Author: James

I don’t always eat healthy, so I have been slowly working on transitioning away from animal products. I still eat chicken and fish, but now even far less than in the past. However I still get carnivorous cravings from time to time. Luckily on my last Costco run I picked up a bunch of Beyond Burgers for my once a week carnivore “indulgence”. In fact this was my lunch from today. And yeah, I know that these aren’t much healthier. But today I really wanted a burger.

This was dinner tonight. It took less than 10 minutes to make, and that includes boiling the water. It is Edamame spaghetti, spinach, and tomatoes with extra virgin olive oil, Rao’s marinara sauce and parmesan cheese. I also added pepper and a bit of garlic powder to the mix. It was delicious and filling but yet low in calories, low in carbs, low in sugar, low in sodium, and high in protein.

Am I the only one having problems trying to convince older relatives that this virus is real and they need to keep themselves in the house? I ran around like crazy for the past two days making sure that they had all the stuff needed for them to just relax in the house. But no, today they need to buy canned soup and water from the grocery store when there are 4 and a half CASES of water and food in the dang house already.

And seriously, what is the deal with cases of water? Unless they stop sending water out of your faucet, what the hell are you worried about? They are stressing the hell outta me. Seriously, how hard is it to just stay in the house for a couple of weeks until this shit hopefully cools down? I understand that it might not be easy for some, but seriously why keep testing fate.

I had to drive to and from Syracuse today. Driving back on those unlit highways isn’t as much of an adventure as it was in my youth. I made the mistake of mentioning this to my mom, who then gave me her special night vision goggles for driving. I was skeptical at first, but they actually work fairly well. I just wished that they didn’t make me look like Black Lightning.

Day 4 of my vegan detox. That means no sugar, salt, caffeine, meat, dairy or carbs. Feeling better than I thought I would. But the cravings are real. Last night I would have killed a man for a slice of toast.

The recent tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi has deeply unsettled me, as it has to many of us. The only comforting thought I had about the entire tragedy was that at least they died together. I can think of nothing more unnatural than outliving your children.

I was never a fan of Kobe while he was a player, but I did come to respect him as a man who by all accounts was an amazing father who loved and supported his daughters. As a father with a young daughter of my own, I would agree that there is nothing better than being a “GirlDad”. If I know anything, I know I love my baby girl.