Update XX: A Darn Good Judge of My Financial Situation

[Joe Biden 2020]

It's a bit bigoted of them to hold such prejudice against fats, but as a wise Reverend once said, "bigotry is not necessarily a bad thing."

Your flattery is a bit strange, my friend.

[Joe Biden 2020]

bushie lets this be a wake up call.

a 5'7" 300ib man does not make a good physical impression.

and remember, it was *you* that said bigotry isnt always a bad thing...

I agree with all of this.  As far as the last statement.  If I use that statement on other people, I have to expect it to be used on me.  The Bible even says whatsoever you use against others, it will be used against you.  I made the bed, sometimes I have to sleep in it.  I'm not going to shy away from it just because it goes against me.  I know good and well it is a two-way street.  That is called "life" and in that regard life is fair.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I will answer Smash and Indy at once since their posts are similar.  I know there is a lot I need to be doing and a lot I could do to increase my favorability in the eyes of employers.  I'm not going to sit here and make another aimless goal.  As the forum has said, and rightly so, it's time to stop talking and start doing.  That's also a Biblical principle.  We need to talk about Christianity less and do Christianity more.  James 1:22a says "Be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only"

[Joe Biden 2020]

You can also help by applying for jobs for which you are qualified. Ditch the CADD. It's not working out. Go get a job at a big box store, or drive for Uber or something realistic. This clinging to shady office job thing is out of control.

CAD is definitely still working out.  I am not giving up on it, yet.  Remember again, it was not my performance that cut the last job short.

I do not want to drive for Uber because I don't want strangers in my car.  My car is my car and I want to listen to whatever I want or have my own thoughts.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Good morning.  I slept well and I have started the job search for today.  Hopefully, today will be just as productive as yesterday.

[Joe Biden 2020]

The job search today has been pretty quiet.  I've been looking for new jobs to apply to, but I haven't found anything.  I will admit that I took a nap this morning, but I've been looking since I woke up at 1300 and haven't found a single thing.  There's still time left today, so I will be looking right up until 1700, which is another 2 hours.  The phone has been quiet today, too.  Nobody has called me.  I guess it's just one of those days...

[Joe Biden 2020]

The job search today has been pretty quiet.  I've been looking for new jobs to apply to, but I haven't found anything.  I will admit that I took a nap this morning, but I've been looking since I woke up at 1300 and haven't found a single thing.  There's still time left today, so I will be looking right up until 1700, which is another 2 hours.  The phone has been quiet today, too.  Nobody has called me.  I guess it's just one of those days...

1.  How narrow of a focus do you have in your search that toy haven't found a single job to apply for?

2.  Did you get any exercise?

I've been using a combination of Craigslist, Indeed, and Simply Hired.  I search for either drafter, AutoCAD, or CAD drafter.  I found 4 yesterday, but I haven't found any today.  I refresh all three sites every 15-30 minutes.

I haven't gotten any exercise, unfortunately.  I've been too focused on trying to find a job to apply for.

[Joe Biden 2020]

No, that's not why you didn't get any exercise. You just don't want to exercise. When you can admit that, you'll be on the first step to actually solving the problem of why you don't exercise.

You're right, to be honest it really didn't cross my mind for more than a brief second or two.

[Joe Biden 2020]

No, that's not why you didn't get any exercise. You just don't want to exercise. When you can admit that, you'll be on the first step to actually solving the problem of why you don't exercise.

You're right, to be honest it really didn't cross my mind for more than a brief second or two.

Why not? What's stopping you from walking every day? What's stopping you right now from stepping outside your door, walking in one direction for 15 minutes and turning around walking back for 15 minutes?

laziness - nothing more, nothing less.

[Joe Biden 2020]

bushie, if you ate a light (i.e. normal supper for the rest of us) would mama bushie encourage you to eat more?

She does not encourage me to be fat.  Granted, she does not encourage me enough to lose weight, but she mostly lets me live my own life and reap what I sow.  Grandma encourages me to eat healthier a little more, but she has really backed off in the past year.  Mostly, she lets me eat what I want.  Incidentally, Dad is doing a heck of a job managing his diabetes, and so is mom.  They splurge every now and then, but then get back on track almost immediately.  They eat virtually the same stuff I do.  The only difference is they are really good at portion control.  So much better than I am.  The doctors are amazed at how well their diabetes are under control.  We no longer laugh about it and they do take it seriously.  I'm just so thankful that everytime mine is checked, which is every six months, my blood sugar and A1C levels are always perfectly normal.  I am not taking any medication for diabetes, either.  I am really, really fortunate.  I need to do everything I can to keep it that way, and I have not been doing well, but I'll get there.  It may be a slow, painful process, but I'll get there.  Sorry for the rabbit chase, but I felt it was a good time for an update on their health.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Maybe a bit of good news here, although it's not enough to warrant kudos or 'atta boys', or the like, but I went to get Braum's for supper, but the burger tasted terrible to me, so I had to throw out half the burger.  I still consumed all the fries and coke, but I threw half the burger in the trash.

[Joe Biden 2020]

This will sound like a broken record and probably will not be believed, which I can't blame, but I am going to try to eat better and start cooking for myself when I get up to Tulsa this weekend.  I'm going to start with the dishes I know, such as scrambled eggs, macaroni and cheese (stove top kind), and spaghetti and then branch out into other dishes as time goes on.  I'm not going to set any kind of elaborate goal just yet, I want to get started first before I set my sights on loftier goals.

You wrote this a week ago.  Have you started doing this yet?

Not to this degree.  I bought the groceries, but I have yet to fix any of it.  I've already had my supper for tonight, but I hope to get started soon.

[Joe Biden 2020]

bushie, if you ate a light (i.e. normal supper for the rest of us) would mama bushie encourage you to eat more?

She does not encourage me to be fat.  Granted, she does not encourage me enough to lose weight, but she mostly lets me live my own life and reap what I sow.  Grandma encourages me to eat healthier a little more, but she has really backed off in the past year.  Mostly, she lets me eat what I want.  Incidentally, Dad is doing a heck of a job managing his diabetes, and so is mom.  They splurge every now and then, but then get back on track almost immediately.  They eat virtually the same stuff I do.  The only difference is they are really good at portion control.  So much better than I am.  The doctors are amazed at how well their diabetes are under control.  We no longer laugh about it and they do take it seriously.  I'm just so thankful that everytime mine is checked, which is every six months, my blood sugar and A1C levels are always perfectly normal.  I am not taking any medication for diabetes, either.  I am really, really fortunate.  I need to do everything I can to keep it that way, and I have not been doing well, but I'll get there.  It may be a slow, painful process, but I'll get there.  Sorry for the rabbit chase, but I felt it was a good time for an update on their health.

Note.... your parents both have type-2 diabetes. Which means your chance of getting it is almost 100% ... if you don't change your ways.

This is true.  Which is why I said I feel fortunate that everything has read normal for me so far.  I know it won't stay normal forever or even for long if I continue to eat like this.  You're not going to hear any pushback from me.  I'll get there.  It'll probably be a slow and painful process, but I will get there.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie, portion control isn't your issue. You only eat large portions because you eat garbage that isn't filling. You need to eat vegetables. In any portioned amount. Of any kind. Cooked with any method.

A better report than "I only ate half my burger, and fries and a coke" would be "I only ate my burger and didn't get fries or a coke."

I can see what you're saying.  The reason I only ate half my burger was the meat had a different flavor than what I'm used to from Braum's.  It seemed like they overdid it on one of the spices they put on the patty.  I don't know that to be true, but that's what it tasted like.  I ate as much as I could, but I couldn't finish it.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Stop drinking coke all the damn time good lord.

You need to slowly ween yourself off of soda. Drinking all that coke makes you dehydrated which gives you headache. It also rots your teeth and it also makes you a fatty.

Why don't you do this - only drink soda on the weekends. During the week, you are BANNED from drinking soda. Do you understand me? You will not have a SIP of Pepsi or Coke or Diet Dr Pepper or anything of that sort. However, once the weekends rolls around, you can do whatever you want.

I actually did that during college when I decided to start eating healthier. I only drank water during the week. No soda. After like 2 months, I didn't even drink soda on the weekend. That holds true to this very day. I haven't had a soda in months.

I definitely need to drink more water, there's no doubt about it.  I'm not sure about cutting out the pop entirely during the week, at least not at this stage, but I do need to cut down on the pop consumption and increase my water intake.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Is the Tulsa apt in town or is it way out in the sticks also? Is Bushie likely to renew for another year? Last I heard, he was leaning toward it.

It's in town.  I'm not far from the rural suburbs, maybe 4-5 miles to my east in Wagoner County.  Where I'm at, there are still a lot of businesses and a lot of city street lights.  I am leaning toward renewing my lease for at least another six months.  I have every intention to do just that unless I were to get a job in Oklahoma City before March 31.  I have until that date to make my official decision to either renew or vacate.  The new lease would start June 1.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Stop drinking coke all the damn time good lord.

You need to slowly ween yourself off of soda. Drinking all that coke makes you dehydrated which gives you headache. It also rots your teeth and it also makes you a fatty.

Why don't you do this - only drink soda on the weekends. During the week, you are BANNED from drinking soda. Do you understand me? You will not have a SIP of Pepsi or Coke or Diet Dr Pepper or anything of that sort. However, once the weekends rolls around, you can do whatever you want.

I actually did that during college when I decided to start eating healthier. I only drank water during the week. No soda. After like 2 months, I didn't even drink soda on the weekend. That holds true to this very day. I haven't had a soda in months.

I definitely need to drink more water, there's no doubt about it.  I'm not sure about cutting out the pop entirely during the week, at least not at this stage, but I do need to cut down on the pop consumption and increase my water intake.

First off, it's "soda", not "pop". If you say "pop", you are automatically a moron. No exceptions.

Second, it's not "drink more water", it's "drink water instead of soda". Drinking water won't do anything if you're drinking all that soda. It may seem difficult at first but it does get easier to cut out soda.

How about NO SODA on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to start. ONLY water. That's just 3 days. Can you manage that?

We call it pop in Oklahoma and as all of America can agree, Oklahomans are not morons.

I will do what I need to increase my water intake.  I'm not going to commit to a schedule, but I will start drinking more water.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Wow, Panda.  You are completely off track.  I'm not dumb enough to believe that last paragraph.  I'm going to heaven not because of anything I've done or not done, but it has everything to do with Jesus.  There is no sin whatsoever that can keep me out of heaven now that I've accepted His free gift of salvation.  I do not have to earn my way to heaven.  Yet, because of Jesus, I am guaranteed to go to heaven.  Nothing can ever change that, period.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We call it pop in Oklahoma and as all of America can agree, Oklahomans are not morons.

I will do what I need to increase my water intake.  I'm not going to commit to a schedule, but I will start drinking more water.

This map suggests things are more complicated than that. I find it interesting that the OKC area uses the Southern-ism "coke" while the Tulsa area does, indeed, refer to it as "pop."

Jeff, it's not complicated. The only thing "you need to" do to increase your water intake is DRINK SOME F@#$ING WATER. It's not complicated. You don't need to buy water drinking shoes and water drinking shorts that will sit in the closet unused. You can literally walk over to your sink, hold a glass under it and, voila, some water. And don't give me a bunch of BS about tap water because even Okie swamp water isn't as unhealthy as the processed crap you shovel down your gullet three times a day. The fact that you are unwilling to do that, instead simply saying you'll plan to, shows how completely hopeless you are.

I plan to do exactly what you describe.  I don't have to do a complete 180.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Wow, Panda.  You are completely off track.  I'm not dumb enough to believe that last paragraph.  I'm going to heaven not because of anything I've done or not done, but it has everything to do with Jesus.  There is no sin whatsoever that can keep me out of heaven now that I've accepted His free gift of salvation.  I do not have to earn my way to heaven.  Yet, because of Jesus, I am guaranteed to go to heaven.  Nothing can ever change that, period.

Jeff, I'm pretty sure that "accepting" His salvation requires you to actually, you know, follow his teachings and the other stuff in The Bible. You aren't leading a Christian life. You're a lazy person who takes advantage of others. Church is just an excuse for you to gorge yourself on taco salad and various casseroles at the weekly potlucks.

Works has absolutely nothing to do with salvation.  It is the result of salvation, not the cause.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We call it pop in Oklahoma and as all of America can agree, Oklahomans are not morons.

I will do what I need to increase my water intake.  I'm not going to commit to a schedule, but I will start drinking more water.

This map suggests things are more complicated than that. I find it interesting that the OKC area uses the Southern-ism "coke" while the Tulsa area does, indeed, refer to it as "pop."

Jeff, it's not complicated. The only thing "you need to" do to increase your water intake is DRINK SOME F@#$ING WATER. It's not complicated. You don't need to buy water drinking shoes and water drinking shorts that will sit in the closet unused. You can literally walk over to your sink, hold a glass under it and, voila, some water. And don't give me a bunch of BS about tap water because even Okie swamp water isn't as unhealthy as the processed crap you shovel down your gullet three times a day. The fact that you are unwilling to do that, instead simply saying you'll plan to, shows how completely hopeless you are.

I plan to do exactly what you describe.  I don't have to do a complete 180.

Drinking water is a 180 to you? Boy, you're on a one-way trip to the land of motorized scooters, insulin syringes, kidney failure and not having to buy shoes anymore because you won't have any legs.

We're asking you to move maybe five degrees at best and you won't even do that.

I did not say drinking water is a 180.  I meant doing what Panda suggests is a 18 and unnecessary.  Water is absolutely essential and I will drink more water.  I just will not completely give up my Diet Dr Pepper for 3 or 5 days a week.  I will reduce it, but not give it up entirely.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Wow, Panda.  You are completely off track.  I'm not dumb enough to believe that last paragraph.  I'm going to heaven not because of anything I've done or not done, but it has everything to do with Jesus.  There is no sin whatsoever that can keep me out of heaven now that I've accepted His free gift of salvation.  I do not have to earn my way to heaven.  Yet, because of Jesus, I am guaranteed to go to heaven.  Nothing can ever change that, period.

oh

what if you got mad at the Braum's cashier for forgetting the pickles on your burger and murdered her in a fit of rage?

Even that, as heinous as it is, is forgivable.  I would still have to pay the penalty of the law, but it would not keep me out of heaven.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Now, guys, you cannot lie about my weight.  There is no way I've gained 160 pounds in just 2-3 days.  I'm still sitting at 290 as of yesterday morning.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Memphis, what's wrong with extending the lease in Tulsa?  I live in Tulsa.  Where else would I live in Tulsa?  It's not unbelievable.  It's smart.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Memphis, what's wrong with extending the lease in Tulsa?  I live in Tulsa.  Where else would I live in Tulsa?  It's not unbelievable.  It's smart.

You live wherever you work, typically.  Where exactly is that again?

So, because I don't have a job, I should live on the streets?  That's awfully cold-hearted.