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This is episode 404. I'm your host, Valerie George, and with me today is Perry Romanovsky. Hi Perry.

Hey Valerie, 404, that's a palindrome, turn it upside down and it's a...

I knew that you would say it was a palindrome. I just had a feeling.

I was like, Perry has something to say about this number. And we on today's show have a lot to say about questions, including what is the right way to apply sunscreen sticks? What role do oils, butters, and silicones actually play in hair care? Do you need less anhydr sunscreen than lotion-based ones? And do all hair masks work

the same way? But first, our chit-chat. Valerie, you know, last time I was talking, I was just back

from doing this bike ride. And you know, I exercise and I do a lot of bike riding, you know,

150 miles and two days. And you know what? I gain

weight. Wow. Was it muscle? I don't know. I know. I know. It was, I don't know what it was.

Probably water retention or something. I gained like four pounds. How can you bike like 150 miles and

gain four pounds? I mean, it has to be the water retention, right?

It must be something like that. I guess I don't know enough about weight, gain, and loss.

Although, on the plus side, I did kind of lose all that weight. Like, I lost nine pounds since

that. So there you go. I'll just It just kind of goes away, I guess.

Well, speaking of weight gain, I took baby C to the doctor today.

And they actually told the nurses, please remeasure this tub of lard because we don't believe

how much weight he gained in the last two weeks.

Wow.

Yeah.

He gained two and a half pounds, more than two inches in height, and he's,

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