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It’s been 9 years and a week since the accident.  On a bike trip in the hill country of Chile on little Christmas eve, a rocky hill presented to be negotiated, little dogs accompanying the locals who came to see the crazy gringos.  When one of those pups ran across my path near the bottom, I hitContinue reading “pequeña víspera de Navidad”

She was married when we met.  6 kids and 12 grandkids later, still is.  A freshly minted nurse and a newbie intern, we clicked in a way that’s sustained a friendship now into its 5th decade, almost all at a distance.  It opens and closes, of course.  My curious letter that wedged the latest opening last year found in theContinue reading “Bull Run Saturday Night”

Stuffing a bird in a bird in a bird then roasting it probably goes back to Merry Olde, although the stuffing of three boned fowl – chicken into duck into turkey – was probably born in Louisiana, popularized by Cajun superstar chef Paul Prudhomme (1), who copyrighted the name. It really went mainstream when theContinue reading “tur-duck-?en soup”

“Thanksgiving is Friday!’  Our Thanksgiving came on Friday this year.  O.k., I’m late.  TG was Thursday, our nation’s most unique and wonderful holiday when we express the gift of gratitude while stuffing our faces before or after watching the Lions lose.  Oh, that waxing gibbous moon, can’t beat the heavens! Our Thanksgiving Day began sprightly enough.  I’d been working onContinue reading “TGIF!”

We’ve been having stuffed jalapenos so often lately at our place they’re starting to feel like a staple.  And why not?  That delicious bite into hot, zippy, creamy, crunchy, and rich is pretty sublime.  While they’re pretty fussy to prepare, the ritual can be entertaining, and so rewarding!  Now, there are many versions of these treats.  What we’re making hereContinue reading “poppers!”

For those of you who haven’t yet sidled up to Delbert (1), here’s a booster.  I was annoyed that a track from “One of the Fortunate Few” was skipping and not playing, no matter how clean I got that disc.  With the choice of buying a new disc versus leaning on the Ann Arbor District Library, IContinue reading “Del more”

Come next month, I’ll have not seen a patient for 5 years.  But those questions coming in from friends and relatives can still jog this old medical brain.  A couple weeks back, Ron, who’s a distant cousin, good friend, and husband of much missed Barb (1), a nurse who used to field most of his medical queries,Continue reading “stroke: rheum for improvement?”