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I have a Corgillon, a Boston Russell, and a Cairndor, all shelter rescues... Pixie, the Corgi/Papillon mix is around 20 years old and has spent 17 of that with me (before doggie Alzheimer's set in, she was the smartest dog ever); Sugar, the Cairn/Border terrier mix is around 5 years old, 4 of that spent with me (but she is…

Perrier has a lemon flavor but no sweetener (note: the lemon taste is very faint!). I miss the grapefruit flavor they used to have. There's also a lime. What I really seem to like in sodas are the bubbles. So now I drink Perrier or sometimes Pelligrino.

You'll get no argument from me; I love Halloween so much, I got married on that day! YES! Buy your costume!

Anyone know where to get violet tea? I found some traveling overseas, have used it all up, and now am craving it...

Paperwork totally killed me.

Fixed that for you. The last time I had to change a flat was middle-of-nowhere western Kansas on a major highway, in the rain, no cell phone reception, two little kids and a dog in the car, just past a curve and in a place where the car could not be pulled very far off the road due to a ditch (and the tire was on the…

Sexy on most men and many women (used to work oncology...lack of hair draws more attention to the face). Unless the guy does a combover; those are equivalent to mullets.

They are hating you so they don't have to hate themselves. And I doubt it rises to the level of actual hate -- it's way of expressing envy. Having said that, I am very lucky that I have no people like this in my life (and...that's been many deliberate choices over the years to have it this way!). I have one friend who very…

I have to agree, at 10 that kid is too old to be doing stuff like that. However, younger kids have no filter on what they should say. When my daughter was around 3, there was an elderly lady wearing a full-skirted black dress in the grocery store. My daughter took one look at her and shrieked, "Mommy, IT'S A WITCH!!!" I…

Well...if they grew human tissue in the lab for consumption, would you eat that? I don't think I could. While I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, I can see how some still wouldn't want to eat the lab grown stuff if it were available.

I think if you stick something IN your water (like a lemon or orange slice), then you can count it as water AND a slice of lemon or orange. Otherwise, I wouldn't count it toward my total.

Married at 21 First child at 28 (yes, we really waited that long before taking the plunge), second at 32. I was born in the mid-1950s. But then, my parents were in their late 20s before they had us kids, so my experience was being raised by people older than most of my peers' parents. My kids (should they choose to have…

I'm a nurse too, and we've had the same basic crew for the past 7 years (a few people leave due to retirement or other life changes, but few people leave for something else). I work in a pediatric specialty clinic, though, so we see the same patients from birth through adulthood; maybe that's why we're all still here.

Since marijuana stays in the system for 30 days, they are at risk if there's a drug test. You should probably tell them that, as well. If they lied to the recruiter and said they didn't do illegal drugs and then they test positive, they'll be out of the service and not be allowed back in. They have no idea how stupid they…

Overdosing on vitamin C will give you very expensive urine. That's about it. Overdosing on several others won't have any effect, either, but overdosing on a few can make you very ill or even kill you. Take the recommended amount unless your doctor tells you otherwise.

Unless you have hypertension, then they're often a big source of sodium, unfortunately.

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." (Buddhist proverb) I only say something if they ask. I think most people are aware those don't work over the long term, but everyone wants a quick fix. They'll ask when they're ready...and then you, *the teacher*, will be there to point them in the right direction.

For anyone who is extremely flexible: it's probably worth your while to bring it up with your MD/DO at your next office visit. One of my friends was recently diagnosed with a fairly mild case Ehler-Danlos at age 55 (an inherited condition with hypermobility). On the off-chance that you have this, it's worth exploring now;…

I used to make up songs to sing to my kids (they really hated the "good morning" songs...which my daughter now sings.!). Now that they've moved out, I make up songs for the dogs sometimes. When I feel good, I like to sing. :)

Ghost Riders (In The Sky) -- I don't even like Western music all that much, but the variants I've head of this one are ALWAYS good -- chills down the spine sort of tune!

BWA HAHA! Soon, my pretties, soon, the weight loss will be MINE!!!! aHHHAAAAHHAAA BWA HA! *sends out the flying monkeys to ensure everyone else loses weight too*

Terrible marriage, not sure what I thought I was accomplishing by staying, that ended, worked full time while going to nursing school full time (during this 3 year period, moved x3), moved to another city after graduating, worked two jobs, got the kids launched, got really, really sick, got through deaths of several…

^^^ This exactly!

There is often no official process. Several times a year I get a call from a nurse or nursing student who wants to shadow me and see what I do (almost always, they are referred to me by someone I know). I let my patients know in advance that this will happen and they have the option of saying No. No one ever does, though.…

I've lost fifteen in about 2.5 months, and I'm doing the first two (with some occasional #3 as my body allows...if I could move more, I'm sure I'd be losing faster but it is what it is right now).

I don't wash my scrubs either. What if someone were to need some DNA for one of my patients?

I hit menopause a few years ago and I truly have not seen any difference (my thyroid went wonky about the same time, and I attribute most of the symptoms to that; after half of it was removed, I was pretty much back to normal), except that my hands are warmer to the touch than most people's are (I am the person you want…

Oh wow!

I had a couple of "friends" like that as a teenager -- they were not my friends for long. I agree that people often don't notice kindness unless it is extraordinary, but even a little meanness stands out.

You older guys who are actually good people and not pervy -- don't take it personally. The thing is, women don't know when you are a great guy and when you are a perv because both start out the same way, and some women get so much negative attention that they'd rather have none at all than risk it. My guess is that guy in…