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Interesting article on healthcare from a retired surgeon in Wilmington, NC.

John Gary Maxwell: Health reform from my side of the surgery table

Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 9:10 a.m.

Forty years as a surgeon in university and community hospitals gives some authenticity for the following reflections regarding the failings of our health care delivery. Partisan rhetoric has led to shouting matches rather than reasoned choices, while the most fundamental issue in health care reform has yet to be stated: should health care be continued as a profit-driven enterprise? If a problem well-stated is a problem half solved, a clear answer will allow for progress. Here are the some of the problems I have observed …
Read Rest of Article Here in the Wilmington Star News

Anders strapped on his skis for the first time today. here are a few pics of the family at Pine Creek Campground.

A little taste of the night life:

I’m up in Churchill, Manitoba filming for Polar Bears International. I really haven’t seen a polar bear yet but its still a cool place and the people are all interesting. Here are a few pics to check out from today:

The last few days have been a whirlwind to quote a cliche. Prepping for trip to Canada and DC, scrambling to get a hold of a new camera, missing flights, missing my family, etc. I arrived in Arlington right in the middle of my Sister moving into a new house (what a bad guest I am) but I tried to pitch in as much as possible. There wasn’t much I could do so I got to play a little with my camera and managed to make a run to the grocery store to fetch some dinner. I managed to find some time to play with the nephews as well.

Here are some pics. You can tell I got a new lens to play with.

The backyard is HUGE. I keep planning tree houses.

They inherited the garden with several green pepper plants.

Temporary rednecks. Stuff awaits its fate in the rush to return the moving van: trash or treasure.