So, I  keep hearing that in order to lose weight one must eat less and exercise. So, as I’ve not lost weight I’ve eaten less and less and still not lost weight. In the winter it’s hard to get the exercise I need, but when the weather’s nicer I can do a two mile round trip to...

So they’ve passed this massive spending bill without having read it. Who could have read it in the time they gave it? President Obama is set to sign it, unread of course. He’ll depend on his aides to tell him what’s in it. That’s the excuse he’ll give for not having rea...

Reposted by request from November 2006… I think it’s time to discuss congressional term limits once again. There are way too many old fossils in the House and in the Senate in both* parties. Terms were set by the Founders at two years for the House and six years for the Senate for some very ...

Burris: I look forward to serving our 13 million people with all of the crises that we have in this state and in this nation. And Illinois is need to have a full complement of representation and that’s what I’m seeking to do. Q: What do you expect to happen upon your arrival in DC? Burri...

Is it just me or are there a whole lot of those infomercials on at all times of the day and night? Not the full 30 or 60 minute ones that are generally on in the middle of the night, but 2 or 3 or 4 minute commercials on the cable channels. There’s Billy (Mom, why does that man yell all the ti...

My cousin Dana is getting married in May and she and her fiance are finalists in a Green Wedding contest at Trees Instead. That’s her, over in the sidebar - The Broke-Ass Bride. Go to her post on the subject and follow the simple directions. You can also vote on Facebook and Twitter: Join the ...

My cousin and his wife had their third baby, her fifth, Saturday night. Happy birthday Avery! She was born C-Section because she was breech, but is a happy, healthy 10 pounds 7 ounces, 20 inches long. Yesterday was a CSI marathon on Spike. There were commercials for My Bloody Valentine 3-D “Be...

Angels We Have Heard On High Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains. Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which...

Luke 2: 10-11 10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. KJV Merry Christmas to all! convey_url = "http%3A%2F%2Fmusing-minds.com%...

My favorite Christmas Hymn: O Holy Night Click here to view the embedded video. O holy night, the stars are brightly shining; It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoi...