Today, one of the teachers I work with said to me, "Wow, that's a great shirt. It makes you look like you've dropped 20 pounds." I smiled a big smile and said, "That's probably because I've actually dropped over 40." I do think she was trying to figure out a "tactful" way of telling me I was looking good (why are people so afraid of offending someone by asking if they've lost weight? For heaven's ...