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Kids, COVID and Vackseens

Remember last year when we learned that the younger you are, the less likely you are to have a really bad case of COVID-19?  In fact, we learned that if you’re healthy and under 60, there is little risk to you at all from COVID-19.  And the younger you are,

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The Trans Olympics

Back in the late 90’s, Lance Armstrong was accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs.  No one could prove he was cheating but that didn’t seem to matter.  Eventually, his seven titles for winning the Tour de France were stripped.  Lance was punished even though he self-identified as someone NOT taking drugs. 

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Positively Healthy

About 25 years ago, I was at a business dinner.  The person across the table from me mentioned that he had read a study that indicated people tend to live about as long as they think they’re going to.  For example, if someone believes they’re going to live until they’re

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Extra Crispy COVID

Like many people, I’ve chosen not to get a COVID-19 vacksination.  My reasoning is simple.  I’m healthy, so even if I were to contract the disease, I’d most likely be OK. Even though I’m not vacksinated, I don’t wear a mask.  I freely walk wherever I want to go, unconcerned

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Just a Little Push

I recently received an email from a woman I’ve known for nearly 25 years.  I noticed that, following her name, she included “(she/her)”.  I remember her as someone who definitely didn’t need to tell anyone she was female.  I haven’t seen this woman for probably 20 years, so I guess

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Better the Crazy You Know

What would you do if you had to choose between a candidate who is kind of an idiot and candidate who is sort of crazy? If you haven’t already, you might want to think about it.  Because, you’re likely to be faced with the decision in the not-to-distant future. Here’s

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Crazy Politicians

Anybody with a lick of sense can easily see that Joe Biden has lost his mind.  And not in the amusing “drunk uncle” sort of way.  Nope, he’s lost his mind in the “that bitch be crazy” way. And yet he’s the “leader” of the free world. Nancy Pelosi, Lori

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A Vackseen and a Large Fries

There are few points that people can agree on these days.  But we’ve all known about and agreed on for over a year that people who are already sick are more likely to develop a serious/fatal case of COVID-19.  And, if you’re healthy, chances are pretty good that you won’t

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Gambling With Your Life

Remember back before people were afraid of change?  When I say “change”, I mean “currency” and not “something different”.  People have been averse to the “something different” type of change for a long time.  This whole if-I-touch-a-nickel-I’ll-die thing is fairly recent. Anyway, back when you could use actual change to

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