My Sick Mind

I just saw an ad for a new TV show with Melissa Rivers. The plot line involves her mom Joan moving in. I'd tell you what time and channel it's on, but I couldn't concentrate on the ad because Joan's face is so freakishly disfigured from plastic surgery that I couldn't concentrate. You'd think that someone with her money could have afforded to get the best doctors and avoid looking like a cartoon character. She said a couple of sentences, but I couldn't understand because her face doesn't move when she speaks. Maybe that's the point of the show - a kind of "scared straight" look at cosmetic surgery? That's what I'm getting out of it so far. Meanwhile, Oprah made what she called a "major announcement" on her TV show. She revealed that she has a half-sister. The first thing I thought of was the tremendous ego on somebody who thinks that the world cares enough that she has a half-sister that she would structure an en...

One of the things that has been bugging me over the past few days is a dietary decision I made, and how it might have been a mistake. I try to do the right thing and eat the right things, but I am sometimes lured into thinking that something is good for me when in fact, it's the same old crap. I eat too much potato chips. Every time I buy a sandwich, I walk out with a 2-ounce bag of chips, which, in spite of the wheat bread and no cheese option on the sandwich, seems to negate any benefit. Instead, I have opted for Herr's Veggie Crisps, which usually sit on or near the bottom of the chip rack, out of view of adults and others whose eyes find the regular chips before the veggie options. That's called marketing. It is called a "Mixed Vegetable Snack," which you may or may not find to be an accurate description. I think it depends on whether you work for Herr's or are a consumer. It is definitely a snack. We could debate the "all natural" description...