Social Distancing
I finally had my tooth pulled today. Excellent dentist, great at giving shots. Poor guy must work out regularly because it took all the strength he had inside him to pull, push, and… Continue reading
Category Archive: health care
Senseless @!%&$ sarcasm: Vincible
At the age of 14, I wanted to become a gymnast. Having parents living at the poverty line — and the athletic ability of a land turtle — that wasn’t going to happen.… Continue reading
Life depends upon how you look at it.
Once again, this is why so much of the paperwork I generate is color coded. . THIS is how I spent the first 12 years looking at life. . I memorized O F… Continue reading
My nut in a dayshell
I’m blind without my glasses. Literally 20/400. If a cardboard eye chart is used and I’m asked, “What do you see?” I reply, “A bunch of grey fuzz on white.” If it’s… Continue reading
Health is a relative thing
Ever have to fill out those %$#*&% forms at the doctor’s office…the ones in 8 font that you need a microscope to read? When you’re nearsighted, it looks a lot like this: Some… Continue reading
Hard
Ya know… It’s hard. But now that this… …decided to return home, I should be able to sleep again (Bwahahahaha – in my dreams). He was incensed that I took the litter box,… Continue reading
Words to eat by
I tell people, “Never give up.” I’d eat those words, but I’m just too stubborn to give up. Actually, I’d eat just about anything edible right now, if I could. My definition… Continue reading
When size no longer matters.
Yesterday, I was talking with someone in her 20’s at work about size…after the 3rd comment of the day that went something like this, “You’re so thin/slender/tiny.” My reply, “In 1970, I’d be… Continue reading
Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Annual poke and grope
The annual poke and grope (aka Yearly Physical) becomes a bit more complicated after 65. It’s never a good idea to have one of these if you’re seeing a new doctor. But when… Continue reading
Yoga, dentists, and insomnia by gagging.
Some days, life slaps you in the face and says, “Listen, up numbskull! Yoga doesn’t make you invincible.” I’m used to starting the day with about 5 to 10 minutes of yoga, but… Continue reading