I started a garden about a week ago and my Android phone finally let the photos through. Any guesses as to what I planted first?
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Poker Season
Sometimes I like to play poker tournaments. A friend from church has one periodically with prizes and all the entry fees go to charity. Hopefully I'll get around to playing in it this year.
If you've read BigManWalking long you might remember that 2 years ago my wife and I went to the Bahamas because I won a free (yes, free) preliminary tournament that earned me a seat in a BIG tournament as well as the trip and most of our accomodations and airfare. There were 10,000 people in Phase One and you had to finish in the Top 18 to get a ticket to Phase Two.
In Phase Two there were 1349 people and you had to earn 1st Place in order to win the trip. Second Place got zero. Goose Egg. Nada. Not even a Starbucks coupon. I came in first place and we had a wonderful time in the Bahamas. I lasted 13 hours the first day and 15 minutes on the second. Tough competition in that tournament taught me something. I was playing too conservatively (except for my final hand)!
Now I'm working on winning a trip to Copenhagen or somewhere else in Europe.
I have a lot of experience as I worked in casinos in the early to mid '90s.
To paraphrase an advertisement from the '70s - If you gamble, play poker. If you don't, then don't start.
And, kids...stay in school!
Keep walking!
If you've read BigManWalking long you might remember that 2 years ago my wife and I went to the Bahamas because I won a free (yes, free) preliminary tournament that earned me a seat in a BIG tournament as well as the trip and most of our accomodations and airfare. There were 10,000 people in Phase One and you had to finish in the Top 18 to get a ticket to Phase Two.
In Phase Two there were 1349 people and you had to earn 1st Place in order to win the trip. Second Place got zero. Goose Egg. Nada. Not even a Starbucks coupon. I came in first place and we had a wonderful time in the Bahamas. I lasted 13 hours the first day and 15 minutes on the second. Tough competition in that tournament taught me something. I was playing too conservatively (except for my final hand)!
Now I'm working on winning a trip to Copenhagen or somewhere else in Europe.
I have a lot of experience as I worked in casinos in the early to mid '90s.
To paraphrase an advertisement from the '70s - If you gamble, play poker. If you don't, then don't start.
And, kids...stay in school!
Keep walking!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Gardening Is Exercise!
Yesterday I cleared some space by weeding in the backyard and started to plant cabbage. I worked up a good sweat and was even a little sore in bed last night. That's a good thing.
Today I planted another cabbage plant that I got at the local nursery.
It's been a long time since I've had room to garden and it feels good to get outside and get my hands in the dirt and my head in the sunshine.
What are you doing differently in 2010?
Today I planted another cabbage plant that I got at the local nursery.
It's been a long time since I've had room to garden and it feels good to get outside and get my hands in the dirt and my head in the sunshine.
What are you doing differently in 2010?
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Decade!
Wow. I guess by "tomorrow" I meant see you in 3 months.
That's OK. New Year. New Decade.
Got up earlier than I expected and read the bible a little - "Be anxious for nothing..."
Check out Philippians 4:6 if you like.
Then I prayed and took a shower.
At 11:00 I'm calling a new customer who wants more energy.
How is your New Decade/Year starting?
No matter what has come before, you can make a new start now!
Do it now!
That's OK. New Year. New Decade.
Got up earlier than I expected and read the bible a little - "Be anxious for nothing..."
Check out Philippians 4:6 if you like.
Then I prayed and took a shower.
At 11:00 I'm calling a new customer who wants more energy.
How is your New Decade/Year starting?
No matter what has come before, you can make a new start now!
Do it now!
Friday, October 1, 2010
No Video Yet
I'm not sure how they count video in the "Blog Every Day In A Month" Category, but for today there's no video because I have to get some more technology to upload it from my phone.
Oh, the suspense!
NaBloPoMo.com
See you tomorrow! :-)
Keep walking!
Oh, the suspense!
NaBloPoMo.com
See you tomorrow! :-)
Keep walking!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Les Brown And Me
Motivation and inspiration are really good things!
I saw Les Brown in San Diego with my wife in the last couple weeks and he is as inspirational as ever!
Oh, I forgot to mention...
Yesterday I woke up and weighed in at 245 pounds! That means I have released over 31 pounds in 8 weeks doing what I'm doing!
Yes!
Here are some inspirational/motivational quotes:
“Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.”
“You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.”
“You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.”
“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.”
“I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.”
“Honor your commitments with integrity.”
“The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.”
“You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.”
“If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.”
“If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.”
“Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.”
All of these quotes are from Les Brown
http://www.lesbrown.com/
I saw Les Brown in San Diego with my wife in the last couple weeks and he is as inspirational as ever!
Oh, I forgot to mention...
Yesterday I woke up and weighed in at 245 pounds! That means I have released over 31 pounds in 8 weeks doing what I'm doing!
Yes!
Here are some inspirational/motivational quotes:
“Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.”
“You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.”
“You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.”
“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.”
“I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.”
“Honor your commitments with integrity.”
“The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.”
“You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.”
“If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.”
“If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.”
“Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.”
All of these quotes are from Les Brown
http://www.lesbrown.com/
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Schedule For My Friends Part 1
Yesterday I had lunch with my friend Jerry at a place we've never eaten before - The Greenery in Encinitas, CA. Not only was it a new experience for us, I don't think I have ever been to a vegetarian raw food place before. It was pretty good and since it was organic, too, it was not cheap.
That's one thing I think a lot of people have to get used to - paying for quality nutrition instead of volume of food. What our bodies really need is the quality nutrition to keep us healthy and surprisingly, satisfied.
Jerry mentioned that what a lot of people need is a system for how they eat and get exercise in order to lose weight. Then they can simply follow the system. I agree. I think one problem that people run into is when they get off the system. The key, I think, is to not beat yourself up. Simply acknowledge that you're not perfect and get back on the system. I won't be focusing on exercise yet.
Here's what I've eaten today and later I'll post Part 2.
1st (optional) I woke up around 5:30 and took the dog for a walk.
5:55 Prepared Isalean Shake in blender with water & then added ice cubes for my wife and me.
6:00 Drank shake with Ageless Essentials (AM) and 1 Tart Cherry Extract Dietary Supplement (for gout).
7:10 1 ounce Cleanse For Life with 8+ ounces of water.
8:35 1 ounce Ionix Supreme with 8+ ounces of water.
9:55 1 Isagenix Snack! with 8+ ounces of water.
For lunch I'll probably have some Mediterranean leftovers from Pita's in San Marcos.
Keep walking!
That's one thing I think a lot of people have to get used to - paying for quality nutrition instead of volume of food. What our bodies really need is the quality nutrition to keep us healthy and surprisingly, satisfied.
Jerry mentioned that what a lot of people need is a system for how they eat and get exercise in order to lose weight. Then they can simply follow the system. I agree. I think one problem that people run into is when they get off the system. The key, I think, is to not beat yourself up. Simply acknowledge that you're not perfect and get back on the system. I won't be focusing on exercise yet.
Here's what I've eaten today and later I'll post Part 2.
1st (optional) I woke up around 5:30 and took the dog for a walk.
5:55 Prepared Isalean Shake in blender with water & then added ice cubes for my wife and me.
6:00 Drank shake with Ageless Essentials (AM) and 1 Tart Cherry Extract Dietary Supplement (for gout).
7:10 1 ounce Cleanse For Life with 8+ ounces of water.
8:35 1 ounce Ionix Supreme with 8+ ounces of water.
9:55 1 Isagenix Snack! with 8+ ounces of water.
For lunch I'll probably have some Mediterranean leftovers from Pita's in San Marcos.
Keep walking!
Friday, August 27, 2010
I Shared On MillionCares.com
Recently I've met some great entrepreneurs on the UltimateSuccessTour.com who are not only skilled, but very encouraging people. One of them, Jason Nast, and a partner have created a neat site that has NOTHING to do with making a profit. It's his way of giving back. (If you check him out on Facebook you might figure out what big infomercial he was involved with a few years ago.)
I am asking you to check out his site and send the link to your friends and have them do it with their friends and so on. Really. This is a good thing.
Jason Nast's site is MillionCares.com and if you click on the link or the title of this post you will visit MY entry/mini-story about something good that happened to my sister.
Please share your own story and then tell two friends and have them tell two friends and so on and so on and so on. I promise that they aren't selling anything on the site - not even shampoo.
I am asking you to check out his site and send the link to your friends and have them do it with their friends and so on. Really. This is a good thing.
Jason Nast's site is MillionCares.com and if you click on the link or the title of this post you will visit MY entry/mini-story about something good that happened to my sister.
Please share your own story and then tell two friends and have them tell two friends and so on and so on and so on. I promise that they aren't selling anything on the site - not even shampoo.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Baby, Baby Let Me Sleep On It
Ever get one of those emails that the person wants you to forward on and you might if it didn't imply that if you don't send it on that you're not a good person or a good christian or a good American or a good whatever?
Sometimes for good measure the person who sent it to you wants you to not only send it on, but to send it back to them?
I hate those.
During the first part of the email they might claim or imply that they respect people with opposing views, but then the wording can change slightly to imply that their view is the only "right" view (or at least the one expressed in the email).
Years ago I sent a message to a person I love very much (and by the way, in case someone is wondering... I personally believe in God, The Holy Spirit, & Jesus AND I not only say the pledge of allegiance regularly at Toastmasters, I occasionally lead the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner - I'm told I have a good voice) asking her to not send me emails like that. Guess what. She still loves me and I even pray for her sometimes. I assume she prays for me, too.
But, in my request I did not imply once that if she did not do as I say that meant she didn't love me. I simply asked her to (send it on, oops, I mean) stop sending messages with those "catches" in it to me. I have never doubted that she loves me - ever. And she sometimes does some things that I really, really disagree with. I have also never doubted that she loves God or the U.S.A. or our troops.
Who decides what the standard is for loving our troops enough? I mean, maybe you don't love the troops enough if you didn't marry one? (I mean, for goodness sake, there are lots of troops to choose from!) Do you not love the troops enough if you vote for the person who didn't serve in the military? What about if you voted for the person who candid people admit sort of half-assed it through school and the military over the one who actually saw action and got a purple heart? Does THAT mean you love the troops less?
What if you vote for the person who helped a weapon system get built over the one who wanted that weapons system killed? What if that weapons system malfunctioned badly and killed our troups in larger numbers than otherwise would have happened with a more effectively designed system?
I don't know how far back problems with U.S. military weapons go, but even Abraham Lincoln said,
"I can make more generals, but horses cost money."
We can get a chuckle out of it, but what does that type of thinking say about the care we take with equipment versus human beings?
Maybe if we defined "love the troops" to mean something DIFFERENT than agreeing with one side of a political debate we would be able to treat each other with more respect and dignity and yes, love.
Now, there is also the last part of the email that really bothers me. Maybe the person who sent it on to me doesn't think about all these issues, but I do. Maybe he doesn't consider them "issues" and we're just supposed to "follow orders" and send it on. Or maybe we have the "choice" to not follow this order, but we all "know what it means" if we don't submit to this "request".
So, let me think about this a (very) little - if I choose NOT to submit to your surveillance of my assigned task - does that mean that I don't love the troops? You see, by asking me to send this back to you in addition to sending the message on, that's what you are doing. Surveilling me. And it's a real word even if spell-check isn't smart enough to understand that.
I want to believe that this person simply didn't think through the implications of what was contained in this email. I certainly hope so. Like the woman I referred to earlier, I pray for this man sometimes. I'm not perfect, so I didn't say "all" the time.
Now the question is - will he still love me (and by love I mean the old-fashioned "Love thy neighbor" kind of love) if I don't send it on? I hope so.
Why the title of this post? Well, I started out thinking I would be clever and borrow a line from Meatloaf's Paradise By The Dashboard Light because I might say something I might still believe but regret (a little) in the morning like Tom Cruise's protagonist in Jerry Maguire, but only the morning will tell me if I should have slept on it.
Instead I guess I just decided to go for it.
Now I'm wondering if those who agree with me will think I wimped out by not going far enough.
Oh well.
Sometimes for good measure the person who sent it to you wants you to not only send it on, but to send it back to them?
I hate those.
During the first part of the email they might claim or imply that they respect people with opposing views, but then the wording can change slightly to imply that their view is the only "right" view (or at least the one expressed in the email).
Years ago I sent a message to a person I love very much (and by the way, in case someone is wondering... I personally believe in God, The Holy Spirit, & Jesus AND I not only say the pledge of allegiance regularly at Toastmasters, I occasionally lead the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner - I'm told I have a good voice) asking her to not send me emails like that. Guess what. She still loves me and I even pray for her sometimes. I assume she prays for me, too.
But, in my request I did not imply once that if she did not do as I say that meant she didn't love me. I simply asked her to (send it on, oops, I mean) stop sending messages with those "catches" in it to me. I have never doubted that she loves me - ever. And she sometimes does some things that I really, really disagree with. I have also never doubted that she loves God or the U.S.A. or our troops.
Who decides what the standard is for loving our troops enough? I mean, maybe you don't love the troops enough if you didn't marry one? (I mean, for goodness sake, there are lots of troops to choose from!) Do you not love the troops enough if you vote for the person who didn't serve in the military? What about if you voted for the person who candid people admit sort of half-assed it through school and the military over the one who actually saw action and got a purple heart? Does THAT mean you love the troops less?
What if you vote for the person who helped a weapon system get built over the one who wanted that weapons system killed? What if that weapons system malfunctioned badly and killed our troups in larger numbers than otherwise would have happened with a more effectively designed system?
I don't know how far back problems with U.S. military weapons go, but even Abraham Lincoln said,
"I can make more generals, but horses cost money."
We can get a chuckle out of it, but what does that type of thinking say about the care we take with equipment versus human beings?
Maybe if we defined "love the troops" to mean something DIFFERENT than agreeing with one side of a political debate we would be able to treat each other with more respect and dignity and yes, love.
Now, there is also the last part of the email that really bothers me. Maybe the person who sent it on to me doesn't think about all these issues, but I do. Maybe he doesn't consider them "issues" and we're just supposed to "follow orders" and send it on. Or maybe we have the "choice" to not follow this order, but we all "know what it means" if we don't submit to this "request".
So, let me think about this a (very) little - if I choose NOT to submit to your surveillance of my assigned task - does that mean that I don't love the troops? You see, by asking me to send this back to you in addition to sending the message on, that's what you are doing. Surveilling me. And it's a real word even if spell-check isn't smart enough to understand that.
I want to believe that this person simply didn't think through the implications of what was contained in this email. I certainly hope so. Like the woman I referred to earlier, I pray for this man sometimes. I'm not perfect, so I didn't say "all" the time.
Now the question is - will he still love me (and by love I mean the old-fashioned "Love thy neighbor" kind of love) if I don't send it on? I hope so.
Why the title of this post? Well, I started out thinking I would be clever and borrow a line from Meatloaf's Paradise By The Dashboard Light because I might say something I might still believe but regret (a little) in the morning like Tom Cruise's protagonist in Jerry Maguire, but only the morning will tell me if I should have slept on it.
Instead I guess I just decided to go for it.
Now I'm wondering if those who agree with me will think I wimped out by not going far enough.
Oh well.
Monday, August 23, 2010
What DID I Eat On Saturday?
This post is to finish up my five day record of what I ate while using Isagenix. I know virtually anyone can do this. What I say is "It doesn't take willpower because I'm rarely, if ever, hungry!"
Saturday was a bit of a test because I was away from home up in L.A. at the Ultimate Success Tour and everyone was eating lunch together. For breakfast I had 4 ounces Isagenix Cleanse For Life and right before I left I had 1 ounce Ionix Supreme. I had 4 Isagenix Snacks! at various times during the day. I took Cleanse For Life with me an packed it in ice.
In the future I definitely want to get one container of Cleanse For Life powder and I'm pretty sure that will be easier on the road. I had two more 4 ounce servings of Cleanse For Life at approximately 5 hour intervals and I had some herbal tea at lunch time with one of the Snacks! and plenty of water throughout the day. When I arrived back at home around 9:30 I had my last 4 ounces of Cleanse For Life and about an hour later I had my last ounce of Ionix Supreme with two Natural Accelerator capsules. My ultimate results were in yesterday's post.
We had a fantastic time at Isagenix Celebration today. Details tomorrow!
Keep walking!
Saturday was a bit of a test because I was away from home up in L.A. at the Ultimate Success Tour and everyone was eating lunch together. For breakfast I had 4 ounces Isagenix Cleanse For Life and right before I left I had 1 ounce Ionix Supreme. I had 4 Isagenix Snacks! at various times during the day. I took Cleanse For Life with me an packed it in ice.
In the future I definitely want to get one container of Cleanse For Life powder and I'm pretty sure that will be easier on the road. I had two more 4 ounce servings of Cleanse For Life at approximately 5 hour intervals and I had some herbal tea at lunch time with one of the Snacks! and plenty of water throughout the day. When I arrived back at home around 9:30 I had my last 4 ounces of Cleanse For Life and about an hour later I had my last ounce of Ionix Supreme with two Natural Accelerator capsules. My ultimate results were in yesterday's post.
We had a fantastic time at Isagenix Celebration today. Details tomorrow!
Keep walking!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
What A Great Day!
This morning I weighed in at 252.2 pounds. Because I started using Isagenix when I was 276.2 pounds, that means that I have lost 24 pounds in 41 days!
Then, in the early afternoon, Steve and Sue Landis picked me up and we proceeded to pick up our new team member, Lisa. All four of us went to the Isagenix Celebration in San Diego and it was truly great. Awesome, even.
I'll share more about my Saturday food leading up to today in a later post. I've got to get to bed because I'll be up before six to get ready for the Monday Isagenix Celebration. Click on the title of this post to get a look at what Celebration is about.
Keep walking!
Then, in the early afternoon, Steve and Sue Landis picked me up and we proceeded to pick up our new team member, Lisa. All four of us went to the Isagenix Celebration in San Diego and it was truly great. Awesome, even.
I'll share more about my Saturday food leading up to today in a later post. I've got to get to bed because I'll be up before six to get ready for the Monday Isagenix Celebration. Click on the title of this post to get a look at what Celebration is about.
Keep walking!
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