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Fall has to be my favorite time of year. When else can you see the seasons change right before your eyes. The air begins to have a crisp feel to it as the morning and evening temperatures begin to drop and its going to be any day now when you wake up and find that first frost turning the ground and grass a silvery color in the moonlight, right before the sun rises for the day.  And you know that sun is rising a bit later now this time of year, right? But for me, this time of year has...

Anyone who is active, whether its on a basketball court or hiking up a mountain trail. Things happen, from a slip on the court floor trying to make a sharp cut to the inside corner of the fall line to taking a fall over a hidden root as you make your  way up a trail and end up twisting an ankle or falling on an outstretched arm. That’s why we call these incidents accidents, they just happen.  The point is, just like the Boy Scout Motto of “Be Prepared” you need to be able to help yourself, especially if you...

The basic definition of tendonitis is: Tendonitis is a painful inflammation that often results from overuse. A tendon is tissue that attaches muscle to the bone. ... A ligament extends from bone to bone at a joint, while a tendon extends from muscle to bone. Tendons and muscles work together and exert a pulling force A tendon is tissue that attaches muscle to the bone. It is flexible, tough and fibrous and it can withstand tension. A ligament extends from bone to bone at a joint, while a tendon extends from muscle to bone. Tendons and muscles work together and...

Those of us that love to garden, and I’m talking about growing our own fruits and vegetables here, look forward to the Fall Season as it  is this time of year that we can gather the fruits of our labors.  We prepare our  gardens, getting the soil just  right  depending on the  types  of crops we select to grow. We hoe and weed the rows of healthy growing crops in anticipation of the time of year  in which we harvest our  long-awaited produce. It takes a lot of work, from picking the ripe products we chose to plant, and Mother...

Yes, Fall has maybe unofficially arrived with the passing of the Labor Day holiday, even though if officially begins on Saturday September 22nd. But archery season for most states can begin as early as September 15th. 2018.  Good for them, maybe  not so good for the game! Bow hunters after they’ve worked off the side affects of maybe  a little too much celebrating of the Labor Day holiday (too much food I mean!), start to feel the itch to go and get their hunting bows out of the hunter’s closet. Take them out and give them a good going over...