It's often considered the coward's way out. However, I think it takes a lot of courage to do it.

As a kid, yet, a common "garden variety" turtle. He (she?) died, Mom flushed him down the commode. I still cringe, half a century later, at the memory of the little bod going down . . .

I wouldn't mind seeing a film adaptation of _any_ book by Jeanette Winterson.

My response is basically the same as Moebkr's. Want to lost weight? Okay, the easiest - and, to me, the most effective - method is to cut way back on the goodies that put the weight on in the first place. Exercise is good - no problem - but, imho, one can do all the … Read more

Mean Weakness: Garlic. Most certainly, it's smell as all get out, but, to compensate, I'll eat it (raw, of course!) when I know I'm not going anyplace for the next 15-18 hours. And the reasons that I eat it: It's a natural insect repellent - I get eaten alive if I _don't_ eat it. (Commercial … Read more

White wine,  most definitely. Generally speaking, fish, being a "lighter" texture than many meats (such as steak), would be complemented by a lighter wine, i.e., a white. (Red wine, being generally "heavier" than white, goes better with red meat.)