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"9/11 - An American Tragedy"9/11 - An American Tragedy It was a day just like any other. Work was always to be done. The sun shone on our brothers, our sisters, daughters and sons. Through the sky a plane flew off its course toward a tower. No one...
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Get real for a minuteGod can deliver you from the desire for drugs, alcohol, or a smoke; but you were born with the...
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Hey, Neighbor!“Spitting‘s a nasty habit.” Violet Beauregard, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I have a dilemma: My next-door neighbor has an abundance of phlegm. Around seven every morning I am awakened by the sound of retching. Throughout the day, the...
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Optimism and baking sodaA friend of mine wrote to me over Christmas, and described her year in review as the year that she broke up with her boyfriend, her dog died, and she'd had a root canal. But, she added, if she was looking at it through my eyes, she'd say she now had the...
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To Smoke Or Not To SmokeSmoking is the one choice you can make that can save your life but for most of the 32 years I smoked, I liked to smoke and enjoyed it. When I started out smoking I was young. I wasn’t thinking about saving my life. I saw all the commercials, read the...
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Emotional Baggage and DatingIn any dictionary you pick up, you’ll find several definitions for the word baggage. For instance, there’s no. 1: The trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling. No. 2: The movable equipment and supplies...
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GB Survey: Should Marijuana be Legalized?According to a new Zogby International Poll, 41 percent of the American public believes that the drug should be legalized. What say ye?
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...and then my dog died.I don't leave home much. I rarely travel, in fact, I rarely go out except to shop. That may seem...
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Chapter 6: On the RoadAs I said earlier, this blog is structured around the diary I kept during the trip. The diary was...
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Fast Forward: Washing ClothesWashing clothes is one of those chores that no one can escape. But the process has gotten much easier. Check out this email that's making the rounds - directions for washing clothes that a Kentucky grandmother gave to a new bride many years ago.
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Bill HargroveNever let age stop you from anything! Bill Hargrove loved bowling and hit the lanes every week until his death at age 106. He was the oldest bowler in the world.
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My Healthcare PlanOur national healthcare plan should start with each and every one of us taking control of and...
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A Brush With GreatnessThe following is an excerpt from Ruth Hamilton's autobiography, "The Hamilton Saga." She wrote the book at age 90. In the coming weeks, GrowingBolder.com will publish Ruth's description of her trip to Europe in the summer of 1937. As the people of the...
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Can You Live to 100?Would You Want to Live to 100?
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My Achin' HeartSeveral 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...
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Popping a Pill to Ward Off Alzheimer's?If warding off Alzheimer's was as easy as taking a pill – wouldn't we all grab a glass of water and get medicated? The pills are called statins, but not everyone is on board with the idea of prescribing them to people as prevention.
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Toe Jam
One of the many health problems that people with diabetes face is neuropathy pain. It's one of...
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The Scoop on BOOP
I received three letters in the mail ordering evaluations of some of my medical conditions. In...
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The letter (fiction, a short story)New York, October 31, 2008 Dear Anna It is time. I want to tell you about the...
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A Second Chance at LifeAt age 68, Larry Pontius had a life expectancy counted in single-digit days. He was struggling to find hope and then he got a phone call.