I agree with the idea, but not how it was presented...

AOL news posted a picture of a gigantic balloon that contained political messages to and about both dominate political candidates.  One section caught my eye immediately... F***ING VOTE!  Good message in poor taste.  I would love to have our nation get more than 75% voter turnout, but at the same time, I want those people to know who they are voting for and why they choose that candidate.  It's one thing to just go vote, it's another to take an interest in the system and educate yourself on the issues that matter to you and our country most.   Both candidates for this election are not perfect ( I don't think there ever will be a perfect candidate ).  For me, it's about picking the candidate that I can agree with on most of the issues and is the lesser of evils.  
Oh, and if you watched the debate, be sure to vote who you thought won at these two places:

• Drudge Report  
  
• AOL NEWS

Thanks, and remember to educate yourself and get out the vote. :)

Sugar - Who needs it?

I received an email today about '146 Reasons Why Sugar Is Ruining Your Health'! I'm not going to post all 146 reasons, and the link in the email only contains 144...but I digress. If you want to read the 144 you can go here. These reasons might be extreme in some instances, but since there is not any dietary 'need' for sugar (that I'm aware of), why do we drink/eat so much of it? I know I get way too much sugar from soda, which I have trained myself to think I need and have become addicted to the caffeine it contains. To put it simply, it's because it tastes good. I read that the USDA recommends no more than 8% of your calories consumed in your average diet be from sugar. I've also heard there are differences between white sugar and refined sugar... something to the effect that white sugar is not as healthy and refined sugar basically has no limit to how much you can intake a day (not sure I agree with that, as I'm a fan of moderation). What's the out come of all this thinking about Sugar? For me it means I'm going to reduce (if not completely stop) drinking soda. Below is a nice video I found that shows how much sugar there actually is in a can of soda. Quite amazing really!