I saw a news item this morning about Micky D bringing in new type of oil
to deep fry the french fries from now on. It’s supposed to be without
the nasty transfats. Everyone do a happy dance!!! Wait a minute. What’s
wrong with this picture? We still have potatoes that are cut up into
fries and then submerged in hot oil. When they come out, they are
dripping in grease. But these are healthier??? In what universe? Hello??
In the first place, no way are they going to be healthy. Doesn’t that
sound like an OXYMORON to you? Heavy on the moron part.

I just love it when someone tries to make it appear that things are
getting better for you nutritionally but really they are simply trying
to sell more product. Old Ronnie McD is working overtime to make your
food healthier so that you won’t grow eating their fries…..just their
sandwiches which are super high in calories and fat. Opps. Were we not
supposed to know that? My bad.

Rah rah rah, get those fries and get healthy!!!!!

I think that if you’re a couch potato that the couch should, by
definition, be a sacred place. It ought to be free of attitude, a place
to read (the latest best seller, right?) and watch those beneficial
shows that make you think…like football or maybe Desperate Housefraus
(snicker…does anyone really watch that drivel?). It is NOT supposed to
be a point of attack by the local ninja cat!! Yet, and I realize that my
credibility could take a beating here…our sweet, adorable, super
purring kitty has an undercover life….She sleeps on the back of the
couch, so mild mannered. No one in their right mind would suspect a
thing. No one!

Then, when not one member of the house would expect it….SHE JUMPS!!!
Ah ha. I knew it. Not that big a deal, right? Of course not. It isn’t
you she lands on. It’s me. Actually, this purr person is weighing in at
at least 15 lbs. and lands all that weight on my stomach. She does this
on purpose. I just know it! Of course after that, she jumps down to the
floor and saunters off as though nothing has happened. NOTHING. If I
yell at her for this, she has the most adorable "Who me?" you ever saw.
"Guilty? Me? Nah, I’m just getting a drink of water. You should check
out the dog. There’s your problem! Not me."

Sigh. I know I will never get her to admit this treachery so I might as
well let it go for now. However, she has to sleep sometime, right? Well,
I have tried to get back at her but she tends to sleep with one eye
open. It’s positively creepy. But someday, some way.

Over the years, I have repeatedly said that I had heard everything. At
that point, usually, I found that it was not the case again. So today,
TADA! Not only have I heard everything, this everything is NUTS!
Scientists have come up with a donut that is the equivalent of TWO cups
of coffee. Oh please!! Is this something we need right now? Hyped up
donuts! Yeah, that’s right. All we need now are more nuts running around
claiming to be donut junkies NOT because of the sweet part but because
of the CAFFEINE! Are donuts not already big time sugar hits? Are they
not the best thing ever for mornings? Must someone mess with a good
thing? Scientists, do us a favor….cure cancer, get rid of diabetes,
MD, MS, shoot for the moon again, Mars, outerspace. DO NOT MESS WITH MY
DONUTS!!!

I think that I’m showing my age by having the name of this blog be what
it is. Sigh. However, it says what was intended so that works for me. I
like the idea of having a "peanut gallery" kind of view of things. That
means I’m standing off to the side or in the back watching what goes on.
That works. Of course, if I get involved, then usually yours truly turns
into the joke of the day. Well, I’m kind of klutzy and semi-clueless,
even at my age. Having said that, it is a relative certainty that I can
find others of my kind, don’t you think? I thought so too. Hence, THE
PEANUT GALLERY!!

UPDATE: The name of this blog has changed from Comments from the Peanut Gallery to Comments from the Total Peanut because I noticed that there already was a blog with that name that had been up for much longer than mine. So, I decided that rather than compete with that person who deserved to keep the name, I would change mine to a different name. Hence, the name Comments from the Total Peanut. Thanks for visiting!