Dear Reader Column 09-12-08

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Dear Reader,

An obsession took over after I watched a redecorating show on cable TV. I became obsessed with little white dots in my bathroom. The little white dots have been there for a couple of years, pin-sized places where the wallpaper has been scraped off, probably by my fingernails when I reached for a towel. Most of the blemishes in the wallpaper are covered up by towels hanging down on the rack, but after watching the show--now those 12 spots that aren't covered up are driving me crazy. (Yes, I counted them.)

I called the wallpaper company to see how much it would cost to cover up the little white dots, but the wallpaper man wasn't interested in covering up white dots--unless it meant re-papering my entire bathroom. So on to plan B, the creative, do-it-myself solution. The pattern in my wallpaper has little black "whatevers" scattered throughout the printed background. I figured no one would notice if I filled in the little white spots with the tip of a black marker--and no one has noticed. And the even better news is I'm no longer obsessed with the little white spots on my wallpaper, instead I've become obsessed with the little white spots on my arm.

When I was dabbing the spots with the marker, I looked down at my arm and noticed little white spots--places where the normal color of my skin had lightened. The marker worked great on the wallpaper, could I implement a similar do-it-myself project to get rid of the white spots on my arms? Off to the art store, where they advertise "We'll match any color you need for your project."

"What kind of project are you working on?" the salesperson inquired.

"Self portrait," I replied.

"What kind of painting do you do?"

"I'm a connect-the-dot kind of painter. See these white spots on my arm...?"

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
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Comments

[Doris]

Oh Suzanne - you are too funny - as for the dots on your arms I can identify with that - but think I would have to have a spray job for my entire body - what happened to the "young" skin I ued to have? - do you think I could get a painter to do that for me - of course, first I would have to be scraped, spackled, and primed before the actual painting began -
Keep the laughs coming - enjoy them all -
- Doris -

[janet mikesell]

have you thought of trying spray-on tanning