Everybody's Favorite Uncle

Mr X is often referred to as 'favorite uncle' among the nieces and nephews in his family. This may be one of the reasons why:

He's getting them started on their vices at a nice, early age. Mr X justified it as a 'real world' lesson in Mathematics.

Review: My favorite snack bar

I've tried a lot of snack bars in my day. Everything ranging from plain granola bars to Power Bars to Larabars. Im always curious to see how they taste and I think I've become a bit of a connoisseur. Anyway, I have finally fallen in love with one type of bar in particular and I don't think I will ever go back to any of the others. Since this bar is so great I thought I'd share it with my lovely readers.

It's called a KIND Bar and it's delicious. All of the various KINDs are scrumptious and healthy (so long as you don't chain eat them or anything - I'll admit sometimes I think I could). These bars are all natural, gluten free, wheat free and the majority of them are dairy free snack bars. They contain no trans fats, are a rich source of fiber, low in sodium and most of them have a low Glycemic Index (GI). But if you have an allergy to nuts you should probably stay far, far away from them.

They come in many flavors such as Fruit & Nut Delight, Nut Delight, Almond & Apricot, Fruits & Nuts in Yogurt, Sesame & Peanuts with Chocolate (my personal favorite), Banana & Oatbran and Walnut & Date (my number two).

I discovered these wonderful treats when I was living gluten free and I've been hooked ever since. You can find them at stores like Wild Oats and Whole Foods but they are much cheaper to buy in bulk (they are usually cheaper here) so I buy them and keep them as part of my food storage. They are really handy to stash in your car or purse. I often take them on hikes or on airplane flights.

(KIND and Amazon should be paying me for this, don't you think?)

Guilty Pleasures

I used to subscribe to US Magazine. I had a subscription for a few years. Before that I bought the mag regularly. I can proudly say that now it has been a few years since that magazine has appeared in my mailbox every friday. HOWEVER, I do still purchase it from time to time. Specifically to kill time when traveling or when I'm stuck at home and sickly.

Although I find it disturbing how our society is obsessed with celebrities, I appear to be part of the problem. If Nicole Richie is getting skinnier I find myself compelled to find out exactly how far her collarbones protruding. If Britany Spears is involved in yet another cringe-worthy mishap I need to have some details about it or at least a glimpse of the pitiful pictures. Are Brad and Angelina really having troubles? I'd better do some research, hadn't I? The thing about it all is that when I'm done skimming the gossip mags I find that A) I don't believe most of the garbage that is printed anyway and B) I don't really care what any of these celebs are doing. So why do I always waste my time and money? Curiosity I suppose. I have a problem and I need to stop. What a waste of money. I swear (for the hundredth time) that I'm going to kick this habit...