I just heard about a contest to win a book called Travel Guide Book. It’s got 444 pages.  They are giving these books away to expose people to travel and global cultures.  This book is written by a group of educators that are sharing their travel experiences.  I think it’s a great thing especially if I was to win it.  Check it out for yourself and see if maybe you could win one too.

As you know, I have been thinking about diet pills to help me lose a few pounds.  Well I think I have found a better way.  I know it’s probably a much healthier way too.  It’s with a low carb diet.  I found an article on http://health.msn.com/ and it talked about a low carb verses a low fat diet.  I can handle a low carb diet better than a low fat one because you don’t have to count calories with a low carb diet.  I can’t stay on a diet that I have to weigh everything or count everything I eat but I can cut out some of the breads, potatoes, and other carbs I eat.  That’s not that hard to do.  I’ll let you know how that works and yes I will ride the new bike too.

A lot of stars that had either worked with or knew Bernie Mac paid tribute to him.  He died suddenly Saturday from pneumonia of all things.  How does someone get pneumonia in August?  I thought that was something most people came down with in the winter but I guess I was wrong about that.  It’s always a shame to lose someone too soon and Bernie was only 50 years old.  That’s not very old at all in the real world where you see plenty of people on TV that are over 100.  I guess when it’s your time to go, you have no choice no matter how old you are or how young you are.  Life isn’t a given, it’s a gift and we should all cherish each day just as that, a gift because tomorrow my not come for all of us.  My heart goes out to his family and those that knew him personally.

Daddy wanted to help me lose some weight so he bought me a bicycle.  He said I could go riding and save gas to my girlfriends house and burn up some extra calories at the same time.  I have to admit, he did get me a pretty bike and it’s only about a mile to my best friends house.  It’s worth a shot to try.  Then if that doesn’t work, I’ll look at other ways to lose some weight.

I have gained about 15 pounds this year and I really think I need to do something about it.  I have been walking more and haven’t lost an ounce.  I even tried eating more salads and still nothing.  I really am thinking about trying some diet pills. but Mom and Daddy aren’t too happy with the thought of it.  You hear so many horror stories about them but you hear good things about some of them too.  I’m not just going to rush out and buy the first ones I see.  I will check into them to see which ones are better than others.  I do have to think of my health over a little weight.