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" So I know this is going to be a big shock to you, but I talk to everyone. I chat with the drycleaner (he&amp;#039;s still with his Asian girlfriend and acting as stand-in step dad... Go Mark!) The lady in the remote control shopping cart Costco yesterday turned out to be 88. Her secret to fabulous skin? Good old fashioned Ponds Cold Cream. Albert down at the Arco gas station? He did not quit, but he got a promotion to a new station about five miles away. I&amp;#039;m quite certain he is making some other new mother&amp;#039;s life more manageable by fussing over the baby while she pours herself a big fat Diet Coke for $1.19. Sometimes though, I&amp;#039;m so busy chatting with other people that I rush right past the people right in front of me. Take my neighbor, John, who I ran into the other night while showing my kids the Christmas lights, playing with Dakota the dog, and telling the neighbor kid that he could, indeed, recycle our cans for a profit. (Never a dull moment in our house.) I always knew John was into nutrition, and at some point owned a gym (he&amp;#039;s got arm muscles the size of my head) but I had no idea his business had blown up so much. He currently owns Max Fitness Academy in Sherman Oaks - the same place I often pass on my way to work. &amp;quot;Wow, I really don&amp;#039;t have an excuse not to work out,&amp;quot; I told him. &amp;quot;I mean, I walk, but I don&amp;#039;t hit the machines. I really need a trainer for that.&amp;quot; In true neighbor fashion (and with a flair for sales - he told me I looked &amp;quot;amazing&amp;quot; which I could have taken as a snowjob but I&amp;#039;m too much of a narcissist so instead just giggled and thanked him) he told me about his gym, and in particular his Bodymap tracking system. Created to help personal trainers get the best results from their client, John claims that Bodymap is &amp;quot;a revolutionary system that determines the precise diet, supplements and exercise program based on one&amp;#039;s unique body composition.&amp;quot; (The blond in the photo? That&amp;#039;s me! It really is! She lives inside of me and is just dying to get out. The 6&amp;#039;1 brunette thing I have going on? Total great disguise.) His description of Bodymap sounded pretty good to me. I&amp;#039;m going to try it out for myself in the coming months. I&amp;#039;m quite certain it will pinpoint the outline of 3 cups of Yuban and a jelly doughnut, but I&amp;#039;ll let you know for sure the final results. Maybe I&amp;#039;m in better shape than I think? At almost 40, though, I&amp;#039;ve got some work to do to be as healthy as I can. I&amp;#039;m happy for John. I remember when he was struggling with a small little work-out center, and now his Bodymap system is going to launch in gyms and health care providers throughout the country. I&amp;#039;m mostly happy for me, though. Exercise has always been a libido lifter. When my husband gives a happy wave to John on his way to work, John can thank Bodymap for Rex&amp;#039;s good mood. Now if you&amp;#039;ll excuse me, I have a Hanukah party to attend. I have many strangers to meet and many wonderful stories to stick in the memory file for this blog and others. With one week left until Christmas, also, I wish all of you a very merry season full of love, laughter, health, and of course, sex! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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