I love this song:
Barenaked Ladies - Bank Job lyrics
It was an upset in two minutes flat
We were back on the freeway, foot to the mat
I can't understand it; we had it down pat
It's very upsetting, could we leave it at that?
We all had positions; we each had a role
We'd over-rehearsed it; we had full control
They can't teach you acting, it's there in your soul
It's the same with a bank job, and each thing we stole
So I don't need attitude
Cause you knew just what to do
We all did our best now
We all need to rest now
Leave me alone
Wait by the phone
I was the driver; you ran the show
You had the last word, the go or no go
I knew every laneway in Ontario
But it's not what you're sure of, it's what you don't know
It should have been filled with the usual ones
Throwing their cash into mutual funds
We all had our ski masks and sawed-off shotguns
But how do you plan for a bank full of nuns?
Well, I guess we panicked - we all have taboos
And they were like zebras; they had us confused
We should be in condos with oceanfront views
Instead we're most-wanted on the six o'clock news
So I don't need attitude
Cause you knew just what to do
We all did our best now
We all need to rest now
Leave me alone
And wait by the phone
Inside the police car you tried to explain
Your crisis of conscience; the voice in your brain
And now that the whole thing has gone down the drain
I think we all know who should shoulder the blame
Cause you made a choice there, almost sublime
I'm all for compassion, just not on my dime
You looked like an amateur, and that's the real crime
So I'll take a walk now, and you do the time
And I don't need attitude
Cause you knew just what to do
We all did our best now
We all need to rest now
Leave me alone
There's no need to phone
We all did our best now
We all need to rest now
Leave me alone......
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Binary Angels
I just went to a bible study. GASP!! A BIBLE STUDY!!
Yikes, I know.
But they have childcare free and it's a chance to socialize the little one and a chance to maybe meet other women my age in the same stage of life.
Or maybe not.
And also, I forgot what it was like to interpret the bible all literally. Like, a lady said "Well, David said such and such in the Psalms. So it must be like that." I'm like, "Well, He might have gotten that one little thing wrong...." She said "Well I don't think there are any untruths in the bible." I forgot that word UN Truth.... as in, there is no in between. There is only black and white things are either or, not both/and. I forgot about all that.
And you know what it was about? Whether we're higher than the angels or not. Biblically.
Um..... who cares?
I kept repeating to myself "Beginner's Mind, Beginner's Mind...... You too can learn something, Grasshopper!"
Anyway.... our little guy had a GREAT TIME and is now sleeping hard. This is good!
Yikes, I know.
But they have childcare free and it's a chance to socialize the little one and a chance to maybe meet other women my age in the same stage of life.
Or maybe not.
And also, I forgot what it was like to interpret the bible all literally. Like, a lady said "Well, David said such and such in the Psalms. So it must be like that." I'm like, "Well, He might have gotten that one little thing wrong...." She said "Well I don't think there are any untruths in the bible." I forgot that word UN Truth.... as in, there is no in between. There is only black and white things are either or, not both/and. I forgot about all that.
And you know what it was about? Whether we're higher than the angels or not. Biblically.
Um..... who cares?
I kept repeating to myself "Beginner's Mind, Beginner's Mind...... You too can learn something, Grasshopper!"
Anyway.... our little guy had a GREAT TIME and is now sleeping hard. This is good!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Break Me Off a Piece of That Organic Chicken
I just ate a Kit Kat bar.
When is the last time I had a Kit Kat bar?
I don't even remember!
I just got done shopping in the Cute Little Uppity Part of Town. I HATE that part of town, but it's the best grocery store close by. I usually shop about a block away and walk. But today I wanted to have CHOICES! I wanted to buy ORGANIC CHICKEN that had roamed the farm instead of boxed up all its life. And I wanted to make a lovely salad at the salad bar with quality lettuce and not have to buy all the ingredients and come home and make one and then have all the extra ingredients sit in the fridge until I forget about them! And it was all very lovely. We are now stocked for the week and it's all good.
Oh, and they have grocery carry out. I LOVE THAT part!
When is the last time I had a Kit Kat bar?
I don't even remember!
I just got done shopping in the Cute Little Uppity Part of Town. I HATE that part of town, but it's the best grocery store close by. I usually shop about a block away and walk. But today I wanted to have CHOICES! I wanted to buy ORGANIC CHICKEN that had roamed the farm instead of boxed up all its life. And I wanted to make a lovely salad at the salad bar with quality lettuce and not have to buy all the ingredients and come home and make one and then have all the extra ingredients sit in the fridge until I forget about them! And it was all very lovely. We are now stocked for the week and it's all good.
Oh, and they have grocery carry out. I LOVE THAT part!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Politeness
Yesterday at The Coffee Shop, there was this guy in there who clearly is cognitively impaired in some way. Talking to a guy from Africa and his friends about how in 200 years all the black people living in the U.S. will turn white. "It's all about vitamin D absorption, you see?" And on and on he went.
Finally I heard the polite man from Africa say "Sir, I do not like what it is you are saying to me right now and I would like you to go away."
And he did.
Afterwards the man from Africa says to me: "He's not right in the head. He used to be a dentist but he has told me before there is something wrong in his brain now. He doesn't mean to be like that. I just didn't like it anyway."
Later I heard the same rambling guy talking about his 300 mile hike on the Appalachian trail. Some poor "polite" person who didn't know the line "Sir, I do not like what it is you are saying to me right now and I would like you to go away." sat there and listened for a very long time.
I felt sorry for both of them.
Finally I heard the polite man from Africa say "Sir, I do not like what it is you are saying to me right now and I would like you to go away."
And he did.
Afterwards the man from Africa says to me: "He's not right in the head. He used to be a dentist but he has told me before there is something wrong in his brain now. He doesn't mean to be like that. I just didn't like it anyway."
Later I heard the same rambling guy talking about his 300 mile hike on the Appalachian trail. Some poor "polite" person who didn't know the line "Sir, I do not like what it is you are saying to me right now and I would like you to go away." sat there and listened for a very long time.
I felt sorry for both of them.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Popcorn Story
I can't figure people out. Heck, I can't even figure myself out. There's this thing I keep thinking about, because I'm still trying to lose the baby fat... Today I got into some pre preggo jeans, and that was helpful! Go me.
You should know I never diet. I refuse. I also do not own a scales. (any scales?) My jeans tell me when I need to get it under control, I don't need that fascist number called WEIGHT going up and down to make or ruin my days.
I did once read Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down book. There was a lot of common sense information in there that I grooved on and still do. There's some stuff in there I don't dig anymore, and additionally I do not in any way wish to allign myself with her particularcult sect... however, there are some ideas discussed in the book that were and continue to be very helpful to me.
One of which is this: Eat when you're hungry. Stop when you're full. Don't eat when you're not hungry. Duh, Right? It's simple, but not easy. However, I think that to be better advice than all the diets in the world combined.
Also, the whole Clean up your plate thing? I now call bullshit on the cleaning up of our plates that our mothers made us do. No more of that. The children may be starving over in wherever but we cannot ship our food over there so we do not need to EAT IT! It's wasted if I eat it anyway, once I'm full. I can waste it by forcing it down my gullet and turning it to fat or I can "waste" it by throwing it away.
And also, Eat your favorite thing first . Instead of saving the best for last, eat the best first. So I've learned to dissect my food. I enjoy it until I feel myself getting full then I start picking out my faves. It looks terrible, but it helps a lot.
I must say I am still working at these things and don't do well all the time but I believe they have kept me mostly off the genetic path most of my family follows. Bless them, bless them, but they are BIG and unhealthy and dying off..... sad to say but true. Like any diet, it all flies out the window without discipline and willpower... or whatever it takes to stick to a set of "rules".... but mostly it's kept me sane and that's important too.
With all that rambling in mind I will tell you a short story. A friend of mine once sat down between a friend of mine and I who were sharing a bowl of popcorn and watching a movie. She picked out all the buttery yummy kernels and then announced "I'm full." Leaving my friend and I to pass the plain boring popcorn that was left back and forth over top of her or else change seats.
I thought two things:
"How rude!"
and
"How cool - no wonder she's way skinnier than me!"
You should know I never diet. I refuse. I also do not own a scales. (any scales?) My jeans tell me when I need to get it under control, I don't need that fascist number called WEIGHT going up and down to make or ruin my days.
I did once read Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down book. There was a lot of common sense information in there that I grooved on and still do. There's some stuff in there I don't dig anymore, and additionally I do not in any way wish to allign myself with her particular
One of which is this: Eat when you're hungry. Stop when you're full. Don't eat when you're not hungry. Duh, Right? It's simple, but not easy. However, I think that to be better advice than all the diets in the world combined.
Also, the whole Clean up your plate thing? I now call bullshit on the cleaning up of our plates that our mothers made us do. No more of that. The children may be starving over in wherever but we cannot ship our food over there so we do not need to EAT IT! It's wasted if I eat it anyway, once I'm full. I can waste it by forcing it down my gullet and turning it to fat or I can "waste" it by throwing it away.
And also, Eat your favorite thing first . Instead of saving the best for last, eat the best first. So I've learned to dissect my food. I enjoy it until I feel myself getting full then I start picking out my faves. It looks terrible, but it helps a lot.
I must say I am still working at these things and don't do well all the time but I believe they have kept me mostly off the genetic path most of my family follows. Bless them, bless them, but they are BIG and unhealthy and dying off..... sad to say but true. Like any diet, it all flies out the window without discipline and willpower... or whatever it takes to stick to a set of "rules".... but mostly it's kept me sane and that's important too.
With all that rambling in mind I will tell you a short story. A friend of mine once sat down between a friend of mine and I who were sharing a bowl of popcorn and watching a movie. She picked out all the buttery yummy kernels and then announced "I'm full." Leaving my friend and I to pass the plain boring popcorn that was left back and forth over top of her or else change seats.
I thought two things:
"How rude!"
and
"How cool - no wonder she's way skinnier than me!"
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