Hello, everybody, as we're getting closer and closer to Thanksgiving weekend.

First up...Washington is rocked by the latest scandal, and this time it isn't from the White House or Capitol Hill. CIA director David Petraeus resigned from his post last week in the wake of an extra-marital affair the FBI uncovered between him and his biographer Paula Broadwell, with salacious e-mail exchanges traced to June being the smoking gun. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen (absolutely no relation!) is also involved in this, as he has allegedly sent salacious e-mails to D.C. socialite and Petraeus family friend Jill Kelley, who has also received e-mails from Broadwell in May. And if things don't get interesting, we have a third man: Frederick Humphries, who according to sources, have sent shirtless photos of himself to Kelley.

On Friday, Petraeus in a closed-door hearing at the Capitol testified that al-Qaeda had something to do with the Benghazi, Libya attack in September. But back to the scandal for a moment: On a scale of Watergate to Lewinsky, I give it a Salahi (for those of you not in the know, they were the couple who were anonymously invited to a White House state dinner years ago behind security's back).

In about a week or so, we'll have the fifth and final round of Sexiest Woman of 2012. But in the meantime, "People" magazine this week named their Sexiest Man Alive for 2012: Channing Tatum, who drove female audiences wild  this year in "Magic Mike."

Now I know some of you ladies have mixed feelings about their decision, and there have been some worthy choices suggested like Gerard Butler, Chris Hemsworth, Justin Bieber, or even Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner. But there are also those from outside the box, like...

• Jimmy Kimmel (Adam Carolla told the Huffington Post that People should've looked at him because Adam looked at Kimmel naked some times)
• Justin Timberlake (who cares if he recently married Jessica Biel?)
• Austin Butler (Justin and Selena Gomez may be no more, but he still has Vanessa Hudgens!)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (he's like David Beckham minus the tattoos...and Victoria)
• CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley (He's more understandable and pleasing to watch than Brian Williams, even if he's #3 in the ratings)
• Any from "Dancing With The Stars" (with the exception of Len Goodman)
• Tom Bergeron (now there's a man who, unlike Mario Lopez on "The X Factor", knows how to ad-lib intelligently whenever things go wrong)
• Bruno Mars (okay, so he didn't make the cover spread, but his style and looks have won him some ardent gals)

So there you go. Oh, and by the way...the editors probably don't know who I am, which is why I got snubbed once again as well!

And last but not least...as we near the final month and a half of 2012, we have lost some greats that have held dear to our hearts; Dick Clark being the biggie. And right now, add Twinkie the Kid to the mix.

On Friday, Hostess Brands announced that they were ceasing operations effective immediately due to a Bakers Union strike and that they were going to sell off their assets, including their legendary snack cakes (Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho-Ho's, etc.) and Wonder Bread. As a result, 18,000 employees have already collected their last checks.

For generations like myself who gorged on these treats, this truly is the end of an era as supermarket shelves have been running dry of Hostess products, thinking this is it....or is it really? Since the news of Hostess' bankruptcy, some big companies have been named to pick up the remnants, including Kellogg's (which bought Pringle's from Procter & Gamble), Kraft Foods, ConAgra, Nestle, General Mills, and Unilever. So far...no takers.

I sure am going to miss the days of enjoying cream-filled bliss, though I wouldn't mind a Twinkie, Donette, or a Wonder Bread sandwich just one more time. So long and stay strong.