No Smoking, No Drinking, No Napping?????

Well folks, add napping to the list of health risks. According to new studies, older folks who catnap are adding to their risk of a stroke. Seriously??? Frankly, after that report I think the elderly are more likely to have a heart attack because who, after 60 or so, can stay awake (hell, I can't stay awake now)???

Modern medicine is quite laughable really. If we believe everything we read we shall have to seclude ourselves in a bubble and exist on filtered air until we wither and die. Oh and don’t be silly enough to take a prescribed medication, good heavens, the side effects may certainly outweigh the benefits.

For example, there is a drug call Amitiza for…well let’s just say blockage issues. Here are some of the side effects according to the patient pamphlet:

Nausea, diarrhea (well duh!!), gas, vomiting (Hey! wrong end!), dry mouth, runny nose, cough, fever, headache, dizziness, joint/back pain, or trouble sleeping (probably to because of jumping up from the diarrhea) may occur...symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing (who needs to breath as long as you can go…).

That is just the abbreviated version; the complete list is excessively long to post. Personally, I will take the blockage.

Here is one more for laughs. A drug called Ativan for anxiety….roll side effects please:

Drowsiness, dizziness, loss of coordination, headache, nausea, blurred vision, change in sexual interest/ability, hair loss, constipation, heartburn, or change in appetite may occur…memory loss, shaking, difficult/slurred speech, vision changes, mental/mood changes (e.g., depression, including rare thoughts of suicide), trouble breathing (especially during sleep), stomach/abdominal pain, yellowing of skin/eyes, dark urine, seizures, easy bruising/bleeding, signs of infection (e.g., fever, persistent sore throat), unusual weakness, low body temperature…symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing.

Just the symptoms alone cause me anxiety. Say no to manmade drugs…you never know how worse it could be.

Info dug from WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx

This Just In...

After determining the inevitability of being smoted by the almighty, resulting from a mild indiscretion on the altar (well come on…his diet consist of sardines…it could happen to anyone), Mr. P turns to various vices to ease his guilt.

Determining that cider was more suited to the ladies...Mr. P doubles up with some manly Guinness.

Well o.k. so they are Baby Guinness but he felt like a man that night.

Repentance....

In an effort to redeem himself...we find Mr. P asking for assistance from the highest order.

Fortunately, no heavenly electrical events occurred when our aquatic friend approached the altar.

However, the question remains...will candle lighting save our flightless friend?

How to Get Through a Day...

...mild insanity often helps to get through the drudgery. With the pressures of human existence in a money conscious society, one has to be a little off. Therefore, we look to the travels of our wonderful non-flying aquatic avian friend to lighten the load.

Recently our own Mr. P travelled to Ireland. Of course, whilst there, it would have been terribly rude of our friend not to partake in a bit of cider.

Look out Mr. P!!! Don't fall in...