http://www.mariamlarson.com Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:11:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my favourite ways to while away hours is in a bookstore and I recently whiled away in The Elliot Bay Book Company in Seattle. I worked my way from magazines (snagging two back to back issues of The Economist), through new releases, the business section, to discounted, used ... http://www.mariamlarson.com/2007/11/15/driving-by-the-book/ Two conversations I had with older people last week touched on their concerns about losing family doctors to retirement. Their only option for care is to go to clinics and consult with a different doctor each time, eliminating any chance for a genuine doctor-patient relationship. The Vancouver Sun headline on ... http://www.mariamlarson.com/2007/11/06/hospitals-and-elders/ I have five photos hanging above my desk, portraits captured 100 years ago in North Africa by Lehnert and Landrock. Some gaze steadily out of the frame, some expressions are hidden, and others glow with laughter and light. I also have photos of my father, mother, daughters and of myself ... http://www.mariamlarson.com/2007/10/22/hello-world/