Best In Show

This week, I have gotten rid of 1.6 pounds. Feeling good and appreciative of the comment about my jeans looking "at least one size too big". Thank you friend, you know who you are. It makes me happy considering that they were in the too tight to wear category very shortly after I purchased them. Although, I'm still a long way from slim, I am feeling less round these days.

Many of you may not know that I have grown to love the Westminster Dog Show that is televised each year in February. I enjoy naming all the breeds and being a part of all the pomp and circumstance of the dog show traditions as a spectator from the sofa. It didn't take long for me to realize that dog handlers tend to, for the mostpart, have a certain type of physique. That is of the very overweight variety. I started believing that I may fit in well with this crowd as my size continued to balloon, until I figured out that these people are absolutely insane (OK, maybe I would still fit in). But, since I can't properly train or handle my own dog, then maybe I would be ill-equipped at this too. One of my favorite "light and funny" movies is Best in Show. You can watch this film 30 times and catch something new and hilarious about the dog show world each time. Maybe it's only for those that enjoy the humor of Christopher Guest. Anyway, check it out if you wanna laugh and if you're a Dog Show geek, like me. If the weight loss keeps going in the right direction, I may not threaten myself with the dog handler career any more. Here's a quote from Best in Show:

"Look at Scott! He is prancing along with the dog! Man, I tell you something, if you live in my neighborhood and you're dressed like that, you'd better be a hotel doorman."
-Buck Laughlin