Ugh... what a way to eat

Just read this sickening report here.

Researchers from the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and found that nearly 40 percent of calories consumed by children ages 2 to 18 were empty calories, the unhealthiest kind of calories.

Half of these calories came from just six foods:
Soda
Sugary fruit drinks
Grain desserts, such as cake, cookies and donuts
Dairy desserts such as ice cream
Pizza
Whole milk, which is far fattier than skim.

Except for the Pizza of course, which I am sure is part of a balanced diet (grain, dairy, meat, veggies) I think this is terrible!

Here at the Clemens' household we don't have children, not human ones anyway. I am, however, concerned about Mosby Cat's binging and vomiting on Gerber's Turkey n Gravy baby food.

See. This is why I always make sure I eat enough of two basic health food powerhouses: chocolate and red wine.

Medieval news flash!

Vikings could sing.

Of course, they were into Heavy Metal.

ha. bet you thought this was just one more cheap trick to get you to watch this.

News about Cats!

News from the WaPo: It seems we never domesticated them. They domesticated themselves - sort of. They simply moved in about 12,000 years ago when humans began to store agricultural products, which of course attracted rats, mice and other rodents. Looked good to the feral cats and they settled in. And never left.

So your nagging feeling that little Fluffy and Tigger were just using you - is absolutely correct. They are essentially ferals that have made the compromise of being cute so they can live off our largess, intended or not. Most often they do this by carefully training us to do those little chores they would do for themselves if they only had opposable thumbs.

Like opening tuna cans.

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Angry Revolutionary Kitty - my new love

After having looked at the cute little kitty over at Obsidian Wings about 6 or 7 times, I am now in love with Sniper Kitty. She looks just like our little gray cat, the one we thought was a little boy and named Mosby after a Confederate war hero. So Mosby would understand, even though, or perhaps because, she is a little girl cat. I myself tear up every time I see the glint of sunlight on the sniper scope.

Just for the record, we keep Mosby well away from the firearms.


And, just because I promised to inflict this upon my readers every several months, and we are talking about kittens, click here.


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