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Thoughts on Long Covid
I read Dr. Ron Pies, MD’s essay today, “What Long COVID Can Teach Psychiatry—and Its Critics.” As usual, he made thought- provoking points about the disease concept in psychiatry. What I also found interesting was the connection he made with Long Covid, a debilitating illness. He cited someone else I know who was involved with…
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Sena Got a Raggedy Ann in Cribbage Today!
This is a red-letter day! First of all, I saw this article on line about how older people can stay sharp and fit. One of the suggestions for cognitive fitness was to play “complex card games.” Cribbage counts (literally) because today, Sena had a Raggedy Ann hand! A Raggedy Ann is, as my old medical…
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Dr. Jim NostradAmos, Prophet Extraordinaire!
I was watching a show about the prophet Nostradamus last night. Some experts don’t believe he got any of his predictions for the future right. A few will say he got the one about Louis Pasteur correct, which is that he would invent pasteurization. But then others will deny even that. He made his predictions…
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Sena + Prune Juice = Space Trip?
Sena has been drinking her prune juice and I presume she’s regular. Besides that, she could be an excellent astronaut. There was a small study by scientists that seemed to show that mice who ate prunes could be protected from space radiation. I think you’d have to eat a lot of prunes for that. Being…
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Svengoolie Movie Next Saturday “Invaders from Mars” Triggers Memories!
The Svengoolie TV show movie next Saturday will be “Invaders from Mars” released in 1953 and it triggered some memories. One of them is when I was a little kid. I think I saw parts of it on TV while I was supposed to be down for a nap. I recall seeing these burly guys…
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Svengoolie Movie: “Return of the Vampire” Hits it On the Jugular
We watched the Svengoolie show movie, “Return of the Vampire.” I should say Sena watched about 10 minutes of it on the Internet Archive and said it was pretty good. The film was directed by Lew Landers. The writers were Randall Faye, Kurt Neumann (The Fly 1958), and Griffin Jay (Cry of the Werewolf 1944).…
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Constipated Tree Bags!
We have an update on the tree bags. Believe it or not, the tree bags have been constipated! We had to hire out an archery team to shoot a few arrows into them to get them to drain. Otherwise, the trees would get moldy—I guess. There’s something to consider, though. If the tree bags worked…
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Svengoolie Movie Tonight: “Return of the Vampire”
“Calling all stations, clear the air lines, clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” (Svengoolie show intro). Tonight’s Svengoolie movie is “Return of the Vampire.” I’m debating on whether to watch it because I’ve heard there’s a talking werewolf. Is that even legal?
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Meet Mr. Slim Indigo!
Just like a few days ago, yesterday evening while we were playing cribbage, Sena spied a slim indigo bunting. This one flew right up to our window! It was probably not the same one we first saw. That guy was buff, likely because he’d been branch pressing in the gym. This character was slim and…
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Iowa City Jazz Festival 2025 Kicks Off July 4-6!
Hey, the Iowa City Jazz Festival starts tomorrow! The fireworks will be the evening of July 5, 2025. Read the Little Village story and for a full list of the bands and all see the Summer of the Arts web page!
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