Here’s a headline on ESPN’s MLB section:

“Dodgers pull up pants, cinch size-43 Beltre”

I have no idea what that means. And the actual story doesn’t give me any hints, except that Adrian Beltre hit his 43rd home run. (Dodgers up by 6.5 games in the NL West!)

The other week when I was laid up in bed with a fever, I decided I would quit coffee too. It was actually that I was too sick to drink it. I usually drank three cups of coffee a day, so I knew that going a day without caffeine would be painful. I usually get a terrible headache and sometimes the chills. I figured that I already had a headache and chills from my illness, so I might as well throw in the coffee withdrawal too. At any rate, I haven’t had any coffee since, and I feel great! I am not fatigued in the afternoon and nights anymore, and when I wake up in the morning, I have tons of energy. I also notice that I have a brighter outlook and have a lot more patience. I do miss the taste of coffee, but right now I am loving the break from caffeine!

There is a dog food out there which is advertised as being lo-carb, for older, heavier dogs… I think it’s Pedigree. The whole concept of an overweight pet that needs to become slim again is just strange. In fact the fact that pets can become overweight is weird! Sure, there are fat cats, but it just seems like animals should “naturally” be their optimal weight, and if they get fat, then something is seriously out-of-whack with the owner. (Special medical conditions of the pet excepted)