Let’s face it hirsute Husbands , Barber shops are not what they used to be either. My wife’s gra nddad was a barber in a small town in South Dakota. The shop had a rotating Barber Pole outside, the obligatory room length mirror behind the chairs, wood paneling on the lower portion of the walls and a feeling like you were in a 1930s movie. Most of those places are gone forever. The Barber shop I go to is at least called a Barber shop, not a Salon. In truth it is a Hybrid of sorts because there are two lady barbers, one of ...
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Osteoarthritis, What Exactly Is It, That 27 Million Suffer Daily From? Osteoarthritis is one of the oldest and most common forms of arthritis. They have found Ice Men with Osteoarthritis and today, as many as 27 million Americans have Osteoarthritis, as you read this. Names of Osteoarthritis: Degenerative Joint Disease Ostoarthrosis Hypertrophic Arthritis Degenerative Arthritis Wear-and-Tear Arthritis Most commonly known as the “Wear-and-Tear Arthritis . This is a chronic condition characterized by the breakdown of the joint’s cartilage. Cartilage is the part of the joint that cushions the ends of the bones and allows easy movement of joints. What the breakdown of cartilage does ...
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The Opinion Post was opined upon this week (at my request) by some young writers at Ask and Ye Shall Receive . Their critique was harsh; with such phrases as "crap grammar", political wonkiness (I had to look that up) and "He’s from Hickory so he must be an Asshole." I found this last statement most unfair since I've only been here 2 years; so any assholeness I possess comes from somewhere else. Some friends came by and commented; referring to my writing in one post as "brilliant and snarky " which made me feel much better. Along with these comments and criticisms I ...
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So, the great thing about moving is you get a chance to downsize! Yes, I, Ashlea Evans, own a queen bed, a few boxes (mainly holding books and artwork), and a bicycle. Oh, the joys of being young! It is rather ironic though, because in this last stage of youth and ‘fancy free’, I enter the real world… For the past few weeks I have been scouring craigslist in search of short term rentals in DC, until I have established where exactly I will be working. Of course I have chosen the best time to look for a job: when the entire world is ...
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Overdosed America-Land of The Pill Pushing Pharmaceutical ADs October 8, 2008 Let me start off saying that the US is the only industrialized nation, in the world, that allows pharmaceutical companies to advertise on TV. Television drug ads engage in such blatant deceptions and exaggerations, that even the medical journals are starting to condemn the practice. Not only are they lying to you about the benefits of pharmaceuticals, but they are also are utterly ignoring alternative health strategies, like dietary, or lifestyle changes. Recently, I had some health injuries. I will spare you the details…but while sitting at the clinic, installed was a beautiful, ...
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