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    Sadhvi Asks: Obama, what’s up man?

    Sunday, May 30th, 2010

     

    Sadhvi

    I just read Arianna Huffington’s Sunday Roundup.  It’s always interesting what this woman has to say.  She let’s me know things that I might otherwise have missed.  Like Obama is having a concert for Sir Paul McCartney next week.  Hmmm… The “Top Kill” solution of putting a ton of concrete on top of the leak is a huge failure.  The oil is now leaking into the marshes.  The Florida Keys are the 3rd largest coral reef on the planet and is now a dead zone.  There are many who have good solutions to try, but they are being ignored, while the leak still continues.  I guess since Obama said the whole BP Oil Disaster is now being handled by the Federal Government, it is time to celebrate?  Hey man, what’s up with that?

    I voted for Obama.  Not because I thought he was the answer to all the problems of this country.  No, I have been over that kind of thinking for many years.  

    BP's Top Kill Fails

    He just seemed the more intelligent pick, compared to Palin and McCain, and he spoke the words that we all needed to hear after two terms with a president that was not really elected and was such a big disappointment.  Heck I didn’t even think of him as black – I just thought he was the change that was needed.  Now, I no longer care who is “in charge”.   Because frankly, there isn’t anyone.  I really don’t know what else to say, except, Obama, you are a disappointment, or as Arianna Huffington puts it, “This is not the time for a White House sing-along.  It’s time to set up a temporary White House in New Orleans until the well is capped.  And if there is a concert to be held, why not make it a fundraiser for all those whose lives are being destroyed by the oilpocalypse?  We need less of the president’s anger-with-no-follow-through and more “hands-on”  leadership.  Without it, Obama risks turning into a real Nowhere Man.”

    Ok, I am now going into the garden to find peace and happiness, and continue to spread that to everyone I meet, because while I won’t ignore what is going on, I cannot dwell on it.  It is simply heartbreaking.

    Sadhvi Asks: Is Mick Jagger still Rockin’?

    Friday, May 28th, 2010

    Sadhvi

    When I was growing up in the 60′s and 70′s, music was so much a part of my life.  I think this was true for us all.  There was the weekly countdown to the #1 song.  And everyone in our house listened to it.  There were weeks when The Beatles had a number one hit.  Then The Rolling Stones would take over.   Then The Beatles again.  There also seemed to be those that liked one group over the other.  Not me.  I loved them both.  The unusual  harmonies and lyrics of The Beatles made me feel good and slightly out-of-my-mind.  But then I got excited and turned on with the drum beat and guitar and the image of The Rolling Stones.  There was something so sexy about Mick Jagger; the way he moved and his clothes and his voice!

    Here’s a new release (for me!), along with Lenny Kravitz. As I watched it I found myself asking, “Is Mick Jagger still Rockin’?”  I think the answer is yes.

    The BP Oil Disaster

    Thursday, May 27th, 2010

    Sadhvi

    There are times when I feel helpless.  There are times when I feel like I have to go inside and find some sense of serenity.  I think today is one of those times.  A friend sent me some pictures of the BP Oil Disaster.  My heart feels like it is breaking.  Another friend who lives down by the Florida Panhandle told me that hundreds of people, strangers and friends alike, walk down to the beach every morning at sunrise.  To say good-bye to the beach.  There is not much talking.  It feels like a funeral.  I have seen posts on YouTube from people who have some very good ideas on how to help clean up the oil spill.  And put some hard-working American people to work.  Which would also be a good thing.  I don’t think anyone in the government is too interested.  I could be wrong.  I hope so.

    Humor for Women Over 50!

    Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

    Many of you have probably already seen this, but it still might bring a chuckle:

    A group of  40-year-old girlfriends discussed
    where they should meet for dinner.  Finally,
    they agreed to meet at the Ocean View
    Restaurant, because the waiters  there were good
    looking and had buff bodies.

    10 years  later at 50-years-of-age, the group
    once again discussed where they  should meet for
    dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the
    Ocean View  Restaurant, because the food there
    was very good and the wine selection was  good
    also.

    10 years  later at 60-years-of-age, the group
    once again discussed where they  should meet for
    dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the
    Ocean View  Restaurant, because they could eat
    there in peace and quiet, and the  restaurant
    had a beautiful view.

    10 years  later at 70-years-of-age, the group
    once again discussed where they  should meet for
    dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the
    Ocean View  Restaurant, because the restaurant
    was wheel chair accessible and had an  ”early
    bird special.”

    10 years  later, at 80-years-of-age, the group
    once again discussed where they  should meet for
    dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the
    Ocean View  Restaurant, because they had never
    been there before

    Update on My Weight Loss

    Friday, May 21st, 2010
                     Jane
    Some friends have asked me to give an update on my weight loss and on how I’m doing, now that the program is officially “over.”  On paper, at least, I’m doing fine.  I’ve lost a total of 88 pounds, and I’m still being careful, still exercising.  But I have to say that this is the hardest part of the program for me.  It’s a lot easier, I’ve discovered, to stay on a program where you know you can have six chocolate shakes a day and nothing more than it is to have the whole world laid out in front of you, where you have to choose what and when you are going to eat!  There’s this tendency to jump up and down, celebrating and yelling, “I did it!”–that can mess with your head.  After all, if you have already succeeded at something, then why do you still need to think and work and struggle? 

    It’s felt like a slippery slope lately.  One bite of chocolate chip cookie here.  Two tastes of bacon there.  I see how easily I could just slip right back into bad eating habits, no matter how much soul-searching I’ve done over the past few months.  Old, lifelong habits die hard.

    I know 2 things now:  1) I will always have to think about my eating and keep it under control because I love food and am addicted to food (so there really is no finish line in this race) and 2) it will probably never get easier. 

     It helps to know that.  (more…)

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