[grey_whiskers]

You guys were kind enough to read and reply to my previous post (as always, suitable for printing out and lining bird cages).

...and if I missed anyone, I'm sorry. It's past my bedtime...

Courtesy PING!

Cheers!

[Tax-chick]

Thanks - will look at it as time permits. Big story in NC this morning, industrial fire.

[alwaysconservative]

Thanks for the ping! Many of my earlier opinions were formulated after reading "Confessions of a Medical Heretic" (I don't remember the author), which gave me a healthy (pun intended) skepticism of all things medical. Dr. Andrew Weil is the current inheritor of that kind of legacy. He opines that traditional, or allopathic, medicine is great for trauma intervention, such as broken bones or accidents, but that it stinks with respect to chronic or long-term treatments, such as chronic pain. And the recurrent theme is that WE have to be responsible for our own health care decisions, after being informed about all the options.

I never have been much of a believer of the "better living through chemistry" approach to pill-taking. Instead, healthy eating (no fake fats or fat-reduced food of any kind, and I personally eat no meat) and regular exercise are "a must". And to underscore my tag, a cheerful and optimistic attitude is essential. (I wonder whether Republicans, a more cheerful lot overall, are generally more healthy than Democrats. Hmmmmm.) But the point is that it is MY responsibility to oversee my health decisions, and not the gummit's.

(Climbing down off soapbox now, LOL!)

[Vor Lady]

Keep writing and I'll keep reading.... Thanks for the ping.