Friday, February 22, 2013
Welcome To My Mind-Mare: Cabin Fever
Welcome To My Mind-Mare: Cabin Fever: It seems to me that this has been a long, cold winter. I mean winter in the northern part of the country where I live is always long and col...
Cabin Fever
It seems to me that this has been a long, cold winter. I mean winter in the northern part of the country where I live is always long and cold...but this year it seems longer and definitely colder. There are good points to winter and bad points. That's what I want to explore today.
Pros:
Until Next Time...
Jaxion
Pros:
- You get to see the natural beauty of winter
- You get to snuggle close with the ones you love (You have to it's so cold)
- Snow Days (I know as adults you really don't enjoy them, but, the nostalgia is worth it)
- Get to work out inside where no one sees what you are doing (trust me you don't want to watch me work out)
- More time to watch TV (The best shows are on in the winter)
- It's freaking cold (Honestly Man was not built for such temperatures)
- Cars break down (For you warm weather folks, yes cars can and will quit running when they get too cold)
- Snow Days (I know I used this above, but, honestly they suck. Your kids get to stay home and play outside while you still have to climb in your car and drag your ass to work)
- Heating Bills (They are freaking ridiculous in the winter and you still freeze)
Until Next Time...
Jaxion
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Welcome To My Mind-Mare: WARNING *Valentine's Day is Bad*
Welcome To My Mind-Mare: WARNING *Valentine's Day is Bad*: Tomorrow is Valentines day. Named after three Saints named Valentine. St. Valentine of Rome: was a priest in Rome who was martyred about A...
WARNING *Valentine's Day is Bad*
Tomorrow is Valentines day. Named after three Saints named Valentine.
St. Valentine of Rome: was a priest in Rome who was martyred about AD 269 and was buried on the Via Flaminia. The flower crowned skull of St Valentine is exhibited in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Other relics are found in the Basilica of Santa Prassede, also in Rome, as well as at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland.
Valentine of Terni became bishop of Interamna (modern Terni) about AD 197 and is said to have been martyred during the persecution under Emperor Aurelian. He is also buried on the Via Flaminia, but in a different location than Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni (Basilica di San Valentino).
The Catholic Encyclopedia also speaks of a third saint named Valentine who was mentioned in early martyrologies under date of February 14. He was martyred in Africa with a number of companions, but nothing more is known about him. Saint Valentine's head was preserved in the abbey of New Minster, Winchester and venerated
So three very important people in history. All gave their lives for Christ. What do we do to show respect for these three martyrs? Well, we give each other chocolates and lingerie. We have turned Feast day of Saint Valentine; the celebration of Love and Affection into something in a lot of cases depraved and sinful.
You must understand that I do like Valentine's Day. I like to shower my wife with gifts and presents that I think she will truly enjoy. I think Valentine's Day can be a sacred thing between two people in love. I think that our primal urges also make it something of a depraved celebration of lust and self fulfillment.
I don't often talk about religion and I didn't want this to come off as preachy as it did, but, as I said early on in this blog I am giving you a look at what's in my mind. So take it for what it is worth. The ramblings of a fat man, a thought provoking warning about human nature, a kick in the face of a highly commercialized holiday or just a man writing down what he is thinking and feeling today.
I have a great set of presents lined up for Valentine's Day (I'll not list them here since my wife reads this, even though she may have stopped reading by now). We are actually going to celebrate on Friday this year since we both have things to do tomorrow night and we want to have time to spend with each other and do it right.
Until Next Time...
Jaxion
St. Valentine of Rome: was a priest in Rome who was martyred about AD 269 and was buried on the Via Flaminia. The flower crowned skull of St Valentine is exhibited in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Other relics are found in the Basilica of Santa Prassede, also in Rome, as well as at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland.
Valentine of Terni became bishop of Interamna (modern Terni) about AD 197 and is said to have been martyred during the persecution under Emperor Aurelian. He is also buried on the Via Flaminia, but in a different location than Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni (Basilica di San Valentino).
The Catholic Encyclopedia also speaks of a third saint named Valentine who was mentioned in early martyrologies under date of February 14. He was martyred in Africa with a number of companions, but nothing more is known about him. Saint Valentine's head was preserved in the abbey of New Minster, Winchester and venerated
So three very important people in history. All gave their lives for Christ. What do we do to show respect for these three martyrs? Well, we give each other chocolates and lingerie. We have turned Feast day of Saint Valentine; the celebration of Love and Affection into something in a lot of cases depraved and sinful.
You must understand that I do like Valentine's Day. I like to shower my wife with gifts and presents that I think she will truly enjoy. I think Valentine's Day can be a sacred thing between two people in love. I think that our primal urges also make it something of a depraved celebration of lust and self fulfillment.
I don't often talk about religion and I didn't want this to come off as preachy as it did, but, as I said early on in this blog I am giving you a look at what's in my mind. So take it for what it is worth. The ramblings of a fat man, a thought provoking warning about human nature, a kick in the face of a highly commercialized holiday or just a man writing down what he is thinking and feeling today.
I have a great set of presents lined up for Valentine's Day (I'll not list them here since my wife reads this, even though she may have stopped reading by now). We are actually going to celebrate on Friday this year since we both have things to do tomorrow night and we want to have time to spend with each other and do it right.
Until Next Time...
Jaxion
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Welcome To My Mind-Mare: NO EXCUSES Explained
Welcome To My Mind-Mare: NO EXCUSES Explained: So I am a month and 1 day into my year of NO EXCUSES and let's see where we are. I am down about 4 pounds. I know that doesn't sound like a ...
NO EXCUSES Explained
So I am a month and 1 day into my year of NO EXCUSES and let's see where we are. I am down about 4 pounds. I know that doesn't sound like a lot and maybe in the weight loss thing it isn't. I do think the weight will start to catch up with me as I continue on. If nothing else my life has gotten better. I can last longer when exercising. I am starting to miss exercising when I can't get it in. I am eating way less and way better than I did before. I can tell a difference in my clothing and I like it. My pants are looser, my shorts hang better. the weight will come.
One of my biggest issues with the actual loss of weight is that I have a disease in my legs called Lympodema. It doesn't really do anything other than make me retain fluids. The lymphatic system just can't keep up so I get a lot of fluid build up in my legs and as we all know fluids cause weight gain. I can literally gain and or lose 10 - 20 pounds (due to fluid) in a single day. It makes the whole weight loss thing very frustrating. I know you may be thinking "Hey isn't that just an excuse?" You know I take seriously this year of NO EXCUSES so I would like to say that no it isn't an excuse it's just hard, cold facts. The doctors say that losing weight may help to alleviate the issues, but, it's not a guarantee. that is partly why i started this journey. I hate having these monster legs, they make it hard to wear socks and shoes sometimes, they make it hard to wear pants and especially dress slacks. They hurt, they look bad, they make me weigh more than I should. What's to like? Nothing, so if losing weight gets rid of them, I say more power to me.
What else will this new lease on life do for me? I am also a diabetic, I have been for just over 20 years. Getting into shape and losing weight will make it easier for me to control my diabetes. What comes with better control of my diabetes? Better control of my life. Less insulin, less medications to take. Doctors say if I drop the weight and control my diabetes I could in theory lose all my blood pressure medicines and hopefully my water pills. In theory i could even control my acid re-flux without medicine. Down to just a small amount of insulin, that would make me happy.
I want to thank you all for your continued support of my efforts and I look forward to my success through this year and the coming years. Please continue to follow me and be my cheerleaders and I will continue the year of NO EXCUSES through 2013 and beyond.
Until next time...
Jaxion
One of my biggest issues with the actual loss of weight is that I have a disease in my legs called Lympodema. It doesn't really do anything other than make me retain fluids. The lymphatic system just can't keep up so I get a lot of fluid build up in my legs and as we all know fluids cause weight gain. I can literally gain and or lose 10 - 20 pounds (due to fluid) in a single day. It makes the whole weight loss thing very frustrating. I know you may be thinking "Hey isn't that just an excuse?" You know I take seriously this year of NO EXCUSES so I would like to say that no it isn't an excuse it's just hard, cold facts. The doctors say that losing weight may help to alleviate the issues, but, it's not a guarantee. that is partly why i started this journey. I hate having these monster legs, they make it hard to wear socks and shoes sometimes, they make it hard to wear pants and especially dress slacks. They hurt, they look bad, they make me weigh more than I should. What's to like? Nothing, so if losing weight gets rid of them, I say more power to me.
What else will this new lease on life do for me? I am also a diabetic, I have been for just over 20 years. Getting into shape and losing weight will make it easier for me to control my diabetes. What comes with better control of my diabetes? Better control of my life. Less insulin, less medications to take. Doctors say if I drop the weight and control my diabetes I could in theory lose all my blood pressure medicines and hopefully my water pills. In theory i could even control my acid re-flux without medicine. Down to just a small amount of insulin, that would make me happy.
I want to thank you all for your continued support of my efforts and I look forward to my success through this year and the coming years. Please continue to follow me and be my cheerleaders and I will continue the year of NO EXCUSES through 2013 and beyond.
Until next time...
Jaxion
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