Happy New Year

First of all we are both sort of fine.

Ok, so we started out early New Years Eve in the emergency room of the Florence Hospital because the medical system here is poorly organized to handle a relatively simple matter on the day before a holiday, and because tort laws make doctors spineless. I will not go on a rant about this broken system we have.

After Julie's last and final procedure with the surgeon in Bend a few weeks ago, she began her normal course of antibiotics which failed to prevent an infection, so she went to a doctor in the Florence clinic to try a different antibiotic. So far so good. This round of drugs failed to kill the bugs attacking her skin, so she asked the Florence doc for a renewal after communicating by with her surgeon on vacation in the Bahamas. It took the clinic two days to get back to her to let her know that the doctor could not schedule her into an office visit, and the triage doc at the clinic was too busy -"just go to the emergency room at the hospital". So there we were on New Years Eve spending a couple of hours in the hospital to get a pill. One pill. I am certain that it will be a fairly expensive pill and that if our insurer is on the ball that we will get a letter or phone call asking "wuz up?" Some part of today I will spend away from all of the Bowl Games getting the other pills, which will, hopefully, kill the little buggers that are living off of Julie's skin at the moment. She has had enough trials and does not need any more tests of character. Her character is fine.

We resolved anew today to get out of here when we can get our house sold, or if that does not happen soon then to plan more extended get-a-ways when our weather is not so good. Like today.

Our weather today is warmish, but relatively nasty - to wit:
Today: S wind 35 to 40 kt. gusts to 55 kt developing in the afternoon. combined seas 14 ft dominant period 9 seconds ... building to 19 ft dominant period 9 seconds. rain.Tonight: SW wind 35 to 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt ... becoming w30 kt with gusts to 45 kt after midnight. combined seas 22 to 26ft with a dominant period of 10 seconds. rain.

So I wish you all a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year and hope that we will get to see you, especially if you are in a warmer climate.