Thanks to my appendix, and subsequent emergency surgery required to actually live, I am now instantly another $10000 in debt. Yay. Fuck the American healthcare system, especially for people that can only afford an Obamacare plan out of pocket. Fuck it hard. At least any additional healthcare is free for the rest of the year, which is good since I have lung and liver lesions, and a stomach ulcer to deal with.
Nothing like having your appendix decide today is the day, after 46 years, while you are at work. Out of commission for a few days but glad I made the decision to go to the E.R. rather than deal with the pain as I tend to do. Also found a couple other, hopefully minor issues (hopefully just remnants of past issues), after a CT scan but doing okay. Just terrified of the bill at this point as the only health insurance I can afford has a 40% coinsurance for everything and a huge deductible. Everyone at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital…
I decided to officially join the fancy bike club. Although my $500 Vivi served me well enough, I’m tired of replacing rusty parts on it, and hurting myself lifting it onto my bike rack. I took advantage of the Colorado eBike tax credit to put a little dent in the cost for my beautiful new Salsa Confluence Apex.
The latest trip, which I did over my Birthday in March. Mainly Fort Stevens again, but I also visited the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, and went up to Seattle to see the Connections Museum. The last pic is actually a Utah sunrise on the way home.
Based on my Oregon trip and knowledge I will definitely be living there, I’m making a few more tweaks to the van. Was already going to add a trailer hitch so I can add more storage and a place for my e-scooter. I’m going to get a better e-bike though as the Vivi is just too heavy and rusted like mad out there. Going back to the plan of adding the roof rails so I can add an awning, as the regular rain there made me wish I had it. It also may help with the infinite supply of dead…
Some pics of my trip to the Astoria,OR area for the holidays. These are mainly from Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond, OR. Going to gradually spend more and more time there until it officially becomes my home.
