AND NOW, APPEARING ON OUR STAGE...ANDREA AND DAVE!
(you have to read this with Ed Sullivan in mind to get the full effect)

No sense in delaying the news...I got the big goose egg this morning! I'm sure there are several possibilities why it happened, one of them being consuming a little too much over the weekend with the Wedding and all the other festivities that surround such an event. Also, I've had fifteen weeks of weight loss in a row. In reality that's pretty good, but it's still disappointing. So the weight remains the same at 53.5 pounds lost. I dealt with the news by just continuing along with my workout routine and will just keep plugging away...I will beat this thing.

Last night COGECO aired our interview on Municipal Matters; heck I think we did okay for a bunch of amateurs. Of course the Sarge hogged the show, what a drama queen! Also, without our knowledge Rhonda Cunningham had taped an earlier segment that went along with our piece. Of course Rhonda being the consummate professional brought her own props...the ECG machine. So there she was in her Gucci business suit looking like Vanna White and pointing at the machine and speaking so eloquently...whatever. The Sarge and I are down in the trenches with the everyday people, just sweating out life's problems and concerns...we spoke from the soul. We've travelled the road of despair and misery, not the road of light and sunshine like Vanna (Rhonda). We've kept ourselves grounded and don't aspire to be among the elite...what I'm trying to say is that I'm pissed that we didn't bring our own props! Watch out Rhonda we're coming prepared with props and power point for the next interview!

Did you know that Wilma Flintstones maiden name was "Shaghoople"? Did you really care?

Just going back to the COGECO interview/show, I have to say the Producer, Mark Rockburn and the Host, Dave Glover did a masterful job...thanks guys! Also, COGECO is donating a $1 a pound for the first 100 and $2 a pound for any loss after that! That was terrific news! The Sarge and I had a great time and hopefully we can do a follow up near Christmas.

During the interview the Sarge kept on referring to me as David...she has never called me David! What the heck was she on that day?! She normally refers to me as "hey you" or "lard butt" but never "David"! On a good day she just nods at me. I think the camera's were on and all of a sudden she thought she was Oprah or somebody...miss prim and proper. She could have one an Oscar for the performance! She also came out with some pretty profound statements, like this one..."a orange is not an apple". All I can say is wow! It took me a minute for me to really grasp what she was saying but I finally got it! It's like saying a "coconut is not a pineapple"...I feel so enlightened. How much do I pay her again?

The first workout after my confession to having a few beers on the weekend turned out to be brutal! She took out her anger on me...I did so many leg presses my legs felt like wet noodles! She even told me that was for having the beers. She then asked if I learned something from this experience? I said yes...to lie!

Big Dave signing off.