Gargantuan Bedazzlement

Covering the magnificent since 2011

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Withings Home app holiday update: Jingle Bells

Crank up the sound -- my canary loves it!

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My @withings Aura and my Miller lamp. Two bedside devices separated by 100 years of technological innovations. I like to imagine they have great conversations when I'm not there. #antique #tech #lamp #connected #bedroom #weehawken

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Excerpt from Penn’s Friends: Weight Loss Success Story Michael Goudeau

In October of 2014, Penn was in the hospital with out-of-control blood pressure. A few days after he was out of the hospital we were out riding our recumbent tricycles… Yeah, I just said “recumbent trikes,” just in case you didn’t realize what sort of weirdos you’re dealing with… and Penn mentioned that our mutual friend Ray Cronise was in town and had a diet thing he was working on, but that it sounded crazy. The doctors had told Penn he should consider getting gastric sleeve surgery. To Penn, that was the same as saying, “Do whatever the hell crazy thing you want because you’re going to die.” We talked about Ray’s plan and decided to try it.

One of the things Ray kept saying that worried me was, “We’re going to change your relationship with food.” I was skeptical. Not just skeptical, resistant. Food and I had a great relationship. I love food. Food loves me. I’m a good cook. I considered myself a relatively healthy cook. So I started Crazy Ray’s plan…

Read the full interview: Penn’s Friends: Weight Loss Success Story Michael Goudeau

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Hey I'm doing a storytelling show Tuesday night in NYC and putting on Instagram because fliers look even cooler with filers applied. Only $5, intimate venue and yes bar yay. #comedyshow #storytelling #newyorkcity #eastvillage #betterthanastickintheeye

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How does weather impact your activity? We partnered with @accuweather to show you. Want to know what your favorite celebs think? Read on for insights from Magician @pennjillette, San Antonio Spurs Boris Diaw, Novelist Lynn Marie Hulsman, Orange is the New Black actor @joelmarshgarland, Daily Show Correspondent  Roy Wood Jr., and Radio Host Luke Burbank.

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Worked on this for @withings -- really proud of how it came out. Year-long data study, artisty, celeb quotes... and a partnership with @accuweather

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Our Halloween Food Pyramid will help you navigate the sea of scary treats! 

For a healthier Halloween, check out these healthy treats! http://bit.ly/Halloweenhealthy

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New illustration I commissioned from Jesse Willmon who I worked with at Comedy Central and BBC America.

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Withings Storify

[View the story "Withings In The World" on Storify]

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RIP Little Richard #parakeet #edithlayton #worldsoldestparakeet

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5 Authors Who Make Time for Exercise

We hear a lot about writing exercises, but not much about exercising writers. Time to change that. Although writing means sitting for long periods, prolific authors needn't be couch potatoes. Charl...

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Celebrating 7 of the 13 colonies. #happy4th

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Where I'm at. Toasting SCOTUS rulings. Ready to start the clock... #PopPerspective

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The Binge TV Watchers Workout? Yes, Really.

Do you love binge TV viewing? When Netflix or Amazon drops a whole series in your lap and says, "go!" do you jump on the couch, let the good times roll and end up at work the next day looking like ...

Writing about my Orange Is The New Black workout triumph. Huzzah!

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To inspire health and fitness, Boris Diaw dances like nobody’s watching in a new video for Withings.

Rowr + Ooh la la! = YES

See the whole YouTube video here: Boris Diaw -- The Man on the Move

And they’re doing a sweepstakes you can enter to possibly meet him in San Antonio.

No word on what he’ll be wearing if you do win -- but a gal (or a guy) can dream.

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Audible VIP card http://gifshop.tv/m/89E3G4PCI3/

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Brag brag brag. #hamiltonpublic #weehawken #theaternerd

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Ain't too proud to brag... Lookit what I won @audible_com Happy Hour. Not seen: Amazon gift card. Whee!

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👾 Play Space Invaders, right on your Withings scale!