Something Nice Happens

Laura FrebergIt’s always more fun to read news that is positive rather than the usual troubles. In our mnids, a little positive is always stronger than a bigger negative, although we seem to be confronted with so much negative! It must be our nature as human beings to hold on to that rare bit of positive to carry us on from challenging day to challenging day.

So, you can imagine how ‘nice’ it was to read something wonderful about someone I feel to be worthy. I have always viewed my wife Laura Freberg as a role model for young women… particularly our three daughters, and that she has had a similar affect on others. Here is a exerpt from an  article in today’s Mustang Daily:

“In the course of interviewing Laura Freberg (a psychology professor here at Cal Poly) for a story about her blog being nominated for an award, she told me she is a tech junkie like myself….Many women like sports, technology, science, math, or a hundred other things that the classic TV model refuses to see in us….Thanks for being a role model for other women, showing them it’s all right to be this way.”

Laura has a fun blog to read and  syndicated with an on-line university … they are supporting her in her Weblog Contest!

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Roger Freberg

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planning a Beef Stroganoff event

Beef Stroganoff is a simple recipe

Well…. it seems like we are planning for our next ‘event’ just as we finished ‘Bobotie’ this past weekend. ‘Beef Stroganoff’ is a great popular dish in America from the 1950’s… although it’s origins are Russian via China…. some say.

I am looking through a lot of recipes… some with slight changes here or there or outright departures. Those that interest me add a  bit of wine  to the sauce or  spirits  to the meat.

Which wine? Something robust like a Barbera or a Valpolicella is traditional… although a South African Cabernet Sauvignon should be wonderful.

Ah well… I have some time to decide before Saturday.

Roger Freberg

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Remembering our Soldiers …

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ISLAM: What the West Needs to Know

My letter to the San Luis Obispo TribuneWell, here in little San Luis Obispo at a place called Cal Poly, we had a thing called ”
Islamo-Fascist Awareness Week.”

All across our nation’s colleges we had folks demonstrating against the right of other folks to see this movie or speak… or think… or maybe even exist. History does tend to repeat itself…. if we are all not careful.

In any event, it was a happening and many people left feeling surprised about what they had learned… and shocked by what they thought they knew about Islam and what they didn’t.

On a completely different and totally unrelated topic…. Al Queda has redirected some of their energy back into the internet as reported by one news agency:

“On Sunday, Nov. 11, al Qaeda’s electronic experts will start attacking Western, Jewish, Israeli, Muslim apostate and Shiite Web sites. On Day One, they will test their skills against 15 targeted sites expand the operation from day to day thereafter until hundreds of thousands of Islamist hackers are in action against untold numbers of anti-Muslim sites.”

So why November 11th? Maybe it has to do with our Veteran’s Day… or maybe it has something to do with rekindling of the sputtering glory of the Ottoman empire:

“In the Treaty of Szitvatorok (Nov. 11, 1606), the prewar boundaries were confirmed, and for the first time the sultan accepted the Habsburg emperor as his equal and ended his payments of tribute for northern Hungary.”

As the old Spanish saying,” it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.”

Roger Freberg

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Jenny Craig Maintenance!!

I won't show you a 'before' set of pictures... but this was the way we were when we first met as 17 year old!

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Well, the  divine   ‘Dr. Laura’  and I have finally met our weight goals at  Jenny Craig!  We did it!

Probably the most scary thing for ‘former dieting’ people is keeping the weight off. Fortunately for us, Jenny Craig has a simple program of ‘maintenance.’

This involves adding a larger amount of calories per day tailored to your individual needs… just enough calories so that you maintain your weight.

I augment their program with a weekly ‘event’: Wine, dessert, great company and ‘something special’ as a main entree. This weekend is another special:  Bobotie  (yep, I am addicted), South African Wine and  Amarula Carrott Cake!

So, we’re happy with the ‘new’ us… and if you were ‘chubby’ as we once were and want to change… there is hope… read my blogs under the category “Jenny Craig”… and –hopefully– this will inspire you ,too!

Roger Freberg

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