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Several months ago, I had x-rays done on my lungs. When I went to the counter to pay, there was a sign on the wall that said something like this, if my memory is correct: NO CAROTIDS I think it meant that they either weren't a facility that provided the test or it wasn't covered by health insurance. Always maintaining a certain wit and good humor, I quipped, "No karotids?" only, I...

On my blog, I have been writing columns about the Casey/Caylee Anthony story for a little over a year now. Over time, the natives have gotten restless all around the Internet. Explosive arguments and insulting comments are running wild on blogs and forums. I decided to write this with one goal in mind: shake the anger out of people. The wheels of justice turn slowly and impatience and frazzled...

Dolly the dolphin was a rebel by nature. She simply refused to follow orders. That's why the Navy released her from the dolphin research project in the keys, and why she was socialized to prefer human company to dolphins. Without her navy trainers to play with, she found a new family to adopt. Luckily, this family were friends of our family. They lived on the end of a canal leading to the...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. After 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked on a new life of adventure by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Her unlikely transformation from office worker to ocean rower, described with humor and soul-baring honesty in her blogs, captivated a worldwide audience. Roz is now...

A Health Care day for me. September 18, 2009 I had an interesting day yesterday, not my...

Introduction During the weekend 16/17 October 2004 we decided to take a three-week break and undertake a camping trip through the portions of Southern Africa known as Botswana including the world-renowned Okavango Delta and the northern portion of Namibia. Since we live in Pinetown, about 20 Km by road from the city of Durban on the Eastern Coast of South Africa, this would involve a...

How to set Boundaries to avoid the “Holiday Blues” By Dwight Bain A recent USA Today poll asked this question, “Which best fits your holiday emotional state?” Relaxed - 18% Joyful - 31% Stressed - 27% Depressed - 24% Why do people feel so overloaded with additional problems during the holidays? I believe the majority of the pressure they feel is...