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Plantar Fasciitis - Do Not Open Mouth Insert Foot

Jewish dance master Steve Weintraub gave a workshop on Yiddish dance to Klezmer music. When I entered the Beth Israel Synagogue for the very first time, I had no idea what Klezmer music was, but I did have some idea of Yiddish dance-well, only because I was Motel the tailor in Fiddler on the […]

Uric Acid - Stoned

Does Rush Limbaugh have a neurological movement disorder and Oxycontin withdrawal? When he mocked Hillary Clinton’s emotional talk during the New Hampshire primaries, his body movements were jerking around as he did when he mocked Michael J. Fox, who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease. Why is he so polarizing?
Most Americans I know respect the opinions […]

Vytorin - What’s the Hype About?

Barbara Walters wears Chanel suits. She is so meticulous coiffed that she makes Botox models look like wrinkled shirts. She does not talk about with whom she would have a ménage a trios, but NOOO on The View her co-host asked her this question! Ugh, what is wrong with the media?
I […]

Liar Liar - How insurance has made us liars

George Washington never told a lie.
“Father, I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.”
When Abraham Lincoln was our president, he was called honest Abe. Wow! And this was before TV shows like Leave It to Beaver and The Donna Reed Show where everyone was so ethical. I’m so glad all […]

One Upping the Common Cold with Medicines

One uppers… don’t you just hate them? They’re people who have to prove their problem is far worse and their lives are far superior to yours.
You: “I’ve been really tired lately because I’ve been working 12 hours a day.”
One Upper: “Ah! I’m exhausted because I’m working 12.5 hours a day, probably have brain […]