Being a Floridian, I drink around 3 to 4 liters of (spring) water a day. It is what my body needs to support a healthy lifestyle. I personally don't see the purpose of sparkling water outside of a little with ice and a lime as a cocktail replacement?

Please, this is a continuation of a myth that has caused so much distress in our eating habits. Saturated fats only increase cholesterol in the presence of fructose. Our bodies NEED saturated fats. They do NOT need fructose. If a person eliminates fructose, they can eat as much saturated fat…

Yes, they are stiff with little cushioning. Why are they so comfortable? Because they were built with a model of my actual feet, and corrected to what my uncle knew my feet should be. And still working great after 40 years. I just ran four miles today. Not bad for being almost crippled without them.

My grandfather was a farmer in Florida in the 1930s. Apparently, they couldn't grow sugar in Florida because of a law protecting Cuba and Cuban sugar growers. My father told stories of how upset my grandfather was at the idea of supporting foreign farmers at the expense of US farmers. I am old. We ate very little sugar when I was growing up. Even Coca Cola was sold in tiny 8oz bottles. Sweets were a rare treat. And in school in the 1950s and 1960s? I remember one fat person in a class of several hundred students. It is sad that the government has allowed sugar production to become such an over-indulgence that we are now becoming a nation of extremely fat people. Very sad, indeed.

Personally, I believe there is much more to faith than the promise of eternal life. It's existence is pretty much irrelevant, when you think about it. You are right, we will never know. But what IS important about Christianity? Turning the other cheek. Going the extra mile. Doing unto others…

I was fastidious about brushing. But there was an abrasive toothpaste years ago called Ultra Brite that had a wonderful, strong taste. I was hooked. But the abrasive eroded my teeth. Now in my 70s it is a problem. Sad, because no one talked about that stuff back then. Glad you are speaking up.

I saw REM open for another Athens, GA, band Pylon many years ago at a place called Club 688 near Georgia Tech in Atlanta. They played a different version of "Fall On Me" than what became popular. They all chatted with the people there afterward. What fun.

My incest was limited to a cousin...but I loved her dearly. We considered it for what it was: A way of relating on a personal level. Of all of the bad stuff I've done in my life, I don't consider that relationship as that bad.

I was once told by an anesthesiologist that I copy people's speech patterns. Weird, but it seems to be true. One benefit? I seem to relate to autistic people. I must make them comfortable in matching their patterns? No idea, but I consider it a blessing, no doubt.