Tag Archives: Health

Flying Non-Stop

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Neil

Vartan, my father-in-law, was taken to the hospital last week. The Cedars-Sinai Hospital emergency room was too busy at the time, so he was taken to a nearby hospital which is nowhere near the caliber of Cedars Sinai. Sophia was … Continue reading →

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Good Year

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Neil

The year, 2010, started out promising, like the Goodyear blimp rising over the city, a whirring airship ascending slowly and elegantly, graceful in appearance, like a modern dancer. “Happy New Year,” I screamed at midnight on December 31, drunk on … Continue reading →

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Cheeseburgers in Hospitals

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Neil

Thanks to everyone who inquired or sent messages and prayers about my in-laws being in the hospital at the same time. It was a very odd and tiring experience. They are both home now. That doesn’t mean that health rules … Continue reading →

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My Yearly “Fat” Post

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Neil

I’m taking a quick break from my one week journal, after one entry! (hey, it is my blog and I can do what I want) because I’m reading all these posts lately on “fat acceptance – yes or no,” written … Continue reading →

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Call to Mom

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Neil

Sophia has been away all week on a job, so I have been here in LA, holding down the fort, like they used to say in the days when we lived in forts.  I’ve been spending a lot of time … Continue reading →

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Thoughts and Prayers For Anissa

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Neil

Anissa is a fellow blogger, and a friend to a great many.   She is a woman who walks into a room and, without much effort, is the center of attention.  She is very smart… and very bawdy.   She does not … Continue reading →

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Sending Love to Shannon of Charming Bitch!

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Neil

Shannon, a funny and charming blogger, who writes for Charming Bitch and has commented and guest-posted on this blog, is in the hospital.  Her immune system has not been doing so well since she started doing radiation and chemo for … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Neil

In the last post, I had a little fun with a BlogHer session titled “Is Mommyblogging Still a Radical Act?”  I found this amusing to watch the word “radical” exploited and mangled so all the air seeps out of it … Continue reading →

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The Wider That Her Hips Are

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Neil

Have you seen this interesting health news? — Research shows that women with bigger hips have higher IQs than their more slender counterparts. Finally! A way to figure out which readers to dump from my blogroll — the dumb skinny … Continue reading →

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Are Bloggers Too “Snarky?”

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Neil

  Text from this month’s Psychology today (page 44).  Pictures are my own:  “Don’t stop parroting Daily Show host Jon Stewart just yet, but a cynical outlook really can take years off of your life.  Thanks to their nihilistic bent, cynics … Continue reading →

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