Dec 08
Let me start out by saying that I’m not a doctor. I have no medical knowledge or training. What I do have is a heck of a cold. So I started taking some cold medicine. Over the course of several days it became apparent that the cold medicine wasn’t working. My cold was getting worse …
May 01
With swine flu to the south of us, in California, and to the north of us, in Canada, I suppose it was inevitable. As of this writing there are 16 suspected cases of swine flu in Washington state. Nine of them are in my county. I thought the prudent thing to do would be to …
Jan 16
Ever since my mystery skin ailment of 2007 I’ve been concerned about bed bugs. In my research I discovered that the little critters are almost impossible to get rid of. One exterminator I spoke with said it would be easier to move and buy all new things. She wasn’t joking. My skin problem was NOT …
Nov 04
Sorry for the absence. There were a few busy days at work. Then there were some family issues. And then more mystery health problems. I’m not sure why I don’t seem to have “regular” health issues. Instead I suffer from the sort of things that leave doctors scratching their heads and saying, “Hmmm. That’s interesting.” …
Apr 21
This has been quite a year for colds at our house. I’ve had two of them and Erroll is just finishing up on his second. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we don’t have a tiebreaker! One thing that’s helped with all the coughing and the hacking is hot lemonade. Heat one cup of water …
