Every year the flu that was doing its thing in the southern hemisphere moves up north. In North America, the first coughs and fevers generally begin to appear in October reaching a peak in January. Warming weather then sees this troublesome virus move south again as the cycle repeats. [more]
Catching the flu happens to quite a few people every year, especially during the height of the flu season during the months of January and February. It has been estimated that as few as 5% and as many as 20% of the population of the US comes down with some form of it every year. … Continue reading
With most of the national attention focused on job creation and the economy these days, it’s easy to see why not much press is being devoted to other issues. Among these would be the potential effects resulting from a virulent outbreak of pandemic flu! In the scenario I’ll cover here, the Avian flu makes a … Continue reading
‘Know your enemy’, a saying derived from Sun Tzu’s The art of War, aptly describes what could be described as a war between infectious viruses and men. In the case of the virus that causes the flu, what you don’t know can make you very sick or even end in death! [more]
150 Million BC – I am a Tyrannosaurus Rex. A dinosaur roaming the earth, doing as I please. Confident that I am the top dog and will continue to be the big kahuna over all I see! Hell, I’ve lasted for over 150 million years haven’t I? That’s a damn long time, man! Chomp Chomp! … Continue reading
By this point in time, most everyone has heard of the term MRSA. It stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a common bacterium bacterium that went rouge after it acquired resistance from the over-use of antibiotics. A bug that was known originally as a hospital acquired (HA) infection which, since around 2000, has moved out into … Continue reading
OK, by now you (my dear readers) may have gotten it through your noggins that anything you see on TV with the word ‘colon’ in the title may not be on the up and up. (Actually, anything you see on TV may not be on the up and up, period)! Here’s some stuff from the … Continue reading
Actually, I should have said egg as I used only one in this preparation. I also had a friend who bet me I couldn’t find a way to use the word ubiquitous in a blog. But, overall this is the kind of home cooked breakfast many of us guys drool and slobber just thinking about. I … Continue reading
One type of business I would like to see more of in the Taney County area would be bike shops like Downhill Bikes located at 116 Flynn Road, Branson, Mo 65616. This shop, owned and operated by Craig Erickson, has been in operation for a number of years. I think they moved to the site … Continue reading
At some point this late spring, I got it in my head to lose some unneeded poundage. At my ripe old age, these bones just don’t need the added stress. I checked a weight table to find out what I should weigh for a given height and age. For me, it turned out to be … Continue reading
