September 2009
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Headache Relief: How I Saved $150 on Migraine...
When we lost our health insurance at the end of last April, one of the things I was concerned about was the cost of prescription medicine. Imitrex is like a miracle drug for me, and I really can’t go without it when I get a migraine. Anyone who is familiar with this drug knows how expensive it is. I managed to stockpile several months worth of pills while we still had insurance, and it was...
April 2009
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Old Cars, New Cars
Several weeks ago I wrote part one of this blog, “Car Troubles.” In that entry I wrote about our ‘92 Corolla losing power on the highway. It turned out to be a dying transmission. We were faced with the decision of wether it would be worth it to repair the car or not. In the end we decided to have the transmission rebuilt at a local shop. It’s an expensive repair, but after...
March 2009
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Car Troubles
Earlier this week my daughter and I were driving on I-5 North, a major California interstate. Our destination was Solana Beach, where my daughter was going for her weekly Japanese lesson. We were going around 75 mph when our ‘92 Toyota Corolla lost power and slowed dramatically. In unison my daughter and I went “Oohhhhhh.” It’s a disturbing thing to lose power on the...
February 2009
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Ocean Beach
This morning I went for a routine physical. I chose a practice located close to the ocean that had been highly recommended by someone I met at a picnic. The thought of going to a doctor that was just a few blocks from the beach was appealing to me. Somehow I thought this would be a different experience, and I was right.
As I drove down Sunset Cliffs Boulevard I turned my head to the right each...
On the second Monday of each month, my father plays his flute at the Cloisters of the Valley nursing home in San Diego. The residents, who are mostly elderly women, are always gathered and waiting for him when he arrives around 10:30 a.m. Marilyn, the activities director, is usually reading items from the newspaper out loud to them. I accompany him on these visits because I like spending time with...
Cleaning the Fridge
The refrigerator is one of those appliances that I neglect cleaning. We’ve been living in this apartment for almost a year and a half, and I have managed to turn a blind eye to the steady accumulation of grime. Other chores are always taking precedence in the pecking order of cleaning.
Last week I bantered on Facebook about cleaning the fridge, and it finally got me moving. “I can do...
January 2009
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Every Day Curve Balls
Today I took my daughter to get braces fitted on her teeth. This was a long awaited day. As we pulled into the orthodontist’s parking lot the car lurched on the uneven road surface. I intuitively felt I needed to check the tires. I was shocked when I saw that the tread was starting to peel away on the front left tire and the edge was bald.
Once I got my daughter settled in the office I...
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December 2008
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A Christmas Story →
I liked my husband’s latest blogpost about some fire and rescue people and wanted to share it. Click on the title above to go to his blog.
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Getting Teeth Pulled
I had two wisdom teeth pulled out last week and I’ve been thinking about why I waited so long to have this done. Around 30 years ago I had my first wisdom tooth out. It was a relatively uneventful event. I was around 21, and living at home in Elizabeth, NJ. I rode my bike to the dentist, he numbed me up with Novocain, and he pulled it out. It was straightforward, except I remember that I...
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Close to Home
I’ve been wanting to post something about the jet crash that happened on Monday but haven’t been able to get to it until now. Several times a week I drive on 805 by Air Station Miramar, very close to where the jet went down. (The Ice Town skating rink, where my daughter trains, is two miles from Miramar). I’ve thought a lot about the Yoon family, who lost four family members (and...
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“Possibly the book may not sell, but that is nothing—it was written for...”
– Mark Twain, from the introduction to his book, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.
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