Show us the person you'd most like to switch bodies and lives with for one freaky Friday.
I know this is a cop-out answer because everyone in the world wants to be her. I have to admit though, you'd be stupid not to want to be her. The woman has everything. She's absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, she has a beautiful family, she has a hottie on her arm, she has a kabillion dollars, and the thing I admire about her most is that she has fame which she utilizes in a way that the majority of hollywood stars don't. I think she does amazing things with her power, and it's definitely something to be commended.
Michelle Duggar and her husband, stars of their reality show "The Duggars" on the Discovery Channel, have just announced they are expecting their 18th child.
Their youngest is 9 months old.
Holy. Geez.
Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo?
Well, I'm not really. I'd have a Margarita, but since it's a work night and I am not much of a drinker to begin with, I'll will post some holiday themed humor. I'm sure this will apply to SOME hammered shmuck in the nation at some point today. Happy May 5th you crazy peeps.
Show us a picture of the pet you'd most like to have in your life.
Franklin, my Shetland Sheepdog, came into my life in 2006. My then husband was constantly doing his own thing, so I wanted to get a dog to keep me company. (Sad, I know). I held him in my arms and that was it; I was in love. After my divorce, I changed places of residency a few times, all of which were dog friendly, but I wasn't home enough to give him the attention he needed. So, my mom took him in (along with her five other dogs). I wish with all of my heart that I could have him with me now, but my new roommate just let her ex take their dog, and I don't think she'd be keen on being part-owner of Franklin while I'm gone so much. His health has taken a turn for the worse at my mother's house; she lets him eat ALL of the time (as opposed to twice a day like I used to) and as a result he's gained about 20lbs, and he hasn't gotten his teeth cleaned since I got him. I wish there were a way to have him at my new place, but between both jobs and my personal life, I'm just not around much. I miss him.
What do you want to be famous for?
Submitted by bluemoon07.
The term, "famous" is subjective.
I want to be "remembered" for is having the ability to make someone smile.
I want to be remembered for changing someone's life for the better.
I want to be remembered as the girl that could smile through the rain.
I want to be remembered as the girl who still loved when she felt unloved.
I want to be remembered as the girl who believed in happy endings.
all offices would be THIS cool.
Likes alot:
A good volleyball dig.
The sand between my toes.
Playing 7 volleyball games to 15 points each and still wanting to play more.
Showering after said volleyball games.
Getting together with people you haven't seen in over a year.
A clean(er) car.
Flowers that have lasted almost a week.
New babies.
The ability to nap in my car during lunch if need be.
Internet at work.
Craving tea instead of soda.
The little things my boyfriend does to make me smile.
Cheap baseball games.
Comp tickets.
Getting picture messages from the boyfriends daughter that make me really "lol".
An upcoming Three-Day-Weekend.
Not so much:
Having to get out from under a chenille blanket in the morning.
Alarm clocks. Every single one of them.
Grogginess.
When coffee doesn't effectively awaken me.
24 hour days. (They should be more like 30 hour days.)
Back to Back 13 hour work days.
Gas prices.
Brown rice is not only better for you, but it's better for the environment than white rice too.
So what's the difference?
Rice goes through a variety of processes before it's ready for cooking. After harvesting, the seeds are run through a rice huller/husker for milling to remove the outer grain husks. After this process, you're left with brown rice. Nice and simple.
To create white rice, there's added steps. The germ and the inner husk (bran) is removed, the grain is then polished, usually using glucose or talc.
The crazy thing is that these added steps to turn brown rice to white remove nutrients that are sometimes then introduced back in via synthetic sources - this is called fortified white rice. The same type of thing happens in brown bread vs. white bread scenario.
The loss of nutrients is broad and substantial. Plain white rice has far less Vitamin E, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folacin, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron and over dozen other nutrients. Added to that, the dietary fiber contained in white rice is around a quarter of brown rice.
So, brown rice certainly appears to be more healthy, but where does the environmental benefit come from? It's basically down to processing - the less processing of a food, the less energy required. There's also the issue of the synthetic vitamins added back in - produced in laboratories and factories from a variety of chemicals; and these sorts of processes are well known for their negative impact on the environment.
If you're accustomed to white rice, making the switch to brown suddenly can cause a taste bud rebellion - it certainly did for me. It's somewhat of an acquired taste for many people. I suggest adding extra sauces to mask the "wilder" taste of brown rice for a while to allow your tastes to adjust. Once you've acquired a taste for brown rice, it's likely you'll never go back to white.
When you buy rice, because it keeps so well, try and buy in quantity to save on packaging. The rice we buy comes in cloth bags which we've put to very good use after finishing the contents.
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