tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post368683494240188520..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: U.S. male life expectancy depressed... us too?The Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-40856386566613362732008-04-04T21:51:00.000-05:002008-04-04T21:51:00.000-05:00I can relate. maybe we should buy some lottery ti...I can relate. maybe we should buy some lottery tickets.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-2171959393001451252008-04-04T20:49:00.000-05:002008-04-04T20:49:00.000-05:00Us girls do seem to last longer, sorry Mr. Curm. H...Us girls do seem to last longer, sorry Mr. Curm. <BR/>Have you been to a senior center lately?<BR/><BR/>98 percent of the membership is female.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-970181712950243282008-04-04T17:30:00.000-05:002008-04-04T17:30:00.000-05:00Hey Curmudgeon, how extraordinary. I've just writt...Hey Curmudgeon, how extraordinary. I've just written about how men ar more likely to die within 12 monts after a spouse dies rather than women who lose their partner. They do seem to get a rough deal.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-31811958113718859842008-04-04T16:44:00.000-05:002008-04-04T16:44:00.000-05:00This must be the week to write about stress. In m...This must be the week to write about stress. In my sphere of influence this week, my teenage son overdrew his bank account to the tune of 800 bucks. Then, because his account was tied to my account - guess whose money the bank took to cover the fees. Mine.<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna give you time now to blink for a second.<BR/><BR/>Remember that gutteral scream you had a while back when your daughter had a wreck on the way to school--'cept not exactly on the correct route to school? I screamed kinda like that. <BR/><BR/>I'm now a few days later into it, and have finally caught my breath enough to breathe regularly. <BR/><BR/>Stress. <BR/><BR/>Specter's book sounds very intriguing. Thanks for the tip. And here's wishing you get your fifty K soon.<BR/><BR/>I think your doctor might write a prescription for the money about the same time my son pays me back.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-59251427228642782152008-04-04T12:08:00.000-05:002008-04-04T12:08:00.000-05:00Yes, I think we all have that happen to us. Work=s...Yes, I think we all have that happen to us. Work=stress Instead of living to work most of us work to live. I love Landgirl's suggestion of meditaion & yoga altough I don't know how to do either one. But here's another one. That mountain of debt...put it in perspective. I learned this when my mother passed away...Her debt is hers and no one elses. When she passed away so did the debt. In other words, don't kill yourself to get out of debt (yes, be responsible and make the payments but just don't worry about the mountain) it will disappear with you and you don't want to hurry that along so just don't sweat it. I mean it's a mountain so you don't consider it small stuff but it really is because there is little more than what you are already doing that you can actually do about it. SO, be happy with your efforts and let the worry about the rest go - THAT will bring the blood pressure and everything else down with it and you can get back to enjoying life. <BR/>Does that make any sense?Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858616550013481134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-58883510080001834582008-04-04T11:41:00.000-05:002008-04-04T11:41:00.000-05:00Cur, I wish I could wave a magic wand and take awa...Cur, <BR/>I wish I could wave a magic wand and take away the stress. I recently had a friend with whom I do tai chi tell me that she put herslf into her meditative state in the doctor's office and he watched her blood pressure go down. I know all kinds of folks offer all kinds of chan itng and meditation and yoga and such like and the answer is they all or any of them work to help you break that vicious cycle if only for a little while to give your body a break.<BR/>And don't tell me you don't have the time--you could do a little meditation quite discreetly while you wait for a client to show up or a judge to come back from recess or wherever they go. I hope I don't mean to sound naggy (Shouldn't that word really be nag-ous?) If I can't sell meditation, perhaps I'll at least get a little smile out of you?landgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656482044132959956noreply@blogger.com