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  • All I Want for Christmas is a Treadmill

    Seriously. OK, maybe not all. I’m always in the market for movie tickets. I drop hints every year, but never get them. Also books. My two favorite authors – James Patterson and Patricia Cornwell – both have new murder-mysteries out, and I can’t remember the last time I read for pleasure. I’d prefer actual books…

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  • Ever Heard of Shoppercise?

    Me neither, but that’s what I’ll be doing this weekend. On Black Friday my daughter and I were out for 10 hours at the new outlets and Kenwood Mall in Cincinnati, and that evening we hit the Dayton Mall to play with the puppies at Fetch. (You know how easily a dachshund puppy could fit…

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  • Slightly Overweight Increases Risk of Death? Really?

    You know how I just love studies. A new one declares just being a little overweight raises your risk of premature death. I’m thinking that if I’d read this before my after-work walkout, I’d have put in an extra mile. Here we are, in the middle of the Eating Season, and along comes a study…

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  • World AIDS Day is Nothing to Celebrate

    All that’s missing is a white sale. Wednesday is World AIDS Day, a day set aside to acknowledge the worldwide struggle against HIV/AIDS and to remember those we’ve lost. It’s a day of commemoration, not celebration; one for somber observances, not church picnics. It was shocking, then, to read about a Baptist church in Oakland,…

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  • Finally, a Way to Work In Working Out

    Time to switch to heavy sweats. Since I was going to be working in a too-hot kitchen on and before Thanksgiving Day, I’d only packed two pairs of knee-length exercise pants, one velour jogging suit (for Black Friday), along with an assortment of t-shirts and hoodies. When I stepped out of the van Wednesday a.m.,…

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  • Thanksgiving 2010, Post Mortem

    I am so incredibly glad Thanksgiving is over. We left Dayton at 1 a.m. today, and arrived back home in Raleigh at 9 a.m., beating the worst of the holiday traffic and giving me the day to work through my holiday hangover. Soon after I write this, I’m going to take a nap, and then…

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  • Thanksgiving 2010, Part 4: I Woke Up Driving 70 MPH

    Most of the bad things in life, you might think, only happen to other people. Never you, because you know better. You’re responsible, careful and smart. And if, for example, you and your family must drive 500 miles to get to your mother’s house for the holiday, you’ll make sure everyone is 100 percent ready…

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  • 25 Percent of Overweight Women Think They Look Just Fine

    I don’t know why this is all over the news, because I swear I just read about this not too long ago: A recent study shows that one in four overweight women believe they have an average figure. Let’s see if I can do the math . . . With eight out of 10 black…

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  • Thanksgiving 2010, Part 3: Weight Loss? Not an Option

    I’m seriously not even trying. There’s something about The Eating Season that makes people bring in rich breads, cakes and all manner of treats for coworkers and friends.  The holidays are upon us whether we think it’s too early or not, and all the Susie Homemakers of the world are positively giddy about the sugar-coated…

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  • Thanksgiving 2010, Part 2: The Grocery List

    I emailed the list of grocery items I’ll need for the holiday to my sister in Dayton, and cc’d my mother.  As far as I know, they completed the shopping yesterday. At least I hope they did. I’m still down for the count with this heinous cold, but I heard the grocery stores are packed…

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