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The name is Kayla. Just an ordinary girl. The goal is not to lose weight. It's to start living a healthier life. In the process, I hope to lose the little bit of extra fat I have on my stomach and legs. I'm hoping that having this blog will motivate me a bit. I'm not big into diets, and I don't plan on completely getting rid of all junk. I'd just like to eat less junk. That's all. Rather than snacking on ice cream or chocolate, I'd like to start snacking on apples. I'll start being more active rather than sitting inside watching TV because in the end that just makes me feel fat and lazy. I'm going to try and avoid that as much as possible. Also, you won't find many posts on here saying "Oh, look, I lost such-and-such lbs since whatever day", because I rarely ever weigh myself. Again, I say this isn't about losing weight. This is about how I feel about my body and, ultimately, about myself as a person. I'd just like to feel happy and healthy. That's the goal.
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Weekend Workout: The Dirty Dozen!
Time: 30 Minutes
Warm Up: Run in place, squat, jumping jacks, dance ANYTHING. Move for 5 minutes before you start. Cool down with a march in place before stretching.
You'll need: A mat, a timer, a wicked playlist and a KILLER attitude!
Goal: Complete as many rounds of these exercises as possible in 30 minutes.
12 exercises, 12 reps each. No breaks scheduled in between, but take them if you need it (Push!)
Beginners: Aim for 3 rounds
Intermediate: Aim for 4-5 rounds
Advanced: Aim for 6+ rounds.
Remember, modify the moves to your level! It's YOUR workout: no need to jump if you've got bad knees! This is for time, and the goal is to keep your heart rate up by engaging your muscles and moving as quick as YOU can. Feel free to use modifications if you're slowing down!
Basic Tips/Modifications
Squat jumps: Sit down and BACK in a squat. Keep the weight in the heels of your feet (you should be able to wiggle your toes). Explode up, reaching your hands to the sky and jumping off the feet. Land softly, back in the squat and repeat. Modification: You can squat, stand, THEN jump, and squat down again. This can help if you've got knee problems. You can also eliminate the jump all together.
Air Jacks: Like a regular jumping jack, except you lift your legs out to the side and off the floor (think like a firework or an X). The jump can be quick, but sink down to get more power before each jack. Modification: regular jumping jacks.
Pushups: In plank position, lower and push yourself off the ground. Since we're going for speed, ANYONE can feel free to use the modification from your knees (advanced peeps: 6 rounds of 12 modified pushups is intense too!)
Lie Down, Stand Ups: Exactly as it says. Lie down with your hands and feet outreached in one line (like someone is pulling on your feet and hands in opposite directions). Bring your knees and hands in, and rock up (or use your hands) to a squat position, then stand. Reverse the movement by LOWERING yourself down first, and using your hands to get back to the ground. Contract your abs and protect your back during this movement. Modify by going slower.
Plank Jacks: In plank position, hop your feet out and in like a jumping jack. Keep your hands DIRECTLY under your shoulders. Modification: Step your feet out one at a time, then back in. Beginners, you can be on your knees for this one, and step your hands out instead.
Lunges: Lunge forward, alternating legs. Weight should be in the heel of your lunging foot, and push off that foot to return to standing. Knees should stay over the top of the toes, and not past. Think about lowering your torso to the ground, instead of propelling it forward.
Reverse Lunges: Same as the lunge, but step backwards instead of forwards. Catch yourself, and keep the weight in the front heel. Alternate with each lunge.
Cobra To Plank: Get on your belly! Extend your hands and feet out (like someone's pulling on them) and lift your chest and legs off the ground (like superman flying). Hold for 1-2 seconds, then return to plank position. Repeat.
In & Out V-Sit crunches: On your tush (use a pillow if you need to), draw your knees into your chest. Hands can be off the floor, or by your sides and behind you for balance). You should look like a V from the side, so keep your abs tight and back should be at about a 45 degree angle from the floor. Draw the knees in and push them out. Keep your back flat, think 'good posture', and keep your core contracted. Modification: Basic crunches are fine here.
Split Squat Jumps: From a squat position, step one foot out behind you just a few feet. Keep most of the weight in the front foot, and watch those knees! Sink low into your front heel, and 'wind' your arms up by bringing them behind you. Explode off the front foot, jumping in the air and bringing your arms up to the ceiling. Switch legs in mid-air, and land softly on the other side. Repeat. Modification: Do a mini-lunge forward and then jump up, or eliminate the jumps and do another set of lunges instead.
Squat Kicks: Squat down low, and as you raise up lift your leg and kick forward. Use the ball of your foot (the part right under your toes) to push OUT during the kick, and remember they don't have to be high. Repeat changing sides.
Tricep Dips: Off a bench, chair or couch, position yourself so that your bum is OFF the seat, but scrapes it as you lift and lower. Hands behind you for support, weight in the palms and facing forward. Lower your body down to the ground until your arms are parrallel to the floor and form a 90 degree angle. Raise up quickly. Repeat.
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These are probably the 10 biggest things I see missing from most fitness programs. I'll write on these in detail at some point, but here is just a quick list. If you are already doing all of these, consider yourself awesome, if you aren't consider yourself on the road.
1. Dynamic Warmup
Too many people just static stretch and jog before they train. Get moving, add some dynamic stretching and intensity to your warmup, I guarantee you'll see a diference.
2. Mobility/Flexibility
Working out creates a lot of tension patterns and causes muscles to tighten and sometimes even shorten. Keep loose by doing mobility daily. Check out the Mobility WOD for some ideas.
3. Tension Release
Foam rolling, massage, lacrosse balls, and med balls. All these are tools that can be used for myofascial release. Stress causes tension and muscles to lock, you gotta work that out. This also should be done daily.
4. Heavy Lifting
Mostly missing from women's programs, but quite a few men too. No matter what your fitness goal is, heavy lifting will help you get there. It jacks up the production of all those good hormones, and gets rid of those ones you don't want. (Always make sure to keep good form and have a spotter when lifting heavy)
5. Lateral Movement
A lot of movements stay in the sagittal plane. Moving left to right and even incorporating twisting movements is gonna help you get stronger, and prevent the development of tension patterns.
6. Dynamic (Speed) Work
Most lifting is done slowly, especially when you get to a heavier weight. Instead of moving a heavy weight slowly, occasionally drop the weight and move it as fast as possible. This is great for training the central nervous system and will help you get stronger and faster.
7. Sprints
Jogging is ok, sprinting amazing. Sprinting will destroy all the fat on your body while making you stronger and more agile. Don't believe me? Look at any olympic sprinter.
8. Jumping
On the same level as sprints. Being able to move your own bodyweight explosively is going to be extremely beneficial no matter what your goals might be.
9. Unilateral Work
Working both legs or arms at the same time is great, but especially with a barbell, the dominant side will take over and compensate. Add single leg and arm movements into your routine and watch your progress skyrocket.
10. Added Weight Running/Pulling/Pushing
Wether its a weighted vest, or a prowler. Pushing, pulling and running with added weight is great for endurance and explosiveness. Even attaching a rope to an old tire and dragging it around is great.
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Zombieland Rule #1: Cardio
"Zombies lead a fairly active lifestyle. So should you."
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I'm trying out Live Exercise now:)
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Step-by-step Instructions for One-Ingredient Ice Cream. (http://www.thekitchn.com)
1) Pick a couple of ripe bananas. They should be sweet and soft but not too mushy.
2) Peel the bananas and cut them into coins
3) Freeze the banana pieces for at least an hour or two.
4) Put the pieces into a food processor or blender.
5) Blend on high. Initially they will look crumbly and piecemeal. The mixture will probably get stuck a lot. Keep scraping down the bowl. Suddenly, as you keep blending, you will see a change.
6) The bananas turn creamy!
7) (Optional) Now is the time to add a scoop of peanut butter, honey, or anything else you care to mix in.
8) The ice cream will be the texture of soft-serve, but if you freeze again in an airtight container, it will get harder and more like regular ice cream.
this sounds excellent!
I'm gonna cut up bananas right now and stick them in the freezer.
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Remember, your body's needs are different than those of your ego. Your body doesn't like to starve, doesn't always need to lose weight, doesn't care if you think you look good in a bikini and needs breaks from all the hard work you put it through. Working out & eating healthy are awesome. Pushing too hard & depriving our bodies of what they need is NOT.
ALL your body cares about is being able to do its job with ease. It's job is to keep you alive & as healthy as possible. It's job is NOT to be a slave to your ego's desires & faulty perceptions of beauty. It is not an obstacle: it's a vessel.
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Get Your Best Legs
First know that you can't reduce fat in just one place. Your body takes a little bit of fat from everywhere, more or less in some places due to your genetics. Doing a ton of leg exercises isn't necessarily going to make all that fat disappear, at least not by itself. We do these exercises to shape and tone the muscles so your legs have a great shape. If you aren't eating healthy and doing cardio those sexy muscles are going to be hidden no matter how many squats you do. Gaining muscle helps, it increases the metabolism thus burning more calories, but you have to work the rest of your body and have a clean diet too.
Try to do one video or pick five exercises and do 3 sets of 8-12 reps (or until you feel the burn) about 3-4 days a week. Do cardio 3-5 days a week too, it can be running, biking, swimming, Zumba, kickboxing, whatever gets your heart pounding and sweat dripping. You can combine strength workouts and cardio into the same day if you want. Make sure to eat protein after your workouts, it helps build muscle!
These are, in my opinion, the best thigh and leg exercises and videos. I've included links to instructions for most of the exercises and a variety that you can do at home or at the gym. If you workout at home try to get some 8-10 lbs dumbbells, or get a backpack/duffel bag and fill it with heavy books to challenge yourself.
If you have access to a gym try these machines & equipment:
If you don't have access to a gym try these exercises at home:
These are my favorite leg videos:
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Travelers bypass Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
If one is lucky and rich enough to own an aircraft, the Chattanooga Airport has a brand new taxpayer built FBO that will provide the type of red carpet treatment the richest of the rich expect.
Consultant firm suggests Chattanooga airport be renamed 'Chattanooga Airport'
Well here it is... and it's a matter of public record. $140,000 has been paid to Big Communications, the Birmingham, Alabama advertising firm hired by the airport to suggest the facility be called "Chattanooga Airport" in the future. Perhaps the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority's President, Mr. Landguth, and it's board of Commissioners could have resourced it's existing public relations firm that is under contract (Waterhouse Public Relations, largest in TN Valley) to offer new 'branding' initiatives.
This is the same Airport Authority that chose to put several people out of work during the recession so that Michael Landguth could sign a new contract and collect a $40,000 bonus for his trouble. Two years later there's a new FBO (ninety percent paid for by federal taxpayers), another study paid for, and a low-paying job for an airport planner open at CMAA. This is all about "branding" Landguth in his monthly report to the board that justifies his salary.
Fleischmann: tax hikes 'unacceptable' from Obama
I believe the top individual income tax rate is 35%. Our "dear leader" itemized and paid only
Do you know how much the top bracket tax rate was back in the good ole' days when Reagan was president?
President Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue
Paul Ryan and the Republicans want to raise middle class taxes, but when Obama suggests raising capital gains taxes on millionaires it's "class warfare".
We should go back to the tax rates we had when Reagan was president. The marginal tax rate for top earners was fifty percent, now it is thirty-five percent.
This noise about how "we are being taxed to death" is just that: noise. Tax rates are at a historic low in 2011. We need revenue. The middle and lower classes don't need more austerity measures.
Wiedmer: SEC could lose big in realignment
i don't even know why basketball is mentioned in this. conference realignment is strictly due to football revenue. no one cares about basketball.
March Madness is the second biggest sports postseason event for advertisers behind the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl.
Saving Mary Cody: One woman's efforts change everything for homeless woman
your beloved Democrats could have re-instated them in either 93-95 or 2009-2011 when they controlled all three(White House, Senate and House)legislative and executive branches of government.
Good job on blaming somebody else for not fixing another conservative mess. Do you know how many threats of filibuster and votes of cloture have been brought by Republicans in Congress since 2008?
I am a Conservative and will be happy to compare my IQ to yours any day, Loser.
Name calling is very immature and makes it easy to dismiss whatever you have to say.
It's Romney-Perry now, with plenty of differences
See, I can tell that you are a Palin supporter as opposed to a RON PAUL supporter because you immediately fell back on that "liberal elites in the media" crutch. Your Lady of the Tundra has such a victim complex her acolytes have adopted as their own. It's always somebody else! Palin, who isn't going to run for president by the way, can't handle the media outside of Wasilla. How could she handle being Commander In Chief?
Ringgold man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
That's a pretty good deal. Get drunk and kill somebody, spend a year in jail. Another good reason to avoid Catoosa County, Georgia.
'Game-changer' in evolution from South African bones
Hurricane hits New Orleans: "God is clearly expressing his anger at sin!"
More fossils found supporting evolution: "God sure works in mysterious ways!"
It's Romney-Perry now, with plenty of differences
Haha. Intelligent people will be sitting on a pile of hoarded pistol ammunition by their radios waiting for Sarah Palin's announcement, which will never come.

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To top off this election season, Tumblr has dispatched journalist Ari Melber to file a series of interviews, pictures, and stories from people celebrating the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Click below to read the first of the series, in which the leading expert on Presidential Inauguration history explains the significance of having both Beyonce and James Taylor perform, why Obama's first inaugural address was disappointing, and other traditions to look out for on Monday.
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Going Electric: charge up v.s. fillling up
The price of gas has been increasing dramatically during the past 5 years. Drving a gasoline powered vehicle is costy and we are looking for alternatives. Manufactories such as Ford, Toyota,chevrolet present battery electric, hybrid electric, extended range electric , plug-in hybrid electric and feul cell electric vehichles to the public as THE choices compare to tranditional gasoline powered vehichles.
Driving one of these fancy cars with new(or not?) technologies brings many issues like if fire departments are well equiped to perform rescue when electric cars are involved, if it is convenient to have them repared especially when you are on a road trip cross countries, if it is enviromentally friendly as they promised, and if they actually save the use of fuel (hint: what generate electricity. yes, they say we can use solar, and/or hydro powered electricity; however the question is how practical it is and is it enviromentally friendly? hint again, the Three Gorges Dam project is criticised as enviromentally non-friendly.)
So, my friends, where do you think electric cars are bringing us and how far? Are they ture savor of our car-depended nature, or they are just a fancy toys which distracte our attation from questioning the necessarity of keeping gas expensive.
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Dean Marc CoJun 17 2011: If people keep basing arguments and merits of promising technology on prevailing yet changeable circumstances including any existing mode or method or technology that already exists which it may replace, then nothing moves forward.
We cannot approach progress solely on utility, viability, and measurability.
A sense of wonder and a passionate experimentation needs to be considered and done.
Asking whether we should consider new fuels or energy sources in replacement of existing ones is subtly different from simply considering new fuels and energy sources and hope that in the process, we discover something great.
Electirc vehicles is great. Can it viably replace fossil fuel based vehicles? No; not at the moment. But some should pursue doing electric, and some should consider using electric and hope that a feedback loop is created to make things better or even perhaps discover something new through mistakes which will happen through the process of experimentation.
Never discard the importance of the human element.
The real issue with electric/battery/chargeable vehicles is not materials or cost or etc. Even when all these are solved, the real issue is interaction. Fueling up in minutes and charging for hours is the real problem. There are solutions present already but the infrastructure needed to pursue these are perhaps at par with infrastructure costs in pursuing other fuel/energy sources like hydrogen fuels and etc.
Never a simple answer to these types of discussions.
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1. Fill a large pot with cold water and soak the corn in it for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, preheat grill to medium-high heat.
3. Once the corn is done, pull the husks back from the corn while keeping the husks in tact. Get all of the silk off the corn & then spray the corn with butter or olive oil cooking spray. Then, pull the husks back to cover the corn and place them on the grill.
4. Grill the corn for 5-8 minutes on each side or until the husks are blackened and charred. The actual corn kernels should be a little brown and tender.
5. While the corn is cooking, you should mix the sauce. First you melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Once it's completely melted, add the olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, salt & pepper. Mix up all of the ingredients.
6. When the corn is done, take the husks off and brush the sauce on the corn. Enjoy!
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text: Yoda is taking a break from battling the Sith to visit Siouxland.Tom Kane, the voice of the diminutive master Jedi in the animated "Star Wars" series, is in Sioux City for Saturday's 4th annual Star Wars "mini-con" at ACME Comics and Collectibles.Kane has voiced characters for video games, like "Batman: Arkham Asylum"... and is the voice of the Academy Awards. But, one character has always stuck out as his favorite. "My favorite character is Yoda," Kane said. "You know I'm a Star Wars nerd you know from day one, a Jedi master close to my heart he is."Yoda may be his favorite character, but keeps another series close to his heart as well."I think probably my favorite series is the Power Puff Girls, I'm professor Utonium, Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup's father, and well."If you'd like to meet Tom Kane, he'll be at ACME Comics Saturday from 11:00am to 4:00pm.Stormtroopers will be there, too, But, lightsabers and blasters will be put away while Tom meets with fans, and signs autographs.


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So, I hope everyone's having a lovely New Year so far ^^ LET'S RUIN IT WITH ANGST, SHALL WE? BWAHAHAHA. Here's the Tao angst you requested, g_ucci! Sorry if it's not up to snuff, it's been a while since I've written, as you all know ^^;
You thought that after all these years, maybe, just maybe, you had moved on enough that you could make it through an annual visit to the cemetery without completely breaking down.
Of course, as usual, your emotions had other plans. Here you were, crouched beside her grave tears falling into the dry soil covering her casket. As realization hit that the years you'd spent with her began to rival those you had spent without, you felt emptier than you had when the wound was fresh.
Far worse off, however, was your friend Tao. He didn't shed a single tear, but you knew it wasn't because he didn't care. Oh no, quite the contrary. The poor boy cared too much.
Five years later, he still loved the girl that meant so much to both of you, and was showing no signs of letting go.
At this thought, the tears fell harder, knowing he always loved her and that you were never an option to him.
Truth be told, you'd had feelings for him for about as long as he'd had them for her, but perhaps it just something that was never meant to manifest. You knew that even now, both of you almost twenty years old with nowhere to go, that Tao would never truly let go on that first love.
Seeing your best friend's (you would never stop calling her that) name engraved into the thick slab of stone in the ground, you didn't know whether to feel sorrow or envy. You had thought many times over the years, what if it had been you stuck in a hospital bed for months on end, just another victim of leukemia to the doctors? Maybe then she and Tao could live happily together and you wouldn't have to live with the pain of knowing that now, none of you could be happy.
Tao stood there, staring at the sky, when you heard him whisper your name. Turning your attention in response, you heard him ask, "Do you think there's a heaven? That maybe she's able to see us here right now?"
You hoped with every ounce of your being at that moment that there wasn't because even with her gone, seeing Tao in this light felt like a sin.
You could see the sheer pain in his eyes, and almost heard his heart ripping further in half than it already had as his gaze remained fixated at the stars. You weren't sure if he was hoping to somehow see her in the few clouds that were present that night, or if he was trying to look anywhere but at the grave; at the stone carving that made it all feel real.
A simple shrug was the only response you managed to offer the boy.
A sigh escaped his lips, once doused in pain and longing. "If there's one thing I wish I could have done while she was here, it would be to tell her that I loved her." He was silent for a moment before saying to the sky in a voice barely above a whisper. "I hope somehow she's listening now, so she can know that I still do."
That was about all your heart could handle at the moment, and you got to your feet to leave. You couldn't stand to hear him continue to whisper sweet nothings to someone who would never hear them. Not when you were here, more than willing to listen to them, eager to drink them in, even.
"Where are you going?" you heard him ask you. Turning around, you saw his face, now dotted with a few tears.
"Tao, I'm sorry, I just-" you paused, need a moment to collect your thoughts. "This is just too hard to handle. I have to go."
Before you realized his actions, his arms were around you in an attempt to comfort you.
"I know how hard this is for you, too," he said.
"Really?" you asked. A small sliver of hope opened up within you. Maybe, just maybe…
"Of course. You were her best friend. No matter how strongly I felt, and still do feel about her, nothing I had with her would ever compare to the relationship you two shared."
That sliver shrunk back into a scar. Of course he didn't know, you had tried so hard to hide it. You had just hoped that maybe… maybe, he was starting to come back to reality.
No matter what either of you… what anyone did, she was never coming back. You had accepted that fact long ago.
Tao seemed too far in denial of this fact to ever come back from it.
Forcing yourself from his hold, you sprinted home. At this point, you didn't care that you left him hanging there. You'd paid your respects, leaving a few of her favorite flower atop her tomb. Besides, it was probably better to give him some alone time with her.
Little did you know, a few streets over, Tao sat at her grave in shock. He didn't know why, but when you ripped yourself from his embrace, he felt the hole in his heart grow larger than it had ever been.
Tears subconsciously fell, and he fell asleep by her gravestone that night, still wondering why he felt that way and why he was so frustrated by it.
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TORONTO - Kevin Pillar doesn't know how long his second shot with the Blue Jays will last but he's here, excited to play and eager to use the opportunity to showcase the strides he's made toward becoming a consistent major league player.
Amongst Toronto's starting outfielders, only Jose Bautista is signed for next season. Colby Rasmus and Melky Cabrera are in the final year of their deals.
"I think guys like myself, guys like Anthony (Gose), know that there's potential for some openings in the outfield coming up," said Pillar. "We're really here to just take care of our business. Any time you get to go out on a big league field it's an audition, not only for your team but all the other 29 teams out there. As guys who play the game we want to play in the major leagues. Ideally we want to play for the Blue Jays, they're the team that drafted me and they're dear to my heart but anytime you step onto the field you know it's an audition for a major league job somewhere."
Pillar joins the club red-hot at the plate. After stumbling out of the gate to a .114 batting average (5-for-44), Pillar has gone 38-for-97 (.392) since, which included an 18-game hitting streak. At the time of his recall, he'd reached base safely in each of Triple-A Buffalo's last 26 games. His nine walks represent an upward trend over his time with the Bisons last year. Pillar has struck out 16 times which, prorated, is a positive trend downward.
"Just getting back, using the whole field and being aggressive in counts, hunting the heater and getting better pitches to hit," said Pillar of his early-season adjustments.
"Kev, in the minor leagues last year, had a tremendous year," said manager John Gibbons. "He came up here, got his feet wet and it was a little bit of a struggle for him last year. Went back down there to Triple-A this year and really got it going again. He's a good baseball player. A real good defender, good baserunner and the guy can hit."
Like Chad Jenkins and Jonathan Diaz (the man whose roster spot he took – Diaz was optioned to Buffalo on Tuesday) the day before, Pillar's travel day began in Charlotte and involved a complicated path to Toronto. He flew from Charlotte to Baltimore, changed planes and flew into Buffalo. After quick stops at his apartment to gather clothes and toiletries and at the Bisons' home, Coca Cola Field, where he transferred his equipment to a bag with a Blue Jays' logo, he picked up the waiting car service for the drive to Toronto.
This time when Pillar arrived in the clubhouse, he knew what to expect. He knew where to go to find what he needed. It's nice to feel comfortable.
"That was a huge difference compared to last time," said Pillar. "Coming in, I walked in on egg shells. I didn't really know anyone here. I was greeted with open arms. At least I knew where my locker was, I knew where things were at this time. It's definitely a different feeling this time."
"He's coming back the second time, you know the shock, now he knows what to expect, said Gibbons. "The awe of the big leagues is kind of out the way now. The first time you show up you don't know what to expect and you're kind of overwhelmed or you can be sometimes."
Pillar started in centerfield in place of Colby Rasmus on Tuesday night. Rasmus is nursing a tight right hamstring, the condition of which Rasmus said was improving.
After Monday night's game, in which Rasmus was removed to start the seventh, Gibbons offered that maybe Rasmus was in need of a stint on the disabled list. Rasmus is hoping to avoid the DL and by Tuesday afternoon Gibbons had changed his tone, sounding hopeful Rasmus would need only a day or two on the bench.
Meanwhile, while he's here, Pillar just wants to relax.
"I don't have those same butterflies that I did six months ago when I came here the first time," said Pillar. "I kind of feel like I'm here on a business trip and I'm prepared."
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James Boyle* -- 2000 -- Outstanding Former Faculty
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When the Department of Art was created in the College of Arts and Sciences, James M. Boyle was hired to head it. Over the next 29 years, the department blossomed. "He saw the coexistence of different styles and ideas as vital to educational artistic discourse and to understanding the richness of the human experience," according to Art Professor David Reif. A Pennsylvania native, Boyle earned a B.F.A. in 1935 from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. While an instructor of art at the University of Colorado, he earned an M.F.A. in 1944. In 1946, he came to the University of Wyoming to lead the Art department. Though painting and design were Boyle's mediums, he taught drawing and other beginning courses in order to develop a department with broad offerings. He was an active member of the Wyoming Art Association and founder of the Western States Art Schools and Museums Association. In 1965, the governor appointed him to help organize the Wyoming Council on the Arts. He served as first chairman after it was established by state statue. Over the years, his paintings were exhibited regionally and nationally. He and three other members of the Art department designed the tile murals in the foyers of the Classroom Building at UW. Boyle retired in 1975 and died in 1996.
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Hidden Storage for the Smallest Spaces
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Are you surprised to discover each of these small cabinets actually conceals a fold-down workspace and small storage area? Though this Murphy Desk won't replace a home office, it can provide a handy writing space and bill-payment center that might be perfect in a small space, especially for anyone whose computer use generally involves a laptop on the couch! At only $160, this convertible cabinet/desk is available in black and walnut from Overstock.
Be honest now - did you guess correctly?
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I love that. I want one.
actually surprising! very nice!
Ok, that's without a doubt, the coolest piece of furniture I've seen in a long time. It would be perfect for crafters with limited space...
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I remember many, many years ago seeing a cabinet like this built into the wall of an old Victorian apartment - it was for a fold-down dining table!
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I love this approach for ironing boards as well. It's on my wish list for our laundry room.
It's actually a great idea for a child's room! We have been struggling to come up with a good solution for a desk in my 7 year old room. It is a bit on the small side and I was thinking of getting one of those drop down tables from IKEA, but this is an even better solution!!!! I like that there is some orginizational areas for things like construction paper and other little things!
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Gerard Way vs The World
This Is The Beginning of The Song4 Reviews
Gerard Way vs The World
(#) PartyPooperX 2011-11-24 10:50:07 AMYay you updated! This was good but careful not to completely copy the script of SPvTW - I'm pretty sure I was reciting along with the conversation between Matt and Gee I've seen the film so many times. Update soon, though!!
Gerard Way vs The World
(#) Bitch-Bot 2011-11-24 11:43:32 AMmeh, break ups should be more fun than that, but its pretty close to scot pilgrim so i'll give you this one xD
Gerard Way vs The World
(#) mikeywayily 2011-11-24 04:53:01 PMI love it !
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(#) KelseyChem 2011-11-25 02:17:37 PMdude...okay the weird thing being i was listening to the gorillaz as i was reading this o.O ANYWAY LOVELOVELOVEFUCKINGLOVE THIS STORY GAHHHH !!!


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UNDATED (WSAU) What were the Packers starts thinking before the 1st Super Bowl in 1967?
A TV station in Santa Barbara, California stumbled across a very rare find in its film vault. KEYT-TV reports the film is from the Green Bay Packers' airplane landing in Los Angeles just days before what would be called Super Bowl One at the L.A. Coliseum. The film features interviews with quarterback Bart Starr, linebacker Ray Nitschke and coach Vince Lombardi.
The footage was used for KEYT's nightly newscasts. The game was played January 15th, 1967. The Packers 35-10 over the Kansas City Chiefs.


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These Passion Sad poems are examples of Sad poems about Passion. These are the best examples of Passion Sad poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
I look to the Moon, hanging aloft
Among the clouds so milky soft.
How must it feel, so high above?
So chilled and bleak and void of love.
Collapsed and sunken are his eyes,
Dark and deep as the onyx skies.
As the Moon shies from the sun,
I share no love with anyone.
The Moon is alone, without affection.
In its grim face is my reflection.
Inside my heart, the longing grows,
And rots my soul, a sickly rose.
While I look beyond this cage,
I clench my fists; they shake with rage.
I desperately stare above,
Wishing to fly, free as a dove;
For release from the troubled heart I claim,
To be finally rid of the madness and shame.
Although reprieve is found in song,
To no one does my soul belong.
In music, may the pleas be spoken,
But all in vain; the heart is broken.
The Sphere returns, begins to sigh.
We are not so different, You and I.
So twisted and fractured is the White Stone.
We both have no one; We are both all alone.
The Willow did not always weep,
in summer sun and breeze.
But sorrow once did quickly creep,
amongst the bark and leaves.
For long ago a maiden fair,
would bask beneath the tree.
Each day as she had rested there,
the tree would always see.
The beauty of her freckled face,
the softness of her skin.
The sweetness of her simple grace,
her love it hoped to win.
Reaching out to take the chance,
in all its strength with care.
Dropping low the limb and branch,
to shade the maiden fair.
To hide her from all pain and strife,
to cradle her within.
To help her through her gentle life,
from now until the end.
But soon she cease to come and lay,
beneath the now bowed limb.
Her heart it seems had flown away,
as hope now starts to dim.
So lonely was the branching Willow,
that in sorrow it would stay.
Forever bent and bowed down low,
until this present day.
By Tom Clark, Copyright 2008
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.tomclarkarts.com
Make no haste,
your work is restless.
Aeon give me pause--
no more ticking
gears grinding
ever towards the
lonely end.
Live the now.
Even Death took
a holiday,
veering briefly from an
eternity of reaping
Take your time
on earth and
overindulge in
Rest assured,
oblivion can
Aeon is another name for Chronos, the greek god of time.
Last Night I Cried
Last night I cried, because I missed you so much.
I can't recall the times I whispered your name before the tears dried up.
I just felt like sometimes you don't realize how much I care,
And how bad it hurts inside because I'm not there.
There's so much love I have for you, and I often get scared,
That you'll get tired of waiting and go elsewhere.
Meanwhile - I grab a tissue, wipe my eyes and regain my pride
Before someone finds out Last Night I Cried.
Sad Heart, now thou art wither'd from the Sun,
What man, or god, will near thee run?
Wrought in twist like branches in Tempests' gasp,
What Comfort, or Gauze, shall be near to grasp?
True ones begotten are the ones now Rotten
And the ones now Rotten will never be forgotten
They are merely sad remains of assiduous Tears
That have been meddl'd with and tatter'd Raw throughout the years
And thou, cruel Mind, that sat'st still thru toiling trail of Night;
Must dream your broken Dreams; thou'rt a sanely flight!
Can thou extinguish passions of Fire, Disease, or Rain?
—tho thy distinguish'd influence trains to abstain
Thy Remnants brought to debris in thy Empty street,
Devour'd by Vultures, their bestow'd beaks entreat
Merely are they cleaning an inexhaustible Mess
Alas! Leaving thy rudiments of Identity to redress....
When I am Colder,Older and then alone...
I will collect the sky on my own...
When the art has faded and the days then fade-
when everyone has gone away...
I may finally see what never was saw
.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhh............... the quiet sky
The unlit room which bares my end...shows the flashes of my pains my joys and sins.
This life has been a strange one since the curtains were drawn
These paper and plastic figures have clouded the dawn
I was once younger,foolish,and obsessed with truth
Now I am bitter,sour,dour faced with my heart under shoe
The children were all searching or lost in a crowd
All weeds in a garden...growing vile and foul
Though beauty was sold it never came true
Obsessions and vanity have traveled safe through
Materials and poison and everything lost
have been burned in the fires or lost in the frost
I stand face to mirror tearing my being apart
Winding thoughts of love,pain,god,and art
As the sun sets and the darkness grows
I too shall follow this pattern in tow
Death has a friendly hand and a pretty face
She has given me comfort as I leave this place
The wars have occurred,humanity's lost
Souls have been burnt in the fire or lost in the frost
Day was Life,Night is Death
And the latter has given counsel on my final steps
For shame I write again
And indulge your memory
Doting on you baselessly,
As though you're a man
For shame, I have no remedy
Because as a child, I could never know
And as I am, you couldn't trust my word
That I know you and I know hardship
Because while there was always milk for me
You are have always been
baking chocolate
And though I didn't know how unpleasant it would be
I faithfully escorted that dry dust to my mouth
Because you already owned me,
and my passion was arcane
I forfeited to you
To become fortitude, your stronghold
I gladly wed the night; I gladly wed your savagery
Soliloquies decorating the shrine in my heart
For you, my one good thing
I have no capacity to abandon
And I don't know how to love conservatively
And as easy as spitting you out could be
I let you fester,
I let you make a home in me
But even now, I can still taste you in my mouth,
Where years should've made you disappear
And you're nauseating
You're the bitter product of bitter chocolate
I'm older now
and my youth won't erase you
Nor passing moments, nor justified rage
And my heart is empty plastic
In my own hands
And you marauded me
I hate you more than there are words for
My resilience has long melted away
Yet you always have a hand on me
And I can't make you leave
Eternal sunshine's burning me
My lips remember, my lips grieve
For shame, I can't forget you…
One will never understand
the strength of desire and passion
that the slightest touch of his hand
would force me into submission.
Walking in the darkness
hiding behind closed doors
living with the sadness
that this love could last no more.
I yearned to scream out loud
that I loved him with all my heart
but forbidden loves stay underground
I guess we knew that right from the start.
In our own world we would live
together, forever more
me, I had my life to give
but could we beat this mental war.
The day had come to say goodbye
but for me it came too soon
as deep inside I wanted to die
my heart was out of tune.
So here I sit and long for the past
waiting to feel free
but still my life is overcast
so I live within the memory.
A fleeting still small voice tries to warn me
A sudden overwhelming desire to run
The tell tale taste of metallic flakes
Means my nightmare has begun
Everything around takes on a ghostly pallor
A landscape of anguish and corrosion
A moment of silence before the violence
The flash of light, the brilliant explosion
The sound of the Sun fills my ears
Fear, my throat, though none escapes me
And paralyzed I clench my eyes
As my tormentor prepares to rape me
And it's endeavor is absolute
Consumption is its ultimate goal
It exists to chase me so it can erase me
Whilst feasting on my soul
And then that familiar salty smell
The sudden rush of warmth so stings
Engaging me relentlessly
In vile unspeakable things
Over and over and over again
My limbs stretched and wrought
As it's teeth tear my bones bare
It's mind defiles my thoughts
And still wounds beget wounds beget wounds
As in the mouth of madness I suffer
And with every injury he just seems to be
Rougher and rougher and rougher
Then just as suddenly as it began it ceases
And for a moment I am clearer
And then the true horror of it all
Is revealed in a darkly lit mirror
There in front of me stands my destroyer
Face flush with it's fill of my pain
And I find that it's eyes and mine
My God, they're one in the same
So, here we are again, my dear
Our wondering hearts are trembling with fear
Of the step we took in the pale moonlight
Now, beholding each other in the bright sunlight.
Remember our plan? We'll take it slow
We'll allow our hearts and love to grow
Without the pressure of passion released
Too soon - but now, where do we go?
Is it time for us now to say good bye -
Do we gather ourselves and give it a try;
Are we done, my love, and now we start
On a future that tears our love apart?
Oh, help me now to understand
How we lost control of our senses and
That now, our passion being fulfilled
We ponder if our love is stilled.
Yes, here we are again, sweet dear,
Two wondering hearts now filled with fear
For the step we took while under the moon
Was it too soon, my love - too soon?


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Passes resolution about violence, discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
June 17, 2011—In a groundbreaking move in Geneva today, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution addressing the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The document expresses "grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity." It goes on to call for a study, to be completed by the end of this year, that documents acts of violence and discriminatory laws that are based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The body then will convene a panel to explore the results of the study and consider its recommendations.
South Africa put the resolution forward, which was co-sponsored and strongly supported by the United States and a wide range of other countries. In the end, 23 delegations voted in favor of the measure with 19 against and 3 abstentions.
"Our world is deeply connected and it is vital that we address the rights of LGBT people globally," commented Selisse Berry, executive director of Out & Equal. "LGBT rights are not an issue for some countries and not for others. LGBT people live in every part of the world, and through their actions today, the United Nations demonstrates their understanding that discriminatory laws and acts of violence violate the fundamental human rights of our communities."
The United Nations' study of discriminatory practices and the degree of violence faced by LGBT people will shed new light on the scope of the problem and provide a clearer picture of the lives of LGBT people across the globe. Out & Equal applauds the actions of the Human Rights Council for its insight into the need to address sexual orientation and gender identity as important human rights issues. We also extend our thanks to the many human rights groups who worked to achieve this important step, including our colleagues at the Council for Global Equality.
In 2003, Brazil introduced the first UN measure that addressed sexual orientation; today's resolution was the first to include gender identity.


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Jawatan Kosong Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan (NS)
Jawatan Kosong Negeri Sembilan
About Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan (NS)
Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan or Negeri Sembilan State Secretariat was established in 1948 as the headquarters for government departments throughout the State of Negeri Sembilan. The number of the administrative employees under the Negeri Sembilan Government's Office of the Secretary were 497 people since 1948 until January 2011.
Negeri Sembilan Darul Special is a state located on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded (see map):
- Punjab in the north;
- Madhya Pradesh in the east;
- Johor in the south-east;
- Melaka in the south, and
- Strait of Malacca in the west.
Queensland community was the original settler Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia, which have arrived since the 14th century. Queensland position in Malaysian federation composed of 14 states (including Ontario) is as follows:
- Area for the fifth smallest in Malaysia (10th), and the Peninsula (ranked No. 8)
- Population: the third smallest (12th) in Malaysia and in West (10th)
- The population density: the 8th largest in Malaysia, as well as in the peninsula.
The capital of Seremban. The Royal City is look up in the Districts. Other cities are Port Dickson key, Rembau, Tampin, Jelebu and Jempol.
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Qualified Malaysian citizens invited to fill a vacancies at Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan as follows :
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My teens spent $400 on fast food last month (and how I learned to deal with it)
Published on - June 24th, 2013 (Modified on - June 26th, 2013) (by Ellen Cannon)
This guest post is from Naomi Mannino. Naomi is a freelance consumer personal finance and health journalist who reports on health, medical and personal finance news and how it will affect your life today. You can follow Naomi on Twitter @naomimannino.
My 19-year-old daughter came to me sobbing and wanting to borrow $20 for a concert because she didn't have any money. I simply said, "Nope." That made the sobbing worse.
Now, before you accuse me of being cheap and mean, know that she works at McDonald's about 15 to 20 hours per week (more in the summer) and has for many months. She also has a habit of completely spending every penny of every paycheck, even though her direct-deposit paycheck splits the money into a checking and a savings account. My husband and I insist she pays us first for her portion of the car insurance and her smartphone service, but then she spends the rest from both accounts as she pleases on gas for her car, clothes, nails, cosmetics and — most of all — fast food.
I have found that you can set up bank accounts with savings, model good spending (and eating) behavior and show and tell teenagers what to do but you can't make them save the money or not spend money they earn. So through the sobbing, I tried to be helpful and said, "Let's sit down and look at your account online and see where you spent all your money. Maybe you can change your spending so you have enough for something unexpected next time."
Time to do the math
We opened up that month's transactions and faced page upon page of $1 to $5 transactions at Taco Bell, McDonald's, gas stations, Dunkin' Donuts, and many larger transactions from Starbucks and Panera Bread. "I just bought a drink, that's all," my daughter whined. I also heard, "It was $1 nugget day." The grand monthly total for just the junk food came to $180. And she had hardly been eating anything at home. (Don't get me started on the nutrition aspect of this problem because I am a mom who loves to cook five to six nights per week.) She was stunned at how much money her junk food cost her.
She was dismayed to learn that she was giving a large percentage of her paycheck back to McDonald's (despite a discount), but in the end, I didn't get the sense that she really cared what I had to say or was interested in changing her behavior because she stormed away calling me "mean" and "cheap" when I wouldn't give her the $20 for the concert.
What if they are paying their needs first? Should you have a say in the rest?
My younger teenage daughter (age 17) works at Wendy's, and she also pays her smartphone service and a portion of her car insurance from every paycheck. She spends more on clothes, shoes and accessories than her fast-food-loving sister, but her fast-food bill still came to a whopping $120 per month with an additional $40 at IHOP and Applebee's. And, although she has never asked me for money, she's occasionally felt the pain of spending her whole paycheck, though not enough to make her reconsider her spending.
My son is turning 16 next month and does not have a job yet or a car yet, but he does have a small allowance of $15 per week, which goes straight to the corner gas station for a huge soda and a bunch of candy from Dollar General almost every day. How can I stop him? It's his allowance.
Letting them learn the hard way
Given what's happened to my kids, I feel like having them get jobs has not taught them what I was hoping, which was that fast-food, minimum-wage jobs stink (and you should go to college) and to learn to budget the money they earn for things they need and want plus to save a portion for an emergency. Instead it has taught them to spend every cent they have on whatever they want.
I think of all the reasons that their spending habits could be our fault:
- Our expenses every month equaled only a little less than we brought in for so many years.
- We said no to things because "we can't afford it."
- Could it be our fault because I never use credit cards and wait to purchase things I both need and want until I have enough cash?
- Do they hate my couponing?
My kids seem to want what they want when they want it. My daughters' friends also make car payments and pay for their phones and also seem to be equally fast-food addicted. Maybe it's the company they keep? (Beggars can't be choosers when it comes to jobs for teens in our town.)
Every day, they drive and pick each other up and head straight to the nearest fast food. My son waits anxiously for his sisters to come home and drive him for his fix. I have learned that nagging and pointing out truths about a fast-food diet or making snide remarks about their spending, being broke or fast-food calorie consumption definitely does not work.
Pick your battles
It's sad for me to watch my kids squander their money, but I think they have to learn their own hard lessons, and I must stick to my guns. If they run out of money, I don't give more. Beyond the money, it hurts me to see them enslaved by the scientists behind the food industry, as I read about in Michael Moss's new book, "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us." Morgan Spurlock of "Super-Size Me" fame also discovered the addictive quality of fast-food in his famous documentary.
I just have to pick my battles, as they say. When it comes to teenagers, there are so many worse things they could be spending their money on, such as alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, and these vices are non-negotiable with known bitter consequences in our family.
I hope this phase will pass sooner rather than later. I know my kids will wish they had more money saved one day for a car, traveling or for college living expenses. But I am secretly saving the money they give me for their car insurance and smartphone payments as their savings. (Shhh! Don't tell them!)
Do your teenagers spend more on fast food than you ever thought possible? What do you do about it?
This article is about Consumerism, Food, Kids
I went through a fast-food phase in high school, but I grew out of it.
Here's our discussion on whether or not teenagers should take minimum wage jobs: http://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/should-kids-have-to-take-a-minimum-wage-job-while-theyre-teens/
Great article. Changing a person's mindset or behavior (especially a teenager) can be very tough. They will realize the errors of their ways and when they are ready will want to learn better money management skills. It sounds like at that point you will be ready to help teach them.
When I was a teenager I spent the majority of the money I earned from my job on fast food and entertainment. Good for you about not giving them more money after they've spent everything they've earned. Eventually they will grow out of it and spend less frivolously.
I am not a parent, and I do enjoy fast food from time to time. I know the feeling of that draw. Having disposable income enables this. I just never had any money to eat it when I was in high school. I didn't have a car, and I didn't have fast-food addicted friends. I really think the company you keep is a big part of this here.
My mom wasn't really into cooking, but she expected us to eat at home and that's what we did. Even if it was hot dogs and mac and cheese. I guess it was more of a family-time thing, and not so much teaching us nutritional value. Still I think a very worthy attempt.
As an aside, I think we shouldn't be so fast to judge fat though. Morgan Spurlock is pseudo-scientific and firstly a documentary filmmaker. Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes is an excellent book that talks about this topic.
Fat is food for animals (and humans). Grain contains food for plants, as it is a seed. It makes us fat/poisons us.
You are watching them learn. Good for you for sticking to your guns and not giving the money for the concert!
It's clear that your teens see you not spending. But do they see you budgeting and sitting down at the table every month to pay bills and to figure out what expenses are coming up? In other words, do they understand *why* you are saving money? Do they understand that you have needs and goals? Sacrifice makes no sense unless there is something larger to be desired. You have learned, probably over time, to anticipate future costs, to set goals and to prioritize. These are skills. It'll take your kids a while to figure that out. It takes most of us a while to figure that out, after all!!!
I know I spent quite a bit of money on fast food back when I was a teenager. It's all a part of the learning process with money. I think you're doing the right thing by not giving them more money and showing them where their money is currently going. In the end, they'll have to want to change their habits because just you telling them to won't do it.
MANY years ago during my first year out of high school, my Dad required $10 toward food and $10 toward gas from me. We rode to work together as he could drop me off on his way. When I decided to go to college full time after that year. He told me the $10 for food was gone (eaten up!) – but he had saved the gas money for me. I was THRILLED and appreciated what he had done and the lesson.
Why don't your kids eat at home? Is there a problem with the food available at home? Do they not like it? Is there not enough? Is it not ready at the right times?
Get those kids into the kitchen and cooking. Teach them how to grocery shop and compare the cost of a fast food meal to a home cooked meal. Show them websites where they can knock off a restaurant version of a meal at home for pennies on the dollar. Have them invite their friends over to help.
Instead of Taco Bell, have taco night at home. Instead of McD's / Burger King, have gourmet grilled burgers at home.
I am hopelessly old fashioned I guess but all of this would come to a screeching halt at my house…and yes, I did raise two daughters and an orphaned brother not that long ago. All worked during high school and school night meals were eaten at home, period. They could eat out on the weekend with friends if they chose. They paid for their own gas and car insurance when they worked and each got an allowance and a modest clothing allowance after age 12.
My kids not only survived but they thrived. One daughter graduated as valedictorian if her class of over 350 and both have masters degrees and professional careers. My brother struggled against the rules more but he adapted and has a professional career and earns more than any of them. More importantly, they are healthy, happy adults with their own families and we are all close so I didn't damage them too much by setting strict rules.
Kids NEED rules and guidance and you are the parent and get to set your rules. You allow your son to go get his "junk" food fix. It doesn't matter if it is his money or not. Would you be so compliant if he needed to go get his heroin fix every day? Of course not but as you noted, the fat, salt and sugars marketed to us are addictive so help your kids develop healthy habits by limiting their access to junk foods. I realize you only have so much control with kids who can drive and buy what they want but your son requires an accomplice and you can limit that.
Wow, this brought back many memories of teenage years! I had read somewhere that children become the socioeconomic class of their peers, not of their parents. My parents were working class, debt-free and very cautious with money. We lived in a town that was mostly middle and upper middle class. My brother and I always knew our parents couldn't and wouldn't give us the toys and splurges that our classmates enjoyed. So I worked 30-hour workweeks during high school (and maintained high grades) in order to afford the clothes and times out that my more-affluent friends had.
My brother figured out he could make far more money selling pot (this was the 60′s)! He did this while he was under 18, because he researched, and knew if caught in our state he would not have a permanent criminal record. Was this how our parents raised us? Hell NO. But this was his immature reaction to trying to keep up with his friends, all of whom had generous allowances. So I think fast food would have been a better vice.
Clearly, your peer group has a great deal to do with how you want to live your teenage
years. Fortunately my brother and I came out of our teenage years and the 60′s unencumbered by debt, addictions, or a criminal record. My late parents never knew what he was up to (they thought he was mowing lawns.) He became a MD! And both he and I knew we could work to get the things we want. As adults, we both prefer spending our money on experiences, not stuff.
Fast food is not illegal or immoral, but it can be fattening. Maybe their good work ethic could be channeled into non-food jobs? Or maybe you could arrange outings that don't involve spending that they could bring their friends to?
Good luck and don't beat yourself up.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. You do your best to give your kids a solid financial education–both through your lessons/words and through the example that you set–and hope for the best; if they don't follow it, or have growing pains, you're being unfair to yourself by thinking it's your fault. Also, they sound like typical teenagers. I was an excellent saver as a kid, and I follow good money habits as an adult, but I blew my share of cash in high school. (Though I will say that even in my lean times, I may have regretted some of the clothing I purchased, but never the money I spent on most of the concerts I went to–I saw some amazing bands and made some awesome memories. Proof positive that it's better to spend money on experiences than on things!)
Sounds like pretty normal teenage behavior to me.
That said, I can't help but wonder, could working for a fast food joint have encouraged their bad eating/spending habits?
Sure, they're learning what it's like to make minimum wage flipping burgers.
But they're also being exposed to food-like substances that were created in a lab for no other purpose than to make gullible humans hunger for them. I'm a health food nut myself, but even I get a craving for a greasy burger if I catch a whiff of one.
Plus, the convenient-oriented work they're doing may be teaching them instant gratification.
It's worth pointing out that many people who work in fast food well past their teen years are similarly shackled to fast food. It's one way these places can stay in existence.
I'm 25 and I just bought my second house with my own money. I'm *so* glad–now–that my mother did not give me an allowance after I started working at 14. I also had to do chores at home (because my sister is way younger than me and my mom is a single mom) in addition to earning my own allowance, but mom paid for my car insurance and gas in return.
It's also an extremely important lesson to learn how to budget, how to identify what are needs vs wants, what are actually good deals, and the fact that money is one of the more limited resources. You have to teach your children those lessons, but they will never learn them unless they have to apply them.
My kids, now 36 and 33, never had problems with money. They both got jobs early on (all on their own, we didn't push them) and they have always been prudent and even on low wage jobs managed to save and put money in IRAs.
No, it's my 57-year-old brother who's got the spending habits of a 15-year-old. If a band he likes is playing anywhere within 300 miles (I'm not exaggerating here) he goes to see them. He once blew $100 for a ticket to see Paul McCartney and then called me two weeks later in tears because he had no money to take his cat to the vet (nope, I didn't give him any). He's "borrowed" from nearly everyone he knows and has never paid anyone back (that's his answer for a financial crisis, "borrow" from someone). He has no money to do home repairs, car repairs or anything else. He bought a house on an impulse during the subprime days and is now perilously close to foreclosure (and even though he paid half for his house what we paid for ours, his payments are over twice as high).
He's never had anything but entry level jobs, all his life. Not interested in trying to move up the ladder because, you know, his big break as an actor was coming any day now and he'd need to take time off for auditions to make that happen. And of course now any employer looking at his work history is not going to be interested in an application for a promotion (as he has just found out, at his latest entry level job).
I have tried to talk financial reality to him for years and years, but he just pouts and claims I "don't understand his dreams." (His dream is to move back to California and make it big as an actor, yup, happens to short, chubby 57-year-olds ALL the time.)
I honestly don't know what to do. I'm the de facto head of the family now our parents are gone, but my brother learned all this from our mother, who followed exactly the same patter (including "being free for auditions") and died nearly destitute, and he's not going to listen to a sister who "doesn't understand."
I wonder how anyone deals with a delusional deadbeat relative?
answer: Don't give him any money. That's how to handle it.
I'm a little shocked but not really. In college, I spend a lot of money in fast food, but believe me if my mom had been cooking at home, I would have eaten her food.
You really can't influence their spending. Since they are working and spending their money it's hard to control it.
I worked part time and college, and thankfully saved almost every penny I had. I would go and deposit my check every other week, and only keep $20 in cash. I did not touch that money, and only spent the cash, if at all.
I'm 21 and never worked until this year, at my university. My mother has bought most everything organic for years, and I still try to follow this practice in school with the little I make. Thus, there simply isn't enough money for me to eat fast food often when purchasing organic and saving.
I did make a friend this last year who spent at least $20 most days on fast food. Sometimes he threw half of his food away because it was too much. It was never a financial concern to him because he received money from the GI Bill and other sources of financial aid. Imagine what you could do with that money instead of buying junk food.
I know someone who while in school bought fast food/take-out 3x a day (with his credit card too), every day and then 8 months later he seemed surprised that he had packed on 60lbs.
It could be worse, YOU could have spent $400 last month on fast food for your teens.
That is an absurd amount of money. Imagine if they were just spending that on the dollar menu?
I'm in my 30′s now but when I first moved away from home when I was 20 I went through a Mexican food phase (it's just so good here in San Diego). I think that generally happens with most young people as for the most part they're still used to their parent's meal planning/cooking. It honestly takes a while to get adjusted to living on your own, learning to cook, and keeping tack of finances to see what you're spending and where.
Possible tip for parents? Have your kid pick a meal a week where they plan and cook it for the family to teach them how to be more self-sufficient on their own when they leave home.
I agree. As a teen I was required to cook twice a week and was shocked when I left home and my roommates were just "learning" to cook. I also regularly did the family grocery shopping as an older teen with a car (with my Mom's credit card).
It might not stop them going out for fast food so much, especially if they are working there – but it might help them appreciate good, fresh food and the enjoyment it can bring.
I started working as a very young teen on the family farm, and by the time I was 18, it was probably close to 25 hours per week on top of full time school.
We got a monthly paycheck, from which 1/4 was for spending and the 3/4 was for college savings. What did I spend the 1/4 on? Gas, junk food, clothes and yearly band trip. My parents had plenty of food at home, but you know what, forbidden fruit tastes better and when there is only healthy food at home, the first thing you will buy once you have a driver's license and some money is chips and donuts and sugary coffees.
I was even a bit heavier to begin with as a teen, despite working on my feet on the farm, and my parents nagged me to no end about food, which pushed me in the completely opposite direction and I bought junk food and hid it from them or went out to eat with friends and came home and had regular dinner.
I mean, I'm glad it was only 1/4 of the money I worked for that was spent on stupid crap and not all of it. From 12 to 18 years old, I had quite a bit accumulated when the time went to go to college.
But your kid needs to learn from his mistake and the less nagging the better. They need to decide on their own. If you tell them constantly that they aren't doing it right, or spending their money unwisely, they'll only turn around and do it more.
I didn't then and still don't ask my parents for me. When I was in grade 12, I didn't have money from the class ring, and I wasn't going to get it, but my parents felt it was important so I think they had given me the $100 or so I was missing. But I wouldn't have asked. I'm 26 now and once in a while I'll get some 'grocery money' or whatever, but I never asked for it.
Its just sometimes easier to let them learn on their own. They work so they know money doesnt grow on trees yet they will spend it like its water and always available. Of course they think they can run to parents when they are short. This is way finances and money are so important. Better they make the mistakes while living with you then out on their own.


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