Monthly Archives: April 2006

Diet Tip

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Today's Tip: Cut out the Cokes.

I know it's painful… we've been well marketed too… we NEED that bubbly, colored, sugar water.  Or at least we need the caffeine.  :) 

Consider this: a 20 oz bottle of Coke has 250 calories. If you eat out where the servers keep your drinks topped off, it's easy to consume the equivalent of 5 bottles a day without even realizing it.  That's 1250 calories or HALF most people's calorie needs for the day.  Make the switch to water and your body will be happier and you dieting will be EASIER.  Need the caffeine?  Replace your Coke fetish with unsweetened ice tea.

While not as healthy as water or tea, diet Coke is another low cal alternative.  Full cola still too strong a temptation?  Think about the fact that to be "calorie neutral" you'll need to bike 5 miles for each 20 oz of Coke you drink. Suddenly, diet tastes great!

Tri 2 Update

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Well back from my trip, I set out to put in some time on my bike yesterday.  My normal route had to be changed since S.W.A.T. had set up a command center in the middle of it.  I guess fact is stranger than fiction.

  • Bike 14.95 miles – 1:05:55
  • 164 Ave BPM & 696 Cal 

Immigration Banners

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We've added some immigration banners to our site's header.  They will take you to info to current and up and coming politicians views on the immigration issue. Be informed.   

Also, feel free to "steal" the banners and add them to your site to spread the word. 

Frist Works On Immigration Plan During Break

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Apparently Sen. Bill Frist isn't taking the Easter break off.  He has been working on watering down the Immigration Bill during the break.  He has been working with the Speaker Hastert to remove the felony provision from the House's Bill:

"…It remains our intent to produce a strong border security bill that will not make unlawful presence in the United States a felony", House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist have said in a joint statement.

…Effectively compromising before Senate even passes their bill.  Before this move, at least if the Senate passed a huge Amnesty bill, they would have to reconcile that bill with the the tough enforcement bill passed in the House.  Now we may end up with a Amensty bill out of the Senate meeting a declawed enforcement bill from the House.

Frist hasn't stopped there, he is now promising a Senate bill that "that gives millions of illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship" (Boston Globe) by Memorial Day!  Why so fast?  Well the pro-illegals crowd wants to get this out of the news as soon as possible as more and more Americans are taking notice and the majority of American's are against Amnesty.