My kind of energy drink! 

here's another...

Best-ever Chocolate Cake

I made this for Father's Day this weekend and it WAS the best-ever chocolate cake that I have EVER had! And oh, so simple to make! I like that. ;~) You DON'T want to try to calculate the points.

Ingredients:
1 (18 ¼-ounce) package devil's food cake mix1 (3.9-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix1 cup sour cream, regular or light1 cup milk½ cup vegetable oil½ cup water4 eggs3 cups (about 18 ounces) chocolate chips (divided use)6 tablespoons butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, milk, oil, water and eggs. Beat until blended, then mix in 2 cups chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

To make the glaze: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat or in the microwave. Add 1 cup chocolate chips and stir until smooth. Drizzle over the cake. Makes 12 servings.

PER SERVING: Cal 625 (54% fat) Fat 40 g (17 g sat) Fiber 4 g Chol 88 mg Sodium 591 mg Carb 69 g Protein 7 g

guess what?

only 1 lb. to go!

I'd REALLY like to do this. Me & Rachel. Go to www.the3day.org to find out more. It's September 30 - October 2 in Atlanta. $90 to register and you commit to raise $2100 per person. Walking 60 miles would be the EASY part!  

post this in your breakroom

Dear Valued Employee,

SICK DAYS: We will no longer accept a doctor statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

SURGERY: Operations are now banned. As long as you are an employee here, you need all your organs. You should not consider removing anything. We hired you intact. To have something removed constitutes a breach of employment.

PERSONAL DAYS: Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday and Sunday.

VACATION DAYS: All employees will take their vacation at the same time every year. The vacation days are as follows: Jan. 1, July 4 & Dec. 25.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or coworkers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend to the arrangements. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early, provided your share of the work is done.

OUT FROM YOUR OWN DEATH: This will be accepted as an excuse. However, we require at least two weeks notice, as it is your duty to train your own replacement.

RESTROOM USE: Entirely too much time is being spent in the restroom. In the future, we will follow the practice of going in alphabetical order. For instance, all employees whose names begin with 'A' will go from 8:00 to 8:20, employees whose names begin with 'B' will go from 8:20 to 8:40 and so on. If you're unable to go at your allotted time, it will be necessary to wait until the next day when your turn comes again. In extreme emergencies employees may swap their time with a coworker. Both employees' supervisors in writing must approve this exchange. In addition, there is now a strict 3-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound and the toilet paper roll will retract.

LUNCH BREAK: Skinny people get an hour for lunch as they need to eat more so that they can look healthy, normal size people get 30 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain the average figure. Fat people get 5 minutes for lunch because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim Fast and take a diet pill.

DRESS CODE: It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary, if we see you wearing $350 Prada sneakers and carrying a $600 Gucci bag we assume you are doing well financially and therefore you do not need a raise.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternations or input should be directed elsewhere. Have a nice week.

is this what's coming?

Futuristic office keeps
workers fit on the job
Obesity researcher dreams up
alternative to cubicles
Dr. James Levine keeps a 1 mph pace on his treadmill while checking his e-mail May 26 in Rochester, Minn. The obesity researcher and his team at the Mayo Clinic have developed an alternative to traditional cubicles by combining a computer, desk and treadmill in one unit.

OK OK OK

My life is REALLY not all THAT boring, I don't guess.

I get up in the morning, make a lunch, spend an hour on the treadmill, do 100 situps, eat breakfast, read my Bible, check my mail, shower, get ready for the day, make some more lunches, go to work and manipulate graphics, etc., etc., etc., come home, cook dinner, clean up from dinner, watch Wheel of Fortune, shower, go to bed.

Sometimes I work in a run to the orthodontist, cleaners, Target, Starbucks, etc. and a few loads of laundry, a load of dishes, etc., etc., etc. Oh yeah, and SOMETIMES I even blog a little...

boring? You decide.

Runners & walkers alike should check this out! www.roadid.com 

Dum vivimus, vivamus

While we live, let us live

did you know?

Did you know that cell phones that are dropped in the toilet have a shortened mortality rate?

sorry...

Someone accused me of not updating my blog very often. Well, they're right. I've been lazy, busy, negligent, delinquent, and so on and so forth. I really just live a pretty boring life and there is not much to write about here. Maybe with summer coming on things will pick up and live will once again be exciting. Naaaaa... I doubt it.