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so i got rid of my puff today.  got to thinking as hairs fell from my head, about puff levels and suck levels and how it would be great if reducing the causes were as easy.

i keep hearing though, that any cause which is worthy, is worthy of the work it takes, and it's true.  be it my situation or my attitude about it, i...we have to work.  reminders help, and being able to look in the mirror, or feel my hair not react, might be a good start.

not really sure how many will actually see this, let alone be all that interested (save maybe some of my fellow LotR nerdfighters who i'll probably link to this...

at any rate, for many of you, a little background. i'm from Iowa.…

so i'm reading Looking for Alaska and just came to Alaska's line 'Sometimes you lose a battle.  But mischief always wins the war.'

maybe it's just how much Harry Potter has been on my mind recently, but these words hold very true in his story...

the most obvious ways are with the Marauders.  as part of the first Order, they all took untold steps against the Death Eaters.  James is mentioned in the prophecy to have defied the Dark Lord three times.  and again, in the…

so i recently had a family member die.  BEFORE YOU START TYPING YOUR SYMPATHIES please keep reading.  again, this last week i've been thinking about death.  you see, i don't mourn.  sure, wherever we go from here, death is always tragic.  i don't care if one goes peacefully, or the worst pain, at 9 or 90.  death sucks.

for years though, i've felt more sympathetic pain for my friends and family than over my own loss.

also to be fair, 'family member' may…