Category: Jazzy

Kristin: Supreme Court agrees with New Haven 20

Kristin: Supreme Court agrees with New Haven 20

BY KRISTIN OF BECAUSE I SAID SO The Supreme Court has decided to reverse a decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals which included Judge Sonia Sotomayor. I have yet to read the entire ruling but I find myself wondering about the ramifications the ruling will have on the...

10 Questions with JMJ Fitness Superstar client, Kristin

10 Questions with JMJ Fitness Superstar client, Kristin

BY JASON JOHNSON Hi everyone. I would like you all to meet one of my JMJ Fitness Superstar clients, Kristin! You may know her from the blog Because I Said So, or as a contributor to Dallas South. She just completed an awesome personal fitness goal. I asked her 10...

Kristin: Stepping Out of the Box

Kristin: Stepping Out of the Box

By Kristin of Because I Said So My husband usually likes to spend vacation on a beach somewhere relaxing to the sound of the waves. For my birthday he decided to accompany me on my yearly trip to Colorado for some light hiking and for the annual Bolder Boulder 10k....

Theater Review: “If By Chance” playing at the Bishop Arts Theater Center March 6th-March 15th

Theater Review: “If By Chance” playing at the Bishop Arts Theater Center March 6th-March 15th

Review by Kristin of Because I Said So If By Chance Playwright Donnie Wilson has been “directly inspired by our society’s preoccupation with Barack Obama’s ethnicity”. If By Chance is his outstanding play which depicts many undercurrents of racial inadequacy punctuated with bursts of humor. Mr. Wilson was able to...

Week One Weight Loss Update From Kristin

Week One Weight Loss Update From Kristin

Kristin, my co-host on the Shawn P. Williams Now Blog Talk show is sharing her weight loss journey with the Dallas South Family. She is working with Dallas South contributor and JMJ Fitness proprietor Jason Johnson on a 6-week program. Today, Kristin tells us about her first week following Jason’s...

Kristin shares her JMJ Fitness experience with Dallas South

Kristin shares her JMJ Fitness experience with Dallas South

In the last couple of months, the health posts submitted by guest blogger Jason Johnson have been very well received. Jason is a personal trainer and is the proprietor of JMJ Fitness. Kristin (formerly known as Jazzy) who blogs at Because I Said So and serves as Co-Host on my...

Barack, Michelle, and Joe share similar personal stories come from the same place

Barack, Michelle, and Joe share similar personal stories come from the same place

By Jazzy of Because I Said So  Barack and Michelle Obama, and Joe (married to Jill) Biden are 3 the hard way. Each of these individuals has personal tragedies and triumphs that a vast amount of Americans can identify with. Barack and Michelle’s stories we have heard often along the...

Jazzy wants to know: Presidential Election ’08 – What are your issues?

Jazzy wants to know: Presidential Election ’08 – What are your issues?

By Jazzy of Because I Said So  As the election date draws closer both parties should focus on issues and leave trivial lipstick on the pig non-issues behind. I am curious as to what readers and potential voters are focusing on as their must haves in a candidate. I s shared...

What will November 4th Tell Us?  Presidential Election or Popularity Contest

What will November 4th Tell Us? Presidential Election or Popularity Contest

By Jazzy of Because I Said So This election is beginning to remind me of the time I ran for my high school senior class secretary position (which I won, yeah me). That election was solely based on how many people knew your name, what they knew about you, and...

Palin sticks to the script in acceptance speech

Palin sticks to the script in acceptance speech

By Jazzy of Because I Said So Gov. Sarah Palin delivered a well rehearsed personal character assassination against Obama which, I expected, she is a conservative Republican, after all. I did learn a lot about her, I, I, I, I was the recurring noun for the night. For a hot...