Have you ever been dog-tired?
I love old English expressions. Do you wonder about this particular one’s origin?
Well, here you go. From theidioms.com, dog-tired is “an adjectival phrase meaning to be physically exhausted, it derives from an ancient tale of Alfred the Great, who used to send his sons out with his widespread kennels of hunting dogs. Whichever of his sons, be it Athelbrod or Edwin, were able to catch more of the hounds would gain their father’s right-hand side at the dinner table that evening. These chases would leave them ‘dog-tired’ yet merry at their victory.”
But I digress. (more…)
Whew! Summer has come with a vengeance, hasn’t it? Indeed, as most of the United States bakes in a meteorological oven, it’s hard to get my mind off the subject of heat. (more…)
Today is a special day in the United States. We celebrate our freedom!
Indeed, our Founding Fathers eschewed external control. They fought and died for autonomy! (more…)
Have you heard of the Butterfly Effect? If not, a simplistic definition of the theory is that seemingly small events can have huge impacts elsewhere because of the complex system in which we live. Many folks sum it up in an illustration something like this: (more…)
You know how much I love singing, so you’ll forgive me for changing the lyrics of “Summertime and the Livin’ Is Easy.” Indeed, summertime is when I think of Ledum the most often, so doesn’t it deserve to be in the title?
My friends, let’s just cut to the chase. The next medicine we should all have in our homeopathy kits is Ledum palustre (in both 30 and 200 potencies). (more…)
Let me climb up this ladder, and … whoops, missed a rung … ah, here I go. I’m shouting from the rooftop:
Happy Father’s Day!
My dear dads, granddads and men who care for others, this is your day! We humbly thank you for all that you do. (more…)
What is a list of must-have homeopathic medicines without Bryonia alba? It’s an incomplete list, I’d say!
Bryonia probably should have been at the top of the list we are creating together. Talk about burying the lede! But I’m trying to keep you intrigued for 52 weeks, so I’m sharing my favorites in no particular order. (more…)