All right, Colorado, I have some good news for you, and I have some bad news.
The good news is that for at least the 16th year in a row, Colorado was named the least obese state in the country, with just 19.1 percent of the population having a body mass index of 30 or more. That makes Colorado, if I’m reading the data correctly, the only place in America where less than one out of every five people is a grotesque fat slob. Way to go, gang! Give yourselves a hand. Continue reading
OK, right off the bat let me apologize for the “Pictures of silly” headline. I don’t mean to make light of other people’s experiences, but I couldn’t think of anything else, and it gives me an excuse to throw in obscure references to the greatest band in rock ‘n’ roll history.
Those who didn’t get the first reference needn’t worry; I’ll explain. There’s a song called “Pictures of Lily,” wherein a pubescent young man’s life is made wonderful by photographs that his dad gave him. He falls in love with the girl in the pictures, only to learn that she’s been dead since 1929. Continue reading
If you are any sort of sports fan, by now you’ve heard dozens of athletes, upon finishing a game, offer up all their success to “our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” And if you’re like me, you’re getting a little tired of it.
It’s not that I have anything against Jesus. By most accounts in the one book that describes his deeds, he was a pretty good guy. He saved folks, gave them bread and wine, redeemed their souls, and he was into fishing and carpentry. I admire all those traits. Continue reading