August 31, 2009 – 9:56 am
That would be me. Yes. I am a self-admitted cry baby. I am crying because of a piece I just read on the BBC’s website about a wonderful feat committed by a wonderful human being. Nicholas Winton, now Sir Nicholas Winton (he was knighted in 2003), saved the lives of 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia. [...]
August 27, 2009 – 11:56 am
Unfortunately, I have a habit of forgetting dates. Especially our wedding anniversary. Fortunately, Oh Patient One (who is pretty good at remembering dates) also has a habit of forgetting the date of our wedding anniversary. Not that we hated our wedding, or anything, because it was absolutely great. It was a lot of fun. We [...]
August 18, 2009 – 5:26 pm
So, about five years ago my great-uncle went to see his primary care doctor because of trouble with his heart, and his doctor sent him to see a heart specialist. The heart specialist told my great-uncle that he needed serious heart surgery. But then the evil National Health Service (NHS) Death Panel stepped in and [...]