The Oy Gevalt Group

We have a few friends who worry a lot, so much so that Barbara and I worry that our friends are spending too much of their time and energy pursuing their worries. I have on several occasion told these worry-warts that they have crossed the line. They’ve gone beyond worrying and are in fact obsessing, and that’s not good. What do you mean I’m obsessing? If you are letting someone or something live rent free in your brain, you are obsessing. (Imagine your washing machine filled to the brim, endlessly cycling, and never getting your clothes clean. That’s what it’s like.)

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The Oy Gevalt Group

We have a few friends who worry a lot, so much so that Barbara and I worry that our friends are spending too much of their time and energy pursuing their worries. I have on several occasion told these worry-warts that they have crossed the line. They’ve gone beyond worrying and are in fact obsessing, and that’s not good. What do you mean I’m obsessing? If you are letting someone or something live rent free in your brain, you are obsessing. (Imagine your washing machine filled to the brim, endlessly cycling, and never getting your clothes clean. That’s what it’s like.)

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Coffee, Catheters, and More Coffee

Bad-Ass or Badder-Ass?

Should I start out this episode by discussing what I do have (…at least I have some coffee.) or what I still don’t seem to have (an appointment to get my prostate shrunk to its normal size)? Let’s begin on a positive note because…, well, because life seems better when we’re all properly caffeinated.

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