Last week there was a cease fire started between Gaza strip militants and Israel.  When I read about the truce, I thought “that’s not going to last very long!”  Well, it sure seems that I was right, according to the news that truce was broken yesterday.  I have to give credit to the world leaders that they keep trying to broker a peace in that area (this time it was Egypt) but I really feel that there are just too many fanatics out there to allow a peace to happen for very long.  It really is a terrible shame that so many people are so invested in having the violence continue.

I’ve noticed over the years that just eating a bowl of cereal in the morning does NOT keep me “satisfied” until lunch.  Even though the cereal that I eat is the healthiest cereal that I can find that actual tastes good (I like the General Mills Multi-Grain Cheerios!) About ninety minutes later I am “starving” again.  So I try to eat something with protein in it too, if I can.  Unfortunately, most protein-rich breakfast foods upset my stomach, so it can be a toughie for me in the mornings! 

I was reading an article on the Internet that eating a big breakfast can help you lose weight.  That article basically was saying what I’ve known for years now, that if you eat a large breakfast that is heavy on the protein, you won’t be really hungry soon after and reach for those fattening snacks like donuts and muffins!

I was reading an article on the Internet about how a two-thousand year old seed has been sprouted and is growing steadily.  It has been growing for 26 months and is now four feet tall.  It is the seed of a Judean date tree that is now extinct.  Apparently several seeds of this type were discovered 40 years ago and have simply been stored until recently, when some scientists decided to try to germinate it.  I don’t know why they only tried one!  Anyway, what is cool and important about this is that they think (and hope) that the tree will have some medicinal uses. 

That gives me hope for the seeds that I should have planted last year!  Maybe I can still plant them and they’ll sprout!

I taped that show last Tuesday, of 30 days, and got too busy to watch it until today.  I was surprised to learn as much about coal mining as I learned from the show.  I was sad to learn that coal miners are still coming down with black lung disease because the respirators that can prevent black lung disease don’t provide them with enough air to be able to do the physical labor that they need to do for their jobs.  It seems to me that someone ought to be able to make some adjustments somewhere along the way so that they can work without getting black lung disease!

I am so excited because I just found out that one of my favorite TV shows, called 30 days is going to be returning this summer - in fact it is starting Tuesday June 3!  It is on at 10pm which is past my bedtime, so I am going to have to set up the VCR to tape it!  I am so excited it’s back on!