Archive for September, 2008

Fun Fair and other Amusements!

On Sunday Kevin and I went to an Amusement Park, he calls it a Fun Fair.  I like the name Fun Fair because that’s just what it is.  Fun, Fun, Fun!  We didn’t have children with us so we were  unencumbered by the wants and needs of little ones who  want and need stuff.  We [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

“I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio.”
Rodney Dangerfield

Getting Back to Basics

A few years ago, when I was working as a producer in TV, doing health and medical news, my reporter and I used to joke that our health segment every day could consist of her sitting on the set and saying “eat right, exercise regularly, see you tomorrow.” That’s because most of the issues and [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

“I was such an ugly baby my mother never breast fed me. She told me that she only liked me as a friend.”
Rodney Dangerfield

Some Soothing Thoughts to Take into the Weekend

It’s been a long week hasn’t it with nothing but grim news about financial meltdowns and declarations that things have not been this bad since the Great Depression. Banks seem to be going belly up all around us and no one seems to be able to agree on what to do. No wonder people are [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

“I was such an ugly baby my mother had morning sickness… AFTER I was born”
Rodney Dangerfield

Energy Drinks Take Another Hit

Just a couple of days ago we wrote about the growing concerns among health experts about the safety of energy drinks. Well, no sooner had we put down our proverbial pens than a new group of scientists came out with some words of warning about the caffeine-packed beverages.
This latest alert comes from researchers at Johns [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

“I could tell my parents hated me. Once when  was lost, I saw a policeman and asked him to help me find my parents. I said to him, “Do you think we’ll ever find them?” He said “I don’t know kid. There’s so many places they can hide!”
Rodney Dangerfield

News about Noses, Hearts and Palms

Lots of people have trouble sleeping. Me, I’m sensitive to light and noise at night so if there is a light on or a party going on next door I find it hard to sleep. I used to live in a house that had a skylight in the bedroom. It was pretty at night to [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

“I’m so ugly. I went to see my doctor. “Doctor, every morning when I get up and I look in the mirror I feel like throwing up. What’s wrong with me?” He said “I don’t know but your eyesight is perfect.”
Rodney Dangerfield.