Word: bathe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...play my out-of-tune guitar not for the glory or the girls, but because it makes me feel good. I find that strumming a few chords is like slipping into a hot bath after a hard day of work. When I play my obscene ditties about Core classes or bodily functions, I can feel the tension seeping from my muscles. There's a real satisfaction in doing something on your own time, without the expectation that anyone else will find it interesting or impressive...
...GERD. Along with an estimated 15 million Americans, that's what I've had for nearly 30 years. No big deal, though--or so I thought until I read a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine a couple of weeks ago. Turns out that this repeated acid bath can alter esophageal cells, creating a condition known as Barrett's esophagus. Once that happens, the cells can become precancerous, then malignant. For someone like me, with almost daily heartburn, the overall risk of esophageal cancer--one of the nastiest cancers--is a horrifying 43 times greater than average...
...Pillow: $7.99 for two at Bed, Bath and Beyond in Braintree...
...frame: $400 at Bed, Bath and Beyond...
...cooperate with, to his credit the guy really made it sound appealing. When he finally looked up at me, expecting a little resistance but eventual capitulation, I was stuck. Did I ever say no to Secret Santa? Didn't I not happily accept miniature bodies of suspiciously perfumed bubble bath, oversized faux-gold earrings and Santa Clause candle-holders with a smile pasted across my face? As he pushed the form across the table, I could only think of my grandmother opening the mailbox and looking at a similar set of blanks, all with a dollar sign...