It’s been quite a busy day. Did more transcription today than I’ve done all week, almost combined (very poor week, I’ve been bad about it), which is why I’m up so late. Took Ariel in for her 2 year Well Child visit. She flat out panicked when the doctor (not a nurse or assistant!) called her name in the waiting room. It took more than 10 minutes to calm her to where I could hear the doctor clearly. We finally got her to notice her favorite decorations in the examination room, and that helped tremendously. Really a pretty easy visit, all in all. Quick exam, one vaccination. The doctor surprised me and did not try to prescribe fluoride drops for her. He’s been telling me for her last several visits he would on this visit, but he said she’s getting enough from the tap water. That is not what he told me before. He also told me that in the next few years they will probably be offering vaccines for SARS and West Nile virus. I really don’t know if I would take those or not. Current vaccines have a fair history behind, them, and I don’t like to trust any medical procedure without a fair background. On the othe hand, SARS is pretty dangerous in some groups. On that one, though, I really wonder if it’s that bad when proper care is available. Be something to research when the time comes.

I decided to go ahead and sign up for GMail, Google’s new email service. I am just sick of all the popups on my Lycos account, which has for years been my free email account. I got the chance because of this blog, just in case you are wondering. I love the lack of popups and no ad tacked onto the bottom of my emails. I won’t be using it for business, of course, but for other things it sounds about ideal. I’ll let you know what I think of it as I start getting email in that account.