Atkins Update #2

At the end of two weeks on Atkins, I have lost a total of 11 pounds and one belt notch.

It isn't as much as I'd hoped for, but 10 pounds is the average that a man loses the first two weeks so I am a pound ahead. I am going to stay on "induction" at least another week.

Funny Quote

"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art."
Tom Stoppage



This is how I feel almost all the time, especially about modern art.

Emily's so cute!

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Jury Exciter Lamp

My teacher told me this is a word for word literal translation of the Chinese. Yikes. He should have asked someone instead of using a dictionary. I thought it was pretty funny.

Who are they kidding?

David Beckham has left Real Madrid for the LA Galaxy soccer team. First of all, let me say that I am NOT a soccer fan. I've tried. Oh how I've tried to like it. There is never a shortage of soccer on TV overseas. Anyway, CNN announced his move and that he will be making ONE MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK!!

I don't care how good he is. It is a game. No one is worth ONE MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK! I don't care what they do, no one can justify making ONE MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK!

(This rant is now over and I'll be returning to regular blogging.)

NCAAF Rankins - Final - Oklahoma #11

Well, in the final poll of the football season, Oklahoma ended up at number 11. Actually not bad, I'd say.






Boomer Sooner!

Atkin's Update

At the end of the first week on Atkins, I have lost 10 pounds. Yea for me.

Stay in the Left Lane

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I guess I should have known that Hong Kong has EVERYTHING! I suppose I can drive to Tulsa, since this sign says "All Destinations"!

Light of the World

Jesus is the Light of the World!

(This is a test post to see if I really can upload animated .gif images, and it looks like I can! This is gonna be fun!)

New Glasses

Audrey got new glasses yesterday and I thought they look great. Here they are!

Happy Birthday, Big Daddy!

Big Daddy grillin' burgers on the pontoon boat at Ft. Gibson Lake.

Today is my dad's birthday. All the grandkids call him "Big Daddy". He likes that a lot!

My dad is special. He loves his family. He loves his wife. And he loves the Lord.

My dad likes to fish. Crappie fish. Cat fish. Bass fish. About anything that jumps on the line will do. He loves to go out on the boat. In fact, he even bought a second house just so he could have the dock. A man after my own heart!

My dad helps people. In fact, he really loves to help anyone who needs anything.

My dad likes to cook. And how! He has a smoker the size of a small house. I love to eat his BBQ ribs, chicken and brisket. He makes some mean baked beans in that smoker, too. He loves to cook breakfast on the grill on the porch. Sure does make life nice to have breakfast on their front porch. It is got to be one of the best front porches in the world. And he built it.

We get to see Big Daddy in just less than five months. We all can't wait.

We love you, Dad! Have a very Happy Birthday!

New Year - New Me (hopefully)

Well, I started the Atkins Diet about 3 days ago. Man, it sure doesn't seem like I'm on a diet! Eggs, ham, cheese, steaks - WOW!!

Hopefully, in a few months, I'll be less of a man than I have been! LOL.

Oklahoma 42 - Boise State 43

Well, I wish we would have played the whole game like we played the last 10 minutes. That would have been good.

Hats off to the Broncos.

Boomer Sooner!

Good News

Hip! Hip! Hooray!!! Hip! Hip! Hooray!!! Hong Kong outlawed smoking in restaurants and public places TODAY!!!!

No more "smoking or non-smoking" sections! No more nasty cigarette smells in malls! No more meals ruined by having to smell someone else's exhales!

Hip! Hip! Hooray!!! Hip! Hip! Hooray!!!

Bad News

I am absolutely shocked to hear the news that several bombs exploded in Bangkok last night. I am even more incredulous that the government is pointing fingers at Thai's who are upset with the current military government. I think it will end up being the result of militant Islamic separatists from the South, not supporters of the former government.