OT: Back In Service ** Was: Out of the Net

June 20, 2009

Howdy y'all,

Back on line I am .. and lotsa mail I owe folks. I'll get to it as I can. :-)

> Rivkah wrote:

> Butch, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother in law. My thoughts

> go out to your wife and her family. It's a shame you can't all go

> back to Russia with her. But you will do just fine with your boy!

Thank you ma'am .. appreciated is your kind note. Actually, its not really a

shame that he couldn't go because I would have objected to it in any case.

Though its a big hassle to get into Russia, sometimes its a bigger hassle for

foreigners on invitational visas to get out of Russia. Alexander and I did

fine but we were both happy when Tanya returned .. the little rascal wore me

out. ;-)

> Anita Reeves wrote:

> Butch,

> Give our regards to Tanya in the loss of her mother.

Thank you ma'am .. and done.

> Re: your Mr. Mom chore. If you can handle the service, you can

> handle this with ease*S*!

We made it but considering the demands my little one made on me it might have

been easier if back when I was a junior officer I had served as a general's

aide. ;-)

I also thank the folks who wrote me off line .. all the notes were greatly

appreciated and I will write personally .. during the period Tanya was gone I

was not allowed to get more than a few yards away from Alexander .. he had never

been away from his mother and it was a lot for him to take so he kept a close

eye on me .. and working on the PC was just not an option. ;-)

I'll close this with a brief and perhaps negative note. It is my opinion that

if Tanya's mother had been living in the U.S.A. she might not have died from

cancer. The Russian National Health system is similar to all other National

Health systems I have experienced in my world travels. Quality health care is

provided for some and not for others .. retirees and the elderly are not a

priority under the health systems that ration service based on your worth and

their budget. Medical doctors don't make the decisions on who gets what

treatment .. such decisions are made by groups of bureaucrats. I hope that

folks in the U.S.A. don't have to face a similar situation in the future.

Y'all keep smiling. :-)

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