I am so happy to report that I’m now settled in at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel in Salt Lake City. I call this place my home away from home. I’ve been staying here for over 30 years – sometimes for just a night, and once Patty and I were here for 5 weeks. They treat me like family here.
I guess I can reveal something now that I’ve been keeping pretty close-to-the-vest. A few weeks back, I got an ear infection. I wear hearing aids and have to clean my ears pretty regularly. I was using tap water to do it… Seems that wasn’t a good idea, as after my ear-service in January, my right ear started hurting. Then it REALLY hurt. Then my left ear joined in the chorus. I went to an urgent care, and he prescribed a topical antibiotic, as well as a few tablets (5) of good old hydrocodone. The pain was eased, but the infection was still there. About the same time, my face broke out with a red rash – a dermatitus of some kind. Despite a lot of antibiotics, neither condition has been cured. The ear infection isn’t as painful, but it’s still there. The dermatitus is still there, but has backed off with the use of Hydorcortisone Butyrate. Last week my doctor convinced me to quit shaving… So for the first time since I was in my twentys, I’m in the process of growing a beard. It’s a process, as I am currently growing stubble. I look like the homeless guy out on the corner. Oh, well. Things could be worse. I have doctor’s appointments with specialists when I get home. It’s interesting. I’ve found that if you have a condition that can’t seem to be cured, then you see a specalist – who is happy to schedule you in to his busy schedule sometime in the next quarter. I asked what they did if you were going to die, and was told to go the the emergency room, where I would see someone who didn’t have a specialty, but could fix the broken leg I don’t have. Hmpph.
Tomorrow I will be at the Tech conference at BYU. I’ll report back on what I find out.
