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I won’t lie, I’m kind of embarrassed to make this post.  As some of you may or may not know, I lost about 15-20 pounds (depending on what time of the month it is) about three years ago.  By God’s grace, I’ve kept the weight off; but I still have–and still wear–some of the clothes from my heavier days.  The other day, I had my photo-taking-sidekick Melissa take a few pics of me in some pants that I thought looked too big, but wasn’t sure.

The result? Well, it’s worse than I thought.  Lest you think I’m exaggerating, I’ve posted some photos of me in a fuchsia top and the too-big pants and then some photos of me in a similar top and some form fitting pants.  I think these pics will make it very clear why one my New Year’s Resolutions will be to wear pants that fit.

Look at those thunder thighs!

Much better

Oh, and that beautiful brown bag I’m holding in the photo above? That’s Big Michael. The best investment I’ve ever made. And since the shirt I’m wearing is from WALMART (yes, you read that right), I could afford that investment.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been testing out different tablets in order to figure out which one to ask Santa for for Christmas this year.  I’ve gotten hands on with the Amazon Kindle Fire, iPad 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Nook Tablet.  I’ve made videos about my experience with the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet and I’ve even come up with a theory about what people’s tablet choice says about them.

Ultimately, I decided to add a Kindle Fire to my wish list.  It’s small, easy to use and gives me instant access to thousands of movies, tv shows, books and games.  You can check out my complete comparison on the Experts Exchange Tech News Blog or see which tablet matches your personality on Business Insider.