During a recent exam, my general practitioner suggested I take mid-morning and afternoon breaks instead of working straight through the day. “Get out of your chair,” she said. “Change your view. Go for a walk. Move. Stretch. Do something different.”
Just when you think you’ve become accustomed to the spotted lanternfly invasion, along comes another menace to the ecosystem: the Asian jumping worm. Allow me to introduce you to Amynthas agrestis, also known as “Alabama jumper,” “Jersey wriggler” and the rude-but-accurate “crazy worm.” Unlike garden-variety earthworms, these flipping, thrashing, invasive miscreants are ravenous consumers of humus, the rich, organic, essential top layer of soil formed by dead and decaying small animals, insects and leaf litter in places like forests, plant nurseries and your garden.
Sherman Independent School District honored transportation services and first responders with a cookout Wednesday. Courtesy photos / SISD .
Dear Abby: I was married for more than 40 years. My ex constantly badmouths me to everyone. He got to our grown daughter early during our separation, and it’s clear to me she has sided with him. He’s a very intelligent narcissist who manipulates people and they’re not even aware of it. Our divorce took three different lawyers and cost me thousands, which was his intention. Should I open up to my daughter and try to get her to understand why I can’t be around him? I don’t want to alienate my only child.
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 73-year-old female with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who recently had a pacemaker implant and has been doing well since. I also have a thyroid gland disorder, and I’m taking daily medication treatments for both my thyroid and heart. Over 20 years ago, I was hospitalized and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), and have had no long-lasting side effects from the illness. My primary doctor gave me the OK to get a seasonal flu shot three years ago. But, recently, an urgent care doctor strongly recommended that I should never get a flu shot.
You may have noticed recently: big changes are happening in Sherman. Highway 75 and FM 1417 are both under construction. New homes are being built all over town. The Dallas Morning News called Sherman a North Texas Boomtown recently. From its October 2 article: SHERMAN AT A GLANCE
Dear Abby: I‘m so disgusted. My husband has started walking around the house with no underwear, letting it all hang out, so to speak. Then he makes comments like, “Doesn’t this look good?” I’m sickened by his behavior. I feel violated. How do I tell him to stop without hurting his male pride?
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 69-year-old male who has been very active throughout my life. Two years ago, through a fall which resulted in a compression fracture of the T12 vertebra, I was diagnosed with osteoporosis.
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell.
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a female and almost 75 years old. My vital signs are always normal, and I am active, but slightly overweight. I get quarterly blood draws, and every reading is in the normal range except for the lymphocytes. That count is higher, just outside the normal range (the lab’s range is 850 to 3,900 cells/uL, and my absolute lymphocytes are 4,377 cells/uL).