In my previous post I described my stay in the hospital after run-induced chest pain, and the associated costs. As they found nothing wrong, I figured that would be the end of it. But there was more to come... In January 2010 (before my night in the hospital), I got a renewal notice from my …
Continue reading The Cost of Healthcare, Part 2: Strong Stuff, This Insurance
ONE HOT TUESDAY EVENING IN APRIL 2010, I WENT ON A FIVE-MILE TRAINING RUN with my local running group. My assignment was an average pace of around 7:30 per mile, a challenging effort for me at the time. But I was training for my first half marathon and needed to build up my stamina. I …
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TODAY WAS MARDI GRAS, bien sûr, and in Ann Arbor you couldn't take three steps without running into some place selling pączkis. Traditionally, these were made to use up lard and sugar you weren't allowed to eat during Lent. With 40 days of relative privation ahead, one could be forgiven for packing away a few …
