Chew the Fat Archives

Discussions, in the news, rants, various topics, etc.

The Passing of a Blogging Legend

Ollie (Olive Riley) passed away the morning of July 12, she was 108 years young (1899-2008), born in Broken Hill, Australia (an outback mining town).  She had become a blogging legend in the last couple of years, as the world’s oldest blogger, her blog - Life Of Riley.  A friend suggested that she begin recording her [...]

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Teens Striping for Donations

My best friend Mama Kelly posted about this (Teens Selling Sex To Help Homeless) on our other blog yesterday and I was speechless - but not for long.  I just had to post about it here also, because it is so wrong on so many levels I am not even sure where to begin.
First off, [...]

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Slim Waist Or No Job?

Well at least in Japan that is what can happen.
My husband told me he heard this on CCN News the other day and I just had to find out what he was talking about. I found this article: Japan, Seeking Slim Waists, Measures Millions (June 13, 2008).
Excerpt:  Amagasaki, Japan — Under a national law that [...]

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Celebrating Voluptuous Breasts

I’m usually up in the wee hours of the morning and have the tv on in the background.  There is never anything good at that time of day.  But this morning I saw something that fwas not only good, it could be the answer to at least one of my prayers. I saw a commericial for a new bra that [...]

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Do You Want To Know The Future?

Would you really want to know? 
I watched a news story yesterday about DNA testing and how they can test for genetic markers for diseases such as Alzheimer’s. I’m sure over time medical science will be able to test for more and more genetic markers. Having a genetic marker means having the potential to develop the [...]