with nothing better to do than wait for the Book-a-Week thread? :lol: :D :lol: I feel as if that's all I've been doing for the past hour or so. I LOVE that thread :D. Patiently waiting :toetap05: :toetap05: :toetap05: Will have to leave soon. Oh well ... :tongue_smilie:

I just heard of these two sites: http://holisticboard.org/ http://www.naturopathic.org/

I don't tip if it's the owner. Not expected to here and this culture is quite big on tipping.

There are no guarantees. I've observed all sorts of dynamics and personalities. I've seen siblings that are 6 or so years apart, grow up extremely close with barely any bickering, only to not be on talking terms as adults. And I've seen the opposite, lots of bickering and fighting as children, and very close as adults. Again, no guarantees.

Melissa, the same exact thing happened to me. I was an every-other-day tweezer for years and years. The only thing that worked for me is electrolysis. Love it, love it, love it. Gone forever. Takes time. You need to be patient. But then, it's gone! If you need more details, I'll share here.

:lol: :lol: Some of you ladies are really making me laugh. :D

Sorry. My mistake. Not about the President. But she did mention the President. Thank you, Mrs. Mungo for the transcript :). Just using the the "n" word is terrible in and of itself. Really and truly turned me off. I heard her tone of voice also. Did not help matters. :glare: Many years ago, I used to listen to her for at least 3 hours a day. As is always the case, I didn't agree with her all the time. I read almost all of her books and subscribed to her magazine. Dh and I met her and we have a photo of us together. This was before she got all political. I watched her very short-lived TV show. We even have her board game which we've never played. :tongue_smilie: Once she got political, I started to get turned off. But then the politics went over the top and her messages became more hateful and negative. Really turned me off. I don't think I could listen to her again. Yes, she can be horribly rude and insensitive. She just got worse and worse. Went over her head. She converted to Judaism and said the most horrible things about Jewish women. You just don't do that, IMHO. If I have a negative experience, I can't imagine going on air and saying such mean things. One interesting thing I found was that her staff seldom seemed to stay with her for very long. Very low retention rate. Made me wonder. :confused: Cyndi, you and my sister would get along very well. :D She pointed this out to me years ago. :iagree:

A fabulous follow-up to this is Mindset. Not necessarily to read right after, but sometime after. Dh and I actually prefer Mindset. Gladwell is a far better writer and much more engaging, but Mindset is, to us, more practical and more hopeful. My questions were very similar to yours after reading Outliers. Mindset is the type of book that I hope to re-read every year or so. I wish she would write a children's or young adult version/s.

She used the "n" word repeatedly. About the President.

Thank you all for your replies. Some of your comments/finds were funny :lol:. Some are obviously of concern. :001_huh: With FB's new timeline setting, how can I check and/or change my privacy settings? I can't seem to find it. I used to be able to find it easily. :confused:

My dh loves it. I haven't seen it yet. The funny thing was that when we were in Israel over the summer, every single evening they would show it on TV. But every time we turned on the TV, it was on the exact same scene. For our entire 10-day stay pretty much. I need to see it. I'm sure I'll have to see it a few times.

Sorry about the typo in the subject heading. :glare: I hate it when that happens. Wish I could fix the typo.

I really dislike how if I google my name, all these pictures of me come up - obviously under Google Images. All Facebook pictures - even though my Privacy Settings are for friends only. Why does Google do this? Is there anything one can do, other than foregoing FB altogether? Am I just being silly and paranoid?

Mergath, no, even on most medical issues, I so often agree with you. It's just the hcg and that's perfectly okay. I would never take it personally from you. I enjoy your posts so much and think that you're very sweet. No two people are meant to agree on every single thing anyway. :grouphug: As well as keeping so many books banned from libraries, etc. Exactly. So true. This has been the case for every town, city, and country that I have ever lived in.

:iagree: and let's just say (before I open my mouth too much and get into trouble ;)) that I almost always agree with you on such threads. Not hcg :lol: :grouphug: :), but on other issues, Mergath, you're very wise and I really do appreciate your posts. I mean this in the very best of ways. :grouphug:

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Dh and I LOVE this one.

I love articles by this doctor and here's a recent one.

Neither did I know she was sick. She was active and looked gorgeous till the very end, or at least until a few months ago. She was my friend on FB and I only just heard this morning. Sad. Her memorial service is today. She grew up right by where dh and I got married.

We LOVE many of these. We particularly love Vicar of Dibley, French & Saunders, and Ab Fab. To me, there really is nothing like British TV. Has anyone seen these clips? The first one is hilarious. Patsy cracks me up, What talent! :D

Laura, thank you for your helpful reply and very kind encouragement. :grouphug:

For those who love Charla Krupp's books, as do I (and many of us here) - my favorite fashion and style books - I'm so very, very sad to just hear this :(. I've followed Charla for years, since college when she used to write for Glamour magazine. Many will miss her, most especially her family.

Some books that look good: http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Doctor-About-Diabetes/dp/B0043GXYHI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327485265&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Without-Drugs-Naturally-Complications/dp/1605296759/ref=pd_sim_b_1 http://www.amazon.com/30-Day-Diabetes-Miracle-Overcoming-Rebuilding/dp/0399534768/ref=pd_sim_b_3 I always like to look at Table of Contents, Sample Pages, and Reviews.

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