St. Jude’s hospital fundraiser

Push up fundraising challenge

Are you ready to get pumped up and inspired? I’m five days into the St. Jude push-up challenge, and I’m already a thousand push-ups down on day 6! Today, I completed 500 push-ups, and I’m aiming to hit the 3000 goal in just 15 days. It’s not just about the physical challenge, though. This challenge is all about raising money for the St. Jude hospital, and I’m calling on all my Facebook friends to donate to this worthy cause. Join me in this push-up challenge and let’s make a difference together. Let’s support the kids at St. Jude hospital and show them that they are not alone. Every push-up counts, and every donation makes a difference. Let’s do this!

https://www.facebook.com/donate/510577704460762/?fundraiser_source=external_url

Day 7 of St. Jude’s push-up challenge: Finished strong with 50 tonight after a morning session of 150. I’m feeling the burn for sure. 1550 push ups done so far and on track to hit the 3000 in 15 days.

https://youtu.be/O72u58UEZO0

Day 11 of the challenge

Day 11, and I have done 2500 push-ups so far. I am on track of hitting my goal of doing 3000 push-ups in 15 days.

Push up progress
https://youtu.be/vZ9p8tBkNdE
Day 11 100 more push-ups ups done at night
https://youtu.be/t38UAQdnLwI
Got my cat doing push-ups
https://youtu.be/kTIuKSa7Ehg
Day 13 and another 100 in the morning

Please go to St Jude’s hospital donation page on Facebook and donate.

St. Jude’s hospital fundraiser
St. Jude’s Fundraiser

Gina and I are training again

At Anytime Fitness in Westchase Florida, my wife Gina and I have resumed our regular gym training routine. We prefer this gym because of its convenient location and excellent facilities. It is the perfect place for us to achieve our fitness goals.

During one of our gym sessions, we decided to take some videos of ourselves goofing around. I was showing off my chest bouncing skills, while my wife Gina was demonstrating her incredible strength by doing pushups. And let me tell you, these were not your typical girly pushups. Gina performed them with pushup bars, adding an extra level of difficulty and showcasing her impressive upper body strength.

I have to admit that I was surprised by how many pushups Gina was able to do. She managed to complete an impressive 13 pushups with ease, which is a testament to her hard work and dedication to fitness. As for me, I continue to work on building my pecs and getting them to bounce to the beat.

At Anytime Fitness, we have access to a wide range of equipment and classes, which makes it easy to mix up our workouts and keep things interesting. We are constantly pushing ourselves to reach new fitness milestones and enjoy the process of becoming stronger and healthier.

So, if you’re looking for a great gym in the Westchase Florida area, we highly recommend Anytime Fitness. It’s a welcoming and supportive environment that caters to people of all fitness levels and goals. Come join us and see for yourself how fun and rewarding fitness can be!

Curtis Matthews bouncing his Pecs at Anytime Fitness in Westchase
Gina doing pushups at Anytime Fitness in Westchase Florida

Unique flavors of Ethiopian food Orlando

Ethiopian food in Orlando, Florida Unique flavors

On Valentine’s Day, while spending a few days in Orlando, Florida, we decided to explore Unique flavors of Ethiopian food for the first time. A quick search on Google led us to a restaurant close to the Hilton Grand Vacations SeaWorld, with an impressive 4.9-star rating Selam Ethiopian & Eritrean. We were excited to try something new and experience the unique flavors of Ethiopian food.

As we perused the menu, we noticed that injera was a staple of Ethiopian cuisine. Injera is a soft and spongy circular pancake that serves as the foundation of Ethiopian food. It is made from a grain called Teff, which is ground into flour, mixed with water, slightly fermented, and then fried in a heavy skillet. The result is a lightly sour and flavorful base that pairs perfectly with the various stews and dishes that accompany it.

We were eager to try the injera and ordered a few different dishes to go with it. To our delight, the food did not disappoint. The stews and dishes were flavorful and aromatic, with a variety of spices and seasonings that we had never tasted before. And the injera was the perfect accompaniment, soaking up the sauces and enhancing the overall taste of the meal.

Coffee from Ethiopia

After our satisfying meal, we contemplated finishing off the evening with a cup of coffee, but my wife cautioned me that it might keep me awake. So, we decided to save the coffee for the next day and headed back to the same restaurant to try it out. We had heard that coffee from Ethiopia was renowned for its complex flavor notes, and we were eager to sample it for ourselves. As expected, the coffee was bright and fruity, with subtle sweetness and a floral aroma. We could detect notes of citrus and berries, and the higher acidity made it feel refreshing and lively. To complement the coffee, we indulged in a delicious Tiramisu cake, which proved to be the perfect dessert.

Overall, our Valentine’s Day in Orlando, Florida, was a unique and memorable experience, thanks in part to our exploration of Ethiopian cuisine and coffee. We highly recommend trying Ethiopian food and coffee to anyone looking to expand their palate and try something new.

The Poem/Song that never ends

O.K. here is a long poem. Grace the Dove lady wrote it in 1998, a time when many poems came to her. I was singing a song that Shari Lewis had Lambchops sing, and it turned into a poem for me. So here goes. Warning. It is very long.



This is the poem that never ends
It just goes on and on my friend
One day I started writing it
Not knowing what it was
And I continued writing it forever just because

I know you want this poem to end
For it to not begin again
And I’m going to end it soon
The message to ensue
Will show you that your acting out
A cycle like this too.

For so many do complain
Talk about their grief and pain
We’ve been talking about it now
Since day one did begin
For when we split the cell in two
We started saying me and you

Mine and Thine became our theme
And mine, not thine, we echoed too
It happened each and every time
When we got into fear
The fear you see became control
Saying things would make them so

So we began then to create
And we created with our fear
Thinking that there was a you and me
Our oneness disappeared
Until our fears piled up so high
We forgot our descent from the sky.

Pretty much we were earthbound
And we keep going round and round
We didn’t realize that with our words we could create
So when we put our brother down
Those words we said, they would rebound.

You know that fear turns into hate
And yes with hate we could create
We had thought that we were only
Trying to survive
And so we thought of many ways
In order to provide

Security became our quest
And so we started to devise
There were oh so many things
Our minds were cooking up
The fun we had,, the terror too
The dramas then that would ensue

We came into a time of fear
Cause we no longer knew our place
Had been to be a God descended from above
We didn’t know our mission here
Was to become the Love

We wanted only to survive
And many times in order to
We would take from others what they were
Holding in their hand
We forgot that our purpose here
Was to serve our fellow man

So we started to complain
About all the grief and pain
And our talking about the things
Our eyes would look upon
Made things not change
Our words you see
Were creating our reality.

So I am writing this long poem
It’s my way to make it plain
To get a lot of us to just start looking at our thoughts
The way you know to get control
Is to lose the fear but then you know,

It won’t happen if we allow
Ourselves to be choked up with fear
And recounting all the things we see as being bad
The telling of it ore and ore
It’s such a pain, it’s such a chore.

To talk about them is just like
This poem that goes forever on
Forever we could talk about
The things we’re calling wrong
Until we finally realized, it’s taking way to long

So I have made a long long poem
To show you of our Father’s plan
Not to call the things we see
For that’s not the way of God
For we can call what is not
Just as though it were.

And you know what we can say
“My words will not return unto me void
But they will go out there
To accomplish all my will
I call it done
I call it good
And I call it in the name of “ME”

For we are Gods you see
No need to call it blasphemy
In his image we were made;
We are creators too
Our words you see
They are the key
To changing our reality

So we must watch that little tongue
For it is set on fire of hell
For the hell we make, we’re living in it now
And we can make another choice
That’s what we’re here to do

We will have heaven on earth
We are here to bring the birth
For we are the Sons of God
The world is waiting for
We’re bringing light and light is truth
And truth is Love
Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love we have
We don’t call things good or bad
We have no rules to make you follow
Nor forms of control
We won’t possess
We won’t dictate
We’ll show you how to
Give up the hate

You know sweet Earth’s evolving too
And though the workers may be few
You see it only takes a few you know
To get it done so all will know
And we can have heaven below

When we learn just how to walk
When we finally walk our talk
We’ve been going round and round you see
But now it’s time for mastery
And it begins with you and me

So let it all begin with you
You know your heart knows what to do
We’ve been playing round and round with this
And there is waiting so much bliss
Only listen to your feelings now

Don’t try to intellectualize
Don’t only look with physical eyes
For the Spirit wants to move in you
Mother Earth is pushing through
She loves the help that comes from you.

And now the world is speeding up
For kindergarten school is through
The bell has rang for all to hear
The message we make clear
We’re proud to say, no more delay
The end is near, the end is near.

Now we are going to graduate
We’re going to lift our banners high
And embrace the joy and all is well
There is no devil, there is no hell
There is only God
And God is Love

And the complaining all will end
And then my poem will dissipate
The fear that’s given us such hell on earth
Recognizes now the light
There’s no more fear, there’s no more night

And the gates are opened wide
There’s no place for fear to hide
And everyone will say
I need not belief
I know I’m love, unconditional love
God has descended from above

We have risen up to meet
Our resurrection is complete
Now as below, so, up above
The world is filled with so much love
Of which there is no end.

Oh yes, there’s more of this to come
But for now the poem is done……

Oh, about time!