Friday, January 17, 2020

All Warm Fuzzies This Week

Alright so maybe I went a little too far with the whole d-bag thing. Sorry about that. I was in an especially ranty mood. As my buddy Jim Bob put it I took it a little too far. I apologize if anyone was bugged by the post.
Today I thought I'd talk about something a little lighter. Politics.
Totally kidding. I want to talk about Just Dance. If you've got kids you wish would exercise more, get this game. It's on X-Box, Playstation and Switch. It only comes with 30 songs which is a good amount. However for $25 a year you can get an extra 400 songs. My girls absolutely love this game. If you have difficulty finding time to exercise get this game. It is a freaking workout and it's fun to do. When I was home over the holidays I started having the girls do this every morning and telling them we needed to get up and exercise. They love it to the point that they'll come up to me and tell me they need to exercise.
I love seeing them do this for a few reasons. One is I don't want them to have to struggle with weight like I have. I want them to develop these good habits early so it's always a part of their lives. In addition I'm concerned about Priya. She is super skinny now but she has a sweet tooth. I worry that as she gets older if she doesn't develop these good habits she's going to have issues with her weight. With her body and the problems it has it will make everything worse if there is a weight issue so I'm glad she loves to do it. We do Just Dance most days now. They've got a lot of Disney songs and kids songs as well as adult songs. Mirinda has fallen in love with the Macarena to my great shame and disappointment. If nothing else buy the game just for "I Need a Hero" cause it is the funniest, strangest thing you will ever see.
The only issue with the expanded service is it has Let It Go. That's the song we do first. Always. The girls have actually dressed up in their Elsa and Anna dresses to do that song. Priya is more interested in dancing to it, though she does sing a little. Mirinda is more interested in singing to it. That works out because Priya gets super mad if she doesn't win and Mirinda couldn't care less. They won't let me do the song with them anymore because I won too many times. No great loss.
It's not that I'm trying to beat my girls at a video game. I'm just trying to work out so I'm going to do it at 100%. Also I'm a good dancer. As a result I usually win. You haven't lived until you've seen a 3 foot tall Indian girl in an Elsa dress chewing you out for beating her at a video game. I highly recommend it.
The other fun thing is they have Bollywood songs. We dance to those most days. That is an arm workout like you wouldn't believe. I absolutely love that because the girls are getting exercise in as well as listening to Indian songs.
Those kids never cease to amaze me though. Priya counted to 100 the other day and Mirinda read her first book to me. It is really cool seeing them understand they can do things on their own. Mirinda took out the garbage all by herself the other day. I couldn't have been prouder of her. These girls make everything fun. I can't imagine life without them.
Here's the good news: we're halfway through January! Then just make it through February and we'll be money.
We do have a new podcast episode out there. It's for Sweeto Burrito. I've talked about the virtues of Sweeto Burrito for some time. I highly recommend it! Please go listen and let us know what you think.
As always thanks for reading! I promise less rants in the future. No, I can't promise that. I promise less lengthy rants in the future.

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