This comic strip ran here a couple of years ago, but I thought I’d show it again, because it seems every other day now, the Mars rover Curiosity is sending back images of what seem to be crabs, women, the golden arches of McDonald’s. Well, at least that last one is feasible. I came across an effort to explain this the other day. It seems our brains are wired to perceive patterns in an effort to interpret our immediate environment. That should make sense to us. Every day I create a weird pen doodle, and you think, “It’s a homely man with a big nose!”
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Y’all will say there is nothing left to eat but I eliminated Fried foods, potatoes, rice, pasta, most breads, sugars, desserts, most salts, most meats except chicken.
I am left with vegetables, fruits, whole grains, some dairy, eggs, fish, chicken, water, unsweetened iced tea and Diet Coke. I need to lose that Coke.
I seem to end up with a lot of food on my plate and I don’t work out hard at all.
All this talk of food and diet. What does JJ offer up? A daily delight mentioning pumpkin pie and it’s companion ice cream. Magical!
Found this gem after the above food post. Seems to blend with the food theme and modern living. http://www.gocomics.com/moderately-confused/2015/10/23
We’ve discussed this here a couple of times previously…”jack-o’-lantern” pumpkins are not the same as “pie making” pumpkins. Not that I’m being pedantic. I firmly believe that facts should never be allowed to ruin a good joke. Jay Leno made a career of that.
Anonie, I read just the other day that Diet Coke sales dropped 8% in 3Q, on top of sharp drops in the first two quarters of this year. The suspected reason is that people are concerned about the possible health effects of the aspartame used as an artificial sweetener. But the article also noted that Coke Zero sales are up 8% for the same period. I think I may see the problem.
I was just wondering if Arlo still does jack-o’- lanterns, and judging by today’s cartoon, he does. I know he has done jack-o’-lantern gags previously, but Janis would probably kill him if he went this far.
http://36.media.tumblr.com/uFlnyxJUFengjuxcmWGsvAIio1_540.jpg
OK, that probably won The Tasteless Jack-O’-Lantern Photo of the Day Award.
Thanks a lot. I just cleaned up after one of the kitties threw up their breakfast. It is funny. Ghost, muscle weighs more than fat. The best shape I was ever in I weighed 20 pounds more than I do now.
Ghost Sweetie, I’ll see your Tasteless Photo and raise you an Even Worse Video!
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=queso+dip+and+guacamole&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004
To the weight watchers, hang in there! I have watched my sister do the diet rollercoaster thing for years. She has gone to Weight Watchers meetings on and off for a long time, and even when not going tries to follow their plan, but if she gains a pound gets discouraged and binges on an entire bag of Oreos or Publix cupcakes or the like, gains even more weight, rinse, repeat. Even when she can stay on the program she drinks Diet Coke with Splenda, which isn’t all that good for her. I wish I could help her, but she’s a grown-up so there’s not a lot I can do.
Debbe
America’s Test Kitchen found the canned pumpkin is just as good as scooping it yourself.
Because of the water content I (their suggestion) spread it on several layers of paper
towel and covers with several more. That dries it so it just peels right off and batter is not too wet.
The artificial sweeteners in diet soda/pop/tonic/cola/coke/sodapop send wrong messages to body so might actually inhibit weight loss.
Oh, that isn’t the most tasteless jack o’ lantern out there. Search for sexy pumpkin ( or jack o’ lantern) – just don’t say you weren’t warned.
And just because he was too cute today, my outside silver tiger, another neighborhood co-op.
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We’ve got two threads running in the village today!