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My loyal readers know that I am interested in public toilets. Today in Cassis, a lovely coastal village south of Marseilles I discovered a public toilet that disinfected itself between every user. It was a bit confusing for those of us who didn’t understand the concept. Our initial encounter with one, we held the doorContinue reading “Advances in Public Toilet Cleanliness”

Today was a laid-back quiet day in St. Remy. There did not seem to be too many of the same vendors as the weekend market. There was on that was the same and it still didn’t have the jacket in the right size for me – too bad because I would have bought it. ThereContinue reading “Market Day in St. Remy”

We left at 830 AM for an all day Wine Tasting with Francois, the owner of Avignon Wine Tour. We drove an hour or so to tour 4 wineries north of Avignon. We had lunch and he drove us through a few of the old villages. Francois wore a bright orange/red suit and had aContinue reading “Wine tasting ala Francois”

I was unleashed on this market today. Two of my fellow travelers are shoppers and love to buy things. I generally get a bit bored with their back and forth about whether they should get this or that. Of course they don’t NEED anything. So today I announced I did not thing I would buyContinue reading “Market at ISLE SUR LA SORGUE”

My friends who did NOT sleep on the plane across the Atlantic slept until 1230 today. I was awake at 6 for a few hours and went back to sleep for a couple of hours. The first task was to move the car before the time expired. We easily found the free public parking. AtContinue reading “Cultural confusion”

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine   CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:Assessment of NIH Research onWomen’s Health Deadline: May 26, 2023   The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in a new study, “Assessment of NIH Research on Women’s Health.” The goals of the study are to develop a framework forContinue reading “Should I or shouldn’t I?”

We arrived in St. Remy de Provence about 530 PM. I drove from Marseilles as I was the only one who managed to get some sleep on the plane. I did not have any pain in my hand, just a bit of mild numbness in the morning so my hypothesis that sleeping lying down isContinue reading “We made it!”

Using topical diclofenac, a Tramadol, wrapped elbow to keep it from bending, wrist brace and sleeping in a partially reclined position on the couch, I did not wake up with pain. This is a very poor experiment because I have absolutely no idea which of the interventions was helpful. I am going to see ifContinue reading “A qualified sigh of relief”

At 5 AM I was awakened with severe burning pain and numbness in my hand from my carpal tunnel. I thought it had been moderately severe before, but this was a whole new magnitude. I was wearing my wrist brace. I got up and started pacing. I grabbed an ice pack out of the freezer.Continue reading “Carpal tunnel syndrome is no joke”

This is what the cut looked like on Sunday – 24 hours after injury. It was a bit red with a bit of swelling but I thought it was related to having a tight bandage on all day. Above is midday yesterday before starting the antibiotics and below is this morning after 2 doses ofContinue reading “I should have gotten antibiotics”