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We’ve been on 3 ferries in the past 48 hours, a Papa, a Mama, and a Baby ferry. The Papa lasted about 7 hours, and brought us from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia. The Mama lasted a little over an hour and took us from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island. And the Baby just took […]

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We spent the past two nights in Gros Morne National Park, though in retrospect we should have set aside an extra day or two. It’s quite spectacular, comparable I think to Yosemite. There are two main features. In the south where we stayed there’s an area where the earth’s mantle has pushed up through the […]

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One province, with a compound name. Established in 1949 as simply “Newfoundland”, the name was changed in 2001. In general conversation Canadians refer to the province as Newfoundland, but in all official discussion the full name is used. Practically, the island is always “Newfoundland”, while the mainland portion is often just “Labrador”. I had always […]

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We left Phoenix this morning at 7:00am, after an Uber ride to the airport (which I can recommend, by the way). Almost 4 hours to Toronto, then another 3 to St Johns on West Jet airline. West Jet is Air Canada’s budget airline. We upgraded to “Plus” service, which gives you a little more legroom, […]

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I finally received my invitation to sign up for Google’s Project Fi. I applied back in June when they first announced it, but they are issuing invitations a few at a time as they work out the kinks. I should have my SIM by the end of the week. Project Fi is Google’s foray into […]

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Yesterday morning we woke up to find a dense fog covering the “Valley of the Sun”. Les and I had already planned a hike, so I picked him up and we drove out to the south side of South Mountain. We had to drive slowly in places because of poor visibility. To you folks who […]

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Went back to see the physician (actually the PA) after my surgery. Looks good. I can start to use my arm outside the sling for very light activities (nothing heavier than a remote control, mouse or fork). That’s a big improvement! He still recommends that I sleep in a recliner, though I can try a […]

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Surgery went well yesterday, though about two hours behind schedule. We got home about 5:00pm. I had a total nerve block on the right shoulder from neck to finger tips. My arm was literally like a numb, wet noodle, just lying there in the sling. The greatest force of concentration could not get the slightest […]

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I’m all set for Tuesday mid-day surgery. How come it’s always nothing to eat or drink after midnight, whether your surgery is at 6:00am or 4:00pm? They are obviously trying to have one simple set of instructions instead of trusting people to be able to calculate time differences. So here’s what’s going to happen. First, […]

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I just bought a pair of glasses on the internet. It was a good experience. My situation was the simplest possible. I sent them a pair of old scratched-up glasses and said, “Replace the lenses with identical new lenses but make them photo-active.” There was a little more to it than that, but not much. […]

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