Doh!

What’s new? It’s a brand new week and that means I have to get out and get some running time in before it warms up. But, wait…it’s cool today; even cloudy with a chance of rain. I can go running any time at all.

And run I must. I just read an article about the dreaded “Homer Simpson” effect caused from being overweight. According to French scientists, (France – home of the cream puff) as your BMI (Body Mass Index) goes up…your IQ goes down. Now if someone would just post a copy of the article at the entrance to Costco, I could have a great shopping experience there. The aisles would be clear and the checkout would be a breeze. But what would be in my shopping cart? My own body calls out for Cheetos! Lots of Cheetos! Now if that isn’t a Homer Simpson snack, I don’t know what is. So, yes I have to run.

My own BMI? Well, at 74” and 195 pounds… it’s 25.0 and that is bad. Here are the ranges.

BMI Categories:

• Underweight = <18.5


• Normal weight = 18.5-24.9


• Overweight = 25-29.9


• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

    As you can see, I’m right on the edge. No wonder I can hear the Cheetos and ice cream calling out to me. If I want to silence those voices, I need to get down to 190 pounds. Or convert some fat pounds to muscle pounds.

I just ran across a new blog, and a pretty thoughtful one at that. The Watchdog Blog: Questions the Press Should Ask. It’s going into my Favorites! And from that site, here’s a blog that caught my attention.

And to end the subject; here’s something about the authors of this blog. None of them are familiar names that leap out as being “famous”, yet I seem to remember a few of them; vaguely. And that’s the way it should be. “Famous” people seem to think they have an obligation to say something even when they have nothing to contribute.