Tag Archives: health

Get Your Knockers Up to Fight Breast Cancer

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

The athletes are trained. The spectators have their cheers down pat. There isn’t a pink t-shirt left to be had in the Windy City. We’re ready… for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer: Chicago! It happens this weekend, June 1-2.  … Continue reading →

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That’s The Most Disgusting Stuff I Ever Tasted. Give Me A Big, Heapin’ Helping.

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

TV is full of experts who are eager to explain why we eat too much (or too little).  What I want to know is why do we eat the specific foods we eat?  Especially when that food tastes like slugs … Continue reading →

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Fear & Loathing In The ½ Price Easter Candy Aisle

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

What do 4-for-$1 Cadbury Crème Eggs and an up-thrust of daffodils have in common?  Both are important clues that may help me to finally understand…myself. I’ve been feeling a little blue lately. By a little blue I mean sad.  Very … Continue reading →

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Your Customer Advocate Will Now Give You A Blindfold And A Cigarette

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Here’s a little pop quiz, kids. If I am on the phone waiting to speak with a “customer advocate,” I am trying to reach which of the following parties: Better Business Bureau Small Claims Court Health insurance company claims adjuster … Continue reading →

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Malaising Grace

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

mal·aise: noun mə-lāz, ma-, -lez 1: an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness 2: a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being <a malaise of cynicism and despair … Continue reading →

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Miracle Weight-Loss Secret Revealed!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Do you need to lose weight?  Of course you do!  Most Americans (and many of our European friends) are Fatecia McFatties.  Even if you think you’re in pretty good shape, you’re probably fooling yourself. You’ve tried all the top diets … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins Is Full Of It

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

The Disney classic Mary Poppins is one of my favorite movies.  Here’s a great song from that movie: Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way.  What a song!  It’s light, it’s … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Fourth Wall

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

We almost had an “incident” at the gym the other tonight, and it would have been my fault.  I pulled back in time, but it was a close call.  I almost broke the fourth wall.

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Cancer Can Kiss My Ass

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

When and if I ever get to see God, face-to-face, mano-a-mano, the first thing I’m going to ask Him is this: Why do bad things happen to good people? It was little over a month ago I went to Chicago … Continue reading →

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Chicago Gets Her Knockers Up

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

As any woman can tell you, nothing is more crucial for perky boobs than good support.  Last weekend it seemed the whole city of Chicago turned out to provide that support – for breast cancer research.

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