I was remembering those Taco Bell ads the other day – the ones where a guy eats a burrito or something, and then comes out and reports in the glorious celebration “I’m full!” And everybody cheers. And it got me to thinking. Why is it that they think they need to celebrate being full?
I struggle off and on with being frustrated with my weight. I have a desk job, and I don’t exersize much, and so I’ve battled “the bulge” for several years now. And as I got to thinking about it the other day, I was trying to remember the last time I really felt hungry. Typically what happens is that I eat my meals with largeish portions at regular times, (the family’s gotta run on a schedule, after all), and I eat so much that I’m never really hungry – I’m just eating because I’m not too full and hey, it’s time to eat.
So the last few days I’ve been making a bigger effort to eat less, and to enjoy the feeling of being hungry between meals. It’s a little different, but it feels good. Now if I could just couple it with some exersize, maybe I’d be getting somewhere…
So forget about all those Taco Bell commercials. You don’t really buy their food, anyway…. you just rent it for a while. 
My new cause for celebration: I’m hungry!
I was remembering those Taco Bell ads the other day – the ones where a guy eats a burrito or something, and then comes out and reports in the glorious celebration “I’m full!” And everybody cheers. And it got me to thinking. Why is it that they think they need to celebrate being full?
I struggle off and on with being frustrated with my weight. I have a desk job, and I don’t exersize much, and so I’ve battled “the bulge” for several years now. And as I got to thinking about it the other day, I was trying to remember the last time I really felt hungry. Typically what happens is that I eat my meals with largeish portions at regular times, (the family’s gotta run on a schedule, after all), and I eat so much that I’m never really hungry – I’m just eating because I’m not too full and hey, it’s time to eat.
So the last few days I’ve been making a bigger effort to eat less, and to enjoy the feeling of being hungry between meals. It’s a little different, but it feels good. Now if I could just couple it with some exersize, maybe I’d be getting somewhere…
So forget about all those Taco Bell commercials. You don’t really buy their food, anyway…. you just rent it for a while. My new cause for celebration: I’m hungry!
I was remembering those Taco Bell ads the other day – the ones where a guy eats a burrito or something, and then comes out and reports in the glorious celebration “I’m full!” And everybody cheers. And it got me to thinking. Why is it that they think they need to celebrate being full?
I struggle off and on with being frustrated with my weight. I have a desk job, and I don’t exersize much, and so I’ve battled “the bulge” for several years now. And as I got to thinking about it the other day, I was trying to remember the last time I really felt hungry. Typically what happens is that I eat my meals with largeish portions at regular times, (the family’s gotta run on a schedule, after all), and I eat so much that I’m never really hungry – I’m just eating because I’m not too full and hey, it’s time to eat.
So the last few days I’ve been making a bigger effort to eat less, and to enjoy the feeling of being hungry between meals. It’s a little different, but it feels good. Now if I could just couple it with some exersize, maybe I’d be getting somewhere…
So forget about all those Taco Bell commercials. You don’t really buy their food, anyway…. you just rent it for a while. My new cause for celebration: I’m hungry!
I’ll come up with a more thoughtful post one of these days, I promise. But for now, more boring information!
I’ve been trying to get ahold of a wireless USB adapter that will work with my Tivo so I can transfer programs onto my PC.
Step 1: I went out and bought some wireless adapter at random from Walmart. Oops. Bad idea. Tivo doesn’t support very many adapters. Took that one back and got a refund. Arrrrrgh.
Step 2: Researched carefully, bought a WUSB12 that the online forums assured me would work fine. Got it online, it arrived via Fedex yesterday. It didn’t work. It ends up that certain versions of a WUSB12 will work with Tivo… but there wasn’t any version info avalilable on the online store. Arrrrgh.
Step 2.1: Figured I’d need to return this one as well, requested an RMA number.
Step 2.2: Realized that maybe I could sell it here instead to get out of the “store credit” hassle.
Step 2.3: Listed it on the buy/sell newsgroup here at work this morning. Sold it within 1 hour. After I send in for the rebate on this puppy, I’ll actually be a few bucks ahead. Woohoo!
Step 3: Go to a local store and purchase one that I can check the model/serial/version number on before I buy it, or, at least, that I have the ability to return locally if it doesn’t work. No time to do this tonight, but tomorrow, maybe.
That’s all for today’s episode. Tune in tomorrow when Chris goes to BestBuy and asks, “hey buddy, ya got a D-Link DWL-G122?”
The customer is town today with a simulator. This meant the necessity for multiple software hacks to allow testing, all needed ASAP.
I had them up and running by 1045. WOOHOO!
At a used CD sale hosted by our local Youth for Christ chapter this weekend, I picked up The Normals‘ Coming to Life and Sandra McCracken’s Gypsy Flat Road for $3 each. SCORE! Dunno why somebody would want to get rid of ‘em, but I’ll be happy to take advantage of that choice.
I’ll have to go update my CD wish list.
My brother Ryan has a really funny post about some late-night events outside his apartment while the parents were visiting him last weekend.
Do yourself a favor and read it.
My brother Ryan has a really funny post about some late-night events outside his apartment while the parents were visiting him last weekend.
Do yourself a favor and read it.
My brother Ryan has a really funny post about some late-night events outside his apartment while the parents were visiting him last weekend.
Do yourself a favor and read it.
ser·en·dip·i·ty
n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
3. An instance of making such a discovery.
Practical definition:
Discovering a good concert near your home just a week before said concert.
Specifically? I was browsing Andrew Peterson’s website this morning to get details on his Christmas tour.
OK, just a bit about the Christmas tour first. Andy P will be bringing his “Behold the Lamb” Christmas tour to Cedar Rapids, IA on Saturday, December 2. It apparently is being hosted by Youth for Christ as a fundraiser. Seeing as I know the local director of YFC, I’m going to have to see if they need any volunteer help for the day. Bonus number 1 this morning was finding out that Derek Webb, his wife Sandra McCracken, and Jill Phillips will all be coming along on this tour. (I suppose the die-hards already knew this, but it was news to me.) So, a big woohoo! for Andy, Derek, and Sandra all in concert in my home town.
Now, the other serendipity: Andy P will be playing a concert in Clermont, IA (about a 2-hour drive from my home) on October 1st (a week from Saturday). It looks like it’s an outdoor concert, 3pm, at the “Cornfest” (and yes, I know, that sounds about as stereotypically Iowan as possible) at Heritage Farm Park in Clermont. Sounds like a nice way to spend a fall Saturday: a drive through the countryside, a good concert, who can ask for better? I’d been wishing to hear some of the stuff from The Far Country in concert… now my wish can be fulfilled.
Well, that’s my happy report for the day. Rejoice with me!