Gustav Looms On Katrina’s AnniversaryPosted by Lorren on August 29, 2008
Anybody remember what they were doing three years ago? Well, I can’t remember what I was doing 3 years ago to the minute, or even the hour, but I do know what was on my mind and heart… Katrina. I was praying for the people in the Superdome, and afterwards, I mourned with [...]
HYC UpdatePosted by Lorren on August 26, 2008
Not a great week this week. I gained 4.2 pounds! It must be water or something, because I know I did not consume an extra 14,700 calories over the last week (4.2 x 3500). So hopefully it will disappear in the next week.
Had three trips to the restaurant over the past week. [...]
Go World?Posted by Lorren on August 24, 2008
For the last 17 days, I’ve been enjoying the Olympics as much as the next person. I’ve enjoyed watching Shawn Johnson and Nastia Luiken get their golds, felt down when the American relay racers dropped their batons, and cheered on Michael Phelps through his 8 golds. Since I’ve been using Tivo to watch [...]
Did Donald Rumsfeld Help Put An Innocent Person In Jail?Posted by Lorren on
I just finished watching the documentary Sweet Misery. It is a documentary about aspertame, the supposedly “innocuous” sweetener found in popular diet foods like Diet Coke and Crystal Light.
I think I’ve written about it before, but I have been a victim myself of aspertame poisoning in the past. I started drinking Diet Coke [...]
Olympian Chooses Life Over A MedalPosted by Lorren on August 23, 2008
I saw this a few minutes ago, thought it was very cool, so I thought I’d like to pass it on.
Tasha Danvers, a hurdler for the British track and field team, was the sixth-fastest hurdler in the world right before the Athens games in 2004. Then she found out that she was pregnant.
The track [...]
Illegal Immigrants Return HomePosted by Lorren on
Perhaps there’s one good thing about having a sagging economy… illegal immigrants are returning home in record numbers, according to Fox News.com.
The economy probably isn’t the only component to this mass exodus from the United States. Arizona’s new law that revokes the business license of people that knowingly hire illegal immigrants probably has a [...]
Perhaps This Is Why Our Country Is Going Down The Tubes?Posted by Lorren on August 22, 2008
Other countries are being affected by this as well, and this may be a factor for them too.
The education system for quite some time has been an example of something that has not lived up to it’s potential. A look at past tests for 8th grade graduates from the late 1800s would put most [...]
Another Green MysteryPosted by Lorren on August 20, 2008
Recently, I wrote another post about how if we’re so concerned about the planet and being green, why do we buy junk that will wear out in a year? Why do we always buy the latest if we’re so concerned about the planet? Something I was talking to my husband about the other [...]
HYC UpdatePosted by Lorren on August 19, 2008
Well, I started week 2 of the Hundred Pushup Challenge. I don’t look forward to push ups, but I would like to be stronger.
Created by MyFitnessPal – Free Calorie Counter
My happy news is that I lost more than 2 pounds this last week. Hooray! My weight usually goes down and up and [...]
Homeschool Housekeeping…Posted by Lorren on August 18, 2008
Our new school year is starting in 2 weeks. It seems like we just finished… perhaps it is because we just did. Because of the house fire, we didn’t finish the last of the history lessons until mid-July.
But all of dd’s friends are already in school, and we kinda have to start with [...]
