Worcester county, where we live, is thinly populated and rather rural. Small town, not much in the way of big public gatherings now or ever. Yet our COVID population shot up from almost zero to 258% of the previous number… Read More ›
Health
THE TALE OF THE LAST BABY ASPIRIN – BY TOM CURLEY
This is a children’s story, a children’s story for older people. Once upon a time, there was a bottle of baby aspirin. It contained a few hundred baby aspirins. They didn’t know they were in an aspirin bottle. They didn’t… Read More ›
PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #126: VACCINES FOR YOU, ME, AND EVERYONE
Fandango’s Provocative Question #126 Are you fully vaccinated against COVID-19 yet? And if not, why the fuck not? Yes, we are. All three of us. Owen and Garry got Pfizer and I got Moderna. We got them as early as we could, which was a… Read More ›
FIXED!
About 10 years ago, maybe a little longer — possibly 12 years? — Garry had Tommy John surgery on his right shoulder. It’s a hell of a surgery. Five months in a tight sling followed by months of PT. All… Read More ›
CHERRY TONGUE AND FIVE EARS OF CORN
The time has come round again. Our local corn is ripe. You can tell because the price of corn drops abruptly. We used to get ten ears for a dollar, but inflation has arrived, so now they are selling it… Read More ›
AT THE END, THERE’S AN END
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while. Garry and I are in an age group where our friends, colleagues, and family who are our age all have some kind of physical problem. It may be minor. Just… Read More ›
THE PROBLEM WITH DOCTORS
Am I well? Am I healthy? Is that the same as “not dead yet”? Because I’m beginning to think that is the way our so-called medical system works. The problem with doctors is, as far as they are concerned, if… Read More ›
OUR PANDEMIC LEGACY – RICH PASCHALL
What We Have Learned So Far, by Rich Paschall While we certainly have not put this long social nightmare behind us, we have learned a lot along the way. These are some of the highlights, or in most cases, lowlights…. Read More ›
NOTIFICATIONS OR THE LACK THEREOF
I get tons of notifications from my computer. I was getting so many notifications I finally turned them off. Now, I only get “urgent” notifications. Apparently the minor detail that my hard drive is full was not considered urgent because… Read More ›
I’M OLD. NO I’M NOT. YES YOU ARE.
The sun was shining through the blinds and shades in the bedroom. It had been beautiful yesterday. Today promised to be another bright, sunny day. I opened the window. The softness of the air confirmed it. Usually, I go back… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY FROM 4/2/2020 – WHY COVID 19 IS AN HISTORIC TURNING POINT
A major sea change: why COVID-19 is a turning point in history. So, it is the end of March 2020, and many of us are sequestered in our homes, trying not to get the virus that’s now sweeping the globe… Read More ›
HEADING OUT FOR VACCINE PART TWO
I think I’ll probably be off for the rest of the day. Hopefully, back up tomorrow. Maybe this injection will leave me fine. If not, I’ll take a couple of days leave and rest a bit. At least COVID-19 will… Read More ›
