Nose Arthritis!

I've heard people say, "Don't get your nose out of joint", which makes me wonder if some people get arthritis in their nose.

I've always been under the assumption that the bridge of the nose is comprised of mostly cartilage. So then how can you get it out of joint? Is there really a joint in our noses? Is it possible to dislocate your nose?

Of all body parts, I think the nose and the butt are the most strange. The nose, apparently can wander off on it's own because I often hear people tell others to keep their nose to themselves, or to keep their nose out of everyone's business. Since the nose is unable to hear, I'm guessing it goes off to smell other people's business, whatever that means.

Why not say, keep your ears out of my business? That makes much more sense to me. Then there's the term "nosy". I'm guessing it relates to the same thing. Clearly, we are very confused about how parts of the anatomy function.

Ok, now for the butt. I won't talk about it's function. That would be gross. Except for the sitting down part. Imagine how difficult it would be to sit without one. How would you even do that?

The fascinating thing to me, is to hear people say things like, "Get your butt over here!" Um, that's not possible, unless you bring the rest of your body with you. Or, "I saved your sorry butt." Really? Just my butt? And can it really be sorry? Apparently, the butt is considered the single most important body part.

I think I'm going to buy some of those fake butts people get at Halloween, so the next time someone tells me to get my butt over somewhere, I'll just toss one of those and be done with it. If someone says they saved my butt, I'll toss one to them and say we're even.

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Breakfast of Champions!

In my mind, Fruit Loops sound like the happiest of all circular shaped cereals.

I find it interesting that when I was a kid, we all had cereal that were loaded with sugar. Sugar Smacks, Coco Puffs, Sugar Pops, etc. Our cereals tasted great and didn't make us fat!

Now days, most of the sugary goodness has been replaced by sugar substitutes and the cereal just doesn't seem to taste as good. And get this - childhood obesity is at an all time high.

While I'm certain that artificially sweetened cereals aren't to blame, after doing much research on nutrition systems like Paleo, also known as the cave man diet, low carb/high fat and more, it seems that foods that are processed and filled with toxins and preservatives may be to blame, at least as food is concerned.

Exercise is a whole other topic. You would think that with all of the soccer, football, baseball, basketball, tennis and cheerleading that kids are into today, obesity in kids would be on the decline.

Some people blame video games, and I think there's a reality there. I'm not sure about parents who let their kids play these games non-stop. Maybe the video game has become the babysitter, once they grow out of the Sesame Street age.
If we opt for the easy way out, how damaging will that be to the kids? I'm just as guilty as the next person. When I was divorced, I became the McDonald's dad. It was quick, easy and I knew they loved McDonald's. There was even a playground! Awesome?

Not so much. I taught them horrible eating habits, which have taken them years to beat. My fault. I was tired. What parent isn't? It's a tough job. I wish I could jump into Doctor Who's Tardis and go back for a do-over.

I'm fortunate that they have beaten the monster, with moderation being the key element in controlling weight. Some will still argue about the sugary cereal, but maybe if it were combined with moderate exercise, video games and more activities, the problem wouldn't be so huge. Please pardon the pun.

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