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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Mark-Up on Prescription Drugs

Let’s hear it for Costco! (This is just mind-boggling!) Make sure you read all the way past the list of the drugs. The woman that signed below is a Budget Analyst out of federal Washington ,DC offices. Did you ever wonder how much it costs a drug company for the active ingredient in prescription medications? […]

The Cab Ride

“The Cab Ride”
 
When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

 
Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away.

 
But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis […]

Are You Older than Dirt?

OLDER  THAN DIRT
     
‘Hey  Dad,’ one of my kids asked the other day, ‘What was your
favourite fast food when  you were growing up?’
‘We  didn’t have fast food when I was growing up,’ I informed him. ‘All
the food was  slow.’
‘C’mon, seriously. Where did you eat?’
   
‘It  was a place called ‘at home,” I explained. ‘Grandma […]

Bad Mosquito Bites

 I can’t wait to try this in the summer!
 
Mosquito Spray…Worth a try
I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball
biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor
with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared. The next year I
filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it […]