Miami Weiss: Villa by Barton G.

Gianni Versace's former home is now an all-suite boutique hotel

SkyMall catalog: Admit it — you're fascinated too

We've all perused it while high in the sky and then probably forgotten it. But down on terra firma, well, who couldn't sometimes use an Ultrasonic Barking Dog Deterrent ($69.95)? I wish I could say I spent my week off sunning on an exotic beach, sipping mango margaritas.

Welcome to Wuss-tah

Sure we talk funny. People from Mississippi talk funny. So do Minnesotans, Oregonians and New Yorkers. Especially New Yorkers. The bigger question is why does Worcester have a lake, a village, college and an avenue named Quinsigamond (shortened to Quinsig by all locals), but they're scattered around the city like leaves in the fall?

Health calendar

SHARP AS A TACK: Discussion about brain plasticity and how to prevent cognitive decline. 3 p.m. Thursday, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Registration required. Call 692-4600.

Spa Report: Vital at Pura Vida, Denver

This spa is for people who want to relax and pamper sore muscles after a workout; or people who want to skip the workout and just relax.