Category Archives: Health

Herniation

Posted on February 11, 2022 by sputterpub

In over 30 days away from thoseI’m used to hanging with, two days a week,although I exercised after I rosemost days, exhaling with good breath technique,I had occasion for surprise to speakto me – percussively, about my spine.In hoists and … Continue reading →

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Ricotta Cake

Posted on February 9, 2022 by sputterpub

Ricotta lemon muffins were my trywhen I was home alone last week and bored.I wandered to the market but, oh my,I couldn’t find the extract. Walking towardmy kitchen I thought juice could substitute –the Internet confirmed that with advice.Without the … Continue reading →

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Bubble Stretch

Posted on February 8, 2022 by sputterpub

The bubble didn’t burst, but it increasedin volume, now that Omicron has dipped –it made a little room for me at least.They took a test and masks and, so equipped,they drove to my address and then releasedthe hugs our recent … Continue reading →

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Cautious

Posted on January 29, 2022 by sputterpub

The news reports they listen to or readare erudite or academic sorts,that fuel their fears and act like chicken feed –the news reports. That 1 in 12 tests positive distortsperspective, by ignoring that indeed11 stand beside as viral thwarts. They’ve … Continue reading →

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Typhoid Tuesday

Posted on January 25, 2022 by sputterpub

I call it Typhoid Tuesday nowadays(for sure I’m aiming to alliterate),as dread Coronavirus wends all waysand keeps me mostly home again of late.One day in seven I associatewith others – work and dining comes about.Returning home I have to isolate,but … Continue reading →

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She Hates Her Mom

Posted on January 21, 2022 by sputterpub

She hates her mom, resents her, and ignoresher now she’s old and dull and not aware.I told her toxic feeling rusts and scoresthe soul, suggesting that perhaps she’d careimagining severity and soresin mother-history. She won’t go there.Her peace does not … Continue reading →

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Rerun

Posted on January 19, 2022 by sputterpub

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but still,reiterating doesn’t waste a page.I woke this morning nearly feeling ill,or better put, I felt my awful age.I thought I’d skip the exercise, engagein elderly pursuit instead but then,I heeded counsel from my … Continue reading →

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Subjectivity

Posted on January 17, 2022 by sputterpub

It’s anecdotal – my experienceof how the world is doing around here.I don’t have stats – I may not make good sensebut then again, the news airs pain and fear,and government has lost the nation’s trust –its agencies are jokes … Continue reading →

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The Freakest Link

Posted on January 16, 2022 by sputterpub

With Covid socializing, there’s a rule,unspoken but complied with in my crowd.Without offense or aiming to be cruel,the most conservative prevail. Endowedwith kids or stuck in caution’s vestibule,the edge of spectrum says what’s not allowed,and sometimes makes me glad to … Continue reading →

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Sitting in a Puddle of Anxiety

Posted on January 15, 2022 by sputterpub

I’m sitting in a puddle of anxiety.I feel a little swamped with dark uneaseabout our present plague and future destiny –I dread regression, and the rising seas,and getting older, frailer, losing words and bloodand friends who move or die in … Continue reading →

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