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Open Letter to the Jacksonville Daily News: Shame on You for Shoddy Coverage of Soup in a Bowl

Dear Jacksonville Daily News,
Shame on you for only sending a photographer to the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts‘ Soup in a Bowl event yesterday. And an even bigger shame on you for having a photograph and a slightly over-run sentence for your coverage in today’s newspaper.
With a staff of over 30 professional journalists, I [...]

Fat Challenge Post #7

The Fat:
I seem to have collected a half-pound and weighed in at 196.5 this morning.
The Food:
Today was a tough food day. It was Soup in a Bowl at the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts. Instead of reposting the entire listing of soups, read the post. I have no clue the caloric value of any of [...]

Soup in a Bowl

As I’ve mentioned, the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts held their 6th annual Soup in a Bowl fundraiser today (photos available here). I’d say it was a pretty rousing success, especially in the “Darned Good Soups” category.
I had five hot soups plus one cold soup and two breads (there was a total of about [...]

Fat Challenge Post #6

The Fat:
I weighed in at 196lbs. I was surprised because I felt like I ate a lot more food yesterday than I had been all week and I wasn’t able to exercise.
The Food:

Breakfast:

Slightly more than a single serving of oatmeal

Lunch:

Half of a grilled spinach wrap (grilled chicken, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, black olives, cucumbers, and bean [...]

The Kind of American I want to be

General Carlessness:
Normally I’d give a pathetic little sniffle and ask that you please stop calling me “un-American” or “anti-American,” but with the word “American” being used as such a nasty insult in some circles lately, I’m starting to think that perhaps I should lift my head proudly and thank you for the compliment.

Brava, Jennifer.
It seems [...]

Food Fight

From Ze Frank. Watch it.

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Fat Challenge Post #5

The Fat:
I weighed in at 196 this morning.
The Food:

Breakfast:

One serving of oatmeal. No butter, no honey.

Snack:

1 Hershey’s Kiss chocolate

Lunch:

Half of a grilled spinach wrap (grilled chicken, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, black olives, cucumbers, and bean sprouts with tropical horseradish.
Half cup of potato salad
pickle
16 oz cup of lemonade

Snack:

Small apple
1 honey pretzel braid
20 oz bottle of lemonade

Dinner:

Half [...]

Don’t be bored, there’s plenty to do!

911 Restoration (in Cedar Point) is hosting a collection of Patrick Keough’s Ireland Photographs tonight from 5pm to 7pm. There will also be a beer tasting.

Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts will be hosting the 6th annual Soup in a Bowl event on Saturday from 11am to 1pm. The cost is a $10 handmade [...]

Fat Challenge Post #4

The Fat:
This morning I weighed in at 196.5 lbs. Real weight loss or pre-weigh-in gas? You decide.
The Food:

Breakfast:

One serving of oatmeal, again sans the honey or butter.

Snack (around 11am-ish):

Two honey pretzel braids
One Girl Scout Iced Lemon cookie

Lunch:

More leftover fajita-style pork-roast with sliced peppers and onions on pasta (about one cup’s worth)

Snack (around 2pm-ish):

Two honey pretzel [...]

Congratulations Congressman-Elect Carson (IN-7)

CNN’s Political Ticker.
Indiana voters elected the second Muslim congressman in U.S. history Tuesday.

Mr. Andre Carson (grandson of the late Congresswoman Julia Carson) joins Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-5) in the small (but growing) Muslim Caucus.
I wonder what the backwards racists at the Freedom ENC Communications, Inc’s local nutjob message board will say about that?

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