by Holly Hickman on 04/12/2010
Warning: I’ve long been a Colonial history buff, and an especially ardent Jeffersonophile. Now that I live in a region that affords gloriously unfettered access to such felicities as Monticello, you’ll be seeing similar posts to this one with increasing frequency. Hooray!
It’s Thomas Jefferson’s birthday tomorrow, and to celebrate, we’re going to Monticello!
Actually, I cheated. I went the other day, in the beautiful fulfillment of a long-held dream. It was as magnificent and moving as one might imagine. (I welled up upon entering the foyer. Is that odd?)
So, let us visit Monticello virtually, focusing on Jefferson’s diet, as there are lessons for the modern-day inhabitants of the country he helped found…
Did the unalienable rights include chocolate? Please? CLICK HERE!
by Holly Hickman on 02/08/2010
So says Craig Ballantyne, a jaw-droppingly fit, soft-spoken, highly intelligent young man I had the pleasure of meeting while squealing like an idiot over Queen Latifah and Wyclef during some midnight South Beach Stupid Bowl shenanigens.
I should clarify: CB was not squealing. He is Canadian and therefore modest and classy. I, however, was so shocked to find myself part of the party scene — me! — that folks back in Texas could probably hear me whoopin’ it up. I think I scared Wyclef.
Anyway, back to Craig. He is a weight-loss and fitness genius. I do not use that word lightly, and I’m not just saying this because his advice has been sought after by dozens of fitness magazines and sites.
I say this because he wears his evidence. His skin is moonlit and smooth and sort of glows. His body is Apollo-like, and I’m not talking about geriatric astronauts here. He is taut, with beautiful lines and curves, and he has trained thousands of people — both men and women — to do what he does and look their best.
I’m in good shape, but I still like to learn from the experts. Wanting some of that hubba-hubbaness, I quizzed Craig on his secrets. Here’s what he told me, when “La,” as she is apparently known among her circle, wasn’t instructing her Queendom to “Make some @#$% noise if you love Haiti!”
CLICK to learn how to get from Here to Hubba…