Barack goes Hollywood!

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13. Amen, happy Thanksgiving/Hannukah to everyone, and pass the pie! Lots of it, too.

I'm worse than any kid waiting for Christmas. So far I've managed to lose the pounds I wanted in order to prepare for Thanksgiving (twice, once at St. Luke's and once at the UMC) and Christmas dinners. That way I can eat all I want while it's there, then leave and behave a little better the rest of the year.

Don't want to rain on any parades, especially my own, but here's a medical factoid I just learned yesterday on Oz: the first 2 hours after a really big meal are the most likely to bring on a heart attack, so be alert for the least symptoms. And stop eating before you keel over - hard to do! I hope I've broken its stranglehold but I'll always love, love, love food.