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@Jolie Kerr Agreed. That made me choke on my tea.
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On Mini Ask a Lady: Teenage Tattoos
@The Lady of Shalott Absolutely. I have only one, but I waited until I was 37, and I knew exactly what I wanted for almost 10 years before that.
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On Life's Spinach and Then You Die
@SarahP Seriously, what was I thinking? We have no secrets from The Hairpin! THE HAIRPIN KNOWS ALL.
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On Life's Spinach and Then You Die
@SarahP I didn't mean to start an argument with my wiseass comment! I'm sorry! I'm just going by what my doctors have told me over the years, so of course that's geared to my own case. It might be that if one is already prone to having, um, issues (I've been trying desperately not to admit to this on the internet, but whatever, IT'S ALL OUT THERE NOW, KIDS), iron just adds to the problem.
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On Life's Spinach and Then You Die
@special_boots Ugh, yeah, I've been through all this with various doctors over the years, since I first started passing out when I was in high school. Spinach does have a lot of iron, but it's not actually all that good for people with low blood count because it's not the kind of iron that is easily absorbed by the body. Apparently there are two types (I can remember the scientific names) of iron - one type is in spinach and whatnot, and the other is in red meat, liver, clams etc. It's the second kind that the body can process more easily. But both types can still clog up the works if you eat to much of them!
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On Life's Spinach and Then You Die
@lalaland I don't really know, but I LOVE kale. I only know about the spinach thing because I'm constantly anemic, and I have to eat lots of iron-y foods so I'll stop passing out all over the place.
One thing about kale - my mom has always told me to freeze it before cooking, because that makes it taste better. ??? I don't know if that's an Irish thing or an old wives' tale or what, but I actually do think it tastes better! Weird.
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On Life's Spinach and Then You Die
@SarahP Greens, yes, but not spinach. If eaten regularly, the super high iron content in spinach can cause major issues. It needs to be counterbalanced somehow.
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On Life's Spinach and Then You Die
If Catherine ate spinach with every meal, girlfriend must have been seriously backed up. No wonder she always looked grumpy.
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On Estate Jewelry: Ruby Roses and the Memento Mori
@barbara millicent roberts Ok, as long as you promise not to stick it in a safety deposit box for 80 years.
A big part of me is hoping Huguette spent all those reclusive decades repeatedly blowing on that thing and buffing it on her robe, like Grace Kelly did with her (real!) engagement ring in High Society.
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On "Take a Step That Is New..."
OMG, Nicole!!! I'm so happy for you! And for us!!! Congratulations!