C.I.T.O.K.A.T.E.

This reminds me of a conversation I had with my mom on Sunday. We were talking about varicose veins, something we both have, a tendency toward which could be inherited, but which are affected by a number of factors in your environment and your body. Basically, they are enlarged veins, usually in your legs, caused by poor circulation. Purple/blue ones indicate poor circulation back to the heart, red ones indicate poor circulation away from the heart. My mom asserted that she believed the ones on the backs of her thighs were caused by sitting back when she worked, and having the circulation on her legs cut off behind her knee. I asked what color veins and when she said blue I expressed doubt that circulation back to the heart would be that affected by having another part of the system *farther away from the heart* cut off. I could be quite wrong, but she didn't seem prepared to examine any of her assumptions about how circulation works. And, most of all, she seemed to think that having come to a conclusion once meant that she was done concluding things about that situation.

I think I continue to learn at a fast rate, but focus certainly is a problem.


on the other hand, a sales lady at the perfume counter at JC Penny a couple weeks ago was saying that most people choose their brands between the ages of 15 and 25 and then stay loyal to them. The major brands I'm loyal to (that existed back then) I became loyal to when I was 12 or so. I always was precocious...

:P


PS. I'm very pleased to be confirming that varicose veins can be dramatically improved by massaging toward the heart to improve circulation....