I'll tell you a secret I have discovered over the years. If you buy
expensive clothes, you can take a smaller size. I'm serious. When I was
working, I bought a few really expensive outfits and they were a size or
two smaller than I normally take. I guess they figure if you are paying an
outrageous price for something, they may as well give you something to feel
good about as a bonus. LOL.
Christine
At 02:03 PM 07/01/99 -0800, you wrote:
>How did you manage to go from a 16 to a 10. In recent years all my
>size changes have gone the other way.
>Liz
>
>
>
>
>---james kissinger <jkissing@uvic.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Ah, others who hate the mall experience! We hit the malls for about
>4 hours
>> before Christmas. Then I have been shopping for us for the January
>sales. I
>> got a new duffle and dress boots at 70% off! My old coat was size 16
>and
>> the new size 10. Picked up new shoes and shirts for James. He
>doesn't just
>> hate to shop, he doesn't. So I am happy as a bug! Hehhehheh, Jeanne
>>
>> >Hi, Liz: I hate to shop, too. That's why I do it so seldom. I wait
>> until after Christmas, and then I hit the store and buy everything
>on sale
>> in about an hour. I did that tonight. I didn't try anything on and
>I hope
>> it fits. I really didn't particularly want anything, but I did need
>a few
>> new clothes -- people at work are beginning to feel sorry for me, I'm
>> afraid. Guess what? I'm back to my normal weight judging from the
>way
>> things fit when I got home. It's time to put on the brakes now. It
>was
>> fun while it lasted though -- a six month pig out! LOL I did get a
>really
>> nice chenille top, though. It's a lovely shade of blue and comes
>almost to
>> my knees. I'm quite short and stubby. I like it, though. Feel great
>> tonight. I'm going to go watch TV pretty soon now with my children --
>> Norman, Guido, and Button. Love, Kathy
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Elizabeth Patterson <eapat@ewa.net>
>> > To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>> > Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 4:03 PM
>> > Subject: [MOL] Kathy
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, I hope you found some good stuff on sale. I hate to shop
>so bad
>> I really don't go very often.
>> > Liz
>> >
>> >
>> > Liz: Then you are surrounded!! LOL Your Harvard brother is
>> probably a lot like Steve, whom I happen to adore, in spite of his
>> stuffiness. I worked at a law firm in Lake Oswego for many years
>with three
>> young attorneys just out of the DA's office in Clackamas County.
>They were
>> all graduates of the University of Oregon. They spoiled me. I had
>begun to
>> think that all attorneys were as down to earth and unaffected as
>they were.
>> They were my best friends. Then I came back to Idaho and was in for a
>> shock. Enter Steve Thomas, fresh from Manhattan, the little brat! In
>his
>> defense, though, he is brilliant and if you care to take the time,
>there is
>> a personality and a sense of humor hidden beneath all the forced
>dignity.
>> He's approaching 45 now (I can't believe it), and his hair is snow
>white.
>> Makes me kind of sad.
>> >
>> > Well, I have a little extra money -- not much, but some --
>and I'm
>> going to hike down to a sale during my lunch hour. I don't even know
>where
>> to start, I need so many things. Self-control is needed here. Love,
>Kathy
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Elizabeth Patterson [SMTP:eapat@ewa.net]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 11:01 AM
>> > To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>> > Subject: RE: [MOL] Liz
>> >
>> >
>>
><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller
>> >Kathy,
>> >
>> > Not at all. One of my best friends is a legal assistant. You
>> remind me
>> > of her. I also have two brothers who are attorneys. One of
>them,
>> > particularly, takes himself pretty seriously and choses the
>more
>> > obscure language when a choice is available. I might add,
>he is
>> the one
>> > who attended Harvard. My other attorney brother attended the
>> University
>> > of Oregon. He works in negotiations and he is lots more
>down to
>> earth.
>> >
>> > Liz
>> >
>> >
>> > <excerpt>P.S. I hope I didn't come across as a know-it-all. I
>> > certainly don't!! It's just the weird world I work in. It
>does things
>> > to people! LOL Kathy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
></excerpt></smaller></color><smaller><excerpt><paraindent><param>left</param
>> ><smaller>-----Original
>> > Message-----
>> >
>> > <bold>From: </bold>Elizabeth Patterson [SMTP:eapat@ewa.net]
>> >
>> > <bold>Sent: </bold>Wednesday, December 30, 1998 9:46 AM
>> >
>> > <bold>To: </bold>mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>> >
>> > <bold>Subject: </bold>RE: [MOL] Liz
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
></smaller><<fontfamily><<param>Arial<</param><<color><<param>0000,0000,FFFF<
>> </param><<smaller>HI
>> >
>> > Kathy,
>> >
>> >
>> > Although I feel correct punctuation is important because it
>can make
>> >
>> > written language clear, if I had to chose between a doctor
>who really
>> >
>> > understood the medical aspect clearly and one who could
>punctuate his
>> >
>> > report of it clearly, I would chose the doctor who really
>understood
>> >
>> > his field. As for attornys, even with correct punctuation,
>much of
>> > what
>> >
>> > they write is incomprehensible (legalese). On the other
>hand, I have
>> >
>> > had many students with beautiful penmanship who wrote well
>> punctuated,
>> >
>> > grammatically correct papers which said nothing of
>consequence, were
>> >
>> > illogically organized and were full of fallacies. Good
>writing
>> > involves
>> >
>> > writing something worth being said.
>> >
>> >
>> > Liz
>> >
>> >
>> > Sorry, I am on my soapbox.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > <<excerpt>Liz: Good for you. Content really is the most
>important
>> >
>> > thing, isn't it? However, I have been unfortunate enough in
>my career
>> >
>> > to have worked for no less than four Harvard graduates
>(English
>> >
>> > majors), and one Rhodes Scholar. These attorneys were
>sticklers on
>> >
>> > punctuation! They taught me well, even though I was
>contemplating
>> >
>> > homicide a good deal of the time. As I understand it,
>Lillian, the
>> >
>> > punctuation goes outside the parentheses, just as the
>punctuation
>> goes
>> >
>> > inside quotes, i.e., "He is a jerk," or "I've attached his
>mustache
>> >
>> > hereto as Exhibit 'A'." Does this add to your confusion? It
>does to
>> >
>> > mine; in fact, I don't even want to THINK about it!! LOL
>Love, Kathy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
><</excerpt><</smaller><</color><<smaller><<excerpt><<paraindent><<param>left
>> <</param><<smaller>-----Original
>> >
>> > Message-----
>> >
>> >
>> > <<bold>From: <</bold>Elizabeth Patterson [SMTP:eapat@ewa.net]
>> >
>> >
>> > <<bold>Sent: <</bold>Tuesday, December 29, 1998 11:25 PM
>> >
>> >
>> > <<bold>To: <</bold>mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>> >
>> >
>> > <<bold>Subject: <</bold>Re: [MOL] Liz
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > <</smaller>I guess I am one of those teachers who is more
>concerned
>> > with
>> >
>> > content than
>> >
>> >
>> > with punctuation. And I alway critized those folks. There
>are some
>> >
>> >
>> > punctuation areas that are really hard to figure.
>> >
>> >
>> > Liz
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > >I would want to do it that way as well. That is where my
>dilemma
>> > lies.
>> >
>> > Can
>> >
>> >
>> > >you put a double period?
>> >
>> >
>> > >I just read Liz's other post. Even if the sentence in
>parentheses
>> was
>>
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