How the World Works

I was outside the other day and noticed the helicopter seeds twirl as they fall off of the tree and float about my yard. That simple observation let me know something more important than pretty much anything I had seen in the past year. What would watching these seeds twirl around like helicopters possibly have to tell me?

At that moment, it was dead quiet, the weather was slightly warm, and I could hear the the wind ruffling through the leaves. It was like God whispering to me. Although there are a lot of people living in my neighborhood, not a single person was outside witnessing the tiny miracle I was observing. Watching the helicopter seeds fall told me that this would never have come about by chance. There had to be intelligent design and thought behind it. Which then let me know that of course there is intelligent design behind each and every one of us as well. I did have one thought strike me, “Could life really be completely different than what we think? Is it possible that, since there is intelligent design that went into the helicopter seeds, and there is also intelligent design behind our existence, could it be that we are no more important than the seeds falling from the tree?” Could it be, that in the end, we will find out that our lives were no more significant than all the animals lives in the world, all the plants, all the insects? Could it really be just one big joke?

This is what I do know. There are three things in life to remember: 1.) It is important to have a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measures. 2.) Life has three aspects: Paradox, Humor, and Change. 3.) Life is a mystery, so don’t waste your time trying to figure it out.

Number 3 came to mind, and I respected it. Life is a mystery, so don’t waste my time trying to figure it out. And that’s what I did. The reality is that life is short. None of us are guaranteed a great long life. Why do I say that? We each have to remember that human beings have been roaming this earth for hundreds of thousands of years. And there has been archaeological evidence suggesting humans might go back even as far as 2 million years. We are only living in a tiny insignificant time era compared to the number of years other humans lived here before us. Even just a little over one or two hundred years ago, people died early deaths all the time. People were constantly dying in battle. There was always some sort of war going on. Life was just too short and fragile back then. There wasn’t a healthcare system a hundred years ago. You were on your own. If you had clogged arteries, then tough luck. If you had a bacterial infection, then tough luck again. If your teeth had cavities, then tough luck. This is how people lived then and thousands of years before that. They had their children very early in life because of the possibility of how short life could be. There was no TV back then, no movie theaters, no computers, no electricity, and no cars. Life was rather boring back then compared to what we have today. And I do not believe there is any reason why any of us are entitled to have it any better than what people did back then. So, whenever you start to have negative thoughts about your life, just remember that at least you were born in this time period, so you are lucky in that regard. There are billions before you that didn’t get the same chance you have today. Remember that because it makes you very lucky in an instant. So if you can find anything to smile about today, then at least smile about that.

Scientists Investigate Coyote Attacks on Children in California - I’ll go ahead and answer this one for you. With the increase in population and the boom in new housing over the past decade, people’s habitats have extended into the coyote’s habitat. Not to mention, the coyote population might be increasing as well. Put two and two together, and you have coyotes wandering into neighborhoods. And here is the trivia question of the week: What kind of neighborhoods might have tons of small children running around outside? Answer: Gee, probably neighborhoods with new housing. If it is small, alive, and running around, a coyote will attack it. Especially if it is hungry.

Economic Stimulus Package Excludes Foreign Spouses - The real headline should be that the economic stimulus package will not be given out to illegal aliens or people who aren’t American citizens. If you aren’t a tax paying American citizen, then you don’t deserve a dime. And it’s not really an economic stimulus package. It’s just more paper money printed up by a company called the Federal Reserve that is loaned to the government to mail out to people. The paper money printed up by the Federal Reserve has to be paid back to the Federal Reserve by our government with interest. Your tax dollars from the work you perform will pay back the monopoly money to the Federal Reserve. So really, the “economic stimulus package” is just further delaying a recession and in the long run will actually make things worse.

Oklahoma Tornado- There will always be tornadoes every freaking year. They always start in areas where there is lots of flat land with no building or structures. The tornado movies its way in and demolishes trailer parks and housing communities that reside on the outskirts of town. This is no surprise and nothing new.

Nearly Two Thousand Bare All in Stadium Art Project- This isn’t art. Every year there is always some headline mentioning an art project featuring a whole bunch of naked people or a marathon featuring naked runners. The headline should read “Low Lives and Perverts Pose For Group Picture”. Enough said.

Jenna Bush’s Wedding- Who did you think she was going to marry? Someone from the middle class? She married into the tobacco industry that makes money through people’s addiction. Elites marry other elites. They will have a few kids, and within so many years, the guy will be cruising around on his yacht and fooling around with other women. And Jenna will be finish another children’s book called “I have two daddies”. Although she would never let her own kids read it. But it’s ok to push it into the public school system to trash the minds of other children.

Baby’s Body Found in Dryer at Texas Rehab - With all the trash that has been created through welfare and the wide availability of illegal drugs, expect to see plenty more headlines like this in the future. That’s what happens when you grow a population of people through the welfare system and then shop drugs to them.

Barbara Walter’s Affair- Why is this presented as something great? This is really just another one of the trillions of news stories released every other day to program the general public that infidelity is ok and that it’s something exciting. It’s pathetic and the woman should be embarrassed. Instead she is shown smiling on the front page. It’s just another attack on the American family. That’s what these stories are printed for.

Jazz Evens Series With Lakers- Who cares. No one watches NBA basketball and I don’t see how they even make money any more. Yet they can still pay these players multi-millions. Most people I know only watch college basketball. NBA basketball is boring and I haven’t watched a game since the 1980’s. If NBA basketball was done away with, absolutely no one would care and I doubt anyone would even say a word about it.

Myanmar Cyclone Aid - This just another excuse for charities that are owned by the elites to collect more money and stuff it in their pockets. They look for an excuse for any cause no matter how remote it is and start running their ads to collect money. If they haven’t already done so, they should set up a foundation for children attacked by coyotes.

In this day and age, for the most part, what makes someone famous? Getting your face on national television would probably be the number one way. Being shown on a big screen at a movie theater would bring about the same recognition as well. So why is it, that when someone is shown on a television or a movie screen, that people engage in celebrity worship if they were to ever see that person somewhere in public?

As for myself, there have been a handful of times in my life where I have actually been within a few feet of some very well known “celebrities”, and every time I could careless. Yea, I knew who they were, but I didn’t see them any different than any other person that I would be around in public. That’s why it is absolutely amazing to see people go nuts and crazy when they see a person in public that they recognize from TV. It just shows how gullible and brainwashed most people of the general public are. And if you are reading this blog, then I bet there is a good chance you aren’t one of them.

So why do people look up to and almost literally worship other people that are actors on TV or overpaid professional athletes? I think there needs to be two factors involved for this to happen: 1.) The person needs to be recognized or known by a vast amount of people. The television is the quickest way for this to happen. 2.) The person is portrayed as someone that is great. For example, you can take a bum off the streets, put him on TV, give him a few lines to say that make him look very intelligent, and then announce on TV that he is one of the smartest people in the world. All the sudden, the masses will believe it and will come out of the woodwork to shake this guy’s hand wherever he ventures out to in public. However, on the other hand, a person could make national headlines for being a serial killer or a uni-bomber. So would people engage in celebrity worship over this person? Of course not. The person isn’t being portrayed as someone great.

The Television is a very powerful tool. Most people that appear on it do see themselves as being above you. They do think of themselves as someone that is divine that was given their life of fame by a higher power and that they are just more special than you. The truth of the matter is that there are very few people today that actually deserve to be famous. The TV and movie industry is owned by global elites. The people that appear on TV or on the big screen are nothing more than extended family, friends, and business relations of the global elites. Very few of these people actually have any talent. How many people on the radio do you hear today that can sing or have a hit that is anything like the artists you use to hear back in the 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s? Just about any new band on the radio or on MTV that I hear today just flat out sucks. And it’s because it is usually some record producer’s kid or some girl that a record producer wants to date, or some major investor’s relative or kid. Sure, there are still some leftover celebrities that were big in the 80’s that are still around today. But those people have been around forever, and that is why they are still around. It’s because there is no new talent. The wrong people own hollywood and they promote the wrong people in hollywood. It’s that simple.

Do the world a favor and remind yourself not to engage in celebrity worship. The next time you ever see a “celebrity” in public, just walk right on past them. In fact, kind of let them know that you recognize them, but act like you could careless and just walk away. Or just ask them what time it is. And when it comes to TV and presidential candidates, put two and two together. The candidates that are shown on TV are the candidates that are owned by the money elites. The more attention someone gets on TV, that should automatically tell people not to vote for them. And the truly amazing thing is that there are business execs., managers, corporate directors, doctors, and other people that make more money than you or I, that cannot understand that. This is an indication that most people can actually be programmed and for the most part cannot think independently. There just happen to be a few people in this world, such as you and I, that cannot be programmed. We can form our own thoughts, opinions, and recognize the truth. It’s just too bad that the rest of the general public cannot. The world would be a utopian civilization if most people could.

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Ok, so you are tired of reading all the magazines, and blogs, and fitness sites about what the best diet is for getting fit. I’ve written a few articles in the past with a few recipes also.  But sometimes half the battle of even eating a diet to get that trim body is the trouble it takes to prepare all the meals. And especially when it comes to working in the corporate world, it is tough to eat a healthy lunch. You only have so many options of places to eat, and cooking a meal at the office is out of the question of course.

First of all, I try to stray away from the word “diet”. To me, “diet” means that it is temporary and is something that is followed with deprivation. Modifying your way of eating to get fit should pretty much be a permanent deal. It should be a way of life.

So if you are tired of trying to figure out what the best way to eat is to get lean and fit and you are having a rather difficult time preparing any of the meals you are finding in magazines, or it is getting rather costly, then you can try what I am doing. It is a simple, low cost, healthy, and just as good as any meal plan out there. I simply call it the high protein sandwich meal plan. That’s it.

Recently, here is what I have been following. Each morning, I get about 3 scoops of whey protein (60+ grams) and about 2 tablespoons of PB2 dried peanut butter and put each together into a blender. I pour a little (not very much at all) unsweetened almond milk into the blender. I then fill a medium sized cup halfway full of crushed ice. I start the blender on high to blend the powders and the almond milk together. As it blends, I slowly pour the ice in, and keep blending until the ice is liquefied. It makes a rather tasty low carb high protein smoothie.

For lunch, I bring with me a lunch bag with the blue frozen packets. In the bag I have 3 pieces of whole grain flax bread that contains no corn syrup ( a lot of bread seems to contain HFCS these days). I also put in a bag of some sliced deli chicken and some lettuce. I also have some packets of mayo and mustard. So, for lunch, I make myself one full sandwich, and that is all I eat for lunch. Just once sandwich with no snack. It is so simple because I am getting my whole grain slow digesting carbs and my protein from the chicken breast. And I’m not stuffing myself either since it is only one sandwich. Now, a few hours after lunch, I get the last piece of whole grain bread and a little left over chicken breast, and make a half sandwich. I eat this as a third meal during the day to keep my blood sugar up so my metabolism doesn’t slow down and I don’t start feeling hungry.

Then, after work, I go workout. I come home and make the same high protein smoothie as I did during the morning. I sometimes add unsweetened carob chips to the mix. It makes it seem like I have chocolate chips in my smoothie. If you make the smoothie just right, it tastes just about as good as a Wendy’s frosty. A few hours after that, if I feel like another meal, then I’ll have some cooked vegetables with a little fish.

So there you go. That is a very simple meal plan to follow especially if you have a corporate office job. It’s easy to follow, it’s packed with protein, you are getting your whole grains, and you aren’t overeating. Combine this with a workout, and becoming lean and fit will be almost effortless. When it comes to lunch at work, just go with the whole grain chicken sandwich. It’s simple and well rounded and you won’t be stuffing yourself either. It’s perfect. Don’t waste your money on having meals prepared and delivered, and don’t waste your time preparing gourmet foods, the meal plan to get you lean and fit is actually very simple and easy.

Beating caffeine addiction can be as bad as trying to beat sugar addiction or whatever else you might be addicted to. My caffeine addiction comes in the form of Diet Coke. Unlike a lot of people, I actually like the taste of Diet Coke better than regular Coke. I guess it’s because regular Coke tastes sugary to me. But knowing it has high fructose corn syrup in it anyhow is enough to keep me from regular soft drinks. So if you are like me, as a result from working a corporate office job over the years, Diet Coke has replaced water for me. At times, it had gotten to the point where I hadn’t had a glass of water in several weeks. All I was drinking was Diet Coke.

Luckily, it hasn’t seemed to of affected my health, but it very well could one day. There is no telling the health risks involved in drinking beverages with aspartame or acesulfame potassium. I’m lucky I haven’t developed kidney stones as a result of all the Diet Coke I’ve drank in my lifetime. But recently, once and for all, I’ve definitely decided to put forth the effort in eliminating or at least dramatically reducing my Diet Coke consumption. So are you a Diet beverage junkie? Are you addicted to Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Mountain Dew, Sprite Zero, etc.? Well, if you are serious about beating the Diet beverage addiction, then I’ll tell you what has been working for me.

My secret weapon in beating my Diet Coke addiction has simply been Seltzer water. Seltzer water is simply pure carbonated water. It’s not club soda or tonic water. I won’t drink either of those two. I buy my seltzer water at a local grocery store for 77 cents per 2-liter. That is half the cost of what I would pay for a full 2-liter of Diet Coke where I live. I simply stumbled across this simple thing by accident. I use to drink Seltzer water years ago, but had completely forgotten all about it. I picked some up last week and drank a cold glass of it with my dinner one night instead of having a Diet Coke. I found that the carbonated taste, or carbonated effect in my mouth kind of gave the same thirst quenching satisfaction as Diet Coke does. After I was finished drinking the pure unflavored Seltzer water, I wasn’t craving my Diet Coke at all.

As a result, I was of course getting some slight headaches every now and then as a result of my dramatically reduced caffeine consumption. I still don’t know if I liked Diet Coke because I am addicted to caffeine or just because of the thirst quenching carbonated taste it has. I’m sure it’s probably a little of both. I think sometimes too, when we are actually thirsty, that is all our body’s are asking for is some water. Once you actually just drink some water, your craving for that Diet drink will pretty much be gone for that moment.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with having a Diet drink maybe a few times a week or on the weekend if you go out to dinner or lunch. But it can have unhealthy side effects if you are drinking a 2-liter per day like I was. So if you are addicted to Diet Soft drinks, or even the Regular Soft drinks, go pick yourself up some pure Seltzer water at the grocery store. Look for the 2-liters. Don’t get the small little bottles of it. Those are overpriced. Get the 2-liter grocery store brand for 77 cents or 89 cents. Drink that on the way to work in the morning. Right then and there, you’ll find that you’ve already eliminated having to drink a Diet beverage during the morning. The stingy carbonated taste in your mouth will make you feel like you are drinking a Diet beverage. And on a side note, I’m talking about pure Seltzer water. Not flavored. Flavored Seltzer water has aspartame or acesulfame potassium in it anyhow, so that pretty much eliminates the point of eliminating of Diet drinks out of your life anyhow. So give it a try. Get an ice cold 2-liter and guzzle it on the way to work, or after lunch. You’ll forget all about that Diet Coke. The caffeine headaches will remind you of it, but those will eventually go away anyhow. And also, you’ll save a few extra bucks as well since you won’t be wasting so much money on Diet drinks. That can equate into a few extra gallons of gas.