LOVE

Love doesn't make the world go 'round. It's what makes the the ride worthwhile

baxter,mary pat

ENCORES AND EXITS

In other cultures, making a direct sales pitch might backfire. Brazilians, for example, are often offended by a direct solicitation. Even Supervisors are expected to suggest instead of request. In India, people often assume that a direct request conceals a more subtle message. Often, people ignore the direct statement and focus on the supposed "message".

baxter,mary pat

A Cup of Decadence

"The superiority of chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain".

-Thomas Jefferson in a 1785 letter to John Adams

THE SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE

THE SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE
              

2000 B.C. -  Here, eat this herbal root.

1000 A.D. - That root is blasphemous or irreligious.  Here, say this prayer.

1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.

1940 A.D. -  That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.

1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.

2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this herbal root. 

I guess the more some things change, the more they stay the same.

Dr. Mary Pat Baxter

Health Tips "To GO"

The Healing Touch is a universal act of caring
and warm communication known around
the globe as bodywork or massage.
Infants suffering with colic have been relieved
by gentle massage and regular massage may
help babies sleep better.
Before starting, make sure the room is room
warm; then with the baby lying face up, slowly
and gently rub a little baby oil all over the body,
moving the palms lightly in rhythmic circles-al-
ways move in a clockwise direction.

Babies thrive on touch and massage can provide
parents a special way of comforting a tiny new
presence.

Dr. Baxter, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Myth of Er: Is aught a number? Ok

Aught-noun. Eight followed by three aughts represents the number 8,000: zero; nothing, null. Slang goose egg, zip,
aught pronoun. "For aught I know, she's gone, and four aught I care, she she can stay:all.
Usage note-Aught meaning all-is never used nowadays- except as in the sentence above; Until our grandparents' generation aught was also used as a literary word meaning " anything at all" as in the following line by Tennyson: " Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all."

Word origin:  Aught comes from the phrase a naught, which people began to pronounce as " an aught."



        

Myth of Er:

 Logically Match historical terms: "Tabula rasa-
 a. A parable at the end of Plato's Republic Myth of Er
 b. stud..."