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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Doughnuts will no longer be served to Franklin County jail inmates, a move aimed at improving their health.

County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy put a $55,000 annual contract for the doughnuts on hold last month over questions about their nutritional value and trans-fat content.

Since then, sheriff's officials have dropped a request asking commissioners to approve a contract with Jolly Pirate Enterprises, a suburban Whitehall company that would have supplied glazed and jelly doughnuts, as well as crullers, at $4 a dozen.

"There won't be doughnuts," said Chief Deputy Sheriff Mark Barrett, the jail administrator. "It was not a frequent food item to begin with."

Prisoners at the county's two correctional centers were served doughnuts every few weeks on a menu developed by a dietitian under contract with the county.

The county's decision to eliminate doughnuts from inmates' diets comes as artery-clogging trans fats are being removed from various types of foods.

Commissioners don't have the power to make laws such as New York City's ban on trans fats, but policy decisions should reflect a desire for better health, Kilroy said.

Ummm ... are you freakin' kiddin' me??!! They're worried about the inmates' intake of trans fats?? They paid $55,000 a year on DOUGHNUTS for them??? UnbeLIEVable!! Hmmm, I wonder if all those Columbus, Ohioans realize where their tax money was going! Actually, do any of us realize where our tax money is going? I sure hope it ain't for doughnuts for criminals!!

Guess what? We have yet another snowstorm on the way. The fourth one in as many weeks. This time, though, we get the added pleasure of arctic cold along with it, sending our temps down below zero. Oh boy! LOL I don't mind the snow, but I can't stand the cold. Yeah I know, you can't have one without the other, but there's cold, and then there's COLD! I can't take that arctic crap. Yuck!

Son left for South Dakota on Sunday; Hubs leaves today. Still no idea on how long they'll actually be gone. Good thing Tony's leaving when he is; hopefully he'll beat the cold and snow there!

My precious and amazing grandson had to go in for yet another factor infusion yesterday. My son told me that when he spoke with my daughter-in-law on the phone she told him that Brayden awoke with a very swollen and painful knee, so she took him right down. He'll have to have another one today, and again on Thursday. Poor little guy. Ryan also told me that they've decided to start Brayden on prophylaxis treatment; that is to say that he will have two factor infusions each week, whether he needs them or not. Preventive care. I think it's a very good idea, especially right now when he is SO rough-and-tumble yet too young to rationally think about what he's doing, ya' know? Unfortunately, yet gladly, he is getting very used to his "pokes" and is dealing with them very well and knows now exactly what to do and what to expect when he's at the ER. Bless his sweet heart.

I guess that's all. Hope you all are happy and smiling. Have a great Tuesday!