I’ve received several emails lately, requesting more information about something mentioned in a recent column. Also, I received a phone call from a reader describing a bad encounter with a certain common plant — poison oak.
It is simply amazing how something as pointless as hitting a little white ball can provide valuable insights into life situations that really matter. Nowhere is this clearer, than in the power of your setup.
Irene was a vibrant, intelligent, and much loved woman who was suddenly gone from social affairs. Her home community wondered, yet never heard plainly what precipitated her changes. This is an elder story.
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, occurs when blood moves through our blood vessels at a greater than normal pressure, putting a strain on our heart. High blood pressure usually takes many years to develop and is said to affect 1 in 3 adult Americans. It is easily detected and usually easily treated.
Charlotte Pearle Berlin, an 8-pound girl, was born to Rachel Laura and Isaac Gaelen Berlin of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital. She was born at 1:18 p.m. on May 7, 2015.
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