fustrated wizard fan

i love the NBA.. ALOT and i'm all about the home teams for DC (Redskins, Wizards & Nats) and my other team is the Lakers.. now while Lakers are having their own drama (Not a fan of the D'Antoni hire) I need to vent about my wizards

this next peice of info comes from:


Why can't we develop players?
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1213873

Think about it. Who was the last player we drafted who blossomed into a quality starter in this league? Here's a list of our recent draft picks:

2012
Beal - We don't know yet, but it's by no means a sure thing that he'll ever be a good starter.
Satoransky - Probably will never play in this league

2011
Vesely - A bust. At best, a role player off the bench
Singleton - Looks like a bench role player
Mack - Journeyman at best

2010
Wall - Starter, but was a starter as a rookie and has shown no significant improvement
Seraphin - Improving. Perhaps the only recent example of a developmental success. Though much of it might be because he plays for the French national team. And he's still not a starting quality player yet.
Booker - A role player. Was a pretty good role player as a rookie. No dramatic signs of development since. Won't be a starter.

2009
Traded pick for Mike Miller

2008
Javale McGee - 5th year in the league. Still not a starter.
Bill Walker - Journeyman. Is he even on a roster this year?

2007
Nick Young - Not a starter.
Dominic McGuire - Role player

2006
Pecherov - Bust. Out of league.

2005
Blatche - Still not a starter.

2004
Devin Harris - traded for Jamison
Peter John Ramos - Out of league

2003
Jarvis Hayes - Never any good. Out of league
Steve Blake - Journeyman role player

2002
Jared Jeffries - Never a quality starter
Juan Dixon - Journeyman role player.
Rod Grizzard - Out of league
Juan Carlos Navarro - Never panned out in the NBA

2001
Kwame Brown - Never a decent starter despite being the #1 overall pick

2000
Mike Smith - Who?

1999
Richard Hamilton - Yay! The most recent example of a bonafide success story of developing a draft pick. And we traded him.

current 2012 record 0-7

peace!

lean green cap-machine!

hello world!

finally finally got around to posting a blog update tonight I'm going to make this post focused on the nutritional journey I've been on but some hot topics in my head which I'm hoping to get to later:
-Android tablet..smart phones - Great OS however very decoupled too may versions out there
-Gardening - so i've killed like 3 sets of plants and my seeds never bloomed :(
-Life in DC - still o so wonderful!
-Social Media - 4sq (retired), Instagram, Twitter, Facebook..o my! - Information overload!!
-Book Reviews- I've read about half the advernture/fantasy series Redwall, been into sci-fi tech novels, reviewed my Kindle DX to take advantage of Amazon Lending library. Sidebar: Amazon.com = my favorite site in the whole wide world!
- I'm not shopping - LOL calming down but I have a story involving wasting money on Tory Burch!!
-Experimenting with green energy powders

Of course my life is still very much centered around work! keeps me busy and information security still an exciting field with many many problems to solve...

So my last post was 26 Jan and I was down about 15+.. well since I started getting into shape late summer/fall of 2011 I've lost a grand total of ............. 40 LBS! YAY I'm back to my highschool graduation weight and it feels great. Honestly my coworkers were a huggeee inspiration as they came in just about every day discussion their work out/classes/marathons etc.. I always did the biking thing but once I settled into DC life sold my car pretty much my bike and my feet become my modes of transportation LOL.  Besides biking on weekends and afterwork (weather permitting) I'm lucky my bldg has a pretty good gym downstairs. So I slowly but surely focused on cardio on weights and gradually saw results. I still suffer with headaches and bad posture issues so the weight training is recommended by my DR & Chiropractor.  Currently even with my weight down still struggle with neck/back pain :( I"m hoping to get back into Yoga as there a cool studio across the street from my bldg. Although my job works me to death I have to be thankful of the $500 annual subsidy we get towards health/nutriton- I was able to snag a few things to help me stay aware of my fitness goals.

Fitbit
A very cool pedometer. Tracks my steps, flights walks, calories burned and it can even monitor sleep activity.

 Vega/ Brandon Brazier

I had this book as a pdf initially which I read twice on my tablet every single time learning more about how a vegan diet fuels my body as I live from day to day and more so how to prepare food based on my workouts. This book is SOO informative and great read.. I noticed once I stepped up my training I would be SOO tired not sore but physically exhausted. This book is helping me with the recovery process as its way more than just taking a protein shake after working out.

The entire Vega line of products are awesome! Expensive LOL but rocking! The Vega all in 1 has me cheating on my green smoothies as I throw some into a shake bottle for breakfast and go! I've been drinking other green powders like barley/alfalfa/wheat grass energy blends and I will post review soon.

This segueys me into my last comments as I need to go to bed lol! I got some samples from the vicious company called Health Force Naturals. The reason behind this purchase is I'm alway slooking to save money and make my own products as the Whole Foods/organic market can kill the pockets. I've made some fluke energy bars in the past but this time I want to mix some of these powders into almond butter along with other nutrious supplments like sunflower/pumpkin seeds, cranberryies/goji berries etc healthy lil pick me ups...

Anyway here is a list of the samples recieved and I'm quietly nervous trying these out indiviually before throwing them into my bar.. some ppl have posted that it can cause extreme detoxing before your body get used to it but in the ends provides great energy!

Vitamineral Green™
Vital Healing Food™. The original, purist, hard-core nutrition-dense green superfood complex with green leafy vegetables, hard-core algaes, sea vegetables, enzymes and probiotics. Nutritionally supports detoxification, liver, kidneys, blood, bones, colon, circulation, digestion, and more. Therapeutic support with nutrient-dense superfoods.

MacaForce™ Enhanced with enzymes, probiotics, and herbal synergists, MacaForce™ is raw maca at its best, delivering maximum bioavailability for maximum results. Supports endurance, strength, and hormone balance for men and women. MacaForce™ is available in Dark Mint and Vanilla Spice. 

 

 Spirulina Manna™/Spirulina Azteca™ 

The ancients' revered power foods. Spirulina is a complete food packed with amino acids (65% protein), chlorophyll, B vitamins, vitamins, and minerals. Spirulina is possibly the most nutrient dense, and certainly the most ancient superfood on the planet. Nutritionally supports kidneys, brain function, detoxification, and is nature's protein powder.

 

 

 Again folks I'm hoping I can be more consistent with my posts..alot to save appreciate my readers..Peace!!

dusting these html pages off

what up fam!
omg...i'm so past due (like that's nothing new) on my blog entries; I have SOO much to talk about. For now since I have milliseconds of downtown let me just rock a freethought entry
I'm teleworking about to head into the office soon.
Enjoying a healthy breakfast. I've been on a whole grain kick as I realized that was lacking in my diet. I made Bob's Red Mill 6 Grain Hot Cereal with Flaxseed contains stone ground wheat, rye, corn, oats, spelt, Kamut® and flaxseed. I cook it with almond milk & add coconut & cinnamon - yumm-O!

Other than work I've been focusing on my health and utilizing the heck out of my bldg gym. I'm down about 15+lbs so far and inching closer to my 1st goal or reaching my high school weight.
I told myself that if I can eat a strict vegan diet and not work out - whats the point? might as well go back to eating meat. Now I see results from the marriage of good nutrition + exercise.

As a HUGE fan of android I"m very sad reading about google's change to the privacy policy. Its very scary and I'm upset to the point that I thinking about moving to the dreaded Iphone/Ipad combo.. hence I don't believe apple not looking at my data but at least they aren't a major hub of search engine data.

well my 5 mins are up and I must go.. more to come lata (me hope) :\

happy labor day

What up peeps.. up early moms in town and I took her to Eastern Market. Besides being addicted to yellow peaches I wanted her stamp on the produce & products I've been buying all summer. Granted nothing in the DC Area will compare to Eastern Shore she def said the quality was great and the prices ehh lol just a lil bit higher than back home.

I'm back on a Earthy Kick LOL...picked up 2 new plants - Parsley & Cilantro.
The parsley wilted like a mofo and I just re-potted the cilantro so I hope they both perk up.

My garden just about complete except I need 1 more plant thyme. Hopefully we get a few more weeks of warmth and sunshine than I will start transitioning everything inside.


Conducting a Milk off:
I know yall like uhh your vegan why are you drinking milk lol... well not to go into a long rant but I stated hate for soy milk however DR diagnosed me with vitamin D deficiency - so research says Soy helps with that issue. Well I finally understand why hardcore veggie folks avoid soy- bottom line its a Genetically Modified Object (GMO) even the organic. Its recommended that humans only consume fermented soy (miso, tempeh, seitan) OCCASIONALLY! I'm not gonna life I loves my tofu in my asian food and tempeh bacon :0 YUM! so its going to be hard but my goal is to try and put that healthiest +purest foods into my system so dueces to Soy.
So I'm researching alternative milks that are high in Vitamin D for my health condition and for something else that I'll explain in a bit.. now onto the contestants"

most of these "milks" I got the unsweetened version or if I was scared the taste would be "out there" I purchased the vanilla flavor


1. Rice Milk- I've always drank very sweet..
2. Almond Milk- I hated it in the past.. funky aftertaste still on the fence
3. Coconut Milk- yumm goes into my smoothies
4. Sunflower Milk- LOLOL haven't opened this yet - no idea what to expect
5. Hemp Milk- LOLOL ^^^^
6. Oat Milk - "same deal as ^^^"








Vitamix:

Dear QVC I hate you! Sike well I've heard about the VitaMix blender from watching youtubes on green smoothie. This blender is like the bently of blenders in the veggie/raw foods world.

To define a green smoothie: A regular fruit smoothie with some type of green- Kale, spinach, Collards etc. This culture stems from the book "Greens for Life" which I already blogged about here.

So this blender is supposed to the greatest bc it will blend anything (I've seen vids where folks throw whole avocados in there smoothie pit + all). If you blend things long enough it warms up the product, makes soups, ice cream so its pretty versatile. For the dough I'm like this joint better turn my kitchen into Smoothie King. I upgraded to kitchen aid blender but I will admit that berries & flax seeds still give me a grainy smoothie. I've made a few green smoothies w/ the vitamix while I'm not blown away, my smoothies def are SMOOTH.

Given the 5 easy payments lol I don't feel the hurt of paying for this blender all at once so I will keep as it fits in with my goal of continuing to be a healthy mofo. I realized that I suck as a vegan.. lk in the last few weeks I've gone to more Yoga and exercised more bc I cannot keep eating so well and not exercise. I might as well go back to eating meat if I'm going to dogg my body out like that. So besides this blender, more exercise me and another homey in the city are splitting a CSA membership.

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture):

Some folks call these farm clubs but pretty much its a way to get local produced delivered.
We went with Washington Green Grocer subscription. Kinda nicked says small box 12-18 lbs LOL. Right now I'm all about hitting up the farmers market but this will be so handy come fall/winter. The first order should come tomorrow here's a sample listing of what should be delivered:

• Sweet Corn PA
• Eggplant PA
• Grape/Cherry Tomatoes PA
• Yellow Squash PA
• Red Leaf/Romaine Lettuce CA
• Delicata Squash PA
• White Mushrooms PA
• Golden Supreme Apples (IPM from PA)
• Peaches (IPM/Food Alliance Certified from PA)
• Red Seedless Grapes CA
• Ruby Red Grapefruit FL
• Bananas S.A.

Welp peeps I'm about to go a bike ride in.. forecast says more rain coming.

Enjoy the holiday folks :)