Today is my Dad’s birthday. He would have turned 100 years old today. He passed away 14 years ago at age 86. 86 is a ripe old age and in his lifetime he saw an amazing amount of changes. My grandparents started a restaurant before my Dad was born. He and his brothers…
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Purim for kids is like Jewish Halloween/Mardi Gras. Kids dress up in costumes, usually limited to just a few options and there is a parade and noisemakers, (groggers) and cheering, jeering and eating. Of course there is a certain food that accompanies the holiday, hamantashen. Hamantashen happens to be one of my very favorite…
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I concede that couple colonoscopy does not have the same ring as a couples massage but… Why not schedule your colonoscopy at the same time? Of course only if you have 2 bathrooms would this work, but why not? March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. Here are the reasons Couples Colonoscopy may never…
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I was going to title this post “A mammogram done with a 3D machine does not hurt”, but I have found some who say it still does. That said, all agree it hurts less. The reason is the plate pivots. You know that plate that you stick your breast onto before the top plate comes…
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A quick lunch for me is at a conveyer belt sushi place. They are so popular here that several grocery stores have an area. It isn’t the absolute best sushi but it is fast and good and inexpensive Like most trends I thought they were everywhere until my sister was visiting from New England…
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Watching Ray Donovan is like a trip back home for me. I grew up outside of Boston so the actors’ accents sounds normal. My accent was never quite that strong. I wasn’t a ‘Southie’ is the main reason. I still have been ridiculed under the guise of ”charming” and mimicked when…
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We have all seen fish tanks in Doctors’ offices. They are meant to add a calming factor to the waiting room. Stare as I might, the tank and the fish don’t work for me! When did fish tanks become all the rage? I started noticing them in the mid 1990’s. Fish tanks in…
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Once again I find myself BFF with my oral surgeon and dentist. I just finished having an implant on a back tooth, #14, to be exact, when my crown on my next to front tooth fell off. #10 bit the dust! 33 years ago I was playing racquetball with a big girl and…
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Today when I was thinking on how to fashion a sling on my back for a baseball bat like Michonne in The Walking Dead uses for her saber, I knew I had a problem. Let me first qualify that I ride my bike in neighborhoods or bike trails or quite streets that have…
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The following is a post written by my friend TJ. TJ has written a few posts for me when I ask because some of her experiences are unique and worth sharing! What was your holiday experience? Hectic pace? Over indulgence? Bills? January brings a sigh of relief it’s over? Not for me. …
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