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More Musings From An 80 + Year Old
1. I may have mentioned this before about using your "K" cups (for coffee) more than once. Just turn the cup around to make sure you have a new space for the hole in the bottom. But I also needed to tell you that you need to allow the plastic housing to cool before...
A Pulmonary Infection From A Virus Vs. A Bacterium
A very close family friend had a close call recently as he started out with some type of upper respiratory infection which got worse and worse. What started out as a bad cold (seemingly) very quickly turned into something much worse. He coughed constantly, ran a fever...
Stop The Prejudice!
If we want to "Make America Great Again" there is only one way as far as I am concerned. That is to stop this horrible "divide" in this country. It seems to me that there is a distinct split going on in the USA right now that I, personally, have never seen the likes...
A Self-imposed Anti-inflammatory Diet.
I have rather severe osteoarthritis. I think I have mentioned this before and told you about some of my surgeries. Anyway, my Orthopedic Surgeon told me that I needed my left wrist operated on just as I had done a couple of years ago on my right wrist. My thought was,...
Kegel Exercise.. For Urinary Incontinence Plus…..A Real Plus/Plus
I have written about this before but I have found it so helpful and so easy that I want to discuss it again. This is a real plus/plus type thing for females. It is so easy to do and doesn't require any extra time to do it to get great results..The benefit of the Kegel...
New “Bottom Lines”
I am enjoying these blogs on Bottom Lines and keep thinking of others. So here goes. #1. When you are faced with a decision, you might try asking yourself if the answer lies in whether the outcome will be a plus/plus or a plus/minus or a minus/minus. For instance, you...
How To Do Life! Mini-lessons (Bottom Lines).
Bottom Line #1. Everyday, try to find someone, preferably someone like a waitress or store clerk or just someone sitting in a restaurant that you don't even know, and say something nice (and unexpected) to them. If you can't find someone like that then choose a family...
How To Be A Happier Person
Happy New Year every one. I hope you all have had a nice holiday so far. As for me, yes, my family and I had a very nice Christmas. I have read many accounts of family discord over holiday gatherings and have witnessed a few. It took me a number of years to come to...
Inflammation
Inflammation is such a complicated process that I will probably spend more than one session on this subject. Briefly, and in layman's terms, any time any part of your body is compromised or injured, your body will send out distress signals for help. From something...
Short And Sweet Tips….Number Four
Rule of 1-3-5-7. Have you ever noticed that decorators always use these odd numbers in their decorating? For instance, a table display will use three candles. A pillow display will use three or five pillows. A picture display will use these odd numbers. I could go...
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