Feb 8, 2006
Jan 26, 2006
Test ... Are you a citizen?
CITIZENSHIP TEST
How well would you do if you took a citizenship test? Try this one out - it is educational and fun.
24 out of 30 is considered a passing grade.
96% of all High School Seniors FAILED this test
50+% of all individuals over 50 did too!
And we WONDER why America is in the shape it's in?
"WELL, DUH!"
Click on the link below.
www.toast.net/games/Independence/page1.asp
Fortunately, they give you the correct answers after they grade you! Be prepared to give up your citizenship!!
How well would you do if you took a citizenship test? Try this one out - it is educational and fun.
24 out of 30 is considered a passing grade.
96% of all High School Seniors FAILED this test
50+% of all individuals over 50 did too!
And we WONDER why America is in the shape it's in?
"WELL, DUH!"
Click on the link below.
www.toast.net/games/Independence/page1.asp
Fortunately, they give you the correct answers after they grade you! Be prepared to give up your citizenship!!
Jan 25, 2006
How many steps do you take in a day?
If you're logging less than 5,000 steps daily with your pedometer, you need to step up your efforts.
Walking 5,000 or fewer steps throughout the course of the day -- about 2 ½ miles -- is deemed sedentary behavior according to new activity guidelines. Most people log between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily by performing everyday activities. Step up your activity level so that you squarely land in the "active" category, which requires 10,000 daily steps.
The average person takes between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily just in the course of performing typical activities of daily life, such as moving about the house or doing errands. According to a new set of physical activity guidelines, this level of activity is considered to be sedentary. Taking between 5,000 and 7,499 steps per day qualifies as low activity; 7,500 to 9,999 qualifies as being somewhat active; 10,000 to 12,499 is considered active; and 12,500 or more is considered highly active. Wear a pedometer to keep track of your daily steps. If you're new to exercise but would like to increase your physical activity level, start by taking a daily 15-minute walk around your block after dinner to accumulate more steps. Increase this amount gradually until you reach your 10,000-step goal.
http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?cid=16348#rateTip 1-25-06
Walking 5,000 or fewer steps throughout the course of the day -- about 2 ½ miles -- is deemed sedentary behavior according to new activity guidelines. Most people log between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily by performing everyday activities. Step up your activity level so that you squarely land in the "active" category, which requires 10,000 daily steps.
The average person takes between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily just in the course of performing typical activities of daily life, such as moving about the house or doing errands. According to a new set of physical activity guidelines, this level of activity is considered to be sedentary. Taking between 5,000 and 7,499 steps per day qualifies as low activity; 7,500 to 9,999 qualifies as being somewhat active; 10,000 to 12,499 is considered active; and 12,500 or more is considered highly active. Wear a pedometer to keep track of your daily steps. If you're new to exercise but would like to increase your physical activity level, start by taking a daily 15-minute walk around your block after dinner to accumulate more steps. Increase this amount gradually until you reach your 10,000-step goal.
http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?cid=16348#rateTip 1-25-06
How many steps do you take in a day?
If you're logging less than 5,000 steps daily with your pedometer, you need to step up your efforts.
Walking 5,000 or fewer steps throughout the course of the day -- about 2 ½ miles -- is deemed sedentary behavior according to new activity guidelines. Most people log between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily by performing everyday activities. Step up your activity level so that you squarely land in the "active" category, which requires 10,000 daily steps.
The average person takes between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily just in the course of performing typical activities of daily life, such as moving about the house or doing errands. According to a new set of physical activity guidelines, this level of activity is considered to be sedentary. Taking between 5,000 and 7,499 steps per day qualifies as low activity; 7,500 to 9,999 qualifies as being somewhat active; 10,000 to 12,499 is considered active; and 12,500 or more is considered highly active. Wear a pedometer to keep track of your daily steps. If you're new to exercise but would like to increase your physical activity level, start by taking a daily 15-minute walk around your block after dinner to accumulate more steps. Increase this amount gradually until you reach your 10,000-step goal.
http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?cid=16348#rateTip 1-25-06
Walking 5,000 or fewer steps throughout the course of the day -- about 2 ½ miles -- is deemed sedentary behavior according to new activity guidelines. Most people log between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily by performing everyday activities. Step up your activity level so that you squarely land in the "active" category, which requires 10,000 daily steps.
The average person takes between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily just in the course of performing typical activities of daily life, such as moving about the house or doing errands. According to a new set of physical activity guidelines, this level of activity is considered to be sedentary. Taking between 5,000 and 7,499 steps per day qualifies as low activity; 7,500 to 9,999 qualifies as being somewhat active; 10,000 to 12,499 is considered active; and 12,500 or more is considered highly active. Wear a pedometer to keep track of your daily steps. If you're new to exercise but would like to increase your physical activity level, start by taking a daily 15-minute walk around your block after dinner to accumulate more steps. Increase this amount gradually until you reach your 10,000-step goal.
http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?cid=16348#rateTip 1-25-06
Dead Cat
OK, first I did not do it.
The other night I was backing into our driveway and noticed the neighborhood cat, dead in the street by the curb. This is cat that had been sleeping on both our front and back porches the last few weeks.
I made a comment about it to Lori which Zane (our almost 4 year old) heard. So he asked about it. Lori stated that maybe I should take him out to look at it … teachable moment. So as we unload the van, Zane is all excited about going to look at the dead cat. I tell him we must first unload the groceries and get a flashlight. So he helped carry in groceries, of which there were several arm loads. After each load taken in he would ask, “Are we going to go look at the cat?” I would say, “After we unload the van and I get a flashlight.” This happened at least three times.
Lori has taught him very well to be careful around cars, “because they can smash you like a pancake.” So in parking lots and when close to a street he obeys very well by waiting for us and holding one of our hands or pant leg.
So after finishing unloading the van, I get the flashlight and we walk out, hand-in-hand, to view the dead kitty. As we walk I remind him about why we must be careful around cars and the street because, of the possibility of being “smashed like a pancake … you see cats are not as smart as you, so they don’t know how to be careful like you are.”
As we flashed the light on to the deceased cat we talked about how sad it was that the poor kitty was dead. We didn’t linger long but as we walked back to the house I reminded him that cats are not as smart as him at being careful around cars and the street, then transitioning to dogs as well, they are not as smart as him and that some day we will get a dog and that he will have to watch the dog carefully because they are not as smart as him either. They have to be kept on a leash or in the backyard.
Later on that night, he accused ME of killing the cat … I am like “what, I didn’t do it.” He said, “Dad you are being silly.”
“No, I didn’t do it, it was already there, I just saw it when we were backing into the driveway.”
He shakes his head, and says again, “daddy’s being silly.”
“No, I did not do it.”
“You’re not telling trufth.”
“Yes, that’s the truth, I don’t tell lies.”
The other night I was backing into our driveway and noticed the neighborhood cat, dead in the street by the curb. This is cat that had been sleeping on both our front and back porches the last few weeks.
I made a comment about it to Lori which Zane (our almost 4 year old) heard. So he asked about it. Lori stated that maybe I should take him out to look at it … teachable moment. So as we unload the van, Zane is all excited about going to look at the dead cat. I tell him we must first unload the groceries and get a flashlight. So he helped carry in groceries, of which there were several arm loads. After each load taken in he would ask, “Are we going to go look at the cat?” I would say, “After we unload the van and I get a flashlight.” This happened at least three times.
Lori has taught him very well to be careful around cars, “because they can smash you like a pancake.” So in parking lots and when close to a street he obeys very well by waiting for us and holding one of our hands or pant leg.
So after finishing unloading the van, I get the flashlight and we walk out, hand-in-hand, to view the dead kitty. As we walk I remind him about why we must be careful around cars and the street because, of the possibility of being “smashed like a pancake … you see cats are not as smart as you, so they don’t know how to be careful like you are.”
As we flashed the light on to the deceased cat we talked about how sad it was that the poor kitty was dead. We didn’t linger long but as we walked back to the house I reminded him that cats are not as smart as him at being careful around cars and the street, then transitioning to dogs as well, they are not as smart as him and that some day we will get a dog and that he will have to watch the dog carefully because they are not as smart as him either. They have to be kept on a leash or in the backyard.
Later on that night, he accused ME of killing the cat … I am like “what, I didn’t do it.” He said, “Dad you are being silly.”
“No, I didn’t do it, it was already there, I just saw it when we were backing into the driveway.”
He shakes his head, and says again, “daddy’s being silly.”
“No, I did not do it.”
“You’re not telling trufth.”
“Yes, that’s the truth, I don’t tell lies.”
Jan 22, 2006
the radio
So… after Youth Church I was cleaning up the kitchen and noticed a boombox on the counter. I turned it on for some tunes. The cool thing was that the song playing as I turned it on was a song by my good friend Scott Riggan. (We were roommates in college and in each others weddings, plus, his wife is a very good friend of my wife.) I love it when that happens. I rarely listen to music on the radio anymore, so it is cool that he was on when I tuned in. To learn more about him go to www.scottriggan.com
Jan 18, 2006
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