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Fave 'modern day' fantasy = Harry Dresden (Jim Butcher) Fave 'vanilla' fantasy = Jimmy the Hand (Raymond E Feist) Fave 'humorous' fantasy = Sam Vimes (Terry Pratchett) Fave 'old-school' Sci-Fi = James Bolivar DiGriz aka 'The Stainless Steel Rat' (Harry Harrison) Fave sci-fi = Ciaphas Cain (Sandy Mitchell) And thanks for…
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Speaking personally (since I don't know you and obviously haven't experienced the things that you have in your life) all I can say is: 1. Yes, I do think that in my case my weight has had a huge impact on my self-esteem and coupled with relationships with two cheating partners (one a wife and the other a fiance) the…
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Being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in February this year meant that I had to seriously rethink my health and diet regime. There are many good sources of diabetic/low-sugar recipes on the net and also in print. I got most of my info from being sent on some courses run by my local area health authority and from the British…
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Speaking as someone who has over 200 lbs to lose, I'd say doing *ANYTHING* will help you. The type of activity/exercise you will benefit from will be based around what your current activity level is and what you can actually do without causing any physical harm to yourself. I was almost completely immobile due to back…
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For me it has to be anything involving the City Watch - Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night Watch, Thud! and Snuff. I really enjoy the range of characters, from the world weary Commander Sir Samuel Vimes to the too innocent for his own good, Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson. Throw in…
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XCOM earthling... ...All of your bases are belong to us!!
