I was really skinny as a child, all the way through high school, until
I went on the pill. In those days, the hormone mix for the Pill was
pretty crude, and I gained a lot of weight, which I fortunately lost
when I went off of it. But before the pill, I was scrawny, although my
appetite was normal. I even tried downing milkshakes with raw eggs... Read more
One corner of the kitchen in our 1950s ranch is all windows. Ceiling to
hip height three-foot wide windows that let in the incredibly strong California
sun. When we first moved here a little over two years ago, I had no
idea how strong that sun was, and I made simple short cafe curtain
ruffles just to decorate the tops of the windows. I didn't... Read more
I think I've come up with a great way to save money on medical bills. Let's face it, they can be
ridiculously high, and not everything is covered by insurance. Even though I have good medical
insurance from UC Berkeley, we still get billed $50 for emergency room
visits, $35 higher than the copay at the doctor's office.
I can
only... Read more
I described in my last SharePost how I had been bullied for years during my childhood, both physically and emotionally. As you can imagine, it's painful to dredge these memories up, although to be honest, I wonder if they ever really went too far under the surface. I think that this is the real danger of bullying. Even if the child makes it... Read more
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