What an amazing week. Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday was Obama Becomes President Day. Then there's tomorrow, which is one of my favorite holidays, St. Willie Nelson's Beard Day.I realize that some of you, depending on which religion you subscribe to, may not even be aware that Willie Nelson's Beard is an actual, bona fide Saint, but indeed it is. Specifically, it is the Patron Saint of Picking Up Hitchhikers.This holiday is generally observed by bikers, truckers, lot lizards, hob

The holidays are over and a lot of people are dealing with increased weight and a much bigger stomach. What with all the feasts during Christmas and celebrating the New Year, people have forgotten all about their diets and ate like there’s no tomorrow. So now that the food season is over they’re a few pounds heavier. So some would go back to their diets, like the Slimquick Cleanse or whatever diet they were on before the holidays. Sometimes, it sucks when you have the type of body that gets fat

While I stuffed my face with cookies and fruitcake over the holidays, my friends were total buzz kills. One is on Louise Gittleman's Fat Flush Plan and refused wine at a recent event. Mind you, this was really good wine and waiters were walking around constantly refilling glasses. WTF??? She swears she's feeling so much better, but I'm sure it's not as good as I felt after a couple of glasses last week! (-: My other friend is no religious nut, but she swears by The Maker’s Diet. The premise is