I have struggled with being overweight and obese (oh, how I hate that word!) all my life. Time and time again I have dropped a lot…
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“This was the pleasantest year of all the life I led in this place; Friday began to talk pretty well, and understand the names of almost…
We see all kinds of memes on the Internet about people searching frantically for their reading glasses, only to realize they are on their head. Or…
From the humor files, have you heard this before: “My bed is a magical place where I suddenly remember everything I was supposed to do today.” …
It has long been known that truckers play a huge role in the world economy. Not only do you move everyday goods to stores near us,…
We live in an age of anxiety – rising costs, threats from foreign countries, political polarization, and a full -blown war in Ukraine. It is no…
I started writing this quarterly column for 10-4 Magazine in February 2003, twenty years ago. At the time, I was working as a Nurse Practitioner on…
I often go for a walk over the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge on Route I-84. Perhaps some readers have traveled this stretch over the Hudson River in New…
Jimmy Durante is reported to have been the first person to use the phrase “What Am I – Chopped Liver?” in a 1954 movie. Chopped liver…
For those of us involved in a romantic relationship, we are likely aware of how much work it takes to keep our interpersonal interactions warm, positive,…
Human trafficking occurs all over the world. Most of us have heard of it but may not know how it really affects its victims and the…
When was the last time you felt gratitude simply because the sun came up? Rarely do we even think about this simple miracle because it happens…
Ouch, that sunburn really hurts! Is that an all-too familiar sentence you utter, especially during the summer months? Skin is the largest organ in the human…
Remember Sleeping Beauty? You know it was a fairy tale because she slept completely and undisturbed for a hundred years and only woke up when Prince…
What exactly is a vaccine? Remember that old saying, “Take the hair of the dog that bit you” – that was advice to get rid of…
