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April in Winter
Of course is it! People help others because they find it rewarding. I don't find helping people rewarding. When I was a patient care volunteer at a hospice, a patient's wife came home 2 hours late, without calling. She said she had lunch for me in the fridge. It turned out to be a soggy half sandwich left over from her plate at a restaurant. We were talking about Obama and she said, "You're too young, you don't know anything." I was 48! It's not about hero worship or getting kudos. It's about being appreciated. Why would I go to to the trouble of helping someone so they could treat me like crap? I'd rather spend the day at the shelter with dogs and be loved for every crumb I toss.— January 4, 2010 5:19 p.m.
New Law Bans Trans Fat
My brother-in-law is in the restaurant business and I can just imagine the hell this is reeking although he's gourmet. I don't know if he uses trans fat.— January 4, 2010 10:08 a.m.
New Law Bans Trans Fat
I found this strange. You can kill yourself and others with alcohol, but God forbid you should do it with trans fat!— January 2, 2010 9:58 p.m.
Alone for the Holidays
I don't know, but I told her that if she sees Dawg or Beth, to start shooting pictures like crazy. I don't get cable. Maybe his office is still in Hawaii.— January 2, 2010 9:54 p.m.
Alone for the Holidays
She says she's not interested. I suspect she's suffering from depression. Cool Update: She was walking down the street, when she spotted a sign that seemed familiar. It was about two blocks from her home. It dawned on her that it was the sign in front of Dawg the Bounty Hunter's office. She's going to take a picture and send it. Maybe I'll post it.— January 2, 2010 4:27 p.m.
RUSHed to the Hospital
Don't believe GF did it.— January 2, 2010 4:22 p.m.
Victorious Seals
I'm with Carolyn. In fact, I've wanted to help "Seal Watch" for a long time. Pistol Pete and bluenwhite: You're all heart. It's not your world, you know. As Diane Fossey, I believe, put it: "Animals were not put here for our purposes."— January 1, 2010 6:59 p.m.
It all started with David Westerfield
I went through the psychiatric mill for 30 years. No medication worked for me, and like Taylor says, the doctors just hand you the next pill. The symptoms of my illness were easier to tolerate than the side effects from the meds. I think psychiatry is a bogus field and if you take a pill and it helps, then good for you. But if it doesn't, and it often doesn't, you shouldn't have it forced on you. My former therapist has been in the business for over twenty years and says sometimes meds work and sometimes they don't. She had seen me struggle with the side effects and supported me when I did away with all drugs. Last summer, I stopped seeing her and started concentrating on my health and practicing Zen Buddhism. When I saw my primary care physician in September, I thought she'd jump all over me for not being on meds, but she said, "You look better than I've ever seen you look." She's been my doctor for years. Sorry, Matt Lauer. I'm with Tom Cruise on this one.— January 1, 2010 2:28 p.m.
Tag — You're It
I also asked Cabrera if a tagger's work could be channeled in a more positive way. He said that other cities had given taggers approved places to paint and that only served as "practice."— January 1, 2010 2:16 p.m.
Tag — You're It
Pistol Pete: Cabera said there was an extensive investigation of this particular tagger. They recognized his work and documented the damage for about a year. I asked him if the tagger was associated with a particular gang and he said they refer to the groups as tagging crews.— January 1, 2010 2:14 p.m.