Friday, July 1, 2011

"Exercise in a bottle." Now that's my kind of workout!

Here's a new study suggesting that imbibing your favorite Pinot Noir will offset the butt-expanding effects of your desk job. Is it time to kiss my Vodka/Crystal Light cocktails goodbye? The caveat, of course, is that the fat-burning benefits of red wine have only been measured in sedentary rats. (But, doesn't everyone feel like a big fat rat every once in a while? I know I do.) Plus, you'd need to drink a lot of vino to negate your couch potato ways. Still, it's an excuse....

Inn of the Governors

The Inn of the Governors on West Alameda is where my maternal grandparents used to stay in the '60s and '70s when they'd visit ...