Tuesday, June 3, 2014
You Wanna Talk Shit... Ok Let's Talk Shit!!!
Everybody talks shit these days and the fact is they don't know shit....
About Shit!
So let's begin this little Shit talking blog post with a little education...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit
Let's do even better than that and examine the origin of the word Shit...
I like a lot of things about the word "Shit".
First of all - it crosses all ages, nationalities, languages, religions, genders - it's universal, global and effective no matter where you are, what you're doing or who you're talking to.
You hear some 88 year old Japanese woman who can't speak a word of English say "Shit" and you probably know what thought or expression she's trying to convey whether it be a situation where she's eating American Sushi or watching American Idol.
Another thing I like about the word "Shit" is that it can be used as a noun, verb, adjective or interjection which makes it incredibly versatile.
http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/shit
Noun:
Verb:
Adjective:
Interjection:
Hey - don't laugh.
This is Serious Shit!!
And as Full of Shit as this blog post is, I want to add more Shit to the Pile for you to consider.
Let's talk about....
Your Shit.
No - not your possessions or your baggage in life or today's challenges but specifically...
Your Shit!
And even more specifically, Your Shit as it pertains to your Health and Well Being.
Now let me tell you right off, I'm not a Doctor, so if you wanna talk about the color or consistency of your Shit, you'll have to take up that Shitty conversation with your Doctor.
I wanna keep this simple and talk about Your Shit in reference to your diet based on my own personal experience over the years and some things I've learned along the way.
As impressive to guys as a camode full of Shit is, if you're getting up in the morning and dropping a load that has you calling Roto Rooter for Rescue....
You're probably eating too much!
Shit - in it's purest form and definition - is Waste Product which means that You took in some food and Your Body got everything it could out of it and Shit out the rest. See? There's that noun - verb thing again.
So - if you're sculpting Your Own Mt Everest of Shit every morning - you are probably eating Shit (shitty food) and too much of it (implying that eating any amount of Shit is Ok which it's not).
And you know the expression "Eat Shit and Die!"....
It's not only a prelude to throwing down....
It's also a prediction of your early demise if that's what you do with your diet.
So Whadduya do?
Try the Paleo diet - Meat, Eggs, Veggies, Fruit and Nuts.
This is Good Shit that your body can actually use. You can eat a lot of this Shit and still Shit.... You will just Shit less.
Moving on...
Having problems shitting in the morning?
Drink 2 cups of really hot, super strong coffee with brown sugar and Cream-mate.
Even if you don't Shit, you'll probably have a happier, more productive day.
Ok. Let's look at the other end of the Volume of Shit spectrum....
You don't Shit at all or You're constipated...
Which probably means you're Full of Shit.
This is the problem with most women....
They consider the Whole Process of Shit and Shitting distasteful and to be avoided at all costs.
Ladies - Shitting done in the proper way with the proper technique and volume - is a Mystical almost Religious experience.
So I urge you - to embrace the urge - and change your Shitty perspective on Shitting.
If you're not Shitting, it's likely you're doing one or a combination of the following things wrong:
1. Not eating enough - rare in this World, especially in the South, but possible.
2. You're eating the wrong kind of Shit - too much dairy, fried foods, gluten base products, processed foods - this Shit will plug you up so you can't Shit.
3. You're not eating the right kind of Shit - little or no veggies - Dark, leafy vegetables / salads, peppers (best Shit regulator in the World!), onions, squash, asparagus. This is Good Shit that your body can use.
4. You're eating the Right Kind of Shit but you're cooking the Shit out of it. This is a big problem in the South. They cook vegetables till they're mush and then throw a big wad of animal fat or butter in the Pot of Shit to make it taste better. If they'd've just sauted the veggies in a hot cast iron skillet for a few minutes with some salt and pepper and then added a drizzle of good quality Extra Virgin First Cold Pressing Olive Oil and Red Balsamic Vinegar, they would have a meal of good veggies that would tastes good, satisfy the Palette and set them up for a Good Shit the next morning.
Perfect example... Last time I visited my 86 year old Dad, I asked him how he was doing and he says....
"Well - I guess everything's OK but, Son, I'm all blowed up.... I haven't shit for 3 days".
Holy Shit - that's some serious Shit.... Cause Old People need to Shit...
Or Bad Shit happens.
So, first thing I do is go and open his fridge and take a look-see inside and all I see is....
SHIT!!!!
Cheese, fatty sausage, lunch meat, milk, pie....
I said "Dad - you need to read my blog a little more".
And then I thought about some of the blog posts I had written recently and said....
"Never mind that.... We can fix this.... Lemme take you to lunch!"
So long story longer, I take him to Ryan's or Golden Corral or whatever place it is that old Depression Generation people like to go cause they think they're getting a lot of bang for their buck, and I take him over to the salad bar - cause these places actually have great salad bars - if you stay away from the Bad Shit and just stick with the Good Shit.
And I spread my arms in a sweeping motion outward and said "Behold - Your Salvation".
Well - I didn't really say that but I thought it would sound good for the purpose of this post....
Anyway, I fixed him a heaping pile of Good Shit - Spring Mix, Tomatoes, Radishes, Peppers, Squash, Zucchini, Cantaloupe, Apple, Sunflower Seeds, Raisins...
And I put a liberal amount of olive oil and red balsamic vinegar (NOT a ladle of Ranch Dressing) on it and then dusted it heavy with salt and pepper.
We got to the booth and I sat this heaping helping of Bright and Bountiful Goodness in front of him and said....
"Here - Eat This.... And Get Ready!"
It looked something like one of the salads I make every day...
He looked at me kinda funny and dug in...
And to his credit, the Old Man put the groceries down....
He got through and I asked him....
"So.... How do ya feel?"
He says - "I feel full but not all weighed down like I usually feel after eating".
So we get in the truck and start heading back to his house which ain't but about 10 minutes away.
And I notice he's kinda squirming around and trying to get comfortable in his seat so I asked him....
"You OK?"
And he says "Yeah but can you step on it".
Ahaaa! It's working!
We get to the house and that Poor Old Man sails out of the truck like he's Usain Bolt out of the blocks on the 100m finals.
Needless to say but I'm gonna say it anyway, for the next 15 minutes, the sounds coming out of the bathroom sounded like a battle to the Death between a Man and His Shit!
Courtesy of a Heaping Helping of Fresh Veggies.
My 86 year old Dad emerges from the Battle Room and I swear to God, he looks like he's lost 10 pounds.
His belly is gone.... His face is all drawn up and I say....
"Damn Dad - You OK?"
He answers me in that gruff voice of his...
"Son - I haven't Shit like that in 30 years. Thanks - I needed that. Now - let's go fishing!"
And that's a True Story -
I Shit You Not!!!
Monday, June 2, 2014
Final Meal of the Day!!!
Looks like a Ribeye with a Kale hairdo and a sweet pepper smile!
Plated with grape tomatoes, thin cut radishes, cilantro, grapes and raspberries with a Creatine / Fresca / Sangria drink:
Ribeye is covered up with veggies and fruit - that's the way it oughta be.
Last thought of the day...
I may be a Real Bad Boy...
But I'm a Real Good Man!!!
One Hot WOD! One Low Weight!!!
Neither Coach was there so it was Open Box at CrossFit WMD so after I warmed up -
This guy named Brian made up this WOD -
It took me 38:22 to do it with 115# vs 135# Rx on the Power Cleans and 44# vs 53# Rx Kettlebell on the Turkish get-ups but I completed it with Brian and another guy who did it, Jeremy, cheering me on for the last 10 mins.
That's one thing I like about CrossFit - kinda like the military - they leave no man or woman behind. If I ever had to go to war, I'd want those 2 guys with me.
Longest and Most Intense WOD I've done so far!!!
It was hot and I sweated a lot but drank half a quart of Pedialyte and a half a 24 oz Polar bottle of water and STILL weighed in at FF at 168!
And at home at
167.8
A slightly dehydrated weight but still....
I was 195 on March 17th
And I'm 168 Today.
Between the intense CrossFit workouts and the strict Paleo Diet, I look like a skinned rabbit.
My left knee is almost pain free with much improved range of motion - a product of the weight loss, a Cortisone shot 2 weeks ago and intense Physical Therapy (aka 2 a week workouts) and taping with Kinesiology Tape for the last 2 weeks.
After 2 years of concentrated effort, trying new and different things, I have finally DISCOVERED a combination of diet, workouts, recovery and alternative treatment that, at 1 month shy of 52, has me in the...
Best Shape of My Life.
Never would've thought it was possible, but I'm living it.
Pushing yourself to new limits....
Going beyond what you thought possible....
Making the improbable....
Even the impossible...
Reality.
That's what Life is all about...
Discovery.
Lunch with the Spice Girls...
What Spice Girls you ask?
Gotta rewind and catch up Butch....
I'm talking about the All Female All Foxy Crew of Very Physical Therapists at Brazosport Rehab and Wellness...
And no, I'm not there to kick my drug or alcohol habit.... Those are fine....
I have a different kneed.
So who are or who were the real Spice Girls???
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Girls
In summary, 5 British Beauties formed a band in 1994 and adopted different personas...
Scary Spice..... Melanie Brown
Sporty Spice... Melanie Chisholm
Baby Spice... Emma Bunton
Ginger Spice.... Geri Haliwell
Posh Spice.... Victoria Beckham
So now you know???
Who's who at BzRehab...
I'm not telling....
I like my place in the Torture Chamber...
Speaking of Pain for Pleasure, check this out....
http://youtu.be/BH_snXrMHiI
Go KT!!!
And what comes next....
No.... Not that....
Lunch!!!
747 approach... 10 minutes ...
To the Landing Strip....
Making an adjustment in trajectory...
Final Approach...
We have Touchdown!!!!
Taxiing to the Terminal...
As Your Captain, I'd like to thank you for flying Discovery Airways!
You know - a guy can do worse than having lunch twice a week with....
The Spice Girls!!!
I knew that Bad Knee was Good for Something!!!
Hello World - Let's Roll this Monday!!!
Had a little Discovery this weekend involving a..
Close Encounter of the Darker Kind...
So adjusted my Monday Morning Music Mix accordingly...
It's a Spice of Life kinda thing!!!
One of my favorite songs of all time!
Why I'm moving....
Exactly. Just let me get my house sold.... Please Lord!
Well... Hell... I'm always ready for that...
And I've Always been that way....
Let's go WORLD...
Crank it up and Get Your Ass Moving!!!
We got us another Week of Discovery ahead of us!!!
Close Encounter of the Darker Kind...
So adjusted my Monday Morning Music Mix accordingly...
It's a Spice of Life kinda thing!!!
One of my favorite songs of all time!
Why I'm moving....
Exactly. Just let me get my house sold.... Please Lord!
Well... Hell... I'm always ready for that...
And I've Always been that way....
Let's go WORLD...
Crank it up and Get Your Ass Moving!!!
We got us another Week of Discovery ahead of us!!!
Are You a Bodybuilder?
I had someone ask me that this weekend when I was down at the beach....
Several thoughts raced through my mind in immediate reaction to the question...
First off, WOW!!!
Just having someone ask me that question speaks volumes to how far I've come from where I was 2 years ago.
And to be approaching 52...
Second thought was to bypass the "Consider Your Audience and the Context of the Response" filter and say...
I'll get to that thought in a minute.
Anyway, considering the inquirer was a member of the Young and the Restless Crowd, I decided to exercise the KISS principle - Keep It Simple Stupid - on my response and just say....
"No. I'm not a Bodybuilder. I just like to work out and eat right."
And gave him a Discovery card in case he was interested in learning more.
But it got me to thinking about how I would've responded had the audience and environment been different...
So let's rewind and try this again....
"Are You a Bodybuilder?"
Well - we're all Bodybuilders... Aren't we?
It's just that some of us are trying to build a different kind of body!!
Holy Monday Morning Concept Batman!!!
Run that past me again.
Think about it.
Every day every thing you stuff in your face and everything you do or don't do to your body is building....
Or tearing down that Temple you call your....
Body.
And the effects of your past, present and future bodybuilding efforts can have dramatic short and long term effects on your life and those around you.
Geez... That's some serious shit.
Yes - and Serious Shit is another concept I wanna discuss but we'll save that for another post so let's stay focused on this Body Building concept.
So.... Let's run with this...
Bottom line is we're all Body Builders.
Build on a Foundation of...
Good Diet and Nutrition
Routine and Varied Exercise
Disciplined and Sustained Rest and Recovery
And Lifestyle Prioritization and Choices that support the above....
And you will Build a Lean, Strong Body, Mind and Lifestyle that will carry you through the Combat and Crises of Everyday Life....
To the very end.
Based on the research I've done, the positive and negative results I've seen and my own experience, I am convinced that we now know enough about how this most Wonderful Machine we call our Body works, to maintain a Healthy, Active, Lean, Muscular and Strong Mind and Body into our late 70s and 80s...
In other words....
Up to the day we die.
So....
In the Context of a Long and Happy Pursuit of Life, Love, Liberty and Happiness...
I ask you....
Are You a Bodybuilder?
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Sunday Images...
Paleo Rainbow...
Paleo Gold...
The Incredible Shrinking Man...
My 2 favorite things...
Nice evening on the Beach with my Daughter...
Dessert...
If You Can't Make a Difference... At Least Create a Distraction!
As I've opined many times before, I'm a firm believer in...
Change!
Taking Action....
Trying NEW things...
Cause I'm not through with this MFer called Life yet...
And, in fact, Me and Life got a 5 Finger Death Grip on each other's throat...
And that fucker's turning blue!!
Seriously, the last thing you want is a Stagnant Life!!!
And while Me and Henry think that Making a Difference is the Most Noble Endeavor in Life....
Besides that, as HDT says, you don't want to be too good at being good...
Sometimes it's Good to be Bad...
To Fire for Effect...
To just throw a wrench in the works or a firecracker in the crowd and see what happens!
If things aren't working for you....
If you are stuck in a rut...
If you are having to cast a long gaze up just to see bottom...
Look at the bright side....
Your risk is minimal and
Your reward is unlimited.
Just pull the fucking trigger and drop the blade and watch the heads roll.
Sometimes you gotta just grab whatever balls and self respect you got left, say "Fuck You World" and start swinging...
Sometimes it's not What For, it's....
And I wonder day to day
I don't like you anyway
I don't need your shit today
You're pathetic in your own way
I feel for you
(better fuckin go away)
I will behave
Better fuckin go away
I'm doing the best I ever did
I'm doing the best that I can
I'm doing the best I ever did
I don't need to fantasize
You are my pet all the time
I don't mind if you go blind
You get what you get
Until you through with my life
I feel for you
(better fuckin go away)
I will behave
You better go away [x2]
I'm doing the best I ever did
I'm doing the best that I can
I'm doing the best I ever did
Now go away [x2]
I'm doing the best I ever did
(go away)
I'm doing the best that I can
(go away) [x2]
I'm doing the best I ever did
I'm doing the best that I can
I'm doing the best I ever did
Now go away!
I'm doing the best I ever did
I'm doing the best that I can
I'm doing the best I ever did
Now go away [x2]
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
I'm doing the best I ever did
(go away)
I'm doing the best that I can
What are you doing for your next 30 years?
Went home thinking last night.
I'll be 52 on July 4th....
So I'm closer to the end than the beginning...
Some might consider that a morbid perspective, but it depends on how you use that info.
For me, it has inspired, disciplined and driven me to get my priorities straight and seek, create, nurture and sustain the kind of lifestyle I wish I had lived for the past 30 years.
A Lifestyle of LESS Work, Spending and Stress and...
MORE and Better Quality Quality Food, Exercise and Sleep.
Because one of the things I've learned in these 52 years is the best day of my life is...
Today.
And that last breath was a good one.
Thanks God.
I'm in the best shape of my life and am living in a peaceful state of mind balanced with the contentment of who I am now and what I want to be and achieve in...
My Next 30 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFwKen080XY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmBmkAIyXQ0#t=33
I think I'll take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now it's time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord have mercy on my next thirty years
Hey my next thirty years I'm gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things I've done
Maybe now I've conquered all my adolescent fears
And I'll do it better in my next thirty years
My next thirty years I'm gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more
Find a world of happiness without the hate and fear
Figure out just what I'm doing here
In my next thirty years
Oh my next thirty years, I'm gonna watch my weight
Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
Drink a little lemonade and not so many beers
Maybe I'll remember my next thirty years
My next thirty years will be the best years of my life
Raise a little family and hang out with my wife
Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Make up for lost time here, in my next thirty years
In my next thirty years
What Race are You Running?
I had somebody ask me last night what race I was...
Never had anybody ask me that question...
Thought it was pretty obvious but I have been outside a lot lately, got a tan, and it was dark and late so I figured I'd roll with it.
I started to be politically correct and say...
"I'm part of the Human Race".
But instead - I exercised the Loud and Proud Smartass part of my personality and told them I
was...
A White Boy!
The product of a Coon Ass Redbone Woman from Many, La and an Irish Indian Redneck from Newton, Texas.
So I got the best or worst of both worlds depending on how you look at it.
But it got me to thinking....
Despite the fact that this is 2014, we still live in a World of Judgment and Prejudice based on Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation or whatever other tag you wanna put on it.
I just don't get it...
People are People....
Individuals....
Snowflakes....
No two alike.
Despite our attempts to group or categorize or label a person based on how they look or where they came from, in the end analysis, they are....
Their own person...
With their own hopes, dreams, challenges, triumphs, tragedies and past and future....
So the next time you meet someone who's different from you, however you define that, do your best to look into their eyes, speak to their soul and make a connection with another....
Human Being.
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