Back to 2008 for a second.

I remembered for some reason my son's letter to Santa last year.
Since he regularly cracks me up and I tend to talk about him a lot, I figured why stop now?!
So, I decided to share this funny piece of information here.

This is a picture of the letter that he wrote:

1 Mario Game - $25
1 2009 calendar - $3
1 Wii - $$$
Money - Priceless

This is a picture of the envelope in which he sent said letter.

THE SECRET TO BEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT HAS BEEN REVEALED!

Some studies suggest avoiding foods with high fat, sugar, etc. will do the trick.
Some studies have even gone as far as suggesting one must exercise regularly in order to lose weight.
But, finally the New England Journal of Medicine, published an article by a Doctor/Professor from the Harvard School of Public Health suggesting something else. Incredibly they have finally revealed the answer to losing weight!
They say you have to EAT LESS!
I have to say, I never thought about that.
Where have you wonderful people been all my life? Don't know what I'd do without you.

Article here

Oscar Fever.

I've got it and I'm gonna share it.
I have some faves, and some not so faves. Mostly, not so faves.. But, one thing I do know is that I must see Slumdog Millionaire.

And now without further ado..
Some faves:

Even though I am on team Aniston, even I can't deny that Jolie's dress was very appropriate and black is always more "her":

Another fave: Virginia Madsen, I think her dress was original and I like the way it looked on her:

Not so faves:

Now this is just pure wrong, Jessica Biel should have replaced that oversized bath towel with a dress before she left the house here is the monstrosity:

And lastly you may remember her from single white female, but, after this disaster all I want to do is forget. She must think it's still 1992. Bridget Fonda:

Oh and by the way, I thoroughly enjoyed Ben Stiller's impersonation of Joaquin Phoenix.. what a weirdo he's become.
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I know you are! But, what am I?

We were enjoying a dinner the other night, discussing of all things Math - one of Mike's favorite subjects. He tends to ask things like how much does 10 quarters make and 99 dimes... etc.

When out of nowhere he informs me that I am odd.
I immediately take offense to this and demand to know why I am odd??
He proceeds to tell me that he's not sure, but thinks that Papa is even.
That's right! I am apparently odd and his dad is even.
There you have it. Logic a la 6 year old.

The grass always looks greener on the other side.

Doesn't it?!
I have single friends who are well into their twenties, and not married yet. GASP!
They want to be married, they try to meet someone to marry, they just can't, for whatever reason.
There seems to be an abundance, or what seems to be so, of single men and women out there. So, what's the problem? Why can't they just marry each other?
That aside, apparently they don't know that being married is not all that's it's cracked up to be either. It's not like your life magically turns into this fairytale and you become happier instantly. A good marriage like any project takes effort obviously. I say enjoy being single, coming and going as you please, and having only yourself to worry about, and stop complaining. You want to trade places for a day? I didn't think so!

I'm not saying that marriage can’t be fun too, and the comfort of having someone there you can rely on, and spend the REST OF YOUR LIFE with isn't an appealing thought.
I'm just saying enjoy what's left of your singleness before the mortgage payments, child care payments, and general oldness kicks in!

Couldn't afford Law School?

Well, now you can.

According to an article by Scott Allen published in Mental Floss, you can now get a free ride to some top schools in the country.
In return some schools have you work it off, and grade you on your job performance as well as academics. Sweet, education and life experience all rolled into one. Anything that teaches responsibility, I'm all for that!
Law school not your thing? How about Engineering? Music? You have options, well, assuming you get in of course. But, options are good, we all like to have options.

Here's the Article