Archive | June, 2006

29 June 2006

Last-minute Madge

I’m trying to help a friend out. He has a ticket for Madonna this Sunday, July 2 at Madison Square Garden and is unable to go. Its face value is $375. He’s willing to sell it for just about anything at this point. (He’s even willing to give it away if he doesn’t get any [...]

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28 June 2006

News flash: smoking, it’s bad for you

Actually, it is news. It’s official. Second-hand smoke has been declared unsafe by the Surgeon General, even in small amounts. The report goes as far as blaming second-hand smoke for asthma, blood vessel damage, heart disease, and lung cancer. Not interested in getting any of these ailments? Then either stay in New York City or [...]

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26 June 2006

Cherry juice

When’s the last time you ate cherries? How about cherry juice? Where does one even get cherry juice? If a recent study holds water, we may be seeing more and more of this obscure drink. Although it does nothing for muscle pain and range of motion, drinking cherry juice may help decrease muscle tenderness and [...]

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23 June 2006

Last minute TBC tonight

I’m covering the total body class at 5pm right before my 6pm step class tonight, for those of you who want to tone up beforehand.

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20 June 2006

Starbucks will make you grande

I hate Starbucks. Two very nice coffee shops in my neighborhood closed, presumably because of competition with the nearby Starbucks locations. On the off chance that I do find myself in a Starbucks, the only way I can stomach their bitter burnt coffee is to have one of their fancy coffee drinks. Beware, though. Don’t [...]

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12 June 2006

Big fat elephant butt

Not in the mood to work out? Neither is she.

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07 June 2006

Ouch, Part 5

The case did not go to court today because there was no defendant. The department of corrections never picked him up. The rescheduled date is probably Thursday, June 15. The assistant DA will let me know for sure a couple of days before. If this ends up being the date, then I’ll have to re-sub [...]

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