“An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.

“How long it took you to catch them?” The American asked.

“Only a little while.” The Mexican replied.

“Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” The American then asked.

“I have enough to support my family’s immediate needs.” The Mexican said.

“But,” The American then asked, “What do you do with the rest of your time?”

The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life, senor.”

The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds you buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats.”

“Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own can factory. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise.”

The Mexican fisherman asked, “But senor, how long will this all take?”

To which the American replied, “15-20 years.”

“But what then, senor?”

The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions.”

“Millions, senor? Then what?”

The American said slowly, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos…” Heinrich Böll

I forgot to post about the cookies I made the other day. Well, they were edible… my dumb ass forgot to add in the whole wheat flour. But they weren’t as bad as the first ones I tried to make. I’m going to get some more ingredients and try again.

I also want to mention that I am back to a regular workout schedule and am going to be tracking my workouts and keeping a daily food log. In the mornings I have been doing 15 min on the elliptical, 50 push-ups and 100 rotating bicycles. In the evenings I have been mixing in some heavy bag work with some strength training. Either Randy Couture’s barbell circuit or several variations of dumbbell snatches, cleans or presses.

Ok, so those other ones were pretty gross. I thought it was something I did wrong but my wife thinks there was something wrong with the recipe. She says there was no “thickening” ingredient. But I do have a couple more I am going to try. I’ve tried the Peanut Butter balls before and they were pretty easy and tasty. (giggity)

Protein Peanut Butter Balls:

• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 scoop chocolate or vanilla protein powder
• 1/2 cup raw oats

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and form into small 1″ balls. Place in the fridge for a few hours and then enjoy.

These ones look really good.

Energy Bar Cookies

• 3/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups fruit and grain museli
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/2 cup chopped dried prunes
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp ginger

Mix wet ingredients together. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Drop by the spoonful or shape into patties on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.