The Jeweled PageI preface this post with my apologies to those involved in the medical field who are conscientious, diligent and dedicated to serving their clients. They do exist and I am very grateful whenever I find them. Today, I discovered what I believe may be one of the hidden causes of high medical care costs. It [...]
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Someone just suggested to me that I am an “optimist”. I think that is a good thing … It’s not always easy being an optimist; not any more, I imagine than it is easy being green (with all due respect to Kermit). It was rather interesting that this characterization of optimism was made when it [...]
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Thanksgiving Day traditions are part of the warp and woof of our society and of every family in our nation. Sitting in the doctor’s office the other day I heard a couple of elderly matrons excoriating a young man who had the courage to admit that he and his wife were not going to have [...]
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Why am I digging holes in my yard? Well it’s a long story but the short of it is that we are doing a drainage project here this weekend. On three occasions in the last six years, torrential rains have caused my girlfriend and I to spend long hours without sleep while we worked hard [...]
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I went to the PETCO store today and turned a few heads in the process. It begins with our cat, Noelle. There’s a nice lady at the PETCO store who cheerily greets each shopper as they enter. She was filling up the dog treats display in the store which is more akin to what you [...]
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I just made a quick trip to the local Hy-Vee (as in groceries) Store to pick up some essentials. The store was moderately busy with post-storm shoppers and I thought perhaps I’d see if there was a movie at the Red-box dispenser that my Schmoo and I could watch. There was no line so I [...]
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