Category Archives: Health

The Pandemic Plague of 2020

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Sheila Moss

I realize the name of this blog is “Humor Columnist;” however, some things are funny and some are not. So far I’ve avoided writing about the virus, but I’ve written a short piece about my personal experience with current events … Continue reading →

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Living to be 100

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Who wants to be 100? I’ve been doing some thinking this week about centenarians — people who live to be 100 or more. Often we associate old age with loss of health and vitality. Getting old is not for sissies. … Continue reading →

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Girls Who Wear Glasses

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Sheila Moss

I became a girl who wore glasses when I was just a little thing, about 7 years old, if my memory serves me correctly — and it’s possible that it doesn’t as that was a long time ago. I always … Continue reading →

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How to Eat Healthy

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sheila Moss

While I hadn’t really noticed this before, I have lately begun to suspect that there is a vast conspiracy out there to make people fat. It seems I have been so busy watching the diet industry that I paid little … Continue reading →

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Beowulf Was Here

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Sheila Moss

Once again I received a reminder that I’m not as young as I used to be. This time it’s bursitis. It’s pitiful when you get so old that all you have to talk about is your aches and pains. So, … Continue reading →

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The Germ Freak

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Sheila Moss

Recently, while waiting in a doctor’s waiting room, I was forced by boredom to flip through one of those heath magazines written specifically for doctor’s waiting rooms. It somewhat reminded me of a high school health education class, with a … Continue reading →

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Medicare Madness

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Sheila Moss

I believe I have found the explanation for forgetfulness in our aging population. Medicare. Like most people, I didn’t give a flip about understanding Medicare and thought old people were just being senile by not understanding it. After all, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Therapeutic Massage

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Sheila Moss

I have seen massages on television, usually in comedy skits. The masseuses always look like sumo wrestlers and throw a towel across your bottom while they knead you like a hunk of dough and then beat you to a pulp … Continue reading →

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Candy Is Dandy

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Here it is, Christmas again and the whole world is turning into sugar and spice. For some reason, we don’t seem to be able to celebrate the holiday without filling ourselves with sweets. What is it about the Christmas season … Continue reading →

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Eat Your Spinach

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Sheila Moss

“Stop! Don’t eat that spinach!” These words are music to kid’s ears everywhere — words they thought they would never hear. Ever since adults were brainwashed by a cartoon character named Popeye, kids have been victims of vegetable abuse. Adults … Continue reading →

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