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		<title>Searching for a Geriatric Internist</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2011/11/searching-for-a-geriatric-internist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geezers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geriatric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geriatric internists]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicare payments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement dollars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an internist once. But when I turned 66, he gave me the bad news. &#8220;You&#8217;re old now,&#8221; he said gravely, “And you’re not going to live forever. What’s more, your veins are too small, your skin is wrinkly, and it seems like you&#8217;re always complaining about some ache or pain. The dollars and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change Things Up to Boost Your Brain Power</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2011/07/change-things-up-to-boost-your-brain-power/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2011/07/change-things-up-to-boost-your-brain-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercising your brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[female geezer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[golf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handicap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visualization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://geezerguff.com/?p=648</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping your brain active is no-brainer geezer goal. You can creatively boost your brain power by taking advantage of your normal, everyday activities. Sandwich Making. Ya gotta eat. So why not turn an ordinary kitchen activity – making a sandwich – into a brain booster. Open your refrigerator. Scan for potential sandwich fillings. Sliced low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Level Boomer Products</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2011/05/next-level-boomer-products/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2011/05/next-level-boomer-products/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 18:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[active wear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boomer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cruising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dentures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geezer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobility scooter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic vegetables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://geezerguff.com/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boomers are going to be big spenders in retirement. Companies whose products are aimed at the 18 to 49 year old marketplace (e.g. slasher movies, rap CDs, tattoo parlors, and nipple ring manufacturers, to name a few) are not appealing to these geezers. For those companies that want to get ahead of the curve, think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Geezer and the Egg</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2011/01/the-geezer-and-the-egg/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2011/01/the-geezer-and-the-egg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[egg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[egg bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geezer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invitro fertilization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[older]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://geezerguff.com/?p=540</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Geezer and wife dinner conversation: “Guess what, honey?” “What is it, dear?” “C’mon, take a guess.” “Okay. Our son’s coming for a visit and he’s not bringing his laundry.” “No. Try again.” “Our daughter’s gotten another tattoo.” “That’s old news.” “I give up.” “I’m pregnant.” A typical scene played out a million times a day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inventing Medical Devices for Medicare Riches</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2011/01/inventing-medical-devices-for-medicare-riches/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2011/01/inventing-medical-devices-for-medicare-riches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geezer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, Medicare will pay big time for patient devices with a specific medical purpose. BUT they won&#8217;t cover products designed for the general public – even if the purpose is similar. Armed with this knowledge and a bit of invention, I have taken some &#8220;general public&#8221; products and have reinvented them for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetic Testing: A New View Inside You</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2010/05/genetic-testing-a-new-view-inside-you/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2010/05/genetic-testing-a-new-view-inside-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 17:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chromosomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DNA testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DNA tests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geezers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gene mutation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetic home test kits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetic testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microscopes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://geezerguff.com/?p=484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Step right up ladies and gentlemen! Introducing our Go-Go-Gene Finder – the crystal ball of the future. The see all, tell all, be all that unravels the secrets of the coding in your genes. Sure, it can tell you about your ancestry. But what you geezers really want to know about is your future health. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform and the Hall of Masks</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2009/09/healthcare-reform-and-the-hall-of-masks/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2009/09/healthcare-reform-and-the-hall-of-masks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare insurers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obamacare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior citizen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://geezerguff.com/?p=178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The healthcare insurance company&#8217;s chief lobbyist smiled. “Welcome to the tour of our hall of scary masks and costumes. For spreading the fear of healthcare reform they can&#8217;t be beat.&#8221; “Here’s the alien mask,” the lobbyist said. “We have our guy put this one on, walk the streets and shout, ‘I’m a Canadian. I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hangin’ at the Hospital</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2009/06/hangin%e2%80%99-at-the-hospital/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2009/06/hangin%e2%80%99-at-the-hospital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[surgery suite]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://geezerguff.com/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Retail isn’t an entirely untried idea in health care. In Texas, Medical City Dallas has been mingling retail on its hospital campus for 30 years and currently has 21 tenants that include a bank, dry cleaners and barbecue stand.&#8221; See PDF link.  We geezers only visit hospitals if we need them.  Like for those minor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remind Me, Where Did My Memory Go?</title>
		<link>http://geezerguff.com/2009/05/remind-me-where-did-my-memory-go/</link>
		<comments>http://geezerguff.com/2009/05/remind-me-where-did-my-memory-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 21:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geezerbill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geezer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory trick]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I forget when I started worrying about memory loss. But it probably began with a piece of paper on which I had written an important address – the location of a lecture I thought I’d attend on “Memory Loss in the Mature.” I remembered writing down the address because I was afraid I was going [...]]]></description>
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