On South Slope

This Little Light of Mine

Double the Ava

The Big December Dig Out

That's my car slowly emerging, with Matt's able assistance, from underneath a white blanket after a record snowfall just before X-mas.

Healthcare observations - US vs Canada

Spent most of my life in Canada but a good chunk of it in US. My comparative healthcare observations:

1/ Quality of basic care is equal but if you are one of the 83 percent of Americans who have insurance, access to elective surgery and specialists is easier and quicker

2/Cost of US healthcare suppresses entrepreneurial activity and initiative because would-be entrepreneurs can't afford cost of leaving their coverage that comes with their employers

3/ US doctors seem to order tests and referrals to specialists far more often, suggesting concern about malpractice lawsuits and no cost disincentives to do otherwise

4/ Healthcare is often discussed as a commodity in US, not a fundamental right, as in Canada.

Fall in L.A.

Summer 09

     

Ava, Soccer Star

 

Barcelona

 

Recent Ava

Breakfast of Champions? Pasta