Over the winter in the high snow, we lost half the breeze way roof on the little shop.  Without walls breezeways can’t collect heat under their rafters so the snow on the shady side of the …

My doctor started me on a new diabetic medicine last week. Since I started taking it, I’ve had loose stools. My wife thinks I should take some over-the-counter diarrhea medicine for it. Is that …

We were setting around the dinner table last week discussing different types of tacos, ground meat tacos (beef and chicken), fish tacos, cheese tacos, tongue tacos. And that’s when the …

Yesterday morning I woke up feeling under the weather. Stuffy nose? Check. Runny nose? Check. Sinus pressure? Check. Sneezing? Check. Is it a cold? That's not likely, since I have allergies to …

When I was small, even before preteen, Grandpa would make pancakes on the weekend so Grandma could sleep in. It didn’t work because he always had to wake her up to ask her what ingredients to …

May reminds me of my mother, and not just because of Mother's Day. May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. During the last 10 years of her life, my mother suffered …

I was driving along when I heard a radio talk show host tell me that I should get cash and put it in a safety deposit box because next year was going to be bumpy and I was going to need it. As my …

Q: How much calcium should I take to prevent osteoporosis (thin bones)?  Several years ago, after stepping out of her front door, my 75-year-old neighbor Barbara turned around and, after …

I was standing in line at a hospital cafeteria last week during Spring Break when I overheard a couple of nurses ahead of me in line talking. They were a few customers ahead of me. I wasn’t …

  Q: My doctor wants me to start taking a particular medication once a week to strengthen my bones. How long do I have to take it? Our bones can lose strength as we age, making them thinner …

Driving home on a four-lane highway with Grandpa last week I almost ran over a chair. Yep, a chair. Coming around the curve; going sixty miles an hour we saw yellow flashing lights a-ways ahead. …

Seventy-eight-year-old Mabel became anemic after being hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer. She was discharged home on medicine to heal her ulcer, plus an iron supplement. Three months later, …

Over the weekend a water leak sprang out in the closet where the water heater is housed over a round plastic water collection tray with three-inch-high sides setting over the beautiful oak hardwood …

I went to Easter Sunday Service at a beautiful little old church; the windows were stained glass; the domed cathedral ceiling was polished wood; the lights were long lanky cylinder chandeliers, and …

Q: There's a sticker on my prescription bottle that says not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice with it. I love grapefruit. Is it okay to have grapefruit juice for breakfast and take my …

I’m officially an empty nester now. Sonny has moved out to take a job close to Caren and Jake and has taken a room at their house. I’m on my own, well kind of on my own. I’m living …

Over the past decade, water shortages have become increasingly common, triggering limits to the availability of fresh water, especially in the Southwestern U.S. and California. In hot weather, lawns …

Spent the weekend with Jake, Caren their two roommates and the five dogs. Jake’s been looking for a church for a while and it just so happened they decided on a church to visit while Sonny and …

Q: Why are nicotinamide, niacinamide, niacin and nicotinic acid names for the same thing, vitamin B3? It’s confusing How did one vitamin get so many names? Vitamin B3 is two closely …

I was making Ruben sandwiches for Grandma, Grandpa, and I this week. As I sliced up the Swiss cheese the holes reminded me of an old saying Grandma Lydia uses every now and then… She says, …