I Saw An Old Man Today
The sun broke through the clouds, driving away the morning mist and casting speckled shadows on the road ahead. My three overly excited dogs paced...
Do You Have A Phone and Internet Sir?
I stopped by my local drug store yesterday to pick up a script and while waiting carried on a pleasant conversation with the young lady...
Health Researchers Say 7K Steps A Day Lengthens Life
I’m a big Fitbit guy these days and am obsessed with counting my daily steps, with my goal to always be 10K a day,
What In the World Happened To the George Carlins?
I have not gone off on anyone in a while but I think it is time for me to ‘relieve myself.’ I was searching for something to laugh at.
Who Moved the Floor?
I have been rather quiet lately due primarily to unrecognized changes in my physical world. Things kind of creeped up on me while I wasn’t looking.
Britain In the Good Old Days
Many Brits are criticized by other Brits for their apparent desire for the country to return to ‘the good old days’ of the 1950’s. These ‘good old days’ were, some would have us believe, far better than the decades that followed.
An Englishman On Why Old People Are Mental and Smell Of Cabbage
Old people are mental. Mad as hatters. Tuppence short of a shilling. A sandwich short of a picnic. Old people really aren’t all there – and the bits that frequently go off on holiday alone and send the old people a card saying ‘glad you aren’t here’. Old people are absolutely, unequivocally, totally and comprehensively nuts – and that is regardless of dementia and / or Alzheimer’s.
Life Expectancy Increases Just Not In the United States
[caption id="attachment_155636" align="alignleft" width="320"] A South Korean woman in Gwangju in 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)[/caption] (NEWSER) – Life expectancy is expected to climb dramatically in...
There Goes January
Well. That's it then. The first month of 2016 has flown by. Why is it that as you grow older months and years seem to...
Study of Dogs May Extend Human Life
It goes without saying that testing potentially life-extending drugs on humans is neither a quick nor cheap undertaking, and researchers now want to turn to man's...
The wise dog and the panther
As we grow old we must make up for some of things we lose due the aging process. Usually we grow wiser with experience and learn to use our heads instead of fighting and getting all beat up or, in this case, ate up.
Critter Talk: Arthritis in Your Pets (Part Two) – Does Your Pet Have an Arthritis Checklist?
Ever heard the words,"There’s not much we can do for your pet’s arthritis"? While that may well be true for some, the vast majority of...
Critter Talk: Animal Joint Care 101- Diagnosing and Treating Osteoarthritis Part 1
Seeing as I’ll be celebrating the anniversary of my fifteenth year in practice in just under six weeks, I’m feeling ever more justified in offering...