Tuesday, March 1
Today I am grateful for:
An abrupt, odd phone call from my Trainwreck sister. She basically called to say she has nothing to say, never asked how I was doing, and that was it. I guess she's just letting me know she's ok?
A slightly better phone conversation with my sister E. We ended up talking about how I eat now...again. I must have had this conversation with her five times now, about how I don't eat much for carbs, and try to focus on less processed foods. I eat a lot of wraps, stir fry with quinoa, eggs and toast for breakfast, plain yogurt with fruit, tofu, nuts, lots of veggies. It's kind of monotonous, but I feel a lot better eating this way because it keeps my blood sugar stable.
E has hypoglycemia, and her husband has fairly serious diabetes....and they still eat crap. Him worse than her, but still. Why would you eat frozen pizza for supper if you have blood sugar issues? Why would you eat processed meat slices and soda and pasta? Why would you buy that shit for your husband if he were diabetic?
I asked her why he eats that stuff if he's diabetic, and she's like "he just grew up eating it, and that's what he likes"'.
I grew up eating a lot of shit too, and decided that in the interest of feeling better I was willing to give it up. I wonder why feeling better either doesn't seem possible for people, or they can't imagine life without junk food.
I went to see River, and that was quite nice today. He was really sweet and sleepy when I was brushing him and tacking up. I spent a fair bit of time doing light massage on him, and petting/scratching him around his eyes and ears which he really likes.
He did well with all the groundwork/Liberty today, stayed half asleep but was reasonably willing to work, and wasn't thinking about stuff outside the arena.
Then R came in with another person, and that was okay too. We can ride with another person working. He was soft and responsive and gave well at the poll today.
Watched a lot of crap on YouTube, which is a guilty pleasure of mine. Dang, Dr.Pimple Popper is addictive!
Today I learned about the Guidestones in Georgia. They are six giant sheets of granite, 19 feet, three inches tall outside of Elberton. They are supposed to be a compass,clock, calendar, and guide built to survive catastrophic events. Apparently a mystery organization paid a great deal of money to have these erected, and they have sort of an alternate set of commandments on them, but written eight times, each time in another language:
Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
Unite humanity with a living new language.
Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
Balance personal rights with social duties.
Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
Be not a cancer on the Earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.
There is also a time capsule, and an inscription indicating that it should be opened on ---- date, but the date is not inscribed yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones
An abrupt, odd phone call from my Trainwreck sister. She basically called to say she has nothing to say, never asked how I was doing, and that was it. I guess she's just letting me know she's ok?
A slightly better phone conversation with my sister E. We ended up talking about how I eat now...again. I must have had this conversation with her five times now, about how I don't eat much for carbs, and try to focus on less processed foods. I eat a lot of wraps, stir fry with quinoa, eggs and toast for breakfast, plain yogurt with fruit, tofu, nuts, lots of veggies. It's kind of monotonous, but I feel a lot better eating this way because it keeps my blood sugar stable.
E has hypoglycemia, and her husband has fairly serious diabetes....and they still eat crap. Him worse than her, but still. Why would you eat frozen pizza for supper if you have blood sugar issues? Why would you eat processed meat slices and soda and pasta? Why would you buy that shit for your husband if he were diabetic?
I asked her why he eats that stuff if he's diabetic, and she's like "he just grew up eating it, and that's what he likes"'.
I grew up eating a lot of shit too, and decided that in the interest of feeling better I was willing to give it up. I wonder why feeling better either doesn't seem possible for people, or they can't imagine life without junk food.
I went to see River, and that was quite nice today. He was really sweet and sleepy when I was brushing him and tacking up. I spent a fair bit of time doing light massage on him, and petting/scratching him around his eyes and ears which he really likes.
He did well with all the groundwork/Liberty today, stayed half asleep but was reasonably willing to work, and wasn't thinking about stuff outside the arena.
Then R came in with another person, and that was okay too. We can ride with another person working. He was soft and responsive and gave well at the poll today.
Watched a lot of crap on YouTube, which is a guilty pleasure of mine. Dang, Dr.Pimple Popper is addictive!
Today I learned about the Guidestones in Georgia. They are six giant sheets of granite, 19 feet, three inches tall outside of Elberton. They are supposed to be a compass,clock, calendar, and guide built to survive catastrophic events. Apparently a mystery organization paid a great deal of money to have these erected, and they have sort of an alternate set of commandments on them, but written eight times, each time in another language:
Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
Unite humanity with a living new language.
Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
Balance personal rights with social duties.
Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
Be not a cancer on the Earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.
There is also a time capsule, and an inscription indicating that it should be opened on ---- date, but the date is not inscribed yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones