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May Day or Mayday
As I was turning over the page on the calendar to look at what’s on the horizon, I had to go look at the history of May Day. It’s not a particularly fascinating backstory, but I couldn’t help but wonder what the connection might be with the distress call that we hear in movies when…
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A Check Up
Getting on the scale with a nurse standing there waiting for the number may be humiliating. The possibility (or likelihood) of needing to get undressed can ramp up our anxiety. I sometimes wonder how accurately the blood pressure reading can be when we are in such an uncomfortable situation.
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Sign the Blank Check
The phrase, “a blank check,” is described by the Cambridge Dictionary as “the authority and the freedom to do whatever you decide is necessary or best.”
