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Some of these numbers are enough to scare us into dieting!!! I have checked out some of my favorite foods and resturants. It's unbeliveable how many calories some of these dishes have. I love Red Lobster's Crab Alfredo and already knew that it couldn't be good for you. Dennis used to refer to it as "heart attack on a plate." Well...it has over 1100 calories per serving...and I'm not even going to mention the fat grams and carbs...lol! Guess that will be one of those foods I just have to bid farewll to. What's something you need to give up that you really love???

Connie, thank you so much for reminding us that today is the one year mark for Fay's passing. Like you, I know that heaven is a much better place with Fay there.

We are sll so proud of you and the hard work you do to help this worthy cause, Andrea. I just know that motherhood is going to be another thing that you are a whopping success at!!!

So very happy to hear that things are better.

You know how we all say that phrase "When I rule the world....."? Well, if given the chance to rule the world for one day, what would you do? What would you change?

There is a dangerous virus being passed around electronically, orally, and by hand. This virus is called Worm-Overload-Recreational-Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from any of your colleagues, your boss, or anyone else via any means DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life completely. If you should come into contact with WORK put your jacket on and take two good friends to the nearest grocery store. Purchase the antidote known as Work-Isolating-Neutralizer-Extract (WINE) or Bothersome-Employer-Elimination-Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.

Last night I happened upon a neat website called The Daily Plate. One of its features is a listing of popular restaurant dishes and their food values. I typed in "Don Pablo's" and was appalled at the numbers that appeared for the Chicken Caesar Salad: 1,563 calories (that's a day's worth!) 85 grams of carbs (I'm choking as I write this) 118 grams of fat (I don't even wanna think about it!) I didn't venture any further into the site, but I bet it's just full of surprises... http://www.thedailyplate.com/

Good one, Larry!!!

Connie, that's such a beautiful and true poem. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I know those words will be an inspiration for many here on this board. Plese keep in touch with us whenever you can. I think of you so often and wonder how you're doing.

I'm a 14...somewhere between Hillary and Bill Clinton

Good for you, Donna. I have to admit that I would have no idea how to start (or use) a snow blower. I do know how to start a leaf blower....lol! Tell you what. If we ever have a snow storm here in central Florida, I'll learn how to use a snow blower.

I have no idea, Kasey. I just posted the joke. You'd have to get an answer for that one from Fred and the guys on this board.

So very sorry for your loss. Hope you find some comfort in knowing we are all here for you.

You Are Throwing a Party for a Large Gathering of Friends and you are able to hire five entertainers, any one or any band that you want. (a group or a band would count as one choice) Who are the five entertainers you would invite?

When I was 14, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend. When I was 16 I got a girlfriend, but there was no passion, so I decided I needed a passionate girl with a zest for life. In college I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional. Everything was an emergency; she was a drama queen, cried all the time and threatened suicide. So I decided I needed a girl with stability. When I was 25 I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was totally predictable and never got excited about anything. Life became so dull that I decided that I needed a girl with some excitement. When I was 28 I found an exciting girl, but I couldn't keep up with her. She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She did mad impetuous things and made me miserable as often as happy. She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless. So I decided to find a girl with some real ambition. When I turned 31, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground and married her. She was so ambitious that she divorced me and took everything I owned. I am now older and wiser, and am looking for a girl with big boobs.

((((((Stephanie))))))) So very sorry for your loss. Please remember that we are here for you.

Now, from a public tragedy, let`s turn to something much more personal. I want you to imagine for a second that you`ve been diagnosed with cancer. That`s a reality 50 million Americans are struggling with. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in this country, leaving over half a million families each and every year without mothers, fathers or children. But there`s some good news. Canadian research team has come up with DCA. They believe it`s a cheap and simple drug that kills almost all cancers. You heard that right. The real story is: You can`t have it, not because it`s unsafe, but because -- you`re blood`s going to shoot out of your eyes -- because it doesn`t make any money. You and I know there`s big money to be made when pharmaceutical companies develop new, lifesaving drugs. But the gravy doesn`t last for long. After investing millions and millions of dollars in research and to the development of a new drug, companies only have a few years to make their money back, plus a profit, before their patent expires and competing companies can make a generic form of the same drug. So back to this Canadian team and DCA. They`re working out of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and scientists have tested DCA on human cells cultured outside the body. They found that it killed lung, breast and brain cancer cells, but not healthy cells. Got it? That`s revolutionary. This is bordering on a cancer miracle. Tumors in lab rats that were deliberately infected with human cancer also shrank drastically when they were given DCA. So, where`s the problem? Well, since DCA has no patent, that means it can be made generically from day one. No exclusivity equals no value. You know, I heard that today, and I thought, you know, once in a while, maybe capitalism needs to be reminded of the value of human life. Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, he is one of the leading researchers working on DCA out of the University of Alberta. Doctor, am I overstating this? Do you believe this is a cure for many cancers? DR. EVANGELOS MICHELAKIS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA: I`m not sure I would call it a miracle, Glenn. It`s a very promising advance. But there have been a lot of miracles in medicine, in lab animals and in test tubes, that never translate into miracles in actual human beings. So there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about it. BECK: Can you do these studies? And how long will it take? MICHELAKIS: We are about to start these clinical trials in human beings here at the University of Alberta. And we think we`ll be starting somewhere in the next couple of months. It will take several months to complete, the first stage of these trials, to know at least this drug is effective in human beings as it was in human cells out of the body. BECK: Was this drug used for anything else? Is this drug on the market for anything else right now? MICHELAKIS: It`s not in the market, and you cannot find it in pharmacies. You can buy it in bulk from chemical companies that sell chemicals. However, it has been used for over 30 years to treat very rare conditions of metabolism, usually in children. Universities usually buy the drug in bulk, they process it, and then they treat these very rare conditions. We know that it`s relatively well-tolerated. There are some toxicities in these patients. But, of course, we don`t know how patients with cancer will react to that. BECK: OK. So this is something you buy at a chemical company. There are going to be people who read about this, like I did today. If I had cancer, I`ve got to tell you, I`m not waiting the two years for the human trial. If this has killed these things, lung, and breast, and, what was the other, brain cancer, if it`s killed these things in test tubes and in lab rats, what`s going to stop somebody who has nothing left to lose from going and finding some of this stuff and taking it? MICHELAKIS: That`s a very important question. And, in fact, we`ve been bombarded with this question. But you`ve got to keep in mind that it is possible it might hurt someone. For example, a lot of these patients are already taking cancer medications, and the interactions of this drug and any drug with the existing drugs is unpredictable and could result in worsening than improvement. So these clinical trials are really important to be performed appropriately and under the regulation of authorities like FDA or Health Canada. BECK: I have to tell you, while I see your point, you know, if I`m dying of cancer, and I know I`m going to die anyway, I mean, how am I going to get worst than death? You had a hard time getting anybody to pay attention to this because there`s no money to be made in this. Why don`t the insurance companies get involved and pour money into this? There`s a ton of money to be saved by insurance companies. Why isn`t the capitalist system working on that front? MICHELAKIS: It`s a very interesting question, and you`re right. You would expect -- I think there are some laws preventing the insurance company in investing in research, but I`m not a lawyer to tell you, but I think there is some regulation. It`s not that easy to do that. However, the authorities, like the University of Alberta and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, have already committing and they`re helping us along with the people of Alberta that already started donating money to at least make the first step. BECK: All right. Doctor, thank you very much. That is "The Real Story" tonight. If you`d like to find out about this story or if you`d like to tell us about another real story of your own, please click onto www.glennbeck.com, hit that "Real Story" button. All this information and so much there is there at glennbeck.com.

So sorry...just realized that I posted this in the wrong forum. I had recorded this but just got around to watching last night. This is really interesting to me. Be sure and link on to all the articles. http://www.glennbeck.com/realstory/02-08-07.shtml

I'm usually # 4 - Very flexible. WIth my job, I never seem to get in a rut. Always something different.

The Current Letter is "I" 01 - A Breed of Dog.."" 02 - A Drink (alcoholic one) ...... "" 03 - A TV Show .......... "" 04 - A item of clothing........ "" 05 - A Color ........." " 06 - A flower............ "" 07 - A song ." " 08 - A Book or Magazine ............... "" 09 - Actor/Actress ...................... " " 10 - A film" "

The Current Letter is "H" 01 - A Breed of Dog.."Havanese" 02 - A Drink (alcoholic one) ...... "Hurricane" 03 - A TV Show .......... "Heros" 04 - A item of clothing........ "halter" 05 - A Color ........." hunter green " 06 - A flower............ "Hibiscus" 07 - A song ."How Deep Is You Love " 08 - A Book or Magazine ...... "Harry Potter" 09 - Actor/Actress ...................... "Helen Hunt" 10 - A film "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days "