We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different.

Spending the afternoon watching the Army vs. Navy game.

Today, a man ate his 25,000 Big Mac.

Gross.  Wow, but gross.

Creepy resemblance to John Lennon, too.

For the record, I think I've had like 10-15 Big Macs in my entire lifetime.  No plans to beat this guy's record, either.

Race to Wrigley was awesome!

Once again, Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.  This time, instead of facing the 100-game suspension, he is retiring.

Normally I'd say that baseball won't be as interesting anymore without all of Manny's antics, but he hasn't really been that interesting as of late.

It's a sad end to a pretty good career.

The Kentucky Wildcats managed to knock off top-ranked Ohio State University last night.  They might be my new pick to win the whole tournament.  Either them or North Carolina.

Here's some food for thought.

Santa Speedo Run is today!

Congratulations to everyone running in the Chicago Marathon today.  I was out there watching, cheering you on.  I'm trying to get enough motivation to do it myself, but I think I'd actually do better with a triathalon.  At least to begin with.  Or a 10K.  But eventually, I think I'd like to try my hand at the Chicago Marathon one day.  It certainly was inspiring to watch everyone.

The United States is the fattest nation among 33 countries with advanced economies. Two-thirds of people in this country are overweight or obese; about a third of adults — more than 72 million — are obese, which is roughly 30 pounds over a healthy weight.

On that note, I think I'm going to go for a bike ride.

"These are encouraging," says William Thies, chief medical and scientific officer of the Alzheimer's Association. "These types of studies make people think, 'Well gosh, maybe I can do something about this disease.'"

The studies were presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Honolulu.

I came across an interesting article on Huffington Post, written by Dr. Oz.  If we stay at the status quo, diabetes will be a serious problem for many, many people.

"Here are the statistics: there are 24 million diabetics in this country and about 6 million of them don't even know it yet. These are people whose blood sugar is over 125. They will most likely find out when other complications arise such as impaired kidney function, vision problems and, of course, heart disease. Even scarier is that there are 57 million pre-diabetics who are at a crucial fork in the road. Their blood sugar is between 100 and 125 and they stand at a juncture where some simple lifestyle changes and mindful diet choices will lengthen their lives and save them a world of suffering. Nearly half of Hispanic and African American children born this decade are projected to get diabetes. The CDC estimates 1/3 of all Americans will develop diabetes and live 15 years less while losing immeasurable quality of life.

No public health problem compares in scale.

Diabetes will bankrupt our healthcare budget if left unchecked. It costs us $175 billion now to treat this killer and its complications, and that's expected to double in 25 years. Despite the best devised policy plans to manage the economics of healthcare, all solutions will fail unless we address the root causes and engage in widespread awareness and prevention."

Two-time Olympian Ryan Lochte is USA Swimming's athlete of the year for winning five medals at the world championships.

Lochte's medal haul in Rome included four golds.

Michael Phelps, a 14-time Olympic gold medalist, was honored with the performance of the year award for his dramatic win in the 100-meter butterfly at the world championships.

Phelps' coach, Bob Bowman, was chosen coach of the quadrennial; Eddie Reese was coach of the year; Bill Rose was developmental coach of the year; and Jimi Flowers, who died in July, was the disability coach of the year.

Emily Brunemann was female open water swimmer of the year. Andrew Gemmel and Fran Crippen shared the men's open water award.

The awards, voted on by coaches, athletes and media, were presented Saturday night at USA Swimming's annual convention in Chicago.