little blog on the prairie

Americans love rankings and lists, there’s no question.

And we here at lbotp are no different.

Check out Money magazine’s latest listings of the “Best Places in America” and you can’t help but chuckle when it comes to this category: skinniest. Our very own Champaign ranks as the 12th sveltest city in America, using average body mass index as the indicator. (Evidently they haven’t factored in my post-baby waistline. Did they realize how much Custard Cup people eat here??)

Oddly enough, Houston, which Men’s Fitness named as American’s Fattest City in 2005, is ranked No. 3.

Other tidings:

• The UI alumnus behind Deadspin.com, a great blog that I should add to my favorites, is coming to town for a book signing on Thursday afternoon.
• In case you missed it, Becky Mabry’s story on the Amish produce auction in Monday’s N-G was fantastic.