The Top 40

Damn. That looks good.

At office social gatherings I loudly refer to these kinds of goodies as "butt food." It subliminally scares the women into eating little or none of the good stuff, thereby leaving more for me.

I'm so evil :-)

I was once invited over for dinner at a friend's house, and she had fondue as the main course: 6 people sitting around the table trying to compete with each other to dunk a friggin' bread cube into a smelly cheese sauce. And we had green beans, too. That was dinner. Bread cubes, melted cheese and green beans. I'm not sure if they had clafouti for dessert. I just remembered being hungry after dinner.

Stole the Don R name for the title. Thanks, Don.

Don, are women that predictable? If a woman's butt is already big, she can't hide it at the office party. Life is too short to pass up cupcake fondue. I'd actually like the first lady more if she had a different platform and just ate like a normal mom. And I'd like the president more if he smoked 2 packs a day. I'm from the South, where entire towns revolved around tobacco industry and where food is still an expression of love and hospitality and fellowship. The first family seems...cold and 2-dimensional. Even Bo, the White House prop dog. Even on their countless vacations. Having said all that, I'm glad to realize I simply hate their ideology and hypocrisy. Michelle would probably be a lot more pleasant if her platform didn't restrict her from indulging in a few cupcakes. I'm sure whichever advisor recommended it is pays a harsh price for it on a daily basis.

Red, I find little difference between the people here in SC and VT. It seems that EVERYBODY has emergency travel rations for the trip from the car to the Wal-Mart door. Some day a serious Spandex™ failure will occur, wiping out cars and causing deaths.

Herself travels up to Asheville to work where 60% of the women have had stomach staple surgery and still pack donuts and cupcakes to bridge the starvation gap between 7 and noon.