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BMI? Oh My!

Published on 28 Dec 2006 at 12:22 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under About Buff, Aging Gracefully, Words, Etcetera, etcetera.

When did the BMI become the metric for measuring one’s worth? The BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a ratio of weight to height. It’s a convenient (but not precise) way to tell if you need to lose or gain weight. You can calculate yours at the press of a button. The scale for the general population […]

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Re-solved

Published on 31 Dec 2005 at 7:50 pm. 1 Comment.
Filed under Politics, The Economy, Aging Gracefully.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and I am cooking dinner for a friend while she signs her mother up for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. My friend’s mother is in her late 80’s, is in a nursing home recovering from hip replacement surgery. My friend was glad to take over the task, but was dumbfounded […]

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Automagic

Published on 1 Nov 2005 at 2:24 am. Comments Off.
Filed under Aging Gracefully, Words, Etcetera, etcetera.

My computer guy e-mailed me today that an update of the site would occur “automagically.” He said it wasn’t original when I complimented him. But it’s such a great word that I want to give him full credit for bringing it to my attention. As much as I bitch about my computer when it isn’t being […]

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