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Month: March 2019

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019crookedcreek.live

A Single Drop of Water

A guest who shares her poetry with us from time to time, Sylvia, is my niece and my friend. I love her work and this is one of her poems that touches me anew each time I read it. Thank you, Syl, for sharing with us.   A single drop of water In the grand […]

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March 25, 2019April 13, 2019crookedcreek.live

Forest Giants

If you live in this area (KY, IN, TN) you are probably familiar with Bernheim Forest.  https://bernheim.org  If not you should be. Bernheim is a wonderful place to be free in nature. There are areas cultivated and manicured but many acres of natural forest as well. It has been a favorite place for our family […]

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March 23, 2019March 23, 2019crookedcreek.live

Staying Alive 6 of 6

Over the past five posts, we have reviewed some ways to achieve longevity. I have had some fun with the topic of “Staying Alive.” It seemed fitting that since I discuss death so frequently I owed you these tips on survival. Some of the content has been tongue-in-cheek, but that doesn’t mean the advice isn’t […]

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March 21, 2019March 19, 2019crookedcreek.live

Staying Alive 5 of 6

We read books, love our pets and have a female doctor to keep us out of the hospital, so what else do we need to do to stay alive?  Prepare for Disaster! Disaster Noun – a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life A disaster […]

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March 17, 2019March 17, 2019crookedcreek.live

Staying Alive 4 of 6

Now that you have a puppy on your lap as you read your book and have regular checkups with your female doctor what else can you do to stay alive? Next: Stay Out of the Hospital! There was a time when the term “hospital clean” meant sterile and spotless. Today, unfortunately, the meaning could be […]

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March 15, 2019March 12, 2019crookedcreek.live

Staying Alive 3 of 6

Now we all have a puppy and female doctors . . . . .  Next: Read  Obviously, you are reading at the moment, but this blog post is too short to meet the recommendation for “Staying Alive.” Research shows that reading a book for one-half hour each day has a significant survival advantage. Other reading counts […]

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March 10, 2019March 6, 2019crookedcreek.live

Staying Alive 2 of 6

OK! Now everyone has a puppy, right? Next: Get a Female Doctor No kidding, a study of 1.5 million hospital records proves this is a good method of “Staying Alive.” Harvard researchers reviewed and analyzed these Medicare records in 2016 and found that patients cared for by female doctors were, (A.) More likely to survive […]

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March 6, 2019March 6, 2019crookedcreek.live

Staying Alive 1 of 6

Life Expectancy Life expectancy is a tricky term. Statistics vary greatly in the way they are gathered and calculated, e.g., whether they include infant mortality and what country is being studied. As the chart below demonstrates women have a longer life expectancy than men, but we will not discuss the possible reasons for that here. […]

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March 5, 2019March 4, 2019crookedcreek.live

Stress Test

A Test of Stress She (we’ll call her “Barb”) dressed in her exercise clothes and walking shoes and set out early for the hospital; so early that the rush hour drivers were still at home flossing and spraying. As she pulled into the parking lot Barb had her choice of primo spots, but hardly appreciated […]

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March 1, 2019February 9, 2019crookedcreek.live

Georgia On My Mind

Georgia donned her latex gloves even though she had no idea why they were required and she set out to collect the terrycloth bibs. As she picked up each one and placed it in the big plastic bag she wondered once again at the waste and mess of the food. In spite of the special […]

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