Chelle B

I haven't tried diet pills post op - but I sure think about them alot since my unfill. I was addicted for years so I wouldn't take the risk now. I am working my way back up the fill level again, so hopefully I will be back on track soon.

Your band is too tight if you cannot eat 3 solid meals per day (although many people are tight in the morning and have liquids instead); if you have acid reflux at night; if you have night cough for no reason; if eating is just plain too uncomfortable (it should never be painful to eat); or if you can't get enough solid calories in every day.

Yes, and I go in for an unfill on Monday.

1. Unfortunately, yes racism still exists. 2. Reverse-racism definitely exists. 3. Affirmative action, used properly, still has a place. It needs to be applied to those most in need at any period in time. 4. It is what it is. I hate stereotypes, but they exist. Think about racial profiling. We don't do that right? So our random searches by TSA are so helpful in stopping terrorism. I have seen teeny children searched, as well as old men in wheelchairs who were not even aware what was happening to them. Would be nice if we just made judgments using intelligence....

I 100% agree that comparative religion (and I include agnostics and atheists here) should be taught in the schools. It is definitely part of our history. The more I study, the stronger a believer I am. I doubt exposure to a belief, or lack of, will change too many minds.

Beautifully said, Phyllis! (and I am so sorry to have missed you again. My FIL wasn't feeling well so I spent more time with him.)

I loved the Golden Compass and series, and never thought of them at anti-religious. But then again, I often just read for the sheer pleasure of the story. I don't understand atheism, however I'm not afraid of it. What I am afraid of are fanatics of any kind - whether they be pro or anti religion. Fanatics push their own agenda and don't care who they stomp on to get there. I am interested in all religions, and also atheism. I love having great 1 on 1 debates where both parties truly want to learn and understand. But you know that with religion and politics - that is a rare discussion. I haven't been on LBT in a long time, just now saw the new format and this was the top listed post on R&R. I will be very interested in reading the responses. Hope they are insightful, tolerant and understanding.

That is awesome news! Congrats! AND he is a very stupid doctor!

Wow this is too weird - I am in exactly the same position, except that this is a really good friend of mine. I don't know what I am doing either. We are doing it at her house, so that she won't have to cart gifts home. I asked her to register at Target, BabiesRUs and Dillards. And I used eVite to do online invitations. That's as far as I got so far. Good luck and I will be watching these responses so thanks for posting.

Both are almost impossible for speed readers to comprehend. It's sad but now I generally only read normal writing posts - I don't care about spelling because I can figure that out, but the all or no caps posts are impossible for me to read without great effort.

I guess it could be worse and we'd have to listen to them in person.

This goes for both online and voice mail messages... I keep reading new threads on another forum where one paragraph is a page long, and the subject title is Help. Sheesh get to the point already. I hang up on long voice mails without listening to them, and I pass right over these posts as well. Give me a clue up front to what the problem is, and perhaps I can wade through the long story to understand and maybe have a tip or so. <sigh>

An absolutely beautiful lesson....

I think it's a bit of both. I try never to be passive/aggressive, and at the same time try not to hurt anyone's feelings. I am the type person that tends to see both sides of an issue - I want to so that I can learn more. I know that to uber-aggressive cyber folks - I need to be more direct. Many people look for the hidden meaning. And sometimes there isn't any hidden meaning. I am much more direct in person - because I can gauge body language and responses of the people I am talking to. And background has a lot to do with this as well. I was raised in the South where manners are everything. It took me many years in a tough business to learn to look someone in the eyes and be totally direct without being a bitch. In the long run - everybody has something to offer and it bodes well for me to try and understand where a person is coming from so that I communicate on their comfort level. So maybe we are just all screwed up.

It's his religion, and he has a right to it. There are fanatics in every aspect of life, and he is singled out because he is rich and famous. He doesn't bother me in the slightest; I will still watch his movies if they interest me; and his daughter is the cutest little gal ever!