this fat baby:

Also, my BMI has dropped a point and a half during my quest for emaciation.  I’m going to go knock back a couple shots of ranch dressing to celebrate.

this Eureka vacuum:

The Journey/Def Leppard concert last night at the Forum was AWESOME.  Both bands were incredible; they played all their favorites, and they played them “right”.  No major changes or new arrangements like you get with Bob Dylan concerts; you got to hear the songs the way you know them.
First of all, our seats were outstanding.  We were in the 6th […]

this bass guitar:

And according to BMI, I’m now officially overweight.  My sub-categorization has gone down from “Jabba” to “Ostertag”.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
John Murtha will chair the Appropriations committee (that funds the troops overseas, among other things).
Charley Rangel will chair the Ways and Means committee.  Goodbye, Bush tax cuts and economic improvements.
John Conyers will chair the Judiciary committee.  Hello, impeachment proceedings.
Alcee Hastings (a former federal judge impeached and removed for corruption and […]

I found 2 of the pounds I’d lost last week.  They were right there on the nightstand where I’d left them.  Obesity lives to fight another day; I’m 0.5 somethings away from being overweight.  And now I guess I’ve only lost a handful of iPods instead of the whole laptop.  Oh well.