March Is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month When an intruder invades your body like a cold virus or bacteria on a thorn that pricks your skin—your immune system protects you. It tries to identify, kill and eliminate the invaders that might hurt you. But sometimes problems with your immune system cause it to mistake your body’s… Continue reading March Is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Happy Birthday To Me
Happy Birthday to Me
Philmont – Sister Crew Camera
Philmont – Sister Crew Camera Our sister crew was nice enough to send us a ton of photos that they took along the way at Philmont. Thank you, ladies. And for those curious, we are all still pretty much in contact. My son and I at Pueblano My son and I at Baldy Summit Me… Continue reading Philmont – Sister Crew Camera
Killed the phone – Again
Killed the Phone – again This weekend, I was getting out of my truck, and once again, I managed to drop my Note 8 phone and killed yet another screen. Basically, if I’m not thinking that I have a phone in my hand, I will forget I have it there and since I can’t feel… Continue reading Killed the phone – Again
Fibromyalgia, Sex, and Physical Intimacy: My Tips for Connecting With Your Partner
Fibromyalgia, Sex, and Physical Intimacy When even a kiss hurts…Intimacy, whether physical or emotional, can be vitally important to maintaining a healthy long-term relationship. When you have a chronic pain condition like fibromyalgia it can seem impossible to maintain physical intimacy — everything from kisses and cuddles to sex — because everything hurts. Read the… Continue reading Fibromyalgia, Sex, and Physical Intimacy: My Tips for Connecting With Your Partner
Philmont – Final Days
Philmont – Final Days Day 11We are on our last day and today we only have to hike 7 miles mostly downhill to get to Cito Turnaround. The problem with today is that everything is wet, our tents are soaked, our sleeping bags are wet, and some of our gear is wet. We packed up… Continue reading Philmont – Final Days
Coming and Going
Coming and Going As you get older and the more you have to adult, it seems like the more coming and goings you experience in life. Financial comings and goingsThe paycheck is probably the biggest financial coming and going I experience in my life. The money comes and as quickly as it arrives it seems… Continue reading Coming and Going
15 Foods to Help Beat Brain Fog
15 Foods to Help Beat Brain Fog Battling fuzzy thinking? Boost cognitive powers, enhance memory and protect against neurodegenerative diseases with these powerful “brain-protecting foods”. Read the entire article at Clean Eating Mag
Swinging a Hammer
Swinging a Hammer Since we have two miniature horses, they should be “dry-lotted” during the summer, we had a dry lot, but no shelter, so we set out to build a small shelter for our miniature horses. We choose wooden pallets as our building material trying to keep the price low mostly as we are… Continue reading Swinging a Hammer
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and in 1957 became the… Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr Day
