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Here it is. We are in the first few weeks of spring and instead of enjoying the spring weather everyone is told to stay home because of the virus. Runners and walkers can still get their mileage in and get a little stress relief; but then the heavy rains arrived in the first part of April and even those short excursions were limited.

There’s something people who live in colder weather are familiar with—it’s called “cabin fever. It comes from being indoors because of cold and snow for weeks – and sometimes, months. Well cabin fever has seemed to have spread to the rest of the country now. The cure for this stress related illness, not surprisingly, is to be active.

But, decades ago, people suffering from the rheumatiz and lumbago were prime targets for the sellers of snake oil. Here’s the back story: From 1849 to 1882, thousands of Chinese workers arrived in the U.S. to work on the Transcontinental Railroad. These immigrant workers brought various medicines — including snake oil...

Beckett, male, 10 years old, Anatolian Shepherd. Beckett is an absolute goofball who loves to get his exercise on. He is a huge fan of going for walks and is very well behaved on his leash.