Curves gym and other stuff
May. 4th, 2004 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistlechaserI know some folks on my flist are members of Curves gym. A heads up for them, and for anyone else who is considering membership there:
There have been a number of news stories released in the past couple days (one of them) about the owner of the Curves chain: Gary Heavin. He "has given at least $5 million of his profits to some of the most militant anti-abortion groups in the country". And of that five million dollars:
"At least half of that money went to three Texas organizations to fund "pregnancy crisis centers" supported by Operation Save America -- the same organization that blamed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on God's retribution for abortions."
This is where part of your membership dollars are going: Into a group that believes that 9/11 is god's punishment for abortions happening here. Do you really want to support someone like that? A cause like that? Insanity like that? There are other gym options available (even all-women gyms in some areas), and of course there are tons of exercise options other than going to the gym!
Think before you pay another month's membership.
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Boy, a couple hours of sleep make a big difference! I got eight hours of sleep last night, and work isn't anywhere near as hellish as it was yesterday, even though my workload has doubled today. I feel nice and happy and good!
FFXI: Fishing is so so so good to make money at! I'm rich. :) I can fish a stack of moat carp in about an hour, and they (quickly) sell for 4,000. Between yesterday and today, I got another fishing level, too. Woo! Just from tricolor carps and gold carps!
I'm going to hop to Windy tonight to take the damned cooking test, then probably come straight back. Though the leveling up is slower, making the moat carp money counts for a lot. (I bought all the spells for my next level, and it didn't even put a dent into my account!)
I need to do more job leveling up sooner or later... Heh. 20! All I need to do is get to 20, then I can chocobo! I'll be able to get to various cities with a lot less chance of dying! (18/subjob will be great, and 25/Raise will be nice, but 20/chocobo is really what I'm itching for.) Also, there are some other jobs I want to try, beastmaster especially. I think you need to get to level 30 before you can open other jobs though? Either way, it's a long time off.
I'm up to ?skip=50 on my flist! I might actually get caught up today! Woo! I do love reading all of your posts, I'm just sorry that my comments aren't more timely. :)
There have been a number of news stories released in the past couple days (one of them) about the owner of the Curves chain: Gary Heavin. He "has given at least $5 million of his profits to some of the most militant anti-abortion groups in the country". And of that five million dollars:
"At least half of that money went to three Texas organizations to fund "pregnancy crisis centers" supported by Operation Save America -- the same organization that blamed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on God's retribution for abortions."
This is where part of your membership dollars are going: Into a group that believes that 9/11 is god's punishment for abortions happening here. Do you really want to support someone like that? A cause like that? Insanity like that? There are other gym options available (even all-women gyms in some areas), and of course there are tons of exercise options other than going to the gym!
Think before you pay another month's membership.
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Boy, a couple hours of sleep make a big difference! I got eight hours of sleep last night, and work isn't anywhere near as hellish as it was yesterday, even though my workload has doubled today. I feel nice and happy and good!
FFXI: Fishing is so so so good to make money at! I'm rich. :) I can fish a stack of moat carp in about an hour, and they (quickly) sell for 4,000. Between yesterday and today, I got another fishing level, too. Woo! Just from tricolor carps and gold carps!
I'm going to hop to Windy tonight to take the damned cooking test, then probably come straight back. Though the leveling up is slower, making the moat carp money counts for a lot. (I bought all the spells for my next level, and it didn't even put a dent into my account!)
I need to do more job leveling up sooner or later... Heh. 20! All I need to do is get to 20, then I can chocobo! I'll be able to get to various cities with a lot less chance of dying! (18/subjob will be great, and 25/Raise will be nice, but 20/chocobo is really what I'm itching for.) Also, there are some other jobs I want to try, beastmaster especially. I think you need to get to level 30 before you can open other jobs though? Either way, it's a long time off.
I'm up to ?skip=50 on my flist! I might actually get caught up today! Woo! I do love reading all of your posts, I'm just sorry that my comments aren't more timely. :)
