Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Author:
Tess
When you are sick what do you do? Do you go to a doctor before or after googling the symptoms? Do you want to be prepared to match up your symptoms yourself or simply let the doctor decide? Do you read about home remedies or only take traditional medications or both?
There is so much information about wellness and what it means out there in the cloud that no one person could possibly take all the advice of good eating and exercise (and have the right genes if you’re really lucky) and put it all into practice. That would be sainthood and still no guarantee you’d live a pain-free life until you’re a 120.
Anytime I consider the web for information on illnesses though I use some common sense, like I don’t even look at the ads promising a cure if you send in cash (well maybe just to see how silly they are), and I wouldn’t do anything really strange and weird or beyond safety. But right now I’m looking for just a little bit weird since I’m just a little sick and tired of being sick and tired. more…
Saturday, July 11th, 2009 | Author:
Tess
Someone very wise once told me, “Tess, you have an opinion,” then added , “however, sometimes you need to learn when to keep your mouth shut”. I haven’t learned that last part very well over the years, even though I still hear it upteen years later. If I have an opinion, damn it, you’re going to hear about it whether it’s relevant or not, or invited, or necessary, or makes sense…. Yeah, I haven’t learned the part about tact yet either. So blogging or allowing my inner “I-Should-Really-Keep-My-Mouth-Shut” voice to be stifled. more…
Sunday, May 03rd, 2009 | Author:
Tess
… and not one of them will be lack of time.
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 | Author:
Tess
As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some things
We do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns,
The ones we don’t know
We don’t know.
Donald Rumsfeld, U. S. Department of Defense news briefing Feb. 12, 2002.
Sunday, February 15th, 2009 | Author:
Tess
Okay, so birthday gift…mine…headed off to the above mentioned restaurant for birthday dinner. Being a Monday, the streets downtown were quiet and for the most part, pretty easy to navigate just before our 6:30 PM reservations. In fact we got there just a tad early.
I’d read a bit about the history of the building wondering why the name “hardware” and as chance would have it I do remember hearing that it used to be a W.W. Arcade Hardware store during some obscure conversation about old Edmonton buildings so I was curious to see what had become of this building. Truth to tell, the other reason for the choice was they were open Mondays. more…
