I’m walking on air – literally.

While in Shreveport on Saturday, I decided to try on a pair of Skechers Shape-ups!

I walked around the store while my friend Diane looked on with some skepticism.  But I was sold.

Okay so they’re not Manola Blahniks, but they promise to promote weight loss, tone muscles and improve posture.

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Over the years, I think I’ve tried every new fad diet that has come along.  I remember going on a popcorn diet back in the 80s. You would eat a normal breakfast and lunch, then have popcorn for dinner.  It worked for me for about three days.

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It could be the world’s unhealthiest snack. The ultimate in fast-food indulgence is cooked up, not by a restaurant chain, but by a minor-league baseball club in St. Louis.

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I remember two graduations in my life – the one when I graduated from sixth grade into junior high, and tonight when I graduated from “Bootcamp in June,”  – without passing out.

Above,  left, Coach Tompkins, the meanest, yet sweetest man who ever lived, is trying to whip Marie and me into shape. The others are  our accidental friends: Indie,  Stan Acy, Steven Dewberry, Prewitt (our other coach who played football at MSU and Jackson State and will be competing in August for Iron Man of the World or something), Cary  Hardin and Robin Fant.

I’m taking the picture from a prone position on the ground – because I just needed a rest.

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By Demented Diva Sherry White Jeffcoat

Just when I start thinking that I am not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, the sharpest knife in the drawer, ummm oh well, you catch my drift, I see or read something that lets me know that I am still brighter and sharper than many who walk among us.

For example….I received a form letter from my health insurance provider this week. They wanted to clarify for us when we can and can not use the emergency room and be covered by our policy.

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