I have a quote of one of my friends saying this about being overweight:

I may be fat, but it’s not because of eatin’… ~ Mobo, 9/11/03

I thought it was just plain randomness (and it probably was), but now WebMD says there are a lot of causes of obesity, including things like not getting enough sleep.  (That one must be my problem!)  They also cite air conditioning and pollution as possible causes.  They also think there could possibly be a “fat-inducing virus”.  I tell ya, WebMD is losing credibility in my eyes (considering the recent post on hypnotherapy helping with bowel problems).

In the news today, a restaurant in New York serves “exotic” foods, like worms, crickets, scorpions, tarantulas, maggots, and ants.  The scorpions cost $30 each, while the tarantulas cost $175 each.  That is CRAZY!  Some folks are definitely getting ripped off!

Have you noticed how it seems like the side effects for drugs are getting worse?  Some of them are downright horrible, and are practically diseases in their own right, as they have other medicines designed to combat them.  For example, I’ve seenheard of side effects that cause ‘unusual’ bowel movements.  Good thing there’s another medicine to normalize bowels and their movements.  But by then you’ve got two illnesses to cure, instead of just one.  According to my exhaustive research* on the subject, all old people take like 40 or so different medicines a day.  Could it be that all of these are combating the side effects of each other, and that there’s really nothing but side effects wrong with them?  The big question from all of this is – What do you think is the worst side effect that you’ve ever heard of from a drug, and what did that drug do?

 *I did no research.

There's many companies now that let you bring your pets to work.  I like having pets around, but I could see this becoming a problem.  Just imagine your office with cats and dogs roaming around.

More than 400 companies have listed themselves as "dog-friendly".  This Friday is "Take Your Dog to Work Day", and several thousand companies are expected to participate.

How important is this to people?  Check out this survey :

A survey by Simply Hired and Dogster, an online site, found a third of dog-owners would take a 5 percent pay cut to take their pets to work, two-thirds would work longer hours and half would switch jobs.

I wouldn't take a pay cut… if I had a dog he could entertain himself at home… or they could just let me work from home all the time…

What do you think about this idea?