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Archive for March, 2008

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, [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

Food Fight

From Ze Frank. Watch it. Tags: Technorati Tags: Ze Frank,Food Fight,Video,YouTube

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 [...]

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 pottery [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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