Dearest Couch Potato, I’ve got some splendid news for you!  University of Mississippi researchers found that ‘movie munchers’ ingested 28% more buttered popcorn when watching “Love Story” than those who watched the comedy “Sweet Home Alabama.” A Vanderbilt University study found that laughing out loud for 10-15 minutes per day burns between 10 and 40…

Greetings Tushkateers,   How are y’all on this absolutely spectacular day?  I am peachy keen.  My daughter and her man have been visiting us, here in Tucson, for the past week.  They leave today.  (Sob, sob…don’t go…don’t leave mommy!!!)   And, Holy CowGirl, it has been a whirlwind of activity, including but not limited to our…

St. Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I’ve been rackin’ my brains not only as to what gift I might like, but what non-food gifts to give.  (Yes, I said “non-food.”) Valentine gifts for friends, family, neighbors…for all! While clicking through this week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Love Puzzle, think non-food gifts and…

Once upon a time, a chubby young woman was wandering about in the Land of the Lost and Found Pounds, thinking self-deprecating thoughts when she ran into the Goddess of Forever Thin. She said, “Hi Goddess. You are wise, and I am desperate. I want to lose weight once and for all. My triple X…

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