I got a bit more sun than I'd expected yesterday. The plan was to go for a short walk, but then the temperature was perfect and the wind in the trees looked and sounded so pretty that I stayed out, wandering, for an hour. Luckily, the makeup I wear on my face has SPF 18, but my shoulders are a bit crispy at this time... They should be fine by tomorrow, but this made me curious about your skin and what you do to, for, and with it.

-- Ann Monroe (monroe@chorus.net), June 22, 2000

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I'm strawberry bond, blue eyed, and as pale as the people I've met from Iceland. I'm also married to a red head. We go to the beach to hover & read under a huge umbrella. Mostly I just try to avoid the sun, it has proven to be a painful enemy in the past. When I lived in Florida I was constantly coated with thick heavy sunscreen, and my skin did change into a reddish tinge (not a burn, just a color change). It was nice that I could at least get my skin to change color, if not tan.

-- AJ (joijoijoi@hotmail.com), June 25, 2000.