Overcome your most primal urge! Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? Fantasize about Jessica Simpson Colin Farrel. Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won’t feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. For best results, try Simpson’s “These Boots Are Made for … Read more
Clear your stuffed nose! Forget Sudafed. An easier, quicker, and cheaper way to relieve sinus pressure is by alternately thrusting your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then pressing between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, … Read more
If your throat tickles, scratch your ear. When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you can still appreciate a good body-based feat, but you’re more discriminating. Take that tickle in your throat; it’s not worth gagging over. Here’s a better way to scratch your itch: “When the … Read more
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There’s an interesting thing going on in the arts in Durham in the next couple of weeks in the form of the play an oak tree. an oak tree a play by Tim Crouch directed by Jeff Storer Featuring Dana Marks March 8-24, 2007 an oak tree is the story of two men brought together … Read more
I just love this woman! Can’t you just feel the finger snaps in her response?!? Dear Prudie, My husband and I are expecting our first child in June. I will have at least five showers. I was wondering if it would be acceptable to ask that one of my showers be a “gift card shower” … Read more
I got up at 10:00 today, and after checking in on AIM with Robert, I fixed myself a delicious onion and extra sharp cheddar cheese omelet. I have finally gotten to the point where I can make an omelet that looks as good as it tastes. The secret is patience; no wonder it’s taken me … Read more
Robert and I had a nice walk around the lake today—it was in the low 60s. On the way home from the lake, we stopped at Quiznos for lunch. I finally finished my edit of Shruti’s User Guide, and I feel both accomplished and glad to be done with it. Robert and I worked on … Read more
I worked from home today, spending the entire day editing Shruti’s document. I’m coming down the home stretch on it now. Yay! At about 7:30, I went over to Carmichael, where I had to park in the Coliseum Deck—obviously some kind of event going on in Reynolds with the amount of cars parked in the … Read more