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  1. Paisley

    Weight loss options

    Seaweed! I eat kelp, too. I pan-fry it in ghee and it makes a good substitute for potato chips. I put dulse on salads. Like kale, seaweed is loaded with vitamins and minerals (and tastes better than it sounds). Who says low-carbers don't eat leafy vegetables? As for sweeteners, I find I...
  2. Paisley

    Weight loss options

    ^Hello, fellow traveler! I'm happy with low-carb too--I'm back to what I weighed in high school, my heartburn is gone, and I feel great! I have Dana Carpender's 500 Low-Carb Recipes, but I usually fix simple fare. Wish I could have a regular chocolate chip cookie now and then, but I feel so...
  3. Paisley

    Born in a suit?

    :offtopic: FWIW, child-hating old bats taught in public schools, too. One of my father's teachers was so mean she was run out of town. My three fifth-grade teachers, one of whom was especially horrible, were mysteriously gone when I showed up for sixth grade. Quite the coup when there's a...
  4. Paisley

    Help with new glasses...please!

    Those really suit you. Good choice!
  5. Paisley

    Born in a suit?

    I often see this young guy, always in a suit, on the way to work. He looks like he's wearing someone else's clothes. I attribute this to three things: his haircut doesn't go with a suit; it's too long and it's not styled. He doesn't walk like he's wearing a suit or on his way to a place that...
  7. Paisley

    why couldn;'t we go back to 50 cent gas ect

    Good point about the taxes. Yes, gas and oil companies charge what the market will bear, but at some point enough people either cannot or will not pay the price that their profits go down. After all, those $4 and $5 prices came down. :)
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    why couldn;'t we go back to 50 cent gas ect

    There was also protectionism, price controls, and high taxes involved in the Depression. Re: gas prices, we've had OPEC (an oil cartel) since 1960. Cartels tend to drive up prices. Inflation is part of the reason that we don't have 50-cent gas. The other part is that prices are all...
  9. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    Since you announced you'd "kicked the habit" (sort of), and complained about allergies, I hope you'll pardon my confusion. So, enjoy your smoking, or not smoking, whichever is the case.
  10. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    Looking up "allergies after quitting smoking" on Google, it looks like you have a lot of company. (I'm having a slow day at work.) I'm not sure if you're still interested in being a non-smoker or occasional smoker. If you wish to control your allergies via smoking, you can skip the rest of...
  11. Paisley

    The History/Evolution of Birth Control *Ladies Only*

    An Old Joke This reminds me of the Dear Abby column where she told the story of a town busybody who said to a woman, "Excuse me, but are you pregnant?" The woman replied, "No, I'm just carrying this for a friend."
  13. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    Good point--fitness isn't the same as health. My Uncle Gene quit smoking when he saw that he couldn't keep up with his little brother (my dad).
  14. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    See post #28 on stimulants--maybe the situations are similar. My chain-smoking sister used to say how fit she was (even though she couldn't keep up with me on a walk). Her first major sign that smoking was bad for her was a massive stroke at age 54.
  15. Paisley

    Gentlemen prefer...

    There's a great thread on the history of birth control in the Powder Room: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=45014&highlight=birth
  16. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    Most of this sounds reasonable to me. As you mention, stress, lifestyle and dose all come into play (confounding variables). What you describe sounds like an epidemiological study, which shows associations, not causes. Pipe smokers might live longer than non-smokers, but we can't see if...
  17. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    You could do a study in this thread--there's plenty of blowing smoke. ;)
  19. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    Sponsored by the tobacco industry, maybe? Unless you know enough about statistics, the sponsors, study methods, the subject itself and the politics of whatever journal a study appears in to make a judgment, and then take the time to slog through it, it's good to take any study with a big ol'...
  20. Paisley

    Can smoking be good for you?

    Stimulants Just today, I read that brain waves of people with ADD showed drowsiness, so the theory is that they do things to keep themselves alert. They're sometimes prescribed Ritalin, which is a stimulant.
  21. Paisley

    The Finest Compliments You've Ever Received

    That I was the most passionate dancer there.
  22. Paisley

    Ladies prefer...

    To answer your question, no, I wouldn't try to help someone solve significant emotional problems, for some of the same reasons that therapists aren't supposed to be too close to those they treat: potential for abuse and manipulation on both sides. And if someone is having their hand held and ego...
  23. Paisley

    Ladies prefer...

    That "boyfriend jeans" thing only goes one direction.

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