Another one of Roni Noone‘s delicious recipes. Here is her roasted balsamic cauliflower recipe from her GreenLiteBites book and blog. She says it is so good even her husband ate it. You need some balsamic vinegar and some cauliflower. Roast it all up in the oven at 450 for about 15-20 minutes.
Armand Christopher is originally from Chicago, IL and moved to Dallas in 1975. While working in many different industries over the years, Armand has always had a passion for real estate and has been a licensed realtor for over 35 years. When Armand decided to focus full time on real estate in 2001, he immediately became a Seniors Real Estate Specialist, which is a designation that is owned by the National Association of Realtors. Armand is now a board member of the National Associations of Realtors for that senior designation. He is widely viewed as an expert in senior relocation issues, and loves the opportunity to assist seniors and their families as they transition to new environments and new realities associated with downsizing. Armand’s company is Senior Living Realty, found at www.seniorlivingrealty.com or he can reached by phone at 214-564-5800.
Originally from Southern California, Lorna Armstrong was deeply impacted by a 7.0 earthquake near her home in Northridge in 1994. Having seen firsthand what it was like to be without water, power, gas and other basic services, Lorna joined her fire department’s local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). When she moved to Alpharetta in 1998, she joined the CERT program in that community as well. After 25 years in the corporate world, Lorna decided to make a business out of her passion for emergency preparedness, and formed Armstrong Emergency Readiness in 2009. The mission of her company is to prepare families for any type of emergency, whether it is a “shelter in place” emergency, or an evacuation. She trains families, caregivers and others on what to put in the Emergency Preparedness “kit” and how to be ready to survive the aftermath of an emergency. For more information, please contact Lorna at (404) 952-0647, or visit her website at www.armstrongER.com.
Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!
Led off with a recap of our Father’s Day.The Fat Guy had an eatfest including his favorite tootsie roll midgies, breakfast and linner (lunch and dinner in the late afternoon) at his favorite Cuban restaurant. Dr Fitness had a more fitness oriented day that involved a run followed by another run. The Fat Guy went to see the Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds and guess who was at the movie theater filming a scene from his upcoming movie The Change -up? That’s right Ryan Reynolds – how weird is that? FYI Green Lantern gets a belly down and Super 8 gets a big belly up – if you’re scoring at home.
Then our good friend Miz Fit aka Carla Birnberg joined us with some workout tips from her new My Trainer Fitness 6 Packs featuring quick and easy 100 calorie workouts. We laughed a lot and she took us behind the scenes of her new Fila modelling session.
Then JJ Virgin came on to talk about Freaky Eater stories from her TV show on TLC. Who doesn’t love stories about people who have to eat tartar sauce or corn starch all day long? JJ also wrote the book Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy – she generously shared some her best fitness tips to get those ripped arms.
After retiring from traditional careers, today’s guests each embarked on a writing adventure. Cathy Horvath gathered life lessons and favorite recipes from contacts she made throughout her career, combined the lessons and recipes with her own and compiled everything into Recipes for Life . . . Food for the Body and Nourishment for the Soul. Our second guest, Ray Atkins, published his first book, Front Porch Prophet, in 2008 and his second book, Sorrow Wood, in 2009. Learn how they started, what they have learned and how a lifetime of experience enriched their writing.
Running on the track at your local middle school or high school is a great way to mix up your workout. Sure you have your favorite run course but to mix things up it’s fun to hit the track. You can run sprints or intervals. Dr Fitness had a great tip about using the lanes as a way to count how many laps you run. You can get inspired by the kids busting their butts as they train for track meets and cross country races. It will bring back memories of your youth and get you fired up. Or if you’re like the Fat Guy you’ll just get more depressed and go home and eat a box of donuts.
If you think the new cigarette labels that are coming out are little crazy wait until you hear about the new sunscreen labels. Next summer you won’t be greeted with sunscreen labels with gross pictures of skin cancer victims or disfiguring sunburns – but the labels on your favorite bottle of sunscreen will be changing. The confusing spf system will be going away and you won’t see anymore sunscreens labelled waterproof or sweatproof. Those claims have been too difficult to really stand by. It’s great fun to be outdoors and enjoy the warm weather but please protect yourself from too much exposure to the sun. Wear protective clothes and hats. And when you do use sunscreen use a lot and reapply throughout the time you’re outside.
Georgia Tanner, ASP®
Georgia owns House to Home Staging, LLC and has been an Accredited Staging Professional for 3 years, after training under Barb Schwarz, who is the force and creator behind the whole concept and practice of Home Staging®. Georgia is also President of the Georgia Chapter of International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP®), which was recently awarded ‘International Chapter of the Year.’
In this ‘buyer’s market’ of Real Estate, the last two vacant houses she staged, sold in less than 2 weeks. She not only can furnish vacant houses, but also works with homeowners to prepare the houses they are living in for sale. With the ‘fresh eyes’ of a perspective buyer, she looks for the strength’s of each house, and helps the homeowners address anything that would date or detract from the house, or not photograph well.
Coming from the film industry as an Emmy Award winning Director, Georgia has the unique perspective of years of experience in styling homes for photography and national television commercials. Her list of National Clients includes Maytag, Tide, Cadillac, Simmons, Georgia Pacific, Gold Bond Ultimate Lotion, Selsun Blue, Coty, and Belk. In her film projects she designs the art direction; including location shooting, sets, props and wardrobe, and is also responsible for the final look of each spot.
Georgia has always worked in professions that require an acute critical eye. Whether it is a 30 second commercial or the 30 seconds it takes to fall in love with a house, she believes everything that is being sold must look great and make the buyer feel good about what they desire and need. Georgia loves creating a warm, welcoming environment that buyers desire to call their own, transforming a house into a home.
Joanne Sanders
Joanne Sanders is the Social Marketing Practice Leader & Partner of Social Gastronomy, the southeast’s premiere enterprise social marketing firm. She brings over 12 years of sales, marketing, public relations, public affairs, and communications experience representing corporate, small business and non-profit organizations worldwide. During her professional tenure, Joanne worked closely with a variety of industries including IT, banking, chemical, academic, entertainment, pharmaceutical, tourism, hospitality and communications.
Prior to joining Social Gastronomy she served as Managing Director of a social media agency specialized in broadening online presence, coordinating online outreach, and maximizing online revenue. Prior to serving as Managing Director, she was Director of Marketing and Business Development for a national strategic communication agency –specialized in grassroots and public relations communication efforts across traditional and new media platforms.
Audra Dial, a partner in Kilpatrick Townsend’s nationally recognized Patent Litigation Team, balances a demanding legal career in which she has obtained favorable verdicts in high-profile intellectual property disputes with active involvement in community and firm leadership roles. She focuses her practice on litigating patent disputes, protecting trade secrets, and enforcing restrictive employment covenants.
This year Audra has been recognized as a 2011 POW! Award winner by Womenetics and a 2011 IMPACT Leader by Business to Business magazine. She was also named a 2010 “Up and Comer” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Among her community efforts, Audra serves as President, Junior League of Atlanta (2010 – 2011), as Secretary (2011) and Board Member (since 2007) Special Olympics of Georgia, served on the Board of Trees Atlanta (2010-2011), and served on the Board of Atlanta Children’s Shelter (2010).
Here are her tips on being a transformational leader:
1. Be passionate about what you do. If you are enthusiastic about a cause or an issue, that enthusiasm will be contagious to others and help inspire those around you.
2. Don’t be afraid to go outside your comfort zone. When you go beyond what you think you can do, you can be more creative and develop innovative solutions to problems.
3. Appreciate the diversity around you and use that understanding to build a strong team working together toward a common goal.
Scene: A break-room in a corporate office. It’s early, and employees are just starting to trickle in to begin their busy workday. Suddenly, a shrill, high-pitched shriek cuts through the early morning hustle and bustle…
Janice from Accounting: What’s the matter? I heard a little girl scream…
Jack: Ummmm… that was me.
Janice from Accounting: You?
Jack: Somebody brought a big box of donuts.
Janice from Accounting: So?
Jack: There’re still warm. See?
Janice from Accounting: How many have you touched?
Jack: Ummm… how many did you see me touch?
Janice from Accounting: What’s the big deal with donuts?
Jack: Think about it: they’re nothing more than refined sugar and flour, artificial flavors and partially hydrogenated oil that’s loaded with trans fats. There’s no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Janice from Accounting: They make me happy!
Jack: They’re evil… and this appears to be a job… FOR THE AMAZING DIETER-MAN!
Janice from Accounting: You can’t change clothes in the break-room, Jack!
Jack: No time to argue right now! I need to… crap! I thought I was wearing my Amazing Dieter-Man pants underneath my slacks…
Janice from Accounting: What are you supposed to be anyway?
Jack:
I’ll tell you, Janice from Accounting!
Dieter-Man, Dieter-Man
Eats whatever’s on his dieter plan.
Prepares a meal, real low-cal.
He is really losing it, pal.
Cook Out!
Here comes the Dieter-Man.
Is he committed?
It’s no jive.
He’s got radioactive drive.
Can he jog on the road?
He’s in super-exercise mode.
Hey, there
There goes the Dieter-Man.
During the course of the day,
He shows grit and determination.
He avoids the buffet.
He can fight off any temptation.
Dieter-Man, Dieter-Man
Hungry neighborhood Dieter-Man.
Cake and pie,
He’s ignored.
Losses are his great reward.
He leaves food on his plate, boss.
Whenever there’s a weight loss,
You’ll find the Dieter-Man.
Stupid Skinny Intern: Why’s that guy standing on the table? What’s wrong with him?
Janice from Accounting: I don’t know where to start…
Stupid Skinny Intern: Donuts? Cool!
Jack Sh*t is the madman behind the weight-loss/healthy living site Jack Sh*t, Gettin’ Fit (http://jackfit.blogspot.com). For over two years, Jack has chronicled his efforts to forever leave behind Obese City, and has garnered a worldwide audience with his lighthearted approach to lightening up. He resides in a city in North America.
