n 1962, J. Walter Thompson, the country's largest advertising company, ran a contest to create a jingle that the Oscar Mayer Co. could use to advertise hot dogs. Richard Trentlage, a Chicago ad man, won the contest with a tune called "The Wiener Song" whose lyrics were:

It was cloudy here last night but the moon finally moved out from behind the clouds at the right time.
I was really expecting it to look closer and larger. I was also expecting a beautiful orange color but it wasn't.
It was a bright white. I could see the outline of the mountains on the moon, much better than normal.

I think another problem for people in America in regards to eating healthy, is not all whole foods are
readily available.

For example, I live in TN, a southern state. But not so far south that there is a constant supply and
large variety of fresh veggies/fruits.

I'm always eager for summer, when the watermelon, cantaloupe, muskmelon, melons, tomatoes, corn
on the cob, beets, etc etc etc are fresh and available.

In the winter, there is little fresh veggies and fruits. What there is, is mostly shipped in from over seas.
In small towns, even many of these items are not available in the winter.

I love watching the tv shows, like travel channel, that shows people walking down the streets and all
the fruit and veggie vendors, lots of them, with the huge variety of delicious fresh stuff. They'll be
talking on the show about the scenic views and my mouth is watering looking at all the fresh foods.

Mmmm that sounds so good, jeff120.

I have plenty of room to plant a garden but have not done so. One year, I planted some tomato plants in two
large flower planter pots. They did in fact grow and it was fun to go out a pick a tomato. They did not grow large.
In fact, rather small but I knew that when I planted them. Still, it was fun and nice to know I was eating something
I grew myself without all the pesticides.

I've been doing some canning and plan to do a lot more as the farmers crops come in. There's always fresh
veggies at stands along the roads and in the small towns here. I'm especially wanting to can tomatoes and
corn this year. Also, I want to make/can watermelon jelly.

Congrats!

Yep Heather, and there is a lot of fun videos on youtube too. I mean some are so silly, in regards to exercising,
it would make any kid or adult want to do it. There was one I use to watch that was so hilarious and then I
found myself doing it too.

Well sure, nic338, you want to enjoy your food. But seriously, heart disease, (such as clogged arteries),
diabetes (especially type II), colon cancer, and many cancers, are all preventive. It's from eating a poor
diet rich in fat. That's what clogs things up. And it really doesn't mean you must restrict meat entirely
from your diet.

There's a large variety of foods you can eat that are not meat and are foods that are good for you, and
won't put the weight on.

Sure, you have to wash your veggies really good because if you buy them in the store, they've been
sprayed with insecticides and heaven only knows what else. There's not much you can do about the
way they are grown other than growing them your self.

I think it's very obvious what is going on in America. We use to not have all the obesity that we have
today. Rarely did you see an over weight kid years ago. Now many of the kids are over weight too.
It's from all the fast food, meat, sugars.

It's not hard, especially with the internet now to find cool recipes that are delicious. I'm always finding
good recipes on 'all recipes'.

Here's an example day:

Breakfast: orange, oatmeal, water
Lunch: green salad, apple, water
Snack: bran muffin, small lemonade, water
Supper: brown rice with veggies and perhaps a tad of soy sauce ( I make myself a big dish of this), water,
sweet tea (yep, I drink sweet tea but try and go low on the sugar), jello
Snack: watermelon or cantelope, or melon, or some type of fruit (I'm up late usually and always have to have
a snack or two). Some times I eat a bowl of cheerios with skim milk, no sugar.

There's lots of great meals you can make without meat and have a large variety of foods and meals.
I eat spagetti, chili, pizza, etc only I don't use meat. I like greens, most any kind, spinach, mustard greens,
turnip greens...I like vinegar and put vinegar in my greens. I can make a meal out of beets. I do eat a lot
of fish.

Just saying, it can be hard at first if you are use to eating large meals and meals in which there is always
eggs, sausage, bacon, hamburger, steak, chicken, etc. Start out by simply cutting back. Try something
different a couple of days a week. It won't be long, you will be enjoying the new way you are eating and
having fun eating something not so routine.

It's gonna be cool! I can see it already starting to make it's way up. Right at this moment, it's behind the trees.

The best time to look is at 10:35pm central or 11:35 eastern or whatever your time zone is in accordance to that.

I know it seems difficult and when you are use to doing something a certain way, it's hard to make that change.
No matter what it is.
However, once you have made the change, you often wonder why you didn't sooner.

For Americans, one of the largest problems they have is processed foods and meat. That's why cancer,
heart disease, diabetes runs rampant in the USA.

I thought I'd share my eating habits with you.

-Eat as much whole foods as you can. Stay completely away from processed foods.

-Cut way back on your consumption of meat. ALL meat. Don't be fooled by white meat, it is meat, after all.

-Instead of juices that come in a bottle or frozen, buy the whole fruit. Eat an orange at breakfast instead of drinking juice.

-Stay away from dairy products. If you drink milk, cut wayyyy back on your consumption.

-Eat rice such as brown rice.

-Eat whole fruits and veggies...stay away from the canned and frozen, as much as possible.

-Cut back on eggs. Eggs are high in cholesterol. Learn to eat something else.

-Cut wayyyy back on sugar.

-Come back to water. Your body is made up of over 70% water. It's water that helps your digestive system, helps keep your body free of toxins. You've heard about all the toxin remedies.....drink water, it will work wonders for your skin, hair, and over all health.

Eat to live a long and enjoyable life.
DON'T live to eat because if you do, you are highly likely not to live long.

Even if you are suffering right now from disease, high cholesterol, etc, you can REVERSE the process.

If you need to take it in small steps, do.
If you're a big meat eater, simply cut your normal portion in half of what you usually eat. Just think, you'll
save money, give your arteries a break, and start feeling more energized. If you eat meat 7 days a week,
change that routine to special occasion time....instead, eat meat three times a week at half the portion you
normally would.

Stay away from fast food places. Especially if you eat meat.

Losing weight and being healthy is not about all the potions, vitamins, and energy drinks on the market.
It's about changing the way you eat, eating healthy, and doing a little exercise daily.

Speaking of exercise, you don't need to jog or run a marathon or lift weights. Just move. Take a walk around
your house every day. Do some gardening. Clean out your closets. Dance. Jump up and down.

I had fried fish, corn, and hushpuppies. It was oil city. Good, but greasy.

Have you ever watched the documentary 'Forks Over Spoons'?

No you don't anything to do this.

You click ads by refreshing your clixsense ads page thru-out the day.
You can also do the offers which include the daily surveys.
And you can do the tasks too.

So in essence there is several ways you can earn at clixsense.

And how would they provide them?

Pull them out of thin air like they do on bux sites?

Congrats!

If you're dogs only knew what you were reading.

Yes, that is the show, I am sure, 'I Shouldn't Be Alive'.

Only thing I wondered about that tv show, is in the Amazon, I would think there would be all sorts of creatures to kill
and eat. Seems he could have found himself a snake. A giant bug. Something besides his own dog. Him and the
dog had been separated at some point early on. Then one day the dog showed up....the dog had tracked his master
and found him...only to be killed by the master he trusted. I'm mighty sure I could not have done that and would
not do it. I'd just have to say, my life is over now, I'll be in a better place soon.

Yes, I know ptcscrutiny that in your country, the cows are sacred. You do know that most Americans think that
is very ridiculous, don't you? We are told stories of how India people will starve to death and put their own life
in jeopardy before harming a cow. That India believes that cows are reincarnated from people, their ancestors.

Personally, I don't believe in reincarnation. However, I do believe all animals are sacred in their own right.

I can remember my grandmother telling me how they use to ride a cow to school.
She said it was a pet cow. It was several miles to school, they lived in very rural area, and her and her sister and brother, would get up very early. They'd take turns riding on the cow all the way to school. Leave the cow tied up outside until school was over. Back then, it was a one room class room so all the kids, no matter their age, were in the same class.

Then one day, near Christmas, times got very hard. In order to survive, they had to....yes.....and she said it broke her heart that her father had to kill the cow, but even worse, that is what she had to eat too.

I never forgot that story...unforgettable!

One day not long ago, I watched a tv program about a man and his dog lost in the Amazon.
Eventually, the man was so desperate, nothing to eat, out of desperation, he killed his dog....but what he had not given thought to was, he was on the brink of death, and his stomach would not handle anything he put into it, so up it came.
What is even worse, in less than one hour, he finally came upon civilization. His dog was a pet he had for many years so it was horrific that he went to those means.

I know you can't say what you would do in circumstances like that, but I sure can't see ever eating an animal I was attached to. I really believe, I would starve first.

Ya, I was thinking vip typed the 'off topic'.

What about a cow ride?

Skylar was good but I'm not much on country music.

Holly is good but thus far, I have not liked any of her music.

Jessica has a beautiful voice but for the most part, it's not the kind of music I listen to.

I really like Joshua a lot, but every song seems to have screaming in it, and I'm not into hearing screaming in every song.

I've been sorta rooting for Phillip since the start. He's very entertaining to watch and I like the rock n roll, bluesy style.

Every year, they say it's the best group.

I will say I have enjoyed some past shows far better than this one.
Actually my favorite part of the show is in the beginning at interviews. This year, I don't think they spent as much time showing the interviews on tv. I like XFactor better than American Idol. I think XFactor is more interesting since they have various talents on there, not just singing.

Maybe I will visit some day, never know.

I want to ride a camel.
Have you got a camel and have you ever rode on one?

You can do it, Heather.

I did. Actually, I quit school my senior year to get married and start a family.
A year later, I took a test and got my GED. I think that was the first year they started GED.
I did not have to study for it. I recall taking a series of 4 or 5 tests which ate up half the day or more.

Some years later, after three children and a divorce, I went to college and got my AA in general studies.
It was a 2 year program as you know most AA are. It took me more like 3 years. After that, I went onward
to get my BS...and what should have taken only two more years, took me more like 3 more years.

So what your average college kid would do in 4 years, it took me 6 years. It was hard because I worked
midnight shift at a hospital and did a lot of over time at that. It was hard to schedule classes because I
worked so much and it was not a regular 5 day a week job. I took night classes when I could...this would
give me some day time sleeping hours.

My oldest daughter had scholarships but tossed them to the wind to marry and start a family. After awhile tho,
she took online classes for medical transcriptionist. She got her degree in a year or less. So she works at home
online in an entirely different area than I do. She is now a manager and over sees some of the other online
med transcriptionists. She makes very good money, gets vacation days and the whole nine yards just like
someone that worked an offline job. It's been great for her.

Thanks. It was for a little $15 dollar contest and thought I'd give it a go.

That is how I feel. It's wise to plan for your future and the things you want to do along with how you want your life to be.
But don't be disappointed as you grow and find there are things you did not get to do or things did not turn out how you planned. Just remember, you grow and it is with that growth that you become who you are.