During the years I weighed 400 pounds, I tried solving my own problems with diets, weight loss pills, exercise machines, gym memberships, and fasting to death. But nothing I tried worked in the long run. I just could not control my own eating. I simply could not avoid unhealthy foods and deadly snacks . I absolutely could not motivate myself…

Did you happen to catch the premiere of ABC Family’s “Huge?”  It’s pretty interesting: it’s a drama about teenage angst and social experimentation, the location is “Camp Victory” a fat camp.  This is one of the now many TV programs addressing the demographic of obese people.  “Huge,” however, is different.  It’s smart, meaty, well written…

I’m sure I join you, and everyone, that the oil spill, and the BP handling of the oil spill crises needs to end.  Further, we need to be using less oil.  We need to end our dependence on oil, as quickly as possible. I’m amazed that neither BP nor the media has ever spoken about…

We were delighted to host some friends from Thailand last week, a young woman, 23, and her mother, who speaks no English whatsoever. They were so excited to be in the U.S.!  The daughter had been here a couple of years ago, working at a summer camp.  That’s how we met her.  She had brought…

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