My undies are in a bunch this week on a few things and all of them round back to our dear FLOTUS, Michelle Obama.First up- her cause to eat right and get moving. The woman is trying to combat the epidemic of unhealthy eating and living that we as a country seem to think is our right. Is nothing more American than eating a giant Big Mac with a boat load of fries or sipping on a Big Gulp? To some people, it is their given right as an American to load up on the fat, sugar and sodium- health be damned. It's a disease, an addiction for some and for others economical factors play a huge role in not being able to eat in a balanced, healthy manner. Mrs. Obama's campaign is to educate and create a dialog as well as resources to get a balanced diet into all of us. Our … [Read more...]
I Hear Tell of a Nor’Easter
I couldn't sleep when I got home from girls night last night. Instead I turned on the tube and did some work. After a few minutes I noticed that I had the local 11 o'clock news on and there was talk of a Nor'easter in these here parts. And a bread index. Yeah, you heard me. A bread index. The weatherman, who likes to be called "Topper" (don't get me started) has an image of a stack of bread loaves all piled up and he measures the severity of a storm by how many loaves of bread we should all go nutty and buy. Apparently, we are at 'loaf seven'. Can I coin that? "We're at loaf seven, Captain! She won't hold out much longer!!" What the.... I thought. Pffftt.. I don't buy it.I'm a New Englander. I cut my driving teeth … [Read more...]