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Freedom Is Just Another Word
Freedom is that moment of calm before the fear sets in. No matter what you’ve freed yourself from you only get so far down the road before you are forced to make a choice and sentence yourself to the next adventure.
The Four Seasons
While many of you may immediately think of the upscale hotel chain as I often do; or just the usual spring, summer, winter and fall, I am thinking this morning of the four seasons that occur in Los Angeles: the Rainy season (which often doesn’t happen), Pilot season (when all the new television shows get shot), Sun, Sun and more Sun; and my personal favorite: Red Carpet Season.
An American Life
Yes, this is the title of a Madonna album and also the original reality television series – oh wait – that was An American Family. But, what struck me this week is that the American way of life is so threatened. Not only by politics, the lack of jobs, the ability to own a home but last week, for the first time in history, there were more obese people than there were overweight people. The epidemic is not getting any better and is in fact, deteriorating.
Another One Bites The Dust...
Is it shocking to hear that Paula Deen has diabetes? It was officially announced on Friday but the National Enquirer reported it last April so if you ever doubt their stories again, you ought to think twice. It comes as no surprise that the queen of carbohydrates stuffed with sugar, glazed with sugar and then deep fried would get diabetes.
Back To Life....Back to Reality
Reality TV that is! Mob Wives is back and I couldn’t be happier. There have been only two episodes so far and already someone has almost died and there was a bang down knock out cat fight. Yum!!!!
But, that’s not really my point. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and were able to stick to their dietary program to a certain degree – we can’t always be superhuman but I would expect some modicum of restraint. Speaking of which, Being Human, one of my favorite shows starts on Monday again.
Yes Virginia, There is a National Cupcake Day
As I sit down to write this holiday inspirational, I can’t get the thoughts of the creepiest, most eerie season finale of Dexter out of my mind. It was Dex-tacular. And the reason it was so good, and probably the reason I watch television is because TV works on so many different levels – emotional, visceral, even sexual. And so does food.
Pain, Pain Go Away
It’s hard to believe the holidays are upon us. At least for those of us in the northeast, we have had unseasonably mild weather and for the first time this weekend, it actually felt like December. I have been in the Hamptons for the past few days and if you’ve never been here at this time of the year, it is very Norman Rockwell with the main streets of each town decorated in an elegantly old-fashioned way.
Munch Munch, Snack Snack
Munch Munch, Snack, Snack
Do you know that half the reason I don’t go to the movies is because I hate to hear that sound? Everywhere you turn; it’s the crunching of popcorn, the rustling of plastic to get to the four hundred Twizzlers you just bought. It drowns out the movie – I would rather watch it at home on pay per view.
Faux-Giving
That is the holiday I just enjoyed. This tradition started several years ago because in all fairness, it is next to impossible to work all week, shop for food and have it ready by Thursday. So, a few years ago, I decided it would be best to just have Thanksgiving dinner on Friday and hence a new holiday was born. Cue the lights, curtain up, music swells and I am still waiting for the claymation holiday special.
Man Down in the Carbohydrate Aisle
This is what happened to me yesterday at Costco. I was minding my own business taking pictures for this blog in the bakery section when all of a sudden – BOOM – I was almost thrown to the floor. Really???? In your glazed over sugar induced coma, did you not see me standing there? Was your rush to get an 18 pound carrot cake strong enough to commit cart-icular manslaughter? I think I may have become gluten intolerant just inhaling the fumes.
