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Top 5 Fave Things About 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, I’m looking back at the year with gratitude. We keep a jar of “good things.” When something happens throughout the year we write it down and read them on New Year’s Eve. Otherwise, it’s easy to forget how much GOOD there was, even the small things, like finding a new recipe that’s a big hit.

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A Brief Dabble With Botox or How I Learned to Live With A Flaw

Last week, a friend wrote about what he perceived as his greatest physical flaw. A few months ago, his hair fell out. It just decided to jump scalp. There was no medical reason for it. And he’s been coming to grips with being bald. Truth is, he looks good. He was blessed with a nicely shaped head. When he meets someone new, they don’t know his hair history. They accept him as he is.

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Brandt’s Randt – Buying Your Pretty Face

I’m not anti-plastic surgery. I’m not against anything that’s someone’s personal choice, that doesn’t hurt anyone else, really. But I think it’s time we stopped making a big hairy deal about how well someone is aging when they’re not aging naturally. And that’s this week’s randt.  …

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Brandt’s Randt – Come on Science! Get it Together.

Full disclosure: I dye my hair.  But if hair colouring was outlawed tomorrow I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. I think about letting it go natural all the time. I don’t because I don’t want to endure the potentially awful growing-out process.  One day I will. Probably when I’m not a public figure anymore.   …

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