Morning, SD.

Mornin’, pups

Jim Morrison would have been 68 today. If he were still with us would he still look good in those tight leather pants?

Today is the 31st anniversary of John Lennon’s murder.

Zipped up, you mean? LOL

SD says:

they’re the ones who burned down an entire block in an African-American neighborhood with a firebomb dropped from a helo.

You are correct sir.

The Police Commissioner, Gregore Sambor, said tonight that it was was his decision to drop the charge,

Morning All.

I hate Lennon lost his life. He was all about revolution.

Good morning SoDrag and pups. Thanks for the post/host bro.

Morning all hope everyone is doin fine.

About the new quasi-contraband drug.

Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said the Obama administration may be trying to assuage Catholic bishops…

There you have it. The bishops are on the offensive to take the heat off their cover-up of pedophile priests.

A few awwwwww moments. Toby and Daisy are my faves.

morning, and thanks, SD

American shipments of tear gas are a problem, are they? Wonder which congressional district they’re the main job creators in?

He had enemies in high places.

Editorial Cartoon reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfzMLRzH2yw

Definitely!

I like to focus on facts.

A friend named hers Ginger because she was light on her feet. Had white toes.

The New York Times has a prominent story on Obama administration’s prescription requirement for Plan B. Nearly 500 comments so far. Despite the TV media’s attempted blackout, this story is getting out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/health/policy/sebelius-overrules-fda-on-freer-sale-of-emergency-contraceptives.html?hp

White House thugs hired or convinced a nutjob to whack Lennon, right?

I heard it live on the radio. I distincly remember the radio guy asking why the fire department wasn’t responding when it was clear the fire was spreading.

Wrong timeframe. Lennon was dropped shortly after Reagan won the election in 1980, and before he was inaugurated.

Good Morning….I so remember exactly where I was….Thanks

I followed it very closely. I knew a few Black Panthers back in the day.

Jim’s poem to America:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkymTQysNg

I changed it.

From the comments:

dc lambert nj: Oh come on. She’s the Fall Guy. Obviously this decision was made entirely and solely to avoid harmful propaganda during elections. Obama didn’t want Fox et al to accuse him of something like “giving 11 year old girls death contraceptives” or “encouraging 9 year old girls to have sex” or “letting the Government parent your girls.” Whatever.

The media in general has been appalling in either its willingness to outright lie (the lies have been unbelievable to me) or to look the other way when others are lying. Until the media does its job as a watchdog, as the fifth estate, we will continue to see harmful decisions based entirely on the question, “How can Fox & other media spin this to harm me?”

Next up on CSpan:

A republican representative will explain the Congressional Agenda!

Need some laughs today?

1) Merry Xmas to Congress!

2) About zero influence right now. Not sure that’s going to change anytime soon, given our standing with the people over there.

3) Not sure I agree with your assessment. I think that the state was simply tired of fighting and saw no hope of winning before Mumia died of natural causes. It was bad publicity that bought them nothing. Once they got the Officers widow to sign on, it was a done deal.

4) Naw. Occupy K street!

5) If they want to maintain the currency union, they will have to do something like that. Not sure everybody will be willing to pay the price of admission. Revence for crushing Germany after WWI, maybe?

6) It strikes me as odd how much attention is paid to Egyption protestors in the media and how positive the coverage is when compared to our protestors and how negative the coverage is. Perhaps if the egyptions were covered with cheeto dust…

7) Saved for later.

Boxturtle (Dr says sticky buns are bad, so I’ll have a jelly donut. Must remember to ask Dr. about jelly donuts)

Still off. Carter was in the White House when Lennon fell.

I remember that. Money changed hands, but nobody was charged. Now we have drones, so we can bomb without the collatral damage.

Boxturtle (I’m told they nearly had a “Chicago Fire” situtation from that)

From the NYT story.

Jeanne Monahan of the Family Research Council, a conservative advocacy group, said that making Plan B available to young women without a prescription would mean fewer chances that doctors would be able to save them from sexual exploitation, abuse and related diseases.

Didn’t know that was part of the Hippocratic oath.

What, you think the underlings had changed all that much? Plus, I was being more facetious than anything else. I’m not real good at conspiracy theories.

Finished Part 4 of Wollf’s intro to Marxian Economics — which SD suggested. Highly recommend that you watch it all. But for those not having the time or inclination to watch it all, I suggest you at least watch Part 4, pieces 7 and 8. (That’s cheating but better than not watching any of it.)

On YouTube at:

“Intro to Marxian Economics” 4 (7of8) – Richard D Wolff

I have to go with Lola and Chloe. Terriers Rule!

Loved the Made in America story, and again, kudos to Jane and Occupy Supply for finding American made clothing, blankets, etc.

Good morning, pupses. Whatever your names, you rule! Thank you, SD.

It’s certain they’re pandering to someone. What do you think Obama wants from the Catholics?

Boxturtle (Obama’s standing with me couldn’t go much lower, so this didn’t hurt him much here)

NPR covering the Repubs pandering to Jewish vote….Perry trying to backtrack and clarify….

Then don’t bother reading about Jose Joaquin Sanjenis Perdomo.

Link

Proof that he prays to God and not Allah?

Mumia is still going to opt for a new trial, much of that appeal based on prosecutorial misconduct and false evidence, eg, the police crime scene photos don’t match up with photos taken by a journalist right after the police left.

What do you think Obama wants from the single issue voters Catholics?

Perry’s got a challenge, keeping his Xtian wackos and money men from getting mad at each other.

Plus low IQ

Don’t worry, I won’t.

Or keeping his money men involved as he craters. Did you see the thread with his video last night? He’s a goner.

After The Washington Journal put Alice Rivilin on to discuss the deficit I stopped watching C-Span. Along with most of the other “Pundits” I stopped watching a long time ago. Thanks for reminding me why I don’t watch. *g*

Good Morning Everydog and Thanks again to Southern Dragon
Moving a little slowly this am, for some reason.
At least it’s not as cold and windy as it was.
I’m starting to get Into The Spirit.

My Chateau has a Duvet and sometimes I eat souffle. (grins)

What do you think they feel about GoodHair turning down the debate moderated by BadHair?

Morning OmAli wanted to say hello before you run off.

If that were a problem with voters, we wouldn’t have the most uninsured children in the country here.

Or a re-assessment. LOL

Sadly, this will not ruin him in TX.

The Spirit is creeping up on me, too. It actually comes and goes throughout the year, and sometimes I’m lucky and December and it coincide.

Get out of the spirits! oh, you mean the other kind?

The REAL story is that Mumia Abu-Jamal is not going to die! I feel like I have been following this disgraceful story my entire life. Congratulations to Mr. Abu-Jamal and to the millions of people who have worked to prevent his death.

Hej popeye!

I feel that Good Hair only has good hair in a very white television universe.

I heard Romney is giving it a pass as well. How about a debate between just Ron the Looney Libertarian and Michelle the Loon?

They think he better give them more and better state goodies.

Oh, Yes! That would be the best Clown Car evah!

I sure would, if i was him. Not sure he’ll get it though. He’ll have to show that the evidence would have resulted in a different verdict. With a bullet from Falkners gun in him, shell casings from his gun scattered about, and the dead cop it’s going to be tough to argue that a jury would have seen things differently.

Boxturtle (If he gets out, it’ll be from a pardon based on new evidence rather than a retrial)

Thankfully I have children to get excited with. They are what make it and being with family and friends.

touché

Got that right.

I agree. And food. Of course food :)

You get the prize. I was wondering who would Go There.
Do you remember a little while back I was telling you about a new chef from Missouri? Anyway, he’s got three little girls, 8, 5 & 2. I drove him to my home after work and gave him a whole big box of brand new stuffed animals (a neighbor had given them to me) and I went through the kiddie videos and gave him a whole buncha. Then, I drove him to his apartment and met the girls. OMG! I’m in love. (I think I just became an adopted grandma.)

That enters into the realm of “heart” and “soul”

The gun was a revolver with 5 empties in the cylinder. Police reports said he missed with most of them and hit the sidewalk but there were no pock marks in the sidewalk. Lots of inconsistencies. Semi-automatics weren’t all the rage they’ve become since the introduction of the Glock.

Didn’t Europe get enough of this during the 1930s?

Progressives should be praying for the collapse of this system. There’s no other way.

I am trying to be good in that area. My doctor says I need to drop my weight to 180. I go see him Monday I am at 190. :)

Ive wondered if his very bad showing would have a negative impact in TX? At least I do think he is probably thru as Gov…just mho. Who knows?

Regarding the Occupy, I think Occupy our Homes really scared the bankstas. They know that Americans are still pissed about all the Bailouts and secret loans that make up most of our Monster Debt. The people are slowly beginning to realize that American citizens have paid off the mortgages on those homes that they continue to evict people from.

Good morning, everyone. Thanks for the tasty links, SD. I’m getting quite fond of your news sources.

That’s the only way it’s ever gonna change.

I’ve bookmarked a few Native American news sites that I want to look at over the weekend.

They are different aren’t they. It’s good to have alternate sources but most of the time I just read here and stay current as best as I can.

“Germany and France have unveiled radical and divisive new proposals to put the euro on a new footing and settle the EU’s worst ever crisis.

Technocrats helping Kleptocrats…Sociopaths, all.

Morning SD & Pups of Fire.

I think Occupy has scared a lot of the elites. It’s not going away and the longer it’s around the more Americans are made aware of what’s going on. We can have a peaceful revolution here.

Lovely. And yeh, I’m the one that’s the most twisted.

and compassionate conservative.

Good morning everyone,

Just back from PcA ,cold out there today, i think i saw through my eye slits a fine white christian woman in her shiny FUV wave to me with one finger, god’s example of love for the kiddies to see.

On to cuppa an comments.

Well, we’ll just have to sit together then, if that’s okay with you.

Don’t be puttin’ any money on that. *g*

Remember, we’re going to secede? He’s going to use it to show TX voters that he doesn’t fit in inside the Beltway (anything over the Arkansas border)

and nope, now it’s light and I see heavy frost but no precip

I watched all of part #1 yesterday, despite my intent to put it off until after the holidays. Now I’m sure I’ll keep going and finish. I discovered that my iPad would only play the first segment and not keep going. I think maybe it’s because it opens in the YouTube app and not within the browser as it does on my laptop. I didn’t go back and try to force it to open in the browser.

Am plumping the pillow next to me.

wave to me with one finger, god’s example of love for the kiddies to see.

I got that same treatment from a cab driver who saw my 99% bumper sticker. Who knew a cab driver is a 1%’er

What you said. Twooph!

Would be a good thread:

“I am the most twisted and here’s why.”

The folks that demonstrated outside the family planning clinic here often brought their kids. I restrained myself from putting the window down and telling them For Shame.

Atta boy! I remember a young couple who drove by us at BayWalk 3-4 times one Sat night before she, ridin’ shotgun, rolled down the window and said to me, “You’re a disgusting old man.” Wonder what she thinks about the warz now.

Gotsta bail. Here’s a little tune..

Later, Pups.

G’day, sweet pea.
I got my tree all purtied up. But, that’s almost the only decorating I’m going to do. Focusing on the Reason for the Season. No, not that reason, the other one…taking care of each other. *g*

Yes we Can!

Oh, where did I hear that before? Nevermind. Yes, WE WILL!

I’ve got a start on you. (born in 1944)

Hint: After watching a segment, copy and paste the title — after changing the part and/or section.

707. I was waiting for that too. You can sit with me and Ruth. And, I know you’re not the type to Bogart.

Quick, South Beach diet!!

Wonder where she learned to be such a thoughtful person? Makes my head spin.

Martini music. I’ve got to go, too, right behind you.

Crap I swim over 3 miles per week you’d think I would lose a couple of pounds.

1943. Just had me 68th on the 29th.

Have a good day both of you. Stay out of trouble unless it’s the good kind.

LOL, that’s what I was doing before I stumbled on the autoplay link.

That’s what so good about that Spirit. Trees are just some of the nice trappings. Love to listen to music at night with just the tree lights on.

Have a great one, pupses all.

Safe travels, and safe home, from

your

ohmmm

I might be up for that party, but it would have to be late late night for me to be perfectly honest.

SD…I have a cat question, if you don’t mind. The girl has started drooling alot (She may not want me to say that in public.) Is that a problem or symptom you’ve seen?

I’ll try that. But I don’t think there was a copy/paste option (or a place to do it) in the YouTube app.

It worked just fine on the laptop in Firefox, and I’ve already got Part 2 queued.

Namaste, OmAli

Be good to yourself

heck, thought everyone here was a step behind me. will have to defer to your distinguished age.

Military grade c-4 then used the fire by shutting off the arial squirts until they burned them out but lost a city block by the time they were turned back on.

Link.

It may just keep you where you are. I think that’s mostly what my bike riding does.

Mr Paul isn’t going either. It’ll be Gov GoodHair, Crazy-eyes and Frothy Mix.

Drooling when? If it’s while you’re petting her it’s natural. I need a bucket with Tama. If she’s drooling at other times a trip to the vet might be wise.

It’s sort of frustrating tryin to be healthy an all. I guess 190 will have to do.

Is she a member of the Tea Party?

May need the vet….Any ideas? Thanks

One does not insult Angela, my dear ;)

I think excessive drooling in dogs can be a symptom of parvo, but that’s just dogs, right? Plus, I think Angela’s an indoor only girl.
But, Rev, take Dr. Dragon’s advice, k? We know how much you love her.

Nah, Tea Partiers are too easy to herd. Just give them an interstate highway and Glenn Beck at the end, and they’re off.

Not a clue. Never seen it in any of mine unless it’s while I’m pettin’ ‘em. Have a few that drool when petted but Tama’s the worst by far. He can soak a spot on my pants in a blink.

Rats, folks are leaving and I wanted to post about TED. I’m sure many of you know about it. I’ve seen links posted by Facebook friends but haven’t watched any.

My son put me onto this last night. For those of you who have been forced to use CAPTCHA to prove you’re a person and not a bot or spammer, this will show you what’s actually happening. We’re doing good? Who knew!

CAPTCHA, ReCAPTCHA, and Duolingo

You haven’t revealed how tall you are, so 190 by itself doesn’t tell me much. *g*

Yup.

TED is wonderful.

Good morning, all you free coffee lovers. Corzine testifies today, already released the Sgt Schultz statement that is de riguer for all CEOs. Why do these guys get the big bucks, when each one swears he had no idea what was going on in his own organization? Hell, I could do that job.

I am 5’10″ Blues Eyes and dark brown hair (almost black) maybe I will upload a pic one of these days.

Hey you! I love the smell of Dr.Evil in the morning.

My doc is fine with South Beach, although he’s not fond of the intro two weeks, which cuts out fruit and most starch, but agrees that two weeks won’t hurt, and you drop several pounds rapidly. You’d have to decide if it’s OK for you with your other health issues, but I highly recommend it. It really is a very healthy diet after you get past the first two weeks.

Thank you for that, Molly.

What? You mean you really don’t look like Gandalf? Well, damn. *g*

Thanks, I think. Just popping by for a couple of minutes before class.

LOL! My Yorkie or Long Hair Kitty could do that job!

Ask them a question, and you get the blank stare.

I was born in ’43 also, but in January, so I’m comin’ up on 69. Don’t look or feel it, but it’s true.

I can’t wait. You are your girlie, please.

I have tried that it is a variation of Atkins. In my condition both aren’t very good. I need carbs for CNS.

I once took a course from Gandalf. He was one tough professor. Every lecture, he started by shouting “You…shall not…pass!”

I’ve got 13 that would make a great board of directors.

In a few years maybe. The wrinkles and gray hair are starting to appear. It won’t be long now. *g*

Ohhhhhhh!

Caller on CSpan just asked rep. regarding the Corzine issue:

“Look, my government can seize and put me in indefinite detention and you all can’t make laws that cover everyone else. I want you to protect me under the Endangered Species Act. Can you do that?”

What? No bidet?

Well if everyone is good maybe for X-mas.

Short Taibbi article about Corzine and CFTC Chairperson Gary Gensler.

Variety is my watchword. But my brother swears by Atkins, and lost a lot of weight.

a bad tooth was scruffun’s problem, the vet for $68 took care of that.

Okay Okay…she’s going in….They said it can be a mouth problem, abscess etc. We’ll have all that fun tomorrow….:) Thanks folks.

No. I have to wipe my arse like everyone else!

Howsomever, the fella on is a gooper, so he’s trying to kill the EPA. forget endangered species.

It is much saner than Atkins, but still perhaps not good for you. I’ve just found it very effective for someone (like me) who needs discipline and has no other major health issues (the typical trio for someone my age: cholesterol, BP and slightly elevated sugar). All of those are helped by South Beach and exercise.

Good on you.

But, what if I don’t wanna be good?
I think it’s time for me to go get ready for the day.
Find a reason to smile today. And, if you can’t, fake it ’till you make it.

Yes you can drop a lot of weight and I did when I was on it. But to stay in that state for a long time is not healthy. The best way to lose weight is to eat 5 or 6 small meals a day and include all food groups.

Only good thoughts going out for Miss Angela and her mom. *g*

I know. I just thought the caller was a Hoot. He gave him what for. That rep is on the Budget and Agri committee.

Well, Bingo…looks like we may be onto something….Thanks.

Thank you mon Chere.

Fuck you, skinny. 190 USED to be my fighting weight. Oy!

Better safe than sorry. Cats go south in a hurry.

IMO, low carb is the ONLY answer.

Yes it is and is a balance of all food groups. I think when one exercises a lot it’s hard to eat enough to lose weight. Your body will shut down and feed off itself if you don’t eat enough.

He’s 4’11″. Harumph.

Lovin the morning updates Tbjs brings us. Good laughs and a good glimpse of how those folks listening to Rush in the morning act.

LMAO I am far from skinny.

Unless it’s changed since I tried Atkins 25 years ago, it really has way too much fat and too little carb to be healthful. That’s why I liked South Beach, because it seems more nutritionally sound. And if you actually read the book and don’t just skip to the diet, the principles are very clear and well documented.

But I’ve never been seriously overweight — maybe 15 – 20 lbs. tops, so I occasionally do South Beach for a few weeks to trim down.

That’s another thing that sticks in my craw. Why do these reps get to serve on more than one committee at a time. Feinstein is on almost all of them!

Only if you really need to lose weight. IMHO not getting there in the first place beats all the other answers. Yes, you can now stick your tongue out at me.

Me, too, I gotta get things done. Been a pleasure.

The vet took out two for that price my dentist gets $ 165 for one, I shoulda been a cat.

I had to drop him off and pick him up the next day though.

How do you like that? I feel like I’m online dating again lol.

My pit bull would be embarrassed to admit he didn’t know what was happening all around him.

I thought the Adkins diet had pretty much been discredited.

SD and all, Thanks for the help and great start to the morning. Angela is grateful also. Cheers…You all have the spirit, what ever that means. :)
Later….

With both hands? ;-)

LOL! That’s another twooph! A pet, no matter what type would know more about the surroundings than what we have running the country or big biz.

Which if I recall was the theory behind Atkins. Or maybe that rotation diet from waaaaay back. Never sounded too healthful to me.

Now that the bike is stowed for the winter, I’m gonna have to find some way to work the bod. I may even have to drag myself downstairs to my perfectly good stationary bike. If I rig the laptop on the handlebars, maybe I can ride and chat with the Diner Denizens at the same time?

it really has way too much fat and too little carb to be healthful.

Bingo! If you do that for a long time it will come back to bite you.

Sure! In the shower, loaded with soap and warm water. :-D

There ya go always thinkin. *g*

I’m not really intentionally touting South Beach, but that’s why I liked that one. There’s a huge difference between your digestive processes for some carbs than others…how fast it’s broken down and dumped into the bloodstream, and the effect on your body. The menus in the first edition of the book are pretty boring, but you can find some great ones online.

I’ve also begun paying close attention to fiber in my diet, for reasons I don’t need to go into here. Ew. But fiber is really necessary for good health.

Edit to add: my neighbor brought me some kale soup. I’m not sure I’d ever knowingly eaten kale (not avoiding it, just hadn’t). This had Italian sausage and garbanzo beans along with the kale, probably in chicken broth, and it was yummy!

Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.

US KIA Afghanistan: 1,849

US KIA Irak: 4,483

Afghan, Iraki and Pakistani casualties: estimates vary to over 1.5M

US MBS 2011: 42,284 and counting

Diamonds and Rust

No war but class war

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things

Namaste

Never. Give. Up.

Carbs are good if you eat the right kind. Whole grains mostly. It’s when you eat all the processed food that gets you in trouble. Your body needs good fats as well. Not transfat or anything hydrogenated and no high fructose corn syrup. Transfat never leaves your body and floats forever and clogs the arteries.

Lentils are especially good for you. I don’t like the texture myself so I stick to carrots, broccoli, green beans.

Have you ever tried Polenta?

Thanks for the Diner SD.

My pleasure.

My dad had a saying:

Life’s a gas. Just because it’s 75% methane doesn’t change that.

LOL

Well I am off to do some paperwork and chores will check back later. Have a good day all.

So completely OT, but has anyone seen this video? I’m interested in the more educated folks’ takes on this, as I’m not sure of all the factors in what I’m seeing here.

There appears to be a large, previously invisible object in front of Mercury, roughly the same size as the planet, that absorbs the brunt force of a CME (solar-flare type thingy) and becomes super-heated in the process. It kinda glows and becomes clearly visible.

This is from a NASA Camera, captured earlier this month.

Yes, but not often. I like lentils okay, but my fave veggies are broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and asparagus, with fresh corn on the cob when it’s available. There are very few veggies I don’t like.

I usually pick garbanzo beans (chickpeas) out of a salad, but in this soup they were perfect.

my fave veggies are broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and asparagus, with fresh corn on the cob when it’s available.

Now your talkin. *g*

Early washup today in case I don’t get back. Oh, popeye, were you drinking out of this one this morning? Does This Mug Make Me Look Fat? lol. Wish I could blame it on a mug :) Hope to see you pupses later.

Marino De Rosas

Isole

Oh, popeye, were you drinking out of this one this morning?

No I bring my own. :)

I think the line and the corresponding bright pixels labeled as Mercury are misleading. I think there is actually a mask, or processing that blacks out pixels. If you look at the image just to the right of what one would think is Mercury, you should see a dark spherical region where no information is shown. For a reason I don’t know, the leading equatorial reflection is brighter than the trailing one, so what you’re seeing is analogous to the rings of Saturn without seeing Saturn.

For someone to say “this must be a manufactured object because I have no other explanation for it” is pretty arrogant.

Surprise – I’m responding to the dog names list! I have noticed a lot of Jakes and Maxes. I’ve known two cats named Sophie, and named one of my own Molly (she didn’t live very long, sigh). I am surprised that the top name was Bella.
We need news like this sprinkled among the bad news.

I just read the NYT editorial on the terrible legislation going thru Congress that will make terrorism and the US justice system (and our rep) so much worse, and ineffective, too, by stripping civil law enforcement of authority to investigate and try terrorism crimes.

Good wishes for you and Angela. Hope it’s something simple. If she just started, as appears, you’ve probably caught it early. Good for health and budget. Scritches to your sweet furry girl.

I’m with msmolly on South Beach – it is quite modified low-carb, definitely not no-carb.
The first two weeks are just a jump-start, and the quick weight loss is, I think, mostly good for psychological reasons. You see quick results, and it makes it easier to stick to the later diet.
Also it’s pretty easy, not full of complicated required recipes.

I also have had good results with a version of low-carb called “Flat-Belly Diet.” It has a four-day jump-start, and calls for 4 400-cal meals through the day, all of which include certain types of mono-unsaturated fats (mufa) that allegedly help you lose weight.

One of them is (dark) chocolate! Mmmmm. It’s also cheap, no calling for fancy ingredients and different recipes every meal, every day. I like it. When I actually eat that way, I lose or maintain my weight.

You can check it out at prevention.com.

Anyway, whatever you decide to use, good luck. Those last ten pounds are the toughest. But either of these diets are full of foods that taste good, and that helps a lot.

You can never go wrong with pix of kittens or puppies. I liked Toby because of that little guy’s face. He’s so cuuuuuuuute.

Thanks a lot I appreciate it. My doctor says that according to my BMI losing 10 pounds will reduce wear on my legs. Since I swim over 3 miles a week that makes my legs a little tight. I will go to the website you provided and take a look. I am not really over weight but my doctor thinks it will help with wear and tear. Thanks again.

Yeah, even a small loss of wt can make a difference to stress on knees, etc. I noticed it when I lost just 13 lb on flat-belly diet.

My doc doesn’t give me much grief..she’d like me to lose a little but my stats (bp, heart, etc) are pretty good, and my bmi is just a little over the line.
I feel fat because most of my life I was downright skinny – gained 40 lb at menopause, gradual creep, but none of my old “tricks” working anymore. I’m sorta used to it now, but still get surprised when lookinng in a store mirror that that skinny chick isn’t looking back anymore. lol.

So true. I find Toby and Roxy a little odd as dog names; prolly because I grew up with a good friend named Roxie, who had a little brother named Toby.

And when I named my second cat Sasha, I thought that was pretty unique. Hah.

I have cut out all the transfat, sugar (as much as possible) and try to eat veggies, whole grains, and not much meat. I think part of my problem is generic. Lots of metabolism problems in my family. Your right it gets harder when you get older. LOL

This seems appropriate for the diner – heard on radio,haven’t checked out for myself
Rick Perry’s newest tv ad, castigating Obama govt for allowing gays to “serve openly” in the military but claiming “kids can’t celebrate Christmas in public” is, of course, on YouTube.
Says the local npr reporter, his ad is “losing”. 3500 likes, 148,000 unlikes.
I dunno, maybe I should go over and add my own unlike….heh

Ooh, it’s up to 205,000 dislikes. Comments have been disabled, heh heh.

*snort*

I don’t know if Toby was really the name of that little guy but he’s just precious.

Lentil soup is so good. My recipe calls for lots of finely chopped onion, carrot, celery and garlic (all lightly browned in olive oil), stock, lentils, diced tomatoes. I blend half of it and then add it back to the pot so the consistancy is bit creamier. Dash of balsamic vinegar when served. Can’t taste bad, by definition.

If I liked Lentils it sounds wonderful. But I am a texture guy if it doesn’t feel good I have trouble eating it. Maybe a vegetable soup recipe is in order. *g*

I’ll keep my eye out for something for you :) Do you like French Onion soup? And somewhere I have my uncle Carl’s recipe for onion soup that is made with milk instead of stock. Yum.

on edit he wrote a cookbook with Rene Verdon, French Cooking for the American Table, and I can’t find my copy.

Ma’salama, SouthernDragon