Elaine’s Place

Hi everyone, time again for the Willie Nelson, ‘On the Road Again’ song. We’re leaving quite early tomorrow morning for the long drive to North Carolina to visit daughter/family/ and Cora This will be our last visit in their NC home since they are moving back east next month. For any of you that follow [...]

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Querulous: \KWER-uh-luhs; -yuh\ , adjective: 1. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining. 2. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining. Well I was going to complain about the dreary, cloudy and overcast day but that would be querulous.

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  Pfizer to Give Away Free Lipitor, Viagra to Jobless Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, says it will give away free 70 or more of its most widely prescribed prescription drugs — including Lipitor and Viagra — to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance since Jan. 1 and have been [...]

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Well duh! I’ve been saying this ever since I started this blog. People eat too much with the super sized meals and ridiculous portion sizes served in most restaurants. Wonder how much money was spent on this study? They could have saved it and listened to me. (Reuters Health) – The major reason for the [...]

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Today is Odd Day. The date is 5/7/09, one of only six this century that will feature three consecutive odd numbers. The first came a few years ago, when the calendar hit Jan. 3, 2005 – otherwise known as 1/3/05. The previous stretch of six dates like this started at the beginning of the twentieth [...]

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Tis the time of year for coughing, sneezing and itchy eyes and no I’m not talking about H1N1 flu, I’m referring to seasonal allergies. It’s estimated that 40 million Americans suffer through allergy season and I happen to be one of those unfortunate souls. Below a list of the worst cities according to a new [...]

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Is everyone panicked yet about the H1N1 Flu? The cable news channels  certainly help feed the fear. As for me, yes I am concerned and will follow the updates from CDC and the WHO. I will listen to the news but won’t be glued to 24 hour news channels. I will do what I always [...]

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