I know I'm a little bit behind the times, but for real?

So some pastor in Florida wants to hold a "Quran burning" on September 11th. You know, to remember the fallen Americans and remind us that ALL Muslims are terrorists.

........... o.O

Are you people retarded?

I'm actually rethinking my views on evolution. Darwin's theories might have applied to animals and plants and junk, but definitely not to people. We seem to get dumber with each generation. Poor Jesus is probably turning somersaults in his grave with all the sh*ite being said and done in his name. That Florida thing is the worst I've heard in a long time. And I thought my father and his Fundie Friends were nuts!

On a somewhat lighter note, because I don't want to talk about that too much and start epic political/religious debates on my blog - yesterday was pretty good. Did 500 cals worth of exercise. And I ate: 1 egg (70), veggie salad (~80), almond milk (90)...

I had dinner issues because Little Sis wanted Hamburger Helper for dinner. And she went out and bought the only flavor of Hamburger Helper that I can eat: the tomato-basil-penne, which is the only one with no cheese.

I do no eat cheese at all, ever; so I thought that was very kind and considerate of Little Sis. That also meant I was pretty much obligated to eat it. I think I did ok, though. I cooked it with no butter or margarine or oil of any kind. The beef was 93% lean, and when I took my plateful I didn't take any pasta. We also had a salad, and I made some microwave veggies, so I used those to cover up the fact that I had no pasta. I'm pretty sure I got away with it. A safe estimate of total dinner: ~500.

I snacked last night on Skinny Cow ice cream (::slaps self::), so the total for the day was like 850.

Be Fat or Be Wasteful. Those are your only options.

I hate wasting food. I don't know if it's because I'm a hoarder, or because my parents drilled it into my head that there's starving kids in third world countries with no food so it's a sin for me to waste mine. Whatever the reason, I cannot throw food away in good conscience. If it needs to go, I'll toss it out on the lawn for the birds and squirrels. If it's something birds and squirrels won't or shouldn't eat, I'll take it out behind the shed to leave on the "compost heap" (read: food pile for the feeding of deer and foxes). But I can't just throw it away.

So I go grocery shopping a lot. I'm not sure if that's weird - someone who's obsessed with food and starvation wandering around in the Stop & Shop multiple times a week. It has brought something to my attention - while there are plenty of options for people so hungry they can consume 4,000 calories in one sitting ("Value Size" sodas, potato chips, bags of cookies...), there are no options for people who want to consume a little less than average.

Perhaps I do not want an entire gallon of syrup. Perhaps I do not want 4 hearts of celery in one packet. I would just like one heart of celery, because I don't eat all that much and the rest is going to go bad before I get a chance to consume it. It's the worst with the vegetables, I think. You just can't buy a small sampling of any vegetable - you need to buy the whole bloody farm. Those Odwalla smoothies, for example:

That chocolate soy protein shake is delicious, but at 440 calories per 16 oz. bottle, you better believe it's going to take me at least a week to finish it. And by the end of the week, it has gone a bit off. Why can't it come in 4-oz. mini bottles, that I might drink in a day or two?

Same with cans of soup - why can't they have some mini ones, for those of us who want to consume only 100 calories of Healthy Choice New England clam chowder for dinner? They do it with the cookies and crackers and things with the 100-calorie packs! Sure you might say just eat half the can of soup and stick the rest in the fridge to eat later. But maybe I don't want to eat it later. Maybe I don't want soup twice in one week. What do I do then? I have to throw it away.

It's bullsh*t.