No, You Don’t Really Need Eight Glasses Of Water A Day If You Eat. The question of how much water you need, separate from the fluids you get from food, has attracted endless discussion since the “8 glasses a day” philosophy was introduced. We sometimes do not recognise how much…

It is different from being a follower — Becoming a fan of a writer When you click on a link and clap in Medium, you have become a FAN of that writer. One clap or 50, it makes no difference. You can only be a FAN of that writer once. At the same time, you have then become a fan of that one story. You can only be a fan of a story ONCE…

Diet and insulin are the answer — until diet alone is enough. I stopped feeding them dried kibbles, full of carbohydrates. — Prowl, pounce, play, plead, purr / frolicking felines festive / making merry mirth. #haiku It took a good Vet, an observant Sugar Mum, and a Facebook group to get this happy outcome. Here’s how it all began. The Whirlpool of a Diabetes Diagnosis in My Cat. Splinter is a 16yo part Bengal Cat — who has become my primary male company since the death of my husband and then my…lesleydewar.medium.com

A backward glance on why I am here I am into my new career as a writer here at Medium. Sometimes a backward glance is useful because it reminds us of how we arrived here. Our past experience is invaluable in crafting new stories. It’s living life full on that makes it richer. Taking on varied careers, and always…

Or Let My Gentle Voice Persuade You Otherwise. Why Am I The Prickly Cactus? Because I am not a cactus flower - which flowers with brilliance, and makes a spectacular show. In spite of deprivation and harshness. Or perhaps because of it. A cactus flower, while breathtakingly beautiful, is transient and lasts for only a few hours, leaving not even a seed to perpetuate…

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And I have devised a solution. YAY https://lesleydewar.medium.com/are-you-being-frustrated-by-only-getting-a-static-image-and-no-story-link-when-you-share-from-a-8882890568a1

Medium’s Native Share Option Isn’t Working On Android Phones Some recent changes behind the scenes to the Android OS have thrown up an anomaly. We can’t share the story link and its cover image from the native share option on Medium itself when using an Android device. What you see above is a saved image of my thwarted share…

Facebook Medium Groups Elicit More Than Praise and Readers. — It would be easier to herd cats and I would have more fun running my fingers through their fur Fewer whines and yowls than those from self indulgent scribblers who spew forth with few apparent skills A magic pudding, never becoming smaller while spam pours into Facebook’s moderation pot Faces…