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JOINT REPLACEMENT: LEG BONE CONNECTED TO THE EDIBLES

April 22, 2022 by

Any joint replacement sounds painful. From cars to people, joints gone bad are never good. A bad car joint affects other parts, so does a bad human joint. The best plan is staying ahead of problems before they spread. It’s always been been the best plan for everything. So get fixed. What’s the biggest part […]

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ARE TEMPORARY DISABILITIES THE SPICE OF LIFE?

April 21, 2022 by

Why temporary disabilities? Why can’t thrills and chills be the spice? Because the disability part might be more than temporary if you’re not spicy enough. Let’s say you fell down during a game of Swinging Statue. It was a game when I was a kid where the big strong kid grabbed smaller kids by the […]

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COVID MASK RULING HAS TAIL WAGGING DOG

April 20, 2022 by

The first covid mask I saw wasn’t for covid. It was for cancer in a chemo waiting room, on a patient with a low immune system. First it was the mask, then the warning about wearing fragrances. Why? Then I found out why. Haven’t we found out more than we want to know about covid […]

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DRUG ADDICTION vs DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT

April 19, 2022 by

Search for Oregon’s drug addiction ranking and buckle up. Then search for Oregon’s ranking for drug addiction treatment. The numbers are close: #2 state for addiction, #1 state for lack of addiction treatment. Of all things to celebrate Oregon for, it’s not this.

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DOCTOR SAWBONES? WHY SAWBONES?

April 18, 2022 by

What does a Doctor Sawbones do? One thing they do is install that gleaming spike in the top image. It’s a hip bone. The doctor makes it work by sawing the leg bone, working the piece in, and lining the hip bone with a new socket joint. At six days out, the immediate danger has […]

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A SHERO AMONG US? LOOK AROUND

April 16, 2022 by

“Do you need a shero?” That’s the question. And I have the answer: “Yes.” For those in the back, “THE ANSWER IS YES, YOU NEED A SHERO.” Here’s why:

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OVERCOME LIFESTYLE? YOU CAN DO IT

April 15, 2022 by

The overcome lifestyle asks one question: can you overcome? When every day feels like an overcome lifestyle day, it gets tough. Can you overcome? There are no wrong answers.

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DISCOMFORT LEVEL FOR NOISE, WATER, AND ELON MUSK

April 14, 2022 by

I set my discomfort level running a marathon in new insoles. It was my only marathon. Training rules say don’t run in new shoes, not insoles. By five miles my feet were on fire. I ran past it. I squeezed sponge water down my neck at an eight mile water station. It drained down my […]

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UNBROKEN CYCLE FROM HEARTS TO HIPS

April 13, 2022 by

I’ve been on an unbroken cycle of excellent Iowa-connected people in Oregon, which is not a comparison. The last guy helped heal a broken heart; the latest was the orthopedic surgeon who replaced my hip yesterday.

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MODERN TRAVEL BY THE NUMBERS

April 12, 2022 by

Modern travel is a miracle, the sort of miracle too many ignore. Even thinking about the logistics makes me want to never leave the garage. Somehow it all hooks up, but when it doesn’t, doubt creeps in. Doubt and travel are not good companions.

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