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Dang! Wish I had YOUR genetics! I love salt (as a kid, sometimes I'd just eat salt plain) but really have to watch my sodium levels. As much as I like salt, I like not having a stroke even more. :wink:

You can have all the mint ones, just leave the peanut butter chocolate to me!

When I'm on vacation, if I see interesting people hanging around, I take their picture. Mostly I ask, sometimes I don't, depends on the situation. It's hardly ever because they're cute, sometimes it's a pose I want to try drawing or painting, or I like the clothing or they just look quintessentially French (or German, or…

My husband was the only child of divorced parents, and his dad moved out of state. His mom loved him but was very protective and controlling. I know he wishes he had had siblings since he couldn't go out often to play with friends and he had the full brunt of his mom's personality without a dad or other signifcant person…

I have to admit that I weigh almost every day I am at work (where the scale is) mostly because I can't believe I'm actually losing weight. I only update my weight once a week, though. It's a nice feeling to step on the scale and see it lower than it's been since 2005. Only you really know how often you should be weighing…

Yes, it's so motivating! Can't wait to see all y'all's!

^^^THIS.

Coulda been worse. At least it wasn't Barry Manilow.

"The smart girl" who "slept with an entire boy scout troop". Yeah, didn't have sex with anyone in high school, but I was really smart! Haters gonna hate.

DANG! Impressive!

When I was 15, I dated a couple of guys who were 25 and 26 -- I wouldn't recommend that to anyone! (one of them was like a big kid, so he was quite a bit of fun -- and is still a friend -- the other one, though, was a creeper). I don't know what my parents were thinking! In my 40s, I dated several men who were 20+ years…

I was really surprised by kumquats. They're so small, so tart, and mostly peel...I figured very few calories. Wrong! I'm better off with a clementine. And then, persimmons (which taste really sweet to me) just aren't bad at all; a mere 32 calories.

Maybe she feels like her old friends have bad habits or are inadvertently sabotaging her. If so, it takes time to make new friends. Plus, as you get older, your goals and how you have fun sometimes changes. Maybe she's just in the middle of that. Unless she tells you she's unhappy, I wouldn't be sad for her if I were you.

^^^My family took a trip to Mexico City when I was a little kid. We were told not to drink the water, so of course as soon as we got into the hotel, all 4 of us kids were drinking out of the faucet. We were incredibly sick flying back and I can remember vomiting all over the customs agent (I'd had strawberry pancakes with…

You know, now that you say this, I remember that story. That was so sad! The person I knew was someone who'd been through a screening for one of my studies. His levels came back really low and the MD hospitalized him to make sure the levels were coming back up and only due to drinking too much water (and not other causes).…

Oh heck yeah! And then invite us all!

You gotta love men with tools!

You can drink too much water -- it takes a *lot* to get it done, but you can wash out the sodium your body needs to live. I have actually seen someone do just that (luckily it was caught in time) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001431/

Sometimes I use my foot, but as long as I don't have any open wounds on my hands...I know I'm going to wash (and we're talking soaping up and singing the Happy Birthday song twice* [in my head, of course, otherwise people think you're nuts] to make sure it's long enough before rinsing) so it doesn't matter. But for sure I…

I'm not now, nor have I ever been, a cashier. Thank goodness. It does slow down the line, though, if you're talking on your phone and they need to ask you a question. People in that job work hard and deserve some consideration. I work in a clinic, and the doctor will not see you if you are talking on your phone. He or she…

Don't fee like a sell out -- either you win the genetic lottery and get the retractable skin, or you don't (I know I didn't). Nothing you can do to make that skin go away if you didn't get the right genes for that, so no need to feel guilty! You look great!

I really never liked sports much. Watching someone else do something that I don't want to do myself is a little dull for me unless there's a story to follow, and even then I'm pretty picky. I loved being in marching band, though! Does that count?

You should probably add: Don't talk on the phone while I am ringing you up! Seriously, that's just so rude!

Wow! You look great!

Some elderly people do get skin that tears really easily; in which case, their skin doesn't regenerate well enough to have something like that done. I can think of a few situations in which I might decide to get a tattoo. So far the time and expense just doesn't do it for me. But, who knows? Maybe someday.

My ear piercing (in my teens) made me develop a metals allergy. Kids are more prone to allergies than adults; on the off chance that she'd develop an allergic reaction, I'd wait.

A1 sauce. I've loved that stuff since I was a kid, although it used to be better before they changed the formula in the 70s and again in the 90s.

I think the ones at my teaching hospital get a little more, but really, it's not enough for them to feel comfortable teaching a patient. And they have enough to do as it is, and most people will blow them off anyway if the MD/DO says "Lose the weight." It is not asking people too much to have them do their own research and…

This is actually incorrect. There is a direct link between gum disease and heart disease (bacterial endocarditis). Your dentist will catch gum disease early when your gums bleed during teeth cleaning (providing you actually go). Your MD/DO might not notice until your gums start receding from your teeth. Many facial tumors…

Note: I'm very fond of oldies! Red Rubber Ball I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) I'm Still Standing (Elton John) Let's Do It (the Sugar Beets, really great but hard to find indie band from Portland) The Voice (Moody Blues) Lady Madonna (Beatles) Angel of Mercy (Al Stewart) Disco Inferno (Traamp) You're My Best Friend (Queen)…