Mishmash Musings

Have you seen this story? It’s almost two weeks old, but I just stumbled across it yesterday. Apparently, a sinkhole opened up in Quebec on May 10 and swallowed an entire house as a family of four were inside watching television. That sounds like something out of a bad science fiction film, doesn’t it? If I saw that unfold on screen, I would say, “Yeah, right” and start complaining about how unrealistic the scenario was. And yet the Prefontaine family, including father Richard, wife Lyne, and daughters Amelie and Anais, are all dead because of this very thing. What a terrible tragedy.

(Photo credit: Graham Hughes, AP)

Some websites are reporting rumors that Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle might have the opportunity for a guest starring role in an upcoming episode of Glee. Apparently, the creators of Glee would love to have SuBo on the show — as a lunch lady! And they want to have resident fashion maestro Kurt give her a makeover.

I’ve watched maybe 10 episodes of Glee, and plan to catch up with the rest over the summer. The show seems kind of uneven to me, with some great storylines overshadowed by utterly ridiculous ones. And sometimes the subpar acting really gets to me. But Jane Lynch is amazing on the show, which is reason enough to keep watching.

Oh, and if Susan Boyle does make a guest appearance, I would definitely tune into that as well!

Man, I get sick just thinking about how much damage has been/is being done thanks to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. How long has that been going on already? What will be the long-term effects in the region? What will the government make BP pay/do in terms of restitution? How do you even begin to put a dollar figure on this kind of damage?

I usually don’t get worked up into a tizzy regarding environmental problems, but this oil spill is a whole different animal.

Well, it’s been, what, a week since President Obama tabbed Elena Kagan as his latest Supreme Court nominee? In that time, I can’t say I’ve read or heard much discussion about Kagan’s judicial record or legal background. Instead, everyone seems to be wondering if she’s a lesbian. Great. So searches for “Elena Kagan husband” are lighting up Google and Yahoo, but no one cares about her stance on actual issues that she could potentially face as a Supreme Court justice? Well, it’s good to know that everyone has their priorities in order. And you know all this is based just on her looks. If she was slim and trim with long, flowing hair, no one would be spouting these lesbian rumors!

How about the Montreal Canadiens? They entered the Stanley Cup playoffs as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, and the 16th (i.e. the lowest) seed overall. Obviously, everyone expected them to act like door mats in the first round and let Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Capitals skate all over them. Wrong. The Habs stunned the Caps in seven games.

Ok, so that must have been a fluke. The Habs got “lucky” there. No way would lightening strike twice in the playoffs, with the Habs getting by the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Wrong. Again, the Canadiens pulled a stunner on the road in game seven, winning decisively by a score of 5-2.

It’s definitely time to start giving this team the credit they deserve. They are in a zone, and might have enough momentum to go all the way. Wow!

I posted a few days ago that I thought I finally broke through that weight-loss plateau I’d been on forever. For more than a year, I was hovering between 123-125 pounds, regardless of how I many calories I cut or how much I exercised.

But now I’m down around 121-122, and seem to be sticking. Yes, it’s only been a few days, but this is the most “sustained” weight loss I’ve experienced in a long time, so I’m very excited about it! Maybe this means I can finally stop reading diet pill reviews every waking moment and start obsessing about something else for a change! Seriously, I hope I can keep going for five more pounds. Just 5 more!!

I want to take a moment to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! On a personal front, this is my seventh Mother’s Day, and the previous six have been excellent. I don’t know what’s on tap for today, as my husband and son generally do well to keep any activities or presents a secret. While I would love to be surprised with tickets to today’s Blackhawks playoff game, I doubt that’s going to happen. But as long as I don’t get any anti wrinkle cream or hair dye or anything else that hints at how old I’m getting, I’ll be fine! Can’t wait to spend the day with my wonderful boys!

So just a couple weeks ago, I posted about how frustrated I was with my weight situation. Despite my diet and exercise efforts, my weight simply wouldn’t budge from that 123-pound plateau that I had hit. And then it suddenly did! That’s right, I noticed four days ago that my weight dropped from 123 to 121 — and it’s still trending downward! I know it seems crazy to be excited about 2 pounds, but seriously, I was stuck at the same weight for like a year or something.

I had been thinking about checking out some top rated diet pills to see if that was the missing ingredient in my weight loss quest, but maybe I can hold off for now. If I can get down to 116 on my own, I’ll be ecstatic. If not, I might buy some supplements after all. But I’ll cross that bridge when it comes. In the meantime, I plan to revel in my success — as limited as it is!!