As I tell people almost daily, TED wasn’t the end, but just another step up the staircase of life. The past two weeks have been the beginning of the next step for me - losing 100 pounds.
I’ve been watching “The Biggest Loser” off and on for several seasons, but after watching my TED talk, like most of us, I focused on the negative, rather than the positive. Where so many saw the glass as “half full,” and were inspired, I saw the glass as “half empty” and became discouraged …

Something as simple as a new red frying pan shouldn’t get me so excited, but it has. Not only will it fit into EVERY drawer in my van, it’s perfect for the kind of cooking I do. I can get a perfect pancake, one fried egg, a pork chop or a hamburger cooked quickly and with less heat than a larger pan. Easy to clean, compact, RED and well made, this is my favorite purchase of the month. There’s a handle with a slot for a carabiner so I can …

It’s been a little over nine years since I’ve been here. And back then, this place was a dry cleaners. For the past nine years or so it’s been a hot little coffee shop called “C’Ville Coffee.” It ranks as the TOP coffee shop I’ve ever been in. The owner, Toan Nguyen, not only greets you when you walk in, he has a conversation with you, finds out what brought you here. Very friendly guy!
When I explained my “year long adventure,” and told him I was writing and posting about …