Archive for September, 2010

• Don’t tune this message out!

  Thursday, September 30th, 2010

  The television has become a constant backdrop to our busy lives. Most of us have learned to only snap to attention when key words alert us to information we want to watch. This year like so many others, public service messages are encouraging us to get our flu shots. But this year there has been [...]

• Thanks for the memories

  Monday, September 27th, 2010

  As this magical season comes to and end all the naysayers have to bite their collective tongues. No one but no one gave the San Diego Padres the chance of a snow ball in hell to make a showing in their building year. Magic still happens. These dedicated young athletes came out swinging and fought [...]

• Supersizing is killing us

  Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

  Southern girl that I am, I must admit that I have a love of good food. Even though I was not brought up on fast food, I love it. I have in the last few years come to have an adversity to some fast food because of the need to supersize everything. Or when looked [...]

• A Stop along a Nurse’s Journey

  Thursday, September 16th, 2010

  MY career in nursing has taken many twist and turns. Some stops are as vivid today as the day they happened and many increased my knowledge in nursing. Others thought me life lessons which helped me in all areas of my life. As a nineteen year old student nurse, I was assigned to a patient [...]

• Confessions of an ex power shopper

  Sunday, September 12th, 2010

  My name is Lillie and I am a ex power shopper. “Hi Lillie!” I can still remember the symptoms of a shopping attack coming on. The feeling of anxiety, sweaty palms, and the feeling of needing to buy, Buy BUY! Its amazing that being on a fixed income can be an instant cure for shopping. [...]