I can’t say I was enjoying my first root canal, but I was pleasantly surprised by my first week in the dentist’s chair in Albania. It was kind of grueling, but not especially painful. In fact, I’ve had cleanings that hurt worse. Unfortunately, my final day in that chair was not an easy one. InContinue reading “Fainting During a Root Canal”
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Slippery Slopes at the City of Stone
Built into the hillsides, with a fortress overlooking the bazaar and narrow cobblestone streets that wind through the stone roofed houses below, Gjirokastër is a steep town. The writer Ismail Kadare called it “maybe the steepest in the world.” Within my first five minutes in Gjirokastër, my rental car and I faced maybe the steepestContinue reading “Slippery Slopes at the City of Stone”
COVID-19, Cambodia and Root Canals in Albania
Covid-19 saved me $2000 and a lot of pain. I was at the dentist when my phone buzzed with a text: “we’re bringing ND home. Game cancelled because of the virus.” He had been looking forward to playing high school baseball for so long and it looked as if they would not be playing againContinue reading “COVID-19, Cambodia and Root Canals in Albania”
