Dear Chris: That would be the Brentwood YMCA

Ashley, Ashley, Ashley. Get over the loser Bentley. You’ve got all of those cute bachelors traveling the world with you and you’re stuck on Bentley the super-dud?

But enough with ABC’s The Bachelorette. If you were like me on Monday night, the long-running he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not show was just eye candy to get us to ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. Celebrity fitness guru Chris Powell worked with Williamson County’s own Dana Baker for a year to help the gentle man with a huge voice (and previously huge frame to match it) lose over 200 pounds.

But what was anticipated to be a huge moment for the Brentwood Family YMCA where Dana began and finished his journey, was a downer when Chris looked into the camera and said they were at the Franklin Y.

Sigh. Our time to shine and Franklin goes and gets the glory again.

Truthfully, though, it was an inspiring and aspiring hour of television, especially for someone like me who has a little problem with food herself. And good for Dana for coming out and coming to terms with who he really is.

If you missed it on TV, you can watch the video online. Click here for the link.

Ordinance 2011: Going once, going twice

It’s been fun, relatively speaking, attending the most recent City Commission meetings to observe how new Mayor Paul Webb runs things. I’m convinced he was a professional auctioneer in a past life though he emphatically denies it.

I’m telling you, that man can get through a meeting in record time. If you’re lucky, you might catch half of the fine print he must by law read aloud at the meetings. Then again, some would say we’re luckier still if we don’t.

See ya on Saturday

There’s good news for everyone coming to Town Center Saturday this weekend. The forecast is for a high of 91 degrees – a far cry from the high of 60something reached at the first one in April. So there are a few isolated thunderstorms forecast; let’s just not go there.

Come find us at the BHP tent to say hi, pick up a new BHP bumper sticker and sign up to get our daily newsletters.

The street fair/farmers market is the best thing to happen in Brentwood in a long time. Come check it out for yourself!

Susan Leathers is editor of Brentwood Home Page. Click here to read previous columns. Email her at susan@brentwoodhomepage.com