In My Day…Safety Was YOUR responsibility | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day, safety was your responsibility. We didn’t have laws to take care of us. No seat belts or warning beeps. Either you held on, or you went through the windshield. But that was easier too,...
View ArticlePatsy Cline. Sputnik. Beatnik. Boston. Compassion.
Ah…nothing sets the tone like a little music before all the talk. In radio they call that a “cold open”! Who knew? Here’s Casey and Dan… “Of course that was the unmistakable voice of Patsy Cline the...
View ArticleIn My Day…Grandma’s Used Almonds for Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
You know, my grandma didn’t believe in drugs. She believed in nuts. She used almonds for everything. She would slip them into everything she fed us just to be sure they did their job. We found them in...
View ArticleHipwrecked. Scripting and Rounding. Baking Soda.
Welcome to Nurse Talk where laughter is the best medicine! This week on our lovely “sheeew”—we talk about a customer service practice that is now being used in the healthcare field. It’s called...
View ArticleIn My Day…My Mother Said Baking Soda Did Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went...
View ArticleSinging. Heroes. Money. Occupy.
You Nurse Talk hosts, Dan Grady and Casey Hobbs Coming Up On Nurse Talk…oh my…Casey is trying her very best to be still but this “women” bashing thing has got to go. In order to keep Casey civil—Dan...
View ArticleA Beautiful Song. Facts about Alzheimer’s. The Island of Bursitis. Really?
Lynn Ruth Co-hosts this week Welcome to Nurse Talk, where laughter is the best medicine. Dan is on the Island of Bursitis this week so our resident funny lady Lynn Ruth Miller sits in for him. Given...
View ArticleIn My Day…We Had Party Lines | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day, everyone shared their telephone line with their neighbor. When I was small, my momma would say to me, “if you ever need help, call the operator and stop complaining!” When the kid next door...
View ArticleWhat Makes Things Funny? Social Security Trust Fund. Vinegar.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for our new co-host, Shayne Mason. Let’s give a warm welcome to our new co-host RN Shayne Mason. We are so glad to have him with us and just to show our...
View ArticleIn My Day…My Mother Used Vinegar for Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
When I was a kid, my mother used vinegar for everything. If I got a bee sting she rubbed vinegar on it and if the kid next door bit me, she poured vingear on him and called his mother. There didn’t...
View ArticleIn My Day…Hot Water Bottles | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day, we didn’t waste our money on electric blankets or heating pads, no sir. We used the hot water bottle for everything. My momma filled it with boiling water and wrapped it in a towel to put in...
View ArticleIn My Day Food Remedied Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
Spinach could cure anything a prune wouldn't do. My mother believed in food. It was her remedy for everything that bothered us. If I was constipated, she’d say, “Stop complaining and eat prunes. I...
View ArticleIn My Day We Didn’t Go to Google for Answers | Lynn Ruth Miller
In My Day, we didn't have Google, we had Mother In my day, we didn’t go to Google for answers, we asked our mother and she always knew the answer. Even if she didn’t. If I wanted to know how to get to...
View ArticleIn My Day…My Mother Said Baking Soda Did Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went...
View ArticleBabies, Victory, Asthma, Acid Reflux, and Obamacare.
The Royal Baby and Dixon Has Two Moms… Well, Casey and Shayne are no different than the millions of others who were, well, mildly interested in the birth of the Royal Baby. It’s old news now, but...
View ArticleBest Of Show: Babies, Victory, Asthma, Acid Reflux, and Obamacare.
The Royal Baby and Dixon Has Two Moms… Well, Casey and Shayne are no different than the millions of others who were, well, mildly interested in the birth of the Royal Baby. It’s old news now, but...
View ArticleIn My Day… Grandma Used Almonds for Everything
You know, my grandma didn’t believe in drugs. She believed in nuts. She used almonds for everything. She would slip them into everything she fed us just to be sure they did their job. We found them in...
View ArticleIn My Day… Mother Said Baking Soda Did Everything! – Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went...
View ArticleIn My Day…We Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ated the Positive | Lynn Ruth Miller
The one, the only Bing Crosby In my day we didn’t spend a lot of money on medications to cure depression. We didn’t have Zoloft or Paxil. If we complained my mom pushed us outside and told us to get...
View ArticleIn My Day: Blackberry Brandy | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day no matter what ailed me, my father fixed it up with blackberry brandy. If I ate too much for dinner, and I swore I would explode, Daddy would give me a hefty shot of blackberry brandy. If I...
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