I will be swimming April 5th to help fight malaria! Please donate here: http://www.worldswimagainstmalaria.com/jen52. Every $5 donation buys a mosquito net to help fight malaria – a very preventable, treatable disease that kills far too many people every year.
Gram’s Catholic-ness
I’ve been spending far too much time with my grandmother lately. Here’s the situation: Grandpa can’t drive because he’s in too much pain to walk most of the time from his Rheumatoid Arthritis and other ailments. Grandma can’t drive because her eyesight blows. I’m glad neither of them are driving – and you should be, […]
Why I can’t trust Hillary Clinton to create a good health care plan
I’ve heard Hillary repeatedly claim that her healthcare plan is superior to all others, and it has sat rather uncomfortably with me since the beginning, especially because of a fact stated in Michael Moore’s film Sicko. According to Michael Moore’s website, Hillary Clinton became the second largest recipient in the Senate of health care industry […]
Sniffles and Cranky Pharmacists
Ever since pseudoephedrine went behind the pharmacy counter, I’ve been trying to do everything I can to not buy it. There are a couple of reasons for this, the primary one being that I don’t want to be on some list of people who take a particular drug . . . and therefore suspected of […]
Allergies
I went to see the allergist the other day so he could tell me what I am allergic to. That was the worst fifteen minutes of my life. Except for the time I had a Bartholin’s Gland Abcess. (Don’t look that one up on the web if you are faint-hearted.) The items I am allergic […]
I don’t like the drugs but the drugs like my doctor.
History: I’ve had allergies all of my life. I have had sinus problems all my life. I’ve spent way too much time around various kinds of smoke in various situations. Consequently, I’ve developed one of the most congested and infected sinus cavities on the planet (at least, by my estimation). I routinely have problems sleeping and, […]
Lowering our Carbon Footprint, #1
In response to Live Earth, I thought I would post some of the things we have done to lower our impact on the Earth. This post is about the most recent thing we’ve done, replacing our old gasoline-powered lawnmower with a person-powered push mower. This was a good idea for us for a couple of reasons. […]
Influenza
People tell me time and time again that nausea and other forms of upset stomach are not part of influenza. What I really think they mean is that being sick-to-your-stomach is not “having the flu”. I just had two of the worst days of my life. Between the nausea and other unmentionable stomach pains, the […]
Sensitive
Apparently, I’m sensitive. This should come as no surprise to me, since people have been telling me that since I was too young to understand how being “sensitive” set me apart from others, but I can’t help feeling that I’ve come to some sort of revelation. I never really thought that I was more sensitive […]
Activity
Think I’ve figured out why I haven’t enjoyed using the gym so much. I haven’t been swimming. So, now I’ve swum 1000 yards three times and I’m oh so happy. It feels so good. I’m beginning to think I need to up the ante already, but I am unsure about how much. I used Swimplan.com […]