and just make it for $13. However, if they have wigs for little girls, I'd be all about Alaina trying to wear a brown Belle wig!)
- Laundry and the vacuum are screaming my name again.
Is that enough rambling for now? I think so!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Debate Info
So I really enjoyed watching the debate last night, but there was one piece of information that I felt I needed to look up.
McCain said Obama supported a congressional earmark of "$3 million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago, Ill. My friends, do we need to spend that kind of money?"
All I could think about was, have you seen the projectors they use in planitariums recently? I mean we aren't talking about those piddly things that I set up with a laptop in conference rooms. Oh, no these are rotating huge beasts that I believe would cost at the minimum 10s of thousands of dollars for a good one. And why buy just a good one? If you've ever used a $100 projector and then had the chance to use a $3,000 projector, you can really see the difference!
So I decided that this was probably not a very good accusation of "wasted" money and went out to see what I could find on the intranet and here is "The Fact" that I found.
THE FACTS: McCain's phrase suggests Obama spent $3 million on an old-fashioned piece of office equipment that projects charts and text on a wall screen. In fact, the money was for an overhaul of the theater system that projects images of stars and planets for educational shows at Chicago's Adler Planetarium. When he announced the $3 million earmark last year, Obama said the planetarium's 40-year-old projection system "has begun to fail, leaving the theater dark and groups of school students and other interested museum-goers without this very valuable and exciting learning experience."
The money was slotted for the entire overhaul, which probably included some hefty installation fees and callibration fees and all that jazz.There are a few sites that say this never passed, so the money was never spent. . . but I think that a planetarium is a good place to put money, don't you?
Just goes to show, that you can't trust everything you hear, there are a lot of sites online that you can go to to check out how factual accusations are from the candidates.
Frankly I like Obama's platform for education, energy, taxes and the war. Which are clearly outlined on his website.
McCain shoudl clear up the content on his because it isn't very clear what he believes.
McCain said Obama supported a congressional earmark of "$3 million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago, Ill. My friends, do we need to spend that kind of money?"
All I could think about was, have you seen the projectors they use in planitariums recently? I mean we aren't talking about those piddly things that I set up with a laptop in conference rooms. Oh, no these are rotating huge beasts that I believe would cost at the minimum 10s of thousands of dollars for a good one. And why buy just a good one? If you've ever used a $100 projector and then had the chance to use a $3,000 projector, you can really see the difference!
So I decided that this was probably not a very good accusation of "wasted" money and went out to see what I could find on the intranet and here is "The Fact" that I found.
THE FACTS: McCain's phrase suggests Obama spent $3 million on an old-fashioned piece of office equipment that projects charts and text on a wall screen. In fact, the money was for an overhaul of the theater system that projects images of stars and planets for educational shows at Chicago's Adler Planetarium. When he announced the $3 million earmark last year, Obama said the planetarium's 40-year-old projection system "has begun to fail, leaving the theater dark and groups of school students and other interested museum-goers without this very valuable and exciting learning experience."
The money was slotted for the entire overhaul, which probably included some hefty installation fees and callibration fees and all that jazz.There are a few sites that say this never passed, so the money was never spent. . . but I think that a planetarium is a good place to put money, don't you?
Just goes to show, that you can't trust everything you hear, there are a lot of sites online that you can go to to check out how factual accusations are from the candidates.
Frankly I like Obama's platform for education, energy, taxes and the war. Which are clearly outlined on his website.
McCain shoudl clear up the content on his because it isn't very clear what he believes.
An eventful weekend . . .
So this Wednesday won't quite be wordless but here is a wrap up of the trip to Denver.
Alaina and I headed for Mimi and Papa's house Thursday after work so that we could leave early to go see baby Celie who was born at 3:14 p.m. on Thursday (am I good or what?)
Friday morning we headed straight for the hospital (after a few missed exits and several stops for medicine, jewelry, Starbucks and other essentials ; ).
We all got to hold the baby, including Alaina, who really enjoyed it and even gave the baby an kiss.
We grabbed all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster (yummy!) and headed back to make sure everything was ready for baby to come home. Alaina had a lot of fun teasing their cat (Rocco was less than cheerful about her attention) and tested out all of Celie's toys to make sure they worked.
I learned that you can find just about anything in Denver on Colorado Blvd or Colfax as I ran errands for the new parents to help them settle in. 
I took video of baby coming home, and then turned it into a "Blair Cat Project" movie, as I realized in the excitement that I had let the cat out of the house and he was making a break for it.
The next morning, Alaina and I went with Brett and Lucy the dog for a fun trip to the city park to chase geese.
We headed back to pack up, wished Anige and Brett a bit of a tearful goodbye, and with hardly a stir (and no missed exits) we made it back to Grand Island to eat with Papa and Uncle Scott who took Alaina down to look at the river.
I made it home to find Jeff working hard on the closet shelves. We are so close to being done I can feel it!
And then he mentioned maybe we should just do the office now too . . .
Oh well!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Conversation
Last night I called my sister-in-law to wish her a happy "Your suppose to have that baby today!" day.
A: (small gasp and deep exhale)
K: Are you in labor A?
A: *small giggle* I don't know!
K: Well you've been doing that quite a bit . . .
A: I hope they're not just braxton-hicks.
K: Well, I'd have to say you'll have that baby at 6p.m. tomorrow, well no make it 3 p.m.
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A: You think so?
K: One things for sure . . .you're not going to make it another 48 hours.
(her water broke at 3 a.m. this morning and I haven't heard yet that the baby has decided to join us!)
It reminded me of a very similar phone conversation with you Nikki, except then I was clueless and you wouldn't fess up to having contractions because you were afraid they would go away!
So as soon as work is over today, I'm heading home to pack, calling in sick to parttime job, loading up little girl, and heading for Denver to see my first niece.
HOW EXCITING!
A: (small gasp and deep exhale)
K: Are you in labor A?
A: *small giggle* I don't know!
K: Well you've been doing that quite a bit . . .
A: I hope they're not just braxton-hicks.
K: Well, I'd have to say you'll have that baby at 6p.m. tomorrow, well no make it 3 p.m.
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A: You think so?
K: One things for sure . . .you're not going to make it another 48 hours.
(her water broke at 3 a.m. this morning and I haven't heard yet that the baby has decided to join us!)
It reminded me of a very similar phone conversation with you Nikki, except then I was clueless and you wouldn't fess up to having contractions because you were afraid they would go away!
So as soon as work is over today, I'm heading home to pack, calling in sick to parttime job, loading up little girl, and heading for Denver to see my first niece.
HOW EXCITING!
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