Day two of the Oatmeal cleanse. I’m officially not about this life. It is helping me recognize how much I actually enjoy food that tastes good. I get to enjoy a little of that tomorrow and a bit more when I visit Tulane later this week. That visit is the first of a handful of college visits for my youngest as he settles in to deciding where he is going to college. Tulane, Hawaii, Idaho, and Northern Arizona have officially offered scholarships. There have been conversations with Northern Iowa and New Mexico, the former being the result of his brother playing there and hopefully becoming a leader on the field this year. Note: I don’t think he’d ever admit it, but, beyond following his coach, I think the kid went to UNI in part to play in a dome. He’s never done that as a home player and it is kinda cool.
But this is about food, not football.
I’ve come to terms with the reality that I have high blood pressure and need to monitor it constantly. That means less salt than the average bear, which often translates to less taste than the average bear. This is the reason for the cleanse. I’ll be repeating this behavior every six weeks (in theory). Staring six weeks into the future means staring into the end of the semester and the beginning of summer. That’s a fun exercise. The summer is filled with opportunities to get healthy and to eat a lot of different things. I’ll need to start considering how to balance my eating and keep the pressure down. The goal here is to lower the pressure and create a lifestyle where I get tasty food and it stays low. Yeah, I want all the smoke.
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated” So they really want this thing to spiral? I don’t see how this ends well for the region. What happens when Iran is put down? Who is in charge then? Do we not think people are going to stay mad?
- Also this: “Army reviewing after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock’s swimming pool as he saluted” Why does Kid Rock matter?
- And this… “Charlie Kirk highway got vetoed in Arizona. Elected officials are citing politics” Because of course they are. If these guys don’t get what they want, they complain and play the victim.