Ah, the New Year

Well, once again I’ve demonstrated that I don’t blog on vacation. Such is life. We spent six days in Minneapolis and let me tell you they were BUSY. Busy socializing, that is. Between my family and Carrie’s parents (both divorced and repartnered) and our old friends, there were lots of people to see and we …

Canadian Healthcare: First Report

I’m not a big fan of going to the doctor for reasons that I will narrate in another entry, probably when I finally visit a primary care physician. But I go when I must, and indeed an ear infection (“external otitis” as I would later learn) and an overdue flu shot were enough to motivate …