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CODE OF ETHICS: Seek Truth <5*? Report It - Minimise Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable. Where the press is free and every man able to read,, all is safe. Thomas Jefferson 4 THE GEORGIA POST Opinions expressed by writers on this page are their own alone. G -' - ■ i \) i *, OFTHIS & THAT Trenesia Stubbs Honor veterans and validate freedoms for which they served The framers of the Constitution of the United States of America were vested and committed to protecting the rights F , m of individual citizens from theft of those rights by giving any power—King George or any political body. Their driving force was preventing anyone from having a stranglehold on the will of the people. I’ve banged this drum constantly and will continue to do so. One my favorite quotes from the Bible is Paul telling baby Christians not to let anyone/thing steal their joy. Exercising our rights and joyous faith are valid in the same way—both re quire vigilance and both require that we honor the great gift by participating. You don’t hear things like honor, sacrifice, duty much any more, at least I don’t. Just as I don’t hear, “you’ll have to answer to God for that” or even the secular version, “you’ll pay for that.” Good and bad, are being determined by likes on Facebook. You know what I find ironic? I find it ironic that we will spend hours on Facebook or other social media, yet tak ing the time to go to the polls seems unimportant. Are you aware of the abysmal voter turn-out record throughout our land? I’ve long believed our government, at every level, has trod den the heck on the very basic foundational ideal of State and individual rights. I am a citizen of the State of Georgia, a participating member state in the United States of Amer ica. The Constitution of the United States of America was created by a coming together of men invested in creating a government that would prevent the loss of the rights of its participating states and individual freedoms guaranteed by rights. That’s certainly not what’s going on now. The federal gov ernment with the help of state governments has often and plans to continue to rape the citizens of their right to self- determination. Rape is a pretty strong word, I know, hut there’s a reason “Don’t Tread on Me” was once our battle cry. Not only is the federal government broken, state legis latures have forgotten to stand up for its citizens and pro tect them from federal abuses of power, as well as its own abuses. I’ve long thought that in order for this country to get back on track, we the People, would need to take to the streets. That saddened me because that option seemed very remote, very. I’m not saying it can’t be done, mind you, but why do it the hard way? It’s been recently driven home to me that the vehicle of social media can be more feasible, notwithstand ing my usual contempt for it. We need a citizenry that is both able to make sense and pos sessing the gumption to commit to doing something about it. We need an activist citizenry committed to participating in our government. For making decisions for ourselves all it will take is that we give it the same or even less attention we give to losing weight, or saving for a dream vacation. It will take much less time than our Facebook time. Done right, we can direct or shame our elected officials into stick ing to the provisions of the Constitution, respecting the rights of member states and getting the federal government to leave us and our wallets the heck alone. There are only three little things the federal government is required to do—protect us from foreign aggression, protect our property and person, and protect our individual rights. That’s it. The “look at me” social media has the benefit of making it possible for millions of like-minded people to band toward a specific purpose. So, Yay! for those wanting a participa tory government and willing to put in the time and effort to make it happen. There must be people on the ground putting in more time than cyber attention. The entire partisan trip must be side stepped if not completely eliminated. The point is to band together and get things done. We don’t need a Constitu tional Convention. What we need is a Convention of States. Toward that end I’d like you to check out a website I came across: http://conventionofstates.com/. The entire blurb is Convention of States a Project of Citizens for Self-Gover nance. I sincerely hope these folks avoid the mistake the Tea Party made by getting in bed with any political party. That sort of defeats the purpose of what I have in mind. Oh, and I think the best tribute we can give to our veterans is making certain our country is practicing the ideals for which they fought. TRENESIA STUBBS is a contributing columnist for the Georgia Post. Contact her at trenesia@psttel.net All jeans are just not the same You would think that going to buy a new pair of jeans would be a simple task. I don’t know where I was when it became such an arduous task and certainly not a quick one either. Since it was David’s birthday and he needed some new jeans I figured I could get to the department store pretty quickly and get it done easily. Not so. When I arrived at the store, they had rearranged every thing since the last time I had been inside and so I had to first cruise the store to find the men’s jean department. Finally found it and then began the search for the correct size and length. Since David is tall, length can sometimes be a problem, but this day that was not an issue. However, the other decisions which had to be made in order to get a pair of jeans, became frustrating. You needed to decide whether you wanted regular or classic and I am still not sure about the difference in these two. There were also choices of slim fit, casual fit, relaxed fit, curvy fit, boot leg, straight leg and even skinny leg for men. I was pretty cer tain either regular or classic would work and knew definitely that skinny leg was out. After making my choice and finding the right size I became curious about whether or not women had these same choices since it had been a while since I had purchased jeans. So, I ventured into the ladies department. Not only were the same choices available to women, there were even more. There was the Lola Jean and the Ava jean, boyfriend style, cowboy style and on and on. I could not tell the difference from the decscriptions be tween some of them as they sounded the same or very similar. Oh yeah and there was something called jean jeggings!? Didn’t get that one at all. Some had more belt loops than the others. Also you could choose from button or zip fly. You could get them with a cinch waiste in back or elastic waste. Choices also included dark, washed, faded, distressed, some with cuts already which looked as if they had seen better days and light wash. Not all jeans were made of denim either. I am sure there were other choices too, but by then my brain was on overload over a simple pair of jeans. My goodness, why do we have to make things so complicated? I just want a pair of jeans that fit. Not too tight, not too loose but comfortable. And I do not want to try on every kind to determine which one I like best. Of course, for women you can get other colors than just blue which I happen to like. You can also get them with designs of different motifs. But you also had to decide if you wanted five pockets, three, or two. Yes, I realize jeans are an essential part of your wardrobe and many spend lots of time looking for the perfect pair which I do not believe exists. You just find a pair you like which has the fit you like and if possible, you try to stay with it as long as pos sible. Fortunately, jeans do tend to last longer than most items of clothing. They can be dressed up or dressed down, depending on you. After seeing all the possibili ties, I read a couple of articles on jeans and it seems to get the right fit you must know your body type. Unfortunately, there was not a pudgy in places type so I guess I am out of luck for the perfect fit jean. I have a couple of pairs I have had for years which I was recently able to fit back into and they fit better than the newer pairs but you cannot find them anymore. They are beginning to look a little worn but that seems to be the style for today so I guess I will keep them for a little while longer as long as they fit. Unlike most women, I really do not like shopping. I do love clothes and shoes but shopping for them is not something I truly enjoy. I do not like taking time to try on clothes either. Had rather just get what I came for and move on to the next item on my to do list. Consequently, there are times I purchase something without trying on that I have to take back, but nine times out of ten, things do fit. The shopping bug hits me about a couple of times a year and that’s it. Otherwise, I am fine to not shop. It has not always been that way though but as you get older things once important don’t seem to important anymore. Your priorities change and shopping is not a top priority. My hubby does not like to shop either which is a good thing for me. But with Christmas fast approaching, that means I have got to do some shop ping for kids, grandkids and others. One thing they won’t be getting from me this year, is jeans. Wishing you a blessed week. VICTORIA SIMMONS is publisher of The Geor gia Post. Contact her at vsimmons54@gmail.com DAY AT A TIME Victoria Simmons Why do we have to make things so complicated? THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2013 Exercise Monitor We monitor and record many things throughout our life for such things as maintaining or bettering work performance, etc. It would probably help if we used the same approach in our exercise routine and other higher output activities in our life. As with most anything whether mental or physical, it takes maintenance to keep you at a certain level and increased conditioning to take you further. Our body keeps a certain level of strength by a consistent routine and strengthens itself further based on increased demands our routine or activity level asks of it. Example: walking up and down hills instead of a flat stretch, carry ing a set of dumbbells up and down a flight of stairs instead of just your bodyweight. A friend of mine recently was telling me about a house that he and his wife bought that they con sider the last house they plan to purchase, “in other words they plan to grow old in it.” He said a friend told him a house with an upstairs may not be good once the children leave because of having to go up and down stairs (this is where I stopped him) and said “this is exactly what you need to have as you get older.” I told him he should make it so that something is upstairs that he and his wife need to go to almost daily, such as an office or something. This will consistently condition the muscles they need to get up and down the stairs. When a person quits doing an activity or certain activities, “the muscles associated with these movements lose their size, tone and strength. One of the primary things that contribute to muscles atrophying (shrinking in size and strength) is lack of activity and lack of restricted activity such as in resistance training exercises. This is largely the reason a person gets so tired when they do some thing they haven’t done in a long time “or some thing they haven’t been conditioning for through exercise.” Example: if my friend would quit going up and down the stairs and after a few months would decide to carry some boxes etc., up the stairs for storage, (besides potentially putting his back at risk for spinal compression and inflammation) it would be much more exhausting due to the muscles used having lost their tone. The reason it’s so important to have physical things we do regularly (whether exercising in a gym or our own home routine) is to measure our current capabilities against our future needs. This includes, upper body, . , ...it takes maintenance to keep you at a certain level and increased conditioning to take you further. core and lower body condition ing. Example: it’s really easy for us to keep tabs on our strength and fitness level by doing a few basic exercises. We primarily have (pushing and pulling muscles in our upper body and the muscles throughout our core and lower body that we use to do a squatting exer cise) throughout our skeletal system and if we have a few exercises that hit these particular groups we can monitor our strength levels. We can also moni tor our endurance level by going from one muscle group to the next. Example home strength and endurance routine: do a set of pushups, next do a set of squats, next do a set of bent rows, next see how long you can do a floor plank, rest and then repeat Example gym strength and endurance routine: do a set of bench presses, next do a set of weighted bar squats, next do a set of cable rows or lat pulldowns, next see how long you can do a floor plank, rest and repeat. Record your performance: resistance, speed, time etc., then measure how many heart beats per minute. Whether it’s muscle strength, muscle tone, muscle size, or muscle and cardio endurance “our body prepares for tomorrow by what we subject it to today!” WADE YODER is a Master Trainer & Fitness/Nutrition Spe- cialist.Contact him at Vclub@comsouth.net Editor, The Georgia Post: In a segment of a recent national tele vision newscast, the commentator said that it is now acceptable for men to wear hats inside as long as the chapeau complements the wearer’s outfit. Even for a fashion-conscious male, that’s a stretch. And for some down-to-earth guy wealing a baseball cap in need of an oil change, it’s preposterous. Common courtesy used to dictate that a gentleman remove his head cover when going inside - especially an eating establishment or a church. One exception is the skullcap worn by Jewish men in a synagogue. But that’s a religious practice and should be respected as such. The other Sunday at Peachtree Bap tist Church, an usher asked several young men to remove their baseball caps. They did so readily. Kudos to the usher. And I hope the lads learned a lesson in etiquette that will stay with them the rest of their lives. Robert L.Lehane w factor A local question column Question: Who decides on the equip ment purchased for city, county and BOE employees? It appears we cannot pay them higher salaries but isn’t it possible to supply them with equipment to make their jobs easier? Question: What is the total number of em ployees of the Crawford County School System which actually live in Crawford County? Question: Why do we not just bus all of our students to Pres byterian Day School and pay the fees which would be a lot less money than the school system’s total budget which could mean no tax increases? Question: Who can name all football coaches in the history of Crawford County? HCIje (Georgia tposrt is published every week by Crawford Publishing, LLC. 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