I went last year, but due to restrictions in cash flow (read: I had to choose between this or going on a vacation to visit family), I had to pass on it this year.
That’s really it, nothing of import to say. Just me, sad that I didn’t go.
Next year, maybe!
Sometime right about now, I tend to get a little down. It’s a typical thing towards fall – I tend to be less active, tend to not want to go outside. It’s just a touch of depression, knowing that the next seven months or so will be in monochrome. Already the leaves are browning, the yellows are gone. Temperatures are in the forties at best.
So no outdoor photos just yet. It’s not that they aren’t out there, it’s just that I don’t have the heart to go find them…
Just a nagging question that I’ve been mulling over, which came back to me after reading a post on the AK Muckraker today: in this whole argument of government vs. private health insurance, the Republicans keep talking about how “75%” or so of the population is happy with their health insurance. My question: who are these people?
I mean, I don’t know a single person who’s happy with their health insurance. I know many who are unhappy with government-sponsored insurance, and for great reasons: the inevitable bureaucracy, the potential for death panels, waste of money, the consolidation of power. But I’ve only ever heard complaints about private insurance.
Who is happy with their private insurer, and why? Over the past couple of years I’ve paid five figures in health care expenses out of pocket because ours has claimed that “having teeth is cosmetic.”
Sometimes, you just need to get away. I was just away, and now I’m getting back. Had a fantastic time, spent with quality folks. And got to play around with a 400mm lens!
I’m still processing the myriads of photos, so it’ll be a couple of days. Expect some pics soon!