Gobs is going on at the moment. It’s really quite a change. First, if you aren’t paying attention to the January 6th hearings, you really should be. Well, at least if you are an American. Canadians, you are welcome to watch too if you want. Important things are happening there. …

I’ve been asked to provide my view of (and experience with) the differences between the Canadian and American medical systems. A lot of opinions get thrown around about this topic in various places, and most of them leave me cold. …

Hey there! First, just to get it out of the way, I continue to be fine. Two weeks after the surgery my healing continues without incident or complication. That’s all good, and life is returning to normal. And I promise I’ve been following instructions. Really. No heavy lifting. …

What is there to say a week after abdominal surgery? I mean, what could I possibly have done in the last week that is exciting or relevant? “Hey! I changed the bandages on my holes!” That’s cool. Not. It’s tough because (in the general case) you’re not supposed to lift…

Hello everyone. FYI, the title is a bit of an exaggeration. The anaesthesia is mostly out of my brain at this point. But it is true to say that this post was written without a gallbladder. I came home from the surgery on time, as expected. The pain isn’t too…

Greetings dear reader. Welcome once again to this whatever-it-is that I create most weeks. And welcome to my new followers here on Medium. I’m not exactly a big time writer, but I do see a few new people follow me from time to time. Thank you. Last week I shared…

Where to start? I suppose by addressing the elephant in the room. Or rather, the dog not in the room. Last week I mentioned Skookie was declining rapidly. She had seizures that prednisone was helping, but we knew it was not a cure. It turns out that Friday and Saturday…

We said goodbye to Skookie today. She will be missed. I went through my photo archive and extracted every photo that has her in it. Seemed like a good thing to do. In the mix below you will also see Cruzer (black & white), Danno (Siberian Husky), Leah (spotted black…

First, let me apologize for not publishing last week. It seems a few of you were looking for the weekly post that wasn’t here. Sorry about that. Those on the mailing list got an email saying I was taking a week off. The world didn’t cooperate, and I had little…