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Damp Farmland, an Accident, and Accepting Good News 0 (0)

My father told me that a few generations back, his forebears got stuck with farmland near Lake Michigan. It wasn’t a marsh, but it wasn’t particularly good for growing crops, either. They found someone who’d buy the place and moved … Continue reading

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UnitedHealthcare CEO, Another Killer, Doing Right or Wrong 0 (0)

I’ll start with something that should be flamingly obvious. Murder is a bad idea and I shouldn’t do it. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2268-2269) By murder, I mean deliberately killing an innocent person. Which is what someone who apparently … Continue reading

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But on the Whole, I’m Doing Okay 0 (0)

As the old Minnesota saying goes, ‘it could be worse’. I got some sleep last night, and my left shoulder isn’t as badly off as my right one was, several months back. Plus, my right shoulder is far more useful … Continue reading

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Radiation Therapy, and a Household’s Weekly Schedule 0 (0)

Our number-two daughter starts radiation therapy this week. I gather that she’ll be going in Monday through Friday, but if I knew how long it will be going on, I’ve lost that bit of information. Quite aside from the worry … Continue reading

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Family Health Issues: Cancer, a Smile, Tubes, and Waiting 0 (0)

Good news from number-two daughter’s operation last week. As she put it, ‘I’ve still got my smile’. Medicos had gone back into her neck last Wednesday. One of the possible outcomes was disruption of nerves that control the lower-right side … Continue reading

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