Tag Archives: health

Wisdom Wednesday – The Real Luxuries in Life

 

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Happy Place (Jan 2022)

The house we moved to in Fall 2019 has a few things our old house didn’t have – a lot more space, attached garage, walk-in closet, opens onto a green space and a designated office. This proved to be very fortunate when the Covid shutdown happened and I was working from home spending a lot […]

Five *Good* Things About Dementia

Dementia is obviously a horrible, terrible progressive disease as someone you love goes from very basic memory errors – forgetting names, where they parked the car, etc. – to being incapable of speech, movement, feeding themselves. As mom has progressed through these various stages, it’s been helpful to try to think of the good things […]

“It Is Now Impossible To Get H5N1 Out of the Ecosystem of North America”

1. I am of the firm belief that it is now impossible to get H5N1 out of the ecosystem of North America. Bluntly put, there is now simply too much virus present in wild birds and mammals to be able to contain it. There are also likely many more human cases than reported. — Conor […]

Saturday Snap – Japanese Head Massage/Vietnamese Noodle Bowls

Shea and I decided to try the Japanese Head Massage at Salon 13 in the Northgate Mall as our Valentine’s gift to each other followed by lunch at the restaurant quality food court gem, “Hung Kitchen“. Very relaxing!  Very delicious!

Friday Fun Link – How Finland Rebuilt Their Economy And Became The Happiest Nation on Earth

In 1945, Finland was poor and war-torn. They owed 6% of their GDP to the Soviets—annually. Today, it consistently ranks as the world's happiest country. Meanwhile, America isn't even in the top 20. Here's how Finland rebuilt from nothing: pic.twitter.com/fy2NCEJj9o — Neal Taparia (@nealtaparia) December 23, 2024  

Terry Fox: Courage (by the Tragically Hip)

A perfect video at a time of Canadian unity and patriotism in the face of Trump’s tariff threats that’s unmatched since maybe the 1972 Summit Series?  

Friday Fun Link – I Wish I’d Seen This When My Kids Were Small

This is genius! pic.twitter.com/gSodqNeJr5 — The Disrespected Trucker (@DisrespectedThe) January 12, 2025

Teen Alcohol Use Declining

Teen alcohol and drug use keeps declining www.axios.com/2024/12/30/t…Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ? — Canada Healthwatch ? (@canadahealthwatch.bsky.social) 2024-12-31T04:25:31.559Z  

Teen Alcohol Use Declining

Teen alcohol and drug use keeps declining www.axios.com/2024/12/30/t…Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ? — Canada Healthwatch ? (@canadahealthwatch.bsky.social) 2024-12-31T04:25:31.559Z