Silkroad Fabric on 14th Street in Oakland is struggling. They had a terrible year last year, and if this year is as bad, they will have to close. They are located in the old Holmes Bookstore (for any old Oakland-philes like me out there), and they have preserved all the old woodwork and trim. Parking [...]

The first goal in No Weigh: A Declaration of Independence from a Weight-Obsessed World is I will accept my body in its natural shape and size. The therapist noted that accepting it doesn’t mean that I have to like my body. So what else about me do I accept even tho I may not like [...]