May, 2006 Archive

May 31, 2006, 3:57 pm

Wake Me Up Inside

This is a standing joke with my husband and I.
Our bedroom is right off the family room and my husband likes to come home from work and watch TV while laying on the bed.
As we have different interests in what we watch (me: British comedy, hubby: anything but), this is not an issue.
It has, however, [...]

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May 26, 2006, 7:12 pm

Doctor, It Hurts When I Do This…..

This was my husband.
Speak to no doctor, see no doctor, hear no doctor.
Doctors did things like check prostates.
My husband could somehow intuit that his prostate was fine.
His motto was, “If I Can Pee, There’s Nothing Wrong With Me!”.
Doctors were for people with medical conditions.
Like high blood pressure or…..stuff like that.
He was right!
There wasn’t a thing [...]

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May 24, 2006, 11:43 am

All In the Family

I apologize for this picture.
In fact, I feel I should apologize for the ’70s in general!
With the exception of the Bee Gees.
Greatest. Group. Ever.
(Don’t even try to argue, I’ve had 32 years of practice and I will win the debate!)
And the relevance to this post?
This is what my husband was wearing when we met.
Angel Flight [...]

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May 19, 2006, 7:41 am

What’s Blood Got to Do, Got to Do With It?

This is actually an advertisement for laundry detergent.
I guess this guy never has to even do laundry because I assume only women are responsible for the purchase of the precious powder of cleanliness.
Woe to that woman who chooseth not the right soap, for she puts her family at risk for disease and pestilence!
I better treat [...]

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I'm a registered nurse who has seen life from both sides of the health-illness continuum. In plain English, I'm not happy with what I have seen as a patient and as the wife of a newly diagnosed diabetic...

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