Sunday, August 26, 2012

Snooki Has a Baby

Yes, that loveable "Meatball" from Jersey Shore just had a baby boy.  Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jionni LaVelle now have a son named Lorenzo.  Snooki gave birth this weekend and I am sure there will be many photos to follow.  Somehow, I kind of suspect a new reality show will come from all of this, but who knows?

There are those that have been a little rude about Snooki being pregnant, but she seems responsible enough in her show with JWoww.  She is not drinking and not partying.  It looks as if Snooki is really happy and I wish her nothing but this best. 

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

An Endless Cycle of Food

Sometimes I think about how many commercials are on TV promoting food.  Well, really I tend to give this serious thought when I am on a diet, and since that is the case now, I've been noticing all the commercials for food.

If you think about it, this contributes to society's weight issues.  There will be 2 commercials about food in a row, and then the next commercial is about diet or exercise.  It can be anything from a new weight loss pill to a Weight Watchers commercial.  Isn't it a little ironic that the networks run Burger King commercials and Jenny Craig commercials back-to-back?  One commercial shows the cause and the other shows the solution. 

It is really an endless consumer cycle.  There is money to be made by making us overweight and then there is money to be made trying to make us lose that weight.  Very few of us have enough self control to stick to diet and exercise plans, and then the vicious cycle of gaining the weight back begins again.  Most of all, all it means for companies is more profit. 

I don't know, maybe I am overthinking this entire situation.  It is more likely I am just tired of eating salad when I have to sit through those KFC commercials though.  Sigh.