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Dr. Appointments
Why do they make a Dr. appointment for a specific time (i.e., 8:30) and then ask the patient show up 15 minutes early for paperwork and check-in? Why not just make the appointment for the time they have to show up (i.e., 8:15) with the understanding you won’t see the doctor until some time after…
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Collecting Things
Are we the first generation of junk collectors, i.e., trading cards, dolls, matchbox cars, beanie babies, etc.? By “collect” I don’t mean getting gifts, but actually seeking and purchasing items for a collection. Were previous generations too “poor” to collect things they didn’t “need”? Or were they simply not as materialistic as our current generations…
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Cinque Terre
April 29, 2016. Today I headed out on a self-guided day trip from Florence to Cinque Terre – which is Italian for “Five Towns”, and refers to five neighboring villages that hang on the edges of the seaside cliffs along the northwestern coast of Italy. Apparently Rick Steves “discovered” this area, much like a director…
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Florence – A City of Art and Architecture
April 24-May 2, 2016. On my first full day “in Florence” I saw nothing of the city at all – instead I took a bus tour to Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa. (That experience deserves its own post – and space for pictures – which I’ll write later). I felt the start of a cold…