Did anyone else happen to see the CNN special "Planet in Peril" this evening? Its very humbling, sad and angering at the same time. Part 2 is on tomorrow night. If you didn't watch it - i would recommend searching for the reruns and watching it. Especially for those of you who wouldn't mind watching Anderson Cooper running around the amazon in tight shirts. (ahem - (e:james))
My cat just attempted to jump on my yoga ball. needless to say my yoga ball now has a hole in it. grrr
so the halloween party is saturday and it starts at 8. That is also the same night as the october breakdancing battle. I believe that we will end up at the battle for an hour or so and then run home to change and then we will head out to the party later...
speaking of which...
if anybody is interested in going to the battle for a bit before the party - just let me know. it is an amazing time and you will love it.
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10/23/2007 23:49 #41772
AC in Peril.Category: randomo
10/22/2007 09:57 #41747
to veggie or not to veggieCategory: work
This morning while making my lunch for work, I was pondering the fact that most of my coworkers thing that i'm a vegetarian.
If you know me, you know that this is definetely not true. I love meat. Sorry vegetarians, but i am not...
but why do they think i am a vegetarian is so beyond me. Yes i bring salads to work... but what is sprinkled generously across the top of said salad? ham. yes real ham! oink oink!
and when i bring in a wrap or sandwhich? yes i admit... its always on whole wheat bread. and yes, there is usually a generous helping of lettuce, tomato, and avacado on there, but there is also HAM!
i like ham.
and yes i put hummus on my wraps! i know that several of you are unaware of what this stuff even is (quote: "Oh is that the stinky stuff that you smell when you go into Indian restaurants?") no my friend, that is curry. HUMMUS PEOPLE!!
Apparently to my fellow coworkers, if one attempts to eat 'healthy' (not running to mcdonalds/burgerking/arby's/fishfryfridays) every day than i must be a vegetarian.+
If you know me, you know that this is definetely not true. I love meat. Sorry vegetarians, but i am not...
but why do they think i am a vegetarian is so beyond me. Yes i bring salads to work... but what is sprinkled generously across the top of said salad? ham. yes real ham! oink oink!
and when i bring in a wrap or sandwhich? yes i admit... its always on whole wheat bread. and yes, there is usually a generous helping of lettuce, tomato, and avacado on there, but there is also HAM!
i like ham.
and yes i put hummus on my wraps! i know that several of you are unaware of what this stuff even is (quote: "Oh is that the stinky stuff that you smell when you go into Indian restaurants?") no my friend, that is curry. HUMMUS PEOPLE!!
Apparently to my fellow coworkers, if one attempts to eat 'healthy' (not running to mcdonalds/burgerking/arby's/fishfryfridays) every day than i must be a vegetarian.+
mike - 10/23/07 20:11
no one has ever confused me for vegetarian or healthy? hmm? is it because for example the other night on the way to (e:pmt) I picked up some Wendy's only to get there and a half hour later they are going to wendy's and I think, hey why not? Why not go for round two.... and it was delicious!
no one has ever confused me for vegetarian or healthy? hmm? is it because for example the other night on the way to (e:pmt) I picked up some Wendy's only to get there and a half hour later they are going to wendy's and I think, hey why not? Why not go for round two.... and it was delicious!
joshua - 10/23/07 10:58
I used to be a vegetarian until I recognized that denying myself steak, chicken and pork was outright stupid. Let the people with the hang-ups sweat over the BS.
I used to be a vegetarian until I recognized that denying myself steak, chicken and pork was outright stupid. Let the people with the hang-ups sweat over the BS.
fellyconnelly - 10/23/07 09:20
yeah apparently soy really is in everything....
i find nothing wrong with vegetarianism for others. i just really love ham. mmm ham.
yeah apparently soy really is in everything....
i find nothing wrong with vegetarianism for others. i just really love ham. mmm ham.
tinypliny - 10/22/07 20:53
To resolve your Hamletesque dilemma, yes!!! Veggie rocks! Be veggie!!!
@(e:James): Average vegetarians don't gorge on Soy, James! Two years back, I had never even heard of all these crazy soy stuff eg. Tofu, Seitan, Soy milk etc. They are now a part of my diet (except Soy milk), but they aren't anywhere close to being a major part, and they never will be. These soy products are south-east Asian protein sources and not all of Asia lives and swears by them. The major sources of protein for people in the subcontinent are milk/dairy products and lentils.
I think it's interesting that here vegetarianism is seen as being hooked to meat replacements that are inevitably made of soy. Non-vegetarians see this as a revolting and insipid alternative. I think the reason behind this blind loathing of "replacements" is the idea of being a "replacement". It is my personal opinion that if you want to be a vegetarian, then you don't need replacements. It's a totally different lifestyle choice, and you just adopt it. It's a lifestyle in which all the so-called "replacement" products are just new components to your food. They are not a predominant part or a block-your-meat-craving-with-this part.
Let me step on the controversy platform and say that if anyone is using the soy products as a replacement, they probably aren't too happy being a vegetarian anyway. Continuing being a vegetarian with cravings for meat is going to do you no earthly good.
That said, it is very true that soy is used as a filler material in every kind of processed food sold here in the States (on a par with corn). In fact, did you know that those cherished donuts have a major % of soy in them? So you don't really have to be a forced vegetarian to be eating an indecent amount of soy.
However, soy may not be a major source of phytoestrogens. Other surprising source of isoflavones (phytoestrogens) are Beer, Coffee, Flaxseed and a quite non-surprisingly, a million different types of fruit.
According to latest epidemiological research, the role of phytoestrogens in breast cancer causation/prognosis is not defined. Clinical trials are currently underway to see if a sizeable amount of phytoestrogen-intake induces the expression of good genes (tumour-supressor genes) or bad genes (oncogenes) or affects weight gain in any way. All this points to the fact that though phytoestrogens may have a hormonal action in maybe test-tube cancer cell models, this may not be the case in a human body.
It is also wise to keep in mind that mono-diets (with the same nutrient-source everyday, for every meal) or diets rich in excessive amount of a particular nutrient-source are bound to interfere/alter with some biological pathway or the other.
The punch line is: Making informed choices should not be equivalent to making yourselves unhappy.
To resolve your Hamletesque dilemma, yes!!! Veggie rocks! Be veggie!!!
@(e:James): Average vegetarians don't gorge on Soy, James! Two years back, I had never even heard of all these crazy soy stuff eg. Tofu, Seitan, Soy milk etc. They are now a part of my diet (except Soy milk), but they aren't anywhere close to being a major part, and they never will be. These soy products are south-east Asian protein sources and not all of Asia lives and swears by them. The major sources of protein for people in the subcontinent are milk/dairy products and lentils.
I think it's interesting that here vegetarianism is seen as being hooked to meat replacements that are inevitably made of soy. Non-vegetarians see this as a revolting and insipid alternative. I think the reason behind this blind loathing of "replacements" is the idea of being a "replacement". It is my personal opinion that if you want to be a vegetarian, then you don't need replacements. It's a totally different lifestyle choice, and you just adopt it. It's a lifestyle in which all the so-called "replacement" products are just new components to your food. They are not a predominant part or a block-your-meat-craving-with-this part.
Let me step on the controversy platform and say that if anyone is using the soy products as a replacement, they probably aren't too happy being a vegetarian anyway. Continuing being a vegetarian with cravings for meat is going to do you no earthly good.
That said, it is very true that soy is used as a filler material in every kind of processed food sold here in the States (on a par with corn). In fact, did you know that those cherished donuts have a major % of soy in them? So you don't really have to be a forced vegetarian to be eating an indecent amount of soy.
However, soy may not be a major source of phytoestrogens. Other surprising source of isoflavones (phytoestrogens) are Beer, Coffee, Flaxseed and a quite non-surprisingly, a million different types of fruit.
According to latest epidemiological research, the role of phytoestrogens in breast cancer causation/prognosis is not defined. Clinical trials are currently underway to see if a sizeable amount of phytoestrogen-intake induces the expression of good genes (tumour-supressor genes) or bad genes (oncogenes) or affects weight gain in any way. All this points to the fact that though phytoestrogens may have a hormonal action in maybe test-tube cancer cell models, this may not be the case in a human body.
It is also wise to keep in mind that mono-diets (with the same nutrient-source everyday, for every meal) or diets rich in excessive amount of a particular nutrient-source are bound to interfere/alter with some biological pathway or the other.
The punch line is: Making informed choices should not be equivalent to making yourselves unhappy.
james - 10/22/07 15:35
Sorry to scare you Drew.
There is soy in everything. Seriously, everything you eat has some soy product (and corn product for that matter).
I heard about the soy estrogen thing in regard to weight lifters who use soy protein powder. Eating 200g of the stuff a day is a lot different that the casual soy eating most people do.
my apologies.
Sorry to scare you Drew.
There is soy in everything. Seriously, everything you eat has some soy product (and corn product for that matter).
I heard about the soy estrogen thing in regard to weight lifters who use soy protein powder. Eating 200g of the stuff a day is a lot different that the casual soy eating most people do.
my apologies.
drew - 10/22/07 14:41
hmmm. I eat a lot of soy. I just thought I was too fat, but apparently, it's soy's fat.
Hey Janelle, you should eat all my soy from now on. win-win, right?
hmmm. I eat a lot of soy. I just thought I was too fat, but apparently, it's soy's fat.
Hey Janelle, you should eat all my soy from now on. win-win, right?
james - 10/22/07 14:05
I hate that. People think healthy eating = vegetarianism... as if gorging on genetically altered soy is healthy.
Speaking of which, hope you male vegetarians are enjoying those soy-estrogen induced man-titties.
We need to get you a hat made out of bacon to put them in their little place.
I hate that. People think healthy eating = vegetarianism... as if gorging on genetically altered soy is healthy.
Speaking of which, hope you male vegetarians are enjoying those soy-estrogen induced man-titties.
We need to get you a hat made out of bacon to put them in their little place.
janelle - 10/22/07 10:21
LOL, I hear ya Felly. I imagine my co-workers think I'm vegetarian as well. Eating food that is "different" is definitely asking for yourself and your food to be deeply scrutinized by your co-workers. At my last place of work, people were more than happy to let me know my food was stinky and weird looking.
At one work place, I had a friend tell me that my food looked good and smelled good, but when I offered to let her try some, she absolutely refused because the food had fake meat(seitan)in it! How bizarre is that?
Here at my current work place, someone told me that they were hesitant to offer me sweets because I looked like a person who tried to be healthy?! Lol, that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the occasional sweet!
LOL, I hear ya Felly. I imagine my co-workers think I'm vegetarian as well. Eating food that is "different" is definitely asking for yourself and your food to be deeply scrutinized by your co-workers. At my last place of work, people were more than happy to let me know my food was stinky and weird looking.
At one work place, I had a friend tell me that my food looked good and smelled good, but when I offered to let her try some, she absolutely refused because the food had fake meat(seitan)in it! How bizarre is that?
Here at my current work place, someone told me that they were hesitant to offer me sweets because I looked like a person who tried to be healthy?! Lol, that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the occasional sweet!
10/21/2007 15:59 #41737
lacklusty billsCategory: good times
Buffalo Just won a game.
is it just me or was that win rather lackluster?
i mean everyone was just like... yeah we won, i'm tired lets get a beer...
i mean its the bills... shouldn't they be ecstatic as all hell that they actually didn't biff it in the end?
or am i just being overly pessimistic?
is it just me or was that win rather lackluster?
i mean everyone was just like... yeah we won, i'm tired lets get a beer...
i mean its the bills... shouldn't they be ecstatic as all hell that they actually didn't biff it in the end?
or am i just being overly pessimistic?
mrmike - 10/21/07 19:22
Nah, I had to work there today and we felt the same way
Nah, I had to work there today and we felt the same way
10/20/2007 10:30 #41723
News!!!Category: good times
perusing the titles on yahoo news after signing out of my email often leads to interesting news.....
but this morning's tidbit of news was just the cats pjs!
HARRY POTTER SPOILER!!!!
and for all those link clicky persons (such as myself) i'll let you know the big suprise...
dumbledore is gay!
thats right... harry potter's beloved headmaster was a big homo!! ahh yes... the answers to all those pesky questions! the fashionable robes! the mysterious twinkle in his eye! oh dumbledore, i finally get you!!!
oh yeah and that fling with Grindelwald was explained too...
oh and then i just looked at jim's chatter and saw that he already posted this... so t his is a pointless entry... thanks a lot for bein on top of things jim!!
but this morning's tidbit of news was just the cats pjs!
HARRY POTTER SPOILER!!!!
and for all those link clicky persons (such as myself) i'll let you know the big suprise...
dumbledore is gay!
thats right... harry potter's beloved headmaster was a big homo!! ahh yes... the answers to all those pesky questions! the fashionable robes! the mysterious twinkle in his eye! oh dumbledore, i finally get you!!!
oh yeah and that fling with Grindelwald was explained too...
oh and then i just looked at jim's chatter and saw that he already posted this... so t his is a pointless entry... thanks a lot for bein on top of things jim!!
fellyconnelly - 10/20/07 15:20
i guess that there was some reference to a dumbledore love interest added to the script in the next movie and jk had to explain why she was nixing that one...
i guess that there was some reference to a dumbledore love interest added to the script in the next movie and jk had to explain why she was nixing that one...
jenks - 10/20/07 14:15
so weird... why out him now? why does it matter? I'm confused...
so weird... why out him now? why does it matter? I'm confused...
james - 10/20/07 14:14
Dumbledor touched me.
Dumbledor touched me.
lauren - 10/20/07 12:25
No wonder I always loved him so...
No wonder I always loved him so...
10/15/2007 23:23 #41667
EntitlementCategory: work
Well kids, today I want to talk to you about entitlement.
Take note of the following and very pertinant example that I have taken from my everyday life.
"I have given you guys a lot of money over the years so you better give me a good deal"
or
"You will give me a car charger for free or that will be a deal breaker"
or
"What do you mean I can't get that phone for free? I'm entitled to a free phone!"
You see, one thing that I have come to realize over the years as a sales person is that there is this nasty virus going around making people believe that they are entitled to much more than they are. I mean, I may be wrong, but I don't believe that anyone has ever approached the electric company and told them "Hey, I've paid you thousands of dollars over the past few years, so I am entitled to a free month of service!" Who has ever approached Time Warner Cable and requested free cable because of the amount of money they have spent?
It somehow seems to me that people have gotten a bit too big for their britches. About 95 percent of the people who come to me with these demands seem to be middle class white men (and sometimes women). They seem to think that they deserve the world.
They seem to believe that what they are doing when they demand that free car charger or that free phone is 'sticking it to the man.' Really they are just 'sticking it to the underpaid salesperson'
Verizon doesn't suffer from that free accessory. The salesperson's pay check sure does though.
I have sold phones and services and actually lost money on, just to make the customers happy, and they STILL have walked out of the door with the proverbial 'I deserved more" stick up their ass.
Just be nice and I'll be more than happy to help you out as much as I can. I will lose money for you.
That is all.
Take note of the following and very pertinant example that I have taken from my everyday life.
"I have given you guys a lot of money over the years so you better give me a good deal"
or
"You will give me a car charger for free or that will be a deal breaker"
or
"What do you mean I can't get that phone for free? I'm entitled to a free phone!"
You see, one thing that I have come to realize over the years as a sales person is that there is this nasty virus going around making people believe that they are entitled to much more than they are. I mean, I may be wrong, but I don't believe that anyone has ever approached the electric company and told them "Hey, I've paid you thousands of dollars over the past few years, so I am entitled to a free month of service!" Who has ever approached Time Warner Cable and requested free cable because of the amount of money they have spent?
It somehow seems to me that people have gotten a bit too big for their britches. About 95 percent of the people who come to me with these demands seem to be middle class white men (and sometimes women). They seem to think that they deserve the world.
They seem to believe that what they are doing when they demand that free car charger or that free phone is 'sticking it to the man.' Really they are just 'sticking it to the underpaid salesperson'
Verizon doesn't suffer from that free accessory. The salesperson's pay check sure does though.
I have sold phones and services and actually lost money on, just to make the customers happy, and they STILL have walked out of the door with the proverbial 'I deserved more" stick up their ass.
Just be nice and I'll be more than happy to help you out as much as I can. I will lose money for you.
That is all.
james - 10/17/07 15:48
I mean, this really is the logical end of the bend-over-backwards-for-the-fucking-customer philosophy that distant execs have been imposing on the underpaid grunts of the business. The customer is seldom right.
I mean, this really is the logical end of the bend-over-backwards-for-the-fucking-customer philosophy that distant execs have been imposing on the underpaid grunts of the business. The customer is seldom right.
joshua - 10/16/07 10:07
That is sad, but yeah its true - entitlement is a big problem in our society today.
Its funny to me that the people with the most are usually the ones that feel the most entitled to free stuff.
That is sad, but yeah its true - entitlement is a big problem in our society today.
Its funny to me that the people with the most are usually the ones that feel the most entitled to free stuff.
fellyconnelly - 10/16/07 09:48
oh and incidentally - the store that i have the most problems with this is East Aurora.
oh and incidentally - the store that i have the most problems with this is East Aurora.
fellyconnelly - 10/16/07 09:47
What really gets to me is that when people come in that don't seem to have lots of money, more often than not they don't argue! When I tell them what the price is, then they accept that without a tear.
Does this mean that in order to elevate my financial status that I have to start whining and taking money from other people's paycheck?
What really gets to me is that when people come in that don't seem to have lots of money, more often than not they don't argue! When I tell them what the price is, then they accept that without a tear.
Does this mean that in order to elevate my financial status that I have to start whining and taking money from other people's paycheck?
janelle - 10/16/07 08:23
Hm, I can tell you all about entitlement from my teaching assistant days where I had students insist that even though they were failing a class they out to at minimum receive a passing grade as they were paying for the class!
Hm, I can tell you all about entitlement from my teaching assistant days where I had students insist that even though they were failing a class they out to at minimum receive a passing grade as they were paying for the class!
imk2 - 10/16/07 07:31
but if there was competition to the electric co and the cable company then there would be plenty of free stuff to go around.
but if there was competition to the electric co and the cable company then there would be plenty of free stuff to go around.
mrmike - 10/16/07 06:55
Oh, the stories I could tell you about Time Warner, especially the Amherst office, the clientele is especially white, wealthy and whiny.
Oh, the stories I could tell you about Time Warner, especially the Amherst office, the clientele is especially white, wealthy and whiny.
tinypliny - 10/16/07 05:23
This post rocks. So does jenks' comment. :) Hee hee.
This post rocks. So does jenks' comment. :) Hee hee.
jenks - 10/15/07 23:48
1- love the new user pic
2- yeah, I hear you. I had a patient tell me the other day that I couldn't discharge him from the hospital since it's "his right to be in the hospital".
Ummmm, no it isn't. There is nothing wrong with you, and you have no insurance- it is not "your right" to essentially stay in a hotel and get IV narcotics for your imaginary pain.
But.... if patients make a stink, we don't "kick them out" (even though it is our "right" to)- instead we said "ok, fine. You can stay. But you get only ORAL pain meds, and a bland diet since you said you are sick to your stomach, and you are not allowed to leave the floor to go outside to smoke."
He went home.
But seriously.... why does everyone think they 'deserve' free stuff?
What happened to honest pay for an honest day's work? no free lunch? etc etc?
1- love the new user pic
2- yeah, I hear you. I had a patient tell me the other day that I couldn't discharge him from the hospital since it's "his right to be in the hospital".
Ummmm, no it isn't. There is nothing wrong with you, and you have no insurance- it is not "your right" to essentially stay in a hotel and get IV narcotics for your imaginary pain.
But.... if patients make a stink, we don't "kick them out" (even though it is our "right" to)- instead we said "ok, fine. You can stay. But you get only ORAL pain meds, and a bland diet since you said you are sick to your stomach, and you are not allowed to leave the floor to go outside to smoke."
He went home.
But seriously.... why does everyone think they 'deserve' free stuff?
What happened to honest pay for an honest day's work? no free lunch? etc etc?
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