thanks Deena. I'm starting to notice a smile returning, just in time for the holidays!

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Oh my god, Megan! Ack! I'm glad that things are improving, though. I'm feeling a ridiculous sense of guilt for not having somehow diagnosed you when you showed us your poor ear. Apparently I believe that I should know everything.

Be well.

I'm feeling a ridiculous sense of guilt for not having somehow diagnosed you when you showed us your poor ear. Apparently I believe that I should know everything.

I said to the doctor in Ottawa "Well it only took 3 doctors to diagnose me!"

And he said "Well all I have to do is look at your ear and your face and I look like a freaking genius!"

maybe we should start a study group for strange medical illnesses that we might be afflicted by.

maybe we should start a study group for strange medical illnesses that we might be afflicted by

Yes! We'll become our own experts. Sure it will take up a bit of time, but think of all the hypochondriachal fun we can have!

Say, where's the torrential downpour we were supposed to be having? Did I buy groceries on the way to work for no reason? Hmph.

Say, where's the torrential downpour we were supposed to be having?

I was awake at 5:00 this morning and the wind was just howling outside the window. i got up to look outside expecting to see snow or at least rain. Brent was awake and he said "What's it doing out there?" I responded with "it's all blow and no show." which I thought was quite clever for 5am.

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cudos for the use of the word omphalos!

As you may know, I am dating a Canadian. She's going home to Ottawa for the Holidays and I'm joining her on Boxing Day. Or at least I thought I was. Today, I was about to forward her my arriving flight details when I noticed that my plane arrived on Dec. 27, not 26. We're returning together on Dec. 31, and were planning to visit Montreal Dec. 28-30, so losing that day was significant. I have no idea how I managed to not notice until now.

Anyhoo, I figured, what the heck, lets see what changing my flight will cost (and if it's even possible). I logged into AirCanada's web site made the change, and the total cost was.... $23.28!!! Perhaps this doesn't surprise you, but on an American airline, there would be a $75 change fee on top of any difference in airfare, which would be significant since booking a flight a few days before departure is always very expensive.

I made the change.

$23.28!!! No wonder AirCanada is going bankrupt.

$23.28!!! No wonder AirCanada is going bankrupt.

Did they apologize to you for the cost? That's the Canadian way!

I was in Ottawa last week. Bundle up! It was -22C. It's a beautiful city though so you'll have a great time.

Anyone know if Rideau Canal is open for skating yet? This website hasn't been updated since Dec. 10.