Update From Owen

Until now, Becky was entirely responsible for the content of this blog. No longer. For better or (probably) for worse I will now directly contribute to this blog by posting entries from time to time. I decided to join this blog because it's devoted to the family, and I am an important part of the family - husband and father. My personal blog (www.deadundead.blogspot.com) will now be entirely devoted to my reviews of horror movies. All that I want to blog about (besides horror movies) will be included here, on the family blog. Here's an update about me:

1. I continue to slowly lose weight on the Atkins Diet. People have commented that I look thinner. I recently figured out how to make a very tasty soy pancake-omelette. (Combine eggs, milk, and soy flour. Cook it like an omellete. Apply generous amounts of butter and sugar-free syrup). I also eat a lot of jalapeno flavored sausages, bunless burgers, bacon, vegetables, and nuts.

2. I am writing my dissertation proposal. I will use "real-time data collection" to study how exercise influences mood/affect among severely obese individuals (and whether stressors and general health symptoms function as moderators).

3. I recently read Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. It was incredible. I am now halfway through The Prophets by Abraham J. Heschel. It is very educational and enlightening. I recently started reading Foundation by Isaac Asimov, but I quit after a few chapters because it wasn't interesting enough. I read it several years ago, but I forgot most of it. It is a very influential book, but you need to be a fan of science fiction novels in order to fully appreciate it. I am VERY selective about what I read. In general, I stick to stuff that is "real" or otherwise very educational and/or profound. For some reason I feel this way about books, but when it comes to movies I'll watch all kinds of crap.