Restaurants Barred from Serving Obese People?

Photo from source, Raw Story

Around this editor's household, waistlines have expanded over the last couple of years. We may even be obese by technical standards--but not by most sane persons. We could just stand to lose a few. . .dozen. . .pounds. Anyway, if we don't get back on the treadmill, we may find ourselves outcasts, pariahs--like smokers--in restaurants in the near future.

Oh, and yeah, I'm primarily running this story for the funny picture at left. Wouldn't you?

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State: Big Dietitian is watching you

A bill recently introduced in Mississippi's state legislature would bar restaurants from serving people determined to be obese. . .

Read more at: Raw Story

And thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet (he of long-awaited blog site) for the tip!

Lazy Sunday

Photo from Wikipedia

We're wrapping up the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in a very special way at our house: another Thanksgiving dinner! I mean, what the heck, the 21.5 pound turkey was only $6, and none of us feels quiiiite fat enough yet. So, the big fancy-schmancy dinner was at friend Lesto's house, and the low-frills version is over here.
As a consequence, I will likely only get a post or two up today. I know, no big loss, right? I've perused a few of my favorite blogs, and found them to be remarkably light for the last four days. And you should see my SiteMeter (a service that tells you how many visits you get each day) graph for the week. It's plunged lower than George Bush's, Dick Cheney's (and yes, Congress') approval ratings! I hope everybody comes back after the tryptophan and starch wear off. . .