Well now the only reason to watch ABC's The View is Joy Behar. Rosie is leaving because she couldn't come to terms with ABC on a new contract. I feel sorry for Joy, as Rosie and Joy were a great team. Who will be honest and say what is really on our minds on TV now? Yesterday was a sad day for truth.
I know I haven't written anything about dieting lately. I have been eating too many Swiss Rolls! I am at my starting weight of 265, but I think that I look better. I joined a gym about a month ago and have been going about 3 or 4 times a week. I am really getting into weight training. For the last several years I have only been doing aerobics. The weights seem to be changing my shape, and while I actually have gained weight over the past month, I am definitely losing inches in some places while gaining them in others. I still struggle to eat right, but as soon as I get a handle on that I am sure that I will actually lose a few pounds. At any rate, I am feeling more fit than I have in years!
I am so glad that this no talent has finally left American Idol... it was really getting ridiculous that this freak had been on for so many weeks! Why the judges ever put him through in the first place is a mystery to me. So many talented people have gone before him.
I have been searching for a Mac replacement to my favorite ftp client on the PC, Filezilla. Well I am so happy to announce that a beta version is now available for the Mac! Here is the link!
Kudos: SourceForge.net
I know that I haven't written anything in a while. I have been spending all my time researching nursing schools. For 15 years I have been taking care of my elderly parents. It began when my Dad had a terrible car accident in 1992. He was on his way to the dentist when he crashed into a Norwood Public Works truck. He was left with ten broken ribs, a punctured liver, a punctured spleen, and a broken neck. The broken neck was not diagnosed until three months after the accident! It was not long after that my father developed Alzheimer's Disease. He needed constant supervision and eventually needed total physical care which my mother and I provided. He died in my arms one night as I was putting him to bed. Two months before his death in 2003, my mother suffered a devastating stroke during open heart surgery. The stroke left her unable to speak and she could not move her legs or right arm. I was devastated. Now the woman who gave me everything, and was my partner in care to my father... also needed my help. I am glad to say that my mother is much better now. She can walk with a cane, can speak somewhat clearly, and has some mobility in her right arm. She needs assistance with meals, and other activities of daily living, but in general she has mad a remarkable recovery. Our house is just like anyone else's... two gay guys and a stroke victim!
My Dad worked so hard in his life that we have had enough money for me to stay home as "caregiver to the stars"! Unfortunately, the "financial well" is not as full as it used to be. Mike and I need to plan for our eventual "golden years!" Returning to an acting career is out of the question for me. I need a 401k! Nursing seems to make the most sense to me. I can go to school part-time now, while my mother is stable. If she is still O.K. when I graduate, I can work evenings and weekends when Mike is here. If I don't at least start something now at 43, I am really going to have a tough time later. I will tell you later what a pain it is to get into nursing school!
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    As some of you know I have been on a quest recently to find my favorite foods that I remember as a child. This week I did a taste test between Hostess HoHos, Drake's Yodels, and Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls... three versions of what would be known in the snack food world as swiss rolls. While it is interesting to note that Hostess and Drake are now owned by the same parent company, Hohos and Yodels do taste different. Drakes Yodels are some of the most artificial tasting snacks that you will ever eat.The chocolate coating tastes like hardened wax, and the cream filling is not plentiful enough. I would say that Hostess HoHos are a definite improvement. The outer coating tastes a bit like chocolate and the cream filling tastes better and is more abundant.  By a large margin though, the winner is Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls! The chocolate tastes like chocolate and the filling is sweet and creamy. What I don't get is that none of them taste as I remember them. They all leave an aftertaste that I don't remember as a kid. In fact all the products from these companies taste different than I remember. I know that many recipes changed when companies started using corn syrup as a sweetener rather than cane sugar. I wonder if that has happened to snack foods and I wonder when did they make the change? Perhaps my palate just prefers better food now, but I wonder if the recipes have in fact changed.
Next week...Zingers vs Twinkies!
Just Kidding, it is really time for an entry on how I am doing on my diet!
I just read this great article about the bible and homosexuality. The Rev. Mel White has really done his homework.
Kudos: Soulforce
I have great memories of cookies I ate as a child. One of my all time favorites was called Gauchos by Burry Foods. It was an o
Burry Foods must have had me in mind when they were baking, because I have fond memories of two of their other products, Scooter Pies and Fudge Town cookies. Scooter Pies were sort of two graham crackers sandwiched together with marshmallow and covered in very cheap chocolate. Fudge Towns were chocolate cookies with a chocolate middle. I used to love pushing the chocolate out with my pinkie from the cookie's center hole.
And so my weight gain began!
Now to find some Girls Scouts!
John Edwards is one of my favorite presidential candidates, but I feel he is making a terrible mistake. I think he should take this time to spend every moment with his dying wife, Elizabeth, not to mention his three children. The emotional support that the whole family needs to give one another during this crisis is a full time job. How can he possibly be there for his family while running for the presidency? I think this shows he lacks true judgement and he has lost a lot of my respect.
Kudos: CNN
Please! Someone give that girl a Prozac! The poor thing is miserable! I cry when I hear Sanjaya too, but she was so sad!
I saw my first episode of Dancing with the Stars last night. It was O.K., but I don't think I will make it a habit. The pop music didn't seem to match up well with the performers. I don't know if it was their performances or if it was the music. They just didn't seem on the beat to me. I think music without vocals would be a better choice anyway.
I haven't written anything for a bit because I have been bogged down in taxes! I have been getting my mother's ready, my father's trust, and mine. I am still not done. Figuring out capital gains is such a pain, especially if you sold a mutual fund that keeps reinvesting. The Scudder fund I sold doesn't automatically calculate them for you as I hear some fund companies do now. It would be well worth it to find out which ones do before you buy into one. I need an aspirin!
General Peter Pace says that gays shouldn't be in the military because homosexuality is immoral. How is that a valid argument? What happened to separation of church and state? Has he forgotten that gays are risking their lives each and every day in the military?
General Peter Pace is our Loser of the Week.
A recent press release from the NAACP states that: "The NACCP Image Awards honors projects and individuals that promote diversity in the arts in television, recording, literature and motion pictures." Recent Image Award Winner, Isaiah Washington, was promoting diversity when he called a fellow Grey's Anatomy castmate a "faggot" and then lied that he said it twice on television?
The NAACP is my Loser of the Week.
I am in mourning. CompUSA is closing 6 of it's 7 Massachusetts stores. The only store left is far from me. While their prices weren't always that great, I have spent many hours looking for the next gadget or accessory at CompUSA stores near me. I love BestBuy, but they don't always have that cable or hard drive that you just have to have today. This truly is horrible news for someone who suffers from absolutely no delay in gratification! Where am I to shop now in Massachusetts? I guess I will be paying for overnight shipping from Newegg!
How any American can continue to watch the clowns on FOX NEWS and think they are getting a "Fair and Balanced" take on anything is beyond me.
Kudos: News Corpse
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Kudos: National Priorities Project
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