Well, after 10 months of patience, we finally cracked open the Wii Fit for Christmas. I bought it on sale when I had cash -- considering how 2009 went, in terms of medical expenses, I'm glad I did!

The kids were very happy with the new addition to the Wii. I was struck by how interactive the Wii Fit Board on the screen was -- he was part comedian, part counselor. He was like Billy Crystal hosting the Oscars and then giving you advice on comedy after the show.

Here's a classic parody that was previously only available via eBook, for all you Global Warming Hoax fanatics. From Update #23 comes a letter from Mother Nature:

Young people simply have no respect these days. After all, I support life on this planet. I keep all of you alive through my works, and yet you have to accuse me of doing bad things.

Do you think I caused that tsunami? Do you suppose I have control over when Yosemite will blow? Well, you shouldn't. Things happen. I'm not perfect.

Here is a timely reprint of a satirical parody piece from Update #21 of DailySkew, written by Damian Hospital. Enjoy:

Ex-Terrorist: I Know how to Defeat Terrorism
By Rami al Hassan
October 30, 2004
As I spend the rest of my natural life in Guantanamo Bay, I am haunted by
those innocent people that I have killed. The pain of their families and
friends permeates throughout my body. Allah will take no pity on my wretched
soul, and that is justified. I will spend the rest of my years on Earth

After a meeting of the minds between the co-founders of the DailySkew family of websites, it was decided that the masses needed the Best of DailySkew webpages from waaaaaayyyy back to be uploaded again for their viewing pleasure.

So if you go to Updates, Dream Seeker, and Baseball, you will find great articles that have not been available at DailySkew for over two years.

In this web book, we will be writing abstract interpretation pieces based on passages from the Dream Seeker novels. These pages might deal with deep thought provoking questions, commentaries, or how the story relates to this modern world we live in.

We hope you will enjoy this abstract interpretation format. If you want to know more about the Dream Seeker, please visit our bookstore and check out these fine DS novels:

The Velvet Mask

#1 See your doctor and get a blood test. This will help in identifying which health areas you need improvement on, and how your diet may need to be modified. Have high cholesterol or high blood pressure? Too much sugar in your diet? Overweight or obese? Issues moving your bowels? *Your doctor will tell you which types of food to avoid and which food is fair game.*

#2 The real truth about exercising- you don't need to go to a gym or jog around a track. You have to try and be mobile at first by walking around the house and do household chores. Maybe stretch in the morning. Play with your kids or other family members. Once you get in the habit of moving around (as opposed to lying in bed or watching TV from the couch and being too lazy to get up), try a cool Wii exercise game like Wii Fitness, Wii Active, or Dance Dance Revolution.

#3 Set your daily exercise goal for just 10 minutes a day. That's less time than taking a dump or surfing the web. Just 10 minutes. Once you get in the habit of stretching, walking around the neighborhood or beach, playing with kids, doing household chores, or using a Wii exercise game, push it to 15 minutes. Try to get it to 30 minutes a day- even breaking it up to 3 sets of 10 minutes is accepted by doctors. The key is: you want to break bad habits, and try to curb your food addiction or laziness addiction.

#4 Try to phase out and eventually get rid of the junk food. You can do a search to find out what junk food is, but I have a feeling you already know.

#5 If you simply cannot stick to a diet or are totally lost due to conflicting information, sign up with a weight loss program that allows you to choose delicious meals from healthy lists. You actually save money on those health diets when they send you food vs shopping on your own.

#6 A meal replacement diet like diet cookies curb your appetite without drugs.

#7 Diet pills and fat burners: your mileage will vary, so clear them with your doctor. They have been known to burn fat fast or suppress your appetite or give you energy.

#8 Those suffering from obesity fantasy about weight loss surgery: gastric bypass, Lap-band surgery, stomach staples, liposuction, and other weight loss procedures. I guess in these "losing weight fast fantasies", your medical insurance covers weight loss surgery. I really hope it doesn't have to come to that. If you follow these steps I outlined for you, it won't.

DailySkew Year One

DailySkew Year Two: Anti-Matter Porn Warning

DailySkew Year Three: Justice Formula

DailySkew Year Four: Fame/Fraud Matrix

In 2001, Damian Hospital and Tony Vahl co-founded The Daily Skew, an online newspaper that challenged traditional thinking by presenting different opinions- some thoughtful and innovative, and some SKEWED.

Damian and Tony, writers, used the Dailyskew as an expression and creative outlet. In addition to mock news stories (as reported by MOT (Ministry of Truth)), they published short stories, poems, editorials, an Enneagram Primer, and uploaded submissions from friends and Internet associates.

They also promoted their Dream Seeker characters and books.