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The dog disco:

Years ago in an early year of maintenance I was very strict and ate no butter, shellfish and other high cholesterol foods. It made no difference in my own numbers. I concluded that the issue was more complex than eating shrimp. My own is high but at times the good kind is higher than the bad kind. A much more complex issue than common lore. ds

CC, you're right. Your neighbor is neither acting like a friend nor taking responsibility for her mistakes.

I feel for you because breaking up with friends can be hard. But it's sometimes the healthiest choice to make.

Your cholesterol story is a great example of human frailty. People are invested in knowing stuff. What they learn can have great value to them. What some folks don't appreciate is that what we once understood to be "a fact" can be refuted by future observations and learning. It mat even be painful to learn that we were "wrong." For some folks, it's less painful to reject current knowledge and keep believing outdated, inaccurate, even injurious "truths."

And I'm not even talking about fake news or weird conspiracy theories.

For fun, I just googled "What used to be true" and found some fascinating things that used to be accepted as legit knowledge. Heck, I remember in junior high school (in the 1950s) girls were told not to wash their hair during their periods because it might make them sterile.

121 - I don't like it when I go up even while in my range. Hopefully it will turn down after today. I don't feel like I am eating any differently.

Yesterday was another beautiful weather day with warmth and a nice breeze off the water. The last few weeks here have been just perfect after a colder winter. It is actually not as hot as it usually would be by now mostly because of the breeze (which was what made the winter feel so cold). Interestingly it was hotter in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey yesterday than here in southern Florida.

Last night's dinner out with friends was going well until a large flower pot exploded behind us. Weirdest thing, but especially when the chef came out and started accusing the person sitting next to me of knocking it over and costing him several hundred dollars for the expensive pot. What? First of all, I don't think he touched it but even if he did it was too close to the table. No concern that maybe someone was hurt or recognition that maybe it shouldn't have been there. The guy was really inflamed and said he was going to call the police (though he dropped that idea after being informed that one of our group was a retired lawyer and another was a retired cop). The poor waitress was so embarrassed. The other couple in the room backed up the story that he didn't bump it and was as amazed at the owner's reaction as we were. Too bad as we have liked this new restaurant but I don't think we will be back. We had a drink afterwards at a distillery next door. Yummy old fashioned.

Today we are making breakfast at home since our usual place is closed . We go to the Beach Club for "Linner" at 3. They have a special menu but it is kind of an odd mix of lunch and breakfast items. We thought it would be a mix of lunch and dinner items. Oh well.

Have an energizing Easter!