Picked up a paper at Whole Foods yesterday. It is called the Happy Herald. Gotta love anytime people report GOOD news. Once, when I was probably in my 20s, I had a dream that I was in NYC looking for the Happy and Fun Times. Upon rising, I thought it was a wacky but great idea for a newspaper. It makes me happy that people think the same way! Their is also a local paper … [Read more...] about The Glass Really is Half-full
Lettuce Eat, Part 2
Welcome to April (no fools,) and opening day for our Florida boys of summer. Tonight the Marlins play the Mets and we'll be watching. April is a great month with 2 of my favorite men celebrating their birthdays. Speaking of birthdays, today my SilverSneakers students will gather to celebrate Tommy's 99th!! Wow. What an inspiration. I must add that he takes my co-worker … [Read more...] about Lettuce Eat, Part 2
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words
Looks like the gardening day I have been waiting for, has actually arrived. As winter quickly turned to summer in South Florida, the lettuce I planted is ready to be eaten or burn up! I will be pulling carrots, picking tomatoes and peppers, and pulling up a few heads of lettuce for tonight's VFT salad! With some basil and other assorted herbs, and even a strawberry or 2, it … [Read more...] about A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words
The Final 10
The more the weeks go by, the more sure I am that NBC must have gotten slammed with law suits or at least problems regarding the challenges on previous seasons. Once again, I ask, "is there no happy medium?" Last night's challenges boiled down to dropping balls into a pail and digging eggs out of the ground...such a far cry from rowing through unknown waters, treading … [Read more...] about The Final 10
Drink Up to Slim Down
Good morning. I have been spending some time reading up on some peace and fitness news. Sometimes, everything old is new again. Such is the case in a recent study that found that drinking 2 eight-ounce glasses of water 30 minutes before meals caused a greater weight loss than in the group that didn't drink the water. In fact, the water drinkers lost 44% more in 12 weeks … [Read more...] about Drink Up to Slim Down