According to a new study conducted in Asia, despite other lifestyle factors (smoking, drinking, red meat diets, exercise regimens, etc.) sugary sodas were the number one culprit for pancreatic cancer. Between Patrick Swayze dying last year and “Pam, the “Expirationless Cancer Patient” from the Cancer Treatment Centers commercial running non-stop, fears on how one contracts the deadliest disease among adults loom daily.
The study’s researchers want to claim sugar as the deadly ingredient, however, they couldn’t isolate it conclusively in this study. They also did not research whether diet sodas, juices, or sports drinks could also be factors.
Regardless, I predict sad days coming for Coca-Cola and Pepsi factory workers in the upcoming months. Such a damning study against a product will surely affect its manufacturers’ bottom line.
I rarely drink sodas nowadays just because of the evil calories, but this will certainly keep me from nonchalantly ordering a diet Sprite the next time I’m at a restaurant for lunch.
Bring on the red wine! I hear it’s brimming with anti-oxidants, which kill radicals that develop into cancers. That’s the justification, and I’m sticking with it!
Dennis Rodman letting more of his guard down for Dr. Drew, as he's no longer wearing sunglasses for his individual sessions.
I’m a huge fan of all things “rehab” related. So, naturally, I’m glued to my TV on Thursday nights for Celebrity Rehab. If you’ve been watching, then you know the two biggest losers on the show are Kari Ann Peniche and Dennis Rodman. They are aggressive divas with no desire to admit to problems, let alone solve them. Celebrity Rehab is no doubt a paycheck to them, and that’s it.
However, considering Dennis Rodman’s emotionally detached behavior over the years, as well as his admitted level of “hopelessness”, consumed with dissolved relationships, police run-ins, and suicidal thoughts, it makes perfect sense that he might very well have gone all these years with an undiagnosed condition: Asperger’s Syndrome, a “light” version of Autism.
Asperger’s sufferers are capable of carrying on relationships, and even excelling in academics, so it can be easily misdiagnosed as a personality or behavior disorder, if anti-social behavior or the inability to socialize is noticed at all. It’s an intriguing mental development disorder that begs the question: How many people might be sufferers of the syndrome and the world has just written them off as “moody”? After all, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it begins with “ass”. Heck, I could have it!
In this week’s TV Guide Dr. Drew concluded:
“Rodman was very hyper-focused in some ways and in others, seemed completely blank. He just didn’t get what other people were experiencing and, by the same token, it seemed to me he didn’t get how other people experienced him.” And the diagnosis? According to Pinsky, possibly Asperger’s syndrome. “We brought in a specialist from U.C.L.A,” says Dr. Drew. “He seemed to concur.”
According to Wikipedia, the night season three of Celebrity Rehab premiered (January 10th, 2010), Rodman was removed from an Orange County restaurant by police for ‘disruptive behavior’. I suppose Dennis is not seeking follow-up treatment or taking his new diagnosis seriously. What a shame.
Tons of hype has been played out this past week over E!’s top reality stars Kendra Wilkinson and Kim Kardashian. The question hasn’t been “Who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl? The Colts or the Saints?” Instead it’s been, ”Kim or Kendra?”
That sound outside is not the Weather Channel’s self-proclaimed “Winter Powerhouse“, but every NFL wife sighing at the same time.
Since Kim keeps pushing her publicity-hound way into Reggie’s very single life, and Kendra (who holds a matrimonial claim to the Colts) claims to be a Christian now but still holds Playboy events, I’d rather focus on the merits of the guys who will be possibly injured in their fight for their Super Bowl rings (there’s a trophy for the winner too, but jewelry is much more exciting to talking about).
The COLTS: Hank Baskett has been with the team for only this season. He’s a wide-receiver, and must be too distracted with his brand new baby boy and marriage, as he’s yet to impress his team or its fans. He is a Christian, comes from a wonderful family, and seems incredibly humble. He has all the makings of a legendary football star, if he could just get his stats up.
The SAINTS: Incase you’re one of 2 people on the planet that hears “New Orleans Saints” and doesn’t immediately think of the Super Dome during Hurricane Katrina, it’s okay because Reggie Bush will remind you…again, and again, and again. In a press conference three weeks ago he delighted in the follow statement:
“I think if we’re able to bring a Super Bowl trophy to the city of New Orleans, it would be huge. It might be the single greatest event to ever happen in New Orleans. It would be more than just about football, just as the reopening of the Super Dome was more than that game, that day. It was about Hurricane Katrina, the thousands of lives that were lost during that storm. The same thing applies, I think, to this game. We’re going to try to do the best we can to bring it back home to New Orleans and give the city something to be proud about.”
Hmmmm. ‘the single greatest event to ever happen…’ ‘thousands of lives that were lost…” He has perspective. He’s a running back, and has only played for the Saints in his long NFL career…of four years. He’s managed to miss much of the 2009 season due to knee injuries and knee-related injuries.
I hate announcing who I’m rooting for, because my proclamations generally curse the team. However, in the fight between Kim’s (wanna-be) man and Kendra’s husband, I’m going for Hank. (fingers crossed)
Massive headache.
Losing sight.
Must lie down.
Conyers Demands Demotion of Haiti Relief Official Because He Lacks Black Staffers
Incase my past posts weren’t enough, let’s try this as a good reason for why I pulled my son out of the North Carolina Public School system:
North Carolina Schools May Cut Chunk Out of U.S. History Lessons
Good luck Progressive movement (*ahem* Communist movement). After all, it only took 18 years for the Chinese Communist government to completely wipe away the Tiananmen Square protests, and that was with living witnesses to the event.
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I laughed so hard, I started wheezing! My son thought I was having some kind of a heart attack when he came running to my rescue, only to see DEMON SHEEP on my laptop screen. Then he understood, and began laughing along.
Martha Coakley could only dream of tanking her campaign with such a prize as this piece of film. WHAT was Carly Fiorina thinking?! The next big catch-phrase, I guess. But it ain’t FCINO!
Twitter is on a roll now: #demonsheep
@Malacandra: A #demonsheep in every pot.
half a minute ago from TweetDeck
@politicsoffear: Fun Fact: @BillSchulz flavored lotion wards off #DemonSheep #RedEye
1 minute ago from TweetDeck
@jbrandont How to Lose a Senate Race in 10 days #demonsheep
half a minute ago from TweetDeck
@sarahbellumd little bo peep had lost her sheep and didn’t know where to find them. When she did, a #demonsheep dismembered her.
4 minutes ago from web
@JoeTaxpayer: BREAKING:#DemonSheep visits White House, Obama bows…
36 minutes ago from web
@andylevy God bless #demonsheep? No, no, no. God d@mn #demonsheep .
about 1 hour ago from Endless Tweets
At a time when some, and I use the term loosely, news organizations are actually waking up from their Obama-Kool-Aid induced trance, the last thing key players in Obama’s camp need to do is open their mouths to reveal even more of their true colors. Michelle never got the memo.
Michelle’s Faux Pas (starts at 36:00)
So, thanks Michelle for adding two new faces to the future roster of celebrity children with eating disorders. There’s no way publicly revealing your children’s doctor’s private and privileged diagnosis of their weight gain is going to affect them psychologically…what with them being preadolescent girls and all. What’s that ol’ phrase again? ”I love you. You’re perfect. Now change.”
Now, as for the press waking up to start taking shots at their false Messiah, looky what the Wall Street Journal decided to report…an entire year later…
Rahm’s Faux Pas
***Updated February 3rd, 2010***
The only thing worse than the existence of Rahm Emanuel is the existence of Whoopi Goldberg, who continues to declare just how obnoxious her moral compass is. On today’s The View, she claimed Sarah Palin was wrong, dead wrong, in her analysis that the term ‘retard’ could be interchanged with something like the ‘n’ word. Not going into her “black power” stance, she merely suggested the word ‘retard’ is in our daily language and on tv, so it’s much more accepted.
Let’s see…the ‘n’ word was a slang of the term negro–describing the ethnicity of an entire group of people–and using it to intentionally degrade and dehumanize them. It’s also prevalent today throughout the black community, in music, movies, etc. So in Whoopi’s mind, the ‘r’ word which was a slang of the verb version of retard–describing the slowness of mental aptitude–and using it on an entire group of people with mental challenges is not degrading and dehumanizing?
I can’t stand Whoopi. But this post wasn’t originally about her. *blows bangs out of eyes*
Do you remember the 1987 song I Still Believe from the flick The Lost Boys? I don’t. I wasn’t allowed to watch such movies at age thirteen, which is why I’m so sweet and innocent today. But I do remember (and loved) this song by the Christian artist Russ Taff. He released it on his self-titled album the same year, which I was allowed to own. When The Lost Boys’ version started playing on the radio (by Timmy Capello), I thought it was a hollow cover, in musical execution, vocals, and soul. I just figured it was because it didn’t have The Spirit attached to it!
Although that may be true, the song wasn’t written by a Christian, but by the rock band The Call, a year earlier. I still think the Russ Taff version is the best, but be my guest to listen to each, and then vote below:
I Still Believe ~ 
I Still Believe ~ A 20-something single mother.
A blond haired, blue eyed baby boy named Gabriel.
A broken relationship.
Texas.
These are identical details that once pertained to my life. I believe the only detail that took my life in the opposite direction of this woman’s life is Jesus. What a difference He makes.
May He be with this sweet angel Gabriel at this moment, where ever he is.
Will Baby Gabriel Johnson’s Body Be Found In A San Antonio Landfill?
***Update February 8th 2:45am***
Gabriel Alive? Elizabeth Johnson Followed Blueprint for Texas Adoption
Andy Dick in a counseling session on the 3rd Season of "Celebrity Rehab" in 2009
Here’s some quiet news from last weekend: Andy Dick was arrested January 23rd for two counts of sexual abuse after performing at the Huntington, West Virginia Funny Bone Comedy Club. He apparently got a little touchy-feely with not one, not two, but three male patrons, two of which filed charges against him. Both TMZ and FOX News chopped up his antics as being “typical crude behavior” expected from the bisexual comedian. I’m in dismay that no one mentioned the fact that his wild, crude behavior only occurs when he’s not sober. This must mean despite Dr. Drew’s efforts to help his friend in last season’s Celebrity Rehab SOBER HOUSE, and the amends he made to his now adult son, Lucas, Dick has fallen off the wagon. Click here to see the Sober House episode where Andy has to confront his son on his past irresponsible parenting (begins at the 24:00 count).
What’s more disturbing than Andy Dick falling off the wagon and reverting to his uncultured ways so quickly is the fact that his fans helped him do it. Turns out, one of the men who’s genitals were assaulted was the same man who purchased drinks for Andy after his set. I guess the thrill of telling the story to friends years from now how , “I once got hammered with The Andy Dick”, is more important than encouraging a comedic hero in his sobriety by purchasing 7-Ups and telling him how proud you are for him getting this far. Who needs enemies with fans like these? The end result to the ordeal? Eye witnesses claimed, “Andy seemed really out of it!” Well, duh.
Begs the question, when are those that enable addicts going to be arrested for their unbecoming public behavior?
Click here to see the episode when he tries to make amends with fellow comedian Mo Collins (starts at 6:05 count).
