My Trip to the Dentist
I hate going to the dentist – the sound of a dentist’s drill carving up my tooth and that painful Novocain needle. And that’s what I’m about to endure today. I am going to dread […]
Tag: health
Have You Heard About Dyzastra?
17Have you been feeling sluggish lately? Why not try Dyzastra? (“Di-ZAH-Struh”) Do you have a spare tire around your middle that you’d like to get rid of? How about trying Dyzastra? Stomach pain, the common […]
Medals For Bruce
There’s a petition going around to strip Bruce Jenner of all Olympic medals, what with Bruce actually being Caitlyn and all. (Why change the name? I know a woman named George–why not Bruce?) Take medals […]
IMPORTANT HEALTH SAFETY WARNING: THESE FOODS WILL KILL YOU!
It seems every week there is a new study about yet another popular food staple that has been linked to cancer or heart disease. It’s all very confusing. First experts tell you that grape juice […]
Here’s hoping 2015 is better
I’m not going to lie to you: 2014 sucked. Everybody got sick or hurt at least once, and the world’s a train wreck. On a personal level I lost my first writing job after twenty-three […]
Fixing America’s Health With the TSA
Our country lies way down the list of developed countries in terms of effectiveness and in cost of our private health-care system. Moreover, many Americans complain quite bitterly about Obamacare, the president’s solution. America’s second […]
Vietnamese Spring Rolls and Eternal Full Employment
Vietnamese Entree SPRING ROLLS (cha gio) INGREDIENTS – SAUCE 1/4 teaspoon Thai chili or red pepper flakes or minced serrano 1/4 cup fish sauce or Hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/4 cup sugar ½ […]
New Missions?
Are these soldiers: a) Fleeing to their barracks because George W. Bush has just started his “Mission Accomplished” speech? b) Victors in a game of Capture The Flag? Or c) Doing a foot race to […]
Pope Resigns: Cites Health Concerns, Inability to Catch Speedy Altar Boys
The spiritual leader and head of the worldwide Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, surprised the world today by saying that he will resign at the end of the month due to advanced age, heath concerns, […]