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My Denture Adventure!
Well, I’m ready to wrap up the busted tooth adventure which began on Saturday, June 13, 2026. I guess I have to give you a “recap” (har!) because the whole thing started after I broke off a cap from my upper right, a tooth the dentist would call the old number 4 (I think). Ironically,…
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Reblogging “Should Doctors Be Funny”
I’m reblogging the post “Should Doctors Be Funny?” just to remind you I have not changed much since I wrote it three years ago on this day. I still think it’s better to look for the funny edge in life. It helps me get through most of the time. It’s probably the main reason I…
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Reblogging the Psychiatric Polypharmacy CPCP Post
I think it’s worthwhile to reblog my post “Psychiatric Polypharmacy: An Opportunity to teach with CPCP,” originally posted on this date in 2022. CPCP stands for Clinical Problems in Consultation Psychiatry, which was started by my consultation-liaison psychiatry teacher, Bill Yates. Staying current with what the medical literature says about the safest and most effective…
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Single Leg Sit to Stand Challenge Second Round!
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for, the 2nd round of the Single Leg Sit to Stand Challenge (SLSTS). Settle down back there in the cheap seats! This time I got rid of the 4-inch-high chair pad and went with a couple of folded pillowcases. That’s no more than 2 inches high and when squashed…
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Remember That Single Leg Sit to Stand Exercise?
I got to thinking about the recent remark I made about how many repetitions you should be able to do the single leg sit to stand exercise (10 to 15 reps per leg, hah!). Well, I got to wondering if I could do something like that. I looked on the web for the number of…
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The Little Ironies
I scheduled this morning’s early post about the Iowa State Fair Cribbage Tournament yesterday afternoon. Well after that, later in the evening Sena told me she read a news story about Rusty Martin, a former Iowa state senator, who had Stage 5 Alzheimer’s Disease and traveled to Switzerland to end his life via the assisted-dying…
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More Evidence Stair Climbing is Good for You!
OK, I found another news article backed by a scientific study that climbing the stairs is better for your health than taking the elevator. If you’re a regular stair climber, you’re 39% less likely to die from a cardiovascular disease and 24% less likely to die from any cause. When I was working as a…
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Living in the Arms of the Common People
The other day Sena was shopping at the grocery store and she was standing in line at the checkout lane. An African American woman (age maybe thirtyish) was having trouble with her WIC card. That’s the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC for short) debit card. It’s the federal assistance program…
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Shout Out to Dr. George Dawson, MD on Antidepressant Post
I just want to give a shout-out to Dr. George Dawson on his excellent post, “A Few More Lost Pieces of the Antidepressant Discussion.” I urge everyone who has a stake in this debate to read Dr. Dawson’s clear and thoughtful essay on this critically important clinical care issue.
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Reblog with Update of “The Dragon Breathes Fire Again”
This reblog of an August 10, 2023 post “The Dragon Breathes Fire Again” updates the situation with Dragon Ambient Experience (DAX). The article I referenced indicating that DAX could still be problematic has been removed and the website, protocoldotcom, is for sale. According to a Microsoft article, DAX is now a Microsoft product, combined with…
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