More fun in Miami Beach. You can pretty well misbehave there since there are many people that are going to act worse.

Go Kathy! My sister has recently broken the 300 mark after losing a little over 50 pounds. Tough damn work and we are all delighted since we would like to have her around a long time. What program are you using now?

Kelis & Nas live near me-- Bob reports that the UPS guy thinks they're in trouble! But I think the UPS guy is probably taking things out of context.

WORD TO YOUR MOTHER.

I believe that would be "Word to your mother's UNCLE."

"Has [X] increased your participation in important convenings concerning topics of value to your organization?"

X being attending that Proper Coven Etiquette Seminar.

Doctor appointment, car trouble, plantar warts, granddad fought in World War II. Use your head, man. I keep mine in here. Look alive, Halpert. Welcome back.

bon bon's tag (a quote from The Office) reminds me of something I've been meaning to mention specifically in Natter, for months and months.

Last year, Julia got a plantar wart. I called the pediatrician and he said to try Compound W on it first, and if that didn't work, to bring her in. It worked.

A while later, Ben got a plantar wart. Compound W did the trick for him, too.

Another while later, I got this freaking mosaic of plantars warts on the bottom of my right foot. Now, set aside the fact that I always wear something on my feet, and shower in a different bathroom, because all I can figure is that Julia wore my sandals or slippers before her foot was cured -- otherwise it seems nearly impossible that I got one.

Anyhow, I faithfully applied Compound W. They laughed their little warty heads off and continued to plague me. Plus, they were painful. I tried the foot pads Compound W makes, specifically for plantar warts. Again the warts scoffed at my efforts.

You know what finally cured them?

DUCT TAPE.

No lie.

Dear Dana and shrift,

I hope neither of you had any plans to blow up the world today, because I'm pretty sure it's my turn.

Ta

Me.

As long as you leave David Hewlett intact, I think we're good.

Bet the arrest stemmed from that dress.

Wow, I'd never before given any thought to what Pink and RuPaul would look like if fused into a single person.

As long as you leave David Hewlett intact, I think we're good.

Works for me. I'll even add the SPN actors to the intact list.

I'm adding Compound W to my shopping list, because I have a plantar wart on my toe. I'd get those occasionally in high school, and they were remarkably resilient to Compound W--I ended up having to get it frozen out at the doctor's office.

What program are you using now?

It's a local (just gone national) program called Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating. No registration fees or meetings, just picking up your food at the distributor's office twice a week. Two options (1200 calories or 2000 calories), but the same food on both menus (just more on the 2000). No beef or pork, but lots of poultry, veggie meals, and fish. It can be a bit bland at times (since they're seasoning for so many people, they keep it as inoffensive as possible), but I'm getting some good ideas for recipes when I start cooking for myself (they have a kick-ass dill sauce that is really yummy on salmon). I was on it back in 1998/99, and lost 80 pounds in nine months, so I knew it worked for me, especially when combined with exercise. I've lost 50 pounds so far (since January 8th), but am eagerly looking forward to the day I can get on the 350-pound scale and be able to track my progress!