To the mothers of sons and to the mothers of daughters. To the mothers of canines, felines, equines and all kinds – this day is for you as well. And let us not forget the mothers to be for your mothering has already begun.

A special thank you for all that you do – and yes we notice even if we don’t say. And though we can never say it enough – from your children everywhere to you, mom – we love you.

I of course have two special mothers to thank. The first is my mother, Linda.

You have taught me so much and have truly made me the man I am today – a giant Mama’s Boy The father I am now is due in no small part to the wonderful mother you have always been. 

 
Linda & Josh – circa 1972

And of course to the mother of my two children, my loving wife Denyse.  With unending  patience and love you care and nurture our boys like no other.   So I’ll speak for our boys, Nate & Gabe, and say thank you, and we all love you very, very  much.

Denyse, Gabe & Nate

To all mothers everywhere- Happy Mother’s Day.

Joshua Carter, CPT The Body Transformation Expert Carter Fitness http://carterfitness.com 818-337-6175

I have only been to Vegas once, and it was about 12 years ago. I heard things were different but…

Turns out I am not a Vegas type of guy.

I don’t drink, gamble or smoke. So that doesn’t really leave me much except of course for the prostitutes.

Just kidding.

 
One of these guys is fake

I’m sure that there are some great things about Vegas (like the abundance of cool shows you can see) but for me it was just an illustration of  many of the weaknesses of Americans.

Here are just a few of my observations:

• Americans are too fat
• Drunk people are annoying
• Americans *still* smoke too much
• Buffets sound good but actually suck
• There is no reason for  a 4 story M&M store
• Some girls do not know there is a difference between sexy and slutty

I am actually ok with that last one.

I understand needing to take a weekend or week or whatever and escape it all.  I get that.  I REALLY get that. But some of the behaviors that are considered acceptable to me are just are not.

For example smoking is just not ok – ever. Every time someone smokes, they are shortening their life by 5 minutes (by conservative estimates).  Those 5 minutes add up- stealing time away from loved ones.  We do not have enough time on this planet as it is.  Don’t even get me started on parents who smoke…

Some of you probably think I need to just head back to my Mom’s basement and play Dungeons & Dragons.  Yeah, I’m a dork.  And people in glass houses should not through stones.

I am just ranting here  but I want Americans (hell everyone for that matter) to be healthy and happy.  And that will require better (and tougher) choices on many fronts.

It is easy to make the "easy" choices – but they have consequences.  We are facing tough times, and there are most likely more tough times ahead as well.

We can either face them head on or bury our heads in the sand.

Hey, tough times – F you.  I’m right here- come and get me.

Who’s with me?

Joshua Carter

PS:  And to be fair to the great city of Las Vegas, many of the same offenses can be observed at Disneyland. But I wasn’t in Disneyland.

PPS:  We did have fun in Vegas.  The scale and spectacle of everything was impressive to say the least.  We saw a cool show with Gerry McCambridge called " The Mentalist" that blew me away. But nothing is as close as you think: the hotel next door really isn’t. It’s at least a half a mile away.  It’s like the opposite of the side view mirrors: "Casinos are further away than the appear" My feet are still killing me.

1. Concentrate on correct form above all else
2. When starting out, do not go too heavy
3. Eyes straight ahead, feet flat on the ground
4. If you get in trouble, cry for your Mommy

This guy has the rules down perfectly.

Moron Fails on Terrible Squat Thrust – Watch more free videos

Joshua Carter, CPT The Body Transformation Expert Carter Fitness http://carterfitness.com 818-337-6175

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