Archive for the 'Health & Medicine' Category

Uniformity

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

I happened to visit a hospital the other day. A friend of mine had to go in for a checkup and I offered to give her a ride. As you may imagine, I had to wait awhile for the checkup to be done and I happened into a conversation with one of the nurses. I had noticed that she had on nursing uniform scrubs that looked really nice. She also had on a scrub hat that was very colorful.

She told me about how every doctor and nurse had to purchase their own uniforms. She said that most of them use a site called blueskyscrubs.com that sold them. They had a wide variety of medical scrubs for both men and women. They were a quality product and everyone liked them. She also liked the fact that buying scrubs online was quick and easy. The prices were reasonable and the uniforms were delivered to her home.

Our conversation finally ended and I sat alone. While I did, I pondered the different uniforms and hats everyone was wearing. I saw how wearing uniforms made it easier to identify who was who. The colorful garb also made the hospital seem just a little bit friendlier. I guess it’s a good that uniforms are required for people like this.

Grill on Fire

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

One of my next door neighbors did a really stupid thing last night that was almost tragic. He was trying to start a small black Webber grill on the grass by the pool, and he used a big plastic can of starter fluid to soak the coals.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with that if you do it right. You are supposed to soak the coals before lighting them. But the coals didn’t seem to be burning hot enough to suit him, so he squirted more starter fluid on the coals after they were already lit. I saw this from our balcony and was freaked out. The flames ran up the stream of starter fluid and got into the can he was holding, and it exploded.

Thank God no one was badly hurt. His face and arms are a little burned and it singed his chest hairs. But that’s the worst of it. He got lucky.

Haiti Earthquake

Monday, January 18th, 2010

We were all sorry to hear about the recent earthquake that devastated the country of Haiti. I was glad to find though that help is on the way to these people who are in desperate need of help. Agencies and organizations from all over the world are joining together and sending aid to the country. I am proud of the efforts by individual citizens of the United States that have given money to the relief effort.

I hope that everyone will continue to give the funds necessary to help rebuild the country as well as provide relief for the people who need it the worst. It’s hard to believe that such basic items such as water can save the lives of thousands of people. I pray that every citizen of Haiti will be able to overcome this tragedy.

That Pill!!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Since I am reaching a certain age, I have begun to find that my body is not always up to the challenges that I would like to think I am still capable of. While I do take care of myself and am physically fit, I have found that I am not as young as I used to be. That’s why I have begun considering whether or not to buy Viagra. It seems like I am admitting that I am getting old and I am not comfortable talking about it with my doctor.

I looked around online and found that I am not the only one who may need help with their love life. There are plenty of other people who suffer from the same condition as I. One person that I would have never thought would be in this position was Enrique Iglesias. It turns out that he doesn’t care if people know of his position on the subject.

Another star that I never would imagine having to use this medicine was Simon Cowell. It turns out that the popular host of the show American Idol was recently offered a large amount of money to endorse the product. While he turned down the endorsement, I do wonder whether or not he is still using the product! I guess I’ll have to make my own decision on whether or not to seek help with my problem, but it sure is nice knowing that I am not alone!!