Becoming
Un-Gorilla
By
Jeffrey the Barak
Finding the best razor
for body shaving. A hairy man's transformation. |
Shaving
- The Old Fashioned Way
By Jeffrey the Barak
Wet shaving has evolved
with new razors and new gels, but is it really better than it was forty years
ago? Apparently, the way we did it in the 1960's was superior to the way we do
it in the 21st Century. A rediscovery of classic shaving. |  |
Belief:
Step One to Knowing Who You Are
By
Matthew David Ward
A young writer shares his realization that he is
free to believe whatever he chooses |
Curbside
ethics around an injured skunk: what would you have done?
By
Mark Bernstein
You are driving and you come across an injured animal.
What do you do about it? Avoid it? Rescue It? Kill it? See what this neurosurgeon
decides to do. | Cruelty
By Mark Bernstein
As a child, Mark was
abused by an older friend. Perhaps it was innocently or perhaps it was with criminal
intent, but it was just the first incident of his childhood that made him consider
cruelty and its implications. As an adult, he shares all with the-vu. |
| Beauty
Goes Skin Deep
By Diana Dudas
Natural ways to care for your outer layer and avoid excessive wrinkles. Your
Crowning Glory
By Diana Dudas
Information on the possible causes and prevention of women's hair loss.
| Wave
of the Future
By Diana Dudas
A new awareness of chemical strengtheners and natural alternatives. Afro may be
back, but altering our hair's appearance does not have to involve harsh chemicals. A
Long Stretch from Tradition
By Diana Dudas
Preventing common hair and scalp disorders
caused from braids and weaves. |
Total
Body Shaving Guide
By Margarita Dominguez
A follow up to Hair-B-Gone! All areas of the body from scalp to toes are addressed
in the-vu's most visited article! | Size
Matters, Especially When It's Fat
By S.D.
Craig
A reminder to us all that we are constantly discriminating against
those who are larger than ourselves. |
Hair-B-Back!
By Jeffrey the Barak
Hair-B-Gone
has been read so many thousands of times that it was only a matter of time before
we had to present the complete opposite. Hair-B-Back is a complete introduction
to hair replacement. | Hair-B-Gone!
By Margarita Dominguez
They don't
teach you about hair removal in school. What works best in each area of the human
body? For the sake of all women and men, we attempt to find out. |
Beauty
and the Beast
By S.D. Craig
Massage, hairdressing and manicures have a way of opening the mouths of clients
and filling the ears of the practitioner. Why not try it the other way around?
Veteran vu-writer S.D. Craig finally confesses she's really a pro-masseuse and
encourages us to flip the coin to the other side. | Quench
the Thirst of Frizzy Hair
By Diana Dudas
At last the article we've been waiting for. The truth about what to do and what
not to do when your hair is frizzy. Diana Dudas dispels some myths and explains
the reasons and the solutions. |
Reaping
the Harvest:
Are the weeds crowding out the fruits of your labor?
By Kathy Paauw
Getting organized
is one thing, but staying organized requires digging deeper towards the roots
of the chaos. | Your
Size
By S.D.Craig
Once again,
television's Dr. Phil inspires S.D. Craig to share her experience with us, only
this time she is not so pleased as a guest on the popular TV show publicly fails
to understand what it's like to be large. |
|
Are Women Really Superior to Men?
By Salma N. Ajani
A light hearted
and well researched look at this provocative question from a leading expert in
the field. | Fifty
and Energized
By S.D.Craig
At the age of fifty, S.D. Craig uses the 5 step plan of television's Dr. Phil
to find the necessary inner energy to increase her fitness and help her lose some
weight. |
Lauri
Jean Crowe on Dreams
An introduction to the series. |
Sigmund
Freud - The Interpretation of Dreams
By
Lauri Jean Crowe
An introduction to Freud's legendary work on dreaming.
|
The
ABC's of Dream Recall
By Lauri Jean Crowe
If you can remember a dream, you can benefit from it. But how to remember? Here
is the method. |
|
Dreaming Yourself Naked
By
Lauri Jean Crowe
"This is a common dream motif, yet nakedness
is a complex symbol in dreams dependent on the culture in which the dream occurs
and who is interpreting the experience." |
Learning
Curves from Scotsmen
By S.D.Craig
Ladies, there would seem to be a nation of men who are not into that skinny look
that you will never achieve! | Give
Me A Real Man
By S.D.Craig
Praise for those men who see the beauty within the outer shape and
respond accordingly with romance. |
Take
the Me Out of Me?
By S.D.Craig
Others would change how I look, even though I'm at peace with my self image. A
size-related scream from our nicely larger expert. | A
Writer Foodaholic
By S.D.Craig
I'm a foodaholic. I am announcing this in front of all of you today.
Do I have to chant it? Repeat it ten times? The funnier side of loving to
eat out, and eat out, and eat out... |
Breasts
and Yoga Don't Mix
By S.D.Craig
Perhaps it would be easier to bend like the Yoga instructor if our breasts weren't
as big as the whole Yoga instructor. | She
Laughs
By S.D.Craig
Don't get
the sanitary pads of the 1970's confused with the walking shoes of the 1990's.
New Freedom? New Balance? |
Floating
with the Flock
By S.D.Craig
Who can honestly say they've never been guilty of discriminating against fat people?
We don't all have to look like skinny thirteen year old girls! | Fat
Habitat
By S.D. Craig
"That
fat guy over there...." Is there a reason that people need titles or
names, other than their given one? |
The
Swooshing of My Thighs
By S.D.Craig
Writer of greatness, S.D.Craig takes a light hearted look at one of the aspects
of being a larger than skinny girl. | Fear
and Clothing in San Diego
By S.D. Craig
How do we get a hold of the same store names those models shop at, the ones with
fuller figures who wear those colorful, sexy and slinky outfits that stretch and
work for them? |
The
Superman Syndrome
By Kathy Paauw
There isn't time. Your life's too short. Make sure you organize your time so do
you don't miss what's important, before it's too late! This is a very wise article
from our professional life coach, Kathy Paauw. | March
4th... Time to March Forth!
by Kathy Paauw
Kathy Paauw is a professional organizer. If you are in a state of clutter and
seem to have a million things to do, this article is a free introduction to the
kinds of things she can do to make you an organized vu-reader! |
A
Hook In The Flesh
By S.D. Craig.
Have you victimized and discriminated against a large person today? Are you a
fattist? If you hate the weight and you tend to be a Fatzi, take
a few minutes to read the intelligent prose of writer S.D. Craig. She might
just turn you around. | Loving
your curves
By S. D. Craig
"Society has drilled into our heads for decades we need to be thin, thin,
thin. Do you remember seeing many itty bitty pioneer women? And the
nudes on the paintings years ago? No way." |
Blame
It On The Jeans
By S. D. Craig
The discovery of jeans that can stretch is a life-changing event for normal-sized,
non-skinny S. D. Craig. | That
Piece of Cake
By S. D. Craig
"Are you sure you want that piece of cake?" Being larger than skinny
attracts uncomfortable questions |
What
does the Soul Want?
By Robert Oliva
We are the servants of the soul. We do not determine what the soul wants
but give it expression. | Joie
de Vivre
By Betty Pine
"Existentialism
is a daunting word at first glance...but stick with me, and I will turn you on
to something that will excite you." |
