It’s FRIDAY and we’re gonna be gone the next two Fridays when we go to Indiana to visit Christine’s family. So there won’t be any “Fun-Filled Friday” posts for two whole week–gasp, oh the shock and horror, say it ain’t so?! Yes, it’s true, but that just means we’re gonna have to make today’s edition that much better and packed with some good stuff to hold you over. It’s time now for a rip-roaring, fun-frolicking good time!
Speaking of a good time, Christine and I want to meet up with our fellow low-carbers in the Bloomington, Indiana area on Saturday, August 7, 2010 from 1-4PM at the home of my fellow low-carb blogger and cookbook author extraordinaire Dana Carpender. We’ll also have “Healthy Low-Carb Living” blogger Amy Dungan there along with enthusiastic low-carb lovers young and old ready to rock it! It’ll be nice to mingle mingle mingle with you guys in that area and there will be plenty of low-carb snacks to go around with Dana hosting. If you’d like to RSVP for the party, send Dana an e-mail at august7@holdthetoast.com and she will send you the directions. “That Nice Boy She Married” will also be there to help make sure everybody has a great time. SEE YA THERE!
It’s been a while since Christine and I did a “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb On YouTube” video, but we kicked it back into high-gear this week by doing a series of shows we’re calling “Health Claims Gone Wild!” featuring the outrageous marketing statements food manufacturers are putting on the packaging of foods to make them appear healthy when they are anything but. So far we’ve been to three stores and found a lot of funky stuff! But we’re not even close to being finished just yet. There’ll be a blog post about it when we get done, but here’s the first episode to whet your appetite for more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc2hu_uvfeI
Oh, that series has been so much fun to do and we can’t wait to share more with you soon! Speaking of sharing more, I’ll be appearing as a guest on Kevin Brown’s “Liberation Wellness” Radio Show on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 3:30PM EDT to talk about my recent experience testifying before the USDA about the upcoming 2010 Dietary Guidelines. Should be a great show! I’m still waiting for them to post the transcripts of the oral testimony that happened THREE WEEKS AGO! How long does it take to do that kind of transcription? Oh yeah, we are talking about the federal government here. Of course, we could put Darth Vader on it, but he’s kinda miffed about his iPhone 4 right now.
HAHAHAHAHA!!! As an iPhone 4 owner, I don’t know what all the bellyaching is about. My phone works just fine…click, click, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…darnit, my call got dropped but I’m back. Hee hee! Just kidding. One of my favorite games on my iPhone has got to be Words With Friends. Several of my regular readers like Kim, Ken, Vesna, Becky, Christin, and others have played me in this “Scrabble”-like game and it’s a blast. If you’re good at word games and think you can take me down, then download the free version or it’s a $2.99 paid app worth getting. My username is (WHAT ELSE?!) “livinlowcarbman” and I’ve love to kick your…er, I mean, play you sometime. One of the most interesting aspects of this game is what shows up as a word in your group of letters. The other day on my very first move I got the most hilarious combination of letters that spelled a rather appropriate phrase for me.
Yes, I’m easily entertained. How else would a headline like “Finger in Butt Crack Sparks Knife Fight” amuse me so much? Strange, but true. Kinda like the same old story being used by scammers on Facebook and in e-mail to try to bilk you out of money. A hacker gets into the e-mail or Facebook account of somebody you know and tells some sob story like this one I got this week.
Hello!!! I’m writing this message with tears in eyes, regretting why i didn’t inform you about my short vacation to London,England. Unfortunately something horrible happened to me last night at the hotel park. I came across some British guys at the park, about (6ft tall) they mugged me at gun point and took all my cash, cell phone and my credit cards but luckily i still have my passport. I already canceled my cards immediately after the incident.I’ve been in contact with the Police and the US consulate but they are not helping issue and so the hotel management advised me to send messages out to family and friends, to assist by wiring money to my name since i still have my passport. I really don’t have access to money right now and i desperately need your financial help within twinkle of an eye.Am presently at an internet cafe sending messages out.If you receive this please reply back ASAP.I promise to reimbursed soon as i return home. Am anxiously waiting to hear from you cause my flight depart in few hrs but i need to settle the hotel bills and my transport to Heathrow International Airport.
This would be a sad sob story but for two things: 1) I don’t know this person well enough for her to tell me she’s taking a trip to the UK and 2) I got this EXACT SAME STORY from another one of my Facebook friends about two months ago. You’d think these hacker criminals would get a little smarter by changing up the story or something, but you’ve now been warned if you see this for yourself. BEWARE! Otherwise, I might have to send this goat to your house for you to get the message.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woobL2yAxD4
OMG! That sounds just like a man screaming. He must have heard that Germany is considering a tax on obesity. Is that the stupidest thing you’ve ever heard or what? They assume (incorrectly) that people who are fat made themselves that way by being slothful or undisciplined when that ignores the hormonal connection to this problem that you and I know about all too well. IDIOTS! They need to read this Weightology column about why it is so easy to regain weight that could provoke some actual thought on the issue rather than jumping to conclusions. Oh, and speaking of that in case you haven’t heard, Atkins/low-carb living is officially dead among men according to an AskMen survey. Just thought you guys especially would like to know that. HA!
And finally today I’ve got a humorous video with a song sung by Uncle Sam to a familiar Vietnam War-era song you’ll quickly recognize called “Buy, Buy American Pie” by The Capitol Steps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq8wbXAR4ZQ
There’s a lot of truth to that song…sad, but true. Well, that’s all the time we have for this edition of “Fun-Filled Friday” and I’m glad you came along for the ride today. Come back in a few weeks when we return from our Indiana trip and we’ll have more fun, funny, and crazy stuff to share for you to end the week. THANKS as always for reading and have a FANTASTIC weekend!
