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I usually have no problem shopping for groceries unless I start musing as I push my cart up and down the aisles. Most times I smoothly sail through our local Publix Grocery store (which is probably the best in Florida in case you didn't know). I've been through the store enough that I can almost shop on auto pilot. I pretty much know what items are on which aisles. In fact, I think I may have...

Managing stressful moods attached to money By Dwight Bain When you are one paycheck away from financial disaster it doesn’t take much to trip and fall over into the abyss of despair. News of foreclosures, downsizing and soaring bankruptcy levels only make it worse for terrified and stressed out families who often feel stuck in what I call “Survival Mode”. When a family feels stuck in...

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...