My friend over at "Uninspired thoughts" aka Donuts are my Life made me think of this post. (BTW: one of the coolest names on blogstream, in my opinion.)

Now, I am somewhat of a donut expert (having worked at a Dunkin' Donuts in high school and having eaten about 100,000 of them....) so I think I am qualified to write this post.

• Raised glazed: Plain jane with a little honey? Not me.
• Raised chocolate frosted: Plain jane with a little chocolate flavoring? Hmmm. Maybe
• Cake with frosting and rainbow sprinkles: Perhaps my all-time favorite. What does that say about me? I don't want to know.
• Good old fashioned Boston Creme: Nah never liked them.
• Good old jelly filled: I've always been sweet on strawberries.
• Krispy Kreme raised glaze: Ok, this is a really good one.Sweet all over and good to the last finger-licking bite.
• Cinnamon-Crumb cake: Flavor and spice and everything nice.
• The Long John: Get your mind out of the gutter, Donut!
• French Cruellers: Not much on the french.
• The Dunkin' Donut: It even comes with a handle. The old people used to like to dunk it in their coffee.

I'm sure I'm leaving out some really good and tasty ones, but ,,,,,,

So, I'm either a Rainbow sprinkle or a Krispy Kreme raised glaze. All right, I just decided I'm more like the Krispy Kreme: Sweet all over and good to the last finger-licking bite.

What about you?

Johnny is 10 years old and weighs 200 pounds.
You see, little Johnny isn’t so little anymore; he’s obese because his eating habits are poor and his parents aren’t paying attention.
He eats too many sweets and plays computer and video games four hours per day. He doesn’t exercise, and is at serious risk for Type II diabetes.
For our purposes, little Johnny is fictional, but he could be one of the radically increasing number of obese children in this country, a number so alarming officials rank childhood obesity as a critical public health threat.
The numbers are startling. Since 1970, according to the Institute of Medicine, the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2 to 5 years and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6 to 11 years. About nine million children over six years of age are obese.
The reasons for childhood obesity are myriad. Topping the list for the so-called Nintendo generation are poor eating habits and lack of exercise, both of which — good or bad — are established during childhood.
Most children aren’t learning proper nutrition. And as busy as parents are now days, they’re looking to schools for help.
Problem is, schools haven’t always had the most nutritious fare. For a long time, schools focused on fried food: If they fried it, kids would like it.
Thankfully that trend is changing. Public schools are focusing more on healthy food choices, limiting junk food and offering students more salad and fruit options.
Schools are only part of the problem, or solution. Parents need to take more responsibility.
Parents can serve as positive role models for their children by making wise choices in nutrition and exercise — and by paying attention. According to the Institute of Medicine, parents can also:
• Provide healthy food and beverage choices;
• Education their children about food, food choices and portion sizes;
• Encourage and support regular physical activity;
• Limit television, computer and video game time to fewer than two hours per day.
These steps are common-sense approaches, for sure. Somewhere along the line, we’ve all lost sight of them. Look around, if it’s not your child, chances are it’s one of their friends who is obese and could be headed for a lifetime of medical problems, or worse.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
With the right choices and encouragement, Johnny can learn about nutrition, get off the couch and become more healthy. Little Johnny doesn’t have to be one of the alarming statistics mentioned here.

The only country in the Middle East without a desert: Lebanon.

Alaska has a sand desert with dunes more than 100 feet high.

A popcorn kernal must contain at least 13.5 percent water to pop.

The Mayflower was dismanteld by the Pilgrims and turned into a barn.

Today

I woke up. As usual.
I looked out the window. As usual.
What I saw today, though, gave me pause.
Outside in all its majesty was the miracle (sign?) I've been waiting for.
What befell my eyes was hope glistening on the rays of early morning sunshine.
What I saw was hope reflecting on the hardened crystals of the snow on the ground.
Hope that today I can glance at tomorrows to come and not yesterdays that were.
Today I decide to move forward with life in all its glory and reverent splendor
and not be a slave to memories of what once was and never will be again.
Yes, friends, today is the day.
I hope.

(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
( Naked Eyes )

I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me
And every step I take reminds me of just how we used to be
Well, how can I forget you, girl?
When there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me

As shadows fall, I pass a small cafe where we would dance at night
And I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight
Well, how can I forget you, girl?
When there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me

I was born to love her, and I'll never be free
You'll always be a part of me

If you should find you miss the sweet and tender love we used to share
Just go back to the places where we used to go, and I'll be there
Well, how can I forget you, girl?
When there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me

I was born to love her, and I will never be free
You'll always be a part of me

'Cause there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me
There's always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me