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Plan Ahead (MM #4632)

I’ve always tried to be as organized as possible through the years. I do my best to plan ahead and prepare for every situation. But I sometimes drop the ball and don’t work through every detail. This omission usually happens when I’m in a hurry. That happened as we headed out of town for the…

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Brain Freeze (MM #4426)

It doesn’t happen all the time, but like many, I get a brain freeze if I eat something cold. Some call it an ice cream headache, but I usually don’t get it when I eat something creamy and cold. But the other day, I had some Italian ice and kept getting that sharp pain. Ouch…

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Cold And Flu (MM #4376)

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had problems finding the correct cold and flu medication when I’m under the weather. Since no two illnesses are the same, you’ve got to find the right drugs. I hate taking aspirin, so choosing what to take when I have a cold or the flu is tougher….

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Simple Science (MM #4279)

It’s cold and flu season and doctors are already reporting more cases than we’ve seen in years. Naturally, the numbers were down the last few years because of COVID-19, but it’s still worse than a couple of years before the pandemic. And researchers think they’ve finally figured out why we catch a cold and see…

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Wash Your Hands (MM #2873)

You should wash your hands often. And that fact is especially true during cold and flu season. But I have one HUGE problem with hand washing this time of year…

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Educated Guessing (MM #2872)

Doctors often frustrate me. I especially hate to visit the doctor for a cold, the flu or a sinus infection. Because often, their treatment for you is just educated guessing…

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Double Whammy (MM #2793)

I don’t know if you’re feeling this way, but I feel like I’ve been hot with a double whammy. The recent time change and our first burst of cold weather is really getting to me…

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The Change (MM #2789)

I’m going through the change; the change of seasons that is. But it seems like we’ve gone directly from summer straight to winter. And my body is feeling every bit of the change…

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Body Temperature (MM #2674)

I was in the shower the other day and started thinking back to something I should have learned in school. Why does our body temperature remain the same, but we have to adjust our shower temperature every season?

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Everyone Is Stupid (MM #2483)

Whenever cold weather or snow hit Middle Tennessee this time of year I get a strange feeling. I honestly get the feeling that the TV news people think everyone is stupid…

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