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Recently I found a book that caught my attention: Pharmacy Exposed: 1,000 Things That Can Go Deadly Wrong At the Drugstore, by Dennis Miller, R.Ph. Having spent most of my adult life working in a pharmacy, I know all about the "things" that can go wrong. Those "things" pharmacists talk about among themselves but I've never found a pharmacist willing to publicly go out on … [Read more...] about What Can Go Wrong At The Drugstore?

On March 16, 2004, The Los Angeles Times published an article about school trustees who complained about a law regarding gender identity. According to The Times article,  "The law requires schools' anti-discrimination complaint procedures to reflect the state's definition of "sex" as male or female, and gender as a "person's actual sex or perceived sex and … [Read more...] about What Caitlyn Jenner And I Have In Common

  When I get together with friends  the conversation invariably goes to the cost of living and in particular, the number one gripe is the cost of health insurance premiums. Recalling the sight and sound of Obama on the campaign trail proclaiming that his pet … [Read more...] about The Way Out Of Obamacare

All of us are familiar with the term ‘spring cleaning’. At that time, we want to ‘clear out’ all the unnecessary items we have ‘put back’, thinking we might be able to use these. We could also call it clearing the attic, but I am speaking of the attic of our minds. Just as we store unused items in an attic or another storage area, we also store the memories of painful words or … [Read more...] about Spring Cleaning

Emma Curtis Hopkins’ words may not be easy to hear and digest, but they are on point: “The world in which we live is the exact record of our thoughts. If we do not like the world we live in, then we do not like our thoughts.” I’m sure some are ready to disagree with that. "It never stops," a young woman once said to me after listing situations that were happening in her life … [Read more...] about Something Wonderful Happens Today!

How often have you thought, “I really need to get into shape?” How often have you heard friends bragging about how often they walk or get to the gym or about how much weight they have lost? How often have you seen a commercial for a local fitness facility, or for Jenny Craig, … [Read more...] about Prehab—What And Why?

I am passionate about ignoring chronological age. I prefer to live my perceived age. If more women did this, there would be fewer little old ladies toddling around. I am passionate about eliminating "age" as a tool to discriminate - an evil still very much with us. I have heard so many disparaging remarks about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders concerning his advanced … [Read more...] about What I Am Passionate About

By Alan Spector What does actor Rob Lowe have to do with having a successful retirement life? Before answering that question, allow me to introduce myself to “Put Old on Hold” readers and thank Barbara Morris for giving me the opportunity to contribute. Here’s why the Rob Lowe … [Read more...] about Predisposed to Say “Yes”

Which thoughts do you start your day with? Which thoughts do you repeat to yourself most often? How are your thoughts working for you, or do they work against you? One of the best things we can do for ourselves is get our thoughts aligned with our desired experiences, primarily, how we feel about ourselves, life, and Source—our inner experience, which is the only one … [Read more...] about Mind Your Mindset