Advice from a small town girl

Before I write another word, I want to thank everyone who reads this weekly diatribe and is kind enough to comment on it.

I especially want to thank the neighbor who called and offered to provide me with the nutritional product that she uses.

I also want to thank the friend who braved First Avenue traffic to ask if I was all right, after a particularly depressed-sounding column. I am OK. Mostly.

I want to thank the people who have offered to and actually have commuted to Weight Watchers meetings with me.

I want to thank my very good friend who reminds me regularly that the Serenity Prayer isn’...