Feel no pain! German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the pain-conducting structures of the spinal cord. I … Read more
Have I mentioned that I love Prudie? Oh? Only a hundred times? Okay. Here’s the ending of a letter from a guy who is concerned about the way he’s aging… I only want to know how one adjusts (if there is adjustment to be made) as one gets closer to check-out time. How do I … Read more
Wednesday One-Liners: ‘That’s What She Said’ Conductor: Okay, folks, we’re actually running ahead of schedule. We’ll be stopping for approximately 40 minutes, so if you like you can get out and spread your legs. Spread your— stretch your legs— —Amtrak train into Penn Overheard by: KT Girl on cell: Hey, Mom. Hold on a second, … Read more
I got up at 8AM, and did a little bit of work on my ENG 675 Design Document capturing some information from my meeting with Jon Idol yesterday. I had my morning coffee and some breakfast, and let’s just leave it at a surprising “solid morning duty.” There is a &deity. After the trash and … Read more
No hangin’ ’round… Conductor: I can’t move this train if you hangin’ halfway out of it. Move all the way in when the doors close. [Doors start to close, fail.] Conductor: All the way in means no legs, arms, or asses be hangin’ out no doors! —6 train, 77th St stop via Overheard in New … Read more
If Dr. Phil Did 2000 Sit-Ups a Day LL Cool J walks by gaggle of middle-aged black ladies, smiling as he passes. Ladies: Oh my god, oh my god, that’s LL! Black woman to white woman: You people don’t understand—that was like you white folks seeing Dr. Phil! —LaGuardia Overheard by: Swanny via Overheard in … Read more
I made cheddar-onion-green-pepper-tomato-and-a-dollop-of-sour-cream omelets for breakfast today. Pretty tasty. I tried to work on my ENG 675 design document today from the bed, but it didn’t work out so well. My back is still killing me. Not good timing as I have a non-refundable ski trip coming up this weekend. At about 4:30, I turned … Read more
I just love this woman! Can’t you just feel the finger snaps in her response?!? Dear Prudie, My husband and I are expecting our first child in June. I will have at least five showers. I was wondering if it would be acceptable to ask that one of my showers be a “gift card shower” … Read more
Three things I meant to blog about yesterday, but forgot to: For Valentine’s Day, Robert made me some of his signature caramels. Love them. Love him. About three weeks ago, I lost the sync cord to my Palm Pilot. Here are the things I’ve done in the meantime to find it: Looked in my “currently-used” … Read more
Not that cold-blooded murder is ever a good thing, and that’s just what this local story ended up being about, but it was encouraging to me that even a criminally insane mind can recognize when to use “your” as opposed to “you’re.” Raleigh — A Wendell woman died after being cut Monday evening—hours before her … Read more