Toothpaste
One of my strange obsessions is finding dental hygiene products that won’t induce headaches . I get sick from the sweeteners in most commercial toothpaste, and find myself at health food stores trying...
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My New Year’s resolution is to stop writing this blog…and it’s broken. Promising to modify behavioral malfunctions with the change of calendar year’s is always tough to make real. I resolve, however,...
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I whine about migraines a lot on this particular blog. At some point in the last year headaches became a lifestyle rather than an occurrence. After going a few weeks without much beyond the whimper of...
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After all of last weekend’s running into walls and doors, I decided it was time to see an eye doctor. A professional one, at that. At this point in life, it feels right to go to actual physicians and...
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Migraines are misunderstood. This is one of those “duh” statements found in every pamphlet and web explanation of severe headaches. One website went so far as to reassure readers that their migraines...
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A few months ago I was lamely explaining my reasons for abandoning the daily running program that had become a cornerstone of my life. The whole argument came down to barfing. Professionals turn their...
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Wednesday was a toothpaste pilgrimage day. Several times a year I drive south to a hippie cult health food barn to stock up on dental care products. This has been a ritual brought on by ever-present...
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I’ve never been a drug user. The strongest thing I imbibed regularly was Pepsi. Last year my neurologist (what a weird thing to be able to refer to a neurologist as one’s own. “Oh, yeah. That’s my...
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I take medication. Pretty, palish pink capsules full of peace and harmony. Combined with the tan pills that keep the headaches away, I am the picture of dullness. A real boy filled with artificial joy....
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Each day I write my blog, but sometimes I forget about it. There are times when I need to be reminded that the writing is fun and can be taken away as easily it was started. Last night was an old...
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Hi. My name is Andy. Its been three years, one month and twenty-seven days since I had my last Coke. For much of the first year after quitting I dreamed at night about cola. Sweet, slightly bitter,...
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