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Our dear friend Chip (okay his real name is Chris Anderson/TX) took the close up of this wolf...

“Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” (From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) “Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.”- Harvey MacKay There are countless quotes and references to time. Most of these references relate to how we use our allotted time in this...

Dear Pharmacist,You mentioned “spirulina” in a recent column as a supplement to help boost thyroid hormone. I’ve never heard of this, is it a vitamin? What else is it good for? --T.E. Chicago, Illinois Dear T.E.,Spirulina is supercool, and it’s a superfood. It’s actually algae that grows in our oceans, springs and lakes. If you viewed it with a microscope you would see beautiful...

"Hallo, this is Jacoba speaking." "Good evening, my name is Sofie, and I have a very special...

I thought it might be appropriate to repeat this. Someone near and dear to me graduated as an RN today. I proudly attended her graduation. It is called a pinning for nurses, but it still a graduation ceremony with all the elements expected, including the keynote address. This is the graduation season, and in high schools and colleges across the land there are graduation ceremonies...

Dear Pharmacist, After recent blood tests, I have been diagnosed with Lyme disease, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Can you suggest supplements to help me get a life? A.D. Cape Cod, Massachusetts Dear A.D., Lyme disease -an infection transmitted by ticks- can cause headaches, severe muscle and joint pain, dizziness, heart palpitations,...

June 15, 2011 or ሰኔ (Sene) 8, 2003 Ethiopian Calendar My dear sister Elizabeth: You said; “I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned." My sister, me chicken or no chicken, I would go ahead and cross the road regardless of what others say about my motive. If they say good great if they say bad, great too because I must be doing...

(To readers: I originally wrote this a while back. Given it’s that time for graduations again, I thought I’d republish it. Who knows, maybe a graduating student will stumble on it and read it. - John) Someone near and dear to me graduated as an RN today. I proudly attended her graduation. It is called a pinning for nurses, but it still is a graduation ceremony with all the elements...