Random Thoughts

We stopped at DeLuca's for pizza this afternoon. Oh, yummy!!! I like Antonio's, Buddy's pizzas a lot, a whole lot. But DeLuca's is my favorite, by far! It has real pepperoni, the real stuff! You know, the real pepperoni is the smaller stuff, with more bite, the type that curls up upon baking and hold the grease. Talk about HEAVEN!!!! We even talked with Willie, my brother-in-law's cousin about it afterward. The antipasto was also delicious; we finished every bit of it, too. And, Nicki was nice enough to give us two complimentary canolis, which complemented the meal quite nicely. If you've never tried DeLuca's pizza, do yourself a favor and get down there. For us, it's quite a drive, so we only get down half a dozen times a year or so. It's at the NW corner of Inkster and Warren in Dearborn Hts (I believe it's Dbn Hts).

So, the Lions' #1 is holding out--or so I read in the newspaper while eating leftover DeLuca's pizza! The intimation is that he's been offered about $40 million over five years, but his agent is holding him out for another $2 million or so. Gimme a break! Read my earlier posts to see what I think of that.

I see one of the lib writers in Sunday's newspaper continues to show why he shouldn't be a writer. I wonder if the newspaper runs his column to show libs in a bad light. Even if that's not the purpose, that's how it comes out. This week he excoriates the conserv blogger who apparently was critical of the NAACP, using the USDA worker's words (out of context?), accusing it of being racist. Well, the lib columnist rips the blogger for taking things out of context, assuming what was really meant, etc. Then, later in his column, he does exactly the same thing, taking words from, I think, Sarah Palin (?), and assuming what she really meant by them. At least play fair....

I had another person, quite a few over the past month or so, who asked, without any provocation at all, "Have you seen the number of obese people walking around?" The ensuing conversation led one other person to say he saw an article that stated, at the present rate of increasing obesity, fully 50% of the population will be obese, not overweight, but obese, he said the article stated, within two years. It can't be ignorance because everyone knows how detrimental obesity is to quality and longevity of life.

That said, I noted my brother-in-law is looking very good these days. He's lost 78 lbs since winter--by exercising and watching his diet. The change in him is remarkable, both visually and in his demeanor/moving around. I'm glad for him. I hope he continues with it and then maintains that healthy weight.

Coups this week, I spent $3.61 for a $122.74 grocery bill. Now, I did have a lot of bottles and cans, but nowhere near $119. It was buy 10 items for a dollar each and get the 11th free. Well, on about a dozen of them, I had 50-cent coups, making them free. Almost all of the others I had some other coups. I think of the 22 items I purchased, I paid a total of less than $10. I had 3 $3 coups for $3.19 automatic dishwasher detergent. Yogi coup, 50 cents off 6, etc. And I found my glucosimine and chondroitin supplements $13 off and I just happened to take a $5 coup--pure luck, but I got the $22 supplements, about two months worth, for a pittance. It was one of my best hauls. Not many deals this week, so I likely won't be grocery shopping.

Remember, Tue is primary day--vote out the bums! Retake our government!