2010: Begin Again - The Duke . . . and other things

Riding with the Duke
The Duke Diet . . . I found the book in a used place for only $2. For you western fans, no, it was not designed by John Wayne. It’s from the Duke Diet and Fitness Centre. Looking through it, I see how it can have an impact on my plans for 2010. Basically, it’s not really a diet. It’s more of an overall approach to food and exercise.

Moderation is a key word. It doesn’t require a massive change, but more of an evolution. Great recipes with real food. Eg: Dinner – Pork tenderloin with apple chutney, coleslaw and baked potato. It’s about portions and ingredients. Along with exercise. And not crazy exercise, but realistic stuff. Could become part of my 2010: Begin Again plan.


Warm weather on the way
Temperatures are rising in Lethbridge as a chinook blows through and that’s a great thing. It was actually 3C earlier today. And plus temperatures are expected for the next week. Perhaps El Nino will keep this from being as brutal a winter as it’s shaping up to be. It's a great time to be selling windshield washer fluid as the roads turn to slush and slop.


Ridiculous TV ad
Premium Plus ad on TV . . . what’s that all about? Bowl of soup on screen with ‘Lonely, I’m so lonely,’ playing. Box of Premium saltine crackers opens and a cracker falls out to make a big splash in the soup bell while ‘Raise a little hell, raise a little hell’ plays in the background. Raise a little hell? A plain-jane saltin cracker? Seems like a non sequitur to associate something that bland with raising a little hell. If that’s all it takes to make your soup so exciting, I think you should re-evaluate your life.