I Miss Shaking Hands
Someday in the not-too-distant future, many of us will startle our grandchildren by telling them that once upon a time, friends would meet for lunch, shake hands, and then eat without washing those hands after […]
Someday in the not-too-distant future, many of us will startle our grandchildren by telling them that once upon a time, friends would meet for lunch, shake hands, and then eat without washing those hands after […]
Dear Lord, please forgive me for torturing my annoying obsessive/compulsive, germ phobic boss. Filling her hand sanitizer bottles with corn syrup, then watching her frantically grabbing tissues after I sneezed on her, was too funny to pass up, […]
Grammy and Emmy winner Christopher Cerf joins Dr. Nancy Berk on this special episode of Whine At 9. Find out about his fascinatingly funny new book (co-authored with the legendary Henry Beard) and learn more […]
1. If you are feeling dizzy, weak and nauseous, you are probably sick. 2. If you are probably sick and, instead of doing the smart thing (i.e. staying home and killing whatever freaking bug you […]
In response to new research confirming the “hygiene hypothesis”, which theorizes that asthma, many allergies, and other illnesses are aided by immune systems which have operated in too clean of an environment and are thus […]
My husband had a head cold this week. So, being a nice wife, I made him homemade chicken soup that I packed in a nice Tupperware container so he could nuke it at work. I […]
More powerful than most viruses; able to ward off antibiotics in massive doses, faster spreading than Mono in a room filled with horny teenagers: It’s a germ; it’s a bacteria; it’s a Superbug! Yes, here […]
When someone asks “How are you?”, do you take that as an invitation to complain about everything wrong in your life? Do you believe that the world cares about your every ache and pain? Is […]
My husband and I took off for the beach. However, a sea of fog descended and made it impossible to see the water. So, we decided to take a short trip to Atlantic City and […]