What I'm Reading This Week #35
Howdy do and happy last Friday of August! I hope you had a good week and if your weather was like ours, it was FINALLY under 93 degrees. Don't get me wrong, I know sweater weather isn't here but it was nice to not have the AC working overtime (set to 76) starting at 11am every day! It was nice to not walk out to water the garden and walk into a wall of humidity so I will take what I can get. Speaking of which: With this 3" San Marzano , I shall be able to make enough sauce to cover 7.3 spaghetti noodles. 😒 Now let's get to: How to Stock Your Pantry for Quick & Easy Meals in Minutes (Ooh, I need to crockpot some black beans for some sweet potato black bean burritos.) What Happens to Your Body When You Start Lifting Weights After 50 (Stay strong, sharp, and independent—no matter when you start.) Ditching This Common Food Type Could Double Weight Loss, According To Scientists (It makes sense and I've started to cut back on them for ...
Great lesson, indeed! Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteI've heard lots of quotes over the years that have stuck with me...until now. Can't think of one. Perhaps I'm not the "morning person" I thought I was. :)
I have - but it's a little weird so bear with me.
ReplyDeleteI was/am a huge fan of the tv show Angel that was cancelled a few years back. At the end of the final episode there stands Angel and the few remaining members of his team facing a giant army of various supernatural baddies, including a dragon. The final line is Angel telling his team "I don't know about all of you, but I'm gonna kill a dragon". (like you, I paraphrased but I'm pretty close).
I realize it sounds a little dumb, but fighting a dragon means facing insurmountable odds and whether or not one succeeds, the battle is worth fighting.
That is a true, true statement!
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't on TV but on a DVD of a women's conference that I was watching. The speaker said she stressed a lot over doing the right things, in the right way, at the right time, praying and praying over every detail, moving with caution at all times. Her friend told her something that gave her a great measure of freedom (and it has done the same to me): You aren't good enough to mess God up. Isn't that awesome? lol I don't care HOW bad I botch things up, God doesn't go to biting His nails or wringing His hands or pulling His hair out over it. What a relief that can be!
I liked that phrase a lot! I don't think I have anything as good to share. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it is so very true. The one movie quote that comes to mind right now and i think about a lot during my weight lose adventure is from Yoda: "do or do not, there is NO try". Lol.
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Great quote and great post. After a certain age I stopped caring and as a result, starting treating myself WAY better.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your loss and all your hard work!!!
Thank you for sharing this quote! It's soooo true!
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ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about this since last night. The same thing is coming to me, so I'm just going to go with it.
Miami Vice. Yes, the series, not the movie (dating myself). I remember they often had some heavy themes, and not so happy endings. I remember the boss, always so quiet-spoken yet so in control and measured. The use of music was very powerful to me; I will never forget a really heavy episode, and the ending with Sonny back on his houseboat, and Simply Red's Holding Back the Years played. It had me by the throat.
So I thought about your blog and question to us and concluded that I am really moved by the MUSIC that some shows will choose, the song that is just so spot-on that you sit there with tears streaming... I really do like when a tv show just blows you away. Good topic!
So sorry about the horrific cold, BTW! Ugh!! I've done a little catch-up and didn't know you'd been suffering through another. I hope it's almost gone and you can enjoy tasting stuff again!
Sorry I’m playing catch up :)I have had that a lot but can't seem to think of one off the bat.
ReplyDeleteThere is a story I have heard twice this semester that has royally touched me. It is about a person trying to save all these starfish by throwing them back into the ocean, if they don’t they will all die. A person says you can’t possibly save them all. The person replies but I saved that one. Basically you might not be able to make a difference or save all of their lives but if you can save one or make a difference in one of their lives, that is often enough. I have often felt like my heart is too big and that I would be crushed if I couldn’t save them all but now I know as long as I keep trying and make a difference in one of their lives that is all that matters. I’ll be changing the world one broken heart at a time :)
Also I enjoyed your other post about people pushing their food stuff on others. That is how you know they are new. They haven’t figured out that what works for others doesn’t work for everyone else. I always appreciate when people give their opinion for what works for them but they have to know its not the be all end all in weight loss.
There's this part in Road House where someone is trying to get under Patrick Swayze's skin with insults and Swayze's response is perfect.
ReplyDelete"Opinions vary"
When someone is really miffing me off, I hear his voice in my head reminding me of that.
Of course it's accompanied with a mental picture of his bare behind from another scene in the movie, but that is absolutely NOT what brings that smile to my face. Seriously.... I mean it! :-)