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I subscribe to Livestrong.com and their editor's blog. Today I had an email titled "The 4 Pillars of Good Health." Thinking to myself, oh yea lots of water, sleep, exercise and good food, I clicked on the link to read more. I was pleasantly surprised and thought I'd post the link here. It is a refreshing approach to healthy living. Enjoy
As previously posted, I've been juggling a lot on my plate for several months, and the result is a 15 pound gain and feeling overwhelmed.
Yesterday as I drove to work, I was marveling at how much exercise I've been doing during this difficult time and giving myself a pat on the back. Side note here, that night I had 8.5 hours of sleep. Obvious correleation with what happened next.
And then the moment happened... I fully realized that a thin and fit body is mine if and when I return to eating for health and not emotion. Yes, a thin and fit body is in my control. It's my choice, my work, and my reward.
I dusted off my mental image of sexy jeans and moved it to the center of my frontal lobe smack where I do my thinking and reasoning. The result is two days of controlled purposeful eating. I like that. I think I'll stick with it!
A little louder and a little bit worse or at least that�s how I remember the song going.
For me, it�s been same song 2nd verse a little bit harder, a little bit worse.
Staring with my son�s birthday the day before Thanksgiving, my eating has been healthy, but too high in calories with frequent impulse/emotional eating. I can identify the whys and how comes, but ultimately must admit I haven�t coped as well as I would have liked. The result is a 15 pound gain over the last three months. Yes, I had a lot on my plate and still do. I worked two jobs while I transitioned to a new full-time position, and I am enrolled in an online degree program, and my daughter�s marriage is falling apart so to reduce my granddaughter�s stress I�ve had her every weekend and many more days. My day begins with 1.5 hours at the gym and continues with a 30 mile commute, an 8 hour day and finishes with a 2-4 hour study period. To say I am busy is an understatement. While I know the value of a good night�s rest, and have preached it over and over, I found myself in a situation where sleep was something I could give up. I didn�t count on it going on for so long.
I�m good at driving myself. Too good! I almost forgot how necessary and down right good it feels to simply stop and breathe. I�m working to incorporate a bit of breathing into every day. I can hear you laughing as you read that. Remember I said I am very good at driving myself, but not so good at relaxing and breathing. I am currently taking about 15 minutes daily for pleasure. Whether that is Sparking or cleaning my bike or house, it is non-driven and relaxing to accomplish some of those types of pleasurable activities. I know it. I need it. I�m working on it.
As for the weight, ug, I am going to get it down. I feel very overwhelmed and I�m not sure how to recapture that in control feeling. I am practicing healthy self-talk, and my sleep deficit is evening out, but I still feel a bit out of sorts emotionally and that tends to lead me to emotional eating. Drats it is so hard to stop that act.
On the flip side, my fitness is soaring. Yes soaring. I am strong on the bike and getting stronger every week. And, drum roll please, a long awaited wish has come true. I have connected with other female cyclists and we are riding together weekly. Our goal is the Seattle to Portland (STP) in July. We expect to ride the 200 miles in a day. Woo Hoo! It is so much fun to ride with others.
Most of us who Spark very long come to accept that healthy living is a work in progress and you never really arrive. I accept that. While I don�t like the 15 pounds, I know they will come off as my miles build and my life settles. I�ve learned with 50 years of living that there are ups and downs. The ups come without fail just like the downs do. Knowing that the rough times will end makes all the difference.
My �free� time is up. I need to hit the books before I leave for work. Thanks to all who have continued to be my friend while I was silent. I cherish you and think about each of you often. Be kind to yourself and never ever give up.
I subscribe to SP's Healthy Reflections emails and this was in my inbox yesterday:
Who is standing in your way?
Imagine someone regularly tying small weights around your ankles as you try to climb a mountain. Doesn't sound fair, does it? But that's exactly what you can do to yourself, a little bit at a time, if you don't watch out. When you think of who and what is standing in the way of your dreams, it's easy to forget your own responsibility. Even the best of us can be guilty of unknowingly hurting our own progress. Procrastination, lateness, being disorganized, pessimism, not being honest with yourself, severe self-criticism, downplaying achievements, focusing only on weaknesses while ignoring strengths, keeping goals a secret, demanding perfection, giving up after a small setback--these are all ways you can make it tough to be (and do) your best. Smart systems, the right attitude, and a promise to keep going no matter what will make a world of difference.
In the beginning of my journey to healthy living I participated in a motivational program by Steve Seibold, and I picked up a very helpful piece of advice:
Take responsibility for my success.
I've found it to be very helpful and a great platform to build my accomplishments upon.
I can ride whatever bike ride I want to IF I responsibly train for it.
I can weigh light IF I take responsbibility for eating well which means planning, prepping and chosing wisely.
I can find a job I love IF I put out the resumes and make the follow-up calls and send the thank you letters...
I loved the Healthy Reflections piece. It was on target and a good reminder. I move so lightly now I don't want that feeling of dragging myself from here to there. No sand bags of procrastination, self-criticism, lack of planning, unrealistic expectations for me!
Bye now, I've got to get back to climbing my mountain! Oh, and Happy New Year!
Hi all,
Just wanted to wish everyone a quick Merry Christmas!
This is a tough time of year for me, and I'm working lots mostly by choice, but I'm still really tired. I'm so glad the holiday is here and almost done. So many emotions for this family that it tends to be overwhelmingly sad. The great news is that once it's done there is just one week and we have another new year full of expectation, hope, plans and successes just waiting to happen.
'til then...


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With a view of the Alpilles mountain range from the outdoor patio of Restaurant Le Provence, Anthony Bourdain and Anne Daguin feast on red-pepper gazpacho and grilled alpilles lamb with fried aubergine.
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Le Petit Duc
Anne Daguin and Hermann Van Beeck are creating all types of sweets at their St.-Remy shop with very minimal use of sugar. Tony and Anne meet up with Herman as he demonstrates how to make their classic almond dessert, Calisson.
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Tony meets friends for a lunch of fresh fish at the local bar and restaurant, Quartier La Galine. After lunch they head to the backyard for a competitive game of petanque, a version of bocce ball. Local teams play here weekly.
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Bar du Marche
Tony hits the streets of St.-Remy, Provence, early one morning in search of charcuterie, cheese and fresh bread. Then, Tony spends the next few hours drinking and snacking on the Bar's sidewalk cafe tables overlooking the town square.
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Tony is invited to lunch at the breathtaking winery Domaine de Val Joanis. After lunch on the owner's private veranda, Tony tours the vineyard and gardens of the estate.
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At the ancient Roman archaeological site located just outside of St.- Rémy-de-Provence, Tony and local friend Anne Daguin eat lunch at Taberna Romana where they enjoy cold cucumber soup, roasted veal and lamb, hummus and tapenade.
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If you read our article on Square, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's credit processing innovation for entrepreneurs and artisans, then you understand how its changing the way businesses pay for credit card use. Next up is Square's newest innovation on the online marketplace. Introducing the Square Market, a growing community of e-commerce stores offered as a free service to all Square credit users.
A New Way To Sell Your Stuff!
If you use Square, the pocket-size credit card reader, in your brick and mortar business today, you could soon be selling to a much larger market online.
The company has just launched Square Market, an online marketplace offering free e-commerce stores to all current Square users.
By offering the free stores, Square is hoping to convert many of the small businesses now using the company's credit card reader into e-merchants.
How Square Market Works
If your small business decides to open a store on the new Square e-commerce site, your inventory is placed in a neat and tidy layout. The store can be linked to your Twitter account to allow your feed to stream on your store page.
Each item for sale gets its own thumbnail and product page. Transactions are conducted through Square, just as they would be if you ran a customer's credit card through the smartphone reader. The online store page for a Square account holder also features a map that locates the merchant's physical address, as well as hours of operation, contact information, and even current specials or promotions.
All sales – both physical and online – are synced on your account's seller dashboard.
There's one more benefit in opening your online store on Square Market as opposed to the other e-commerce giants: lower fees. Square takes just 2.75 percent of each sale. That's much lower than percentages taken by eBay, Amazon, or relative newcomer Etsy.
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Square realizes it's going to take time and some effort to eventually compete with giants of the e-commerce marketplace like eBay and Amazon, according to a Reuters interview with founder Jack Dorsey.
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When you apply to your Local Health Office for a medical card, you are given a list of doctors together with a Doctor's Acceptance Form. You can then choose a doctor from the list and ask the doctor to sign the Acceptance Form, which is then returned to the Local Health Office. In general, you must choose a doctor whose surgery is within 7 miles of your home unless there is no doctor within that area.
It could happen that a doctor would be unwilling to take on a new patient. (For example, if he or she already has too many patients. In general, doctors are not supposed to have more than 2,000 GMS patients). If you are unable to find a doctor who is willing to take you on as a patient and have had three GPs refuse you service, the HSE will assign you to a doctor.
The medical card shows your name, date of birth and Personal Public Service Number (PPSN), as well as the date your card expires, if your card is issued for a limited period. If you wish to change doctors, you must complete a Change of Doctor form (available from the Local Health Office) specifying the new doctor.
Some medical cards are issued for a limited period and a review date is shown on the card. In general, that means that the Health Service Executive (HSE) will look again to see if you are still entitled to a card. It does not generally involve choosing a doctor again.
The GP's contract with the HSE specifies the range of services that the doctor must provide for medical card holders. Broadly speaking, these services must be provided at the same level and on the same basis as services to the GP's private patients. This means that, for example, surgery times must be the same for all patients, access to home visits must be the same, etc.
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We know we made you wait, but we're kicking off our 2012 Year-In-Review with a bang, starting with the Worst Album Covers of 2012. Don't be mad ya'll…… 10. Masta Ace – "MA Doom: Son of Yvonne" – We're not going to dis this album, it's one of the best records of the year, in [cont.]
Just as we do every year, we close out our Year-In-Review lists by giving a rundown of the perspective album releases slated for the new year. Yeah, we probably missed some things, and yeah, 25% of this stuff will not come out. But hey. So here it is, in no particular order….. P.S. – All [cont.]
Last year we gathered up our 25 favorite "mixtape bangers" – that is, all the cuts released on the internet without an official album or artist-sanctioned mixtape to call home. Since nobody presses 12″ singles anymore, this was our way of picking out our favorite street singles – the "best of the blogs", if you [cont.]
We decided to skip the "Biggest Songs Of The Year" or "Best Club Bangers" list, for a few reasons. One, we can't tell good from bad when we are drunk in the club, two, this shit has been covered ad nauseum, and three, it makes us feel like we're at work. We're tired enough of [cont.]
So, last year we picked 25 of our favorite mixtapes, but this year we narrowed it down to a concise 10 selections. Why? Well, how many times can you hear freestyles over the same "hot" instrumentals? So, this year, we trimmed the fat, instead choosing the cream-of-the-crop. As far as the 2011 mixtape game is [cont.]
There was an overabundance of great indie LP's in 2011, but not majors. We struggled to find ten good ones, but cream rose to the top. Here were our favorite major label LP's of the year. Best Mixtapes list up next…. 10. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – Roc-A-Fella – Yes, this [cont.]
The year is over, but our lists continue. There were a ton of great indie LP's in 2011 and it was hard to narrow it down, but here are our very favorites. Best Major Label Albums and Best Mixtapes lists still to come… 10. Pusha T – Fear of God 2: Let Us Prey – [cont.]
20. Random Axe – "Chewbacca" – Directed by Noah Friedman – Sure, "The Hex" had a much bigger budget and heavier concept, but how could you go wrong with a day in the life of Chewbacca? Guess he owed a life debt to Sean P. 19. Prince Ea – "Backwards Rappers" – Directed by Aztechfilm [cont.]
The Major Label and Indie hip-hop album lists are coming, but first, let's take a look at the best non-rap LP's of the year. Download these to your Ipod if you need a break from that ol' boom bap. 10. Deadmau5 – 4×4=12 – Virgin – The fifth album from electronic maestro Joel Zimmerman was [cont.]
2011 may go down in hip-hop history as the year of the disappointing LP. Lots of big let downs from a handful of usually reliable emcees. We regret to report the following… 10. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 – Capitol – Not a bad album, but since when do The Beasties deliver [cont.]
The Best Album Art of 2011 10. Exile – 4TRK Mind – SoulSpazm While Exile's concept LP, 4TRK Mind, wasn't the strongest LP from Below The Heavens / Emanon producer, he definitely delivered one of the best album covers and accompanying viral campaigns for it. This album cover pretty much sums up Exile Manfredi in [cont.]
You didn't think we forgot about this, did you? Our final Best and Worst List from the HHS 2010 Year In Review. Behold, the Top 10 Bitch Moves Of The Year…. 10. Mos Def Tracks Deleted From Ski Beatz's "24 Hour Karate School" – We guess Mos Def is another artist not really down with [cont.]
This list does not represent every 2011 release, just a handful of some of the biggest releases that will drop this year, in no particular order. We'd say that 1/3 of these releases probably won't drop in 2011, and some may never come out at all. But here is what has been announced….. 1. Dr. [cont.]
While hip-hop itself has come from sampled origins of funk, soul, R&B, rock, and pop, as it matures, it finds itself invading other genres of music as well. Here are our picks for 2010′s 10 Best Cross-Genre LP's of the year. Like our other lists, these are ranked in terms of quality, not sales numbers…. [cont.]
All in all, a great year for hip-hop, with plenty of quality albums for each the indie, mixtape, and cross-genre releases – here were our 10 favorite major label hip-hop releases. In a word, Def Jam killed it this year…. Cross-genre list coming next….. 10. B.O.B. – "The Adventures Of Bobby Ray" – Atlantic / [cont.]
With so much music coming out on a daily basis, it's hard to keep up with everything your favorite artists are doing. Copping their albums isn't enough anymore, as rappers are tweeting out exclusive singles and remixes on a regular basis. This list represents the 25 hottest cuts you might have missed; the songs that [cont.]
If you like these artists, it's important that you support them by BUYING their releases. The digital age has not hit anyone harder than the indie acts, so if you like music like this and want to see it continue, then vote with your dollar. There were a ton of great LP's and it was [cont.]
DJ Pizzo is the music director for XS and Tryst Las Vegas. Along with HHS co-founder, Warren Peace, we rock the crowd every weekend. Here's what our go to tracks were in 2010. This doesn't include the house bangers (well, maybe one or two)….. 10. Drake – "Fancy" (feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz) – Step [cont.]
10. California Swag District – "Teach Me How To Dougie" – We will never, ever understand the appeal of this song. Somehow, it manages to still rock the party, despite being void of any energy whatsoever. Back it up and dump it. 9. The Game – "400 Bars" – Damn, Game killed Jay Electronica's "Exhibit [cont.]
With so many artists bypassing the traditional major label system this year, we pick our favorite and most influential mixtapes of the 2010. Many great tapes hit this year, so it was hard to narrow it down to just 25, but here's the cream of the crop. 25. LRG Presents The Kid Daytona – "The [cont.]
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- Cam'Ron Announces Final Album, "Purple Haze 2″
- Mike WiLL Made-It – "Ransom" (Album Cover + Tracklist)
- French Montana + Harry Fraud – "Mac & Cheese: The Appetizer" (Cover Artwork)
- Beanie Sigel In Intensive Care After Being Shot In New Jersey
- Joey Bada$$ – "No. 99″ + "B4Da$$" Cover Artwork + Tracklist
- Manolo Rose – "Run Ricky (Remix)" (feat. Bad Lucc & Problem)
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- Chris Brown & Tyga – "Ayo"
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Louis Agassiz
I would hope that most residents of our region know that what we call the Red River Valley is actually an old lake bed: that of glacial Lake Agassiz. Most residents think of the lakebed as covering a sliver of land along the North Dakota – Minnesota border and perhaps some portion of Manitoba downstream of the Red River, but it was much larger than that. At some time, roughly between 12,000 and 9,000 years ago, glacial Lake Agassiz covered portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.
If you were to peruse the phone books of communities in in the Red River Valley the term Agassiz is used quite often: an elementary school, National Wildlife Refuge, various businesses including real estate and insurance agencies, ag services, and even a running or jogging group bears the name.
So what or who is Agassiz? Although geologist William Keating studied the area in the early 1800's and hypothesized that it was a lake bed, it was geologist Warren Upham who, in the late 1800's named the glacial lake in honor of Louis Agassiz. Agassiz is considered to be the father of glacial geology.
Agassiz was born in Switzerland in 1807. He became a doctor and also received his doctor of philosophy degree before going on to become a professor in Switzerland where he studied glaciers. He observed, for example, the evidence of glacial activity such as striations on rocks, large boulders carried great distances from their source (glacial erratics), and other materials moved by glaciers. He applied his observations to other areas, and thus began the new study of glacial geology.
In 1846 Agassiz came to the United States to lecture and study geology. He subsequently accepted a professorship at Harvard University where his work on glaciers was ground breaking (Pun intended!), including his hypothesis of an ancient "Ice Age."
During the summer of 1868 Agassiz headed west to study the geology of the Great Plains where he also found evidence of glaciation. His observations led him to hypothesize that the Missouri River, as well as the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, was formed by glacial meltwater.
As you might expect, Agassiz's hypothesis of an ancient ice age was met with a healthy dose of skepticism. Today, of course, it has been well documented and is widely accepted. And glacial Lake Agassiz is part of our ice age legacy.
Chuck Lura
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The Love Vibes Quiz: Who is Your Best Match? Each Sign of the Zodiac shares a unique vibe with each of the other Signs. These relationships are called Harmonics. Each Harmonic represents a distinctive energy, a sort of general mood for each Sun Sign pair's union. Read your results and then consult the Love Vibes chart to find out which Signs are most compatible with your idea of perfect love! Note: Scores are rounded to one decimal place and therefore may not total 100%You scored 30% Sextile: Friendship and LoyaltyA relationship of elemental harmony and amicability is what you're looking for. You desire a partner who shares your outlook on love and life, regardless of any differences in your exteriors. Passion and fire are less vital to your happiness than are true, abiding friendship and a productive creative life or career. You will be best satisfied by a partner who will be your help mate and your most loyal champion, someone who gives you support and yet realizes when you need your space. In your ideal relationship you can help one another grow and there's a mutual respect underlying everything you do together. What this partnership lacks in excitement it makes up in creativity and harmony. If you don't form a long-term love bond, you will nonetheless have a life-long friend. You should seek out a partner whose Sun Sign forms a Sextile to yours. Consult the Love Vibes chart and look for the Sign with which yours shares a 3 Vibration.You scored 30% Trine: Harmony and UnderstandingYou are quite the romantic idealist! You desire the perfect love, the kind wherein respect, harmony and cooperation meld seamlessly with attraction and passion. The kind of relationship you seek will be with someone who, on the surface, seems quite different from you. You may have quite dissimilar ways of manifesting your inner drives, but at your core you share the same motivations regarding love, life, career, money, parenting -- whatever issues are most important to the both of you. This can be a union of transcendence of differences and a collaborative effort between two individuals toward a shared happiness. Since this type of bond feels so significant, there is a real danger of taking it all too seriously; just don't allow yourself and your ideal mate to become so wrapped up in your bliss that you alienate your friends and family. But warnings aside, you prize love, harmony and understanding; you should seek out a partner whose Sun Sign forms a Trine to yours. Consult the Love Vibes chart and look for the Sign with which yours shares a 5 Vibration.You scored 20% Square: Conflict and ExcitementYou're an adventurer in the game of love. Love at first sight, flings, spur-of-the-moment unions, Las Vegas drive-thru chapel weddings -- you fall for anything heady and spontaneous in romance. You're looking for someone who burns right through your façade, a mate who forces you to fight for your happiness. If there's no challenge involved you're just not interested. Ease and harmony bore you; you seek friction and conflict as a means of personal growth. The push-and-pull of two very different personalities excites you. There's a karmic bond at work in relationships based on this dynamic; you may feel as if you've known your mate in another life, as though you two are fated to force one another to evolve. If you can eventually harmonize your tension, this can be a very constructive relationship -- but that is far more easily said than done. Still, the undertaking will be exciting, at the very least! You should seek out a partner whose Sun Sign forms a Square to yours. Consult the Love Vibes chart and look for the Sign with which yours shares a 4 Vibration.You scored 20% Opposition: Unity through DifferencesYou're a person of extremes, an individual looking for a romantic challenge or an opportunity for significant personal growth. You're less interested in someone who's your mirror image than in a mate who, by way of the differences between you, will help you grow and realize your fullest potential. Maintaining the delicate balance among all your differing qualities is hard work, however; to make it work, you must both decide that your relationship is a priority. Neither of you can expect or demand to be the dominant partner; you must respect your individual identities. This bond can be very complementary if managed conscientiously; there is a unity underlying your basic personality conflicts. To exercise this type of dynamic, seek out a partner whose Sun Sign forms an Opposition to yours. Consult the Love Vibes chart and look for the Sign with which yours shares a 7 Vibration.ok i'm out no more quizzes today i'm about to get my hair braided by LANEEK the girl i was talkin bout before....peace ya'll
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"The Grasshopper Experiment" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory. This episode first aired on Monday, November 12, 2007.
Raj's parents set him up on a blind date and he fears he won't be able to talk to her. Penny needs to practice her bartender skills for work and once Raj drinks alcohol, he finds that he can talk to girls.
Extended PlotEdit
Raj's parents, Dr. V.M. Koothrappali and Mrs. Koothrappali, have just got broadband and are checking up on their son via Video Chat. They then announce that they have set up Raj and Lalita Gupta on a date, Raj is outraged at their meddling.
The next day, Raj barges in and announces he is screwed and explains that Lalita has left him a message and is interested in meeting him. Since Raj can't talk to women, Howard helps him set up a date with her, though Raj told him not to. Penny comes in and announces that the Cheesecake Factory has given her barkeeper shifts and she would like to practice mixing cocktails with them. The gang goes to Penny's and all have a drink, except for Sheldon who asks for a "rum and Coke" without the rum. Raj speaks to Penny after getting drunk.
Soon they figure out he is able to surpass his selective mutism by consuming alcohol. On the date Raj is drunk, acts extremely obnoxious and his actions are putting off Lalita. Sheldon arrives and upon seeing Lalita, he gets excited as she deeply resembles Princess Panchali from an Indian folktale book (Princess & the Monkey) which his mother used to read for him when he was sick. Raj introduces Lalita to the gang and Sheldon starts reciting the lines from the Princess & the Monkey book, which Lalita finds flattering. Raj gets defensive and orders Sheldon to stay away from his future wife. It's then that Lalita reveals that despite what both their parents wanted, she has no intention of marrying Raj and just came on the date to get them off her case. She then invites Sheldon to dinner, leaving everyone dumbfounded. Sheldon has no idea that he just stole Raj's date.
Later, Raj informs his parents he struck out with Lalita because of Sheldon. This statement ultimately backfires when Sheldon reveals to them that Raj was drunk and obnoxious on his date. When Leonard later asks Sheldon if he was going to see Lalita again, he asks why since he already has a dentist. Later, in a somewhat unrelated scene, Sheldon is singing "To Life" (L'Chaim) from Fiddler on the Roof at the Cheesecake Factory. Leonard is surprised and Penny explains she put alcohol into his rum and Coke (which Sheldon specifically asked to be alcohol free or virgin).
- "I don't think the major problem here is the racial humor. The problem is that the episode doesn't develop Rajesh's character well. He gets drunk and ruins a date which he didn't really want to be on. It doesn't say much about him and isn't funny enough to compensate for the lack of progress in the plot." - The TV Critic's Review
- IMDb user reviews
- Title Reference: Penny practices mixing cocktails and mixes a Grasshopper for Raj
- With 9.32 million viewers, The Grasshopper Experiment was the third most watched episode in the first season.
- Chuck Lorre's vanity card [1]
- This episode was watched by 9.32 million people with a rating of 3.8 (adults 18-49).
- Episode transcript [2].
Costume NotesEdit
Sheldon wears four t-shirts this episode, starting with "Aquaman Rising" on a grey tee. At Penny's, he's seen in an aqua striped tee (discontinued at Urban Outfitters). As Sheldon is making the call to cancel his memberships, he's seen again in the Rainbow Bolts tee, sometimes found at RedBubble.com Finally, as Sheldon visits the Cheesecake Factory and sings, he can be seen in his Flash Jersey tee.
Leonard wears a red periodic table shirt , the "Fly Lower" shirt from Urban Outfitters (looks like a tree with root system - it's discontinued) and at the end the black "Out of This World" galaxy shirt available from CafePress .
Set NotesEdit
- Multiple new items in this episode:
- 3-D Space Navigator wireless mouse for notebooks, on Sheldon's desk
- Silver Mesh Pencil Cube by Design Ideas, on Sheldon's desk
- Mini-Robosapien, on the bookshelf by the front door.
- McCormick Spice Rack with spices , in the kitchen to the left of the stove
- Parasaurolophus dinosaur figure , by YTC, on top of the card file
- City of Heroes game, on the table by the alcove (by the Halo helmet).
- Raj can only talk to women if he is drunk.
- Consequentially, this time is the first time in which Penny hears Raj speak to her.
- Raj's drinking and ruining dates and other important opportunities becomes a bit of a running gag throughout the series (such as in "The Pirate Solution").
- Regarding Raj, Howard says to Leonard, "No, no, let's see how long it takes him." In "The Jiminy Conjecture", in reference to Sheldon, Howard similarly states to Raj, "Uh, no, no, no, don't tell him, let's see if he can figure it out."
- Raj's parents, Dr. V.M. Koothrappali and Mrs. Koothrappali, try to fix up their son with a woman they approve of. This parental influence is seen again in future episodes.
- The first time in the series where Raj gets drunk.
- Penny makes her first appearance as bartender in the show (though she rarely works at the bar throughout the series).
- Grasshoppers would become Raj's signature drink, as seen in "The Griffin Equivalency" (S2E04), "The Herb Garden Germination" (S4E22) and "The Stag Convergence" (S5E20). He almost orders one in "The Hofstadter Isotope" (S2E20), but Howard stops him from doing so because it's not a "manly" drink.
- First appearance of Raj's parents.
- Sheldon explains how, as a child, his mother would read "The Monkey And The Princess" to him when he was sick, which was most of the time. His claim that he was usually sick is inconsistent with his strict hygiene habits.
- Final Big Bang Theory episode to air before the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, which put a hiatus on television production for three to four months.
- Howard mentions that at Disneyland people can hire Snow White to come to their house. This comment foreshadows season 6's The Contractual Obligation Implementation, where Amy goes to Disneyland and dresses up as Snow White, visiting Apartment 4A while still in costume.
- (Penny is practicing mixing drinks for the guys in her apartment.)
- Penny: Sheldon, what are you gonna have?
- Sheldon: I'll have a Diet Coke.
- Penny: OK, can you please order a cocktail? I need to practice mixing drinks.
- Sheldon: Fine, I'll have a Virgin Cuba Libre.
- Penny: That's, um, Rum and Coke without the rum.
- Sheldon: Yes.
- Penny: So Coke.
- Sheldon: Yes. And would you make it diet?
- Penny: There's a can in the fridge.
- Sheldon: A Cuba Libre traditionally comes in a tall glass with a lime wedge.
- Penny: (sarcastically) Then swim to Cuba.
- Sheldon: Bartenders are supposed to have people skills.
- Sheldon is drunk and singing "L'Chaim" on the piano at Penny's bar.
- Leonard: I don't believe it. What's gotten into him?
- Penny: Oh, maybe a couple of virgin Cuba Libres that turned out to be kinda slutty. (holds a bottle of alcohol up to Leonard)
- Leonard: (smiling) You didn't.
- Penny: Hey, you do your experiments, I do mine.
- Raj: I can't believe I'm sitting here next to little Lalita Gupta!
- Lalita: Well, you are...
- Raj: Little Lalita...That's kinda fun to say. (Chants Little Lalita three times) You should try it!
- Lalita: No, its okay....
- (Raj sips his Grasshopper)
- Raj: You have lost so much weight! It must have been so hard for you because you were so, so fat! You remember?
- Lalita: Yeah...
- Raj: Of course you do! Who could forget being that fat!?
- Raj: Back off, Sheldon.
- Sheldon: What?
- Raj: If you do not stop hitting on my lady you will feel the full extent of my wrath.
- Sheldon: I'm not hitting on her.
- Lalita: And I am not your lady.
- Howard: And you have no wrath.
- Raj: You are my lady. Our parents said so. We are for all intents and purposes one hundred percent hooked up.
- Lalita: Okay, let's get something straight here. The only reason I came tonight was to get my parents off my case, I certainly don't need to be getting this old world crap from you.
- Sheldon: Exactly the kind of spirit with which Princess Punchali led the monkeys to freedom.
- Raj: Oh, screw Princess Punchali.
- Lalita: Hey, you can't talk to me like that.
- Raj: But you're not Princess Punchali.
- Sheldon: Luckily for you, she could have you beheaded.
- Raj: Can you believe how pushy she is?
- Leonard: So don't call her.
- Raj: If I don't call her, I won't hear the end of my parents.
- Leonard: So call her.
- Raj: How could I call her? You know I can't talk to women.
- Leonard: I'm done. Anybody else?
- Howard: Give me the phone.
- Raj: Why?
- Howard: Just give it to me. (Dials)
- Raj: What are you doing?
- Howard: Don't worry. You'll thank me. (imitating Raj) Hello, Lalita, Raj Koothrappali. (Raj starts to chase Howard across the room.) Yes, it is good to talk to you too. So, what are you wearing? Oh, not important, so, anyhow, when would you like to meet? Friday works for me. And I call you with the time and place, but in the meantime, keep it real, babe. (In his own voice) You may now thank me.
- Raj: For what, making me sound like a Simpsons character?
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so last night shannon convinced me to go to the talent show, plus scott was playing so OF COURSE i had to go! haha...so yeah we were sitting w/mindy, ashley, and sable, and deanna, and her 'boyfriend' and his borther were infront of us. it was pretty fun, this guy did this bass solo that he wrote by himself, it kicked ass! scott and freinds played a catch 22 song which was sweet, he had a sonbrarro on, it was crazy cool. these two chicks got first place for singing some celine dion and r.kelly song, i wasn't expecting them to win cause i didn't think they were all that good...but yeah, towards the end when judges were deciding who was the winner(s) mindy ashley and sable had to leave so it was me and shannon chillin, talkin to the two twin brothers in front of us and deanna, then zac walks by so we flagged him down an he came over sat down, we told him his band shoulda played, cause, well, i mean seriously! it'd be intense as hell! yeah then after the show shannon and i walked out then started talking to brandon, and so we're talkin and i feel somebody tap my back so im like what the hell? and i turn around and carlo's standing there and hes all hey and im like oh hey then he stuck his hand out and was like 'yeah im left handed' and im just like 'haha mk cool, nice job on the bass tonight, im diggin you're dressy get-up' and hes like yeah thanks, well ill see ya later, so yeah it was actually the first time ive talked to carlo besides rare moments online and it was totally unexpected that he came over to say hi and yeah cool stuff...after that went to tim hortons, saw carlos there, and i was like hey its carlos! so im all like whats up?! cause yeah its always good to see carlos, hes cool...anyway so were talking and he was there w/a couple people, 2 guys which had this rap performance at the talent show...so yeah it was cool....ok then today! haha yeah i have a lot to say...anyhoo, well today was blah-ish, umm...shit i knew i had something to say...oh! i have a 57.7 in math, and a 68.3 in science! whoo yeah! so i need to go study my ass off for this big math test tomorrow, since i obviously need to do good on it... peace out homies. word.
all the easy access pills are so temping, so is the razor blade.today was horribleim fed upi cried
oh man...i just realized this upcomming week is going to be a short week, im so fucking excited! damn i need a break...i didn't do shit this weekend and im pissed as hell, i mean, tomorrow's sunday but seriously, who likes sundays? if cyclopse, the cartoon form x-men were real, id bone him in 2 seconds.


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The Ethics of Missionary Work
First of all, before I find myself pelted with tomatoes (or perhaps Books of Mormon) by an army of RMs, let me clarify that I don't think that sharing something which you've found life-changing, something which you think could have tremendous potential benefits for others, is a bad thing to do; in fact, quite the contrary. Nonetheless, I am troubled by much of our discourse about missionary work. I keep coming back to the question of whether it's morally acceptable to enter into a relationship with another human being with a view towards using that relationship to accomplish some other end (even a laudable one), rather than seeing the relationship as an end in and of itself.
I'm actually less bothered by the work performed by full-time, clearly identifiable missionaries. There's a certain straightforwardness to it; they're not hiding the fact that they're out to convert you. But when it comes to that more nebulous realm of "member missionary work," things get murky and at least potentially duplicitous. When I act friendly or loving to people, when I engage in service, it is because I'm hoping to thereby implicitly advertise my faith? And if so, can I truly be said to be practicing charity?
Likewise, viewing people as "potential converts" raises a host of problems. If that's the lens through which I'm relating to someone, am I going to be open to the possibility that I could genuinely learn something from her experience and beliefs, or am I going to be preoccupied with the ways in which I think my answers can fix his problems? Am I going to share the variety of my life experiences, including the struggles and the dark times, or am I going to censor out bits which I fear might not be sufficiently faith-promoting?
I find that when I discuss LDS teachings with non-members (which happens fairly often, given that many of my friends and acquaintances are fellow theology students and quite interested in religion), I sometimes feel like I have to bend over backward to ensure that they know that I'm not only talking about the subject as part of an agenda to convert them, that I'm genuinely interested in their beliefs as well. Because of our reputation for proselytizing, it at times seems that the very fact that I'm a Mormon means that my motives are already suspect in any religious conversation. It's an awkward position to be in.
I wonder whether there's a certain paradoxical element to missionary work, in that you can't directly pursue the goal without damaging the integrity of the process. In other words, it doesn't work to befriend someone in hopes of converting them, because such a friendship is already of dubious authenticity. In a nutshell, I'd prefer to see missionary work as something which enriches relationships, rather than view relationships as a useful tool for furthering missionary work.
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Very interesting thoughts.
Regarding the ethics of missionary work, what really troubles me is the pre-baptism requirements. People are only required to have had six discussions and have attended for a couple weeks before baptism. There is no way at that point that they can have any idea what they are getting into.
I personally think that a person should know a lot more about the church, its history, and its doctrines before they are baptized. I wish that the church was more focused on helping converts make a well-thought out and informed decision than on the numbers.
I think there's been a subtle shift in how missionary work (and generally our relationships with those who are different than we are) is discussed by general authorities (at least some of them) in the past few years. For instance, during General Conference, there's been a heavy emphasis on not judging others, being genuine friends, being good examples, living a Christlike life and letting our lives speak for themselves, etc, rather than on numbers, proselytizing, etc. Since I want to think of missionary work as something that happens within already existing authentic relationships (like you emphasized at the end of your post), I've found it refreshing.
I think you also raise a bunch of interesting questions in viewing others as "potential converts." Talking in an authentic way about the church can be tricky, especially if you're someone who has a somewhat heterodox take on the church (as I'm sure you are well aware). I am definitely in favor of authenticity, which means telling people about my struggles with the church, but it's hard to know exactly how far to go in my honesty about what I find difficult. (Though of course, striving for authenticity also means being honest about how much I value the church.)
This issue is one I've wondered about for a long time. When I first started Divinity School, I was fairly taken aback to be informed during orientation that proselytizing is a form of harrassment (and thus prohibited on campus), so if we felt we'd been proselytized to, we should be sure to report it. (!)
On the one hand, I can understand how vital a healthy respect for other religious traditions is to the smooth functioning of an ecumenical, nondenominational divinity school. And it can be difficult even to sustain a relationship with someone who won't stop trying to convert you. (I'm sure Lynnette remembers our Bulgarian friend with whom we studied in Germany explaining at great length how the Eastern Orthodox Church was the only true church, the only church with the Holy Spirit. It was fascinating to be on the other side of this rhetoric.)
On the other hand, I found myself defending proselytism (in a qualified way) to my students this semester, many of whom believe that Christianity's focus on the "other" (in contrast to Judaism's more tolerant focus on the self) has been entirely negative. Christianity undeniably has a very black history, and there are things as Christians we should all be ashamed of. At the same time, I truly believe some fantastic things have occurred in Christianity's name.
I see genuine value in other religious traditions, and I also want to respect other people's ability to make their own decisions, even when I would not make the decisions they make.
But while I tend to be quite pluralistic, I'm not a relativist. As a divinity student I had many conversations with a Unitarian friend who believed that all paths lead equally to God. I tend to think there are a variety of valid ways of approaching God, but I don't believe every path is equally valid.
Of course, I myself am completely lost religiously. But I absolutely agree that relationships should be valued for their own sakes, and not as tools to another end.
When I received a testimony of the truthfullness of Book of Mormon and of Joseph Smith's first vision, I didn't care what the church taught or believed or did. I was committed to doing whatever it took, and believing whatever God's official church officially taught. I didn't care what the doctines or history was.
I requested baptism before the first lesson.
I realize that's not the path that most people take. But once a person has a testimony of: 1) God and Jesus Christ, 2) The Book of Mormon, 3) Joseph Smith; and if they are committed to keeping the commandments, then they are ready for baptism.
Yes, there are lots of people who are not ready for baptism after 6 lessons and 2 Sundays. However, if they have a testimony borne of the Holy Ghost, and they realize it, and are committed, then 6 lessons and 2 Sundays are sufficient.
Lynette, I was intrigued by the idea that merely having a relationship with someone could be isolated as an end in itself. I guess I have tended to think that most relationships are initiated on the basis of a common interest. It seems they develop most easily between individuals who are either: 1) engaged in a common endeavor (including the workplace), 2) in the same place (including cyberspace) by chance and then find a common interest, or 3) actively seeking others with whom they may have something in common.
Because of time constraints, most of us can only manage to maintain active friendships with a very limited amount of people. Should we therefore refrain from speaking about the church to people we meet casually, because we really aren't interested in becoming good friends with them? Should we not speak to many people we meet, on the chance that they might be some of those "who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it" (D&C 123:12)?
I was the only LDS in my high school on the East coast my senior year. None of my friends were interested in the Church. But two acquaintances asked me questions about it, took the lessons in my home, and were eventually baptized. I had little in common with either of those young women. I came to love them as sisters in the gospel, but the differences in our personalities and interests meant that we didn't have much interaction at all outside of church meetings, and we didn't keep in contact all that much as the years went by.
Learning about their beliefs interested me very little, except tangentially. I mainly wanted them to join the Church so they could find the peace and happiness I had found after going through my Existentialist phase. Perhaps you view my pursuing a relationship with those two women as "morally unacceptable" because my primary motivation was to use the relationship to share the Gospel with them, rather than the relationship itself. I guess I saw it as being an instrument in the Lord's hands to help others find the truth. This is pretty much the way I viewed my role as a full-time missionary.
Bookslinger, I agree with you that if a person knows he/she has a strong testimony of those core elements (which I take to include faith in Christ as our Savior and Redeemer), and is truly repentant, he/she is ready to be baptized.
It seems the problem is in the foundation of the friendship, not in the possibility of sharing the gospel with them. If you build a relationship in order to introduce them to the gospel then yes, I think you might have a case. But if you have built a relationship with someone and genuinely care about them then it would only be natural to want to share with them what makes you happy. It's the same reason I proselyte the goodness of "Lost" (the tv show), it's because I want others to enjoy the same joy that I gain from it.
But I'm a simpleton who never went to a divinity school, never took a philosophy class and whose masters thesis was a project, not a paper. It just doesn't bother me when someone who I'm close to shares with me what makes them happy.
Roann, you raise some very good points. I think I might not have been entirely clear (a problem which frequently aries in my writing! I was using "relationship" in a rather broad sense, encompassing relationships of varying levels of closeness; I certainly don't think you can't share the gospel with someone unless you've first become her best friend. As I said, I see a lot of value in sharing something with others that's been meaningful to you.
In my view, the purpose of the gospel is to enable us to heal and enrich our relationships– with God, with ourselves, and with each other; that's what I meant in stating that relationships should be ends in themselves. But perhaps a better way of articulating what I'm trying to get at is to say that I think charity should be an end in itself. I wasn't thinking so much of the situation you describe, in which acquaintances were interested and you shared the gospel with them, as much as the idea I've occasionally encountered that we should perform service or befriend people because of the possibility that doing so will lead to someone's conversion. Growing up in Utah, one of the complaints I frequently heard from non-members was that the local Mormons were welcoming until they admitted that they weren't interested in joining the Church, at which point their neighbors dropped them. I've also been on the other end of this dynamic, with evangelicals cultivating a relationship with me in hopes that they could rescue me from the evil clutches of Mormonism.
So maybe what I'm trying to say is not that I think you shouldn't share the gospel even with perfect strangers if the situation warrants it, but that I don't think you should enter a relationship under false pretenses.
I don't know. Like Kiskilili, I have a lot of mixed feelings about proseltyzing. A couple of years ago I took a Jewish-Christian relations class that raised a lot of hard issues for me; I hadn't really appreciated just how offensive proseltyzing can be. On the other hand, I'm not ready to completely discard it as worthless, because I know people whose lives were changed because of it. I'm still trying to sort out my thoughts on this one.
If you build a relationship in order to introduce them to the gospel then yes, I think you might have a case. But if you have built a relationship with someone and genuinely care about them then it would only be natural to want to share with them what makes you happy.
Yes, that's what I was trying to say.
"I didn't care what the doctines or history was."
That is interesting to me. I guess that's what the church encourages- to go on feelings rather than studying out the facts. I don't personally agree with that, but if it works for others, that's just fine.
"Yes, there are lots of people who are not ready for baptism after 6 lessons and 2 Sundays. However, if they have a testimony borne of the Holy Ghost, and they realize it, and are committed, then 6 lessons and 2 Sundays are sufficient."
In the last two units I've been in, the retention rates have been around 25% (that is a very generous estimate). That suggests to me that something is not working out too well. If someone is really committed, they will still be there if more is required pre-baptism.
From what I know of it, I like the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initation for Adults) program in the Catholic church, which usually takes about a year. It gives people a lot of time to learn about Catholicism as well as build connections with the community. I also like that they have "sponsors," which gives them a definite person in the congregation to answer questions and help them through the process; I wonder if something similar would be helpful in an LDS context.
I know the issue of how long to wait before baptism was recently hashed out at T&S, and I can see different points of view on the subject, but my overall impression is that rushing to baptize a lot of people who aren't sticking around is doing more harm than good, and, as Amy said, slowing things down could have real benefits in terms of retention.


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