We Need to Talk About Glee (Yes, Again.)

So, we need to talk about Glee again.  Because I am getting extremely frustrated with the messages this show is sending to relatively impressionable audiences.  Now, I know the show's average audience is 18 and up, but an 18 year old is still impressionable, and I strongly suspect that there are plenty of people younger than 18 avidly following this show.

Dropping the Fluffy Pink Robe

Well, once again, Glee proudly exhibits its complete inability to portray reasonable or moderate view points.  (Please don't ask me why I watch; it's a combination of enjoying the music, and loving the drama in a train-wreck-can't-look-away sort of way.)

A Birthday Blog

I meant to write a Christmas blog, but life had other intentions, so I'm making this a birthday blog instead.  Regardless, it is a blog of celebration (and it has an alliteration, now, which automatically makes it better.)  No, not because of Christmas, or New Year's, or even my birthday, really.  It's a blog of celebration because I made it one whole year in Chicago as of last week.

A Toast to Your Health

There are a lot of things going on, some that I'm simply not okay talking about at the moment, but here's what I can tell you.  I have been sick for going on two weeks now.  Every time I think I'm doing better, I discover I was wrong.  Last week I came down with a nasty sore throat for maybe the sixth or so time this year.  Whatever.  I popped a throat lozenge and sucked it up like I usually do.  I cancelled one private lesson and expected to be back to work the next day.  Except that some way that I can't explain, I managed to throw out my back.  Again, I can't be sure exactly what happened, but there was a muscle in my back that simply decided that it wasn't getting enough attention, so it did what any mature, reasonable person would do.  It threw a temper tantrum.  Again, I tried to brush it off.  I have, on occasion, dealt with some muscle pain from work before, for which I used a heating pack, maybe popped a pain killer, and went to bed, tender but otherwise fine the next day.  So I delicately went to bed that night convincing myself that it would be fine in the morning.  It had to be fine in the morning.  I had to go to work.

No Last Rep

Another Blog Boost, but this time, it's a health blog.  I know what you're thinking:  Me?  Reading a health blog?  Don't be ridiculous.  And I'll admit that if it wasn't run by a friend of mine, I probably wouldn't have even bothered to skim it.  Honestly, though, I'm boosting it because the author is really good at sharing information that is accessible and useful for a wide audience, from the hard-core gym rats to those of us with a more moderate interest in health and fitness.

He shares a lot of great tidbits ranging from basic knowledge for first-time gym-goers to helpful (but realistic) eating tips.  I highly recommend giving his page at least a quick browse.  You're sure to learn something.

I Should Be Drinking Coffee

I should be drinking coffee right now.  More importantly, I should be pulling a homemade pumpkin pie out of the oven right now.  But sadly, neither of those things is happening.

Why I Hate Politics

Other than the uninformed idiots running loose on facebook, convinced that they, and only they, have a full grasp of the way our country should and shouldn't be run, the thing that really bothers me about politics is the complete lack of respect it seems to promote.