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I wear a couple of hats. One of which is Personal Fitness Trainer. I've got a client whose given me permission to tell a short version of part of his story. Let's call him Dave, shall we? Dave found me on Facebook. He saw one of my demo videos and said, "this guy seems legit, so why not give him a try?" I'm so glad Dave reached out to me. I've come really dig our time together and I have a ton of respect and admiration for him. Dave was 535 lbs. when we began zooming, lifting, stretching, and more, together. I dug into Dave's backstory a little. It always helps for a trainer to have a little intel, but more than that I'm a people person. People's stories, trials, tribulations and journeys fire me up. Dave has been a big lad a long time. At one time he had a different trainer and went from 500 plus pounds down to 400 lbs. "But I lost the weight for the wrong reasons and later put the weight back on," he said. "Wrong reasons? Partner?&

Ladies and gentlemen I give you great writer, funny-man and hard core New Yorker, Tim O'Mara. JB: Please tell the masses reading this interview what life was like for Tim O'Mara. And did anybody call you Timmy as wee lad? TO: I grew up in suburban Long Island, the fourth of five kids in a very Catholic family. There were so many kids my age living within walking/biking distance I was never at a loss for things to do—most of them baseball-related. And yes, my whole family call me Timmy. Now there's only a handful of people who do—including you, which I take as a sign that we may actually be related. JB: How old were you when the lightning bolt of writing struck you? Was there a specific event? A book you read? Movie? Bookish damsel who kissed thine rosy cheek? TO: I've been writing one way or another, my whole life. I loved writing assignments in school. (If nothing else, they took me away from the math work.) I was in a lot of plays in high school and found my

Ok Here we go again. We are back and we are live (sorta) with the always lovely and certainly no b.s. Linda Sands. JB: This next question is one writers often tire of being asked but some inquiring minds want to know so...do you outline or 'pants'? (write by the seat of your pants) Sands: I'm half and half. I never truly outline and I never truly run by the seat of my pants. I'll get the idea, hear the voice and roll with the protag or antag as my co-pilot until I know the twist and or the ending, then I make some notes to make sure I get there without getting too lost along the way. I have one book I wrote the outline for and now I'm too bored to write it. JB: What's your favorite alcohol beverage? Do you have seasonal drinks? i.e. rose´ in the summer and bourbon in winter? Sands: I like most alcohol. God that sounds bad. Right now I'm on a botanical vodka and indigo gin kick. Not together. One or the other with club soda, tonic or seltzer. Ther

Welcome back cats. I've had the distinct privilege of chatting with author Linda Sands. Sands is a tornado of energy and one hell of a writer. Here's how it all went down... JB: Thanks so much for cruising by the blog. I had the pleasure of meeting you last year at the Bouchercon conference in Dallas. And when I say pleasure I mean that we had drinks and you are as haywire as I am...only funnier. Sands: Yeah we did shake that gathering up a bit, didn't we? If you ever need someone to drink your bourbon, stage a fake accident or direct a modeling shoot with a monster truck, I'm your girl. JB: Haha I thought I looked good in front of that bad-boy truck. But anyway...question: when did the writing bug grab you? And being a woman with a ton of horsepower how do you manage to sit still long enough to write books? Sands:I never thought of writing as career. It's just part of who I am—a born storyteller. No matter what job was brining in the money, I was still sp

Hola cats! I haven't posted in awhile and for that, big apologies to you all. Without further nonsense here's the second half to the interview with:  That Jonny Brown . JB: Let's say you have a girl sliding by the crib or say, your girlfriend. What is your go-to meal that you'll cook for her? TJB: Stuffed peppers are my go-to dish. Especially with this health kick that's popular, that dish totally makes me look like I know what I'm doing. JB: How do you begin writing a song? Do you start with a beat? A melody? A feeling or emotion? What gets you going? TJB: Usually I start with a concept. Through experiences I have every day I'm constantly writing down ideas on my phone. Something like, "Tempo. Can you catch my tempo? Love song about getting on the same page with someone." I leave that there until I make a beat that makes me feel that way and I'll sit there and write the rest of it coming up with the melodies and rap cadences. JB: