From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Now don’t move our jaw.

October 31, 2008 Traveling

I have already begun to run out of ideas for soft, palatable food.  Understand that I just became reasonably comfortable with cooking almost normal things here.  Now, I have even more limits.  I did have a bowl of Kraft macaroni and cheese (sold at Costco) for lunch, but even gnawing on those limp things made [...]

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Geckos In The House

October 30, 2008 Traveling

We’ve seen them along the walls of the grayish white buildings when we walk through the dimly  lit alleys at night.  They strategically  hang out near the lights, their translucent peachy pink bodies statue still until dinner arrives.  No two of them are very close together and it is a competition to see who can [...]

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Doctor Number Eight

October 29, 2008 Traveling

I saw three different doctors in the trauma room Saturday evening.  Monday afternoon there were two other doctors in the first plastic surgery clinic.  Yesterday, Tuesday, there was a new plastic surgeon, a resident, and a medical student.  I’m going to count that as two more.  Today we met doctor number eight, another plastic surgeon [...]

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