Happy Phriday and Happy Phall! Phall means back to school for students and freedom for Moms and Dads from their offspring following them around saying ‘I’m booooooored’ all day.
Today we celebrate Back to School with Photos – school photos, photos of schools, photos of school supplies – anything school related. Continue reading
In Massachusetts, home of RomneyCare, legislators are taking a new look at health care costs and are proposing new ways to bring those costs down.
Since instituting the universal, individual mandate healthcare coverage the Commonwealth has been forced to address the question of skyrocketing healthcare costs. More people on insurance and more government funded health plans has brought the inequities of commercial insurance payouts to light. Continue reading
For those of us who remember life before cable TV, Labor day weekend always meant one thing: Jerry Lewis on every damn channel raising money for ‘his kids’. This year, the veteran entertainer for the first time in decades will not be running the iconic telethon and has been ousted as National Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), a post he held for over 60 years. Over the years, Lewis’ telethon raised over 2.5 billion dollars for the MDA. Many people have hailed Lewis as a hero for ‘his kids’, and there has been consternation and sympathy for Lewis over this move. Continue reading
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you know how frustrating it is to hear the simplistic ‘eat less, exercise more’ advice. Your personal experience flies in the face of this seemingly straightforward equation. Certainly in a vacuum, eating less and exercising more works. However, our bodies are an open, interactive systems, and rarely cooperate with simple math. Continue reading
So I started writing a column about some of the things you need to know getting the most out of your medical care, but after discussion with a few of you, I found that the questions I was answering weren’t really the ones you were asking. So I will start by answering a bit more in depth, some of the issues that have come up. Please share any knowledge you have in the comments and ask more questions. Continue reading
Whew! A whole week without Mom Grand Inquisitor looking after us! I’m so proud of us! We were big kids this week. Continue reading
Hope you are having a wonderful, and not at all creepy, Thursday! Continue reading
Thursday! My favorite day of the week. The end is in sight and I imagine getting lost in a good book and ignoring housework all weekend.
How ya doin’ there kid? Y’alright? It’s OK. Two down, three to go. The weekend will be here before you know it. Buck up and turn that frown upside down!
