Monthly Archives: September 2017

Times really have changed! I hadn’t realized how much until I read about the mail survey Australia is doing about same-sex marriage. Most of the younger generation are in favor of making it legal, but there is a big problem … Continue reading →

Abstract Art Can Tell You a Lot About Yourself is a fun quiz that is supposed to tell you a lot about yourself. I took it and the result was way too flattering, so I’m guessing yours will be too. … Continue reading →

When pain is treated solely with medications, only part of the problem has been addressed. Meanwhile, patients may receive too little of another kind of pain care, one that teaches them self-management techniques for treating pain. Our scientific research in … Continue reading →

President Trump is killing me. No, really. He’s killing me. I went for my annual physical last month, and, for the first time in my 49 years, I had to report that I’ve not been feeling well: fatigue, headaches, poor … Continue reading →

As usual, it’s best to check our assumptions. September 16, 2017  

September 15, 2017  

It beats worrying. September 14, 2017  

This quote is from a June 2, 2014 article at Smithsonian.com: Associating women with weakness may be a misguided, annoying stereotype, but it’s also putting people in danger when hurricanes with feminine names arrive. More people die during hurricanes with … Continue reading →

Andy, Orlando and Larry did a lot of roadwork this past weekend. Andy left the house at 7 Friday and Saturday mornings, returned home 6:30 pm Friday, 7:30 pm Saturday. Sunday was a bit easier, he left at 7 am … Continue reading →

Life is more fun when we’re not too persnickety. September 11, 2017