Another ad for "Single Payer?"

I spent an 1 1/2 hours on hold, ending in a 4-way (me, the pharmacist, and two reps from my insurance company). All to get 30-days worth of something to hold down my blood pressure...Irony?

1-2-3 Test...Is this thing on...?

So here I am, a year and change since my last post. Now ensconced in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon, leaving Alaska, and teaching, behind. There are some interesting things that have happened, and some more coming up, besides that political contest in November. Life has been good, but there are so many things to talk about. Do good things while I collect my thoughts. And that could take a while.