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Gaining Weight? It’s Time to Stop Blaming Your Hormones!

12.31.2024 by Fred Berman //

What’s the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?  I can’t make an enzyme! Hahahahahaha!

But Seriously folks:
Producing a few extra post-menopausal pounds?  It’s not your hormones, those messenger molecules circulating your through your body are often blamed but rarely the culprit.  It might be:

  • A subtle decline in muscle tissue, which slows your metabolism
  • An increase in appetite that makes it easier to eat more than you need
  • A decrease in natural activity, leading to fewer calories burned throughout the day

Eat a salad and get on the treadmill.  Problem solved. 

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Today Would Have Been My Father’s 108th Birthday

12.30.2024 by Fred Berman //

If he was still here I wonder what advice he would give me:
“Stop being such an ass!  Complain less; do more.  Stop whining about the election and focus on the future!

It wouldn’t be the first time I ignored his advice and look at me now…
Oh hell!

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“Our Preferences Do Not Determine What is True” Carl Sagan

12.29.2024 by Fred Berman //

Wisdom from one of the world’s greatest scientists and explorer of our unimaginably vast universe.

For example:  I prefer to believe the rumor that the wisdom I freely dispense daily has  been brought to the attention of the Nobel Prize Committee in Stockholm and Oslo, and that I am short-listed for the Nobel Prize in Philosophy.  But that doesn’t mean it’s true, or does it?

What have you heard?

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“Trump Trolls Canada in Christmas Message…”

12.28.2024 by Fred Berman //

“… by claiming ex-hockey star Wayne Gretzky should be PM.”  Don’t forget he also said Canada should be the 51st state.

All you fans of the president-elect say “oh just a joke” or “Duh, I didn’t hear that…duh.?  Do you know what other leader trolled his allied neighbors before attacking them and trying to rule the world?  Same guy who created an enemy for all to hate; the sole purpose to unite the ignorant population, and have an easy time manipulating them through hate and fear.  What if Russia had said the United States should be the next republic in the U.S.S.R?  would you laugh that off?  They have the right man in the White House to accomplish it.

Enjoy watching your freedom die…but, in the meantime, we’ll make those immigrants suffer so you can get your jollies…unless we need them, like President Musk has said.

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Kim Kardashian Where Are You?

12.27.2024 by Fred Berman //

I’ve looked at the headlines of People Magazine On-Line for the last 2 months and not a mention of The Kim-Meister General!  Could this mean her influence in waning and we will be treated to a K-Free 2025?  She relax and enjoy her billions of dollars in relative obscurity?  Or should we prepare for Kris to release another sex tape?

I don’t think Kim cares anymore. She’s a mom and a billionaire.  But look out for mom #1, Kris.  She’s the scary one.

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December 26th: National WTF Happened to My Credit Card Balance Day?

12.26.2024 by Fred Berman //

Yes, the day when a large segment of the population laments the vast amount of debt incurred buying gifts. 
But seriously, what better way to honor the birth of a savior?

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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to All Who are Celebrating!

12.25.2024 by Fred Berman //

A holiday wish for all of you to have a blessed day, week and the start of the best year ever.  And while my good wishes most likely reek with insincerity, at this moment I do mean it and it comes with another sincere promise: It won’t last.  I promise the old acerbic curmudgeon Butt-Munch you have come to know and expect will be back tomorrow to point out all your weaknesses and idiotic choices in life because everything I say is right and when you disagree, you are wrong.

Dang!  I really tried.  I’m weak and worthless.  I’ll drop and give you twenty!

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Christmas Eve and Our Neighborhood is Brightly Lit with Decorations!

12.24.2024 by Fred Berman //

There are Santas, candy canes, reindeer, presents, marching toy soldiers, sugar-plum fairies, nutcrackers, giant wrapped presents in shiny metallic colored paper in every color of the rainbow, snowmen and snow sculptures, sleds and Unicorns, elves gathered around Mrs. Claus sipping hot chocolate for a job well done and even a few pumpkins left over from Thanksgiving.

Oh yeah, one manger and a cut out of Three Kings!  Not very festive but I get it.

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Have You Ever Wondered What it Would Be Like If I Had $10 Million?

12.23.2024 by Fred Berman //

Me Too.  And if just ten of you out there donated $1,000,000.00 each I would be happy to relate my deepest thoughts and feelings.  It is Christmas.

And there would be pictures!

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President-elect Trump and Elon Musk Issue Stark Warning!

12.22.2024 by Fred Berman //

This email from the very transparent Scott H. at basic.moneymatterblog.com.  Watch a video trying to scare you into buying their crypto.  Emails filled with dire warnings and scare tactics geared to our new ruling class of fear-mongering scam artists with the formula for separating fraidy-cat fools from their money.

Wouldn’t any of you deep-thinkers like to hear one conciliatory word from our President elect about how he is going to bring us together rather than how he is going to get revenge on American citizens that opposed him and deport thousands of good people (and a half-dozen or so creeps)?

You will let me know when we are great again, won’t you?

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