It was cold this morning when I walked to the gym for my exercise session, and it never did warm up much. Tomorrow's forecast is for snow in San Antonio, with a high of 39, and a low of 26. Wow! I did not expect this kind of weather in San Antonio. But that's not the main reason for this note. When I got home from the gym, I sat down and wrote my New Year's column for the Chronicle. It is about exceptional health. I also mentioned my new e-book which is about half finished now, and mentioned plans to run it serially in the Chronicle beginning in February. I will also be using it in the health class I'm teaching at CFCC in January.

The amazing thing is that when I picked up my mail this afternoon, it included an advance copy of a new book being published on January 4th. The title of the book is The Full Plate Diet. It is a marvelous book written by three authors from the Lifestyle Center of America. I have already written a review of the book for Amazon.com, and I invite anyone to read my review of the book there. I will also be writing a column about it for the Chronicle. The serendipity is that the book is a perfect complement to my new e-book. It is coming out just in time for me to use in my class, and I have full permission to do exactly that. Life is both amazing and wonderful.