Story medicine is good for what ails you. Why? Because you deserve a break. Things go bad, and you read a story about something worse? You might feel better. But what about when things are going good, never been better. What story is going to improve that?
CALL THE MEDIC. ALL BETTER?
Call the medic when there’s something wrong, anything at all. MEDIC. Right here, pal. Calm down. All better? Good.
WELLNESS BLOG vs BLOG WELLNESS
A ‘wellness blog’ does what it says: promote health and wellness to an audience who ignores their own health and wellness. If you’re reading a blog for ‘wellness,’ if you’re doing your own ‘research,’ be sure better ideas come from credible sources. Taking medical advice, or simple health advice, from a moron is not the […]
LIFE LESSONS: FIRST DO NO HARM
Life lessons start early and never stop. But, and this is a tough one, people do look away. “But Blogger D, aren’t older people a repository of life lessons?” Not always, but who am I to judge? If you need to ask, this might not be the place for you.
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION IN THREE RELATED PARTS
What is a holiday celebration of no housework? If you have kids, or dogs, this day doesn’t exist unless you like dirty feet because that’s what you’ll end up with. White socks? Not anymore, not today. If you can see what needs doing and not do it, today is your day.
GIVING UP AT THE RIGHT TIME
Giving up is the same as quitting? Or something more insidious? Quitting feels so final, like, “All done here.” Giving up delivers a different message.
MAN JUNK FOR THE HE-MAN
Man junk is a taboo topic to bring up. Especially broken junk. Vasectomy? Same thing. It cuts a little too close to home. HPV neck cancer? Hush your mouth. Or not. Yesterday I wrote about vasectomy, which some men consider less than manly. Today, let’s take it a little further.
ARMY MEDIC: JOB TWO OF FIVE
Army medic was the job I signed up for when I joined after freshman year in 1974. Army medic was my dad’s idea. The old Marine also advised against joining the Navy, but that’s expected. I went in on the Buddy Plan with a high school buddy. We lasted three days together in receiving, then […]