Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis
I'm a retired former medical transcriptionist and radio DJ who recently published my first book, I Am Your Disease - The Many Faces of Addiction.
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Who Are the Compassionate FriendsThe Compassionate Friends are a group of bereaved parents who meet monthly to talk about their deceased child. -
Dazzle Your Friends with These Odd But True FactsIt's a weekday, nothing to do, you're bored, nothing on TV worth watching, you've read all the good books in your home library, -
On Death and Dying: Gentle Suggestions on How to CopeDeath! It's one of the hardest words in the language for us to pronounce. Not because of any linguistic difficulties but due to the inherent emotional trauma that it evokes. -
Build it and They Will ComeMy husband and I live in a typical bedroom community in a rapidly growing county in Florida. You know the type I'm referring to - the one story homes with beautiful manicured lawns, glorious flowers blooming profusely throughout most of the year and, -
Facts and Myths In Celebration of Women's History MonthWoman: An adult female human. You know that definition but did you know that another definition for woman is "a female servant or subordinate"? The Old English word for woman is "wimman," a variant of wifman. -
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure): Easy Tips to Reduce Your RiskUnless you have some genetic predisposition to hypertension, this disease can quite often be kept at bay by judicious diet and exercise control. -
The Wonder Years - Some Tips on How to Enjoy RetirementRetirement! To some, it's a long awaited dream, ticking off the days on the calendar, especially as the actual retirement date grows closer. -
I Just Had an Epiphany! And Other Vague VocabularyHave you ever come across a strange term or expression that you're vaguely familiar with but not really that interested to stop what you're doing and look it up? -
The Space Coast in Florida: 5 Great Things to See and DoBoating, kayaking and canoeing - Palm Bay, Florida, located about midway down the state on the east coast, is blessed with beautiful weather year 'round -
Netiquette, Spelling and GrammarHey how are you? your real quite lately. Last time I seen you looked like you were loosing weight. Like you really needed to. -
Visit Sydney, Australia, MateIf you've seen most of the USA and are tired of the Caribbean and doing the cruise thing, you might want to spread your wings and fly to The Wonder Down Under, The Land of Oz - Australia -
Aging Gracefully by Drinking WaterWater! It's all around us. In the oceans, lakes, ponds, rivers, in the atmosphere, in clouds. It's everywhere. -
To Be or Not to Be a Medical Language SpecialistSo you're tired of your job and you want a change of pace. You're tired of the daily commute, the morning routine of makeup, fussing with your hair, putting on pantyhose, finding something to wear or worse yet finding something to wear that has to be ironed! -
The Tentacles of AddictionAddiction! The word is all around us today. There is no escaping it. Like an octopus it wraps its deadly tentacles around us and squeezes the life out of everyone with whom it comes in contact. -
TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER or JUST to LIVE?My best friend Suzanne is having an affair. Not just a sexual affair, but a full-blown romantic affair with all the bells and whistles. -
At the Art Show"Why wasn't I good enough for Jim " I ask my friend, Sherry, as we have one of our many phone conversations since Jim broke up with me.
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Do I Stay or Do I Go?"Australia!" my friends shriek. Any mention of the "Land Down Under, Oz" always seems to provoke the same reaction: A mixture of awe and unbridled enthusiasm for this far-off, exotic land.
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John Sununu Calls for Bush to Fire GonzalesRepublican Senator John Sununu from New Hampshire is publicly calling for President Bush to fire Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
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TUBING DOWN the ITCHETUCKNEE RIVERThe plans had been made for the three families to go tubing down the crystal clear waters of the Ichetucknee River in Ichetucknee, Florida. But alarm bells were already sounding.
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Thoughts from a FoxholeIt is written that Winston Churchill said there will always be wars or rumors of war. Whether or not he actually said this, I do not know. All I know is that these words have proven to be all too true.
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Australia Slang - How to Speak StrineIt's been said that Australians speak English. Don't believe it, mate! Oh I suppose you could say they speak English but they speak their own version of it. It's called Strine. That's Australian slang to you Seppos (Yanks).
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Since I Fell for YouJulie ran her slender fingers through her full, thick hair, while staring at the array of age-defying products lined up neatly on the bathroom vanity.
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The Waiting RoomThe surgical waiting room was full of anxious relatives of patients; some sitting quietly while others engaged in nervous, whispered conversations. Sherie was one of the former group, sitting quietly, reading the newspaper.
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The ScotsmanIris was staring out her kitchen window, drinking in the glistening waves rolling up and down on the pristine waters of the Gulf of Mexico. With the palm fronds swaying gently to the music of a light breeze, she was thinking how happy she is to live in the Florida Keys.
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That Ain't the Floorboards Creakin'The sudden, loud creak startled me. I was alone in the house, save for my dog and 2 cats. The dog lying prone on the floor, feet running, chasing some elusive creature in her dreams I guess.