Yearly Archives: 2012

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  Painkiller Paranoia is Over Prescribed

  Posted on May 15, 2012 by nikkimeredith in health and beauty, migraine and chronic pain.

  At least once a week there’s an article in The New York Times about the dark side of opiate use. Veterans, NFL players, pregnant women, old people — all on painkillers, all at special risk, whatever the study of the week finds.  Oxy, as in Oxycodone, is now ubiquitous in popular culture: we have Nurse […]

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  the cats of my alley

  Posted on February 22, 2012 by nikki in odds and sods, unexpected adventures.

  From my office window I have a front row view of the backyard wildlife. Mostly, the scene is dominated by squirrels. The way they leap from limb to limb in the canopy of pecan trees makes me feel like I’m at preview night for the Mighty Flying Squirrel Circus. My fists clench as I hope […]

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